| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1970 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47900 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 62 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 54 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Sharockman 23 blocked punt recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 43 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 42 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Sharockman 34 interception return (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 31 FG | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 28 FG | 6 | 37 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Beasley 2 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 44 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 34 FG | 6 | 54 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 18 run (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 54 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 24 | WR | Dennis Homan |
| 19 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 61 | LOG | Blaine Nye |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 73 | ROG | Ralph Neely |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 20 | LCB | Bobby Bryant |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| MIN | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 18t | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Clint Jones | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 |
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 113 | 3.6 | 17 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 3 | 109 | 6.8 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 37.8 |
| Craig Morton | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 36 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 159 | 5.7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 27.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 133 | 6.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Bob Lee | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 21 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 44.4 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 0 | 154 | 5.9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 81.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 159 | 11.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kent Kramer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 154 | 11.8 | 19 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Alan Page | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Charles | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 64 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 53 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Duane Thomas | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Margene Adkins | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 184 | 20.4 | 32 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |