1978 NFC Conf. Championship * Playoff * 08-10-2008 Temp:60 Wind:0-10 Line:Even MVP:Dorsett 1978 Los Angeles (12-5) 0 7 7 0 14 1978 Dallas (16-1) 10 0 7 6 23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 6:29 Dallas TD Staubach 21 pass to Dorsett (Septien) (12-81-8:22) 0-7 1 1:49 Dallas FG Septien 38 (6-21-3:10) 0-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 7:58 Los Angeles TD Haden 7 pass to Jessie (Corral) (5-34-2:26) 7-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 10:28 Los Angeles TD Haden 10 pass to Miller (Corral) (5-22-1:34) 14-10 3 1:27 Dallas TD Staubach 14 pass to Hill (Septien) (3-20-0:58) 14-17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 12:07 Dallas FG Septien 19 (3-7-1:57) 14-20 4 5:02 Dallas FG Septien 20 (6-32-5:26) 14-23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAR Dal First Downs 9 16 Rushes 15-34 44-160 Passes 28-15-137 23-12-153 Sacked 3-27 0-0 Fumble 4 0 Penalties 3-20 4-21 Turnovers 6 3 Time 19:28 40:26 Third Down 2-9 7-16 Fourth Down 0-1 0-0 Net Offense 144 313 Injuries: none < Los Angeles > < Dallas > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Haden 28 15 137 3 0 3 2 51.3 Staubach 23 12 153 0 1 3 2 62.7 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Cappelletti 6 28 4.7 0 1 13 0 Dorsett 20 85 4.3 2 0 9 0 Bryant,C 5 4 0.8 0 0 4 0 Newhouse 21 69 3.3 2 0 9 0 Haden 4 2 0.5 0 0 7 0 Staubach 3 6 2.0 0 0 7 0 15 34 2.3 0 1 13 0 44 160 3.6 4 0 9 0 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Cappelletti 4 0 29 7.3 1 0 12 0 Pearson,D 4 1 73 18.3 4 1 33 0 Jessie 4 0 47 11.8 4 0 20 1 Newhouse 3 0 15 5.0 3 0 5 0 Miller,W 4 0 37 9.3 3 0 12 1 Dorsett 3 0 37 12.3 2 0 21 1 Nelson 3 0 24 8.0 1 0 14 0 Hill,T 1 0 14 14.0 1 0 14 1 Pearson,P 1 0 14 14.0 1 0 14 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Wallace,J 2 0 0 Martin,H 0 1 0 Haden 1 0 0 Washington, 0 1 0 Cappelletti 1 0 0 White,R 0 1 0 Reynolds 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Latin 6 122 20.3 26 0 Johnson,B 3 77 25.7 34 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Wallace,J 1 2 14 14.0 14 0 Johnson,B 2 2 8 4.0 8 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Corral 0-0 0 2-2 2 Septien 3-3 38 2-2 11 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Walker,G 4 147 36.8 0 1 0 41 White,D 4 169 42.3 1 2 1 51 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Youngblood, 9 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Henderson,T 6 0 1 1 1 0 0-0 Brooks 8 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 Harris,C 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Perry,R 6 0 0 0 0 0 2-14 Kyle 5 0 3 0 0 1 1-0 Youngblood, 6 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 Martin,H 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 Brudzinski 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Lewis,D 3 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Elmendorf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Waters 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Simpson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Jones,E 2 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 Dryer 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Barnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-14 Reynolds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 White,R 2 0 0 2 3 1 0-0 Robertson,I 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Fitzgerald 2 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bethea 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Doss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Washington, 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Fanning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Stalls 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Jones,C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Breunig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Thomas,P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McLain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Pugh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 O'Steen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Hughes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Ryczek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Cromwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-47 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-By-Play ----------------------------------------- --- -------------------- ----------------------- Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:51 Dal Johnson ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 14:05 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Key-Dorsett 2 4 own25 13:23 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own31 12:35 Dal Newhouse 9 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 1 own40 11:52 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Hill,T 1 10 own45 11:08 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-L 5-3 M Basic/Lr 2 7 own48 10:21 Dal Newhouse 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic/Lr 3 5 50 9:36 Dal Staubac-Pearson 14 Bas M-Straight 3-3 sZ Pass 1 10 opp36 8:52 Dal Newhouse 7 Bas OffTkl-R 5-3 M Basic/Lr 2 3 opp29 8:13 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 5 Bas M-Straight/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp24 7:29 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic 2 7 opp21 6:43 Dal Newhouse 0 Bas OffTkl-L 3-3 Z Basic 3 7 opp21 6:29 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 21/T Bas S-Hitch 3-3 M Pass Dbl-DuPree/Bz1 0-7 KO 6:19 LAR Latin ret of 22 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 5:41 LAR Bryant 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 lM Basic 2 6 own28 5:06 LAR Haden-Jessie 9 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own37 4:59 LAR Cappelletti 5/F Bas Pitch-L 4-3 cM Basic 1 10 opp42 4:51 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Straight 4-3 sM Goalline 2 10 opp42 4:04 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Pass Dbl-Dorsett 3 7 opp39 3:21 Dal Staubac-Pearson 15 Bas M-Slant 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Dorsett/Bz 1 10 opp24 2:35 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 sM Goalline 2 5 opp19 1:52 Dal Newhouse -2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sM Goalline 3 7 opp21 1:49 Dal Staubac-DuPree X Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Pass/Bz1 4 7 opp21 1:46 Dal FG Septien 38/G --- FG --- 0-10 KO 1:36 LAR Latin ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 0:56 LAR Cappelletti 3 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 cM Basic 2 7 own22 0:15 LAR Haden-Jessie 20 Bas M-Slant 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own42 0:08 LAR Pen10(Harrah) Bas M-Straight 4-3 lM Basic 1 20 own32 0:00 LAR Haden-Cappelle 7 Bas L-Slant/sec 4-3 lM Basic 2nd Quarter 2 13 own39 14:56 LAR Haden-Cappelle X Bas M-Straight/sec 3-3 Z Basic 3 13 own39 14:19 LAR Haden-Nelson 14 Bas M-Seam 3-2 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 1 10 opp47 14:12 LAR Haden-Cappelle X Bas M-Straight/sec 4-3 nM Basic 2 10 opp47 13:34 LAR Haden-Cappelle 12 Bas S-Flat/sec 4-3 Z Pass/Lr 1 10 opp35 13:34 LAR Pen5(Cappelletti) Bas M-Slant 4-3 lM Basic 1 15 opp40 13:30 LAR Haden-Miller X Bas M-Cross 4-3 lM Basic 2 15 opp40 12:54 LAR Haden-Miller 10 Bas M-Hitch 3-3 Z Pass/Lo 3 5 opp30 12:17 LAR Bryant -2 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 sZ Basic 4 7 opp32 12:08 LAR Haden-Cappelle X 3W1 M-Hitch 3-2 tM Pass 1 10 own32 11:24 Dal Staubac-Pearson 33 Bas M-Slant 4-3 sM Goalline 1 10 opp35 10:44 Dal Dorsett 1 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 sM Goalline 2 9 opp34 10:39 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Slant 