Week 7, 1974

played in Los Angeles, CA

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys01437-24
Los Angeles Rams7700-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 LAS - Tom Sullivan 3 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 13:01 DAL - Art Malone 3 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 04:37 LAS - Tom Stropka 7 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 00:36 DAL - Art Malone 10 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 03:44 DAL - Garo Yepremian 37 field goal
4Q: 10:28 DAL - Rich McGeorge 13 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team StatisticsDALLAS
Record4-33-3
First Downs1919
- by Rushing58
- by Passing1411
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards337313
- Offensive Plays5767
- Yards per Play5.914.67
Net Rushing Yards88158
- Rushing Attempts2929
- Yards per Rush3.035.45
Net Passing Yards249155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 20 - 033 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards254178
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/55/23
- Yards per Pass Play8.894.08
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/129/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.26.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/54/25
Punt Returns/Yards3/441/14
Kick Returns/Yards2/482/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/50/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 22
Time of Possession28:4331:17

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:232:10OWN 1420Punt
14:222:48OWN 24418Punt
10:332:38OPP 49649Touchdown
210:571:33OWN 473-3Punt
24:294:03OWN 271073Touchdown
315:003:43OWN 20730Punt
37:043:28OWN 25655Field Goal
413:092:46OWN 28772Touchdown
47:344:45OWN 49621Missed FG
42:360:41OWN 4933Punt
40:330:33OPP 391-1Game
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:37OWN 35521Punt
110:135:51OWN 351265Touchdown
11:341:01OWN 732Punt
212:551:58OWN 2039Punt
29:244:55OWN 61094Touchdown
20:260:26OWN 2027Half
311:174:13OWN 18924Punt
33:365:27OWN 221156Fumble
410:232:49OWN 20613Punt
42:490:13OWN 4110Interception
41:551:22OWN 27512Downs

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Art Malone18754.171642
Don Calhoun810.13300
Roger Staubach3124.00700
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon181096.063530
Tom Sullivan10515.101511
Ron Jaworski1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roger Staubach27202541/51330115.3
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski33221785/23115177.6

Receiving Statistics

DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Hayes567615.204330
FB Billy Joe Dupree446315.7511250
RB Art Malone44338.257130
WR Fred Biletnikoff234321.506320
TE Rich McGeorge232311.501131
RB Don Calhoun11-1-1.000-10
WR George Farmer141111.000110
FB Larry Watkins1266.00660
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Holden67467.6712120
RB Lawrence McCutcheon55367.201690
WR Tom Stropka44287.007131
WR Toby Fredrick363712.333150
RB Tom Sullivan111010.002100
FB Ed Williams1199.00790
WR Mike Rengel1366.00060
TE Chuck Naretta1266.00060
FB Cleo Miller0100.00000
WR Chester Ferguson0100.00000
TE Cornell Corbett0200.00000

Interception Statistics

DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S Charlie Waters155.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Billy Andrews0100
Ken Avery0010
Larry Cole0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
Ron Jaworski1000
Tom Stropka1000
Toby Fredrick0100

Punting Statistics

DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier520741.438.6514
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell520240.431.6511

Kicking Statistics

DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian1/20/10/0373/3
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Waters34414.70
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Elmendorf11414.00

Kick Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Cliff Harris24824.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Steve Holden12121.00
Glenn Buchanan12020.00

Defensive Statistics

DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ken Avery911.02737
S Phil Wise620.02735
ILB Gerald Irons530.02834
S Charlie Waters500.02837
DE Larry Cole442.52737
DT Larry Brooks400.52937
CB Cliff Harris410.02835
DT Ernie Holmes310.02424
S Rich Sowells310.0816
CB Willie Alexander300.01829
DE Byron Alexander211.02938
OLB Billy Andrews210.0119
DT Bob Maddox110.054
S Steve Preece100.02135
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jim Youngblood700.52420
S Dave Elmendorf710.02928
ILB Isiah Robertson700.02928
ILB Jeff Siemon500.02722
CB Mark Washington400.01615
CB Broderick Ours310.02122
S Glenn Buchanan310.01216
DE Vern Den Herder200.065
DE Harvey Martin200.02526
OLB Rick Middleton200.01010
OLB Chase Chandler200.038
DE Jack Youngblood120.52726
RB Tom Sullivan10---------
CB Steve Tannen100.02823
WR Mike Rengel10---------
DT Bob Hoskins010.0126
ILB Tyrone Anthony010.01110

Pass Rush Statistics

DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Larry Cole2.500137
DE Byron Alexander1.001038
OLB Ken Avery1.000037
DT Larry Brooks0.501037
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Youngblood0.502026
OLB Jim Youngblood0.500020
ILB Isiah Robertson0.010128
DE Harvey Martin0.010026

Pass Defense Statistics

DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Charlie Waters50137
CB Cliff Harris41035
OLB Ken Avery30037
DT Larry Brooks20037
ILB Gerald Irons20034
S Phil Wise20035
CB Willie Alexander11029
OLB Billy Andrews1009
S Steve Preece10035
S Rich Sowells10016
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson50028
CB Mark Washington31015
CB Broderick Ours31022
S Glenn Buchanan30016
ILB Jeff Siemon20022
S Dave Elmendorf10028
OLB Rick Middleton10010
CB Steve Tannen10023
OLB Chase Chandler1008

