Week 1, 1975

played in Philadelphia, PA

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	14	10	-	34
Philadelphia Eagles	7	6	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 PHI - Harold Carmichael 7 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
1Q: 05:49 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 33 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 09:06 PHI - Doug Christy 28 field goal
2Q: 05:33 PHI - Doug Christy 38 field goal
2Q: 01:29 DAL - Garo Yepremian 19 field goal
3Q: 14:05 PHI - Harold Carmichael 48 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
3Q: 10:00 DAL - Tony Rogers 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DAL - Rich McGeorge 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 07:51 PHI - Walker Gillette 49 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DAL - Josh Ashton 1 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 01:12 DAL - Garo Yepremian 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 PHI - Harold Carmichael 7 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
1Q: 05:49 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 33 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 09:06 PHI - Doug Christy 28 field goal
2Q: 05:33 PHI - Doug Christy 38 field goal
2Q: 01:29 DAL - Garo Yepremian 19 field goal
3Q: 14:05 PHI - Harold Carmichael 48 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
3Q: 10:00 DAL - Tony Rogers 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DAL - Rich McGeorge 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 07:51 PHI - Walker Gillette 49 pass from Mike Livingston (Doug Christy extra point)
4Q: 03:10 DAL - Josh Ashton 1 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 01:12 DAL - Garo Yepremian 46 field goal

Team Statistics DAL PHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 20
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 406 359
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 6.25 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 166 73
- Rushing Attempts 36 17
- Yards per Rush 4.61 4.29
Net Passing Yards 240 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 1 43 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 6/37
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 5.84
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/50 7/62
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	DAL	PHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	20
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	406	359
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	6.25	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	166	73
- Rushing Attempts	36	17
- Yards per Rush	4.61	4.29
Net Passing Yards	240	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 1	43 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	6/37
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	5.84
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/50	7/62
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 20	8	53	Missed FG
1	7:50	2:15	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
1	2:42	2:53	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	9:00	1:15	OWN 43	2	15	Fumble
2	5:25	4:01	OWN 10	10	88	Field Goal
3	13:47	3:57	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	6:35	3:20	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	0:07	3:55	OWN 24	9	45	Interception
4	7:34	4:31	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	1:40	0:33	OPP 31	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 22	1	2	Game

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	3:20	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	5:35	2:53	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	14:49	5:49	OWN 9	15	80	Field Goal
2	7:45	2:20	OWN 42	5	37	Field Goal
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
3	9:50	3:15	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	3:15	3:08	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	11:12	3:38	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	3:03	1:23	OWN 15	7	4	Interception
4	1:07	0:55	OWN 21	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Josh Ashton	20	75	3.75	12	2	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	11	60	5.45	33	1	0
Roger Staubach	5	31	6.20	11	1	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Stan Winfrey	10	40	4.00	9
Jim Moffett	5	21	4.20	8
Mike Livingston	2	12	6.00	9

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	28	21	245	1/5	3	33	1	121.9

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Livingston	43	26	323	6/37	3	49	1	97.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	7	81	16.20	14	33	1
TE Rich McGeorge	5	6	31	6.20	5	12	1
WR Bob Hayes	4	5	62	15.50	5	31	0
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	42	14.00	6	20	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	0
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	1

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Carmichael	7	12	120	17.14	33	48	2
WR Walker Gillette	5	10	89	17.80	3	49	1
WR Willie McGee	4	7	38	9.50	10	19	0
RB Glenn Bonner	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Billy Masters	2	2	38	19.00	11	31	0
RB Jim Moffett	2	2	10	5.00	2	6	0
FB Stan Winfrey	2	4	10	5.00	7	8	0
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Charle Young	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Edward McIntyre	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0.00	0

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eddie McMillan	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Hayes	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie McMillan	0	1	0	0
Artimus Parker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	1	47	47.0	49.0	47	1

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Scott	3	143	47.7	35.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	4/4

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Christy	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	1	18	18.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Greer	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	3	107	35.7	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie McGee	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	10	1	0.0	16	47
S Nate Wright	5	0	0.0	12	41
DE Larry Cole	4	0	2.5	17	45
CB Cliff Harris	4	2	0.0	14	45
S Charlie Waters	4	0	0.0	16	47
S Phil Wise	4	0	0.0	14	48
DE Ken Sanders	3	0	1.0	14	48
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	6	23
DE Mario Johnson	2	0	1.0	3	5
CB Willie Alexander	2	0	0.0	10	42
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	1.0	6	23
OLB Doug Adams	1	1	0.0	2	3
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	8	22
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	0.0	11	25
DT Larry Brooks	0	6	0.5	17	49

