| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 30, 1966 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 58453 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Marv Woodson 56 interception return (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 1 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lee Roy Jordan 49 interception return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 12 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 8 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Butler 93 kickoff return (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mel Renfro 87 kickoff return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Frank Clarke 22 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Hilton 4 pass from Ron Smith (Mike Clark kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Pete Gent 84 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | J.D. Smith 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Gary Ballman |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 73 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 68 | ROG | Mike Magac |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 10 | QB | Ron Smith |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 87 | FL | Roy Jefferson |
| 30 | FB | Willie Asbury |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Lloyd Voss |
| 64 | LDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 75 | RDT | Ken Kortas |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 50 | MLB | Bill Saul |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 47 | LCB | Marv Woodson |
| 28 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | ROE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 35 | FL | Pete Gent |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Willie Townes |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LDH | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 41 | RDH | Warren Livingston |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Butler | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dan Reeves | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Rhome | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ron Smith | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 | 115 | 4.6 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 61.2 |
| George Izo | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 3 | 226 | 9.0 | 84t | 4 | 3 | 29 | 76.4 |
| Jerry Rhome | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 19 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 51.2 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 30 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 39 | 19.6 | 22t | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 1 | 84 | 84.0 | 84t | 1 |
| Buddy Dial | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Marv Woodson | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Bill Saul | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 8 | 381 | 47.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 1 | -5 | -2.5 | -1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jerry Simmons | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 93t | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 87t | 1 | |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
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