NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:

Rod Perry intercepted a pass and returned it 43 yards for a score with less than four minutes remaining to clinch the victory for the Rams. It was the Rams' third straight win and snapped the Cowboys' nine-game winning streak. Early in the fourth quarter, Pat Haden hit Willie Miller with a 43-yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 20-14 lead. Tony Dorsett, who had averaged over 100 yards rushing in his first two games, was held to 38 by a rugged Rams' defense that also intercepted four Roger Staubach passes.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	233.5  (2)	258.5  (1)	492.0  (1)	5
	DEFENSE	99.5  (4)	162.5  (18)	262.0  (9)	7
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	122.5  (18)	166.5  (14)	289.0  (17)	5
	DEFENSE	99.0  (3)	41.5  (2)	140.5  (1)	5

Line: Cowboys by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (2-1-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Los Angeles Rams (3-0-0)	7	7	0	13	27

( 0- 7) LA  John Cappelletti 1 yard rush (Frank Corral kick)
( 7- 7) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 14 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
( 7-14) LA  Ron Jessie 21 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick)
(14-14) DAL Tony Hill 18 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
(14-20) LA  Willie Miller 43 yard pass from Pat Haden (kick failed)
(14-27) LA  Rod Perry 43 yard interception return (Frank Corral kick)

                     DAL             LA
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        29-96           36-98
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-46-246-4     14-25-227-2
Sacked-yards:        3-23            1-8
Net pass yards:      223             219
Net yards/pass:      4.6             8.4
Total net yards:     319             317
Total plays:         78 (37% run)    62 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             0-0
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     6-34            9-84

Attendance: 65,749

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 22 of 46 for 246 yards and 2 TDs (4 int)
LA: Pat Haden, 14 of 25 for 227 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 19 for 38 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 34 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 25 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for -1 yards
LA: Cullen Bryant, 20 for 61 yards; John Cappelletti, 15 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Vince Ferragamo, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 6 for 32 yards; Preston Pearson, 5 for 72 yards; Butch Johnson, 3 for 54 yards; Tony Hill, 3 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 28 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Jay Saldi, 1 for 5 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Ron Jessie, 7 for 144 yards and 1 TD; Willie Miller, 5 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Dwight Scales, 1 for 12 yards; Cullen Bryant, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 74 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 19 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Jerry Latin, 1 for 41 yards; Jim Jodat, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 24 yards
LA: Jackie Wallace, 3 for 15 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 1 yard; Benny Barnes, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Rod Perry, 2 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Bill Simpson, 1 for 28 yards; Pat Thomas, 1 for 19 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 6 for 252 yards
LA: Glen Walker, 7 for 255 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 0/1
LA: Frank Corral, 0/1

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