1978 NFC Divisional Playoff * Playoff * 08-02-2008 Temp:42 Wind:5-15 Line:Even MVP:Staubach 1978 Green Bay (9-8) 0 0 0 7 7 1978 Dallas (16-1) 7 14 7 3 31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 0:00 Dallas TD Staubach 34 pass to Pearson (Septien) (6-66-2:36) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0-7 2 7:08 Dallas TD Dorsett 1 run (Septien) (9-66-6:00) 0-14 2 3:17 Dallas TD Staubach 39 pass to Dorsett (Septien) (6-66-3:27) 0-21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 8:02 Dallas TD Staubach 31 pass to Pearson (Septien) (5-54-3:10) 0-28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3:48 Dallas FG Septien 28 (5-19-4:32) 0-31 4 0:20 Green Bay TD Whitehurst 14 pass to Lofton (Marcol) (9-71-3:15) 7-31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB Dal First Downs 17 19 Rushes 42-197 45-216 Passes 24-9-86 9-8-208 Sacked 0-0 0-0 Fumble 2 2 Penalties 1-5 2-15 Turnovers 3 1 Time 26:03 33:49 Third Down 8-16 2-7 Fourth Down 1-4 1-2 Net Offense 283 424 Injuries: none < Green Bay > < Dallas > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Whitehurst 24 9 86 0 1 1 1 44.8 Staubach 9 8 208 0 4 0 3 158.3 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Middleton 23 114 5.0 4 1 14 0 Dorsett 23 140 6.1 7 2 15 1 Smith,B 17 76 4.5 6 2 12 0 Newhouse 13 52 4.0 4 1 12 0 Whitehurst 2 7 3.5 1 0 7 0 Laidlaw 8 25 3.1 1 0 6 0 42 197 4.7 11 3 14 0 White,D 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 45 216 4.8 12 3 15 1 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Smith,B 4 0 26 6.5 2 0 11 0 Pearson,D 3 0 97 32.3 3 2 43 1 Lofton 3 1 58 19.3 3 1 32 1 Pearson,P 2 0 39 19.5 1 1 34 1 Middleton 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0 0 Hill,T 1 0 22 22.0 1 0 22 0 McGeorge 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Dorsett 1 0 39 39.0 1 1 39 1 DuPree 1 0 11 11.0 1 0 11 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Middleton 2 0 0 Dorsett 1 0 0 Luke 0 1 0 Laidlaw 1 0 0 Breunig 0 1 0 Rafferty 0 1 0 Thurman 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Odom 5 135 27.0 31 0 Johnson,B 2 37 18.5 19 0 Torkelson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Odom 1 0 11 11.0 11 0 Johnson,B 3 0 15 5.0 6 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Marcol 0-0 0 1-1 1 Septien 1-2 28 4-4 7 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Beverly 3 120 40.0 0 1 0 42 White,D 1 35 35.0 0 0 0 35 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT McCoy 8 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Martin,H 8 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 Gray,J 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Harris,C 8 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Butler 7 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Breunig 5 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 Johnson,E 5 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Lewis,D 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Anderson,J 5 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Jones,E 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Weaver 4 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Stalls 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Buchanon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Waters 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Barzilauska 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hughes 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 Luke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Thurman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hunt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 White,R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Nuzum 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Barnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hegman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Roller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Henderson,T 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Chessley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Washington, 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bethea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Kyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------- ----------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:50 GB Odom ret of 21 --- KO-angle --- Return 1 10 own32 14:14 GB Whitehu-Smith 11 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 own43 13:39 GB Middleton 4 Bas Trap-R 4-3 tM Basic 2 6 own47 13:36 GB Whitehu-McGeorge X Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 nM Basic 3 6 own47 13:33 GB Whitehu-Lofton X Bas S-Slant 4-2 sZ Basic 4 6 own47 13:27 GB Beverly 39,Johnson 5 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 13:12 Dal Staubac-Pearson 43 Bas L-Straight 4-3 Z Run 1 10 opp38 12:35 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 lM