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New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics
Date: December 3, 1978 Location: Irving, TX
Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63263
Weather: Overcast Temp: 37 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 17 mph
Data CoverageStat Key
Score By Quarters1st2nd3rd4thFinal
New England PatriotsNE730010
Dallas CowboysDAL307717
QtrTeamScoring PlaysNEDAL
1Dallas CowboysDALRafael Septien 26 FG03
1New England PatriotsNESam Cunningham 52 run (David Posey kick)73
2New England PatriotsNEDavid Posey 30 FG103
3Dallas CowboysDALTony Hill 40 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1010
4Dallas CowboysDALBilly Joe DuPree 36 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1017
LINEUPS
New England Patriots
Offense
29WRHarold Jackson
86WRStanley Morgan
70LOTLeon Gray
73LOGJohn Hannah
67CBill Lenkaitis
61ROGSam Adams
74ROTShelby Jordan
81TERuss Francis
14QBSteve Grogan
32HBAndy Johnson
39FBSam Cunningham
Defense
72LDEMel Lunsford
71NTRay Hamilton
64RDERichard Bishop
52LOLBSteve King
57LILBSteve Nelson
50RILBSam Hunt
56ROLBRod Shoate
26LCBRay Clayborn
27SSDoug Beaudoin
48FSTim Fox
40RCBMike Haynes
Dallas Cowboys
Offense
80WRTony Hill
88WRDrew Pearson
87LOTPat Donovan
68LOGHerbert Scott
62CJohn Fitzgerald
64ROGTom Rafferty
70ROTRayfield Wright
89TEBilly Joe DuPree
12QBRoger Staubach
33RBTony Dorsett
35FBScott Laidlaw
Offense
72LDEEd Jones
63LDTLarry Cole
54RDTRandy White
79RDEHarvey Martin
56LLBThomas Henderson
53MLBBob Breunig
50RLBD.D. Lewis
31LCBBenny Barnes
41SSCharlie Waters
43FSCliff Harris
25RCBAaron Kyle
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
New England Patriots
Sam Cunningham14936.652t1
Andy Johnson14805.7370
Steve Grogan3268.7230
Horace Ivory5142.8110
Dallas Cowboys
Tony Dorsett15493.3130
Scott Laidlaw13403.1120
Roger Staubach7101.470
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINTYDSAVGLGTDTSYLRTG
New England Patriots
Steve Grogan291344.821705.925032035.1
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach271555.602439.0432213110.6
RECEIVINGNOYDSAVGLGTD
New England Patriots
Harold Jackson68013.3250
Stanley Morgan34214.0180
Russ Francis23417.0220
Andy Johnson199.090
Sam Cunningham155.050
Dallas Cowboys
Tony Hill47218.040t1
Preston Pearson4399.8110
Tony Dorsett33110.3190
Billy Joe DuPree25326.536t1
Scott Laidlaw24824.0430
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
New England Patriots
Dallas Cowboys
Charlie Waters11818.0180
Harvey Martin177.070
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBL
New England Patriots
Jerrel Wilson519639.2570
Dallas Cowboys
Danny White830838.5470
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
New England Patriots
Mike Haynes213919.5350
Stanley Morgan212010.0130
Dallas Cowboys
Butch Johnson30299.7120
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
New England Patriots
Horace Ivory24924.5310
Don Westbrook13333.0330
Dallas Cowboys
Butch Johnson35719.0210
SACKSNO
New England Patriots
Ray Hamilton1.0
Mel Lunsford1.0
Dallas Cowboys
Harvey Martin1.5
D.D. Lewis1.0
Larry Cole0.5
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