Sunday, November 7, 1971
Dallas Cowboys 16, St. Louis Cardinals 13| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (5-3-0) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (3-5-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| DAL | STL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 41 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| STL | Dave L. Williams 11 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 10 |
| DAL | Toni Fritsch 14 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| DAL | Mike Ditka 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Dan Reeves run) | 13 | 10 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 36 yard field goal | 13 | 13 |
| DAL | Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal | 16 | 13 |
| DAL | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-173-0 | 16-36-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-31-199-1-0 | 12-23-227-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-0 | 4-35 |
| Net pass yards | 199 | 192 |
| Total yards | 372 | 228 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-98 | 5-53 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Duane Thomas | DAL | 26 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||