Sunday, October 15, 1978
Dallas Cowboys 24, St. Louis Cardinals 21 (OT)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (5-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (0-7-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| DAL | STL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Jim Otis 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DAL | Robert Newhouse 6 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| STL | Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 14 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 37 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 14 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 6 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 14 |
| STL | Wayne Morris 1 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 21 |
| DAL | Rafael Septien 47 yard field goal | 24 | 21 |
| DAL | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-131-0 | 47-136-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 23-41-289-3-2 | 17-29-264-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-2 | 3-28 |
| Net pass yards | 287 | 236 |
| Total yards | 418 | 372 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 12-109 | 4-46 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 7 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||