Week 8, 1974

played in Dallas, TX

85 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	7	3	0	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	3	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 DAL - Rich McGeorge 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Ron Jessie 7 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 03:58 DAL - Bob Hayes 25 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:53 TBY - George Amundson 4 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 09:13 TBY - George Amundson 3 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 02:11 DAL - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
4Q: 12:31 TBY - Jim Turner 31 field goal
4Q: 06:29 DAL - George Farmer 19 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
OT: 08:09 DAL - Garo Yepremian 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 DAL - Rich McGeorge 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 15:00 TBY - Ron Jessie 7 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 03:58 DAL - Bob Hayes 25 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 00:53 TBY - George Amundson 4 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 09:13 TBY - George Amundson 3 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 02:11 DAL - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
4Q: 12:31 TBY - Jim Turner 31 field goal
4Q: 06:29 DAL - George Farmer 19 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
OT: 08:09 DAL - Garo Yepremian 20 field goal

Team Statistics TBY DAL
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 21 27
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 318 492
- Offensive Plays 66 77
- Yards per Play 4.82 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 102 137
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.81
Net Passing Yards 216 355
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 355
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 8.66
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 8/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 5/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:22 35:35

Team Statistics	TBY	DAL
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	21	27
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	318	492
- Offensive Plays	66	77
- Yards per Play	4.82	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	102	137
- Rushing Attempts	30	36
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.81
Net Passing Yards	216	355
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	355
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	8.66
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	8/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	5/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:22	35:35

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	1:16	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
1	7:22	7:32	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	11:01	3:27	OWN 1	5	15	Punt
2	3:47	3:01	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	12:14	3:11	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
3	2:05	4:41	OWN 29	13	57	Field Goal
4	6:24	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	3:30	0:43	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 2	3	20	Half
OT1	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
OT1	13:30	2:02	OWN 1	3	6	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 32	7	32	Missed FG
1	10:00	2:38	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	14:50	3:49	OWN 29	6	28	Punt
2	7:34	3:47	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	21	Half
3	12:37	0:23	OWN 10	2	0	Interception
3	9:03	6:58	OWN 44	11	49	Field Goal
4	12:24	6:00	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	5:06	1:36	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
4	2:47	1:55	OWN 38	8	60	Fumble
OT1	14:12	0:42	OPP 16	3	15	Fumble
OT1	11:28	3:25	OPP 39	8	36	Field Goal

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Amundson	14	50	3.57	9	0	2
Wayne Mosley	13	46	3.54	10	1	0
Barty Smith	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Sonny Jurgensen	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Art Malone	24	95	3.96	14	3
Don Calhoun	7	22	3.14	10	1
Roger Staubach	3	21	7.00	7	0
Josh Ashton	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	35	23	222	1/6	1	37	0	92.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	41	29	355	0/0	3	36	1	111.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Mitchell	7	9	61	8.71	10	23	0
WR Ron Jessie	4	6	30	7.50	1	11	1
RB Wayne Mosley	4	4	25	6.25	11	9	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	4	43	14.33	4	27	0
WR Al Dodd	2	5	14	7.00	3	11	0
RB George Amundson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Barry Pearson	1	2	37	37.00	2	37	0
WR Norm Doyle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Barty Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	8	10	120	15.00	39	25	1
TE Rich McGeorge	6	6	88	14.67	31	36	1
WR George Farmer	4	6	62	15.50	12	19	1
RB Art Malone	4	4	10	2.50	9	5	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	8	45	15.00	5	21	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	5	26	8.67	2	15	0
RB Josh Ashton	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
RB Don Calhoun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mel Renfro	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sonny Jurgensen	2	1	0
George Amundson	1	0	0
Chris Hanburger	0	1	0
Ralph Neely	0	1	0
Kevin Calhoun	0	1	0
Phil Villapiano	0	0	2

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Art Malone	2	0	0
Cliff Harris	0	1	1
Larry Brooks	0	0	1
Gerald Irons	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	6	274	45.7	39.0	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	2	86	43.0	40.5	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/3	0/1	0/1	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	1	5	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	5	40	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	3	78	26.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Hanburger	10	3	0.0	36	41
ILB Mark Arneson	9	5	0.0	33	41
S Donnie Shell	8	4	0.0	35	39
DE Julius Adams	5	2	0.0	30	39
CB Jim Stienke	5	1	0.0	28	34
S Burgess Owens	4	2	0.0	29	34
CB Mel Renfro	4	0	0.0	34	39
ILB Phil Villapiano	4	0	0.0	15	9
CB Tony Plummer	3	1	0.0	28	38
DT Garry Pettigrew	3	0	0.0	29	36
DT Bob Rowe	3	0	0.0	36	39
DE Kevin Calhoun	2	0	0.0	33	40
WR Ron Jessie	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	0.0	12	9
S John Saunders	1	0	0.0	5	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gerald Irons	7	2	0.0	29	36
DT Larry Brooks	5	1	1.0	29	33
OLB Billy Andrews	5	2	0.0	18	15
CB Cliff Harris	5	2	0.0	29	35
OLB Ken Avery	5	1	0.0	28	36
CB Willie Alexander	5	0	0.0	14	22
S Phil Wise	4	2	0.0	25	31
S Rich Sowells	3	0	0.0	7	14
DT Ernie Holmes	2	1	0.0	24	27
S Steve Preece	2	1	0.0	21	25
DE Larry Cole	2	0	0.0	24	33
S Charlie Waters	2	0	0.0	28	34
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stan Hindman	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0.0	25	33
DE Byron Alexander	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Calhoun	2	0	0	40
DT Garry Pettigrew	1	2	1	36
OLB Chris Hanburger	0	1	0	41

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	1	0	0	33
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	0	1	0	36
S Steve Preece	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Larry Cole	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Stienke	5	1	0	34
OLB Chris Hanburger	5	0	0	41
S Donnie Shell	5	0	0	39
CB Mel Renfro	3	0	1	39
S Burgess Owens	3	0	0	34
CB Tony Plummer	2	0	0	38
ILB Mark Arneson	1	1	0	41
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	0	9
DT Garry Pettigrew	1	0	0	36
DT Bob Rowe	1	0	0	39
S John Saunders	1	0	0	7
DE Kevin Calhoun	1	0	0	40
ILB Phil Villapiano	0	2	0	9

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Alexander	4	0	22
CB Cliff Harris	4	0	35
ILB Gerald Irons	4	0	36
S Charlie Waters	3	3	34
OLB Ken Avery	3	0	36
S Phil Wise	2	0	31
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	9
S Steve Preece	1	0	25
S Rich Sowells	1	0	14
OLB Doug Adams	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Foley	3	8	0	30	0	35
Sid Smith	3	6	1	25	0	32
Ralph Neely	1	7	0	28	0	33
Charles Goodrum	1	4	0	26	1	29
Ray Schoenke	1	1	0	14	0	21
Jim Mitchell	0	1	0	27	0	29
Ed Newman	0	1	0	22	0	22
Norbert Bryant	0	1	0	3	0	3

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	9	36	41
Jim Miller	3	5	24	35
Randy Beisler	2	4	13	12
Rayfield Wright	2	2	11	14
Blaine Nye	1	6	35	35
Don Kanell	0	3	23	31
Larry Watkins	0	2	21	20
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	13	18
Luther Baxter	0	1	13	10

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Barty Smith	2	5
George Amundson	1	20
Al Chandler	1	18
Donnie Shell	1	14
Norm Doyle	1	12
John Saunders	1	11
Ray Schoenke	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Sowells	2	10
Randy Grossman	1	16
Bob De Marco	1	5