Basic 2 4 opp32 12:01 Dal Staubac-Hill 22 Bas M-Slant 4-3 sZoBasic/Lr 1 10 opp10 11:24 Dal Newhouse 7 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Dbl-Dorsett 2 3 opp3 10:49 Dal Newhouse 1 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tMoRun-Dorsett/Lo 3 2 opp2 10:14 Dal Dorsett 1 Bas OffTkl-L 5-2 sM Goalline/Li 4 1 opp1 10:07 Dal Newhouse 0 Bas Overtop 5-2 sMoGoalline/Bz2/Li 1 10 own1 9:28 GB Middleton 4 Bas Dive 4-3 sZ Key-Middleton/Bz2/L 2 6 own5 8:49 GB Whitehurst 7 Bas M-Hitch 4-3 tM Basic/Li 1 10 own12 8:10 GB Smith 4 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 tM Run 2 6 own16 7:35 GB Middleton 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Basic 3 3 own19 7:02 GB Smith 6 Bas Draw 4-3 sZ Key-Middleton 1 10 own25 6:57 GB Whitehu-Lofton X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 nM Basic 2 10 own25 6:23 GB Whitehu-Smith 5 Bas M-Isolate/sec 4-2 tM Basic/Lo 3 5 own30 5:50 GB Middleton 6 Bas Trap-L 4-2 sZ Basic 1 10 own36 5:17 GB Whitehu-Smith 0 Bas S-Flat 4-3 tM Basic 2 10 own36 4:40 GB Whitehu-Lofton 12 Bas M-Slant 4-3 sZ Basic/Lo 1 10 own48 4:04 GB Smith 5 Bas Stretch-R 4-3 tM Basic 2 5 opp47 3:56 GB Middleton 7 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Basic 1 10 opp40 3:17 GB Middleton 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Basic 2 6 opp36 2:46 GB Whitehu-Middleto -3 Bas Screen 4-3 tM Basic 3 9 opp39 2:43 GB Whitehu-Lofton X 3W1 M-Isolate/SG 4-1 sZ Pass 4 9 opp39 2:36 GB Whitehu-McGeorge 5 3W1 M-Straight/SG/sec 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 1 10 own34 1:59 Dal Newhouse 0 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 ZiPass/Bz2/Lo 2 10 own34 1:19 Dal Dorsett 15 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 MiDbl-Hill,T/Bz2/Li 1 10 own49 0:46 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas Draw 4-3 sZoRun/Bz2/Li 2 2 opp43 0:12 Dal Newhouse 9 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 Z Pass/Bz3 1 10 opp34 0:07 Dal Staubac-Dorsett X Bas M-Straight/sec 4-3 ZiBasic/Li 2 10 opp34 0:00 Dal Staubac-Pearson 34/T Bas S-Hitch 4-3 lMoBasic/Bz1/Lr 0-7 2nd Quarter KO 14:56 GB Torkelson ret of 0 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own26 14:20 GB Smith -2 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 tM Basic 2 12 own24 13:47 GB Middleton 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 9 own27 13:11 GB Smith 6 3W1 Draw/SG 4-1 sZ Pass/Li 4 3 own33 13:08 GB Beverly 39,Johnson 6 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own34 12:24 Dal Newhouse -1 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Run-Newhouse/Ll 2 11 own33 11:40 Dal Dorsett 9 Bas Draw 4-3 lMoPass Dbl-Hill,T/Lo 3 2 own42 10:56 Dal Newhouse 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Stuff/Li 1 10 own45 10:09 Dal Staubac-DuPree 11 Bas M-Straight/sec 4-3 dZiKey-Dorsett/Lr 1 10 opp44 9:29 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run-Dorsett 2 7 opp41 8:45 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 MiRun-Newhouse/Ll/A 3 2 opp36 8:02 Dal Staubac-Pearson 23 Bas M-Straight 5-2 MiRun/Lo/A 1 10 opp13 7:17 Dal Newhouse 12 Bas Draw 4-3 M Basic 1 1 opp1 7:08 Dal Dorsett 1/TD Bas Overtop 5-2 sM Goalline/Bz2/Li/A 0-14 KO 7:00 GB Odom ret of 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own33 7:00 GB Pen5(Smith) Bas M-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic 1 15 own28 6:57 GB Whitehu-Middleto X Bas M-Hitch 4-2 Z Basic 2 15 own28 6:54 GB Whitehu-Smith X Bas S-Flat/sec 4-2 Z Pass/Bz1 3 15 own28 6:51 GB Whitehu-Middleto X 3W2 Screen/SG/sec 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 4 15 own28 6:44 GB Beverly 42,Johnson 4 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own34 5:59 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Pass 2 4 own40 5:48 Dal Dorsett 12 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 MiDbl-Hill,T/Lr 1 10 opp48 5:03 Dal Dorsett 7 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 MoKey-Newhouse/Lr 2 3 opp41 4:20 Dal Newhouse 0 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run-Dorsett/Lo 3 3 opp41 3:36 Dal Dorsett 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Run/Lo/A 4 1 opp39 3:17 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 39/T Bas S-Slant 4-3 MoStuff/Li/A 0-21 KO 3:08 GB Odom ret of 30 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own32 3:03 GB Whitehu-Middleto X Bas M-Out/sec 4-1 Z Pass 2 10 own32 2:42 GB Middleton 6 Bas Draw 4-1 Z Pass 3 4 own38 2:18 GB Middleton 1 Bas Trap-R 4-1 Z Basic 4 3 own39 2:00 GB Smith 6 Bas Pitch-R 4-1 Z Basic 1 10 own45 1:55 GB Whitehu-Thompson X Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-1 Z Basic/Lo 2 10 own45 1:31 GB Middleton 4 Bas Sweep-L 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1 3 6 own49 1:04 GB Smith 11 Bas Draw 4-1 Z Pass/Lo 1 10 opp40 0:41 GB Middleton 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-1 