Week 6, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	10	7	3	9	-	29
St. Louis Cardinals	7	17	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 DAL - George Farmer 13 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 03:49 STL - Altie Taylor 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 01:04 DAL - Garo Yepremian 47 field goal
2Q: 12:23 STL - Terry Metcalf 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:47 STL - Altie Taylor 19 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:39 DAL - Art Malone 7 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:30 STL - John Leypoldt 35 field goal
3Q: 10:32 DAL - Garo Yepremian 56 field goal
3Q: 03:59 STL - Terry Metcalf 7 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 11:07 DAL - Garo Yepremian 29 field goal
4Q: 00:42 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 6 pass from Roger Staubach (Roger Staubach pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 DAL - George Farmer 13 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 03:49 STL - Altie Taylor 2 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 01:04 DAL - Garo Yepremian 47 field goal
2Q: 12:23 STL - Terry Metcalf 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:47 STL - Altie Taylor 19 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:39 DAL - Art Malone 7 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:30 STL - John Leypoldt 35 field goal
3Q: 10:32 DAL - Garo Yepremian 56 field goal
3Q: 03:59 STL - Terry Metcalf 7 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 11:07 DAL - Garo Yepremian 29 field goal
4Q: 00:42 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 6 pass from Roger Staubach (Roger Staubach pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 3-3 4-2
First Downs 22 27
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 18 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 357 389
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 5.49 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 91 149
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.14 5.32
Net Passing Yards 266 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 0 36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/106 3/108
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	3-3	4-2
First Downs	22	27
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	18	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	357	389
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	5.49	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	91	149
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.14	5.32
Net Passing Yards	266	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 0	36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/106	3/108
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:44	32:16

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:28	OWN 28	15	72	Touchdown
1	3:39	2:40	OWN 37	4	33	Field Goal
2	12:16	2:15	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	5:30	1:19	OWN 28	3	-9	Punt
2	4:11	0:55	OPP 44	3	2	Punt
2	2:09	0:37	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	13:07	2:43	OWN 40	5	21	Field Goal
3	3:53	3:23	OWN 22	6	20	Punt
4	14:09	3:09	OWN 33	7	55	Field Goal
4	8:30	1:41	OWN 35	4	8	Punt
4	2:19	1:44	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 46	3	12	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:32	3:53	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	0:59	3:43	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	10:01	4:31	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	3:16	1:07	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
2	1:32	1:10	OPP 49	5	31	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	10:24	6:31	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	0:30	1:21	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	11:00	2:30	OWN 14	4	15	Punt
4	6:49	4:30	OWN 13	8	32	Punt

Game MVP: Jim Hart, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	10	28	2.80	9	0	1
Don Calhoun	7	27	3.86	9	0	0
Roger Staubach	4	37	9.25	25	1	0
Josh Ashton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	15	68	4.53	18	2	0
Altie Taylor	11	73	6.64	25	2	2
Tom Bailey	2	8	4.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	41	26	279	2/13	2	37	0	99.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	36	24	245	1/5	2	19	0	104.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	7	13	63	9.00	19	21	0
RB Art Malone	4	4	65	16.25	17	37	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	6	40	13.33	1	18	1
RB Don Calhoun	3	3	11	3.67	4	10	0
WR George Farmer	3	5	30	10.00	0	13	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Rich McGeorge	2	4	26	13.00	3	13	0
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	16	16.00	15	16	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Jarvis	5	7	59	11.80	0	18	0
WR Terry Metcalf	5	6	34	6.80	0	11	2
RB Altie Taylor	3	4	20	6.67	11	9	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	3	5	26	8.67	3	10	0
TE Rich Caster	2	2	23	11.50	3	16	0
WR Ken Payne	2	5	29	14.50	0	15	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	5	38	19.00	3	19	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Calhoun	1	0	0
Charlie Waters	1	0	0
Luther Baxter	0	2	0
Henry Stuckey	0	1	0
Josh Ashton	0	0	1
Gerald Irons	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ray Jarvis	1	0	0
Dan Myers	1	0	0
Terry Metcalf	0	1	0
J.V. Cain	0	0	1
Jim Tolbert	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	211	42.2	40.2	59	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	203	40.6	32.4	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	3/3	2/2	1/1	56	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	4	41	10.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Myers	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cliff Harris	3	61	20.3
Willie Alexander	1	20	20.0
Josh Ashton	1	25	25.0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	2	70	35.0	0
Roger Wehrli	1	38	38.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	8	7	0.0	26	36
OLB Ken Avery	8	2	0.0	26	36
DT Larry Brooks	7	5	0.0	26	35
DE Larry Cole	6	2	1.0	27	34
CB Cliff Harris	6	1	0.0	27	36
S Phil Wise	4	1	0.0	28	37
OLB Billy Andrews	3	0	0.0	16	12
DT Ernie Holmes	2	0	0.0	21	29
S Steve Preece	2	0	0.0	15	29
S Rich Sowells	1	1	0.0	10	9
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Charlie Waters	0	2	0.0	27	37

