Week 14, 1975

played in New England, MA

33 degrees, snow, 6 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	6	0	-	6
New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:08 NED - Dave Osborn 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:12 DAL - Garo Yepremian 30 field goal
3Q: 05:11 DAL - Garo Yepremian 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:08 NED - Dave Osborn 4 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:12 DAL - Garo Yepremian 30 field goal
3Q: 05:11 DAL - Garo Yepremian 39 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NED
Record 8-5 7-6
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 296 242
- Offensive Plays 76 57
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 110 97
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 4.58 2.85
Net Passing Yards 186 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 23 - 1 23 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 192 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.58 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/21 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/10
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	DAL	NED
Record	8-5	7-6
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	296	242
- Offensive Plays	76	57
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	110	97
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	4.58	2.85
Net Passing Yards	186	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 23 - 1	23 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	192	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.58	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/21	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/10
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:46	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	7:06	2:58	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	13:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	9:42	5:57	OWN 33	12	59	Interception
2	2:34	0:41	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 42	6	18	Punt
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:41	1:37	OPP 32	4	19	Field Goal
3	8:03	2:58	OWN 38	7	40	Field Goal
3	2:53	3:08	OWN 30	7	37	Punt
4	13:20	1:54	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	7:02	5:31	OWN 4	15	70	Missed FG
4	0:48	0:34	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 4	6	22	Punt
1	10:35	3:29	OWN 37	6	22	Punt
1	4:08	6:08	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	11:42	2:00	OWN 22	4	8	Punt
2	3:45	1:11	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	1:53	0:58	OWN 20	2	33	Interception
3	13:36	0:55	OWN 25	2	3	Interception
3	11:04	3:01	OWN 12	4	17	Punt
3	5:05	2:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:45	1:25	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	11:26	4:24	OWN 12	9	43	Punt
4	1:31	0:43	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 25	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Mike Williams, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Art Malone	16	75	4.69	14	4
Roger Staubach	4	27	6.75	8	0
Josh Ashton	2	1	0.50	2	0
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	7	3.50	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dave Osborn	20	80	4.00	33	2	1
Louis Carter	11	17	1.55	10	1	0
Jim Plunkett	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0
Larry Smith	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	51	23	192	1/6	0	26	1	47.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	23	14	145	0/0	0	20	2	42.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	14	58	11.60	3	17
WR Bob Hayes	5	12	48	9.60	6	26
TE Rich McGeorge	4	7	37	9.25	0	15
RB Art Malone	3	3	13	4.33	9	7
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	11	5.50	0	12
WR Irving Merchant	2	9	13	6.50	0	12
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Josh Ashton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Rucker	3	5	49	16.33	7	20
FB John Brockington	2	2	13	6.50	0	9
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	14	7.00	4	13
WR Larry Smith	2	2	18	9.00	10	10
TE Walter White	2	3	18	9.00	0	13
TE Bob Adams	1	2	20	20.00	0	20
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Van Harmon	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Frank Grant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vincent Slatus	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Alexander	2	8	4.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Williams	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Brooks	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Osborn	1	0	0	0
Doug Van Horn	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	8	325	40.6	32.9	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	9	390	43.3	38.1	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	4	27	6.8	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Grant	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	9	1	0.0	32	22
S Phil Wise	7	1	0.0	29	22
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	1	0.0	27	20
CB Henry Stuckey	4	0	0.0	28	21
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	0.0	32	22
DE Ken Sanders	3	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Ken Avery	2	3	0.0	34	22
S C.L. Whittington	2	2	0.0	26	23
OLB Billy Andrews	2	1	0.0	19	2
DT Bob Maddox	2	1	0.0	25	13
DE Larry Cole	1	3	0.0	30	23
DT Ernie Holmes	1	1	0.0	10	3
S Bruce Finch	1	1	0.0	16	10
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Willie Alexander	1	0	0.0	16	20
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos	6	6	0.0	23	46
CB Mike Williams	6	1	0.0	22	52
CB Maurice Spencer	5	2	0.0	22	51
OLB Steve Nelson	4	2	0.0	21	41
OLB Sam Hunt	4	1	0.0	16	31
DE Olin Rogers	4	1	0.0	20	48
ILB Rick Kay	3	2	0.0	16	31
CB Martin Lance	3	1	0.0	5	18
DE Tommy Hart	3	0	0.0	21	50
OLB Danny Rhodes	2	0	1.0	7	16
S Sandy Durko	2	3	0.0	23	50
DT R.J. Reese	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB Graham Spreen	1	2	0.0	20	41
DE Manny Sistrunk	1	1	0.0	21	50
WR Reggie Rucker	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Terry Meyer	1	0	0.0	6	3
WR Vincent Slatus	1	0	---	---	---
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1	0	23
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	22
DT Larry Brooks	0	2	22
OLB Billy Andrews	0	1	2
DT Ernie Holmes	0	1	3

