Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in Denver, CO

79 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys7073-17
Denver Broncos0707-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:33 DAL - Don Calhoun 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 06:05 DEN - Jack Snow 3 pass from Unknown (David Ray extra point)
3Q: 10:09 DAL - Art Malone 1 pass from Unknown (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Garo Yepremian 33 field goal
4Q: 11:11 DEN - Jimmy Johnson 34 interception return (David Ray extra point)

Team StatisticsDALDEN
Record1-11-1
First Downs2213
- by Rushing72
- by Passing1410
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards337238
- Offensive Plays7647
- Yards per Play4.435.06
Net Rushing Yards14153
- Rushing Attempts3717
- Yards per Rush3.813.12
Net Passing Yards196185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 28 - 128 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards204198
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/82/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.036.17
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions8/174/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.65.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/404/31
Punt Returns/Yards4/252/31
Kick Returns/Yards3/742/57
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/34
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 27
Time of Possession38:5621:04

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:59OWN 1139Punt
110:487:25OWN 201280Touchdown
11:225:32OWN 201245Punt
25:583:50OWN 35727Punt
20:090:09OWN 116Half
313:290:53OWN 203-1Punt
312:362:36OPP 47747Touchdown
38:178:22OWN 301454Field Goal
413:180:34OWN 38211Fumble
412:361:35OWN 2833Interception
411:012:34OWN 41618Punt
46:542:28OWN 2539Punt
42:051:28OWN 32516Punt
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:012:13OPP 46420Punt
13:232:01OWN 20442Punt
210:504:52OWN 20980Touchdown
22:081:59OWN 20730Punt
315:001:31OWN 3037Punt
310:001:43OWN 2035Punt
414:551:37OWN 283-1Punt
412:440:08OPP 42114Fumble
48:271:33OWN 2039Punt
44:262:21OWN 9611Punt
40:370:37OWN 20426Game

Game MVP: Blaine Nye, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Don Calhoun19562.951110
Art Malone11555.001320
Unknown5265.20600
Josh Ashton242.00300
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Floyd Little10212.101110
Ed Podolak7324.57900

Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Unknown28191071/8119171.6
Roger Staubach109970/01170140.4
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Unknown23161092/13115094.2
Billy Kilmer54890/00470118.8

Receiving Statistics

DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Rogers77699.8612190
RB Art Malone66203.33081
RB Don Calhoun33155.00291
WR Randy Grossman363411.333160
TE Rich McGeorge34144.67090
RB Josh Ashton23147.00590
WR Marlin Briscoe252311.503170
WR Fred Biletnikoff111111.001110
FB Billy Joe Dupree1344.00040
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Floyd Little4471.75260
WR Ron Shanklin456115.2510380
WR Howard Twilley353411.330140
WR Dick Drake35237.670100
WR Jack Snow225025.000471
FB Ken Willard2273.50150
RB Ed Podolak1266.00060
Unknown111010.000100
TE Marv Fleming0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jimmy Johnson13434.001

Fumble Statistics

DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Art Malone1000
Gerald Irons0100
Zach Waite0100
Ben Unverzagt0020
Phil Wise0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Floyd Little2000
Howard Twilley1000
Cullen Bryant0100
Josh Lane0100
Jim Marshall0010

Punting Statistics

DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier730844.028.1521
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dave Chapple835544.436.3522

Kicking Statistics

DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian1/10/00/0332/2
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Ray0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Cliff Harris294.50
Charlie Waters2168.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Floyd Little23115.50

Kick Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Waters37424.70
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Floyd Little25728.50

Defensive Statistics

DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Charlie Waters630.01428
ILB Gerald Irons600.01625
DE Larry Cole411.01525
CB Cliff Harris400.01126
S Nate Wright310.01627
S Phil Wise300.01526
DT Larry Brooks221.01624
CB Henry Stuckey210.0924
OLB Ken Avery200.01627
S Steve Preece200.0819
OLB Billy Andrews100.064
C Forrest Blue10---------
DT Bob Maddox100.026
DE Ken Sanders100.01526
DE Stan Hindman020.025
DT Doug Sutherland010.057
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Billy Thompson830.03536
OLB Tom Jackson740.03334
CB Jimmy Johnson630.02526
ILB Randy Gradishar610.03135
DT John Little610.03031
OLB George Webster610.01712
DE Jim Marshall520.03136
CB Jimmy Warren500.03436
DT Paul Smith301.02730
S Garry Lyle300.02430
DE Lyle Alzado240.03335
S Al Randolph210.01312
CB Joe Beauchamp130.03135
OLB Guy Roberts110.045
OLB Rick Kingrea100.064
DT Josh Lane100.01517
DE Craig Hanneman010.0105

Pass Rush Statistics

DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Larry Cole1.002125
DT Larry Brooks1.001024
OLB Ken Avery0.001027
DT Ernie Holmes0.00109
ILB Gerald Irons0.001025
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Paul Smith1.000030
DE Lyle Alzado0.010135
Unknown0.006025

Pass Defense Statistics

DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Nate Wright41027
ILB Gerald Irons40025
S Phil Wise40026
CB Cliff Harris30026
CB Henry Stuckey20024
OLB Billy Andrews1004
S Steve Preece10019
S Charlie Waters10028
Unknown04029
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB George Webster50012
CB Jimmy Warren41036
CB Jimmy Johnson40126
ILB Randy Gradishar31035
S Billy Thompson21036
OLB Tom Jackson20034
S Garry Lyle20030
DE Jim Marshall20036
OLB Rick Kingrea1104
DE Lyle Alzado10035
CB Joe Beauchamp10035
S Al Randolph10012

Blocking Statistics

DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Blaine Nye59118023
Rich McGeorge22020019
Chris Daniels14028131
Randy Beisler14019020
Rayfield Wright14022016
Jim Miller13020024
Zach Waite13020018
Dave Guyton02024024
Forrest Blue01017023
Billy Joe Dupree01016023
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Schmitt24112017
Glenn Resslet1309018
Bruce Van Dyke12014126
Francis Peay12010016
Mike Schnitker020807
Harry Schuh0108116
Marv Fleming01012025
Milt Sunde01010023
Joel Blackwood0109014

Special Teams Tackles

DallasTacklesSTPlays
Ben Unverzagt313
Josh Ashton123
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Ken Willard215
Dave Schrader211
Cullen Bryant122
Joe Beauchamp19
Garry Lyle14

Participation

DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Chris Daniels2831------867
Marlin Briscoe2526------1061
Dave Guyton2424------856
Tony Rogers1822------1656
Billy Joe Dupree1623------1453
Henry Stuckey------9242053
Unknown------2429---53
Josh Ashton1514------2352
Don Calhoun2520------752
Jim Miller2024------852
Charlie Waters------1428951
Fred Biletnikoff2123------246
Cliff Harris------1126946
Zach Waite2018------846
Randy Beisler1920------544
Ken Avery------1627---43
Randy Grossman2115------743
Rich McGeorge2019------443
Blaine Nye1823------243
Nate Wright------1627---43
Forrest Blue1723------141
Gerald Irons------1625---41
Ken Sanders------1526---41
Phil Wise------1526---41
Larry Brooks------1624---40
Larry Cole------1525---40
Rayfield Wright2216---------38
Larry Watkins1212------1337
Art Malone1221---------33
Steve Preece------819633
Don Kanell1716---------33
Ernie Holmes------109524
Russell Salo------132024
Roger Staubach1310---------23
Ben Unverzagt------131317
Byron Alexander------24814
Doug Adams------14712
Billy Andrews------64212
Doug Sutherland------57---12
Bob Maddox------26311
Willie Alexander------3429
Grady Grier00------88
Stan Hindman------25---7
Rich Sowells------34---7
Garo Yepremian00------55
Joe Reed00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Billy Thompson------35361990
Jimmy Warren------3436878
Joe Beauchamp------3135975
Jim Marshall------3136370
Lyle Alzado------3335169
Randy Gradishar------3135268
Tom Jackson------3334168
John Little------3031263
Paul Smith------2730360
Garry Lyle------2430458
Jimmy Johnson------2526152
Marv Fleming1225------744
Milt Sunde1023------841
Bruce Van Dyke1426------141
Al Randolph------13121540
Unknown------1325---38
Cullen Bryant69------2237
Ken Willard813------1536
Floyd Little1015------934
Francis Peay1016------733
Josh Lane------1517---32
Jack Snow712------1231
Joel Blackwood914------831
Ron Shanklin1017------330
John Schmitt1217---------29
George Webster------1712---29
Glenn Resslet918------128
Guy Roberts------451827
Howard Twilley819---------27
Dick Drake1017---------27
Jim Otto513------826
Unknown56------1526
Harry Schuh816---------24
Ed Podolak715---------22
Mike Schnitker87------722
Craig Hanneman------105621
Dave Schrader------351119
Rick Kingrea------64616
Rolf Krueger------55313
Dennis Rodgers22------711
Billy Kilmer45---------9
Dave Chapple00------88
David Ray00------33
Bill Dunstan------00---0
Tim Gray00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle27923.4
Right5316.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4143.5
Middle8131.6
Right5265.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Unknown28190134011
Roger Staubach1090000000
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Unknown23160000610
Billy Kilmer542001000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)28231274.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)757711.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65111.8
Short (0-8 Yds)86263.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)117766.9
Long (19+ Yds)228542.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Rogers77069022
WR Randy Grossman63134015
RB Art Malone66020021
WR Marlin Briscoe52123026
TE Rich McGeorge43014019
RB Josh Ashton32014014
RB Don Calhoun33015020
FB Billy Joe Dupree3114023
WR Fred Biletnikoff11011023
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ron Shanklin54061117
WR Howard Twilley53034019
WR Dick Drake53023017
RB Floyd Little4407015
RB Ed Podolak2106015
WR Jack Snow22050112
FB Ken Willard2207013
TE Marv Fleming1000025
Unknown1101006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Don Calhoun1-1-1.002.95
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Unknown44143.503.82
Roger Staubach22157.509.70
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Unknown22189.004.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Art Malone33155.003.33
RB Don Calhoun22105.005.00
WR Tony Rogers1144.009.86
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ron Shanklin111515.0012.20
WR Jack Snow1133.0025.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DallasRushesConversions
Josh Ashton21
Don Calhoun22
Art Malone10
DenverRushesConversions
Floyd Little10
Ed Podolak11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompConversions
Unknown732
Roger Staubach443
DenverAttCompConversions
Unknown753
Billy Kilmer210

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DallasTargCatchConversions
RB Don Calhoun332
WR Marlin Briscoe200
WR Randy Grossman211
WR Tony Rogers221
FB Billy Joe Dupree100
RB Art Malone111
DenverTargCatchConversions
RB Floyd Little221
RB Ed Podolak211
WR Ron Shanklin220
WR Howard Twilley200
FB Ken Willard111

SectionAttendance
Stadium51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (21,400)
End Zone11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)