New England 7 Dallas 20



                                                                                                    
1978 New England (9-5)                0   0   0   7         7                                       
1978 Dallas (14-0)                    0   3  17   0        20                                       
                                                                                                    
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2  5:41  Dallas          FG Septien 18 (11-71-6:00)                                 0-3             
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3 12:04  Dallas          TD Staubach 20 pass to Pearson (Septien) (3-52-1:21)       0-10            
3  9:17  Dallas          TD Staubach 28 pass to Hill (Septien) (2-46-0:19)          0-17            
3  4:13  Dallas          FG Septien 31 (6-29-2:19)                                  0-20            
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4 11:56  New England     TD Grogan 5 run (Posey) (17-85-7:08)                       7-20            
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                    NE        Dal                                                                   
First Downs         11         22                                                                   
Rushes          28-106     42-118                                                                   
Passes        25-9-133  26-15-247                                                                   
Sacked            3-19       2-18                                                                   
Fumble               3          3                                                                   
Penalties         4-25       7-35                                                                   
Turnovers            4          3                                                                   
Time             23:00      37:00                                                                   
Third Down        5-13       7-13                                                                   
Fourth Down        0-2        0-0                                                                   
Net Offense        220        347                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Injuries: Calhoun(NE-0)                                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
            < New England >                              < Dallas >                                 
                                                                                                    
Passing    Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td  Rate    Passing     Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td  Rate               
Grogan      25   9 133  3  2  2  0  20.9    Staubach     24  15 247  2  1  0  2 124.8               
                                            White,D       2   0   0  0  0  0  0  39.6               
                                                                                                    
Rushing    Att Yds  Ave FD 10 Lg TD         Rushing     Att Yds  Ave FD 10 Lg TD                    
Cunningham  11  34  3.1  0  0  6  0         Dorsett      21  64  3.0  4  1 12  0                    
Grogan       5  30  6.0  1  1 12  1         Newhouse      9  29  3.2  4  0  8  0                    
Johnson,A    5  18  3.6  1  0  5  0         Laidlaw       8  28  3.5  1  1 13  0                    
Ivory        4  10  2.5  0  0  5  0         Staubach      4  -3 -0.8  0  0  1  0                    
Calhoun      1  10 10.0  1  1 10  0                      42 118  2.8  9  2 13  0                    
Morgan,S     1  10 10.0  1  1 10  0                                                                 
Wilson,J     1  -6 -6.0  0  0  0  0                                                                 
            28 106  3.8  4  3 12  1                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Receiving   No Dp Yds  Ave FD 25 Lg TD      Receiving    No Dp Yds  Ave FD 25 Lg TD                 
Johnson,A    4  1  28  7.0  2  0 10  0      Hill,T        4  1  84 21.0  4  1 28  1                 
Jackson,H    2  1  46 23.0  2  1 28  0      Dorsett       3  0  39 13.0  2  0 19  0                 
Francis      2  2  43 21.5  2  1 25  0      Newhouse      3  0  37 12.3  2  0 21  0                 
Cunningham   1  0  16 16.0  1  0 16  0      Pearson,D     3  0  55 18.3  3  0 22  1                 
Grogan       0  1   0  0.0  0  0  0  0      DuPree        2  0  32 16.0  2  0 20  0                 
Ivory        0  1   0  0.0  0  0  0  0                                                              
                                                                                                    
Fumbles       No Rec TD                     Fumbles        No Rec TD                                
Haynes         1   0  0                     Dorsett         1   0  0                                
Johnson,A      1   0  0                     Laidlaw         1   0  0                                
Wilson,J       1   0  0                     Staubach        1   0  0                                
Nelson         0   2  0                     Breunig         0   1  0                                
Bishop         0   1  0                     Wright,R        0   1  0                                
Francis        0   1  0                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Kick Returns  No Yds  Ave  Lg TD            Kick Returns   No Yds  Ave  Lg TD                       
McAlister      4  71 17.8  29  0            Johnson,B       1  14 14.0  14  0                       
Ivory          1  13 13.0  13  0            Brinson         1  12 12.0  12  0                       
                                                                                                    