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Danny Rhodes	1.0	0	0	16
DE Tommy Hart	0.0	2	3	50
DE Olin Rogers	0.0	1	0	48
OLB Charlie Hall	0.0	0	2	27
DE Manny Sistrunk	0.0	0	2	50
ILB Rick Kay	0.0	0	1	31
OLB Steve Nelson	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Stuckey	4	1	0	21
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0	22
S Phil Wise	2	0	0	22
OLB Ken Avery	1	1	0	22
CB Willie Alexander	1	0	2	20
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	3
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0	23
S Bruce Finch	1	0	0	10
ILB Dick Ambrose	0	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Spencer	4	3	0	51
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	1	0	46
CB Mike Williams	3	1	1	52
OLB Steve Nelson	3	0	0	41
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	31
ILB Rick Kay	2	0	0	31
CB Martin Lance	2	0	0	18
S Sandy Durko	1	4	0	50
OLB Danny Rhodes	1	0	0	16
DE Olin Rogers	1	0	0	48
CB Graham Spreen	0	2	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	5	9	3	23	0	50
Jim Miller	1	5	0	21	1	40
Dick Stevens	1	2	1	19	0	37
Rayfield Wright	1	1	0	18	0	46
Blaine Nye	0	2	0	17	0	45
Randy Beisler	0	1	0	8	0	7

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Langer	2	7	32	18
Doug Van Horn	1	7	26	20
Skip Lewis	1	2	13	13
Babe Morgan	0	5	29	19
John Hannah	0	4	30	19
Bob Adams	0	2	22	9
John Brockington	0	2	17	11
Chuck Wingle	0	1	10	4
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	23	14
Lynn Boden	0	1	4	4

