Week 15, 1974

played in Dallas, TX

48 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York (N) Giants	0	10	7	3	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	10	10	0	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DAL - Steve Preece 31 interception return (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 03:16 DAL - Garo Yepremian 52 field goal
2Q: 12:04 DAL - Rich McGeorge 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 06:04 NYG - Pete Gogolak 31 field goal
2Q: 03:21 DAL - Garo Yepremian 30 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NYG - Haven Moses 16 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NYG - Pat Curran 6 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 10:17 NYG - Pete Gogolak 33 field goal
4Q: 03:22 DAL - Rich McGeorge 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 02:18 DAL - Art Malone 25 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DAL - Steve Preece 31 interception return (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 03:16 DAL - Garo Yepremian 52 field goal
2Q: 12:04 DAL - Rich McGeorge 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 06:04 NYG - Pete Gogolak 31 field goal
2Q: 03:21 DAL - Garo Yepremian 30 field goal
2Q: 01:57 NYG - Haven Moses 16 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NYG - Pat Curran 6 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Pete Gogolak extra point)
4Q: 10:17 NYG - Pete Gogolak 33 field goal
4Q: 03:22 DAL - Rich McGeorge 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 02:18 DAL - Art Malone 25 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team Statistics NYG DAL
Record 8-6 11-3
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 293 386
- Offensive Plays 69 71
- Yards per Play 4.25 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 50 142
- Rushing Attempts 19 36
- Yards per Rush 2.63 3.94
Net Passing Yards 243 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 29 - 3 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 10/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/47
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	NYG	DAL
Record	8-6	11-3
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	293	386
- Offensive Plays	69	71
- Yards per Play	4.25	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	50	142
- Rushing Attempts	19	36
- Yards per Rush	2.63	3.94
Net Passing Yards	243	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 29 - 3	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	10/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/47
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

New York (N) Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	14:52	1:31	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:43	1:42	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	7:54	2:27	OWN 14	6	26	Interception
1	3:10	2:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	11:54	3:10	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
2	7:35	1:37	OPP 42	5	28	Field Goal
2	3:14	1:27	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 46	3	0	Half
3	11:25	4:26	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	4:14	1:39	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt
4	15:00	4:50	OWN 45	10	39	Field Goal
4	8:28	2:55	50	5	11	Missed FG
4	3:12	0:42	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	2:01	0:56	OWN 34	4	13	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	2:38	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
1	9:01	1:07	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
1	5:27	2:17	OWN 41	6	24	Field Goal
1	0:51	3:57	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	8:44	1:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	5:58	2:44	OWN 20	7	67	Field Goal
2	1:47	1:26	OWN 35	5	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 46	8	16	Missed FG
3	6:59	2:45	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	2:35	2:35	OWN 41	5	21	Missed FG
4	10:10	1:42	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	5:33	2:21	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	2:30	0:29	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 46	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emerson Boozer	14	36	2.57	10	1
Les Josephson	4	13	3.25	11	1
Joe Dawkins	1	1	1.00	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	21	85	4.05	25	3	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	9	35	3.89	7	0	0
Roger Staubach	6	22	3.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daryle Lamonica	48	29	255	2/12	2	25	3	62.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	35	20	244	0/0	2	32	0	97.8

Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Emerson Boozer	7	8	50	7.14	12	12	0
TE Pat Curran	5	6	58	11.60	9	19	1
WR Haven Moses	5	10	70	14.00	16	25	1
FB Joe Dawkins	4	4	13	3.25	4	8	0
RB Les Josephson	2	3	12	6.00	5	9	0
WR Ted Newton	2	4	29	14.50	9	16	0
WR Percy Jordan	2	6	23	11.50	0	13	0
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jerry Simmons	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	8	10	134	16.75	13	32	0
TE Rich McGeorge	5	6	43	8.60	6	18	2
WR George Farmer	3	7	36	12.00	12	15	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Art Malone	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New York (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Preece	2	39	19.50	1
CB Cliff Harris	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York (N)	Fumb	Recov
Emerson Boozer	1	1
Joe Dawkins	1	0
Daryle Lamonica	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cliff Harris	0	0	1	0
Gerald Irons	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	5	237	47.4	34.6	62	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	194	38.8	32.8	44	1

