| Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1976 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 51779 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 37 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 2 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 27 pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 21 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 43 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | George Jakowenko 22 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 88 | WR | Reuben Gant |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 17 | QB | Gary Marangi |
| 36 | RB | Jeff Kinney |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 79 | RDT | Marty Smith |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | LS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Jay Saldi |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 21 | RB | Doug Dennison |
| 35 | RB | Scott Laidlaw |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 77 | RDT | Bill Gregory |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4/17 | / | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| DAL | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2/15 | / | 7 | 65 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 24 | 78 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 161 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 14 | 1 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 63 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 1 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 48.5 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 1 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 48.5 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 0 | 202 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 73.4 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 0 | 202 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 73.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 202 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 11 | 486 | 44.2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 486 | 44.2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 9 | 372 | 41.3 | 52 | 2 | 0 | |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 399 | 39.9 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Holland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 9 | 0 | 117 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tom Ruud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 74 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Merv Krakau | 1.5 |
| Doug Jones | 0.5 |
| Ken Jones | 0.5 |
| Mike Kadish | 0.5 |
| Marty Smith | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 2.5 |
| Bob Breunig | 1.0 |
| Bill Gregory | 1.0 |
| Larry Cole | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |