| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1977 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64215 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 91 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Staubach 2 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Dennison 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 11 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Willie Spencer 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 37 FG | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Hammond 68 punt return (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 41 FG | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Doug Kotar 3 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 34 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 34 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Emery Moorehead |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 52 | C | Ralph Hill |
| 74 | ROG | John Hicks |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 38 | TE | Bob Tucker |
| 12 | QB | Jerry Golsteyn |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Gary Jeter |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 77 | RDT | Troy Archer |
| 77 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 21 | LCB | Bill Bryant |
| 29 | SS | Clyde Powers |
| 20 | FS | Jim Stienke |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 67 | ROT | Pat Donovan |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 24:45 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2/22 | / | 6 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
| DAL | 35:15 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 8/16 | / | 11 | 95 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Doug Kotar | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 69 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 34 | 2 |
| Preston Pearson | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 185 | 4.1 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 2 | 129 | 5.6 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 21.8 | |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 3 | 133 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 15.9 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 0 | 235 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 99.1 | |
| Danny White | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 30 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 0 | 265 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 90.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 265 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Dave Jennings | 8 | 331 | 41.4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 1 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 3 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 | 68t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 6 | 1 | 61 | 10.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Gordon Bell | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Larry Brinson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Troy Archer | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Larry Cole | 1.0 |
| Randy White | 0.8 |
| Bill Gregory | 0.5 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Randy Hughes | 0.5 |
| Aaron Kyle | 0.3 |
| Jethro Pugh | 0.3 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |