St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Dallas Cowboys 21
Sunday, September 24, 1978
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Dallas Cowboys 21
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals (0-4-0) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Dallas Cowboys (3-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Scoring
| | | STL | DAL |
| 1st | STL | Mel Gray 9 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | STL | Jim Bakken 23 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett 7 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3rd | STL | Safety, Thaxton blocked punt out of end zone | 12 | 7 |
| 4th | DAL | Robert Newhouse 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 12 | 14 |
| DAL | Robert Newhouse 15 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 12 | 21 |
Team Stats
| STL | DAL |
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-115-0 | 37-216-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-30-204-1-0 | 16-26-182-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 2-9 |
| Net pass yards | 195 | 173 |
| Total yards | 310 | 389 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-15 | 4-33 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Willard Harrell |
STL |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Willie Shelby |
STL |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
3 |
79 |
26.3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
53 |
10.6 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Doug Dennison |
DAL |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Butch Johnson |
DAL |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
2 |
52 |
26.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
0 |