Week 8, 1975

played in Los Angeles, CA

62 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	10	10	0	7	-	27
Los Angeles Rams	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 DAL - Garo Yepremian 42 field goal
1Q: 09:41 LAS - Jimmy Allen 38 fumble return (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 06:07 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 14 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 13:27 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DAL - Tony Rogers 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:58 LAS - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 10:46 DAL - Bob Hayes 25 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 01:31 LAS - Roland Harper 2 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 DAL - Garo Yepremian 42 field goal
1Q: 09:41 LAS - Jimmy Allen 38 fumble return (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 06:07 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 14 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 13:27 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DAL - Tony Rogers 4 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 12:58 LAS - Freddie Solomon 11 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 10:46 DAL - Bob Hayes 25 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 01:31 LAS - Roland Harper 2 pass from Ron Jaworski (Toni Linhart extra point)

Team Statistics DAL LAS
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 18 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 413 334
- Offensive Plays 73 55
- Yards per Play 5.66 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 78 70
- Rushing Attempts 39 12
- Yards per Rush 2.00 5.83
Net Passing Yards 335 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 26 - 0 40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 335 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.85 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/49 12/74
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 4/55
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:18 23:42

Team Statistics	DAL	LAS
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	18	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	413	334
- Offensive Plays	73	55
- Yards per Play	5.66	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	78	70
- Rushing Attempts	39	12
- Yards per Rush	2.00	5.83
Net Passing Yards	335	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 26 - 0	40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	335	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.85	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/49	12/74
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	4/55
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:18	23:42

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 27	6	48	Field Goal
1	9:41	0:09	OWN 31	1	7	Fumble
1	9:32	1:57	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
1	7:26	1:24	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
1	3:20	4:58	OWN 7	8	66	Field Goal
2	11:29	1:36	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	6:47	4:57	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 39	4	28	Missed FG
3	12:54	1:33	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
3	10:15	4:51	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
3	3:54	2:40	OWN 28	5	16	Punt
4	12:53	2:20	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	7:24	2:24	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	4:13	1:52	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 11	5	11	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	1:13	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	7:35	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	6:02	2:42	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
2	13:22	1:53	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
2	9:53	3:06	OWN 24	5	14	Punt
2	1:50	1:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	5	29	Fumble
3	11:21	1:06	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
3	5:24	1:30	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	1:14	3:21	OWN 10	7	90	Touchdown
4	10:33	3:09	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	5:00	0:47	OPP 43	3	3	Interception
4	2:21	0:50	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Art Malone	20	35	1.75	6
Pete Van Valkenberg	14	26	1.86	6
Roger Staubach	4	11	2.75	7
Josh Ashton	1	6	6.00	6

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	10	65	6.50	12	3	0
Dexter Bussey	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	34	26	335	0/0	3	33	0	136.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	40	22	280	3/16	2	43	2	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	7	10	120	17.14	13	33	1
WR Dennis Franklin	5	6	90	18.00	9	30	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	5	58	14.50	17	27	1
RB Art Malone	4	5	34	8.50	25	10	0
TE Rich McGeorge	3	4	16	5.33	0	9	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Dave Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Rengel	7	10	130	18.57	9	43	0
WR Freddie Solomon	4	8	31	7.75	0	11	1
WR Speedy Thomas	3	7	31	10.33	2	13	0
WR Steve Holden	2	2	36	18.00	0	22	0
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	5	12	6.00	2	9	0
WR Reggie Craig	2	4	32	16.00	4	17	0
RB Dexter Bussey	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Roland Harper	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Alexander	1	13	13.00	0
OLB Ken Avery	1	17	17.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0
Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
Roger Staubach	1	0	0
Art Malone	0	1	0
C.L. Whittington	0	1	0
Ken Avery	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Allen	0	1	0	1
Dave Elmendorf	0	0	2	0
Jeff Staggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	313	44.7	34.0	53	5

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Jarrell	8	374	46.8	41.1	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/3	2/3	0/1	44	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	2	5	2.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Solomon	3	33	11.0	0
Dave Elmendorf	1	22	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	4	90	22.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn Buchanan	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	7	1	1.0	12	43
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	1	0.0	9	41
S Nate Wright	6	1	0.0	12	43
DT Larry Brooks	3	1	1.0	11	43
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	0.0	11	42
DE Ken Sanders	2	2	1.0	11	42
CB Cliff Harris	1	2	0.0	12	43
CB Willie Alexander	1	1	0.0	7	37
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	1	4
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0.0	10	39
ILB Ben Unverzagt	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Bob Maddox	0	2	0.0	9	26

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Elmendorf	13	0	0.0	37	34
ILB Isiah Robertson	9	5	0.0	39	34
OLB Jeff Staggs	8	3	0.0	38	34
DT Art Thoms	5	2	0.0	37	33
CB Steve Tannen	5	1	0.0	33	34
OLB Jim Youngblood	4	2	0.0	34	32
DE Jack Youngblood	3	2	0.0	36	33
DE Harvey Martin	3	1	0.0	34	34
CB Mike Bass	3	0	0.0	25	20
ILB Ray White	3	0	0.0	15	14
S Glenn Buchanan	2	2	0.0	26	22
WR Speedy Thomas	2	0	---	---	---
DE John Andrews	1	0	0.0	5	0
RB Dexter Bussey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Anttaj Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	0	2	2	42
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	0	1	1	43
OLB Ken Avery	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Larry Cole	0.0	1	3	2	43
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	1	0	26

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jack Youngblood	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Art Thoms	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	6	1	0	41
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	1	43
S Nate Wright	4	0	0	43
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	0	42
CB Cliff Harris	2	1	0	43
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	4
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0	42
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0	39
CB Willie Alexander	0	1	1	37
DT Bob Maddox	0	1	0	26

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave Elmendorf	5	0	34
OLB Jeff Staggs	5	0	34
CB Steve Tannen	4	0	34
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	1	34
CB Mike Bass	3	0	20
S Glenn Buchanan	2	1	22
DT Art Thoms	1	0	33
ILB Ray White	1	0	14
OLB Jim Youngblood	1	0	32
DT Anttaj Johnson	1	0	13
CB Broderick Ours	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Blaine Nye	1	7	1	33	30
Forrest Blue	1	7	0	35	30
Larry Watkins	1	2	0	17	15
Rayfield Wright	0	7	0	32	30
Jim Miller	0	3	0	33	25
Don Kanell	0	3	0	7	4
Dick Stevens	0	2	0	29	25
Dave Guyton	0	2	0	10	9
Drew Lincoln	0	1	0	11	5
Chris Daniels	0	1	0	9	13

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Dillon	2	4	10	1	38
Daryl White	1	1	3	0	25
Sam Rohde	1	1	9	0	25
Al Speer	1	1	2	0	8
John Sawyer	1	1	6	0	15
Bob Van Duyne	0	2	12	0	32
Chuck Naretta	0	1	6	0	8
Roland Harper	0	1	5	0	15
Bob McKay	0	0	10	1	38
Jim Sexton	0	0	9	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Dupree	2	18
Ben Unverzagt	2	14
Josh Ashton	1	28
Larry Watkins	1	10