Punt Returns  No Fc Yds  Ave  Lg TD         Punt Returns   No Fc Yds  Ave  Lg TD                    
Haynes         3  0  33 11.0  15  0         Johnson,B       7  0  60  8.6  13  0                    
                                                                                                    
Kicking         Fg  Lg   Xp  Pts            Kicking          Fg  Lg   Xp  Pts                       
Posey          0-0   0  1-1    1            Septien         2-2  31  2-2    8                       
                                                                                                    
Punting       No Yds  Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg       Punting        No Yds  Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg                  
Wilson,J       7 270 38.6  0  0  0 46       White,D         5 183 36.6  1  1  0 51                  
                                                                                                    
Defense    Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF   INT      Defense     Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF   INT                 
Bishop       9  1   0   3   2  0   0-0      White,R       6  0   0   2   1  1   0-0                 
Lunsford     8  0   0   1   0  1   0-0      Martin,H      5  1   1   0   0  0   0-0                 
Haynes       7  0   1   0   0  0   0-0      Waters        5  0   0   0   0  1   1-6                 
Nelson       7  0   1   1   0  0   0-0      Lewis,D       5  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 
Zabel        6  0   1   0   0  0   0-0      Hughes        5  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 
Hamilton,R   5  0   0   2   0  2   0-0      Harris,C      4  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 
Clayborn     5  0   1   0   0  0   0-0      Kyle          4  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 
Hunt         3  0   0   1   0  0   0-0      Breunig       3  0   0   0   0  0  1-10                 
Shoate       3  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Henderson,T   3  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 
Fox          3  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Huther        2  0   0   0   0  1   0-0                 
McGee        2  1   0   0   0  0   0-0      Stalls        2  0   0   0   1  0   0-0                 
Krakau       2  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Jones,E       1  1   0   0   1  0   0-0                 
Brown        2  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Cole          1  1   0   0   0  0   0-0                 
Beaudoin     1  0   1   0   0  0   0-0      Thurman       1  0   1   0   0  0   0-0                 
Costict      1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Bethea        1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 
McCray       1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0      Fitzgerald    1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                 
Adams,J      1  0   0   0   0  0   0-0                                                              

