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Dallas Cowboys 27,
Denver Broncos 10

Sunday, Jan. 15, 1978
Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 76,400
MVPs: Randy White, Dallas DT,
and Harvey Martin, Dallas DE

Game Summary

The defense intercepted four passes and recovered four fumbles as the Dallas Cowboys took a 13-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 27-10 win over the Denver Broncos. Denver's only touchdown was set up by Rick Upchurch's 67-yard kickoff return. A 29-yard halfback pass from Robert Newhouse to Golden Richards sealed the Dallas win.

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Scoring

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Dallas	10	3	7	7	27
Denver	0	0	10	0	10

Team

Final

Dallas

Denver

First Quarter
DAL: Dorsett 3 run (Herrera kick), 10:31 DAL: FG Herrera 35, 13:29
Second Quarter
DAL: FG Herrera 43, 3:44
Third Quarter
DEN: FG Turner 47, 2:28 DAL: Johnson 45 pass from Staubach (Herrera kick), 8:01 DEN: Lytle 1 run (Turner kick), 9:21
Fourth Quarter
DAL: Richards 29 pass from Newhouse (Herrera kick), 7:56

First Quarter

DAL: Dorsett 3 run (Herrera kick), 10:31
DAL: FG Herrera 35, 13:29

Second Quarter

DAL: FG Herrera 43, 3:44

Third Quarter

DEN: FG Turner 47, 2:28
DAL: Johnson 45 pass from Staubach (Herrera kick), 8:01
DEN: Lytle 1 run (Turner kick), 9:21

Fourth Quarter

DAL: Richards 29 pass from Newhouse (Herrera kick), 7:56

Team Statistics

Dal	Team Statistics	Den
17	Total First Downs	11
8	Rushing	8
8	Passing	1
1	Penalty	2
325	Total Net Yardage	156
71	Total Offensive Plays	58
4.6	Average Gain per Offensive Play	2.7
38	Rushes	29
143	Yards Rushing	121
3.8	Average Yards	4.2
28	Passes Attempted	25
19	Passes Completed	8
0	Had Intercepted	4
5	Times Sacked	4
35	Yards Lost	26
182	Net Yards Passing	35
5	Punts	4
41.6	Average Distance	38.3
1	Punt Returns	4
0	Punt Return Yardage	22
3	Kickoff Returns	6
51	Kickoff Return Yardage	173
46	Interception Return Yardage	0
6	Fumbles	4
4	Own Recovered	0
4	Opponents' Recovered	2
12	Penalties	8
94	Yards Penalized	60
27	Points Scored	10
3	Touchdowns	1
1	Rushing	1
2	Passing	0
0	Returns	0
3	Extra Points	1
2	Field Goals	1
5	Field Goals Attempted	1
0	Safeties	0
5/17	Third-Down Efficiency	1/12
1/1	Fourth-Down Efficiency	2/3
38:38	Time of Possession	21:22

Dal

Team Statistics

Den

Total First Downs

Rushing

Passing

Penalty

325

Total Net Yardage

156

Total Offensive Plays

4.6

Average Gain per Offensive Play

2.7

Rushes

143

Yards Rushing

121

3.8

Average Yards

4.2

Passes Attempted

Passes Completed

Had Intercepted

Times Sacked

Yards Lost

182

Net Yards Passing

Punts

41.6

Average Distance

38.3

Punt Returns

Punt Return Yardage

Kickoff Returns

Kickoff Return Yardage

173

Interception Return Yardage

Fumbles

Own Recovered

Opponents' Recovered

Penalties

Yards Penalized

Points Scored

Touchdowns

Rushing

Passing

Returns

Extra Points

Field Goals

Field Goals Attempted

Safeties

5/17

Third-Down Efficiency

1/12

1/1

Fourth-Down Efficiency

2/3

38:38

Time of Possession

21:22

Individual Statistics

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Denver	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Dorsett	15	66	19	1	Lytle	10	35	16	1
Newhouse	14	55	10	0	Armstrong	7	27	18	0
D. White	1	13	13	0	Weese	3	26	10	0
P. Pearson	3	11	5	0	Jensen	1	16	16	0
Staubach	3	6	5	0	Keyworth	5	9	6	0
Laidlaw	1	1	1	0	Perrin	3	8	4	0
Johnson	1	-9	-9	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Denver

No.

Yds

Dorsett

Lytle

Newhouse

Armstrong

D. White

Weese

P. Pearson

Jensen

Staubach

Keyworth

Laidlaw

Perrin

Johnson

-9

Dallas	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Denver	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
Staubach	25	17	183	1	Morton	15	4	39	0	4
Newhouse	1	1	29	1	Weese	10	4	22	0	0
D. White	2	1	5	0

Dallas

Att

Com

Yds

Int

Denver

Att

Com

Yds

Int

Staubach

183

Morton

Newhouse

Weese

D. White

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Denver	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
P. Pearson	5	37	11	0	Dolbin	2	24	15	0
DuPree	4	66	19	0	Odoms	2	9	10	0
Newhouse	3	-1	5	0	Moses	1	21	21	0
Johnson	2	53	45t	1	Upchurch	1	9	9	0
Richards	2	38	29t	1	Jensen	1	5	5	0
Dorsett	2	11	15	0	Perrin	1	-7	-7	0
D. Pearson	1	13	13	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Denver

No.

Yds

P. Pearson

Dolbin

DuPree

Odoms

Newhouse

-1

Moses

Johnson

45t

Upchurch

Richards

29t

Jensen

Dorsett

Perrin

-7

D. Pearson

Dallas	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk	Denver	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk
D. White	5	41.6	53	0	Dilts	4	38.3	46	0

Dallas

No.