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	7	0	0.0	22	43
OLB Dwight Lewis	6	3	0.0	22	43
S Mike Weger	6	2	0.0	20	42
ILB Will Foster	5	2	0.0	21	39
DT Eric Kasay	4	1	0.0	17	24
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	0.0	12	29
DE Billy Howard	3	0	2.0	19	41
S Jim Tolbert	3	1	0.0	14	35
OLB Roy Winston	2	1	0.0	9	10
CB Al Clark	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Ron Yankowski	2	0	0.0	20	42
DE Sammy Danko	1	0	0.0	6	3
S Dan Myers	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Ray Easterling	0	2	0.0	7	29
DT John Grant	0	1	0.0	19	41
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.0	0	1	2	34
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	0	0	29

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Howard	2.0	2	0	41
DT John Grant	0.0	1	0	41
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	1	0	4
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	1	0	42
DT Dale Norman	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	7	0	36
CB Cliff Harris	5	0	36
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	36
DT Larry Brooks	2	0	35
DE Larry Cole	2	0	34
S Phil Wise	2	0	37
DT Bob Maddox	1	1	7
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	12
S Charlie Waters	0	1	37

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	7	1	43
S Mike Weger	4	0	42
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	0	29
ILB Will Foster	3	0	39
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	0	43
CB Al Clark	2	0	15
S Jim Tolbert	1	3	35
OLB Roy Winston	1	0	10
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	42
OLB Jim Merlo	0	1	4
S Dan Myers	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	2	5	1	22	0	43
Jim Miller	1	3	0	15	1	35
Dave Guyton	1	3	0	17	1	34
Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	0	9	0	13
Don Kanell	1	2	0	16	0	34
Luther Baxter	1	1	0	6	0	9
Randy Beisler	0	3	0	9	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Hauss	4	6	1	27	0	35
Glen Holloway	3	7	0	21	0	34
Dan Dierdorf	2	3	0	26	0	36
Tom Funchess	2	3	0	21	0	29
Sam Davis	1	5	0	20	1	31
Norm Bulaich	1	2	0	16	0	14
Joe Scibelli	1	1	0	8	0	6
Todd McQuarters	0	1	0	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Ashton	2	26
Randy Grossman	1	21
Ben Unverzagt	1	17
Willie Alexander	1	14

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Cooney	4	18
J.V. Cain	3	19
Dan Myers	1	17
Roy Winston	1	12

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	27	36	12	75
Forrest Blue	22	43	---	---	8	73
Charlie Waters	---	---	27	37	6	70
Phil Wise	---	---	28	37	1	66
Roger Staubach	22	43	---	---	---	65
Ken Avery	---	---	26	36	1	63
Gerald Irons	---	---	26	36	1	63
Byron Alexander	---	---	24	34	5	63
Larry Brooks	---	---	26	35	1	62
Larry Cole	---	---	27	34	1	62
Bob Hayes	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jim Miller	15	35	---	---	7	57
Blaine Nye	20	36	---	---	---	56
George Farmer	12	24	---	---	17	53
Willie Alexander	---	---	12	25	14	51
Ernie Holmes	---	---	21	29	1	51
Dave Guyton	17	34	---	---	---	51
Don Kanell	16	34	---	---	---	50
Steve Preece	---	---	15	29	3	47
Fred Biletnikoff	16	28	---	---	1	45
Rich McGeorge	13	24	---	---	8	45
Art Malone	13	30	---	---	---	43
Larry Watkins	9	23	---	---	9	41
Billy Joe Dupree	9	13	---	---	18	40
Billy Andrews	---	---	16	12	11	39
Randy Beisler	9	15	---	---	8	32
Rich Sowells	---	---	10	9	12	31
Josh Ashton	1	2	---	---	26	29
Don Calhoun	8	11	---	---	6	25
Drew Lincoln	6	7	---	---	12	25
Randy Grossman	1	1	---	---	21	23
Chris Daniels	5	9	---	---	8	22
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	2	1	17	20
Tony Rogers	3	10	---	---	7	20
Doug Adams	---	---	3	1	13	17
Bob Maddox	---	---	10	7	---	17
Luther Baxter	6	9	---	---	1	16
Henry Stuckey	---	---	1	1	10	12
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	2	2	5	9
Bob De Marco	0	0	---	---	8	8
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Sanders	---	---	4	3	---	7
Stan Hindman	---	---	1	3	---	4
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Wehrli	---	---	22	43	10	75
Len Hauss	27	35	---	---	6	68
Dwight Lewis	---	---	22	43	3	68
Jim Hart	28	37	---	---	---	65
Mike Weger	---	---	20	42	3	65
Ron Yankowski	---	---	20	42	3	65
Will Foster	---	---	21	39	4	64
John Grant	---	---	19	41	3	63
Billy Howard	---	---	19	41	3	63
Dan Dierdorf	26	36	---	---	---	62
Sam Davis	20	31	---	---	6	57
Jim Tolbert	---	---	14	35	7	56
Glen Holloway	21	34	---	---	---	55
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	12	29	12	53
Bubba O'Neil	16	21	---	---	16	53
Tom Funchess	21	29	---	---	---	50
Rich Caster	20	24	---	---	5	49
Ken Payne	14	20	---	---	14	48
Eric Kasay	---	---	17	24	6	47
Ray Jarvis	18	26	---	---	2	46
Terry Metcalf	15	29	---	---	---	44
Ray Easterling	---	---	7	29	5	41
Al Clark	---	---	10	15	14	39
Dan Myers	---	---	4	17	17	38
Norm Bulaich	16	14	---	---	7	37
Cotton Speyrer	14	19	---	---	---	33
Roy Winston	---	---	9	10	12	31
Matt Braxton	5	13	---	---	12	30
Dale Norman	---	---	12	13	3	28
Todd McQuarters	8	11	---	---	5	24
Ron Mikolajczyk	8	9	---	---	6	23
Tom Bailey	2	1	---	---	19	22
Mark Cooney	---	---	1	3	18	22
Willie Harper	---	---	0	0	22	22
J.V. Cain	1	0	---	---	19	20
Joe Scibelli	8	6	---	---	6	20
Altie Taylor	11	7	---	---	---	18
Sammy Danko	---	---	6	3	5	14
Jim Merlo	---	---	7	4	---	11
Jim Arneson	2	2	---	---	6	10
Vincent Forbes	7	3	---	---	---	10
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	11	50	4.5
Right	7	24	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	41	26	2	0	2	6	5	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	36	24	0	3	4	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	156	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	55	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	18	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	13	7	2	63	1	42
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	3	0	40	0	28
WR George Farmer	5	3	0	30	0	24
RB Art Malone	4	4	0	65	1	30
TE Rich McGeorge	4	2	0	26	0	24
RB Don Calhoun	3	3	0	11	0	11
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	0	13	0	13
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	0	16	0	23
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	0	15	0	10

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	7	5	0	59	26
WR Terry Metcalf	6	5	1	34	29
WR Ken Payne	5	2	1	29	20
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	2	2	38	19
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	3	0	26	21
RB Altie Taylor	4	3	0	20	7
TE Rich Caster	2	2	0	23	24
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	6	14
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0	10	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	2	8	4.00	2.80
Roger Staubach	1	7	7.00	9.25

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	2	7	3.50	4.53
Altie Taylor	2	21	10.50	6.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	5	3	23	4.60	6.80

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	4	3	25	6.25	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	6	6.00	6.67
RB Don Calhoun	1	1	4	4.00	3.67
WR George Farmer	1	1	13	13.00	6.00
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	4.85

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	18	9.00	5.67
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	7	7.00	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Ashton	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	11	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Hayes	5	3	3
RB Don Calhoun	2	2	0
WR George Farmer	2	1	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	1
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	3	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	3	3	1
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)