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------- ----------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:48 Dal Johnson ret of 14 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own21 14:02 Dal Newhouse 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tMiBasic/Lr 2 7 own24 13:15 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas Trap-R 4-3 MiKey-Dorsett/Bz1/Lr 3 1 own30 12:29 Dal Newhouse 1 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run/Li 1 10 own31 12:29 Dal Pen5(Wright) Bas Trap-R 3-4 ZiBasic/Bz1 1 15 own26 12:29 Dal Pen5(Team) Bas M-Straight 3-4 Z Basic 1 20 own21 11:46 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas Draw 3-4 ZiBasic/Lr 2 17 own24 11:41 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Straight 3-4 ZiPass/Li 3 17 own24 10:55 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 19 Bas M-Straight/sec 3-4 tMoPass Dbl-Pearson,D/ 1 10 own43 10:55 Dal Pen5(Rafferty) Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 MiBasic/Lo 1 15 own38 10:12 Dal Newhouse 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 MiRun-Dorsett/Lr 2 13 own40 9:24 Dal Staubac-Pearson 22 Bas M-Straight 4-3 ZiKey-Dorsett/Lo 1 10 opp38 9:17 Dal Staubac-Hill X Bas M-Straight 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp38 8:35 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 8 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 MiDbl-Dorsett/Lr 3 2 opp30 8:27 Dal Laidlaw 0/F Bas OffTkl-R 5-2 M Stuff 1 10 own30 7:49 NE Sk-Cole -10 Bas L-Straight 4-3 M Basic 2 20 own20 7:10 NE Grogan 1 Bas S-Flat 4-2 M Basic/Bz2/Li 3 19 own21 6:28 NE Grogan 12 Bas M-Straight/SG/PBK 3-2 M Pass 4 7 own33 6:23 NE Wilson 46,Johnson 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 5:34 Dal Laidlaw 5 Bas Trap-R 4-3 ZiBasic/Bz1/Lr 2 5 own32 4:48 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run-Newhouse/Li 3 1 own36 4:03 Dal Dorsett 2 Bas Dive 4-3 ZiStuff/Bz2/Li 1 10 own38 3:19 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 ZiRun/Lr/A 2 7 own41 2:34 Dal Newhouse 8 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Pass/Bz4/Lr 1 10 own49 1:52 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 Z Key-Dorsett 2 7 opp48 1:07 Dal Dorsett 7 Bas Draw 3-4 ZiRun-Newhouse/Lr 1 10 opp41 0:20 Dal Newhouse 3 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Pass 2 7 opp38 0:10 Dal Staubac-Hill X Bas M-Straight 3-4 MiRun/Li 3 7 opp38 0:02 Dal Staubac-Hill X Bas M-Out 3-4 MoRun-Dorsett/Li/A 4 7 opp38 0:00 Dal White 36,Haynes 0 --- Pt-pooch --- LetRoll 2nd Quarter 1 10 own2 14:23 NE Johnson 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 8 own4 13:46 NE Grogan-Francis 25 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Basic/Bz2 1 10 own29 13:06 NE Johnson 4 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic 2 6 own33 12:27 NE Cunningham 2 Bas Trap-L 4-3 tM Basic 3 4 own35 11:48 NE Cunningham 2 Bas Draw 4-3 sZ Basic 4 2 own37 11:41 NE Wilson 40,Johnson 5 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 11:36 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas L-Out 4-3 MiPass Dbl-Pearson,D/ 2 10 own28 11:24 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 11 Bas M-Out/sec 3-4 MiBasic/Bz1/Lr 1 10 own39 10:49 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 12 Bas L-Out/sec 3-4 M Stuff/Lr/A 1 10 opp49 10:13 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas Draw 3-4 sZiBasic/Lr 2 5 opp44 9:29 Dal Dorsett 12 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 sZiKey-Newhouse/Ll/A 1 10 opp32 8:51 Dal Staubac-Hill 19 Bas M-Out 3-4 Z Basic 1 10 opp13 8:15 Dal Newhouse 4 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Run-Newhouse 2 6 opp9 7:35 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas Draw 3-4 MoDbl-Hill,T/Bz2/Lr/A 1 3 opp3 6:54 Dal Newhouse 2 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Run/Lo 2 1 opp1 6:18 Dal Dorsett 0 Bas Dive 6-2 sM Goalline/Li 3 1 opp1 5:41 Dal Dorsett 0 Bas Overtop 6-2 MoBasic/Bz1/Lo/A 4 1 opp1 5:35 Dal FG Septien 18/G --- FG --- 0-3 KO 5:25 NE Ivory ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own13 4:44 NE Cunningham 1 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 9 own14 4:06 NE Johnson 2/F Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 3 7 own16 3:28 NE Cunningham 5 Bas Pitch-L 4-2 M Pass 4 2 own21 3:23 NE Pen5(Johnson) --- Pt-deep --- Return 4 7 own16 3:16 NE Wilson 40,Johnson 9 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp47 2:38 Dal Sk-McGee -11 Bas L-Out 4-3 tMoKey-Newhouse/Lo/A 2 21 own42 2:29 Dal Staubac-Newhouse X Bas M-Out/sec 3-4 MoRun/Bz1/Li/A 3 21 own42 2:20 Dal Dorsett -1 Bas Draw 3-4 MoPass/Bz4/Li 4 22 own41 2:20 Dal Pen5(Team) --- Pt-deep --- Block 4 27 own36 2:15 Dal White 51,Haynes 15 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 2:00 NE Grogan-Johnson 3 Bas Screen/SG/HO 4-3 Z Pass 2 7 own31 1:53 NE Grogan-Jackson X Bas L-Out/SG 4-2 Z Pass 3 7 own31 1:44 NE Grogan-Francis X Bas M-Slant/SG 4-2 Z Pass/Bz2 4 7 own31 1:39 NE Wilson 33,Johnson 7 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own43 1:32 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Isolate 3-4 ZoBasic/Lr/A 2 10 own43 1:32 Dal Pen5(DuPree) Bas Pitch-R/HO 3-4 MoDbl-Pearson,D/Li/A 2 15 own38 1:24 Dal Dorsett -2 Bas Sweep-R 3-4 MoBasic/Bz3/Li/A 3 17 own36 1:16 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 21 Bas M-Straight 3-3 ZoPass/Bz2/Li/A 1 10 opp43 0:51 Dal Dorsett -2 Bas Sweep-R/HO 3-3 MoBasic/Lr/A 2 12 opp45 0:42 Dal Dorsett -3/F Bas Draw 3-3 dZ Basic 1 10 own48 0:35 NE Cunningham 5 Bas Draw/SG 4-2 Z Pass 2 5 opp47 0:28 NE Sk-Martin -5 Bas L-Slant/SG/RB 3-2 Z Pass 3 10 own48 0:20 NE Grogan-Francis X 3W1 L-Straight/SG/ND 3-2 M Pass/Bz2 4 10 own48 0:16 NE Wilson 39,Johnson 8 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own21 0:00 Dal Staubach -1 Bas QbKneel 3-3 dZ Prevent/C 3rd Quarter KO 14:51 NE McAlister ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own23 14:12 NE Cunningham 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 7 own26 14:02 NE Ivory 5 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 2 own31 13:28 NE Sk-Jones -4 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 tM Run 4 6 own27 13:25 NE Wilson 37,Johnson 12 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own48 12:49 Dal Staubac-Hill 19 Bas M-Seam 4-3 ZiRun/Lr/A 1 10 opp33 12:13 Dal Staubac-Pearson 13 Bas M-Straight 3-4 MiDbl-Hill,T/Lr 1 10 opp20 12:04 Dal Staubac-Pearson 20/T Bas M-Out 3-4 M Basic/A 0-10 KO 11:54 NE McAlister ret of 29 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 11:48 NE Grogan-Francis X Bas S-Slant/sec 4-3 M Basic 2 10 own29 11:10 NE Ivory 3 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 Z Pass 3 7 own32 10:30 NE Grogan-Cunningh 16 Bas M-Cross 4-2 sZ Pass 1 10 own48 10:27 NE Grogan-Ivory X Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own48 9:49 NE Ivory 4 Bas Trap-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 6 opp48 9:45 NE Grogan-Morgan X Bas S-Flat 4-2 sZ Pass 4 6 opp48 9:36 NE Wilson -6/F Bas fumblepunt 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp46 9:26 Dal Staubac-Hill 18 Bas M-Out 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp28 9:17 Dal Staubac-Hill 28/TD Bas M-Out 3-4 Z Basic/Bz1 0-17 KO 9:07 NE McAlister ret of 15 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 9:07 NE Pen5(Adams) Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 1 15 own14 8:26 NE Cunningham 2 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 13 own16 8:21 NE Grogan-Ivory X Bas M-Slant/sec 4-2 Z Basic 3 13 own16 8:10 NE Grogan-Francis X Bas M-Seam 3-2 M Pass/Bz2 4 13 own16 8:05 NE Wilson 35,Johnson 13 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 opp38 7:27 Dal Staubach 1 Bas M-Out 3-4 ZiBasic/Lr/A 2 9 opp37 7:18 Dal Staubach -2/F Bas Sweep-R 3-4 tMiPass/Bz4/Lr/A 1 10 own39 6:41 NE Grogan 6 Bas B-Post/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 own45 6:32 NE Grogan-INT-Breunig Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp43 6:22 Dal Staubac-DuPree 20 Bas M-Out 3-4 ZiKey-Newhouse/Bz2/Lr 1 10 opp23 5:43 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 MiPass/Bz2/Li/A 2 4 opp17 5:05 Dal Newhouse 5 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 MiBasic/Lr/A 1 10 opp12 4:24 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 M Basic 2 7 opp9 4:24 Dal Pen5(Wright) Bas S-Hitch 3-4 MiStuff/Lr/A 2 12 opp14 4:21 Dal White-Newhouse X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 MiStuff/Lr/A 3 12 opp14 4:13 Dal White-Hill X Bas M-Straight 3-4 MoStuff/Bz2/Li/A 4 12 opp14 4:10 Dal FG Septien 31/G --- FG --- 0-20 KO 4:04 NE McAlister ret of 9 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own15 3:57 NE Ivory -2 2T2 Pitch-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 12 own13 3:16 NE Cunningham 3 2T2 Trap-R 4-2 Z Pass 3 9 own16 2:37 NE Calhoun 10 3W1 Draw/SG 4-2 M Pass 1 10 own26 2:32 NE Grogan-Johnson X Bas S-Hitch 4-2 M Basic 2 10 own26 1:54 NE Johnson 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 M Basic 3 5 own31 1:15 NE Johnson 5 Bas Draw 4-2 sZ Basic 1 10 own36 1:06 NE Cunningham 4 Bas Pitch-L/RB 4-2 Z Basic 2 6 own40 0:31 NE Grogan-Johnson 10 Bas S-Hitch/RB 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 50 0:00 NE Cunningham 1 Bas Trap-R/RB 4-2 Z Key-Cunningham 4th Quarter 2 9 opp49 14:25 NE Grogan-Johnson 10 Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp39 14:17 NE Grogan-Grogan X Bas S-Out 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp39 13:39 NE Morgan 10 Bas EndAround 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp29 13:31 NE Grogan-Jackson X Bas S-/sec 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 opp29 12:51 NE Grogan-Francis 18 Bas M-Seam 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp11 12:13 NE Cunningham 6 Bas Draw 4-2 Z Basic/Bz2 2 4 opp5 12:06 NE Grogan-Francis X Bas M-Fade 4-3 sZ Goalline 3 4 opp5 11:56 NE Grogan 5/TD Bas Bootleg 4-3 sZ Goalline 7-20 KO 11:45 Dal Brinson ret of 12 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 11:09 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 5 Bas M-Straight/sec 3-3 ZiKey-Dorsett/Lr 2 5 own24 10:15 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-R 3-4 ZoBasic/Li/A 3 1 own28 9:24 Dal Newhouse 1 Bas Dive 3-4 ZiStuff/Li/A 1 10 own29 9:19 Dal Staubac-Newhouse X Bas M-Straight/sec 3-4 Z Stuff 2 10 own29 8:27 Dal Dorsett 2 Bas OffTkl-R 3-3 sZiPass/A 3 8 own31 7:35 Dal Sk-Bishop -7 Bas M-Straight 3-3 tMiPass Dbl-Hill,T/Li/ 4 15 own24 7:32 Dal White 36,Haynes 10 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 50 6:36 Dal Staubac-DuPree 12 Bas M-Straight 3-3 tMiBasic/Lo/A 1 10 opp38 5:42 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas OffTkl-R 3-3 tMoPass Dbl-Hill,T 2 4 opp32 4:53 Dal Laidlaw -1 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run/Lr/A 3 5 opp33 4:48 Dal Staubac-Laidlaw X Bas S-Hitch 3-4 MoStuff/Bz4/A 4 5 opp33 4:45 Dal White 21,Haynes 8 --- Pt-pooch --- WatchFake 1 10 own20 4:32 NE Grogan-Jackson 18 Bas M-Out/HO/RB 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 own38 4:23 NE Grogan-INT-Waters Bas M-Slant/RB/sec 4-2 Z Pass 1 10 opp47 3:28 Dal Laidlaw 4 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp43 2:35 Dal Laidlaw 2 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Stuff/Lr/A 3 4 opp41 2:00 Dal Laidlaw 2 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Stuff 4 2 opp39 1:54 Dal White 39,Haynes 0 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 own20 1:45 Dal Pen5(Martin) Bas S-Flat/SG 4-2 Z Pass 1 5 own25 1:45 NE Grogan-Jackson 28 Bas L-Slant/SG 4-2 Z Pass 1 10 own25 1:29 NE Spiked Ball Bas Spiked Ball 4-2 Z 2 10 opp47 1:29 NE Pen5(Morgan) Bas L-Straight/SG 4-2 ZoPass 2 15 own48 1:21 NE Grogan 6 Bas L-Out/SG 4-2 ZoPass 3 9 opp46 1:14 NE Grogan-Cunningh X Bas M-Hitch/SG/RB/sec 4-2 ZoPass 4 9 opp46 1:09 NE Grogan-Johnson 5 Bas L-Slant/SG/sec 4-2 ZoPass 1 10 own41 0:59 Dal Laidlaw 3 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 7 own44 0:09 Dal Laidlaw 13 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Run/A 1 10 opp43 0:00 Dal Staubach -1 Bas QbKneel 3-4 Z Basic Game

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