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New England Patriots 10 at Dallas Cowboys 17

Sunday, December 3, 1978

New England Patriots 10, Dallas Cowboys 17

1234Final
New England Patriots (10-4-0)730010
Dallas Cowboys (10-4-0)307717

Scoring

NWEDAL
1stDALRafael Septien 26 yard field goal03
NWESam Cunningham 52 yard rush (David Posey kick)73
2ndNWEDavid Posey 30 yard field goal103
3rdDALTony Hill 40 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1010
4thDALBilly Joe DuPree 36 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1017

Team Stats

NWEDAL
First downs1617
Rush-yards-TDs36-213-135-99-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT13-29-170-0-215-27-243-2-0
Sacked-yards3-202-13
Net pass yards150230
Total yards363329
Fumbles-lost4-14-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards4-361-10

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 13 29 170 0 2 25 3 26 0 23
Sam Cunningham NWE 14 93 1 52 1 5 0 5
Andy Johnson NWE 14 80 0 37 1 9 0 9
Harold Jackson NWE 6 80 0 25
Stanley Morgan NWE 3 42 0 18
Russ Francis NWE 2 34 0 22
Horace Ivory NWE 5 14 0 11
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 15 27 243 2 0 43 7 10 0 7
Scott Laidlaw DAL 13 40 0 12 2 48 0 43
Tony Dorsett DAL 15 49 0 13 3 31 0 19
Tony Hill DAL 4 72 1 40
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 2 53 1 36
Preston Pearson DAL 4 39 0 11

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
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 2 39 19.5 0 0
Horace Ivory NWE 0 0 0 0 2 49 24.5 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 2 20 10.0 0 0
Don Westbrook NWE 0 0 0 0 1 33 33.0 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
Butch Johnson DAL 0 0 0 0 3 57 19.0 0 0 3 29 9.7 0 0
Harvey Martin DAL 1 7 0 0
Charlie Waters DAL 1 18 0 0