Kicking Statistics

New York (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Gogolak	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/5	1/4	1/4	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spider Lockhart	3	10	3.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Hoey	1	29	29.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nemiah Wilson	9	3	0.0	30	28
OLB Terry Miller	6	2	0.0	36	34
S Spider Lockhart	6	1	0.0	32	30
ILB Lonnie Warwick	5	2	0.0	36	35
DE Thomas Hinton	4	4	0.0	34	28
S Johnny Fuller	4	2	0.0	36	34
DE Chuck Walker	4	1	0.0	36	33
CB Pete Athas	3	1	0.0	36	34
CB George Hoey	3	0	0.0	34	30
DT John Small	2	1	0.0	35	35
OLB Randy Wheaton	2	0	0.0	7	11
DT Walter Johnson	1	2	0.0	30	26
DE Royce Berry	1	0	0.0	3	7
WR Jerry Simmons	1	0	---	---	---
WR Percy Jordan	1	0	---	---	---
S Windlan Hall	0	1	0.0	5	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	12	2	0.0	19	48
S Phil Wise	8	3	0.0	19	49
S Charlie Waters	5	1	0.0	19	48
DE Larry Cole	5	0	0.0	19	50
DT Larry Brooks	3	0	2.0	18	48
CB Willie Alexander	3	2	0.0	10	38
OLB Ken Avery	3	1	0.0	19	48
DE Ken Sanders	3	0	0.0	17	50
S Steve Preece	2	3	0.0	13	45
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	19	48
DT Ernie Holmes	1	2	0.0	16	31
S Rich Sowells	1	0	0.0	2	17
OLB Billy Andrews	0	2	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (N)	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Royce Berry	1	0	0	7
DE Thomas Hinton	1	0	0	28
DT John Small	0	1	0	35
DE Chuck Walker	0	1	0	33
ILB Lonnie Warwick	0	1	0	35
DT Walter Johnson	0	0	1	26

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	2.0	0	4	0	48
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	1	1	50
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	0	2	0	31
DE Larry Cole	0.0	0	1	1	50
OLB Billy Andrews	0.0	0	0	1	13
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	0	0	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Pete Athas	5	2	34
CB Nemiah Wilson	4	0	28
CB George Hoey	3	1	30
OLB Terry Miller	3	1	34
S Spider Lockhart	2	2	30
ILB Lonnie Warwick	2	0	35
OLB Randy Wheaton	1	0	11
S Ike Thomas	0	1	2

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	11	0	0	48
S Phil Wise	7	1	0	49
S Charlie Waters	5	2	0	48
CB Willie Alexander	3	1	0	38
S Steve Preece	2	0	2	45
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	1	48
OLB Ken Avery	0	2	0	48
S Rich Sowells	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New York (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed White	2	6	1	18	1	39
Bob Hyland	2	5	0	17	1	46
Halvor Hagen	0	4	0	19	0	44
Pat Curran	0	1	0	8	0	25
Mike Current	0	1	0	14	0	46
Joe Dawkins	0	1	0	11	0	23
Adrian McConnell	0	1	0	3	0	1

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Blaine Nye	4	7	30	32
Forrest Blue	3	10	36	35
Don Kanell	2	2	28	29
Randy Beisler	1	4	6	3
Larry Watkins	1	2	24	12
Chris Daniels	1	2	7	5
Billy Joe Dupree	0	2	16	15
Jim Miller	0	2	29	30
Jeff Sevy	0	1	28	32

Special Teams Tackles

New York (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Geddes	2	27
Les Josephson	2	25
Brian Kelley	1	17

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	2	13
Josh Ashton	1	27
Larry Watkins	1	16

Participation

New York (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Fuller	---	---	36	34	13	83
Pete Athas	---	---	36	34	7	77
George Hoey	---	---	34	30	12	76
Lonnie Warwick	---	---	36	35	5	76
Terry Miller	---	---	36	34	5	75
John Small	---	---	35	35	5	75
Chuck Walker	---	---	36	33	5	74
Spider Lockhart	---	---	32	30	10	72
Thomas Hinton	---	---	34	28	8	70
Daryle Lamonica	19	50	---	---	---	69
Bob Hyland	17	46	---	---	2	65
Halvor Hagen	19	44	---	---	---	63
Haven Moses	11	37	---	---	15	63
Ed White	18	39	---	---	6	63
Nemiah Wilson	---	---	30	28	5	63
Mike Current	14	46	---	---	2	62
Walter Johnson	---	---	30	26	3	59
Emerson Boozer	14	34	---	---	7	55
Davin Pieri	13	42	---	---	---	55
Pat Curran	8	25	---	---	14	47
Jerry Simmons	12	33	---	---	1	46
Les Josephson	5	15	---	---	25	45
Percy Jordan	12	33	---	---	---	45
Ted Newton	5	20	---	---	16	41
Joe Dawkins	11	23	---	---	6	40
Andy Byrd	8	19	---	---	6	33
Jim McFarland	10	15	---	---	5	30
Bob Geddes	---	---	0	1	27	28
Windlan Hall	---	---	5	8	13	26
Adrian McConnell	3	1	---	---	20	24
Willie Johnson	6	8	---	---	8	22
Randy Wheaton	---	---	7	11	---	18
Brian Kelley	---	---	0	0	17	17
Charlie Beckles	3	10	---	---	3	16
Irv Goode	0	6	---	---	8	14
Ronnie Moore	---	---	5	6	2	13
Ike Thomas	---	---	0	2	10	12
Royce Berry	---	---	3	7	---	10
Benny Malone	1	4	---	---	5	10
Jamie Rivers	---	---	0	0	10	10
Pete Gogolak	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louis Ross	---	---	0	2	4	6
Vince Peay	---	---	1	1	4	6
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenyon Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Wise	---	---	19	49	13	81
Cliff Harris	---	---	19	48	13	80
Forrest Blue	36	35	---	---	7	78
Larry Cole	---	---	19	50	8	77
Charlie Waters	---	---	19	48	8	75
Steve Preece	---	---	13	45	15	73
Roger Staubach	36	35	---	---	---	71
Ken Avery	---	---	19	48	3	70
Ken Sanders	---	---	17	50	3	70
Larry Brooks	---	---	18	48	3	69
Gerald Irons	---	---	19	48	2	69
Jim Miller	29	30	---	---	9	68
Bob Hayes	31	33	---	---	---	64
Willie Alexander	---	---	10	38	14	62
Blaine Nye	30	32	---	---	---	62
Jeff Sevy	28	32	---	---	---	60
Don Kanell	28	29	---	---	---	57
Fred Biletnikoff	28	23	---	---	5	56
George Farmer	15	22	---	---	16	53
Larry Watkins	24	12	---	---	16	52
Billy Joe Dupree	16	15	---	---	19	50
Art Malone	27	23	---	---	---	50
Rich McGeorge	20	20	---	---	10	50
Ernie Holmes	---	---	16	31	2	49
Josh Ashton	5	10	---	---	27	42
Billy Andrews	---	---	9	13	6	28
Dick Stevens	8	6	---	---	10	24
Randy Grossman	0	0	---	---	22	22
Rich Sowells	---	---	2	17	1	20
Pete Van Valkenberg	9	11	---	---	---	20
Randy Beisler	6	3	---	---	10	19
Doug Adams	---	---	0	5	12	17
Bob Maddox	---	---	7	10	---	17
Tony Rogers	5	6	---	---	5	16
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	13	13
Chris Daniels	7	5	---	---	1	13
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	12	12
Byron Alexander	---	---	2	0	10	12
Dave Guyton	8	3	---	---	---	11
Don Calhoun	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bob De Marco	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	2	5	8
Stan Hindman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	8	9	1.1
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	70	5.0
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	1	3	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daryle Lamonica	48	29	1	0	0	7	8	4	3

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	35	20	1	0	3	7	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	86	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	136	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	25	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	155	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haven Moses	10	5	70	1	37
RB Emerson Boozer	8	7	50	0	34
TE Pat Curran	6	5	58	0	25
WR Percy Jordan	6	2	23	0	33
WR Jerry Simmons	5	0	0	0	33
FB Joe Dawkins	4	4	13	0	23
WR Ted Newton	4	2	29	0	20
RB Les Josephson	3	2	12	0	15
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0	0	4
TE Jim McFarland	1	1	0	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	10	8	0	134	1	33
WR George Farmer	7	3	1	36	0	22
TE Rich McGeorge	6	5	0	43	0	20
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	1	1	12	0	23
FB Billy Joe Dupree	4	1	0	7	0	15
RB Art Malone	2	1	0	8	0	23
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	2	1	1	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emerson Boozer	3	11	3.67	2.57
Les Josephson	2	3	1.50	3.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	1	2	2.00	4.05
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	3	3.00	3.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daryle Lamonica	5	2	22	4.40	5.31

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	5	4	34	6.80	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haven Moses	2	1	16	8.00	7.00
TE Pat Curran	1	1	6	6.00	9.67
RB Les Josephson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Percy Jordan	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich McGeorge	3	3	27	9.00	7.17
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	7	3.50	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (N)	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Staubach	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daryle Lamonica	13	6	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Haven Moses	4	2	1
WR Percy Jordan	4	1	0
WR Jerry Simmons	2	0	0
RB Emerson Boozer	1	1	1
RB Les Josephson	1	1	0
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Farmer	3	1	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	0
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	1
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	2	1	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	1
RB Art Malone	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)