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13 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 21 Game-Winning Drives
13 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 21 Game-Winning Drives Table
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 1 | 1971 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | 29-275 | DAL | @ | STL | W 16-13 | 20 | 31 | 64.52 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 93.3 | 6.42 | 7.06 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 2 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-25 | 29-293 | DAL | | RAM | W 28-21 | 8 | 14 | 57.14 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 141.4 | 12.57 | 15.43 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 3 | 1973 | 1 | 1973-09-16 | 31-223 | DAL | @ | CHI | W 20-17 | 9 | 22 | 40.91 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 45.8 | 4.14 | 1.86 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 4 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-20 | 32-257 | DAL | | PHI | W 31-24 | 18 | 27 | 66.67 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 92.2 | 8.30 | 8.30 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 1 | GWD |
|---|
| 5 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-11-03 | 32-271 | DAL | | STL | W 17-14 | 15 | 27 | 55.56 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 6 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-11-10 | 32-278 | DAL | | SFO | W 20-14 | 9 | 14 | 64.29 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 107.7 | 12.64 | 12.64 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 7 | 1975 | 2 | 1975-09-28 | 33-235 | DAL | | STL | W 37-31 | 23 | 34 | 67.65 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 113.2 | 9.03 | 9.47 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| 8 | 1975 | 4 | 1975-10-12 | 33-249 | DAL | @ | NYG | W 13-7 | 8 | 22 | 36.36 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 64.0 | 3.95 | 4.86 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 9 | 1975 | 6 | 1975-10-26 | 33-263 | DAL | @ | PHI | W 20-17 | 27 | 49 | 55.10 | 314 | 1 | 1 | 73.0 | 6.41 | 5.90 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 10 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-26 | 34-234 | DAL | | BAL | W 30-27 | 22 | 28 | 78.57 | 339 | 2 | 0 | 140.9 | 12.11 | 13.54 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 11 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-07 | 34-276 | DAL | | NYG | W 9-3 | 13 | 25 | 52.00 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 55.6 | 6.44 | 4.64 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 12 | 1977 | 1 | 1977-09-18 | 35-225 | DAL | @ | MIN | W 16-10 | 18 | 30 | 60.00 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 90.4 | 6.53 | 7.20 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 13 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-10-09 | 35-246 | DAL | @ | STL | W 30-24 | 18 | 29 | 62.07 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 87.3 | 5.28 | 5.97 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 14 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-27 | 35-295 | DAL | @ | WAS | W 14-7 | 10 | 24 | 41.67 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 57.3 | 5.75 | 4.71 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 15 | 1978 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 36-231 | DAL | | STL | W 21-12 | 16 | 26 | 61.54 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 95.4 | 7.00 | 7.77 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 16 | 1978 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | 36-252 | DAL | @ | STL | W 24-21 | 23 | 40 | 57.50 | 289 | 3 | 2 | 84.3 | 7.23 | 6.48 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| 17 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | 36-301 | DAL | | NWE | W 17-10 | 15 | 27 | 55.56 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 110.6 | 9.00 | 10.48 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 18 | 1979 | 1 | 1979-09-02 | 37-209 | DAL | @ | STL | W 22-21 | 20 | 34 | 58.82 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 84.1 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 19 | 1979 | 3 | 1979-09-16 | 37-223 | DAL | | CHI | W 24-20 | 18 | 31 | 58.06 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 112.6 | 7.16 | 9.10 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 20 | 1979 | 10 | 1979-11-04 | 37-272 | DAL | @ | NYG | W 16-14 | 20 | 30 | 66.67 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 105.7 | 8.87 | 9.53 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| 21 | 1979 | 16 | 1979-12-16 | 37-314 | DAL | | WAS | W 35-34 | 24 | 42 | 57.14 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 96.9 | 8.00 | 8.36 | | | | | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
2 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 2 Postseason Game-Winning Drives
2 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 2 Postseason Game-Winning Drives Table
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 1 | 1972 | 15 | 1972-12-23 | 30-322 | DAL | @ | SFO | W 30-28 | 12 | 20 | 60.00 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 121.7 | 8.70 | 10.70 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
|---|
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Age |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Cmp |
Att |
Cmp% |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
Y/A |
AY/A |
Att |
Yds |
Y/A |
TD |
Notes |
| 2 | 1975 | 15 | 1975-12-28 | 33-326 | DAL | @ | MIN | W 17-14 | 17 | 29 | 58.62 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 97.8 | 8.48 | 9.17 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
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