NFL game summary for 11/23/1978:

Scott Laidlaw rushed for 122 yards and scored twice, Larry Brinson romped 39 yards for a touchdown, and the Dallas defense held Washington to 201 total yards as the Cowboys assumed sole possession of first place in the NFC East. Dallas' potent offense built a 20-0 halftime lead on the way to a 507-yard day.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	134.0  (19)	161.0  (13)	295.0  (16)	27
	DEFENSE	150.9  (20)	152.8  (10)	303.8  (16)	26
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	171.6  (3)	200.2  (1)	371.8  (1)	31
	DEFENSE	101.7  (1)	155.3  (11)	257.0  (3)	23

Line: Cowboys by 11½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (8-5-0)	0	0	3	7	10
Dallas Cowboys (9-4-0)	13	7	10	7	37

( 0- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 33 yard field goal
( 0- 6) DAL Rafael Septien 21 yard field goal
( 0-13) DAL Scott Laidlaw 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
( 0-20) DAL Drew Pearson 53 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
( 3-20) WAS Mark Moseley 48 yard field goal
( 3-23) DAL Rafael Septien 44 yard field goal
( 3-30) DAL Scott Laidlaw 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
( 3-37) DAL Larry Brinson 39 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(10-37) WAS Jean Fugett 16 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)

                     WAS             DAL
First Downs:         11              26
Rushes-yards:        29-81           54-289
Yards/rush:          2.8             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-24-150-0     9-19-218-1
Sacked-yards:        3-30            0-0
Net pass yards:      120             218
Net yards/pass:      4.4             11.5
Total net yards:     201             507
Total plays:         56 (51% run)    73 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             6.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     11-100          8-81

Attendance: 64,905

Passing:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 10 of 24 for 150 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Roger Staubach, 9 of 19 for 218 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
WAS: John Riggins, 12 for 40 yards; Mike Thomas, 12 for 24 yards; Joe Theismann, 3 for 17 yards; Benny Malone, 2 for 0 yards
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 21 for 72 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 16 for 122 yards and 2 TDs; Roger Staubach, 7 for 27 yards; Preston Pearson, 5 for 14 yards; Larry Brinson, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Danny White, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Ricky Thompson, 3 for 64 yards; Mike Thomas, 2 for 28 yards; John Riggins, 2 for 24 yards; John McDaniel, 2 for 18 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Tony Hill, 3 for 94 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 6 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Tony Green, 2 for 36 yards; Don Harris, 2 for 31 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 21 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 20 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 39 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Tony Green, 1 for -3 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Gerard Williams, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 9 for 354 yards
DAL: Danny White, 2 for 84 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/2
DAL: Rafael Septien, 3/4

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