Week 5, 1975

played in Dallas, TX

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	0	7	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	7	5	7	14	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DAL - Rich McGeorge 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 07:16 STL - Alvin Reed 8 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 06:45 DAL - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Garo Yepremian 25 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DAL - Josh Ashton 8 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Bob Hayes 38 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:09 DAL - Bob Hayes 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 03:24 STL - Rich Caster 10 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 DAL - Rich McGeorge 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 07:16 STL - Alvin Reed 8 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 06:45 DAL - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Garo Yepremian 25 field goal
3Q: 08:44 DAL - Josh Ashton 8 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Bob Hayes 38 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:09 DAL - Bob Hayes 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 03:24 STL - Rich Caster 10 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 4-1 3-1
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 318 430
- Offensive Plays 63 57
- Yards per Play 5.05 7.54
Net Rushing Yards 82 165
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 4.56 4.46
Net Passing Yards 236 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 20 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 13.25
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/121 3/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:24 31:36

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	4-1	3-1
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	318	430
- Offensive Plays	63	57
- Yards per Play	5.05	7.54
Net Rushing Yards	82	165
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	4.56	4.46
Net Passing Yards	236	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	20 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	13.25
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/121	3/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:24	31:36

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	4:10	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
1	3:36	6:42	OWN 8	14	62	Downs
2	8:07	1:31	OWN 2	3	9	Safety
2	2:49	1:56	OWN 39	5	23	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
3	8:36	2:17	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
3	4:00	3:05	OWN 38	7	36	Fumble
4	14:45	1:23	OWN 24	2	2	Fumble
4	11:53	3:26	OWN 23	6	27	Punt
4	6:27	3:09	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
1	7:08	3:32	OWN 37	5	48	Interception
2	11:54	3:47	OWN 30	7	69	Fumble
2	6:36	3:47	OPP 43	7	35	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	2	27	Half
3	13:23	4:47	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
3	6:19	2:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	0:55	1:10	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
4	13:22	1:29	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
4	8:27	2:00	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	3:18	3:18	OPP 39	8	24	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	12	46	3.83	7	0
Warren Bankston	4	20	5.00	9	0
Norm Bulaich	2	16	8.00	10	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Josh Ashton	24	119	4.96	36	4	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	9	31	3.44	18	1	0
Roger Staubach	4	15	3.75	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	41	25	259	4/23	2	24	0	95.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	20	17	265	0/0	3	38	1	137.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cotton Speyrer	7	11	91	13.00	9	20	0
WR Ray Jarvis	4	8	59	14.75	16	24	0
WR Terry Metcalf	4	8	29	7.25	11	11	0
TE Rich Caster	3	4	29	9.67	2	11	1
RB Warren Bankston	2	2	7	3.50	6	5	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
TE Alvin Reed	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	7	7	142	20.29	61	38	2
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	5	68	22.67	28	27	0
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	42	14.00	6	23	0
RB Josh Ashton	2	2	9	4.50	5	7	0
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	1
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Tony Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Al Clark	1	7	7.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Hart	2	0	0
Roger Wehrli	1	0	1
Billy Howard	0	1	0
Alfred Jenkins	0	1	0
Al Clark	0	0	1
Dwight Lewis	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	0	0
Dennis Franklin	1	0	0
Josh Ashton	0	1	0
Bob Maddox	0	1	0
Jim Miller	0	1	0
Ken Sanders	0	1	0
Larry Cole	0	0	2
Ben Unverzagt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	172	34.4	22.4	50	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	2	75	37.5	32.5	46	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	4	99	24.8	0
Roger Wehrli	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	3	101	33.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Will Foster	7	2	0.0	37	20
S Jim Tolbert	7	1	0.0	26	13
S Mike Weger	6	3	0.0	35	19
DT John Grant	5	0	0.0	33	17
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	6	0.0	35	20
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	1	0.0	27	16
DT Eric Kasay	4	0	0.0	32	16
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	0.0	35	19
DE Billy Howard	2	1	0.0	35	20
CB Al Clark	2	0	0.0	29	13
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0.0	16	11
DE Ron Yankowski	2	0	0.0	36	19
DT Dale Norman	1	1	0.0	10	9
TE Rich Caster	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Tony Peters	0	1	0.0	6	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	5	3	1.5	16	41
S C.L. Whittington	4	3	0.0	16	40
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	1	0.0	7	20
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	0.0	17	43
DE Ken Sanders	4	0	0.0	18	43
DT Bob Maddox	3	0	1.0	10	25
S Nate Wright	3	3	0.0	14	40
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0.0	18	44
ILB Gerald Irons	3	0	0.0	11	25
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	18	40
DT Larry Brooks	2	4	0.5	18	44
OLB Billy Andrews	2	2	0.0	4	12
CB Willie Alexander	2	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	1.0	1	3
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
G Blaine Nye	1	0	---	---	---
DT Doug Sutherland	1	0	0.0	2	8
S Bruce Finch	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB Henry Stuckey	0	1	0.0	0	5
DE Mario Johnson	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Grant	0.0	0	1	0	17