Blocking Statistics

DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Blaine Nye37127027
Forrest Blue25129128
Larry Watkins13017011
Jim Miller12021018
Rayfield Wright11029028
Don Kanell04024019
Randy Beisler02010011
Rich McGeorge01017011
Luther Baxter010509
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Richardson46023131
Bob McKay35023035
Bob Van Duyne22016116
Sam Rohde15023131
Cleo Miller13021018
Daryl White13017030
Gerry Sullivan12025231
Hardy Dillon12012012

Special Teams Tackles

DallasTacklesSTPlays
Randy Grossman115
Ben Unverzagt113
Fred Biletnikoff12
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Rick Middleton121
Ed Williams18
Chester Ferguson18
Tom Sullivan17
Billy Lindstrom15

Participation

DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry Cole------27371074
Cliff Harris------2835871
Byron Alexander------2938471
Charlie Waters------2837570
Larry Brooks------2937---66
Ken Avery------2737---64
Forrest Blue2928------663
Gerald Irons------2834---62
Phil Wise------2735---62
Steve Preece------2135157
Roger Staubach2928---------57
Rayfield Wright2928---------57
Bob Hayes2828---------56
Willie Alexander------1829855
Blaine Nye2727---------54
Ernie Holmes------2424250
George Farmer1620------1248
Jim Miller2118------645
Don Kanell2419---------43
Art Malone1922---------41
Fred Biletnikoff2115------238
Rich McGeorge1711------836
Larry Watkins1711------735
Billy Joe Dupree813------1334
Rich Sowells------816731
Randy Beisler1011------728
Billy Andrews------119---20
Josh Ashton01------1920
Henry Stuckey------361019
Don Calhoun105------318
Drew Lincoln36------918
Tony Rogers68------418
Ben Unverzagt------121316
Randy Grossman00------1515
Luther Baxter59------115
Doug Adams------21811
Bob Maddox------54---9
Bob De Marco00------77
Garo Yepremian00------77
Grady Grier00------77
Chris Daniels00------77
Doug Sutherland------0145
Stan Hindman------31---4
Joe Reed00---------0
Ken Sanders------00---0
Unknown00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Jaworski2938---------67
Dave Elmendorf------2928865
Jack Youngblood------2726760
Isiah Robertson------2928259
Harris Richardson2331------559
Bob McKay2335---------58
Steve Tannen------2823758
Sam Rohde2331------458
Gerry Sullivan2531---------56
Steve Holden1824------1355
Harvey Martin------2526253
Jeff Siemon------2722251
Gary Larson------2325250
Mark Washington------16151748
Daryl White1730---------47
Jim Youngblood------2420246
Broderick Ours------2122245
Cleo Miller2118------544
Glenn Buchanan------12161442
Lawrence McCutcheon1823---------41
Rick Middleton------10102141
Toby Fredrick1324------441
Chuck Naretta1222------539
Bob Van Duyne1616------537
Mike Rengel1618------135
Tom Sullivan1115------733
Cornell Corbett1611------532
Tom Stropka1317---------30
Bernie Sims------1315230
Dexter Bussey38------1324
Hardy Dillon1212---------24
Bob Hoskins------126523
Tyrone Anthony------1110122
Ed Williams47------819
Chase Chandler------38718
Emmanuel Bumgarner01------1314
Billy Lindstrom53------513
Vern Den Herder------65---11
Chester Ferguson02------810
Chester Dawkins------33410
Jim Sexton11------57
Rickey Jarrell00------55
Toni Linhart00------33
Al Speer00------11
John Hufnagel00---------0
Gerald Rasberry00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15442.9
Middle11383.5
Right273.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4266.5
Middle15835.5
Right9515.7
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roger Staubach27203012210
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski33220242211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)43338.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)119999.0
Long (19+ Yds)8410913.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33268.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1513775.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)126756.3
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Hayes65076128
FB Billy Joe Dupree44063113
WR George Farmer41011020
RB Art Malone44033022
WR Fred Biletnikoff32043115
TE Rich McGeorge32123011
FB Larry Watkins2106011
RB Don Calhoun110-105
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Holden76046024
WR Toby Fredrick63137024
RB Lawrence McCutcheon55036023
WR Tom Stropka44028017
WR Mike Rengel3106018
TE Chuck Naretta2106022
TE Cornell Corbett2010011
FB Cleo Miller1010018
RB Tom Sullivan11010015
FB Ed Williams110907
WR Chester Ferguson101002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Art Malone5193.804.17
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tom Sullivan263.005.10
Lawrence McCutcheon1-1-1.006.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roger Staubach22126.009.41
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski33206.675.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Don Calhoun11-1-1.00-1.00
TE Rich McGeorge111313.007.67
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Lawrence McCutcheon1166.007.20
WR Tom Stropka1177.007.00
WR Toby Fredrick1177.006.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DallasRushesConversions
Art Malone32
Don Calhoun10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Lawrence McCutcheon22
Tom Sullivan11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompConversions
Roger Staubach853
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1186

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff211
WR George Farmer211
RB Don Calhoun110
FB Billy Joe Dupree111
WR Bob Hayes110
FB Larry Watkins100
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Toby Fredrick322
WR Steve Holden220
RB Lawrence McCutcheon222
RB Tom Sullivan111
FB Ed Williams111
WR Mike Rengel100
TE Chuck Naretta100

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)