Week 1, 1974

played in Cleveland, OH

57 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	7	0	7	-	17
Cleveland Browns	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 DAL - Garo Yepremian 37 field goal
2Q: 12:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 43 field goal
2Q: 06:05 DAL - Bob Hayes 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CLE - Ed Jenkins 18 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 07:09 CLE - Bruce Gossett 31 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CLE - Charlie Wade 19 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 01:26 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:26 DAL - Garo Yepremian 37 field goal
2Q: 12:20 CLE - Bruce Gossett 43 field goal
2Q: 06:05 DAL - Bob Hayes 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 01:11 CLE - Ed Jenkins 18 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 07:09 CLE - Bruce Gossett 31 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CLE - Charlie Wade 19 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 01:26 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team Statistics DAL CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 338 319
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 5.04 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 126 93
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 5.04 2.91
Net Passing Yards 212 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 1 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.05 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:39 33:21

Team Statistics	DAL	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	338	319
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	5.04	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	126	93
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	5.04	2.91
Net Passing Yards	212	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 1	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.05	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:39	33:21

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 20	11	60	Field Goal
1	3:18	1:21	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
2	12:12	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	9:09	3:11	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	4:08	2:17	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	11:49	2:18	OWN 21	6	16	Interception
3	7:04	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:57	1:05	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	14:52	1:22	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	7:38	1:50	OWN 20	6	29	Downs
4	3:27	2:06	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:14	0:38	OWN 45	4	2	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	6:01	OWN 9	10	58	Missed FG
1	1:57	4:45	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
2	10:44	1:35	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	5:58	1:50	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	1:51	0:49	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	7	17	Punt
3	9:31	2:27	OPP 48	6	34	Field Goal
3	5:38	1:41	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	2:52	3:00	OWN 48	6	35	Fumble
4	13:30	5:52	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	5:48	2:21	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 47	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Art Malone	13	58	4.46	13	2
Don Calhoun	7	29	4.14	19	1
Roger Staubach	5	39	7.80	19	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Havrilak	15	51	3.40	9	0
Greg Pruitt	14	42	3.00	12	1
Sam Wyche	3	0	0.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	41	20	216	1/4	2	25	1	70.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	33	22	253	4/27	2	27	0	109.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randy Grossman	6	8	56	9.33	9	18	0
WR Bob Hayes	6	15	67	11.17	2	22	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	11	60	15.00	18	25	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	17	8.50	2	9	1
RB Art Malone	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Don Calhoun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Wade	4	6	69	17.25	4	27	1
WR Roy Jefferson	3	5	38	12.67	6	14	0
RB Ed Jenkins	3	3	30	10.00	4	18	1
RB Greg Pruitt	3	3	28	9.33	6	11	0
WR Sam Havrilak	2	3	20	10.00	4	14	0
TE Greg Latta	2	2	13	6.50	3	8	0
WR Doug Winslow	2	5	29	14.50	10	18	0
WR Steve Schubert	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Paul Warfield	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tom Graham	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
Charlie Waters	1	0
Larry Brooks	0	1
Gerald Irons	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Doug Winslow	1	0
Sam Wyche	1	0
Fred Hoaglin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	270	45.0	34.5	57	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	5	249	49.8	40.0	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	3	29	9.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Pruitt	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	7	5	0.0	25	37
DT Larry Brooks	5	1	1.5	29	35
S Charlie Waters	5	2	0.0	32	37
DE Larry Cole	4	2	1.5	26	36
DT Ernie Holmes	4	3	1.0	26	30
OLB Ken Avery	4	4	0.0	31	35
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0.0	26	29
S Nate Wright	4	1	0.0	28	35
OLB Billy Andrews	3	3	0.0	20	16
DE Ken Sanders	3	1	0.0	26	31
S Phil Wise	2	0	0.0	29	34
ILB Ben Unverzagt	2	0	0.0	7	0
CB Henry Stuckey	1	2	0.0	11	24
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Russell Salo	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Bruce Finch	1	0	0.0	4	2

