Week 16, 1975

played in New York (A), NJ

44 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	14	3	0	-	24
New York (A) Titans	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NYT - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 05:28 DAL - Art Malone 2 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 14:19 NYT - Bo Rather 7 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:22 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 41 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 02:32 DAL - Bob Hayes 8 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 10:17 DAL - Garo Yepremian 39 field goal
3Q: 05:45 NYT - Everett Conley 6 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 NYT - O.J. Simpson 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 05:28 DAL - Art Malone 2 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 14:19 NYT - Bo Rather 7 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:22 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 41 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 02:32 DAL - Bob Hayes 8 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
3Q: 10:17 DAL - Garo Yepremian 39 field goal
3Q: 05:45 NYT - Everett Conley 6 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NYT
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 369
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 6.10 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 136 102
- Rushing Attempts 38 20
- Yards per Rush 3.58 5.10
Net Passing Yards 242 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 1 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 10.08 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	DAL	NYT
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	369
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	6.10	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	136	102
- Rushing Attempts	38	20
- Yards per Rush	3.58	5.10
Net Passing Yards	242	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 1	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	10.08	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	4:12	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	14:13	3:09	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:59	4:37	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:08	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 2	1	1	Half
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 42	8	36	Field Goal
3	5:40	3:19	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	1:02	2:15	OWN 31	5	7	Punt
4	11:56	4:58	OWN 12	9	34	Fumble
4	5:39	2:24	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
4	2:33	0:38	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 46	2	-1	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
1	5:21	6:08	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	11:04	4:05	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
2	2:22	1:34	OWN 35	5	29	Missed FG
2	0:40	0:27	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	10:11	4:31	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
3	2:21	1:19	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	13:47	1:51	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
4	6:58	1:19	OPP 33	3	23	Interception
4	3:15	0:42	OWN 47	3	2	Punt
4	1:55	0:41	OWN 39	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Art Malone, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	24	86	3.58	11	1	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	8	35	4.38	20	1	0
Roger Staubach	4	11	2.75	6	0	0
Josh Ashton	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	11	76	6.91	17	3	1
Rod Phillips	8	21	2.63	5	0	0
Joe Namath	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	23	17	254	1/12	2	44	1	120.6

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	40	25	280	2/13	2	31	1	89.6

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	5	75	18.75	37	41	1
WR Bob Hayes	4	6	84	21.00	0	44	1
TE Rich McGeorge	4	5	35	8.75	4	18	0
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	12	6.00	4	8	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	25	25.00	9	25	0
RB Art Malone	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Irving Merchant	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Conley	7	9	108	15.43	2	31	1
FB John Riggins	6	7	71	11.83	16	25	0
RB O.J. Simpson	4	6	33	8.25	15	11	0
WR Tim George	2	5	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Bob Pickard	2	3	20	10.00	1	11	0
WR Bo Rather	2	6	17	8.50	0	10	1
TE Eric Sanderson	2	4	12	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0.00	0

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jim LeClair	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Roger Staubach	1	0
Larry Watkins	1	0
Art Malone	0	1

New York (A)	Recov	Force
Ron Acks	1	0
Mike Kolen	0	1
Jim LeClair	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	162	40.5	41.8	48	0

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	5	223	44.6	41.4	50	4

Kicking Statistics

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

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	2	16	8.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	2	-5	-2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	1	35	35.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Simpson	3	59	19.7	0
Tim George	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	6	1	0.5	19	39
OLB Ken Avery	5	0	0.0	19	40
S C.L. Whittington	5	0	0.0	14	33
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0.0	20	41
CB Henry Stuckey	4	1	0.0	18	39
OLB Doug Adams	3	1	0.0	7	14
CB Willie Alexander	3	1	0.0	18	36
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	1	0.0	17	38
DT Bob Maddox	2	2	1.0	13	24
DE Ken Sanders	2	2	0.5	17	41
ILB Gerald Irons	2	0	0.0	3	4
S Bruce Finch	1	3	0.0	16	30
DE Larry Cole	1	1	0.0	18	40
DT Ernie Holmes	1	1	0.0	3	13
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0.0	6	16
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	---	---	---
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Jim O'Malley	0	1	0.0	1	2

