Wild Card Playoff Games, 1975

played in Dallas, TX

39 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	7	0	0	-	7
Dallas Cowboys	14	3	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 00:27 DAL - Bob Hayes 16 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 09:48 STL - Ray Jarvis 9 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
4Q: 11:19 DAL - Garo Yepremian 21 field goal
4Q: 02:17 DAL - Art Malone 25 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 00:27 DAL - Bob Hayes 16 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 09:48 STL - Ray Jarvis 9 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DAL - Garo Yepremian 44 field goal
4Q: 11:19 DAL - Garo Yepremian 21 field goal
4Q: 02:17 DAL - Art Malone 25 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 10-7 12-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 257 358
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 3.78 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 102 136
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 6.38 3.58
Net Passing Yards 155 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 21 - 1 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 2.98 7.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-6 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	10-7	12-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	257	358
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	3.78	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	102	136
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	6.38	3.58
Net Passing Yards	155	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 21 - 1	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	2.98	7.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-6	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:36	34:24

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	0:52	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	8:22	4:05	OWN 27	7	17	Punt
1	0:19	5:40	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	6:45	1:58	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	6	44	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
3	6:45	2:17	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
4	11:13	4:31	OWN 20	14	56	Downs
4	4:14	0:27	OWN 30	4	0	Downs
4	2:04	1:35	OWN 20	11	24	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
1	10:52	2:30	OWN 49	5	16	Interception
1	4:17	3:58	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	9:39	2:54	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
2	4:47	3:20	OWN 35	8	38	Field Goal
3	12:29	5:44	OWN 7	12	46	Punt
3	4:28	8:15	OWN 24	13	72	Field Goal
4	6:42	2:28	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	3:47	1:43	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 40	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Art Malone, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	9	48	5.33	14	2	0
Warren Bankston	7	54	7.71	28	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Art Malone	29	123	4.24	25	3	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	7	13	1.86	6	0	0
Josh Ashton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Roger Staubach	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	49	21	174	3/19	1	26	1	50.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	29	18	234	2/12	2	35	1	96.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Jarvis	6	9	43	7.17	0	11	1
RB Warren Bankston	4	7	25	6.25	8	10	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	5	45	15.00	2	26	0
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	12	6.00	2	9	0
WR Terry Metcalf	2	7	12	6.00	1	11	0
FB Matt Braxton	2	2	9	4.50	10	5	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	9	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Larry Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rich Caster	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	9	82	16.40	19	23	1
WR Bob Hayes	5	6	83	16.60	27	35	1
TE Rich McGeorge	4	6	25	6.25	5	15	0
RB Art Malone	2	2	32	16.00	16	22	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	5	12	6.00	0	8	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Weger	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Finch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Hart	1	0	0	0
Ray Jarvis	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Sanders	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	5	212	42.4	37.2	56	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	3	141	47.0	42.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	-6	-3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Hampton	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	10	0	0.0	36	31
S Jim Tolbert	8	1	0.0	27	22
ILB Will Foster	7	4	0.0	37	30
S Mike Weger	6	10	0.5	36	31
DT Eric Kasay	5	4	0.0	33	19
DT John Grant	4	0	1.0	34	31
OLB Jim Merlo	4	1	0.0	15	9
S Fred Hill	3	0	0.0	6	11
CB Al Clark	2	1	0.0	26	24
CB Roger Wehrli	2	1	0.0	37	30
DE Billy Howard	1	1	0.5	37	29
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0.0	37	30
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0.0	12	7
DT Dale Norman	0	1	0.0	13	10

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Henry Stuckey	5	3	0.0	16	38
S Nate Wright	5	1	0.0	14	50
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	2	0.0	16	46
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0.0	16	50
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	0.0	15	49
DE Ken Sanders	3	1	1.0	15	50
CB Willie Alexander	3	1	0.0	10	46
DT Bob Maddox	3	1	0.0	12	18
DT Larry Brooks	2	0	1.0	15	50
DE Larry Cole	2	1	0.5	16	51
S Bruce Finch	2	0	0.0	6	36
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0.5	1	4
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0.0	5	14
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	---	---	---
S C.L. Whittington	0	1	0.0	12	52

