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New York Giants 13 at Dallas Cowboys 20
Monday, October 11, 1971
Stadium: Cotton Bowl, Start Time: 8:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 59%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 59%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (2-2-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Dallas Cowboys (3-1-0) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring
| NYG | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Mike Clark 42 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Giants | Pete Gogolak 35 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Mike Clark 41 yard field goal | 3 | 6 |
| Giants | Pete Gogolak 20 yard field goal | 6 | 6 | |
| Cowboys | Billy Truax 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Bob Hayes 48 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 4th | Giants | Clifton McNeil 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) | 13 | 20 |
Team Stats
| NYG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-67-0 | 45-222-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 26-46-294-1-0 | 11-23-185-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-29 | 1-6 |
| Net pass yards | 265 | 179 |
| Total yards | 332 | 401 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-5 | 7-5 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 6 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-33 | 6-85 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | NYG | 26 | 46 | 294 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Duhon | NYG | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 111 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Clifton McNeil | NYG | 5 | 69 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Tucker | NYG | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Morrison | NYG | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rich Houston | NYG | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Junior Coffey | NYG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 4 | 99 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 8 | 17 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Truax | DAL | 5 | 76 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Duane Thomas | DAL | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dan Reeves | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Calvin Hill | DAL | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Craig Morton | DAL | 3 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Walt Garrison | DAL | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Williams | DAL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Spider Lockhart | NYG | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rocky Thompson | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 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 Ditka | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| D.D. Lewis | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Blanchard | NYG | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | ||||
| Pete Gogolak | NYG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Clark | DAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Widby | DAL | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 0 | ||||