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	3	32
Dexter Bussey	1	25
Mike Bass	1	13
Gerry Sullivan	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	35	30	---	---	8	73
Roger Staubach	39	34	---	---	---	73
Nate Wright	---	---	12	43	16	71
Bob Hayes	35	33	---	---	---	68
Jim Miller	33	25	---	---	8	66
Blaine Nye	33	30	---	---	---	63
Rayfield Wright	32	30	---	---	---	62
Cliff Harris	---	---	12	43	5	60
Henry Stuckey	---	---	11	42	7	60
Dennis Franklin	20	21	---	---	17	58
Ken Avery	---	---	12	43	---	55
Rich McGeorge	24	20	---	---	11	55
Larry Brooks	---	---	11	43	---	54
Larry Cole	---	---	11	43	---	54
Dick Stevens	29	25	---	---	---	54
Ken Sanders	---	---	11	42	---	53
C.L. Whittington	---	---	10	39	2	51
Dick Ambrose	---	---	9	41	1	51
Fred Biletnikoff	24	24	---	---	1	49
Willie Alexander	---	---	7	37	2	46
Art Malone	23	22	---	---	---	45
Billy Joe Dupree	16	8	---	---	18	42
Larry Watkins	17	15	---	---	10	42
Bob Maddox	---	---	9	26	6	41
Bruce Finch	---	---	3	17	14	34
Josh Ashton	1	1	---	---	28	30
Tony Rogers	8	9	---	---	13	30
Dave Guyton	10	9	---	---	10	29
Drew Lincoln	11	5	---	---	11	27
Pete Van Valkenberg	15	11	---	---	---	26
Chris Daniels	9	13	---	---	2	24
Randy Beisler	7	4	---	---	10	21
Don Kanell	7	4	---	---	10	21
Dave Hampton	1	1	---	---	17	19
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	3	2	14	19
Jim O'Malley	---	---	0	0	16	16
Billy Andrews	---	---	5	6	4	15
Doug Adams	---	---	0	0	10	10
Phil Wise	---	---	1	1	8	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	0	8	9
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mario Johnson	---	---	3	1	2	6
Ernie Holmes	---	---	1	4	---	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Staggs	---	---	38	34	12	84
Isiah Robertson	---	---	39	34	4	77
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	37	34	4	75
Art Thoms	---	---	37	33	4	74
Jack Youngblood	---	---	36	33	3	72
Harvey Martin	---	---	34	34	3	71
Steve Tannen	---	---	33	34	3	70
Jim Youngblood	---	---	34	32	3	69
Mike Bass	---	---	25	20	13	58
Mike Rengel	5	36	---	---	16	57
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	26	22	9	57
Ron Jaworski	12	43	---	---	---	55
Bob McKay	10	38	---	---	3	51
Hardy Dillon	10	38	---	---	---	48
Delles Howell	---	---	22	19	4	45
Speedy Thomas	10	33	---	---	2	45
Jim Sexton	9	36	---	---	---	45
Rick Middleton	---	---	11	1	32	44
Bob Van Duyne	12	32	---	---	---	44
Lawrence McCutcheon	10	28	---	---	5	43
Freddie Solomon	10	27	---	---	6	43
Dexter Bussey	2	15	---	---	25	42
Broderick Ours	---	---	14	14	14	42
Sam Rohde	9	25	---	---	5	39
John Sawyer	6	15	---	---	16	37
Daryl White	3	25	---	---	8	36
Reggie Craig	3	22	---	---	5	30
Roland Harper	5	15	---	---	10	30
Ray White	---	---	15	14	---	29
Anttaj Johnson	---	---	11	13	5	29
Jimmy Allen	---	---	7	2	19	28
Cleo Miller	3	9	---	---	12	24
Chuck Naretta	6	8	---	---	9	23
Harris Richardson	3	7	---	---	8	18
Al Speer	2	8	---	---	8	18
Steve Holden	0	7	---	---	10	17
Gerry Sullivan	2	6	---	---	8	16
Vern Den Herder	---	---	3	1	7	11
Rickey Jarrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Andrews	---	---	5	0	1	6
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernie Sims	---	---	2	0	---	2
Bob Hoskins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Siemon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	2	0.3
Middle	22	64	2.9
Right	7	15	2.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	30	10.0
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	34	26	6	0	3	3	2	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	40	22	4	1	3	4	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	33	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	98	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	132	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	107	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	124	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	10	7	2	120	3	33
WR Dennis Franklin	6	5	0	90	2	21
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	4	0	58	1	24
RB Art Malone	5	4	0	34	0	22
TE Rich McGeorge	4	3	0	16	0	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	0	13	0	8
RB Dave Hampton	1	0	1	0	0	1
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	0	4	0	9

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Rengel	10	7	1	130	3	36
WR Freddie Solomon	8	4	1	31	0	27
WR Speedy Thomas	7	3	0	31	0	33
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	5	2	0	12	0	28
WR Reggie Craig	4	2	0	32	0	22
RB Dexter Bussey	3	1	1	6	0	15
WR Steve Holden	2	2	0	36	1	7
FB Roland Harper	1	1	0	2	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	2	3	1.50	1.75
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	2	2.00	1.86

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	3	3	34	11.33	9.85

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	4	4	29	7.25	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	14	14.00	11.60
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	16	16.00	15.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Solomon	2	2	19	9.50	3.88
WR Mike Rengel	1	1	8	8.00	13.00
FB Roland Harper	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Art Malone	4	0
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	0
Josh Ashton	1	1
Roger Staubach	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	8	6	5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Hayes	3	2	2
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1	1
RB Art Malone	1	1	1
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Rengel	5	3	2
WR Freddie Solomon	2	0	0
RB Dexter Bussey	1	1	1
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	0	0
WR Speedy Thomas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)