| NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: January 7, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 67470 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 5 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 11 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Thomas Henderson 68 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 28 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 53 | 1 |
| DAL | Scott Laidlaw | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DAL | Roger Staubach | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| DAL | Robert Newhouse | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DAL | Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DAL | Jackie Smith | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| LARM | Cullen Bryant | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| LARM | Pat Haden | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| LARM | John Cappelletti | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| LARM | Rod Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| LARM | Jim Jodat | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| LARM | Billy Waddy | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| DAL | Roger Staubach | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 126 | 5.0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 59.8 |
| LARM | Pat Haden | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 3 | 76 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 |
| LARM | Vince Ferragamo | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 130 | 8.1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 32.8 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 1 |
| DAL | Butch Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| DAL | Drew Pearson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| DAL | Preston Pearson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| DAL | Tony Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| DAL | Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| LARM | Ron Jessie | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| LARM | Willie Miller | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 65 | 0 |
| LARM | Billy Waddy | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| LARM | Cullen Bryant | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| LARM | Dwight Scales | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| LARM | John Cappelletti | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| LARM | Terry Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Charlie Waters | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 |
| DAL | Thomas Henderson | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68t | 1 |
| DAL | Cliff Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| DAL | Randy Hughes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| LARM | Nolan Cromwell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LARM | Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| DAL | Danny White | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | 48 | 0 |
| LARM | Glen Walker | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Butch Johnson | 4 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| DAL | Tony Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LARM | Jackie Wallace | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| LARM | Jim Jodat | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 |
| LARM | Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
| LARM | Jim Jodat | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 |
| LARM | Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| DAL | Dave Stalls | 1.0 |
| DAL | Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| DAL | Thomas Henderson | 0.5 |
| DAL | Charlie Waters | 0.5 |
| LARM | Mike Fanning | 1.0 |
| LARM | Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| LARM | Dave Elmendorf | 0.5 |
| LARM | Cody Jones | 0.5 |
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