5-3 M Run-Dorsett 3 9 opp34 10:24 Dal Staubac-INT-Cromwell Bas M-Slant 3-2 dZ Pass 1 10 opp34 9:46 LAR Haden 7 Bas M-Straight 4-3 lM Basic/Lr 2 3 opp27 9:15 LAR Haden-Miller 5 Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp22 8:41 LAR Haden-Miller 12 Bas M-Cross 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp10 8:04 LAR Bryant 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sZ Basic 2 7 opp7 7:58 LAR Haden-Jessie 7/TD Bas M-Slant 4-3 ZiBasic/Lr 7-10 KO 7:49 Dal Johnson ret of 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 7:12 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic/Lr 2 2 own35 6:35 Dal Newhouse 1 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Basic 3 1 own36 6:01 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 5 Bas L-Straight/sec 3-3 M Pass Dbl-DuPree 1 10 own41 5:56 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas L-Straight 4-3 M Basic 2 10 own41 5:49 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Li 3 6 own45 5:13 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas Sweep-R 3-2 Z Pass 4 1 50 5:07 Dal White 50,Wallace 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 4:29 LAR Bryant 2 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 cM Basic 2 8 own22 3:51 LAR Sk-Martin -11 Bas M-Straight 4-3 Z Basic/Lr 3 19 own11 3:18 LAR Haden-Nelson 5 3W1 L-Hitch/PBK/sec 3-2 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 4 14 own16 3:13 LAR Walker 35,Johnson 8 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 opp43 2:37 Dal Newhouse -1 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 2 11 opp44 2:00 Dal Dorsett 8 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Lo 3 3 opp36 1:23 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 7 Bas M-Slant/sec 3-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp29 1:00 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas Draw 3-3 ZoBasic 2 4 opp23 0:51 LAR Pen5(Youngblood) Bas Draw 3-3 Z Basic/Li 1 10 opp18 0:14 Dal Dorsett 9 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Dbl-DuPree 2 1 opp9 0:05 Dal Staubac-INT-Perry Bas M-Straight 3-2 sZ Pass 1 10 own20 0:01 LAR Haden-Cappelle 5 Bas B-Post/sec 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 2 5 own25 0:00 LAR Haden-Waddy X 3W1 B-Post/SG 3-2 dZ Pass/Bz1 3rd Quarter KO 14:50 LAR Latin ret of 26 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own35 14:41 LAR Haden-Miller X Bas L-Slant/sec 4-3 lM Basic/Lr 2 10 own35 14:05 LAR Cappelletti -1 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Basic 3 11 own34 13:31 LAR Haden-Cappelle 5 3W1 M-Hitch/SG/sec 3-2 Z Pass 4 6 own39 13:26 LAR Walker 31,Johnson 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own30 12:48 Dal Dorsett 6 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic 2 4 own36 12:48 Dal Pen5(Team) Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 9 own31 12:48 Dal Pen5(Rafferty) Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic 2 14 own26 12:11 Dal Staubac-Dorsett 9 Bas S-Hitch 3-3 Z Basic 3 5 own35 12:07 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas S-Hitch 3-2 M Pass Dbl-Dorsett 4 5 own35 12:02 Dal Punt blk/Jones,C --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 opp22 11:53 LAR Haden-Jessie X Bas M-Slant 4-3 ZiBasic/Lr 2 10 opp22 11:49 LAR Haden-Waddy X 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 Z Pass/Li 3 10 opp22 11:15 LAR Haden-Jessie 11 3W1 M-Hitch/SG 3-2 M Pass/Li 1 10 opp11 10:36 LAR Cappelletti 1 3W1 Draw 3-2 Z Key-Cappellett 2 9 opp10 10:28 LAR Haden-Miller 10/TD 3W1 M-Hitch/SG 3-2 sZiPass/Li 14-1 KO 10:13 Dal Johnson ret of 34 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own34 9:37 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic/Li 2 4 own40 8:55 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-L 5-3 Z Basic 3 0 own44 8:17 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic/Lo 1 10 50 8:01 Dal Staubac-INT-Perry Bas L-Slant 4-3 M Basic/Lo 1 10 own32 7:19 LAR Haden-Nelson 5 Bas M-Slant/sec 4-3 lM Basic 2 5 own37 6:37 LAR Sk-Jones -9 Bas M-Seam 4-3 Z Basic/Lr 3 14 own28 6:26 LAR Cappelletti 13 3W1 Pitch-L 3-2 Z Pass/Bz1/Li 4 1 own41 6:20 LAR Walker 40,Johnson 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own19 5:40 Dal Dorsett 4 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 2 6 own23 4:59 Dal Newhouse 6 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic 3 0 own29 4:24 Dal Staubac-Newhouse 5 Bas M-Slant/sec 3-3 tM Pass Dbl-DuPree 1 10 own34 3:46 Dal Newhouse -1 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic/Li 2 11 own33 3:09 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Li 3 8 own36 2:31 Dal Staubach 7 Bas M-Slant/sec 3-3 Z Pass 4 1 own43 2:25 Dal White 51,Wallace 14 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 opp20 1:46 Dal Staubac-Pearson 11 Bas M-Slant 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 1 9 opp9 1:46 Dal Pen5(Scott) Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sM Goalline 1 14 opp14 1:41 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas S-Hitch 3-3 sZ Pass 2 14 opp14 1:27 Dal Staubac-Hill 14/TD Bas M-Slant 3-3 tM Pass Dbl-Dorsett 14-1 KO 1:17 LAR Latin ret of 22 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 0:32 LAR Sk-Jones -7 3W1 M-Straight 4-3 lM Basic 2 17 own22 0:26 LAR Haden-Miller X 3W1 M-Slant/PBK 3-2 Z Pass 3 17 own22 0:21 LAR Haden-Waddy X 3W1 M-Seam 3-2 M Pass 4 17 own22 0:15 LAR Walker 41,Johnson 0 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 own37 0:08 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Straight 4-3 Z Stuff 2 10 own37 0:00 Dal Newhouse 9 Bas Sweep-R 3-3 Z Pass 4th Quarter 3 1 own46 14:22 Dal Newhouse -1 Bas OffTkl-R 6-3 Z Basic/Lo 4 2 own45 14:16 Dal White 42,Wallace 0 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 own13 14:04 LAR Haden-INT-Barnes 3W1 M-Seam/sec 3-3 lM Basic/Lr 1 9 opp9 13:55 Dal Staubac-Pearson X Bas M-Straight 4-3 sM Goalline 2 9 opp9 13:02 Dal Newhouse 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic/Li 3 6 opp6 12:07 Dal Newhouse 4 Bas Dive 3-2 tM Pass Dbl-Dorsett 4 2 opp2 12:02 Dal FG Septien 19/G --- FG --- 14-2 KO 11:51 LAR Latin ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own22 11:11 LAR Bryant -3 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 tM Basic/Lr 2 13 own19 10:36 LAR Cappelletti 7 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 Z Pass 3 6 own26 10:28 LAR Haden-INT-Kyle Bas M-Isolate 4-3 sZ Basic 1 10 opp35 9:36 Dal Staubac-Pearson 14 Bas M-Straight 6-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp21 8:39 Dal Newhouse 5 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic 2 5 opp16 7:46 Dal Dorsett 5 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 opp11 6:50 Dal Newhouse 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sZ Goalline 2 7 opp8 5:57 Dal Newhouse 2 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sZ Goalline 3 5 opp6 5:02 Dal Dorsett 3 Bas OffTkl-L 3-3 M Pass Dbl-Pearson,P 4 2 opp3 4:57 Dal FG Septien 20/G --- FG --- 14-2 KO 4:47 LAR Latin ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own24 4:44 LAR Haden-INT-Waters 3W1 B-Fly/SG/sec 3-2 dZ Pass 1 10 opp34 3:50 Dal Dorsett 0 Bas OffTkl-L/RS 4-3 sZ Goalline 2 10 opp34 2:58 Dal Newhouse -1 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 sZ Goalline 3 11 opp35 2:20 Dal Dorsett 0 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 sZ Goalline 4 11 opp35 2:15 Dal White 26,Wallace 0 --- Pt-pooch --- Block 1 10 own9 2:00 LAR Haden 0 Bas QbKneel 3-2 dZ Pass 2 10 own9 1:20 LAR Haden -1 Bas QbKneel 3-2 dZ Pass 3 11 own8 1:10 LAR Haden -4/F Bas QbKneel 3-2 dZ Pass 1 4 opp4 0:27 Dal Staubach 0 Bas QbKneel 4-3 sZ Goalline 2 4 opp4 0:00 Dal Staubach -1 Bas QbKneel 4-3 sZ Goalline