Z Basic 2 6 opp36 0:31 GB Middleton 5 Bas Pitch-L 4-1 Z Basic/Lo 3 1 opp31 0:24 GB Smith 6 Bas Stretch-R 4-1 Z Basic/Li 1 10 opp25 0:20 GB Whitehu-INT-Hughes Bas M-Out/SG/PBK 4-1 Z Pass/Bz1/Lo 1 10 own14 0:00 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas Draw 3-2 dZ Pass 3rd Quarter KO 14:52 Dal Johnson ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own21 14:45 Dal Pen10(Donovan) Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run-Dorsett 1 20 own11 13:58 Dal Newhouse 5 Bas Draw 4-3 lMoRun-Newhouse/Bz1/Lo 2 15 own16 13:15 Dal Newhouse 8 Bas Draw 4-3 MoRun-Dorsett/Lr 3 7 own24 12:40 Dal Staubac-Pearson 5 Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 MiDbl-Hill,T/Lr 4 2 own29 12:35 Dal White 35,Odom 11 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own47 12:32 GB Whitehu-Smith X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own47 11:56 GB Middleton 3 Bas Trap-L 4-2 Z Basic/Lo 3 7 50 11:21 GB Middleton 4 Bas Draw/SG 4-2 sZ Basic 4 3 opp46 11:12 GB Whitehu-Middleto X 2T1 S-Slant/sec 4-2 sZ Key-Middleton 1 10 own46 10:27 Dal Dorsett 9 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 1 opp45 9:45 Dal Newhouse 2 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run-Newhouse 1 10 opp43 8:59 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Key-Dorsett 2 6 opp39 8:17 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas Draw 4-3 sZ Pass 1 10 opp31 8:02 Dal Staubac-Pearson 31/T Bas M-Straight 4-3 Z Run/Lr 0-28 KO 7:50 GB Odom ret of 31 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own38 7:40 GB Middleton 5/F Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp43 6:57 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 2 opp35 6:14 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Run-Laidlaw 1 10 opp32 5:29 Dal Laidlaw 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run 2 6 opp28 4:46 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run-Dorsett 3 3 opp25 4:01 Dal Laidlaw 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Run 4 1 opp23 3:55 Dal FG Septien 40/M --- FG --- 1 10 own23 3:47 GB Smith 4 Bas Pitch-R 4-2 Z Basic 2 6 own27 3:13 GB Middleton 7 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own34 2:36 GB Middleton 5 Bas Trap-R 4-2 Z Basic 2 5 own39 2:03 GB Smith 0 Bas Trap-R 4-2 Z Basic 3 5 own39 1:23 GB Middleton 5 Bas Draw 4-2 Z Basic 4 0 own44 1:16 GB Whitehurst 0 Bas Dive 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp44 0:35 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp40 0:00 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 4th Quarter 1 10 opp32 14:22 Dal Laidlaw 6 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 opp26 13:44 Dal Laidlaw 5 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp21 13:09 Dal Laidlaw 4 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 2 6 opp17 13:02 Dal Dorsett 6/F Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own11 12:59 GB Whitehu-Middleto X Bas B-Fly/sec 4-2 Z Basic 2 10 own11 12:21 GB Middleton 5 Bas Trap-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 5 own16 11:42 GB Middleton 6 Bas Trap-L 4-2 Z Pass 1 10 own22 11:05 GB Smith 5 Bas Pitch-R 4-2 Z Basic 2 5 own27 10:30 GB Smith 4 Bas Dive 4-2 Z Basic 3 1 own31 10:23 Dal Pen5(Stalls) Bas Trap-R 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own36 9:44 GB Smith 0 Bas Pitch-L 4-2 Z Basic/Lo 2 10 own36 9:08 GB Middleton 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 3 5 own41 8:34 GB Whitehu-Smith 10 Bas Screen 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp49 8:20 GB Middleton 14/F Bas Pitch-L 4-2 Z Basic/Li 1 10 opp30 7:22 Dal Laidlaw 1/F Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Pass 2 9 opp29 6:28 Dal Dorsett 9 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp20 5:34 Dal Laidlaw 2 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run 2 8 opp18 4:41 Dal Laidlaw 1 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run-Laidlaw 3 7 opp17 3:48 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Stuff/A 4 1 opp11 3:45 Dal FG Septien 28/G --- FG --- 0-31 KO 3:35 GB Odom ret of 25 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 3:00 GB Smith 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 Z Basic 2 5 own34 2:38 GB Smith 5 Bas Trap-R 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 own39 2:14 GB Middleton 4 Bas Draw 4-2 Z Basic/Lo 2 6 own43 2:08 GB Whitehu-Lofton X Bas L-Straight/ND 4-2 Z Basic 3 6 own43 1:53 GB Smith 12 Bas Pitch-R 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp45 1:46 GB Whitehu-Lofton X Bas L-Out 4-2 Z Basic/Lo 2 10 opp45 0:59 GB Smith -1 Bas Trap-R 4-2 Z Basic/Lo 3 11 opp46 0:30 GB Whitehu-Lofton 32 Bas L-Slant 4-2 Z Basic 1 10 opp14 0:20 GB Whitehu-Lofton 14/TD Bas M-Slant 4-2 Z Basic 7-31 KO 0:10 Dal Johnson ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 0:00 Dal White -1 Bas QbKneel 4-3 Z Basic