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donny Gibson	7	0	0.0	16	34
S Thom Darden	5	2	0.0	19	35
OLB John Garlington	4	2	0.0	23	40
DT Bob Lilly	4	2	0.0	22	41
CB Clarence Scott	4	1	0.0	21	40
S Ron Smith	4	1	0.0	22	37
S Clarence Duren	3	3	0.0	8	18
CB Cornell Green	3	1	0.0	23	38
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	2	2	0.0	15	21
ILB Tom Graham	2	1	0.0	24	39
ILB Loren Toews	2	1	0.0	10	10
DT Jerry Sherk	2	0	0.0	6	6
DE Verlon Biggs	1	0	1.0	24	40
DE Ed Smith	1	1	0.0	22	39
T Lee Nystrom	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.5	1	3	36
DT Larry Brooks	1.5	1	2	35
DT Ernie Holmes	1.0	0	0	30
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	2	2	31
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	1	0	37
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	0	1	35

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Verlon Biggs	1.0	0	2	40
OLB John Bunting	0.0	1	1	11
OLB John Garlington	0.0	0	2	40
DT Bob Lilly	0.0	0	2	41
DE Ed Smith	0.0	0	2	39
S Thom Darden	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	4	3	37
S Nate Wright	4	0	35
ILB Gerald Irons	3	0	37
S Phil Wise	2	2	34
OLB Ken Avery	2	0	35
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	29
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	16
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	30
S Steve Preece	1	0	6
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	31
S Bruce Finch	1	0	2

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donny Gibson	5	0	0	34
CB Clarence Scott	4	0	0	40
CB Cornell Green	2	2	0	38
S Thom Darden	2	1	0	35
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	2	0	0	21
S Ron Smith	2	0	0	37
S Clarence Duren	1	0	0	18
OLB John Garlington	1	0	0	40
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0	6
ILB Tom Graham	0	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rayfield Wright	2	3	0	25	0	42
Forrest Blue	1	6	0	25	0	42
Randy Beisler	1	3	0	18	0	33
Blaine Nye	1	2	1	19	0	24
Don Kanell	1	2	0	21	1	35
Dave Guyton	1	1	0	4	0	7
Jim Miller	0	2	0	6	0	18
Rich McGeorge	0	1	0	14	0	15
Chris Daniels	0	1	0	7	0	9

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Myles	2	3	0	21	0	26
Bob Brooks	1	6	0	27	0	28
Tony Baker	1	2	2	21	0	12
Greg Latta	1	1	0	11	0	17
Norm Evans	0	4	0	24	0	30
Roger Finnie	0	3	0	19	1	27
Fred Hoaglin	0	3	0	17	1	28
Alan Willis	0	3	0	15	0	9
Wade Key	0	2	0	16	1	20
Lee Nystrom	0	1	0	13	1	10
Jackie Smith	0	1	0	24	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	3	14
Don Calhoun	1	16