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	8	2	0.0	38	24
OLB Greg Brezina	6	1	0.0	33	23
OLB Mike Kolen	5	0	1.0	27	20
CB Lawrence Wiggins	5	2	0.0	30	20
ILB John Ebersole	5	1	0.0	20	11
S Ron Smith	4	3	0.0	31	22
DE Richard Neal	4	0	0.0	31	22
DE Ron Acks	2	2	0.0	28	20
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	1	0.0	22	14
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.0	32	21
DE Deron DeLorraine	2	0	0.0	7	2
CB Earlie Thomas	1	1	0.0	33	23
S Roderick Vance	1	1	0.0	31	16
FB John Riggins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	0.0	10	4
CB Antonio Dodge	1	0	0.0	8	4
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	5	1
S Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	12	4
ILB Tyrus Heskew	0	1	0.0	7	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Maddox	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	0	2	2	39
DE Ken Sanders	0.5	0	0	0	41
DE Larry Cole	0.0	1	3	2	40
DT Doug Sutherland	0.0	0	1	0	3

New York (A)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	1.0	0	20
DE Richard Neal	0.0	1	22
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S C.L. Whittington	4	0	0	33
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	0	38
CB Willie Alexander	3	2	0	36
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	0	39
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0	41
ILB Gerald Irons	2	0	0	4
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0	14
OLB Ken Avery	1	0	0	40
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	39
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	13
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0	24
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0	41
S Bruce Finch	1	0	0	30
OLB Billy Andrews	0	1	1	16

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	6	0	1	24
S Ron Smith	2	0	0	22
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	0	14
CB Lawrence Wiggins	1	1	0	20
CB Antonio Dodge	1	1	0	4
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	0	11
CB Earlie Thomas	1	0	0	23
S Roderick Vance	1	0	0	16
DE Deron DeLorraine	1	0	0	2
S Ed Jones	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	4	11	37	0	22
Blaine Nye	2	6	33	0	22
Dick Stevens	2	2	28	0	19
Jim Miller	1	6	30	0	17
Randy Beisler	1	2	5	0	4
Don Kanell	1	2	7	0	5
Larry Watkins	1	1	24	0	15
Drew Lincoln	0	2	9	0	3
Chris Daniels	0	2	9	0	7
Rayfield Wright	0	1	31	1	19

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Schumacher	2	6	18	1	35
Wayne Mulligan	1	5	17	0	34
Michael Crespo	1	2	15	0	35
Randal Farley	1	2	18	0	36
Bob Johnson	1	1	3	0	8
John Riggins	0	2	11	0	26
Todd Watkins	0	1	13	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	3	10
Josh Ashton	1	19
Cliff Harris	1	12
Dave Hampton	1	11