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Grant	1.0	0	0	31
DE Billy Howard	0.5	0	0	29
S Mike Weger	0.5	0	0	31
DT Eric Kasay	0.0	1	1	19
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	2	30
OLB Jim Merlo	0.0	0	1	9

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	3	2	0	50
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	0	4	6	50
DE Larry Cole	0.5	1	2	2	51
DE Mario Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	4
OLB Ken Avery	0.0	0	1	0	49
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Will Foster	3	0	0	30
S Jim Tolbert	3	0	0	22
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	1	0	31
S Fred Hill	2	1	0	11
OLB Jim Merlo	2	0	0	9
CB Roger Wehrli	1	1	0	30
S Mike Weger	1	0	1	31
CB Al Clark	1	0	0	24
DT John Grant	1	0	0	31
DT Eric Kasay	1	0	0	19
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nate Wright	5	0	0	50
CB Cliff Harris	3	3	0	50
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0	46
OLB Ken Avery	3	0	0	49
CB Willie Alexander	2	1	0	46
CB Henry Stuckey	2	0	0	38
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0	14
DE Larry Cole	1	0	0	51
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0	18
S Bruce Finch	0	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Holloway	3	5	15	0	50
Tom Funchess	2	2	5	0	17
Len Hauss	1	2	16	0	52
Norm Bulaich	1	1	6	0	18
Sam Davis	1	1	13	0	42
Revie Sorey	1	1	3	0	10
Dan Dierdorf	0	4	16	1	50
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	0	11	2	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	5	8	0	32	0	29
Forrest Blue	2	9	1	34	0	31
Jim Miller	2	5	0	34	2	28
Larry Watkins	2	2	0	13	0	12
Rayfield Wright	1	3	0	29	0	23
Drew Lincoln	1	2	0	15	0	6
Dave Guyton	1	1	0	9	0	5
Dick Stevens	0	4	0	29	0	26
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	1	17	0	6
Randy Beisler	0	1	0	7	0	2
Chris Daniels	0	1	0	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh Rodgers	3	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	2	12
Josh Ashton	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	16	52	---	---	6	74
Will Foster	---	---	37	30	2	69
Dwight Lewis	---	---	36	31	2	69
Mike Weger	---	---	36	31	2	69
Roger Wehrli	---	---	37	30	2	69
Ron Yankowski	---	---	37	30	2	69
Jim Hart	16	52	---	---	---	68
Billy Howard	---	---	37	29	2	68
John Grant	---	---	34	31	2	67
Dan Dierdorf	16	50	---	---	---	66
Glen Holloway	15	50	---	---	---	65
Sam Davis	13	42	---	---	6	61
Ray Jarvis	12	46	---	---	---	58
Jim Tolbert	---	---	27	22	9	58
Alfred Jenkins	10	41	---	---	6	57
Eric Kasay	---	---	33	19	3	55
Al Clark	---	---	26	24	3	53
Ray Easterling	---	---	24	21	6	51
Warren Bankston	7	24	---	---	17	48
Ron Mikolajczyk	11	37	---	---	---	48
Cotton Speyrer	7	28	---	---	11	46
Bubba O'Neil	9	26	---	---	9	44
Terry Metcalf	9	28	---	---	3	40
Rich Caster	7	25	---	---	5	37
Larry Brown	8	13	---	---	14	35
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	12	7	13	32
Norm Bulaich	6	18	---	---	6	30
Tom Funchess	5	17	---	---	6	28
Jim Merlo	---	---	15	9	2	26
Fred Hill	---	---	6	11	7	24
Dale Norman	---	---	13	10	---	23
Willie Harper	---	---	2	0	14	16
Mark Cooney	---	---	1	1	13	15
Matt Braxton	2	8	---	---	5	15
Revie Sorey	3	10	---	---	---	13
Ernie Janet	1	2	---	---	6	9
Stan Hindman	---	---	2	3	2	7
Charlie Smith	3	3	---	---	1	7
Jim Arneson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Breunig	---	---	0	2	3	5
Sammy Danko	---	---	1	0	3	4
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Peters	---	---	2	0	1	3
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	16	50	5	71
Forrest Blue	34	31	---	---	4	69
Roger Staubach	38	31	---	---	---	69
Larry Cole	---	---	16	51	1	68
C.L. Whittington	---	---	12	52	3	67
Larry Brooks	---	---	15	50	1	66
Ken Sanders	---	---	15	50	1	66
