NFL game summary for 09/24/1978:

Two fourth quarter touchdowns by Robert Newhouse wiped out a 12-7 St. Louis advantage, leading the Cowboys to a 21-12 triumph. The Cardinals opened a 10-point lead before Tony Dorsett's seven-yard touchdown run narrowed the score to 10-7 at the half. After St. Louis blocked a Dallas punt out of the end zone for a safety, Dallas drove 73 yards on nine plays, with Newhouse tallying the winning score. Roger Staubach also hit Newhouse with a touchdown pass later in the fourth period.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	96.0  (26)	156.3  (16)	252.3  (23)	6
	DEFENSE	239.3  (27)	89.3  (2)	328.7  (21)	4
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	187.7  (4)	246.7  (1)	434.3  (1)	10
	DEFENSE	99.0  (3)	181.3  (20)	280.3  (11)	9

Line: Cowboys by 17

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (0-4-0)	7	3	2	0	12
Dallas Cowboys (3-1-0)	0	7	0	14	21

( 7- 0) STL Mel Gray 9 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(10- 0) STL Jim Bakken 23 yard field goal
(10- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 7 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(12- 7) STL Safety, Jim Thaxton blocked punt out of end zone
(12-14) DAL Robert Newhouse 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(12-21) DAL Robert Newhouse 15 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

                     STL             DAL
First Downs:         16              21
Rushes-yards:        36-115          37-216
Yards/rush:          3.2             5.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-30-204-0     16-26-182-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-9
Net pass yards:      195             173
Net yards/pass:      6.3             6.2
Total net yards:     310             389
Total plays:         67 (53% run)    65 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     2-15            4-33

Attendance: 62,760

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 15 of 30 for 204 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Roger Staubach, 16 of 26 for 182 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
STL: Wayne Morris, 16 for 65 yards; Jim Otis, 10 for 25 yards; Steve Jones, 9 for 19 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 6 yards
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 21 for 154 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 12 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 3 for 7 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 7 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Eason Ramson, 2 for 31 yards; Wayne Morris, 2 for 25 yards; Pat Tilley, 2 for 24 yards; Jim Otis, 1 for 10 yards; Jimmy Childs, 1 for 7 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 3 for 54 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 3 for 26 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 39 yards; Tony Hill, 2 for 17 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 7 yards; Tony Dorsett, 1 for 6 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Willie Shelby, 3 for 79 yards; Willard Harrell, 1 for 12 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 52 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Willie Shelby, 5 for 53 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 28 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
STL: Steve Little, 6 for 225 yards
DAL: Danny White, 5 for 226 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/4

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