Game Recap
Week 16 in December of the 1978 football season had the 0 Dallas Cowboys beat the home New York Jets 30-7. The Cowboys were ahead at the end of two quarters 10-0 and cruised to an easy win.The Jets didn't score in the first three quarters.
The Cowboys were guided by Danny White who finished with was 15 of 24 passing. Tony Dorsett had 121 yards rushing, 1 TD.
For the Jets, Matt Robinson connected on 1 TD.
The Cowboys finished with 346 total yards, 23 first downs, 1 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Jets ended up with 137 total yards, 11 first downs, 4 turnovers and 1 penalties. They were of on third downs.
Notes
- Score: Dallas CowboysDAL defeat New York JetsNYJ 30-7
- Date: Sunday, December 17, 1978
- Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
- Dallas Cowboys Stats - Yards: 346, Turnovers: 1
- New York Jets Stats - Yards: 137, Turnovers: 4
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| DAL |
7 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
30 |
| NYJ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Danny White | DAL | 15-24 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 35 | |
| Matt Robinson | NYJ | 8-28 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 22 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 29 | 121 | 1 | 13 | |
| Kevin Long | NYJ | 9 | 40 | 0 | 9 | |
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 8 | 36 | 1 | 8 | |
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | |
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | |
| Scott Dierking | NYJ | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 | |
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 2 | 44 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 2 | 35 | 0 | 22 | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 5 | 27 | 0 | 10 | |
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11 | |
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| DAL | 52 | 190 | 3 | | |
| NYJ | 19 | 68 | 0 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| DAL | 15-24 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 8-28 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
More Game Information On The Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets
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- Weather: 43 degrees, relative humidity 62%, wind 23 mph
- Time of Game:
