Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in Denver, CO

79 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	7	3	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	7	-	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)

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 Statistics DAL DEN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 337 238
- Offensive Plays 76 47
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 141 53
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 3.81 3.12
Net Passing Yards 196 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 28 - 1 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 38:56 21:04

Team Statistics	DAL	DEN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	337	238
- Offensive Plays	76	47
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	141	53
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	3.81	3.12
Net Passing Yards	196	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 28 - 1	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	38:56	21:04

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	10:48	7:25	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	1:22	5:32	OWN 20	12	45	Punt
2	5:58	3:50	OWN 35	7	27	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 1	1	6	Half
3	13:29	0:53	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	12:36	2:36	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
3	8:17	8:22	OWN 30	14	54	Field Goal
4	13:18	0:34	OWN 38	2	11	Fumble
4	12:36	1:35	OWN 28	3	3	Interception
4	11:01	2:34	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
4	6:54	2:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	2:05	1:28	OWN 32	5	16	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:13	OPP 46	4	20	Punt
1	3:23	2:01	OWN 20	4	42	Punt
2	10:50	4:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:08	1:59	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	10:00	1:43	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:55	1:37	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	12:44	0:08	OPP 42	1	14	Fumble
4	8:27	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	4:26	2:21	OWN 9	6	11	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	4	26	Game

Game MVP: Blaine Nye, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Don Calhoun	19	56	2.95	11	1
Art Malone	11	55	5.00	13	2
Unknown	5	26	5.20	6	0
Josh Ashton	2	4	2.00	3	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Little	10	21	2.10	11	1	0
Ed Podolak	7	32	4.57	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	28	19	107	1/8	1	19	1	71.6
Roger Staubach	10	9	97	0/0	1	17	0	140.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Unknown	23	16	109	2/13	1	15	0	94.2
Billy Kilmer	5	4	89	0/0	0	47	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Rogers	7	7	69	9.86	12	19	0
RB Art Malone	6	6	20	3.33	0	8	1
RB Don Calhoun	3	3	15	5.00	2	9	1
WR Randy Grossman	3	6	34	11.33	3	16	0
TE Rich McGeorge	3	4	14	4.67	0	9	0
RB Josh Ashton	2	3	14	7.00	5	9	0
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	5	23	11.50	3	17	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Floyd Little	4	4	7	1.75	2	6	0
WR Ron Shanklin	4	5	61	15.25	10	38	0
WR Howard Twilley	3	5	34	11.33	0	14	0
WR Dick Drake	3	5	23	7.67	0	10	0
WR Jack Snow	2	2	50	25.00	0	47	1
FB Ken Willard	2	2	7	3.50	1	5	0
RB Ed Podolak	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
Unknown	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Marv Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jimmy Johnson	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Art Malone	1	0	0
Gerald Irons	0	1	0
Zach Waite	0	1	0
Ben Unverzagt	0	0	2
Phil Wise	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Floyd Little	2	0	0
Howard Twilley	1	0	0
Cullen Bryant	0	1	0
Josh Lane	0	1	0
Jim Marshall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	308	44.0	28.1	52	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	8	355	44.4	36.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	2	9	4.5	0
Charlie Waters	2	16	8.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	3	74	24.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	6	3	0.0	14	28
ILB Gerald Irons	6	0	0.0	16	25
DE Larry Cole	4	1	1.0	15	25
CB Cliff Harris	4	0	0.0	11	26
S Nate Wright	3	1	0.0	16	27
S Phil Wise	3	0	0.0	15	26
DT Larry Brooks	2	2	1.0	16	24
CB Henry Stuckey	2	1	0.0	9	24
OLB Ken Avery	2	0	0.0	16	27
S Steve Preece	2	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0.0	6	4
C Forrest Blue	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Stan Hindman	0	2	0.0	2	5
DT Doug Sutherland	0	1	0.0	5	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Thompson	8	3	0.0	35	36
OLB Tom Jackson	7	4	0.0	33	34
CB Jimmy Johnson	6	3	0.0	25	26
ILB Randy Gradishar	6	1	0.0	31	35
DT John Little	6	1	0.0	30	31
OLB George Webster	6	1	0.0	17	12
DE Jim Marshall	5	2	0.0	31	36
CB Jimmy Warren	5	0	0.0	34	36
DT Paul Smith	3	0	1.0	27	30
S Garry Lyle	3	0	0.0	24	30
DE Lyle Alzado	2	4	0.0	33	35
S Al Randolph	2	1	0.0	13	12
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	3	0.0	31	35
OLB Guy Roberts	1	1	0.0	4	5
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Josh Lane	1	0	0.0	15	17
DE Craig Hanneman	0	1	0.0	10	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.0	2	1	25
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	1	0	24
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	1	0	27
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	0	9
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	1	0	25

