Week 13, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

33 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	8	-	15
Minnesota Vikings	10	14	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Chuck Foreman 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 00:04 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Tom Stropka 46 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 05:47 DAL - Art Malone 19 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 01:43 MIN - Chuck Foreman 14 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 MIN - Bobby Howard 70 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 00:15 DAL - Rich McGeorge 5 pass from Roger Staubach (Art Malone run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Chuck Foreman 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 00:04 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Tom Stropka 46 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 05:47 DAL - Art Malone 19 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 01:43 MIN - Chuck Foreman 14 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 MIN - Bobby Howard 70 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 00:15 DAL - Rich McGeorge 5 pass from Roger Staubach (Art Malone run for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 8-4 8-4
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 460
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 4.79 6.57
Net Rushing Yards 107 149
- Rushing Attempts 19 44
- Yards per Rush 5.63 3.39
Net Passing Yards 195 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 3 25 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 201 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 11.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/137 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 3/80
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:54 37:06

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	8-4	8-4
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	460
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	4.79	6.57
Net Rushing Yards	107	149
- Rushing Attempts	19	44
- Yards per Rush	5.63	3.39
Net Passing Yards	195	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 3	25 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	201	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	11.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/137	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	3/80
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:54	37:06

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	8:16	2:41	OWN 41	6	20	Punt
2	15:00	2:46	OWN 28	4	32	Punt
2	9:25	3:51	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 31	6	44	Half
3	10:29	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:17	1:01	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
3	5:43	1:58	OPP 26	4	13	Interception
3	0:27	1:27	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	10:41	1:44	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	7:35	1:08	OPP 41	4	5	Interception
4	6:27	1:20	OPP 48	3	-1	Interception
4	1:52	1:45	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	4:29	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	5:35	5:35	OWN 7	10	78	Field Goal
2	12:14	2:49	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	5:34	4:01	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
3	10:02	0:45	OWN 46	2	6	Interception
3	8:16	2:33	OWN 4	6	25	Fumble
3	3:45	3:18	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	14:00	3:19	OWN 37	6	19	Punt
4	8:57	1:22	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	5:07	3:15	OWN 47	5	18	Missed FG

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	14	83	5.93	23	4	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	3	18	6.00	8	0	0
Roger Staubach	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	31	114	3.68	22	3	1
Bob Gresham	12	34	2.83	12	1	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	43	24	201	1/6	1	25	3	46.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	25	21	315	1/4	2	46	1	128.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Merchant	5	8	49	9.80	9	14	0
WR Bob Hayes	4	10	57	14.25	13	25	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	8	29	9.67	1	11	0
TE Rich McGeorge	3	6	14	4.67	0	5	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	4	10	5.00	1	11	0
RB Art Malone	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	2	2	7	3.50	5	6	0
WR Tony Rogers	2	2	20	10.00	1	14	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	5	5	35	7.00	6	11	1
WR Bob Newland	5	5	83	16.60	17	34	0
WR Frank Pitts	5	6	102	20.40	56	43	0
WR Danny Buggs	2	4	26	13.00	2	15	0
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Tom Stropka	1	2	46	46.00	32	46	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.L. Whittington	1	23	23.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zeke Moore	2	10	5.00	0
CB Bobby Howard	1	70	70.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Art Malone	1	0	0
Bob Maddox	0	1	0
Blaine Nye	0	1	0
Gerald Irons	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Gresham	1	0	0	0
Sweeny Williams	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	288	41.1	38.4	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	169	42.3	30.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	1	11	11.0	0
Henry Stuckey	1	-2	-2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Hampton	3	86	28.7	0
Cliff Harris	2	51	25.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	1	22	22.0	0
Del Ross	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	9	4	0.0	37	24
DT Larry Brooks	6	1	0.5	38	25
DE Ken Sanders	6	1	0.5	35	24
OLB Billy Andrews	6	2	0.0	25	10
S Phil Wise	5	4	0.0	42	25
OLB Ken Avery	4	3	0.0	44	26
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0.0	43	26
CB Willie Alexander	4	0	0.0	20	17
S Bruce Finch	4	0	0.0	21	10
DE Larry Cole	3	4	0.0	41	26
CB Henry Stuckey	3	1	0.0	30	22
DT Ernie Holmes	2	2	0.0	18	7
S C.L. Whittington	2	1	0.0	28	19
ILB Gerald Irons	2	0	0.0	7	2
DT Bob Maddox	1	1	0.0	34	17
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0.0	3	1
QB Roger Staubach	1	0	---	---	---
DT Doug Sutherland	1	0	0.0	6	1
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Del Ross	10	2	0.0	16	41
DT Alan Page	7	0	1.0	19	43
OLB Floyd Rice	5	1	0.0	18	43
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	3	0.0	14	21
S Bob Atkins	4	2	0.0	18	44
CB Bobby Howard	4	0	0.0	19	43
S Carl Capria	3	0	0.0	15	41
CB John Rowser	2	1	0.0	5	24
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0.0	13	19
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0.0	19	43
RB Bob Gresham	1	0	---	---	---
FB Larry Schreiber	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0.0	18	42
ILB Amos Martin	0	1	0.0	5	19
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	0	25
DE Ken Sanders	0.5	0	24
DE Larry Cole	0.0	1	26

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	1.0	0	1	2	43
DE Carl Eller	0.0	1	0	0	43
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	3	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	26
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	22
S Bruce Finch	3	0	10
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	0	24
CB Willie Alexander	2	0	17
OLB Ken Avery	2	0	26
S Phil Wise	2	0	25
S C.L. Whittington	1	1	19
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	10
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Del Ross	9	1	0	41
CB Bobby Howard	4	2	1	43
OLB Floyd Rice	4	1	0	43
S Carl Capria	3	0	0	41
CB John Rowser	2	1	0	24
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	1	0	21
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	43
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0	44
CB Zeke Moore	0	0	2	43

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Miller	3	3	0	17	0	37
Blaine Nye	1	6	0	18	0	41
Forrest Blue	1	3	1	18	0	41
Dick Stevens	1	2	0	15	0	22
Rayfield Wright	0	2	0	18	0	37
Dave Guyton	0	1	0	4	1	22
Rich McGeorge	0	1	0	13	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	5	10	44	0	26
Ed George	2	7	34	0	21
Dan Medlin	2	6	40	0	22
Art Kuehn	2	5	31	0	19
Pat Matson	1	6	31	1	20
Tom Forrest	1	3	16	0	7
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	14	0	10
Lewis Rockett	1	1	20	0	11
Larry Schreiber	0	2	32	0	9
Kent Kramer	0	1	31	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Ashton	1	16
Billy Joe Dupree	1	16
Ben Unverzagt	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Kiddoo	5	24
Carl Capria	1	13
Jim Pietrzak	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	43	26	11	80
Phil Wise	---	---	42	25	10	77
Ken Avery	---	---	44	26	2	72
Larry Cole	---	---	41	26	2	69
Forrest Blue	18	41	---	---	6	65
Larry Brooks	---	---	38	25	2	65
Roger Staubach	19	44	---	---	---	63
Dick Ambrose	---	---	37	24	1	62
Bob Hayes	18	42	---	---	---	60
Jim Miller	17	37	---	---	6	60
Blaine Nye	18	41	---	---	---	59
Ken Sanders	---	---	35	24	---	59
Henry Stuckey	---	---	30	22	4	56
Fred Biletnikoff	13	29	---	---	13	55
Rayfield Wright	18	37	---	---	---	55
Bob Maddox	---	---	34	17	2	53
C.L. Whittington	---	---	28	19	3	50
Larry Watkins	12	21	---	---	14	47
Art Malone	15	31	---	---	---	46
Willie Alexander	---	---	20	17	7	44
Bruce Finch	---	---	21	10	9	40
Billy Joe Dupree	3	20	---	---	16	39
Irving Merchant	9	29	---	---	1	39
Billy Andrews	---	---	25	10	3	38
Dick Stevens	15	22	---	---	---	37
Dave Guyton	4	22	---	---	7	33
Rich McGeorge	13	15	---	---	4	32
Tony Rogers	5	16	---	---	9	30
Ernie Holmes	---	---	18	7	---	25
Mario Johnson	---	---	12	4	6	22
Dave Hampton	3	1	---	---	15	19
Josh Ashton	1	1	---	---	16	18
Gerald Irons	---	---	7	2	6	15
Pete Van Valkenberg	3	12	---	---	---	15
Don Kanell	1	7	---	---	7	15
Chris Daniels	3	10	---	---	2	15
Doug Adams	---	---	3	1	9	13
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	13	13
Randy Beisler	1	3	---	---	7	11
Doug Sutherland	---	---	6	1	4	11
Jim O'Malley	---	---	0	0	9	9
Drew Lincoln	0	3	---	---	6	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Del Ross	---	---	16	41	17	74
Bobby Howard	---	---	19	43	9	71
Fran Tarkenton	44	26	---	---	---	70
Ron Yary	44	26	---	---	---	70
Carl Capria	---	---	15	41	13	69
Dan Medlin	40	22	---	---	6	68
Bob Atkins	---	---	18	44	1	63
Carl Eller	---	---	19	43	---	62
Alan Page	---	---	19	43	---	62
Zeke Moore	---	---	16	43	2	61
Floyd Rice	---	---	18	43	---	61
Sweeny Williams	---	---	18	42	---	60
Ed George	34	21	---	---	---	55