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve Zabel	12	0	1.0	35	29
S Charlie Greer	7	2	0.0	35	29
CB Eddie McMillan	6	0	0.0	34	29
ILB Bill Bergey	4	4	0.0	31	28
CB Roger Jones	3	1	0.0	33	28
DE Anthony Jolly	3	1	0.0	32	27
DT Jimmy Webb	3	1	0.0	32	28
S Artimus Parker	3	0	0.0	25	25
CB Greg Stemrick	3	0	0.0	21	23
OLB John Skorupan	2	2	0.0	14	3
DE Horace Jones	1	1	0.0	33	29
DE Dominic McNeil	1	1	0.0	10	4
DT Ed Galigher	1	0	0.0	28	20
DE Pete Lazetich	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Willie McGee	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Johnny Bergey	1	0	0.0	5	1
S Will Bailey	1	0	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	2.5	0	2	1	45
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	1	1	0	48
S C.L. Whittington	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Mario Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	1	1	1	49
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	0	1	0	25

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve Zabel	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Horace Jones	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	8	1	0	47
CB Cliff Harris	5	1	1	45
S Nate Wright	4	0	0	41
S Charlie Waters	3	1	0	47
S Phil Wise	2	0	0	48
CB Willie Alexander	1	0	0	42
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	0	25
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	0	23
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0	5

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Steve Zabel	6	0	0	29
CB Eddie McMillan	5	0	1	29
ILB Bill Bergey	3	1	0	28
CB Greg Stemrick	3	0	0	23
S Artimus Parker	1	0	0	25
OLB Cal Peterson	1	0	0	3
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	0	27
S Will Bailey	1	0	0	10
S Charlie Greer	0	2	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	4	7	1	21	0	17
Blaine Nye	4	7	0	32	0	22
Larry Watkins	1	3	0	17	0	15
Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	0	25	0	22
Dick Stevens	1	1	0	22	0	15
Rayfield Wright	0	4	0	25	0	16
Chris Daniels	0	4	0	20	0	13
Jim Miller	0	2	0	20	0	20
Don Kanell	0	2	0	11	0	13
Randy Beisler	0	0	0	15	1	15

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lawrence	3	4	13	0	34
Bob Kowalkowski	2	3	16	0	45
Ray Mansfield	2	2	12	0	42
Derek Shields	1	3	16	3	42
Sam Scarber	1	2	12	0	24
Jerry Sisemore	0	1	15	2	45
Chad Bush	0	0	6	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Rich McGeorge	3	16
Ben Unverzagt	1	15

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Brown	2	19
Glenn Bonner	1	18
Edward McIntyre	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Waters	---	---	16	47	11	74
Larry Brooks	---	---	17	49	2	68
Cliff Harris	---	---	14	45	8	67
Ken Avery	---	---	16	47	2	65
Roger Staubach	36	29	---	---	---	65
Larry Cole	---	---	17	45	2	64
Ken Sanders	---	---	14	48	2	64
Phil Wise	---	---	14	48	2	64
Billy Joe Dupree	25	22	---	---	12	59
Willie Alexander	---	---	10	42	3	55
Nate Wright	---	---	12	41	2	55
Blaine Nye	32	22	---	---	---	54
Tony Rogers	22	14	---	---	16	52
Fred Biletnikoff	24	21	---	---	1	46
Dennis Franklin	17	14	---	---	15	46
Pete Van Valkenberg	12	12	---	---	19	43
Josh Ashton	24	17	---	---	1	42
Forrest Blue	21	17	---	---	4	42
Jim Miller	20	20	---	---	2	42
Rayfield Wright	25	16	---	---	---	41
Rich McGeorge	12	11	---	---	16	39
Gerald Irons	---	---	11	25	1	37
Dick Stevens	22	15	---	---	---	37
Larry Watkins	17	15	---	---	3	35
Chris Daniels	20	13	---	---	2	35
Randy Beisler	15	15	---	---	4	34
Dick Ambrose	---	---	6	23	4	33
Ernie Holmes	---	---	8	22	2	32
Dave Guyton	14	14	---	---	4	32
Drew Lincoln	12	6	---	---	14	32
C.L. Whittington	---	---	6	23	1	30
Bob Hayes	15	13	---	---	---	28
Don Kanell	11	13	---	---	4	28
Henry Stuckey	---	---	3	5	17	25
Doug Adams	---	---	2	3	13	18
Billy Andrews	---	---	6	6	6	18
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	2	15	18
Bob Maddox	---	---	7	10	---	17
Bruce Finch	---	---	3	2	12	17
Mario Johnson	---	---	3	5	3	11
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	1	3	5
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Greer	---	---	35	29	5	69
Eddie McMillan	---	---	34	29	4	67
Steve Zabel	---	---	35	29	3	67
Bob Kowalkowski	16	45	---	---	5	66
Mike Livingston	17	49	---	---	---	66
Horace Jones	---	---	33	29	3	65
Bill Bergey	---	---	31	28	4	63
Roger Jones	---	---	33	28	2	63
Jimmy Webb	---	---	32	28	3	63
Anthony Jolly	---	---	32	27	2	61
Harold Carmichael	14	38	---	---	8	60
Jerry Sisemore	15	45	---	---	---	60
Derek Shields	16	42	---	---	1	59
Ray Mansfield	12	42	---	---	2	56
Willie McGee	7	34	---	---	14	55
Artimus Parker	---	---	25	25	1	51
Ed Galigher	---	---	28	20	2	50
Walker Gillette	10	37	---	---	1	48
Henry Lawrence	13	34	---	---	1	48
Greg Stemrick	---	---	21	23	1	45
Sam Scarber	12	24	---	---	4	40
Edward McIntyre	5	20	---	---	13	38
Jim Moffett	7	19	---	---	8	34
Will Bailey	---	---	9	10	14	33
Stan Winfrey	10	22	---	---	---	32
Glenn Bonner	1	11	---	---	18	30
Billy Masters	11	18	---	---	1	30
Chad Bush	6	19	---	---	5	30
John Skorupan	---	---	14	3	9	26
Jim Thaxton	1	4	---	---	18	23
Charle Young	6	15	---	---	2	23
Eric Brown	---	---	3	1	19	23
Cal Peterson	---	---	4	3	13	20
Heath Ussery	4	11	---	---	5	20
Ray Hines	1	3	---	---	14	18
Dominic McNeil	---	---	10	4	4	18
John Niland	3	7	---	---	5	15
Clyde Powers	---	---	1	0	13	14
Doug Christy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnny Bergey	---	---	5	1	1	7
Alex Spamer	---	---	4	1	1	6
Mike Lewis	---	---	4	1	---	5
Pete Lazetich	---	---	3	0	---	3
Louie Scott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	2	2
Oscar Richard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	20	107	5.4
Right	5	31	6.2
None	1	2	2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	6	30	5.0
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	28	21	3	0	1	3	2	0	1

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Livingston	43	26	3	2	3	3	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	64	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	80	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	147	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	7	5	0	81	1	21
TE Rich McGeorge	6	5	0	31	0	11
WR Bob Hayes	5	4	1	62	1	13
WR Tony Rogers	4	1	0	1	0	14
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	0	42	1	14
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	0	17	0	22
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	0	11	0	15

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Carmichael	12	7	0	120	1	38
WR Walker Gillette	10	5	0	89	1	37
WR Willie McGee	7	4	1	38	0	34
FB Stan Winfrey	4	2	2	10	0	22
RB Glenn Bonner	2	2	0	9	0	11
TE Billy Masters	2	2	0	38	1	18
RB Jim Moffett	2	2	0	10	0	19
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	0	3	0	24
TE Charle Young	1	1	0	6	0	15
WR Edward McIntyre	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Van Valkenberg	4	5	1.25	5.45
Josh Ashton	3	3	1.00	3.75
Roger Staubach	1	7	7.00	6.20

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jim Moffett	2	4	2.00	4.20
Stan Winfrey	2	2	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	4	3	13	3.25	8.75

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Livingston	2	1	7	3.50	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich McGeorge	2	1	2	1.00	5.17
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	10	10.00	8.50
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	1	1.00	0.25

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Carmichael	2	1	7	3.50	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Staubach	2	2
Josh Ashton	1	0

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Winfrey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	7	5	4

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Livingston	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rich McGeorge	4	3	2
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	1
WR Tony Rogers	1	0	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	1

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Carmichael	4	0	0
WR Walker Gillette	4	3	3
WR Willie McGee	2	1	1
TE Billy Masters	1	1	1
FB Sam Scarber	1	1	1
RB Jim Moffett	1	1	0

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

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