| St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 14, 1977 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64038 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Wayne Morris 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 21 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 49 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jackie Smith 3 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 84 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 62 | ROT | Keith Wortman |
| 88 | TE | J.V. Cain |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 24 | RB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 76 | RDT | Charlie Davis |
| 63 | RDE | John Zook |
| 55 | LLB | Eric Williams |
| 56 | MLB | Tim Kearney |
| 57 | RLB | Mark Arneson |
| 38 | LCB | Lee Nelson |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| 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 |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Hegman |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 46 | RCB | Mark Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Wayne Morris | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 141 | 5.9 | 2 | 71.7 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 102 | 5.1 | 1 | 46.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mel Gray | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Wayne Morris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Carl Allen | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 | |
| Efren Herrera | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Morris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Ron Yankowski | 1.5 |
| Eric Williams | 1.0 |
| Mike Dawson | 0.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
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