| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (6-3-0) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Dallas Cowboys (8-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Texas Stadium |
| Start Time | 8:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 61 degrees, relative humidity 73%, wind 12 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| STL | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Jim Bakken 26 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) | 3 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 3 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Wayne Morris 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4th | Cowboys | Efren Herrera 21 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
| Cardinals | Mel Gray 49 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 17 | |
| Cardinals | Jackie Smith 3 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 17 |
| STL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-158-1 | 36-156-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-24-141-2-1 | 11-20-102-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-4 | 3-22 |
| Net pass yards | 137 | 80 |
| Total yards | 295 | 236 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-22 | 3-53 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 15 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 3 | 76 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 21 | 72 | 1 | 13 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 10 | 24 | 141 | 2 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||
| J.V. Cain | STL | 2 | 27 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Jim Otis | STL | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jones | STL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Jackie Smith | STL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 16 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 11 | 20 | 102 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 12 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 4 | 45 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Carl Allen | STL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jeff Severson | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pat Tilley | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 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 | |||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Randy Hughes | DAL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Carrell | STL | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Efren Herrera | DAL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 |
| Danny White | DAL | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 | ||||