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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys - December 18th, 1971
St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Dallas Cowboys 31
Saturday, December 18, 1971
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Dallas Cowboys 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (4-9-1) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Dallas Cowboys (11-3-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Scoring
| STL | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Duane Thomas 53 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | DAL | Duane Thomas 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 14 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 33 yard field goal | 3 | 14 | |
| DAL | Duane Thomas 34 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 21 | |
| STL | Jim Bakken 29 yard field goal | 6 | 21 | |
| 3rd | STL | Jim Bakken 23 yard field goal | 9 | 21 |
| STL | Jim Bakken 35 yard field goal | 12 | 21 | |
| 4th | DAL | Mike Clark 24 yard field goal | 12 | 24 |
| DAL | Duane Thomas 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 12 | 31 |
Team Stats
| STL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-88-0 | 38-205-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-43-143-0-2 | 10-16-147-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 3-29 |
| Net pass yards | 127 | 118 |
| Total yards | 215 | 323 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 8-60 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Cid Edwards | STL | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 11 | 36 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Gilliam | STL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fred Hyatt | STL | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Roland | STL | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Beathard | STL | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Duane Thomas | DAL | 18 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 10 | 16 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Walt Garrison | DAL | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Calvin Hill | DAL | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lance Alworth | DAL | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mike Ditka | DAL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 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 | |||
| John Gilliam | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dale Hackbart | STL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| George Hoey | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 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 | |||
| Mike Ditka | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Edwards | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ike Thomas | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||