Sunday, October 31, 1965
Dallas Cowboys 13, Pittsburgh Steelers 22| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (2-5-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (2-5-0) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| DAL | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | J.D. Smith 2 yard pass from Don Meredith (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2nd | PIT | Dick Hoak 2 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (kick failed) | 6 | 6 |
| PIT | Gary Ballman 20 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (kick failed) | 6 | 12 | |
| PIT | Gary Ballman 72 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 19 | |
| 3rd | DAL | Pete Gent 8 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 19 |
| 4th | PIT | Mike Clark 18 yard field goal | 13 | 22 |
| DAL | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-90-0 | 32-69-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-34-187-2-1 | 18-35-272-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-22 | 4-27 |
| Net pass yards | 165 | 245 |
| Total yards | 255 | 314 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 4-20 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Clarke | DAL | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Meredith | DAL | 12 | 34 | 187 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dan Reeves | DAL | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Perkins | DAL | 14 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pete Gent | DAL | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Smith | DAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bill Nelsen | PIT | 18 | 35 | 272 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Clendon Thomas | PIT | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dick Hoak | PIT | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mike Lind | PIT | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roy Jefferson | PIT | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Clarence Peaks | PIT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Gaechter | DAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mel Renfro | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Stiger | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Cannonball Butler | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Brady Keys | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Clarence Peaks | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Marv Woodson | PIT | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||