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New Orleans Saints 7 at Dallas Cowboys 27

Sunday, November 19, 1978

New Orleans Saints 7, Dallas Cowboys 27

1234Final
New Orleans Saints (5-7-0)70007
Dallas Cowboys (8-4-0)0147627

Scoring

NORDAL
1stNORChuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)70
2ndDALTony Dorsett 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)77
DALRoger Staubach 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)714
3rdDALBilly Joe DuPree 24 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)721
4thDALRafael Septien 24 yard field goal724
DALRafael Septien 26 yard field goal727

Team Stats

NORDAL
First downs1517
Rush-yards-TDs17-62-142-198-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT24-39-235-0-39-15-141-1-0
Sacked-yards2-204-35
Net pass yards215106
Total yards277304
Fumbles-lost1-11-0
Turnovers40
Penalties-yards6-506-65

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Archie Manning NOR 24 38 235 0 3 24 2 14 0 0
Tony Galbreath NOR 8 22 0 5 7 66 0 24
Ike Harris NOR 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 62 0 20
Chuck Muncie NOR 7 26 1 10 3 33 0 15
Henry Childs NOR 4 42 0 21
Tinker Owens NOR 3 32 0 24
Wes Chandler NOR 1 5 0 5
Mike Strachan NOR 1 -5 0 -5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tony Dorsett DAL 25 152 1 63 1 4 0 4
Roger Staubach DAL 9 15 141 1 0 36 2 5 1 4
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 3 73 1 38
Scott Laidlaw DAL 11 33 0 10 1 4 0 4
Preston Pearson DAL 2 29 0 21
Drew Pearson DAL 1 17 0 17
Butch Johnson DAL 1 14 0 14
Robert Newhouse DAL 2 5 0 4
Alois Blackwell DAL 1 3 0 3
Larry Brinson DAL 1 0 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Wes Chandler NOR 0 0 0 0 4 95 23.8 0 0 2 5 2.5 0 0
Rich Mauti NOR 0 0 0 0 2 45 22.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Benny Barnes DAL 1 0 0 0
Larry Cole DAL 1 13 0 0
Tony Hill DAL 0 0 0 0 3 16 5.3 0 0
Randy Hughes DAL 1 56 0 0
Butch Johnson DAL 0 0 0 0 2 75 37.5 0 0 2 32 16.0 0 0