| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1978 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64905 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 21 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 53 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley 48 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 44 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Brinson 39 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Jean Fugett 16 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 37 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Scott Laidlaw | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 59 | 2 |
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 39t | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 0 | 150 | 6.3 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 76.7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 218 | 11.5 | 53t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 9 | 354 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
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