| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 26, 1970 Location: Dallas, TX Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 73167 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 26 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Greg Landry tackled in end zone by George Andrie and Jethro Pugh | 0 | 5 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 50 | MLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 88 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 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 |
| 41 | RS | Charlie Waters |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 30 | 135 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Walton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Weger | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 8 | 391 | 48.9 | 61 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 5 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 4 | 0 | 23 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Ray Williams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bruce Maxwell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Paul Naumoff | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| George Andrie | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Jethro Pugh | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Larry Cole | 1.0 | 3.0 |
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