| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: September 10, 1978 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 73265 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 67 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | New York Giants | Al Dixon 4 pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Jay Saldi 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Bobby Hammond 11 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 42 FG | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 1 run (Rafael Septien kick failed) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 3 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 17 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Dan Doornink 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 34 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 84 | TE | Al Dixon |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 70 | RDT | Gary Jeter |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 31 | WS | Ernie Jones |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Bobby Hammond | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11t | 1 |
| Doug Kotar | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Willie Spencer | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 212 | 7.6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 3 | 261 | 7.1 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 40.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 45 | 0 |
| James Thompson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Al Dixon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Benny Barnes | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 44 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Dennis Thurman | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Billy Taylor | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 2.0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
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