| St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 12, 1972 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 65218 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 68 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Sellers 41 pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 6 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 68 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 14 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 50 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 34 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Charlie Waters 28 interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Johnny Roland 12 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 38 FG | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Leo Hayden 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Walker Gillette |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Hyatt |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 62 | LOT | Steve Wright |
| 60 | LOG | Conrad Dobler |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 72 | ROG | Dan Dierdorf |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 23 | RB | Johnny Roland |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Don Brumm |
| 71 | LDT | John Richardson |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 87 | RLB | Jeff Staggs |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 8 | LS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RS | Roger Wehrli |
| 43 | RCB | Norm Thompson |
| 49 | DB | Dale Hackbart |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 88 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 71 | LOT | Rod Wallace |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bill Gregory |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 41 | LCB | Charlie Waters |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 2 | 1 | |
| DAL | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Roland | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leo Hayden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Craig Baynham | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 230 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 2 | 282 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 63.1 | |
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 15 | 39.5 | 2 | 282 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 61.5 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 197 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 197 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 1 | |
| Walker Gillette | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Roland | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 282 | 18.8 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Sellers | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 1 | |
| Calvin Hill | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 197 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bill Thomas | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |