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New York Jets 10 at Dallas Cowboys 52
Saturday, December 4, 1971
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 3:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 42 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 42 degrees, relative humidity 86%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (4-8-0) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas Cowboys (9-3-0) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
Scoring
| NYJ | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Ike Thomas 101 yard kickoff return (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Calvin Hill 27 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Cowboys | Calvin Hill 27 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| Cowboys | Duane Thomas 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 28 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Calvin Hill 9 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 35 |
| Jets | Bobby Howfield 35 yard field goal | 3 | 35 | |
| Cowboys | Mike Clark 45 yard field goal | 3 | 38 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Duane Thomas 18 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 45 |
| Jets | George Nock 1 yard pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 10 | 45 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Lance Alworth 20 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 52 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-130-0 | 37-218-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 6-20-27-1-3 | 14-21-243-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 2-22 |
| Net pass yards | 19 | 221 |
| Total yards | 149 | 439 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 3-34 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Davis | NYJ | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Riggins | NYJ | 13 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Harkey | NYJ | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Maynard | NYJ | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Nock | NYJ | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Calvin Hill | DAL | 11 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Duane Thomas | DAL | 14 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 10 | 15 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Ditka | DAL | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lance Alworth | DAL | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Craig Morton | DAL | 4 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Williams | DAL | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Claxton Welch | DAL | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Truax | DAL | 1 | 8 | 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 | |||
| Chris Farasopoulos | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| George Nock | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Vern Studdard | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Phil Wise | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 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 | |||
| Herb Adderley | DAL | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mel Renfro | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ike Thomas | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 101.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bobby Howfield | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve O'Neal | NYJ | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Clark | DAL | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Widby | DAL | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||||