| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49787 |
| Weather: Light Freezing Rain Temp: 31 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 18 pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 3 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick blocked) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 26 pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 42 FG | 27 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 88 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 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 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 72 | LOT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 60 | LOG | Conrad Dobler |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 64 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 23 | RB | Johnny Roland |
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Don Brumm |
| 71 | LDT | John Richardson |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 58 | RLB | Terry Miller |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 8 | LS | Larry Wilson |
| 22 | RS | Roger Wehrli |
| 43 | RCB | Norm Thompson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 68 | 4 | 3 | |
| STL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 81 | 7 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 26 | 120 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Ralph Neely | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 209 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Roland | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Leo Hayden | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Donny Anderson | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 131 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 64.8 | |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 59.0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 2 | 152 | 6.6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 62.2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 1 | 98 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 49.0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 1 | 104 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 44.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 2 | |
| Ron Sellers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Johnny Roland | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 104 | 7.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Miller Farr | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 8 | 255 | 31.9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 255 | 31.9 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roger Wehrli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |