| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (5-8-0) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas Cowboys (6-7-0) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 69 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 16 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| STL | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Jim Bakken 18 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Danny Villanueva 31 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| Cardinals | Sonny Randle 7 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Bob Hayes 46 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 10 |
| Cardinals | Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal | 13 | 10 | |
| Cowboys | Danny Villanueva 14 yard field goal | 13 | 13 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Dan Reeves 23 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 20 |
| Cowboys | Pettis Norman 3 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 27 |
| STL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-88-0 | 36-79-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-31-258-1-0 | 16-30-326-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 1-2 |
| Net pass yards | 251 | 324 |
| Total yards | 339 | 403 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-40 | 2-18 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | STL | 8 | 126 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Buddy Humphrey | STL | 10 | 17 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willis Crenshaw | STL | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Charley Johnson | STL | 8 | 14 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jackie Smith | STL | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sonny Randle | STL | 4 | 51 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | STL | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Meredith | DAL | 16 | 30 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 3 | 103 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Reeves | DAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Clarke | DAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Smith | DAL | 22 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Gent | DAL | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Buddy Dial | DAL | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Perry Lee Dunn | DAL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pettis Norman | DAL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Billy Gambrell | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Abe Woodson | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 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 | |||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mel Renfro | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Danny Villanueva | DAL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 0 |