| Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1976 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 60790 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Staubach 4 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 15 pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Hartenstine 12 lateral from Ross Brupbacher 25 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Musso 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 6 pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | RDE | Roger Stillwell |
| 59 | LLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 43 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 46 | RS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 21 | RB | Doug Dennison |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 63 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 69 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Breunig |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Doug Dennison | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Danny White | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Charley Young | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | 54 | 3.4 | 0 | 47.4 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 162 | 7.7 | 1 | 97.7 | |||
| Danny White | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 2 | 145 | 14.5 | 2 | 112.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Musso | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ross Brupbacher | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 9 | 372 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Ron Rydalch | 1.0 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 0.5 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.5 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
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