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Dallas Cowboys 14 at Los Angeles Rams 27
Sunday, September 17, 1978
Dallas Cowboys 14, Los Angeles Rams 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (2-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Los Angeles Rams (3-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Scoring
| DAL | RAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RAM | John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | DAL | Billy Joe DuPree 14 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| RAM | Ron Jessie 21 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 4th | DAL | Tony Hill 18 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 14 |
| RAM | Willie Miller 43 yard pass from Pat Haden (kick failed) | 14 | 20 | |
| RAM | Rod Perry 43 yard interception return (Frank Corral kick) | 14 | 27 |
Team Stats
| DAL | RAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-96-0 | 36-98-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-46-246-2-4 | 14-25-227-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-23 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 223 | 219 |
| Total yards | 319 | 317 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-34 | 9-84 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 22 | 46 | 246 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 19 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 7 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 3 | 54 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 41 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ron Jessie | RAM | 7 | 144 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Pat Haden | RAM | 14 | 25 | 227 | 2 | 2 | 45 | ||||||||
| Willie Miller | RAM | 5 | 68 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Cullen Bryant | RAM | 20 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| John Cappelletti | RAM | 15 | 39 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Dwight Scales | RAM | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | RAM | 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 | |||
| Benny Barnes | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | |||
| Jim Jodat | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jerry Latin | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod Perry | RAM | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Simpson | RAM | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Thomas | RAM | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackie Wallace | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||