It was not a friendly game, and Jerry certainly did not have friendliness in his eyes. He had an extra mean streak that day. He was out of control and probably should have been ejected.

Staubach relieved starter Ron Klemick as the Minnesota defense led by Bobby Bell and Carl Eller was stifling in its 21–0 victory. Overall he finiRoger Staubachd his 11 NFL seasons with 1685 completions for 22700 yards and 153 touchdowns with 109 interceptions. In his final NFL season of 1979 Staubach set career highs in completions (267) passing yards (3586) and touchdown passes (27) with just 11 interceptions.

He played with the club during five seasons in which they played in the Super Bowl four as the primary starting quarterback. After his required service in the United States Navy including a tour of duty in Vietnam Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969.