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Denver Broncos 6 at Dallas Cowboys 14
Sunday, December 18, 1977
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 52 degrees, relative humidity 25%, wind 10 mph
Weather: 52 degrees, relative humidity 25%, wind 10 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos (12-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dallas Cowboys (12-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring
| DEN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Preston Pearson 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Broncos | Jim Turner 22 yard field goal | 3 | 14 | |
| 4th | Broncos | Jim Turner 37 yard field goal | 6 | 14 |
Team Stats
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-98-0 | 42-112-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-27-112-0-1 | 15-20-160-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-32 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 80 | 150 |
| Total yards | 178 | 262 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-35 | 5-35 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jack Dolbin | DEN | 5 | 85 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Norris Weese | DEN | 10 | 19 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Lonnie Perrin | DEN | 6 | 21 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Rob Lytle | DEN | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jim D. Jensen | DEN | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Jon Keyworth | DEN | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Riley Odoms | DEN | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Craig Penrose | DEN | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| Haven Moses | DEN | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Craig Morton | DEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 15 | 20 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 17 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 13 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 3 | 47 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 2 | 38 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tom Jackson | DEN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bob Breunig | DAL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bucky Dilts | DEN | 8 | 297 | 37.1 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Turner | DEN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Efren Herrera | DAL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny White | DAL | 4 | 189 | 47.3 | 0 | ||||