| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (1-1-0) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Texas Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 73 degrees, relative humidity 53%, wind 13 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| STL | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Cardinals | Jim Bakken 28 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Jean Fugett 1 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Drew Pearson 12 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 14 |
| Cardinals | Mel Gray 23 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 14 | |
| Cowboys | Charley Young 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 21 | |
| Cardinals | Earl Thomas 80 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| Cowboys | Thomas Henderson 97 yard kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 28 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 40 yard field goal | 17 | 31 |
| Cardinals | Jackie Smith 35 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 31 | |
| Cardinals | Mel Gray 37 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 31 | 31 | |
| OT | Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 3 yard pass from Roger Staubach | 31 | 37 |
| STL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-118-0 | 44-160-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-32-314-4-2 | 23-34-307-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-19 |
| Net pass yards | 314 | 288 |
| Total yards | 432 | 448 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-50 | 6-30 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Hart | STL | 15 | 32 | 314 | 4 | 2 | 80 | ||||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 5 | 114 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Jim Otis | STL | 23 | 86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Earl Thomas | STL | 1 | 80 | 1 | 80 | ||||||||||
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 7 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Jackie Smith | STL | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Ike Harris | STL | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jones | STL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | STL | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| J.V. Cain | STL | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 23 | 34 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 6 | 100 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 23 | 90 | 0 | 12 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 5 | 81 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Jean Fugett | DAL | 5 | 51 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 2 | 46 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 17 | 42 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 4 | 30 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Charley Young | DAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Reaves | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Wehrli | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 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 | |||
| Thomas Henderson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 97.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | DAL | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mark Washington | DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rolly Woolsey | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | STL | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | DAL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Hoopes | DAL | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 | ||||