Ave

Blk

Denver

No.

Ave

Blk

D. White

41.6

Dilts

38.3

Dallas	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD	Denver	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD
Hill	1	1	0	0	0	Upchurch	3	1	22	8	0
						Schultz	1	0	0	0	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Denver

No.

Yds

Hill

Upchurch

Schultz

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Denver	No.	Yds	Lg
Johnson	2	29	15	0	Upchurch	3	94	67
Brinson	1	22	22	0	Schultz	2	62	37
					Jensen	1	17	17

Dallas

No.

Yds

Denver

No.

Yds

Johnson

Upchurch

Brinson

Schultz

Jensen

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	Denver
Washington	1	27	27	None
Kyle	1	19	19
Barnes	1	0	0
Hughes	1	0	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Denver

No.

Yds

Washington

None

Kyle

Barnes

Hughes

Starting Lineups

Dallas Cowboys	Offense	Denver Broncos
Fitzgerald, John	C	Montler, Mike
Rafferty, Tom	G	Glassic, Tom
Scott, Herbert	G	Howard, Paul
Donovan, Pat	T	Maurer, Andy
Neely, Ralph	T	Minor, Claudie
DuPree, Billy Joe	TE	Odoms, Riley
Johnson, Butch	WR	Dolbin, Jack
Pearson, Drew	WR	Moses, Haven
Dorsett, Tony	RB	Armstrong, Otis
Newhouse, Robert	RB	Keyworth, Jon
Staubach, Roger	QB	Morton, Craig
Defense
Pugh, Jethro	DT	Carter, Rubin
White, Randy	DT	Alzado, Lyle
Jones, Too Tall	DE	Chavous, Barney
Martin, Harvey	DE	Jackson, Tom
Henderson, Tom	OLB	Swenson, Bob
Lewis, D. D.	OLB	Gradishar, Randy
Breunig, Bob	MLB	Rizzo, Joe
Barnes, Benny	CB	Foley, Steve
Kyle, Aaron	CB	Wright, Louis
Harris, Cliff	FS	Jackson, Bernard
Waters, Charlie	SS	Thompson, William

Dallas Cowboys

Offense

Denver Broncos

Fitzgerald, John

Montler, Mike

Rafferty, Tom

Glassic, Tom

Scott, Herbert

Howard, Paul

Donovan, Pat

Maurer, Andy

Neely, Ralph

Minor, Claudie

DuPree, Billy Joe

Odoms, Riley

Johnson, Butch

Dolbin, Jack

Pearson, Drew

Moses, Haven

Dorsett, Tony

Armstrong, Otis

Newhouse, Robert

Keyworth, Jon

Staubach, Roger

Morton, Craig

Defense

Pugh, Jethro

Carter, Rubin

White, Randy

Alzado, Lyle

Jones, Too Tall

Chavous, Barney

Martin, Harvey

Jackson, Tom

Henderson, Tom

OLB

Swenson, Bob

Lewis, D. D.

OLB

Gradishar, Randy

Breunig, Bob

MLB

Rizzo, Joe

Barnes, Benny

Foley, Steve

Kyle, Aaron

Wright, Louis

Harris, Cliff

Jackson, Bernard

Waters, Charlie

Thompson, William

Substitutes

Dallas Cowboys	Denver Broncos
Brinson, Larry	Allison, Hank
Brown, Guy	Dilts, Bucky
Cole, Larry	Egloff, Ron
Cooper, Jim	Evans, Larry
Dennison, Doug	Grant, John
Frederick, Andy	Hyde, Glenn
Gregory, Bill	Jensen, Jim D.
Hegman, Mike	Lytle, Rob
Herrera, Efren	Manor, Brison
Hill, Tony	Maples, Bobby
Hughes, Randy	Nairne, Rob
Huther, Bruce	Perrin, Lonnie
Laidlaw, Scott	Poltl, Randy
Lawless, Burton	Rich, Randy
Pearson, Preston	Schultz, John
Renfro, Mel	Smith, Paul
Richards, Golden	Turk, Godwin
Stalls, Dave	Turner, Jim B.
Washington, Mark	Upchurch, Rick
White, Danny	Weese, Norris
Wright, Rayfield

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Brinson, Larry

Allison, Hank

Brown, Guy

Dilts, Bucky

Cole, Larry

Egloff, Ron

Cooper, Jim

Evans, Larry

Dennison, Doug

Grant, John

Frederick, Andy

Hyde, Glenn

Gregory, Bill

Jensen, Jim D.

Hegman, Mike

Lytle, Rob

Herrera, Efren

Manor, Brison

Hill, Tony

Maples, Bobby

Hughes, Randy

Nairne, Rob

Huther, Bruce

Perrin, Lonnie

Laidlaw, Scott

Poltl, Randy

Lawless, Burton

Rich, Randy

Pearson, Preston

Schultz, John

Renfro, Mel

Smith, Paul

Richards, Golden

Turk, Godwin

Stalls, Dave

Turner, Jim B.

Washington, Mark

Upchurch, Rick

White, Danny

Weese, Norris

Wright, Rayfield

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Super Bowl XII

Dallas Cowboys 27,
Denver Broncos 10

Sunday, Jan. 15, 1978
Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 76,400
MVPs: Randy White, Dallas DT,
and Harvey Martin, Dallas DE

Game Summary

Scoring

By Quarters

Scoring Summary

Team Statistics

Individual Statistics

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Punting

Punt Returns

Kickoff Returns

Interceptions

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