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Reiner	2	17
Marvin Warfield	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	20	41	12	73
Willie Alexander	---	---	18	36	12	66
Henry Stuckey	---	---	18	39	9	66
Forrest Blue	37	22	---	---	5	64
Roger Staubach	38	24	---	---	---	62
Ken Avery	---	---	19	40	1	60
Larry Brooks	---	---	19	39	1	59
Larry Cole	---	---	18	40	1	59
Ken Sanders	---	---	17	41	1	59
Bob Hayes	35	23	---	---	---	58
Bruce Finch	---	---	16	30	11	57
Dick Ambrose	---	---	17	38	1	56
Blaine Nye	33	22	---	---	---	55
Jim Miller	30	17	---	---	4	51
Rayfield Wright	31	19	---	---	---	50
C.L. Whittington	---	---	14	33	2	49
Dick Stevens	28	19	---	---	---	47
Fred Biletnikoff	28	16	---	---	2	46
Larry Watkins	24	15	---	---	7	46
Art Malone	27	18	---	---	---	45
Bob Maddox	---	---	13	24	5	42
Rich McGeorge	21	14	---	---	6	41
Irving Merchant	15	14	---	---	12	41
Billy Joe Dupree	17	9	---	---	13	39
Doug Adams	---	---	7	14	9	30
Billy Andrews	---	---	6	16	---	22
Josh Ashton	2	0	---	---	19	21
Dave Guyton	10	5	---	---	5	20
Drew Lincoln	9	3	---	---	7	19
Don Kanell	7	5	---	---	5	17
Chris Daniels	9	7	---	---	1	17
Ernie Holmes	---	---	3	13	---	16
Pete Van Valkenberg	9	6	---	---	---	15
Tony Rogers	3	2	---	---	10	15
Randy Beisler	5	4	---	---	5	14
Jim O'Malley	---	---	1	2	10	13
Phil Wise	---	---	5	5	2	12
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gerald Irons	---	---	3	4	4	11
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	10	10
Mario Johnson	---	---	5	4	1	10
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	3	5	9
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim LeClair	---	---	38	24	1	63
Joe Namath	20	42	---	---	---	62
Greg Brezina	---	---	33	23	3	59
Earlie Thomas	---	---	33	23	3	59
Wayne Mulligan	17	34	---	---	6	57
Ron Smith	---	---	31	22	4	57
Randal Farley	18	36	---	---	2	56
Richard Neal	---	---	31	22	2	55
Rickey McBeal	---	---	32	21	2	55
Everett Conley	11	31	---	---	12	54
Kurt Schumacher	18	35	---	---	---	53
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	30	20	1	51
Michael Crespo	15	35	---	---	---	50
Ron Acks	---	---	28	20	1	49
Roderick Vance	---	---	31	16	2	49
John Riggins	11	26	---	---	11	48
O.J. Simpson	12	31	---	---	5	48
Mike Kolen	---	---	27	20	---	47
Todd Watkins	13	34	---	---	---	47
Irv Newton	11	21	---	---	14	46
Bo Rather	9	24	---	---	10	43
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	22	14	6	42
Tim George	9	23	---	---	9	41
John Ebersole	---	---	20	11	8	39
Bob Pickard	15	21	---	---	1	37
Eric Sanderson	9	19	---	---	5	33
Rod Phillips	10	13	---	---	4	27
Karl Chandler	8	11	---	---	6	25
Daniel Reiner	---	---	4	3	17	24
Ricky Baker	3	1	---	---	19	23
David Shiancoe	3	10	---	---	6	19
Antonio Dodge	---	---	8	4	7	19
Ed Jones	---	---	12	4	3	19
Bob Johnson	3	8	---	---	6	17
Jesse Burgess	5	7	---	---	4	16
Christian Howe	---	---	5	1	10	16
Greg Foggie	---	---	10	4	1	15
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	7	2	4	13
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	6	3	3	12
Pete Cusick	---	---	3	5	3	11
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	7	2	---	9
Marvin Warfield	---	---	0	0	8	8
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	22	77	3.5
Right	7	17	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	7	21	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	23	17	3	0	1	2	2	0	1

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	40	25	3	1	3	3	6	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	156	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	44	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	119	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	53	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	6	4	0	84	1	23
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	4	0	75	1	16
TE Rich McGeorge	5	4	0	35	0	14
RB Art Malone	2	1	1	11	0	18
FB Larry Watkins	2	2	0	12	0	15
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	0	12	0	14
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	0	25	1	9

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Conley	9	7	1	108	2	31
FB John Riggins	7	6	0	71	1	26
WR Bo Rather	6	2	0	17	0	24
RB O.J. Simpson	6	4	0	33	0	31
WR Tim George	5	2	1	19	0	23
TE Eric Sanderson	4	2	1	12	0	19
WR Bob Pickard	3	2	0	20	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	4	8	2.00	3.58

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	2	8	4.00	6.91
Rod Phillips	2	3	1.50	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	2	2	25	12.50	11.04

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	5	4	33	6.60	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Hayes	2	2	25	12.50	14.00

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bo Rather	2	2	17	8.50	2.83
WR Everett Conley	2	2	16	8.00	12.00
FB John Riggins	1	0	0	0.00	10.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	4	2
Joe Namath	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	5	3	3

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	1
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	1
RB Art Malone	1	0	0
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	1
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim George	2	1	1
RB O.J. Simpson	2	2	2
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	0
FB John Riggins	1	1	1
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	0
WR Everett Conley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)