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	2	21
Greg Latta	1	16

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Waters	---	---	32	37	13	82
Forrest Blue	25	42	---	---	6	73
Ken Avery	---	---	31	35	3	69
Larry Brooks	---	---	29	35	3	67
Roger Staubach	25	42	---	---	---	67
Rayfield Wright	25	42	---	---	---	67
Gerald Irons	---	---	25	37	4	66
Phil Wise	---	---	29	34	3	66
Nate Wright	---	---	28	35	3	66
Fred Biletnikoff	20	31	---	---	14	65
Larry Cole	---	---	26	36	3	65
Cliff Harris	---	---	26	29	8	63
Bob Hayes	21	41	---	---	---	62
Ernie Holmes	---	---	26	30	4	60
Ken Sanders	---	---	26	31	3	60
Don Kanell	21	35	---	---	---	56
Randy Grossman	16	29	---	---	8	53
Randy Beisler	18	33	---	---	---	51
Art Malone	18	33	---	---	---	51
Henry Stuckey	---	---	11	24	16	51
Blaine Nye	19	24	---	---	6	49
Billy Andrews	---	---	20	16	6	42
Billy Joe Dupree	9	16	---	---	15	40
Larry Watkins	6	18	---	---	15	39
Rich McGeorge	14	15	---	---	7	36
Tony Rogers	9	15	---	---	12	36
Don Calhoun	7	9	---	---	16	32
Jim Miller	6	18	---	---	7	31
Byron Alexander	---	---	6	6	10	22
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	7	0	14	21
Bob Maddox	---	---	10	9	---	19
Dave Guyton	4	7	---	---	7	18
Steve Preece	---	---	2	6	9	17
Chris Daniels	7	9	---	---	1	17
Drew Lincoln	5	3	---	---	6	14
Doug Adams	---	---	4	0	9	13
Russell Salo	---	---	1	2	9	12
Doug Sutherland	---	---	3	2	4	9
Bob De Marco	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stan Hindman	---	---	6	1	---	7
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bruce Finch	---	---	4	2	---	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Sowells	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Wyche	32	37	---	---	---	69
Verlon Biggs	---	---	24	40	---	64
Bob Lilly	---	---	22	41	1	64
John Garlington	---	---	23	40	---	63
Tom Graham	---	---	24	39	---	63
Cornell Green	---	---	23	38	2	63
Clarence Scott	---	---	21	40	---	61
Ed Smith	---	---	22	39	---	61
Ron Smith	---	---	22	37	1	60
Bob Brooks	27	28	---	---	4	59
Donny Gibson	---	---	16	34	8	58
Norm Evans	24	30	---	---	3	57
Sam Havrilak	15	19	---	---	23	57
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	15	21	21	57
Thom Darden	---	---	19	35	1	55
Bubba Myles	21	26	---	---	5	52
Jackie Smith	24	19	---	---	8	51
Roy Jefferson	21	20	---	---	8	49
Roger Finnie	19	27	---	---	---	46
Fred Hoaglin	17	28	---	---	1	46
Doug Winslow	19	24	---	---	3	46
Tony Baker	21	12	---	---	12	45
Greg Latta	11	17	---	---	16	44
Clarence Duren	---	---	8	18	15	41
Charlie Wade	9	18	---	---	14	41
Paul Warfield	17	23	---	---	---	40
Greg Pruitt	17	17	---	---	4	38
Wade Key	16	20	---	---	---	36
Lee Nystrom	13	10	---	---	8	31
Alan Willis	15	9	---	---	5	29
Loren Toews	---	---	10	10	7	27
Ed Jenkins	4	11	---	---	10	25
Kent Uribe	8	7	---	---	8	23
John Bunting	---	---	8	11	2	21
Steve Schubert	2	5	---	---	12	19
Jerry Sherk	---	---	6	6	7	19
Seth Bullock	---	---	4	2	13	19
Harvey Barbaritz	---	---	1	3	9	13
Monty Provine	---	---	3	5	4	12
Jim Mitchell	---	---	1	2	7	10
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derrick Holmes	---	---	0	0	6	6
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Hultz	---	---	3	1	---	4
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	30	15.0
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	19	54	2.8
Right	6	27	4.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	41	20	2	0	6	3	10	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	33	22	1	0	1	5	5	8	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	129	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	15	6	4	67	1	41
WR Fred Biletnikoff	11	4	2	60	1	31
WR Randy Grossman	8	6	0	56	0	29
RB Art Malone	3	1	0	5	0	33
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	0	17	0	16
RB Don Calhoun	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	0	11	0	15

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Wade	6	4	0	69	1	18
WR Roy Jefferson	5	3	0	38	0	20
WR Doug Winslow	5	2	1	29	0	24
WR Sam Havrilak	3	2	0	20	0	19
RB Ed Jenkins	3	3	0	30	0	11
RB Greg Pruitt	3	3	0	28	0	17
WR Paul Warfield	3	1	0	7	0	23
TE Greg Latta	2	2	0	13	0	17
TE Jackie Smith	2	1	0	8	0	19
WR Steve Schubert	1	1	0	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Havrilak	1	6	6.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	3	2	18	6.00	5.27

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	4	2	37	9.25	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Hayes	2	1	9	4.50	4.47
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	9	9.00	8.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ed Jenkins	1	1	18	18.00	10.00
TE Jackie Smith	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	19	19.00	11.50
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Art Malone	1	1
Roger Staubach	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Pruitt	2	1
Sam Havrilak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	11	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	0
WR Bob Hayes	4	1
RB Don Calhoun	1	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	4	3	3
WR Doug Winslow	3	1	0
WR Sam Havrilak	1	0	0
WR Roy Jefferson	1	1	1
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	1
WR Steve Schubert	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)