NFL game summary for 10/02/1978:

Washington took a two-game lead in the NFC East with a 9-5 win over the second-place Cowboys. Mark Moseley accounted for all the Redskins' points on field goals of 52, 42 and 27 yards. Rafael Septien's 19-yard field goal and Redskin quarterback Joe Theismann's safety on the final play of the game produced the Cowboys' five points. Dallas gained 309 yards but failed to score a touchdown in a game for the first time since 1976.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	194.8  (2)	228.2  (1)	423.0  (1)	12
	DEFENSE	103.0  (4)	184.8  (25)	287.8  (14)	9
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	194.2  (3)	148.0  (18)	342.2  (5)	6
	DEFENSE	130.8  (12)	164.8  (17)	295.5  (15)	9

Line: Cowboys by 4½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (3-2-0)	0	0	3	2	5
Washington Redskins (5-0-0)	3	3	3	0	9

( 0- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 52 yard field goal
( 0- 6) WAS Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal
( 3- 6) DAL Rafael Septien 19 yard field goal
( 3- 9) WAS Mark Moseley 27 yard field goal
( 5- 9) DAL Safety, Joe Theismann tackled in end zone by Randy White

                     DAL             WAS
First Downs:         19              16
Rushes-yards:        33-109          36-127
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-212-1     11-22-156-1
Sacked-yards:        1-12            3-32
Net pass yards:      200             124
Net yards/pass:      6.5             5.0
Total net yards:     309             251
Total plays:         64 (51% run)    61 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     8-44            7-59

Attendance: 55,031

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 13 of 30 for 212 yards (1 int)
WAS: Joe Theismann, 11 of 22 for 156 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 21 for 61 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 26 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 13 yards; Doug Dennison, 2 for 8 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 1 yard
WAS: John Riggins, 19 for 96 yards; Mike Thomas, 15 for 40 yards; Joe Theismann, 2 for -9 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 72 yards; Tony Hill, 3 for 75 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 48 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 11 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 6 yards
WAS: Ricky Thompson, 6 for 88 yards; John McDaniel, 3 for 45 yards; Frank Grant, 1 for 17 yards; John Riggins, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 49 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 24 yards
WAS: Tony Green, 1 for 30 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 14 yards
WAS: Tony Green, 2 for 22 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Aaron Kyle, 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 5 for 191 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 196 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1
WAS: Mark Moseley, 3/3

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