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Shell	---	---	35	39	14	88
Chris Hanburger	---	---	36	41	3	80
Tony Plummer	---	---	28	38	14	80
Mark Arneson	---	---	33	41	4	78
Bob Rowe	---	---	36	39	3	78
Mel Renfro	---	---	34	39	3	76
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	33	40	3	76
Burgess Owens	---	---	29	34	12	75
Julius Adams	---	---	30	39	3	72
Garry Pettigrew	---	---	29	36	3	68
Dave Foley	30	35	---	---	2	67
Sonny Jurgensen	30	36	---	---	---	66
Sid Smith	25	32	---	---	7	64
Jim Stienke	---	---	28	34	1	63
Ralph Neely	28	33	---	---	---	61
George Amundson	16	22	---	---	20	58
Jim Mitchell	27	29	---	---	2	58
Charles Goodrum	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ron Jessie	19	25	---	---	8	52
Ed Newman	22	22	---	---	6	50
Al Dodd	14	20	---	---	13	47
Barry Pearson	16	20	---	---	6	42
Ray Schoenke	14	21	---	---	6	41
Freddie Scott	15	22	---	---	---	37
Barty Smith	15	9	---	---	5	29
Wayne Mosley	14	14	---	---	---	28
Phil Villapiano	---	---	15	9	4	28
John Mendenhall	---	---	12	9	4	25
John Saunders	---	---	5	7	11	23
Eddie Moss	8	12	---	---	2	22
Norm Doyle	3	5	---	---	12	20
Al Chandler	0	0	---	---	18	18
Bruce Coslet	3	2	---	---	11	16
Gregg Bingham	---	---	0	0	14	14
Booker Brown	2	5	---	---	7	14
Norbert Bryant	3	3	---	---	7	13
Vincent Boutte	---	---	4	1	6	11
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Herb Mayes	---	---	3	1	2	6
Everett Allen	---	---	2	2	2	6
Derek Check	---	---	4	1	---	5
Bert Horn	---	---	0	1	2	3
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	36	41	---	---	4	81
Roger Staubach	36	41	---	---	---	77
Cliff Harris	---	---	29	35	12	76
Bob Hayes	32	38	---	---	---	70
Blaine Nye	35	35	---	---	---	70
Charlie Waters	---	---	28	34	7	69
Gerald Irons	---	---	29	36	1	66
Ken Avery	---	---	28	36	1	65
Larry Cole	---	---	24	33	8	65
Larry Brooks	---	---	29	33	1	63
Jim Miller	24	35	---	---	4	63
George Farmer	20	24	---	---	16	60
Ken Sanders	---	---	25	33	1	59
Phil Wise	---	---	25	31	1	57
Chris Daniels	25	27	---	---	5	57
Art Malone	26	29	---	---	---	55
Ernie Holmes	---	---	24	27	3	54
Don Kanell	23	31	---	---	---	54
Fred Biletnikoff	26	25	---	---	1	52
Willie Alexander	---	---	14	22	12	48
Rich McGeorge	21	19	---	---	8	48
Steve Preece	---	---	21	25	2	48
Billy Joe Dupree	13	18	---	---	14	45
Larry Watkins	21	20	---	---	3	44
Billy Andrews	---	---	18	15	1	34
Rich Sowells	---	---	7	14	10	31
Josh Ashton	3	5	---	---	22	30
Randy Beisler	13	12	---	---	5	30
Rayfield Wright	11	14	---	---	---	25
Drew Lincoln	4	7	---	---	14	25
Luther Baxter	13	10	---	---	1	24
Don Calhoun	8	10	---	---	5	23
Tony Rogers	6	9	---	---	6	21
Bob Maddox	---	---	11	9	---	20
Doug Adams	---	---	3	3	11	17
Randy Grossman	0	1	---	---	16	17
Byron Alexander	---	---	5	3	9	17
Henry Stuckey	---	---	1	1	12	14
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	0	12	13
Stan Hindman	---	---	7	3	---	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	3	6	10
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob De Marco	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	11	44	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	24	70	2.9
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	35	23	3	2	2	4	3	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	41	29	3	0	1	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	73	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	87	21.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	94	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	220	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell	9	7	0	61	1	29
WR Ron Jessie	6	4	1	30	0	25
WR Al Dodd	5	2	0	14	0	20
RB Wayne Mosley	4	4	0	25	0	14
WR Freddie Scott	4	3	0	43	1	22
RB George Amundson	2	1	0	6	0	22
WR Barry Pearson	2	1	1	37	1	20
WR Norm Doyle	2	1	0	6	0	5
FB Barty Smith	1	0	0	0	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	10	8	1	120	1	38
WR Fred Biletnikoff	8	3	0	45	1	25
WR George Farmer	6	4	0	62	0	24
TE Rich McGeorge	6	6	0	88	1	19
FB Billy Joe Dupree	5	3	0	26	0	18
RB Art Malone	4	4	0	10	0	29
RB Josh Ashton	1	1	0	4	0	5
RB Don Calhoun	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	4	21	5.25	3.54
George Amundson	2	7	3.50	3.57
Barty Smith	1	1	1.00	1.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	9	30	3.33	3.96
Josh Ashton	1	-2	-2.00	-0.50
Don Calhoun	1	5	5.00	3.14
Roger Staubach	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen	5	3	20	4.00	6.34

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	6	5	50	8.33	8.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Jessie	2	1	7	3.50	5.00
TE Jim Mitchell	2	1	5	2.50	6.78
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1	13	6.50	5.63
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	7	7.00	5.20
WR George Farmer	1	1	19	19.00	10.33
RB Art Malone	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	10	10.00	14.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
George Amundson	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Ashton	2	1
Art Malone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	12	8	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	11	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Jessie	3	2	1
WR Al Dodd	2	2	1
WR Barry Pearson	2	1	1
WR Norm Doyle	2	1	0
RB George Amundson	1	0	0
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	1
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Hayes	5	4	4
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	2	2
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	1
RB Josh Ashton	1	1	1
RB Art Malone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)