Exhibition Week 5, 1975

played in Buffalo, NY

82 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys7330-13
Buffalo Bills010710-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 5 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 14:55 DAL - Garo Yepremian 30 field goal
2Q: 03:06 BUF - Walter Payton 4 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
2Q: 00:27 BUF - Roy Gerela 26 field goal
3Q: 11:13 BUF - Andy Johnson 1 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
3Q: 02:59 DAL - Garo Yepremian 32 field goal
4Q: 07:07 BUF - Walter Payton 50 run (Roy Gerela extra point)
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Roy Gerela 27 field goal

Team StatisticsDALBUF
Record2-23-1
First Downs1817
- by Rushing69
- by Passing127
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards293304
- Offensive Plays7162
- Yards per Play4.134.90
Net Rushing Yards86168
- Rushing Attempts2931
- Yards per Rush2.975.42
Net Passing Yards207136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 22 - 327 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards207152
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/04/16
- Yards per Pass Play4.934.39
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions5/156/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.07.3
4th Down Conversions0/30/0
Penalties/Yards4/282/20
Punt Returns/Yards6/972/8
Kick Returns/Yards4/1083/61
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/2
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 35
Time of Possession31:4128:19

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:45OWN 45655Touchdown
19:241:34OWN 4034Punt
16:220:44OWN 3531Punt
14:344:46OWN 49938Field Goal
212:125:04OWN 191048Punt
22:580:50OWN 203-3Punt
20:190:19OPP 43217Half
311:048:11OWN 201465Field Goal
30:282:00OPP 49516Punt
410:472:11OWN 45434Interception
46:471:00OWN 3440Interception
43:580:45OWN 2048Downs
41:550:41OWN 2540Interception
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:151:51OWN 283-3Punt
17:501:28OWN 2635Punt
15:381:04OWN 153-5Punt
214:482:36OWN 20615Punt
27:084:10OWN 201180Touchdown
22:081:49OWN 40751Field Goal
315:002:30OWN 13522Punt
312:301:26OPP 20320Touchdown
32:532:25OWN 1938Punt
413:282:41OWN 20515Punt
48:361:49OWN 20380Touchdown
45:471:49OPP 403-5Punt
43:131:18OPP 28418Field Goal
41:141:14OPP 4031Game

Game MVP: Walter Payton, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Josh Ashton16583.631310
Pete Van Valkenberg11262.36700
Roger Staubach221.00600
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Payton191337.005032
Andy Johnson8313.881411
Reggie Harrison351.67300
John Gordon1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roger Staubach23161600/01290103.5
Joe Reed143240/001630.0
J.J. Jones53230/0018071.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Ramsey147502/9025058.6
David Jaynes116752/7019075.9
John Gordon21270/0027095.8

Receiving Statistics

DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Fred Biletnikoff587214.403290
WR Bob Hayes4114210.500200
RB Josh Ashton35165.3311100
FB Billy Joe Dupree22136.50081
RB Pete Van Valkenberg2284.00340
FB Larry Watkins22126.000100
WR Dennis Franklin27189.000100
TE Rich McGeorge111717.000170
WR Tony Rogers1499.00090
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Don Herrmann335919.6715270
RB Andy Johnson33155.001060
RB Reggie Harrison22105.00080
WR Patrick Schulz272914.500160
RB Walter Payton2284.00070
FB Bill Olds111212.000120
TE Jeremy Wolf111919.0019190
WR Fair Hooker0500.00000
TE Bob Moore0200.00000
WR Chip Myers0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dwight Harrison221.000
CB Lenny Dunlap100.000

Fumble Statistics

DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Charlie Waters1000
Nate Wright0010
Ben Unverzagt0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Tommy Casanova1100
Andy Johnson1000
Fair Hooker0100
John Vella0100
Donnie Walker0010

Punting Statistics

DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier519639.229.6511
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally838548.133.5642

Kicking Statistics

DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian2/20/00/0321/1
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roy Gerela2/20/00/0273/3

Punt Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Waters57715.40
Henry Stuckey12020.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Tommy Casanova166.00
Lenny Dunlap122.00

Kick Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Cliff Harris26030.00
Willie Alexander12121.00
Charlie Waters12727.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap24623.00
Don Herrmann11515.00

Defensive Statistics

DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Cliff Harris500.02828
DE Larry Cole412.02431
S Phil Wise420.02526
DT Ernie Holmes410.02223
OLB Ken Avery400.02428
S Nate Wright400.01924
DE Ken Sanders321.02828
DT Larry Brooks301.02527
CB Willie Alexander340.01723
ILB Gerald Irons210.01714
OLB Billy Andrews200.01510
S Charlie Waters200.02727
ILB Ben Unverzagt200.073
DT Bob Maddox120.0134
S C.L. Whittington120.0815
FB Billy Joe Dupree10---------
WR Bob Hayes10---------
QB Joe Reed10---------
S Bruce Finch100.061
ILB Dick Ambrose030.01417
DE Mario Johnson010.0103
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Casanova730.02642
CB Tony Blevins610.01736
ILB Bob Babich550.02638
CB Lenny Dunlap410.02038
OLB Clyde Werner340.02438
CB Dwight Harrison320.02637
DT Jim Osborne300.02842
S Bryant Salter300.01635
DT Ron Dirnbauer300.02022
DE Andy Dorris200.02321
DE Lamar Martin200.02240
OLB Levon Bernhardt200.075
OLB Desmond Woodson200.0138
DT Harry Boyd110.01424
CB Mo Houck110.096
OLB Pat Summers110.054
S Donnie Walker100.01222
Unknown10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Larry Cole2.001231
DE Ken Sanders1.010128
DT Larry Brooks1.000127
OLB Doug Adams0.01002
OLB Ken Avery0.001028
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Bob Babich0.010038
DT Jim Osborne0.002042
DT Ron Dirnbauer0.002022
OLB Clyde Werner0.001038
DT Harry Boyd0.001024

Pass Defense Statistics

DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Willie Alexander31023
CB Cliff Harris30028
S Nate Wright20024
S Charlie Waters11027
OLB Billy Andrews10010
OLB Ken Avery10028
DE Ken Sanders10028
S C.L. Whittington10015
S Phil Wise10026
ILB Dick Ambrose01017
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tony Blevins51036
CB Lenny Dunlap41138
S Tommy Casanova31042
CB Dwight Harrison20237
OLB Clyde Werner20038
S Bryant Salter11035
ILB Bob Babich10038
DT Jim Osborne10042
S Donnie Walker10022
DT Ron Dirnbauer10022
OLB Levon Bernhardt1005

Blocking Statistics

DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Blaine Nye28025036
Jim Miller24018028
Larry Watkins22013015
Randy Beisler13014018
Forrest Blue12016020
Dick Stevens11019028
Chris Daniels11014024
Don Kanell03014021
Billy Joe Dupree01023021
Rich McGeorge0106013
Rayfield Wright01015021
Drew Lincoln0107011
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ed Flanagan25023111
Lewis Morris23021019
Unknown22017216
Reggie McKenzie14110012
John Vella13013116
Joe Fields1308020
Ken Huff11012013
Louis Andersen04018015
Bill Olds0207014
Jerome Barkum0101203
Al Dennis01019018
Mike Schnitker01014015

Special Teams Tackles

DallasTacklesSTPlays
Rich McGeorge215
Ben Unverzagt130
Billy Joe Dupree119
Larry Watkins114
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Don Herrmann420
Donnie Walker217
Jerome Barkum215
Mike Schnitker110
Ken Huff15

