Thursday, October 26, 1978
| MIN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Chuck Foreman 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Vikings | Rickey Young 4 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 25 yard field goal | 14 | 3 |
| Vikings | Sammy White 12 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick) | 21 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 10 |
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-144-1 | 24-92-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-32-139-2-0 | 12-27-148-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-2 | 2-1 |
| Net pass yards | 137 | 147 |
| Total yards | 281 | 239 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-40 | 7-50 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Chuck Foreman | MIN | 22 | 101 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 18 | 32 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||||
| Sammy White | MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 24 | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | MIN | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Rickey Young | MIN | 8 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Bob Tucker | MIN | 4 | 25 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Sammy Johnson | MIN | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Stu Voigt | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 12 | 26 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 11 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 2 | 41 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 2 | 38 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Miller | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Phil Wise | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alois Blackwell | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Danmeier | MIN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 0 | ||||