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New England Patriots 21 at Dallas Cowboys 44

Sunday, October 24, 1971

New England Patriots 21, Dallas Cowboys 44

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New England Patriots (2-4-0)7001421
Dallas Cowboys (4-2-0)102401044

Scoring

NWEDAL
1stDALDuane Thomas 56 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)07
DALMike Clark 16 yard field goal010
NWEJim Nance 1 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)710
2ndDALRoger Staubach 2 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)717
DALMike Clark 17 yard field goal720
DALBob Hayes 35 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)727
DALBob Hayes 28 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)734
4thDALMike Clark 12 yard field goal737
NWERandy Vataha 33 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)1437
DALJoe Williams 2 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)1444
NWETom Beer 31 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)2144

Team Stats

NWEDAL
First downs1720
Rush-yards-TDs24-76-134-168-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-29-228-2-116-25-241-2-0
Sacked-yards5-451-3
Net pass yards183238
Total yards259406
Fumbles-lost2-22-0
Turnovers30
Penalties-yards4-595-58

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 16 29 228 2 1 0 2 15 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 7 107 1 0
Tom Beer NWE 1 31 1 0
Carl Garrett NWE 7 22 0 0 1 6 0 0
Bob Gladieux NWE 2 1 0 0 1 25 0 0
Roland Moss NWE 2 24 0 0
Jim Nance NWE 9 27 1 0 1 -3 0 0
Alfred Sykes NWE 1 15 0 0
Ron Sellers NWE 1 12 0 0
Hubie Bryant NWE 1 11 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 4 11 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 13 21 197 2 0 0 2 15 1 0
Bob Hayes DAL 3 83 2 0
Duane Thomas DAL 7 61 1 0 1 12 0 0
Walt Garrison DAL 15 70 0 0 2 1 0 0
Joe Williams DAL 3 7 1 0 2 45 0 0
Lance Alworth DAL 1 -4 0 0 2 38 0 0
Margene Adkins DAL 2 24 0 0
Craig Morton DAL 3 4 44 0 0 0
Mike Ditka DAL 2 20 0 0
Billy Truax DAL 1 19 0 0
Claxton Welch DAL 2 12 0 0 1 -1 0 0
Dan Reeves DAL 4 7 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Hubie Bryant NWE 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Ron Gardin NWE 0 0 0 0 2 45 22.5 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 6 172 28.7 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Margene Adkins DAL 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Cliff Harris DAL 0 0 0 0 2 66 33.0 0 0
Chuck Howley DAL 1 18 0 0
Charlie Waters DAL 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Claxton Welch DAL 0 0 0 0 1 39 39.0 0 0