| Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1975 Location: New York, NY Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 37279 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 28 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Carl Garrett 8 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Dennison 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 10 pass from Clint Longley (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 22 FG | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Bob Gresham 7 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Randy Hughes 33 interception return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 66 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 67 | ROT | Pat Donovan |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 19 | QB | Clint Longley |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Gregory |
| 65 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 31 | RCB | Benny Barnes |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 86 | TE | Willie Brister |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 76 | RDE | Jim Bailey |
| 56 | LLB | Godwin Turk |
| 52 | MLB | Steve Reese |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RS | Ed Taylor |
| 49 | RCB | George Hoey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 7/14 | / | 7 | 55 | 2 | 1 | |
| NYJ | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6/15 | / | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Charley Young | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Clint Longley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 243 | 4.6 | 2 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 27 | 62 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Carl Garrett | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Steve Davis | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| J.J. Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 121 | 3.0 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Clint Longley | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 94 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 56.0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 94 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 56.0 | |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 |
| J.J. Jones | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jim Bailey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 150 | 30.0 | ||
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 8 | 229 | 28.6 | 52 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 229 | 28.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Golden Richards | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Sowells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Percy Howard | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |