Week 17, 1975

played in Washington, DC

29 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	6	-	16
Washington Redskins	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 DAL - Art Malone 28 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 03:40 WAS - Moe Dixon 17 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Garo Yepremian 42 field goal
3Q: 01:00 WAS - Jessie Becker 32 field goal
4Q: 11:18 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DAL - Garo Yepremian 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 DAL - Art Malone 28 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 03:40 WAS - Moe Dixon 17 run (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Garo Yepremian 42 field goal
3Q: 01:00 WAS - Jessie Becker 32 field goal
4Q: 11:18 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DAL - Garo Yepremian 18 field goal

Team Statistics DAL WAS
Record 11-5 8-8
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 354 247
- Offensive Plays 59 57
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 171 96
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 5.90 4.00
Net Passing Yards 183 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:16 29:44

Team Statistics	DAL	WAS
Record	11-5	8-8
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	354	247
- Offensive Plays	59	57
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	171	96
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	5.90	4.00
Net Passing Yards	183	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	31 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:16	29:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:04	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	9:57	4:37	OWN 23	10	55	Missed FG
1	3:16	2:58	OWN 28	5	19	Punt
2	14:02	4:29	OWN 29	7	36	Punt
2	3:27	1:39	OWN 34	4	15	Punt
2	0:26	0:25	OPP 30	2	5	Field Goal
3	12:30	2:12	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
3	3:21	0:09	OWN 20	1	4	Fumble
3	0:54	4:42	OWN 31	7	42	Field Goal
4	8:31	6:36	OWN 28	13	71	Field Goal

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:56	1:59	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	5:20	2:04	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	0:18	1:16	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	9:33	6:06	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:48	1:22	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
3	10:18	6:57	OWN 1	12	59	Punt
3	3:12	2:18	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:41	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 28	8	30	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	17	88	5.18	28	2	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	7	49	7.00	15	2	0
Roger Staubach	4	23	5.75	10	1	0
Larry Watkins	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Brown	13	29	2.23	9	0	0
Moe Dixon	6	47	7.83	18	2	1
Bert Jones	4	20	5.00	9	0	0
Ben Hawkins	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	28	21	193	2/10	0	24	0	93.3

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	31	20	163	2/12	0	21	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Hayes	12	16	126	10.50	13	24
WR Irving Merchant	3	3	29	9.67	10	14
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	3	24	12.00	0	15
TE Rich McGeorge	2	3	8	4.00	0	4
RB Art Malone	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Tony Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lou Piccone	6	6	50	8.33	3	11
WR Ben Hawkins	4	4	43	10.75	0	20
WR Jerry LeVias	4	9	47	11.75	3	21
WR Charley Taylor	2	2	19	9.50	0	15
RB Larry Brown	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Fred Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Henry Hynoski	1	3	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Art Malone	2	1	0	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Beauchamp	0	1	1	0
Jeff Severson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	170	42.5	31.5	52	1

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hal Roberts	7	268	38.3	30.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	3/4	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	1	18	18.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	2	55	27.5	0
Dave Hampton	1	23	23.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Wright	6	1	0.0	22	32
DE Larry Cole	5	0	1.5	24	33
OLB Ken Avery	5	3	0.0	23	31
S C.L. Whittington	5	1	0.0	18	30
CB Henry Stuckey	5	0	0.0	23	31
CB Cliff Harris	4	2	0.0	24	33
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	21	31
CB Willie Alexander	3	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Billy Andrews	2	2	0.0	8	5
DT Larry Brooks	2	1	0.0	24	33
DT Ernie Holmes	1	1	0.0	8	3
ILB Gerald Irons	1	1	0.0	2	1
S Bruce Finch	1	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Jim O'Malley	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0.5	22	31
DT Bob Maddox	0	1	0.0	17	16

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Foley	9	1	0.5	28	28
S Jeff Severson	8	4	0.0	28	30
ILB Jim Carter	6	1	0.0	28	28
OLB Al Beauchamp	5	4	0.5	20	14
CB Tommy Maxwell	5	1	0.0	27	28
DE Tody Smith	3	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Stan White	3	0	0.0	19	21
ILB Ralph Ortega	3	0	0.0	1	2
CB Kerry Reardon	2	3	0.0	16	23
DT Andy Buffone	2	2	0.0	28	28
S Jorge Van Wagner	2	0	0.0	21	24
DE Lem Burnham	1	1	1.0	24	30
DT O.J. Sanford	1	1	0.0	15	19
CB Jim Massey	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Van Green	0	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Bo Conway	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.5	1	1	33
DE Ken Sanders	0.5	1	0	31
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	3	4	33

Washington	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	1.0	0	30
OLB Al Beauchamp	0.5	0	14
CB Tim Foley	0.5	0	28
DE Tody Smith	0.0	1	29
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	1	19
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Henry Stuckey	5	0	31
S Nate Wright	3	1	32
CB Willie Alexander	3	0	28
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	33
S C.L. Whittington	2	0	30
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	0	31
OLB Ken Avery	1	0	31
OLB Jim O'Malley	1	0	2
S Bruce Finch	1	0	18
OLB Billy Andrews	0	1	5

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Foley	4	0	28
CB Tommy Maxwell	4	0	28
ILB Jim Carter	2	0	28
CB Kerry Reardon	2	0	23
OLB Stan White	2	0	21
S Jorge Van Wagner	2	0	24
ILB Ralph Ortega	2	0	2
S Jeff Severson	1	1	30
OLB Al Beauchamp	1	0	14
CB Jim Massey	1	0	2
S Van Green	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	3	4	1	23	0	25
Larry Watkins	2	3	0	19	0	14
Jim Miller	1	4	0	21	1	27
Rayfield Wright	1	4	0	28	0	27
Randy Beisler	1	3	0	6	0	5
Forrest Blue	1	3	0	28	0	27
Dick Stevens	0	4	0	24	1	23
Drew Lincoln	0	1	0	4	0	7

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Lang	2	4	16	1	30
Jon Bridges	2	4	19	0	26
Pete Herndon	2	3	9	0	18
Keith Shelton	1	5	23	0	31
Jay Douglas	0	2	20	0	22
Korey Benoot	0	1	19	1	22
Tom Mitchell	0	1	17	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	1	14
Rich McGeorge	1	11
Drew Lincoln	1	9

