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Sunday, January 15, 1978

	1	2	3	4	Final
Broncos (14-3-0)	0	0	10	0	10
Cowboys (15-2-0)	10	3	7	7	27

Scoring

			DEN	DAL
1st	Cowboys	Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)	0	7
	Cowboys	Efren Herrera 35 yard field goal	0	10
2nd	Cowboys	Efren Herrera 43 yard field goal	0	13
3rd	Broncos	Jim Turner 47 yard field goal	3	13
	Cowboys	Butch Johnson 45 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)	3	20
	Broncos	Rob Lytle 1 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)	10	20
4th	Cowboys	Golden Richards 29 yard pass from Robert Newhouse (Efren Herrera kick)	10	27

Team Stats

	DEN	DAL
First downs	11	17
Rush-yards-TDs	29-121-1	38-143-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT	8-25-61-0-4	19-28-217-2-0
Sacked-yards	4-26	5-35
Net pass yards	35	182
Total yards	156	325
Fumbles-lost	4-4	6-2
Turnovers	8	2
Penalties-yards	8-60	12-94

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
Player	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Norris Weese	DEN	4	10	22	0	0	9	3	26	0	10
Rob Lytle	DEN							10	35	1	16
Otis Armstrong	DEN							7	27	0	18
Jack Dolbin	DEN											2	24	0	15
Jim D. Jensen	DEN							1	16	0	16	1	5	0	5
Haven Moses	DEN											1	21	0	21
Craig Morton	DEN	4	15	39	0	4	21
Jon Keyworth	DEN							5	9	0	6
Riley Odoms	DEN											2	9	0	10
Rick Upchurch	DEN											1	9	0	9
Lonnie Perrin	DEN							3	8	0	4	1	-7	0	-7
Roger Staubach	DAL	17	25	183	1	0	45	3	6	0	5
Tony Dorsett	DAL							15	66	1	19	2	11	0	15
Robert Newhouse	DAL	1	1	29	1	0	29	14	55	0	10	3	-1	0	5
Billy Joe DuPree	DAL											4	66	0	19
Preston Pearson	DAL							3	11	0	5	5	37	0	11
Butch Johnson	DAL							1	-9	0	-9	2	53	1	45
Golden Richards	DAL											2	38	1	29
Danny White	DAL	1	2	5	0	0	5	1	13	0	13
Drew Pearson	DAL											1	13	0	13
Scott Laidlaw	DAL							1	1	0	1

Defense & Returns

			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
Player	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Lyle Alzado	DEN	1.0	0	0	0	0
Rubin Carter	DEN	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Jackson	DEN	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim D. Jensen	DEN	0.0	0	0	0	0				1	17	17.0	0	17
John Schultz	DEN	0.0	0	0	0	0				2	62	31.0	0	37	1	0	0.0	0	0
Rick Upchurch	DEN	0.0	0	0	0	0				3	94	31.3	0	67	3	22	7.3	0	8
Benny Barnes	DAL	0.0	1	0	0	0
Larry Brinson	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0				1	22	22.0	0	22
John Fitzgerald	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Hill	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0						1	0	0.0	0	0
Randy Hughes	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	21	0
Bruce Huther	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Butch Johnson	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	29	14.5	0	15
Aaron Kyle	DAL	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
D.D. Lewis	DAL	1.0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Martin	DAL	2.0	0	0	0	0
Mark Washington	DAL	0.0	1	27	0	27
Randy White	DAL	1.0	0	0	0	0

Kicking & Punting

		Scoring				Punting
Player	Tm	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng
Bucky Dilts	DEN					4	153	38.3	46
Jim Turner	DEN	1	1	1	1	0	0		0
Efren Herrera	DAL	3	3	2	5	0	0		0
Danny White	DAL					5	208	41.6	53

1977 Playoff Games
Division (December 24, 1977)
Sat: Raiders 37 @ Colts 31 OT
Sat: Steelers 21 @ Broncos 34
Mon: Bears 7 @ Cowboys 37
Mon: Vikings 14 @ Rams 7
Championship (January 1, 1978)
Vikings 6 @ Cowboys 23
Raiders 17 @ Broncos 20
SuperBowl (January 15, 1978)
Cowboys 27 @ Broncos 10

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