Week 3, 1975

played in Dallas, TX

88 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers71077-31
Dallas Cowboys14767-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:59 DAL - Josh Ashton 5 fumble return (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 06:49 TBY - Wayne Mosley 2 run (Jim Turner extra point)
1Q: 06:20 DAL - Josh Ashton 53 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 07:28 TBY - Bryan Breech 7 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 07:20 DAL - Bob Hayes 80 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 03:02 TBY - Jim Turner 52 field goal
3Q: 09:12 DAL - Garo Yepremian 28 field goal
3Q: 05:17 DAL - Garo Yepremian 41 field goal
3Q: 03:07 TBY - Ron Jessie 40 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 11:22 TBY - George Amundson 5 run (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 06:15 DAL - Dennis Franklin 16 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team StatisticsTBYDAL
Record2-12-1
First Downs2311
- by Rushing84
- by Passing147
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards399316
- Offensive Plays7748
- Yards per Play5.186.58
Net Rushing Yards190135
- Rushing Attempts3927
- Yards per Rush4.875.00
Net Passing Yards209181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 20 - 119 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards223194
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/142/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.508.62
Fumbles/Lost4/12/1
3rd Down Conversions9/181/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.49.0
4th Down Conversions0/11/1
Penalties/Yards6/358/53
Punt Returns/Yards5/441/11
Kick Returns/Yards3/785/174
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/16
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 43
Time of Possession37:3622:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:272:01OWN 20530Punt
19:593:18OPP 40640Touchdown
15:593:55OWN 15619Punt
11:138:53OWN 31697Touchdown
27:064:12OWN 29736Field Goal
20:100:10OWN 451-7Half
315:000:49OWN 2035Punt
312:241:31OWN 2833Interception
39:061:04OWN 2034Punt
35:122:21OWN 40460Touchdown
31:165:01OWN 311069Touchdown
48:561:00OWN 3234Fumble
46:051:52OWN 20417Punt
42:150:58OWN 24613Downs
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:33OPP 47247Touchdown
111:261:27OWN 735Punt
16:410:42OWN 47153Touchdown
12:040:51OWN 3838Punt
27:200:14OWN 20180Touchdown
22:542:44OWN 295-1Punt
314:111:47OPP 45517Fumble
310:531:47OPP 1837Field Goal
38:022:50OWN 39637Field Goal
32:511:35OWN 444-10Punt
411:152:19OWN 3535Punt
47:561:51OPP 36436Touchdown
44:131:58OWN 3335Punt
41:171:17OPP 37612Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley231144.963331
George Amundson15744.931421
Ron Jessie122.00200
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Josh Ashton11938.455311
Pete Van Valkenberg10212.10900
Roger Staubach6213.501310

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sonny Jurgensen36202232/14240181.1
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Roger Staubach19121942/132800132.3

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ron Jessie366521.6711401
WR Freddie Scott37289.330170
RB Bryan Breech34165.33981
RB George Amundson23147.003100
WR Al Dodd24189.00090
TE Jim Mitchell264120.507250
WR Barry Pearson222311.5013120
RB Wayne Mosley1199.00790
FB Barty Smith1166.00060
WR Norm Doyle1233.00030
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Art Malone3382.67650
WR Dennis Franklin355518.3310291
RB Josh Ashton2352.50580
WR Fred Biletnikoff122424.005240
FB Billy Joe Dupree1199.00090
WR Bob Hayes148080.0072801
FB Larry Watkins111313.0011130

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S C.L. Whittington11616.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
George Amundson2100
Sonny Jurgensen1100
Freddie Scott1000
Al Dodd0100
Mel Renfro0100
Mark Arneson0010
Donnie Shell0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Josh Ashton1101
Fred Biletnikoff1000
Larry Brooks0100
Ken Avery0010
Gerald Irons0010
Nate Wright0010
Dick Ambrose0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones516432.830.6381
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier625141.834.5512

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Turner1/11/11/1524/4
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian2/21/10/0414/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Dodd5448.80
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Charlie Waters11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Jessie25728.50
Al Dodd12121.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Cliff Harris414736.80
Charlie Waters12727.00

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Arneson830.02421
S Donnie Shell740.02620
OLB Chris Hanburger420.02720
DT John Mendenhall300.01813
ILB Dallas Hickman300.0135
CB Jim Stienke211.02520
CB Mel Renfro210.02621
CB Everett Allen210.01416
DE Julius Adams200.02219
DT Dave Pureifory101.02720
S Burgess Owens100.01917
WR Freddie Scott10---------
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Larry Cole931.03835
OLB Ken Avery631.03837
CB Willie Alexander610.02529
CB Cliff Harris520.03737
ILB Dick Ambrose510.01914
ILB Gerald Irons500.02024
DT Larry Brooks410.03836
DT Bob Maddox410.02417
S Nate Wright410.03133
S Bruce Finch310.01520
S C.L. Whittington200.03332
DE Ken Sanders120.03838
DE Mario Johnson110.086
OLB Doug Adams100.024
CB Henry Stuckey100.021
DT Doug Sutherland010.098
S Charlie Waters010.03737

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dave Pureifory1.000020
CB Jim Stienke1.000020
DT John Mendenhall0.010013
ILB Mark Arneson0.001021
DE Elois Grooms0.001019
DE Julius Adams0.000119
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Larry Cole1.012135
OLB Ken Avery1.000037
DE Ken Sanders0.011038
DT Larry Brooks0.002136

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Donnie Shell30020
ILB Mark Arneson20021
ILB Dallas Hickman2005
S Burgess Owens11017
CB Jim Stienke11020
DE Julius Adams10019
OLB Chris Hanburger10020
CB Everett Allen10016
CB Mel Renfro01021
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Cliff Harris60037
CB Willie Alexander51029
S Nate Wright31033
S Bruce Finch20020
S C.L. Whittington10132
OLB Doug Adams1004
ILB Gerald Irons10024
ILB Dick Ambrose10014

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dave Foley45032037
Sid Smith37033029
Ralph Neely27035036
Sam Bycroft15116019
Jim Mitchell12033028
Barty Smith1102009
Charles Goodrum06034032
Ed Newman04027125
Booker Brown0201213
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Blaine Nye29124019
Chris Daniels220804
Dave Guyton110304
Forrest Blue04027021
Dick Stevens02024117
Rayfield Wright01022117
Jim Miller01019017
Larry Watkins01010010

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Mel Renfro313
Al Chandler119
Al Dodd119
Mark Arneson13
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Rich McGeorge220
Ben Unverzagt126
Dave Hampton120
Billy Joe Dupree119
Larry Watkins119
Fred Biletnikoff118
Tony Rogers117

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sonny Jurgensen3938---------77
Dave Foley3237------271
Ralph Neely3536---------71
Sid Smith3329------668
Al Dodd2028------1967
Jim Mitchell3328------667
Charles Goodrum3432---------66
George Amundson1521------2561
Mel Renfro------26211360
Donnie Shell------26201359
Ron Jessie2624------757
Ed Newman2725------557
Chris Hanburger------2720249
Dave Pureifory------2720249
Freddie Scott1621------1249
Mark Arneson------2421348
Jim Stienke------2520348
Julius Adams------2219344
Elois Grooms------2219243
Wayne Mosley2417---------41
Barty Smith209------1241
Sam Bycroft1619------641
Everett Allen------14161141
Barry Pearson2316------140
John Mendenhall------1813839
Burgess Owens------1917339
Al Chandler78------1934
Bryan Breech913------729
Gregg Bingham------012425
Dallas Hickman------135523
Booker Brown123------621
Norm Doyle25------1421
Cal Withrow69------520
Derek Check------104519
John Saunders------331218
Bob Rowe------115117
Isaac Fulcher------211215
Bert Horn------46313
Jim Turnbull------40711
Jim Turner00------77
Montrae Jones00------66
Kevin Calhoun------00---0
Malcolm Padavona00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
Will Cureton00---------0
Virgil Livers------00---0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Charlie Waters------37371286
Cliff Harris------3737781
C.L. Whittington------33321479
Ken Sanders------3838177
Ken Avery------3837176
Larry Brooks------3836175
Larry Cole------3835174
Willie Alexander------25291468
Nate Wright------3133165
Forrest Blue2721------654
Fred Biletnikoff1716------1851
Bob Hayes2721---------48
Roger Staubach2721---------48
Billy Joe Dupree1612------1947
Gerald Irons------2024347
Blaine Nye2419---------43
Bob Maddox------2417142
Jim Miller1917------541
Dick Stevens2417---------41
Larry Watkins1010------1939
Rayfield Wright2217---------39
Dick Ambrose------1914336
Bruce Finch------1520---35
Tony Rogers97------1733
Dennis Franklin2012---------32
Rich McGeorge62------2028
Ben Unverzagt------112628
Josh Ashton1510------126
Doug Sutherland------98522
Billy Andrews------146121
Dave Hampton00------2020
Doug Adams------241319
Mario Johnson------86519
Pete Van Valkenberg117---------18
Don Kanell54------817
Dave Guyton34------815
Chris Daniels84------315
Randy Beisler32------813
Drew Lincoln33------713
Henry Stuckey------21710
Garo Yepremian00------99
Jim O'Malley------0358
Grady Grier00------88
Art Malone15---------6
Joe Reed00---------0
J.J. Jones00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8475.9
Middle17834.9
Right14604.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6244.0
Middle12514.3
Right66310.5
None3-3-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sonny Jurgensen36202332521
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Roger Staubach19123013210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87394.9
Short (0-8 Yds)73202.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)116655.9
Long (19+ Yds)104999.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65284.7
Short (0-8 Yds)449724.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)51163.2
Long (19+ Yds)425313.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Freddie Scott73028021
WR Ron Jessie63065124
TE Jim Mitchell62241128
WR Al Dodd42018028
RB Bryan Breech43016013
RB George Amundson32114021
WR Barry Pearson22023016
WR Norm Doyle210305
RB Wayne Mosley1109017
FB Barty Smith110609
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dennis Franklin53055112
WR Bob Hayes41180121
RB Josh Ashton3205010
RB Art Malone330805
WR Fred Biletnikoff21024116
FB Billy Joe Dupree1109012
FB Larry Watkins11013010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wayne Mosley7152.144.96
George Amundson2115.504.93
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen22189.006.19
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Roger Staubach222110.5010.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Barry Pearson111111.0011.50
RB Bryan Breech1177.004.00
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Art Malone1155.002.67
WR Dennis Franklin111616.0011.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
George Amundson31
Wayne Mosley11
DallasRushesConversions
Pete Van Valkenberg20
Josh Ashton11
Roger Staubach10

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Sonny Jurgensen1377
DallasAttCompConversions
Roger Staubach630

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Freddie Scott622
RB Bryan Breech322
WR Al Dodd111
WR Ron Jessie111
TE Jim Mitchell100
RB Wayne Mosley111
DallasTargCatchConversions
RB Art Malone330
WR Fred Biletnikoff100
WR Bob Hayes100
WR Dennis Franklin100

SectionAttendance
Stadium49,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,400)
End Zone10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,300)