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.5	0	2	1	41
DT Bob Maddox	1.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Doug Adams	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	1	3	0	44
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	0	2	0	43
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	0	0	20
CB Roger Wehrli	3	0	0	19
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	0	0	16
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0	11
S Mike Weger	2	0	0	19
CB Ray Easterling	1	0	0	2
ILB Will Foster	1	0	0	20
DE Billy Howard	1	0	0	20
S Jim Tolbert	1	0	0	13
CB Al Clark	0	1	1	13

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	43
S Charlie Waters	4	0	40
S C.L. Whittington	3	1	40
S Nate Wright	3	0	40
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	0	20
CB Willie Alexander	2	0	31
OLB Billy Andrews	2	0	12
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	44
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	25
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	43
S Bruce Finch	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Holloway	3	8	1	18	0	44
Dan Dierdorf	2	3	0	18	0	44
Tom Funchess	1	3	0	15	1	31
Len Hauss	1	2	0	17	0	42
Rich Caster	1	1	0	12	0	34
Larry Brown	0	1	0	8	0	15
Sam Davis	0	0	0	17	1	32
Bob Willis	0	0	0	3	1	14
Revie Sorey	0	0	0	1	1	14

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	9	32	20
Jim Miller	1	7	31	19
Blaine Nye	1	6	33	18
Don Kanell	1	2	7	3
Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	28	13
Chris Daniels	1	1	10	1
Rayfield Wright	0	3	30	17
Dick Stevens	0	2	25	15
Larry Watkins	0	2	21	4
Dave Guyton	0	1	12	5

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Reed	1	15
Ray Easterling	1	12
Al Clark	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	2	21
Rich McGeorge	2	12
Fred Biletnikoff	1	15
Dave Hampton	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	17	42	---	---	5	64
Jim Hart	18	45	---	---	---	63
Dan Dierdorf	18	44	---	---	---	62
Glen Holloway	18	44	---	---	---	62
Roger Wehrli	---	---	35	19	7	61
Alfred Jenkins	16	37	---	---	8	61
Cotton Speyrer	14	34	---	---	11	59
Will Foster	---	---	37	20	1	58
Ron Yankowski	---	---	36	19	2	57
Billy Howard	---	---	35	20	1	56
Dwight Lewis	---	---	35	20	1	56
Mike Weger	---	---	35	19	1	55
Sam Davis	17	32	---	---	4	53
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	27	16	10	53
John Grant	---	---	33	17	1	51
Eric Kasay	---	---	32	16	1	49
Rich Caster	12	34	---	---	2	48
Jim Tolbert	---	---	26	13	9	48
Ray Jarvis	11	35	---	---	1	47
Tom Funchess	15	31	---	---	---	46
Al Clark	---	---	29	13	2	44
Warren Bankston	4	20	---	---	17	41
Terry Metcalf	12	24	---	---	1	37
Larry Brown	8	15	---	---	8	31
Norm Bulaich	9	15	---	---	4	28
Jim Merlo	---	---	16	11	---	27
Bob Willis	3	14	---	---	5	22
Dale Norman	---	---	10	9	---	19
Ray Easterling	---	---	4	2	12	18
Tony Peters	---	---	6	3	9	18
Willie Harper	---	---	2	0	14	16
Alvin Reed	0	1	---	---	15	16
Revie Sorey	1	14	---	---	1	16
Mark Cooney	---	---	0	0	15	15
Matt Braxton	4	8	---	---	3	15
Jim Arneson	1	3	---	---	5	9
Stan Hindman	---	---	5	3	---	8
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	---	---	5	6
Bubba O'Neil	0	2	---	---	3	5
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammy Danko	---	---	2	0	3	5
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Breunig	---	---	2	0	2	4
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	18	44	3	65
Charlie Waters	---	---	18	40	7	65
Larry Brooks	---	---	18	44	---	62
Ken Sanders	---	---	18	43	---	61
Ken Avery	---	---	17	43	---	60
C.L. Whittington	---	---	16	40	2	58
Larry Cole	---	---	16	41	---	57
Roger Staubach	37	20	---	---	---	57
Fred Biletnikoff	25	16	---	---	15	56
Billy Joe Dupree	28	13	---	---	14	55
Forrest Blue	32	20	---	---	2	54
Nate Wright	---	---	14	40	---	54
Bob Hayes	34	19	---	---	---	53
Jim Miller	31	19	---	---	3	53
Blaine Nye	33	18	---	---	---	51
Willie Alexander	---	---	13	31	3	47
Rayfield Wright	30	17	---	---	---	47
Josh Ashton	28	12	---	---	1	41
Dick Stevens	25	15	---	---	---	40
Gerald Irons	---	---	11	25	3	39
Larry Watkins	21	4	---	---	13	38
Dennis Franklin	23	14	---	---	1	38
Bob Maddox	---	---	10	25	2	37
Bruce Finch	---	---	10	18	8	36
Dick Ambrose	---	---	7	20	2	29
Tony Rogers	9	4	---	---	12	25
Rich McGeorge	8	4	---	---	12	24
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	2	21	24
Henry Stuckey	---	---	0	5	16	21
Billy Andrews	---	---	4	12	4	20
Dave Guyton	12	5	---	---	3	20
Pete Van Valkenberg	9	9	---	---	---	18
Mario Johnson	---	---	2	10	5	17
Doug Adams	---	---	1	3	10	14
Doug Sutherland	---	---	2	8	3	13
Don Kanell	7	3	---	---	3	13
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Daniels	10	1	---	---	---	11
Randy Beisler	5	2	---	---	3	10
Drew Lincoln	0	5	---	---	5	10
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim O'Malley	---	---	2	1	---	3
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	3	3
Art Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	15	71	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	41	25	2	0	4	2	9	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	20	17	7	0	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	142	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	24	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	70	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	89	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cotton Speyrer	11	7	2	91	1	34
WR Ray Jarvis	8	4	1	59	1	35
WR Terry Metcalf	8	4	0	29	0	24
TE Rich Caster	4	3	0	29	0	34
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	2	1	18	0	37
RB Warren Bankston	2	2	0	7	0	20
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Alvin Reed	1	1	0	8	0	1
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0	5	0	8
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	0	13	0	2

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	7	7	142	4	19
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	3	68	2	16
WR Dennis Franklin	3	3	42	1	14
RB Josh Ashton	2	2	9	0	12
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	3	0	4
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	1	0	4
WR Tony Rogers	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norm Bulaich	1	10	10.00	8.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josh Ashton	6	24	4.00	4.96
Roger Staubach	2	3	1.50	3.75
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	5	5.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	4	2	18	4.50	6.32

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	4	3	16	4.00	13.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich Caster	1	1	10	10.00	7.25
WR Terry Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	3.63
TE Alvin Reed	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0	0.00	8.27

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0	0.00	13.60
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	11	11.00	20.29
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	2	2.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Norm Bulaich	2	2
Terry Metcalf	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Ashton	3	2
Roger Staubach	2	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	10	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rich Caster	2	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	2	2	2
WR Terry Metcalf	2	2	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	2	1	1
RB Warren Bankston	1	1	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	1
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)