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	2	14
Ben Hawkins	1	19
Levi Tyson	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	24	33	7	64
Nate Wright	---	---	22	32	9	63
Forrest Blue	28	27	---	---	6	61
Henry Stuckey	---	---	23	31	7	61
Roger Staubach	29	30	---	---	---	59
Larry Brooks	---	---	24	33	1	58
Larry Cole	---	---	24	33	1	58
Ken Avery	---	---	23	31	1	55
Jim Miller	21	27	---	---	7	55
Ken Sanders	---	---	22	31	2	55
Rayfield Wright	28	27	---	---	---	55
Bob Hayes	26	27	---	---	---	53
Dick Ambrose	---	---	21	31	1	53
Willie Alexander	---	---	16	28	7	51
C.L. Whittington	---	---	18	30	2	50
Blaine Nye	23	25	---	---	---	48
Irving Merchant	14	20	---	---	14	48
Dick Stevens	24	23	---	---	---	47
Rich McGeorge	14	18	---	---	11	43
Larry Watkins	19	14	---	---	8	41
Bruce Finch	---	---	6	18	14	38
Fred Biletnikoff	19	17	---	---	1	37
Art Malone	19	17	---	---	---	36
Bob Maddox	---	---	17	16	2	35
Billy Joe Dupree	14	7	---	---	13	34
Tony Rogers	5	9	---	---	12	26
Josh Ashton	0	1	---	---	23	24
Pete Van Valkenberg	10	12	---	---	---	22
Dave Guyton	5	7	---	---	8	20
Drew Lincoln	4	7	---	---	9	20
Randy Beisler	6	5	---	---	8	19
Jim O'Malley	---	---	1	2	14	17
Chris Daniels	9	6	---	---	1	16
Billy Andrews	---	---	8	5	2	15
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	14	14
Dave Hampton	1	1	---	---	11	13
Doug Adams	---	---	2	2	8	12
Ernie Holmes	---	---	8	3	1	12
Don Kanell	1	3	---	---	8	12
Mario Johnson	---	---	3	3	6	12
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	9	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Doug Sutherland	---	---	0	0	6	6
Gerald Irons	---	---	2	1	2	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Severson	---	---	28	30	9	67
Andy Buffone	---	---	28	28	8	64
Tody Smith	---	---	29	29	4	62
Tim Foley	---	---	28	28	5	61
Jim Carter	---	---	28	28	4	60
Tommy Maxwell	---	---	27	28	4	59
Lem Burnham	---	---	24	30	4	58
Bert Jones	24	33	---	---	---	57
Keith Shelton	23	31	---	---	---	54
Tom Mitchell	17	19	---	---	16	52
Jon Bridges	19	26	---	---	7	52
Jay Douglas	20	22	---	---	8	50
Jorge Van Wagner	---	---	21	24	3	48
Kerry Reardon	---	---	16	23	7	46
Dean Lang	16	30	---	---	---	46
Jerry LeVias	14	25	---	---	4	43
Ben Hawkins	11	12	---	---	19	42
Lou Piccone	17	21	---	---	4	42
Stan White	---	---	19	21	1	41
Korey Benoot	19	22	---	---	---	41
Al Beauchamp	---	---	20	14	6	40
Larry Brown	17	21	---	---	2	40
Charley Taylor	13	26	---	---	---	39
Fred Taylor	13	12	---	---	12	37
O.J. Sanford	---	---	15	19	3	37
Henry Hynoski	9	14	---	---	12	35
Van Green	---	---	10	12	11	33
Pete Herndon	9	18	---	---	6	33
Moe Dixon	7	12	---	---	14	33
Kurt Surratt	---	---	13	5	1	19
Doug France	8	3	---	---	8	19
Burton Lawless	5	11	---	---	3	19
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	1	13	17
Ralph Ortega	---	---	1	2	14	17
Jim Massey	---	---	2	2	11	15
Levi Tyson	2	3	---	---	9	14
Nick McWilliams	1	2	---	---	8	11
Bo Conway	---	---	1	3	7	11
Jeff Merrow	---	---	5	3	---	8
Hal Roberts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Brister	---	---	0	0	4	4
Spencer Thomas	---	---	1	0	1	2
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	5	67	13.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	5	8	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	28	21	1	1	1	2	3	0	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	31	20	2	1	1	2	5	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	58	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	16	12	0	126	1	27
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	2	1	24	0	17
TE Rich McGeorge	3	2	0	8	0	18
WR Irving Merchant	3	3	0	29	0	20
RB Art Malone	1	1	0	7	0	17
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	0	-1	0	14
WR Tony Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	9

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry LeVias	9	4	0	47	1	25
WR Lou Piccone	6	6	0	50	0	21
WR Ben Hawkins	4	4	0	43	1	12
RB Larry Brown	3	1	1	0	0	21
RB Henry Hynoski	3	1	0	1	0	14
WR Charley Taylor	2	2	0	19	0	26
TE Fred Taylor	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	3	6	2.00	5.18
Larry Watkins	1	11	11.00	11.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Moe Dixon	1	17	17.00	7.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Brown	2	1
Bert Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	8	6	5

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Hayes	5	4	4
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lou Piccone	3	3	2
WR Ben Hawkins	2	2	0
WR Jerry LeVias	2	2	2
RB Larry Brown	1	1	0
WR Charley Taylor	1	1	0
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	0
RB Henry Hynoski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)