| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (6-3-0) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| New England Patriots (3-6-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Schaefer Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 44 degrees, relative humidity 48%, wind 13 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| DAL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 33 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Patriots | John Smith 29 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| Patriots | Jim Plunkett 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 31 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Doug Dennison 6 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 10 |
| Patriots | Russ Francis 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 24 | 17 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Golden Richards 41 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 17 |
| Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal | 34 | 17 | |
| Patriots | Darryl Stingley 13 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 34 | 24 | |
| Patriots | Darryl Stingley 5 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 34 | 31 |
| DAL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-171-1 | 29-99-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-20-198-3-0 | 12-30-264-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-33 | 6-39 |
| Net pass yards | 165 | 225 |
| Total yards | 336 | 324 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-60 | 5-35 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 10 | 14 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 16 | 70 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 3 | 83 | 2 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 16 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 2 | 46 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 4 | 18 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jean Fugett | DAL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Charley Young | DAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Clint Longley | DAL | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 12 | 30 | 264 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 1 | 76 | 0 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 5 | 75 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 13 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 63 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 12 | 48 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 2 | 32 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie Waters | DAL | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charley Young | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 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 | |||
| Steve Burks | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Leon McQuay | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Toni Fritsch | DAL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Hoopes | DAL | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Patrick | NWE | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |