Conference Semifinals, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

16 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 03:14 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 14:21 DAL - Garo Yepremian 32 field goal
2Q: 04:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 22 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIN - Danny Buggs 20 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 09:48 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 03:24 MIN - Fran Tarkenton 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:20 DAL - Art Malone 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 02:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:07 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 03:14 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 14:21 DAL - Garo Yepremian 32 field goal
2Q: 04:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 22 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIN - Danny Buggs 20 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 09:48 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 03:24 MIN - Fran Tarkenton 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:20 DAL - Art Malone 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 02:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 30 field goal

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 300 427
- Offensive Plays 51 75
- Yards per Play 5.88 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 98 204
- Rushing Attempts 14 51
- Yards per Rush 7.00 4.00
Net Passing Yards 202 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 2 24 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 9.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 21:19 38:41

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	300	427
- Offensive Plays	51	75
- Yards per Play	5.88	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	98	204
- Rushing Attempts	14	51
- Yards per Rush	7.00	4.00
Net Passing Yards	202	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 2	24 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	9.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	11/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	21:19	38:41

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
1	7:59	4:55	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
1	1:08	1:53	OWN 27	5	58	Field Goal
2	4:46	2:12	OWN 20	5	45	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:38	1:27	OWN 30	4	11	Interception
3	3:16	2:48	OWN 27	5	40	Fumble
4	14:41	4:05	OWN 28	8	42	Punt
4	9:20	0:09	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	5:55	0:59	OWN 14	4	13	Downs
4	1:52	1:19	OWN 24	6	11	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	4:54	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	3:04	1:56	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	14:15	9:29	OWN 20	17	75	Field Goal
2	2:34	2:11	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	8:11	4:55	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	0:28	0:47	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	10:36	1:16	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
4	9:11	3:16	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	4:56	3:04	OPP 27	6	14	Field Goal
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 22	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Art Malone	9	76	8.44	33	3
Pete Van Valkenberg	3	17	5.67	11	1
Roger Staubach	2	5	2.50	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	36	136	3.78	10	2	1
Bob Gresham	10	38	3.80	11	1	1
Fran Tarkenton	5	30	6.00	17	1	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	30	17	205	2/14	2	54	1	86.1
Joe Reed	5	2	11	0/0	0	9	1	8.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	24	20	223	0/0	1	33	1	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	6	11	79	13.17	13	25	0
RB Art Malone	5	5	28	5.60	9	11	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	9	66	22.00	41	54	1
WR Irving Merchant	2	5	23	11.50	0	12	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Rich McGeorge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	4	5	65	16.25	27	33	0
WR Frank Pitts	4	4	31	7.75	5	13	0
RB Chuck Foreman	3	4	24	8.00	1	14	0
TE Lewis Rockett	3	3	14	4.67	0	5	0
TE Kent Kramer	2	3	39	19.50	6	22	0
WR Tom Stropka	2	2	20	10.00	0	17	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	2	20	20.00	4	20	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Henry Stuckey	1	37	37.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Rowser	1	21	21.00	0
CB Del Ross	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roger Staubach	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bill Dunstan	0	1	0	0
Carl Eller	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	3	99	33.0	19.7	35	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	123	41.0	40.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Stuckey	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	4	111	27.8	0
Dave Hampton	1	24	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S C.L. Whittington	9	2	0.0	36	23
OLB Ken Avery	7	4	0.0	50	22
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	2	0.0	46	21
S Nate Wright	6	3	0.0	45	21
DE Larry Cole	6	2	0.0	51	23
CB Henry Stuckey	6	1	0.0	46	22
DT Larry Brooks	5	1	0.0	51	22
CB Willie Alexander	4	3	0.0	27	20
CB Cliff Harris	3	6	0.0	50	23
DT Bob Maddox	3	4	0.0	38	16
OLB Billy Andrews	3	2	0.0	23	6
DE Ken Sanders	3	1	0.0	45	23
DE Mario Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	2
S Bruce Finch	1	1	0.0	19	11
OLB Doug Adams	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ernie Holmes	0	1	0.0	17	2
ILB Gerald Irons	0	1	0.0	5	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	5	0	0.0	13	36
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	5	0	0.0	11	21
S Paul Krause	4	0	0.0	12	36
OLB Floyd Rice	4	0	0.0	14	35
S Bob Atkins	3	2	0.0	12	37
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	1.0	8	20
DT Alan Page	2	0	0.0	13	37
CB John Rowser	2	0	0.0	10	33
DE Carl Eller	1	0	1.0	14	36
RB Bob Gresham	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0.0	14	35
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0.0	11	36
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	1	2	22
DE Larry Cole	0.0	0	1	0	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	1.0	1	1	0	36
DT Bill Dunstan	1.0	0	1	0	20
S Bob Atkins	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Don Croft	0.0	1	0	0	3
ILB Amos Martin	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	0	2	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	4	1	0	22
S C.L. Whittington	4	0	0	23
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	1	22
S Nate Wright	3	0	0	21
CB Willie Alexander	2	0	0	20
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	0	6
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	23
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	0	21
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0	2

