| New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1971 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 65708 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 56 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 16 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Nance 1 run (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Staubach 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 17 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 35 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 28 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 12 FG | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 33 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Joe Williams 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 44 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tom Beer 31 pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 21 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Carl Garrett | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Duane Thomas | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Claxton Welch | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Reeves | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Williams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 228 | 7.9 | 2 | 89.4 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 197 | 9.4 | 2 | 124.5 | |||
| Craig Morton | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 110.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Roland Moss | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Bob Gladieux | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Sykes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Sellers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 2 | |
| Joe Williams | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Margene Adkins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Truax | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Claxton Welch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ron Gardin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Margene Adkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | 0 | ||
| Ron Gardin | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Hubie Bryant | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Claxton Welch | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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