Participation

DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fred Biletnikoff1931------1969
Charlie Waters------27271569
Billy Joe Dupree2321------1963
Cliff Harris------2828763
Blaine Nye2536------263
Ken Sanders------2828359
Larry Cole------2431257
Ken Avery------2428254
Larry Brooks------2527254
Phil Wise------2526354
Nate Wright------19241053
Willie Alexander------17231252
Jim Miller1828------551
Tony Rogers1622------1351
Ernie Holmes------2223449
Pete Van Valkenberg1121------1648
Roger Staubach2423---------47
Dick Stevens1928---------47
Josh Ashton1925------145
Dennis Franklin1827---------45
Larry Watkins1315------1442
Don Kanell1421------742
Ben Unverzagt------733040
Chris Daniels1424------240
Randy Beisler1418------739
Forrest Blue1620------238
Bob Hayes1324---------37
Gerald Irons------1714637
Rayfield Wright1521---------36
Dick Ambrose------1417435
Rich McGeorge613------1534
Dave Guyton1014------731
Drew Lincoln711------1230
Billy Andrews------1510429
C.L. Whittington------815427
Mario Johnson------103720
Henry Stuckey------331218
Bob Maddox------134---17
Doug Adams------321015
Joe Reed114---------15
Doug Sutherland------64515
J.J. Jones45---------9
Bruce Finch------6118
Grady Grier00------77
Garo Yepremian00------66
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Casanova------2642674
Jim Osborne------2842272
Bob Babich------2638367
Lenny Dunlap------2038866
Dwight Harrison------2637265
Don Herrmann2124------2065
Clyde Werner------2438264
Lamar Martin------2240264
Tony Blevins------1736255
Bryant Salter------1635253
Donnie Walker------12221751
Andy Dorris------2321549
Al Dennis1918------1047
Bob Moore1923------547
Lewis Morris2119------545
Ron Dirnbauer------2022345
Mike Schnitker1415------1039
John Vella1316------1039
Harry Boyd------1424139
Joe Fields820------1038
Chip Myers1415------837
Jeremy Wolf139------1335
Ed Flanagan2311---------34
Patrick Schulz1420---------34
Mo Houck------961934
Fair Hooker1614------333
Louis Andersen1815---------33
Unknown------1716---33
Walter Payton2011---------31
Jerome Barkum123------1530
Reggie Harrison37------2030
Ken Huff1213------530
Bill Olds714------728
David Jaynes1413---------27
George Farmer64------1626
Desmond Woodson------138425
Reggie McKenzie1012---------22
Steve Ramsey616---------22
Don Adams20------2022
Levon Bernhardt------75921
Unknown114------520
Andy Johnson811---------19
Pat Summers------541019
John Gordon112------215
Roy Gerela00------88
Pat McInally00------88

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left540.8
Middle17573.4
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6305.0
Middle181166.4
Right6233.8
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roger Staubach23162112300
Joe Reed1430122303
J.J. Jones530010000
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Ramsey1471222020
David Jaynes1160101220
John Gordon211010000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55214.2
Short (0-8 Yds)75192.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)2091005.0
Long (19+ Yds)103676.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66376.2
Short (0-8 Yds)42153.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)84597.4
Long (19+ Yds)92414.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Hayes114142124
WR Fred Biletnikoff85072131
WR Dennis Franklin72218027
RB Josh Ashton53016025
WR Tony Rogers4119022
FB Billy Joe Dupree22013021
RB Pete Van Valkenberg2208021
FB Larry Watkins22012015
TE Rich McGeorge11017013
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz72229020
WR Fair Hooker5010014
WR Don Herrmann33059224
RB Andy Johnson33015011
RB Reggie Harrison2201007
TE Bob Moore2000023
RB Walter Payton2208011
WR Chip Myers1000015
FB Bill Olds11012014
TE Jeremy Wolf1101909

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Pete Van Valkenberg200.002.36
Josh Ashton100.003.63
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Walter Payton4112.757.00
Andy Johnson3124.003.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roger Staubach2152.506.96
J.J. Jones1000.004.60
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Josh Ashton1000.003.20
FB Billy Joe Dupree1155.006.50
WR Bob Hayes1000.003.82
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DallasRushesConversions
Josh Ashton11
BuffaloRushesConversions
Walter Payton42
Andy Johnson31
John Gordon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompConversions
Roger Staubach954
Joe Reed300
J.J. Jones210
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Steve Ramsey421
David Jaynes322

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Hayes621
RB Josh Ashton200
WR Fred Biletnikoff222
WR Tony Rogers200
RB Pete Van Valkenberg110
WR Dennis Franklin111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Patrick Schulz322
WR Fair Hooker200
RB Reggie Harrison110
RB Andy Johnson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,400)
End Zone10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)