Sunday October 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/22/1978:



Roger Staubach hit Drew Pearson with an 11-yard touchdown pass and Robert Newhouse scored on a one-yard run to give Dallas a victory over Philadelphia. Both Cowboy touchdowns came in the second quarter, while the lone Philadelphia score came on a 34-yard pass from Ron Jaworski to Keith Krepfle in the third quarter. The victory moved Dallas into a first place tie with Washington in the NFC East and extended its winning streak over the Eagles to eight.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Philadelphia EaglesOFFENSE173.9  (4)133.0  (20)306.9  (10)18
DEFENSE117.0  (7)152.7  (14)269.7  (5)22
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE168.0  (5)228.6  (1)396.6  (1)20
DEFENSE111.0  (4)162.7  (18)273.7  (7)15

Line: Cowboys by 8

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (4-4-0)00707
Dallas Cowboys (6-2-0)0140014

( 0- 7) DAL Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
( 0-14) DAL Drew Pearson 11 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
( 7-14) PHI Keith Krepfle 34 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)
                     PHI             DAL
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        31-117          34-191
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-179-0     10-22-108-0
Sacked-yards:        5-34            4-21
Net pass yards:      145             87
Net yards/pass:      4.5             3.3
Total net yards:     262             278
Total plays:         63 (49% run)    60 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     7-53            8-59

Attendance: 60,525
Passing:
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 14 of 27 for 179 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 22 for 108 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
PHI: Wilbert Montgomery, 18 for 57 yards; Mike Hogan, 6 for 33 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 6 for 23 yards; John Sciarra, 1 for 4 yards
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 12 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 10 for 61 yards; Tony Dorsett, 7 for 24 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 21 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 15 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
PHI: Keith Krepfle, 4 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 45 yards; Wilbert Montgomery, 3 for 8 yards; Cleveland Franklin, 2 for 10 yards; Ken Payne, 1 for 13 yards; James Betterson, 1 for 3 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 32 yards; Preston Pearson, 3 for 24 yards; Tony Dorsett, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
PHI: James Betterson, 1 for 28 yards; Billy Campfield, 1 for 22 yards; Terry Tautolo, 1 for 12 yards
DAL: Larry Brinson, 2 for 59 yards

Punt returns:
PHI: John Sciarra, 3 for 5 yards
DAL: Tony Hill, 4 for 24 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 16 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
PHI: Mike Michel, 8 for 343 yards
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 345 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 0/1




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