Willie Alexander	---	---	10	46	9	65
Ken Avery	---	---	15	49	1	65
Nate Wright	---	---	14	50	1	65
Jim Miller	34	28	---	---	2	64
Bob Hayes	34	29	---	---	---	63
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	46	1	63
Fred Biletnikoff	25	24	---	---	13	62
Blaine Nye	32	29	---	---	---	61
Henry Stuckey	---	---	16	38	6	60
Bruce Finch	---	---	6	36	17	59
Dick Stevens	29	26	---	---	---	55
Rich McGeorge	24	23	---	---	6	53
Rayfield Wright	29	23	---	---	---	52
Art Malone	30	20	---	---	---	50
Irving Merchant	21	20	---	---	---	41
Billy Joe Dupree	17	6	---	---	12	35
Larry Watkins	13	12	---	---	9	34
Bob Maddox	---	---	12	18	2	32
Drew Lincoln	15	6	---	---	10	31
Don Kanell	9	8	---	---	5	22
Billy Andrews	---	---	5	14	2	21
Doug Adams	---	---	1	10	8	19
Dave Guyton	9	5	---	---	5	19
Pete Van Valkenberg	7	11	---	---	---	18
Tony Rogers	3	4	---	---	10	17
Josh Ashton	1	0	---	---	13	14
Randy Beisler	7	2	---	---	5	14
Jim O'Malley	---	---	1	3	10	14
Chris Daniels	7	3	---	---	3	13
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	12	12
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	2	5	8
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mario Johnson	---	---	1	4	3	8
Ernie Holmes	---	---	4	3	---	7
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald Irons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	5	58	11.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	9	30	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	49	21	1	3	3	6	11	8	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	29	18	4	0	2	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	36	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	91	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	26	2.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	143	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	35	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	9	6	1	43	0	46
WR Alfred Jenkins	9	1	1	15	0	41
RB Warren Bankston	7	4	0	25	0	24
WR Terry Metcalf	7	2	0	12	0	28
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	3	0	45	1	28
WR Bubba O'Neil	5	1	1	13	0	26
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	0	12	0	18
TE Rich Caster	2	0	0	0	0	25
FB Matt Braxton	2	2	0	9	0	8
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0	0	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	9	5	0	82	2	24
WR Bob Hayes	6	5	0	83	1	29
TE Rich McGeorge	6	4	1	25	0	23
WR Irving Merchant	5	2	0	12	0	20
RB Art Malone	2	2	0	32	1	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	5	7	1.40	4.24
Josh Ashton	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	2	2	10	5.00	3.55

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	4	2	26	6.50	8.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	9	9.00	4.78
WR Terry Metcalf	1	1	1	1.00	1.71

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich McGeorge	2	0	0	0.00	4.17
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	10	10.00	9.11
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	16	16.00	13.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Bankston	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Art Malone	5	2
Josh Ashton	1	1
Roger Staubach	1	0
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	13	5	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warren Bankston	4	3	2
WR Terry Metcalf	2	0	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	2	0	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	0
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0
FB Matt Braxton	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	1
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	1
RB Art Malone	1	1	1
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)