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Chicago Bears 21 at Dallas Cowboys 31
Sunday, October 24, 1976
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 14 mph
Weather: 71 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 14 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (3-4-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas Cowboys (6-1-0) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| CHI | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Efren Herrera 22 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Roger Staubach 4 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Bears | Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Preston Pearson 15 yard pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 24 |
| Bears | Mike Hartenstine 37 yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| Bears | Johnny Musso 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 21 | 24 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Preston Pearson 6 yard pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 31 |
Team Stats
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 8 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-93-2 | 55-241-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 6-16-54-0-0 | 19-31-307-3-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-37 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 17 | 288 |
| Total yards | 110 | 529 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-83 | 9-86 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 17 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Bob Avellini | CHI | 6 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roland Harper | CHI | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Mike Adamle | CHI | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Johnny Musso | CHI | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| James Scott | CHI | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 9 | 48 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 90 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 12 | 21 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Danny White | DAL | 7 | 10 | 145 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 12 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 2 | 78 | 0 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 6 | 64 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 14 | 62 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 11 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Charley Young | DAL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Mike Adamle | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ross Brupbacher | CHI | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Roland Harper | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Virgil Livers | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 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 | |||
| Jim D. Jensen | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 9 | 372 | 41.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Efren Herrera | DAL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 0 | ||||