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Paul Smith	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Lyle Alzado	0.0	1	0	1	35
Unknown	0.0	0	6	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nate Wright	4	1	27
ILB Gerald Irons	4	0	25
S Phil Wise	4	0	26
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	26
CB Henry Stuckey	2	0	24
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	4
S Steve Preece	1	0	19
S Charlie Waters	1	0	28
Unknown	0	4	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB George Webster	5	0	0	12
CB Jimmy Warren	4	1	0	36
CB Jimmy Johnson	4	0	1	26
ILB Randy Gradishar	3	1	0	35
S Billy Thompson	2	1	0	36
OLB Tom Jackson	2	0	0	34
S Garry Lyle	2	0	0	30
DE Jim Marshall	2	0	0	36
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	1	0	4
DE Lyle Alzado	1	0	0	35
CB Joe Beauchamp	1	0	0	35
S Al Randolph	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	5	9	1	18	0	23
Rich McGeorge	2	2	0	20	0	19
Chris Daniels	1	4	0	28	1	31
Randy Beisler	1	4	0	19	0	20
Rayfield Wright	1	4	0	22	0	16
Jim Miller	1	3	0	20	0	24
Zach Waite	1	3	0	20	0	18
Dave Guyton	0	2	0	24	0	24
Forrest Blue	0	1	0	17	0	23
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	16	0	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Schmitt	2	4	1	12	0	17
Glenn Resslet	1	3	0	9	0	18
Bruce Van Dyke	1	2	0	14	1	26
Francis Peay	1	2	0	10	0	16
Mike Schnitker	0	2	0	8	0	7
Harry Schuh	0	1	0	8	1	16
Marv Fleming	0	1	0	12	0	25
Milt Sunde	0	1	0	10	0	23
Joel Blackwood	0	1	0	9	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	3	13
Josh Ashton	1	23

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Willard	2	15
Dave Schrader	2	11
Cullen Bryant	1	22
Joe Beauchamp	1	9
Garry Lyle	1	4

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Daniels	28	31	---	---	8	67
Marlin Briscoe	25	26	---	---	10	61
Dave Guyton	24	24	---	---	8	56
Tony Rogers	18	22	---	---	16	56
Billy Joe Dupree	16	23	---	---	14	53
Henry Stuckey	---	---	9	24	20	53
Unknown	---	---	24	29	---	53
Josh Ashton	15	14	---	---	23	52
Don Calhoun	25	20	---	---	7	52
Jim Miller	20	24	---	---	8	52
Charlie Waters	---	---	14	28	9	51
Fred Biletnikoff	21	23	---	---	2	46
Cliff Harris	---	---	11	26	9	46
Zach Waite	20	18	---	---	8	46
Randy Beisler	19	20	---	---	5	44
Ken Avery	---	---	16	27	---	43
Randy Grossman	21	15	---	---	7	43
Rich McGeorge	20	19	---	---	4	43
Blaine Nye	18	23	---	---	2	43
Nate Wright	---	---	16	27	---	43
Forrest Blue	17	23	---	---	1	41
Gerald Irons	---	---	16	25	---	41
Ken Sanders	---	---	15	26	---	41
Phil Wise	---	---	15	26	---	41
Larry Brooks	---	---	16	24	---	40
Larry Cole	---	---	15	25	---	40
Rayfield Wright	22	16	---	---	---	38
Larry Watkins	12	12	---	---	13	37
Art Malone	12	21	---	---	---	33
Steve Preece	---	---	8	19	6	33
Don Kanell	17	16	---	---	---	33
Ernie Holmes	---	---	10	9	5	24
Russell Salo	---	---	1	3	20	24
Roger Staubach	13	10	---	---	---	23
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	3	13	17
Byron Alexander	---	---	2	4	8	14
Doug Adams	---	---	1	4	7	12
Billy Andrews	---	---	6	4	2	12
Doug Sutherland	---	---	5	7	---	12
Bob Maddox	---	---	2	6	3	11
Willie Alexander	---	---	3	4	2	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Stan Hindman	---	---	2	5	---	7
Rich Sowells	---	---	3	4	---	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	35	36	19	90
Jimmy Warren	---	---	34	36	8	78
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	31	35	9	75
Jim Marshall	---	---	31	36	3	70
Lyle Alzado	---	---	33	35	1	69
Randy Gradishar	---	---	31	35	2	68
Tom Jackson	---	---	33	34	1	68
John Little	---	---	30	31	2	63
Paul Smith	---	---	27	30	3	60
Garry Lyle	---	---	24	30	4	58
Jimmy Johnson	---	---	25	26	1	52
Marv Fleming	12	25	---	---	7	44
Milt Sunde	10	23	---	---	8	41
Bruce Van Dyke	14	26	---	---	1	41
Al Randolph	---	---	13	12	15	40
Unknown	---	---	13	25	---	38
Cullen Bryant	6	9	---	---	22	37
Ken Willard	8	13	---	---	15	36
Floyd Little	10	15	---	---	9	34
Francis Peay	10	16	---	---	7	33
Josh Lane	---	---	15	17	---	32
Jack Snow	7	12	---	---	12	31
Joel Blackwood	9	14	---	---	8	31
Ron Shanklin	10	17	---	---	3	30
John Schmitt	12	17	---	---	---	29
George Webster	---	---	17	12	---	29
Glenn Resslet	9	18	---	---	1	28
Guy Roberts	---	---	4	5	18	27
Howard Twilley	8	19	---	---	---	27
Dick Drake	10	17	---	---	---	27
Jim Otto	5	13	---	---	8	26
Unknown	5	6	---	---	15	26
Harry Schuh	8	16	---	---	---	24
Ed Podolak	7	15	---	---	---	22
Mike Schnitker	8	7	---	---	7	22
Craig Hanneman	---	---	10	5	6	21
Dave Schrader	---	---	3	5	11	19
Rick Kingrea	---	---	6	4	6	16
Rolf Krueger	---	---	5	5	3	13
Dennis Rodgers	2	2	---	---	7	11
Billy Kilmer	4	5	---	---	---	9
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Ray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Dunstan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	27	92	3.4
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	8	13	1.6
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	28	19	0	1	3	4	0	1	1
Roger Staubach	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Unknown	23	16	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
Billy Kilmer	5	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	23	127	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	26	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	76	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	85	42.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tony Rogers	7	7	0	69	22
WR Randy Grossman	6	3	1	34	15
RB Art Malone	6	6	0	20	21
WR Marlin Briscoe	5	2	1	23	26
TE Rich McGeorge	4	3	0	14	19
RB Josh Ashton	3	2	0	14	14
RB Don Calhoun	3	3	0	15	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	1	1	4	23
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	0	11	23

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Shanklin	5	4	61	1	17
WR Howard Twilley	5	3	34	0	19
WR Dick Drake	5	3	23	0	17
RB Floyd Little	4	4	7	0	15
RB Ed Podolak	2	1	6	0	15
WR Jack Snow	2	2	50	1	12
FB Ken Willard	2	2	7	0	13
TE Marv Fleming	1	0	0	0	25
Unknown	1	1	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Calhoun	1	-1	-1.00	2.95

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	4	4	14	3.50	3.82
Roger Staubach	2	2	15	7.50	9.70

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	2	2	18	9.00	4.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Art Malone	3	3	15	5.00	3.33
RB Don Calhoun	2	2	10	5.00	5.00
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	9.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Shanklin	1	1	15	15.00	12.20
WR Jack Snow	1	1	3	3.00	25.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Ashton	2	1
Don Calhoun	2	2
Art Malone	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	1	0
Ed Podolak	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	7	3	2
Roger Staubach	4	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	7	5	3
Billy Kilmer	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Don Calhoun	3	3	2
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	0	0
WR Randy Grossman	2	1	1
WR Tony Rogers	2	2	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Floyd Little	2	2	1
RB Ed Podolak	2	1	1
WR Ron Shanklin	2	2	0
WR Howard Twilley	2	0	0
FB Ken Willard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)