NFL game summary for 12/17/1978:

Tony Dorsett rushed for 121 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Cowboys. Dorsett's seven-yard score in the first period capped an 80-yard drive. In the third quarter, his 54-yard run with Billy Joe DuPree's fumble pushed Dallas' lead to 23-0. New York's Wesley Walker caught two passes for a season total of 48 and an average of 24.4 yards a catch, best in the NFL. Roger Staubach, although sitting out the final regular season game, finished as the NFL's leading passer, completing 231 of 413 passes for 3,190 yards and 25 touchdowns.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	172.9  (3)	201.3  (1)	374.2  (2)	34
	DEFENSE	110.2  (1)	147.9  (9)	258.1  (2)	32
New York Jets	OFFENSE	145.5  (13)	169.2  (11)	314.7  (7)	33
	DEFENSE	167.4  (26)	177.8  (24)	345.2  (26)	39

Line: Cowboys by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (12-4-0)	7	3	13	7	30
New York Jets (8-8-0)	0	0	0	7	7

( 7- 0) DAL Tony Dorsett 7 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(10- 0) DAL Rafael Septien 22 yard field goal
(17- 0) DAL Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(23- 0) DAL Tony Dorsett 54 yard fumble return (kick failed)
(23- 7) NYJ Jerome Barkum 9 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick)
(30- 7) DAL Larry Brinson 8 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)

                     DAL             NYJ
First Downs:         23              11
Rushes-yards:        52-190          19-68
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-24-156-1     8-28-102-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             5-33
Net pass yards:      156             69
Net yards/pass:      6.5             2.1
Total net yards:     346             137
Total plays:         76 (68% run)    52 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             2.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     4-25            1-10

Attendance: 52,532

Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 15 of 24 for 156 yards (1 int)
NYJ: Matt Robinson, 8 of 28 for 102 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 29 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brinson, 8 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Scott Laidlaw, 6 for 18 yards; Robert Newhouse, 6 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 3 for 2 yards
NYJ: Kevin Long, 9 for 40 yards; Scott Dierking, 5 for 8 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 25 yards; Matt Robinson, 2 for -5 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 5 for 27 yards; Tony Hill, 3 for 21 yards; Drew Pearson, 2 for 44 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 23 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 21 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 10 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 10 yards
NYJ: Derrick Gaffney, 3 for 47 yards; Wesley Walker, 2 for 35 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Mickey Shuler, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Larry Brinson, 1 for 15 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 12 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 110 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 3 yards; Dennis Thurman, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Aaron Kyle, 1 for 17 yards; Dennis Thurman, 1 for 12 yards; Charlie Waters, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Larry Keller, 1 for 4 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 5 for 160 yards
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 7 for 241 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1

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