| NFC Divisional Playoff - Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1976 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62436 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Pat Haden 4 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Rusty Jackson tackled in end zone by Jim Jensen | 14 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 49 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 46 | RCB | Mark Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 21 | 58 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rusty Jackson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 3 | 152 | 7.2 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 32.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 37 | 15 | 40.5 | 3 | 150 | 4.1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 42 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Benny Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 50 | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 1 | 64 | 16.0 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Merlin Olsen | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Larry Cole | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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