Kent Kramer	31	14	---	---	9	54
Pat Matson	31	20	---	---	---	51
Bob Newland	29	22	---	---	---	51
Chuck Foreman	31	18	---	---	1	50
Art Kuehn	31	19	---	---	---	50
Larry Schreiber	32	9	---	---	6	47
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	14	21	9	44
Lewis Rockett	20	11	---	---	13	44
Bob Gresham	13	8	---	---	20	41
Frank Pitts	25	16	---	---	---	41
Bill Dunstan	---	---	13	19	---	32
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	4	4	24	32
Jim Pietrzak	14	10	---	---	6	30
Tom Stropka	18	11	---	---	1	30
Danny Buggs	13	10	---	---	7	30
Tom Forrest	16	7	---	---	6	29
John Rowser	---	---	5	24	---	29
Vincent Horton	8	11	---	---	10	29
Amos Martin	---	---	5	19	4	28
Aaron Meyer	10	5	---	---	6	21
Brock Green	---	---	4	7	8	19
Ronald Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	16	16
Fred Nolan	---	---	2	4	7	13
Don McCauley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ike Howard	---	---	1	2	7	10
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Peterson	---	---	1	1	3	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Henderson	---	---	2	0	---	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	4	39	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	69	4.6
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	12	35	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	43	24	1	0	4	7	4	2	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	25	21	5	0	3	0	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	125	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	19	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	114	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	163	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	10	4	2	57	1	42
WR Fred Biletnikoff	8	3	1	29	0	29
WR Irving Merchant	8	5	0	49	0	29
TE Rich McGeorge	6	3	0	14	0	15
FB Billy Joe Dupree	4	2	1	10	0	20
RB Art Malone	2	2	0	9	0	31
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	2	2	0	7	0	12
WR Tony Rogers	2	2	0	20	0	16
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	6	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Pitts	6	5	1	102	3	16
RB Chuck Foreman	5	5	0	35	0	18
WR Bob Newland	5	5	0	83	1	22
WR Danny Buggs	4	2	1	26	0	10
WR Tom Stropka	2	1	1	46	1	11
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	0	9	0	8
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	4	0	9
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	0	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	2	18	9.00	5.93

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	2	15	7.50	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	3	2	14	4.67	4.67

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	11	3.67	12.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	9	4.50	6.13
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	5	5.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Tom Stropka	1	0	0	0.00	23.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Art Malone	3	3
Roger Staubach	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	12	8	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Merchant	5	3	2
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1	1
WR Bob Hayes	2	1	1
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	3	2	1
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	2
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	1
WR Bob Newland	1	1	1
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	1
WR Tom Stropka	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)