Divisional Round - Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys - December 30th, 1978
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Falcons | Bubba Bean 14 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 3 | ||
| Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 13 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2 | Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 42 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 48 yard field goal | 10 | 13 | ||
| Falcons | Wallace Francis 17 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 13 | ||
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 22 yard field goal | 20 | 13 | ||
| 3 | Cowboys | Jackie Smith 2 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 20 | |
| 4 | Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 8 | 23 | 95 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bubba Bean | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Haskel Stanback | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Franklin | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Esposito | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Billy Ryckman | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Pearson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Danny White | DAL | 10 | 20 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 66.0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 7 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 62.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Jackie Smith | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Cowboys Starters
Falcons Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
