1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1978 Dallas | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 1978 Chicago | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 12:00 | 1978 Dallas | R.Staubach 10 yd. run (R.Septien kick) | 7-0 DAN | ||
| 1 | 4:30 | 1978 Chicago | J.Scott 9 yd. pass from B.Avellini (B.Thomas kick) | 7-7 CHN | ||
| 2 | 10:12 | 1978 Dallas | R.Septien 35 yd. field goal | 10-7 DAN | ||
| 2 | 9:00 | 1978 Chicago | W.Payton 11 yd. pass from B.Avellini (kick failed) | 13-10 CHN | ||
| 2 | 3:00 | 1978 Dallas | R.Septien 49 yd. field goal | 13-13 CHN | ||
| 2 | 0:01 | 1978 Dallas | R.Septien 30 yd. field goal | 16-13 DAN | ||
| 3 | 5:06 | 1978 Chicago | J.Scott 8 yd. pass from B.Avellini (B.Thomas kick) | 20-16 CHN | ||
| 3 | 2:42 | 1978 Dallas | D.Pearson 30 yd. pass from R.Staubach (R.Septien kick) | 23-20 DAN | ||
| 4 | 12:36 | 1978 Chicago | B.Thomas 28 yd. field goal | 23-23 CHN | ||
| 4 | 6:54 | 1978 Dallas | D.Pearson 8 yd. pass from R.Staubach (R.Septien kick) | 30-23 DAN | ||
| 4 | 1:37 | 1978 Dallas | S.Laidlaw 5 yd. run (R.Septien kick) | 37-23 DAN | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 13:30 | 1978 Dallas | Pass | Tony Hill | 31 | |
| 1 | 10:12 | 1978 Chicago | QBSack | Thomas Henderson | -6 | |
| 1 | 8:24 | 1978 Dallas | Missed Field Goal | Rafael Septien | 47 | |
| 2 | 10:30 | 1978 Dallas | QBSack | Alan Page | -9 | |
| 2 | 9:18 | 1978 Chicago | Pass | James Scott | 59 | |
| 2 | 7:48 | 1978 Dallas | QBSack | Alan Page | -10 | |
| 2 | 0:22 | 1978 Dallas | QBSack | Tommy Hart | -6 | |
| 3 | 13:48 | 1978 Dallas | Pass | Drew Pearson | 35 | |
| 3 | 10:30 | 1978 Dallas | Fumble | Robert Newhouse | ||
| 4 | 8:24 | 1978 Dallas | Pass | Tony Hill | 31 | |
| 4 | 6:18 | 1978 Chicago | QBSack | Harvey Martin | -6 | |
| 4 | 1:52 | 1978 Dallas | Pass | Tony Hill | 49 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1978 Dallas | 1978 Chicago | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 7-18-2-27 | 7-10-0-17 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-11-55% | 5-13-38% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 27-42-64% | 24-28-86% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 489-66-7.4 | 336-56-6.0 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 155 |
| Total Rushes | 27 | 34 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 26/36 (72.2%) | 14/20 (70.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 380 | 181 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 11.3 | 9.7 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 3/25 | 2/12 |
| Punts/Average | 2/37.0 | 5/34.4 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 4/25 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/52 | 6/144 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Penalties/Yards | 3/30 | 6/50 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Time of Possession | 30 mins 0 secs | 30 mins 0 secs |
| Average Drive Start | DAN 35 | CHN 23 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Roger Staubach | 36 | 26 | 405 | 72.2 | 11.3 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3/25 | 127.7 |
| Bob Avellini | 20 | 14 | 193 | 70.0 | 9.7 | 3 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2/12 | 140.2 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Walter Payton | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Roland Harper | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Tony Hill | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Scott | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 59 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Greg Latta | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Rafael Septien | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 75.0 | ||||
| Bob Thomas | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Danny White | 2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 34.4 | 29.4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Len Walterscheid | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Schubert | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Thomas Henderson | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Breunig | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Waters | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Cliff Harris | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Randy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| D.D. Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aaron Kyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Benny Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Harvey Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jethro Pugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Campbell | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Virgil Livers | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Schmidt | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Plank | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alan Page | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Fencik | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Buffone | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Hicks | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Wentford Gaines | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Hartenstine | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tommy Hart | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walter Payton | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||