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Hampton	1	10
Doug Adams	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Smith	2	13
Walter White	1	14
Jerome Moriarty	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	23	50	---	---	9	82
Roger Staubach	24	52	---	---	---	76
Bob Hayes	24	49	---	---	---	73
Jim Miller	21	40	---	---	9	70
Rayfield Wright	18	46	---	---	---	64
Blaine Nye	17	45	---	---	---	62
Fred Biletnikoff	20	38	---	---	1	59
Cliff Harris	---	---	32	22	5	59
Henry Stuckey	---	---	28	21	9	58
Phil Wise	---	---	29	22	7	58
Ken Avery	---	---	34	22	---	56
Rich McGeorge	14	28	---	---	14	56
Dick Stevens	19	37	---	---	---	56
Larry Watkins	12	33	---	---	10	55
Larry Brooks	---	---	32	22	---	54
Art Malone	19	35	---	---	---	54
Larry Cole	---	---	30	23	---	53
Ken Sanders	---	---	28	22	---	50
C.L. Whittington	---	---	26	23	1	50
Irving Merchant	13	25	---	---	12	50
Dick Ambrose	---	---	27	20	---	47
Bruce Finch	---	---	16	10	18	44
Willie Alexander	---	---	16	20	5	41
Bob Maddox	---	---	25	13	3	41
Billy Joe Dupree	4	21	---	---	13	38
Dave Guyton	5	15	---	---	11	31
Josh Ashton	2	2	---	---	24	28
Randy Beisler	8	7	---	---	11	26
Don Kanell	6	6	---	---	11	23
Billy Andrews	---	---	19	2	---	21
Tony Rogers	4	8	---	---	9	21
Jim O'Malley	---	---	0	1	18	19
Chris Daniels	3	14	---	---	2	19
Pete Van Valkenberg	3	15	---	---	---	18
Mario Johnson	---	---	10	1	7	18
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	17	17
Drew Lincoln	3	5	---	---	7	15
Dave Hampton	2	1	---	---	10	13
Ernie Holmes	---	---	10	3	---	13
Gerald Irons	---	---	7	3	2	12
Doug Sutherland	---	---	2	1	8	11
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Doug Adams	---	---	3	2	5	10
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Graham Spreen	---	---	20	41	23	84
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	23	46	14	83
Olin Rogers	---	---	20	48	12	80
Sandy Durko	---	---	23	50	4	77
Maurice Spencer	---	---	22	51	4	77
Mike Williams	---	---	22	52	3	77
Tommy Hart	---	---	21	50	3	74
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	21	50	3	74
Rick Kay	---	---	16	31	22	69
Steve Nelson	---	---	21	41	3	65
Jim Plunkett	34	23	---	---	---	57
Jim Langer	32	18	---	---	1	51
John Hannah	30	19	---	---	1	50
Sam Hunt	---	---	16	31	3	50
Babe Morgan	29	19	---	---	---	48
Doug Van Horn	26	20	---	---	---	46
Dan Stonebarger	23	14	---	---	8	45
Walter White	17	14	---	---	14	45
Vincent Slatus	16	15	---	---	12	43
Reggie Rucker	24	13	---	---	5	42
Bob Adams	22	9	---	---	9	40
Charlie Hall	---	---	9	27	2	38
John Brockington	17	11	---	---	9	37
Jerome Moriarty	9	13	---	---	13	35
Skip Lewis	13	13	---	---	9	35
Martin Lance	---	---	5	18	11	34
Jean Barrett	13	8	---	---	9	30
Dave Osborn	22	7	---	---	1	30
Van Harmon	19	8	---	---	1	28
Danny Rhodes	---	---	7	16	2	25
R.J. Reese	---	---	6	11	7	24
Louis Carter	11	11	---	---	---	22
Frank Grant	2	5	---	---	14	21
Larry Smith	1	5	---	---	13	19
Chuck Wingle	10	4	---	---	5	19
Autry Beamon	---	---	1	3	13	17
Lynn Boden	4	4	---	---	2	10
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terry Meyer	---	---	6	3	---	9
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Elex Price	---	---	3	2	---	5
Steve George	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jumbo Asher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	2	13	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	21	67	3.2
Right	7	23	3.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	51	23	1	1	3	11	9	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	23	14	2	1	0	4	2	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	22	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	12	127	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	26	2.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	1	8	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	14	5	3	58	0	38
WR Bob Hayes	12	5	0	48	1	49
WR Irving Merchant	9	2	0	13	0	25
TE Rich McGeorge	7	4	0	37	0	28
RB Art Malone	3	3	0	13	0	35
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	0	8	0	21
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	0	11	0	33
RB Josh Ashton	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0	4	0	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	5	3	49	1	13
TE Walter White	3	2	18	0	14
TE Bob Adams	2	1	20	1	9
FB John Brockington	2	2	13	0	11
WR Frank Grant	2	0	0	0	5
RB Dave Osborn	2	2	14	0	7
WR Larry Smith	2	2	18	0	5
WR Van Harmon	2	1	1	0	8
WR Vincent Slatus	2	0	0	0	15
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	2	2	1.00	4.69

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Osborn	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	4	0	0	0.00	3.76

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	1	1	13	13.00	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	4.14
WR Bob Hayes	1	4.00
WR Irving Merchant	1	1.44

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dave Osborn	1	1	13	13.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Louis Carter	2	0
Larry Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	16	8	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	3	2
WR Bob Hayes	5	2	2
WR Irving Merchant	3	2	2
RB Josh Ashton	1	0	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	1
WR Larry Smith	2	2	2
TE Walter White	2	1	0
WR Frank Grant	1	0	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
WR Van Harmon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)