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Paul Krause	4	0	0	36
CB Bobby Howard	3	2	0	36
OLB Floyd Rice	3	1	0	35
S Bob Atkins	2	1	0	37
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	0	21
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0	35
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	37
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0	36
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	4
CB John Rowser	0	0	1	33
CB Del Ross	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	1	5	13	0	31
Forrest Blue	1	2	13	0	30
Rayfield Wright	1	1	13	1	32
Jim Miller	1	1	10	0	32
Dave Guyton	1	1	6	0	9
Chris Daniels	1	1	4	0	11
Dick Stevens	0	1	8	0	28
Randy Beisler	0	0	2	1	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ron Yary	7	14	2	51	24
Ed George	3	8	0	36	19
Pat Matson	2	8	0	35	16
Jim Pietrzak	1	7	0	50	22
Kent Kramer	1	2	0	40	14
Dan Medlin	0	5	0	46	23
Tom Forrest	0	1	0	16	8
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	11	7

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Hampton	1	14
Ben Unverzagt	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Rogers	3	10
Ray Kiddoo	1	16
Lewis Rockett	1	15
Vincent Horton	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Harris	---	---	50	23	9	82
Larry Cole	---	---	51	23	2	76
Larry Brooks	---	---	51	22	2	75
Ken Avery	---	---	50	22	2	74
Henry Stuckey	---	---	46	22	5	73
C.L. Whittington	---	---	36	23	12	71
Ken Sanders	---	---	45	23	2	70
Dick Ambrose	---	---	46	21	2	69
Nate Wright	---	---	45	21	2	68
Willie Alexander	---	---	27	20	12	59
Bob Maddox	---	---	38	16	2	56
Bob Hayes	14	36	---	---	---	50
Forrest Blue	13	30	---	---	4	47
Roger Staubach	14	32	---	---	---	46
Jim Miller	10	32	---	---	3	45
Rayfield Wright	13	32	---	---	---	45
Blaine Nye	13	31	---	---	---	44
Irving Merchant	7	22	---	---	13	42
Billy Andrews	---	---	23	6	8	37
Fred Biletnikoff	11	24	---	---	1	36
Art Malone	10	26	---	---	---	36
Dick Stevens	8	28	---	---	---	36
Bruce Finch	---	---	19	11	6	36
Billy Joe Dupree	5	15	---	---	14	34
Rich McGeorge	7	16	---	---	4	27
Larry Watkins	7	15	---	---	3	25
Tony Rogers	3	10	---	---	12	25
Drew Lincoln	2	9	---	---	12	23
Ernie Holmes	---	---	17	2	1	20
Josh Ashton	0	1	---	---	18	19
Dave Guyton	6	9	---	---	4	19
Chris Daniels	4	11	---	---	1	16
Dave Hampton	0	1	---	---	14	15
Doug Adams	---	---	3	0	11	14
Pete Van Valkenberg	4	10	---	---	---	14
Randy Beisler	2	7	---	---	4	13
Mario Johnson	---	---	8	2	3	13
Don Kanell	1	5	---	---	4	10
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jim O'Malley	---	---	1	2	6	9
Gerald Irons	---	---	5	3	---	8
Joe Reed	0	5	---	---	---	5
Doug Sutherland	---	---	0	2	3	5
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Pietrzak	50	22	---	---	5	77
Fran Tarkenton	51	24	---	---	---	75
Ron Yary	51	24	---	---	---	75
Dan Medlin	46	23	---	---	4	73
Kent Kramer	40	14	---	---	4	58
Bob Newland	37	19	---	---	---	56
Chuck Foreman	38	16	---	---	1	55
Ed George	36	19	---	---	---	55
Zeke Moore	---	---	14	35	5	54
John Rowser	---	---	10	33	11	54
Bob Atkins	---	---	12	37	2	51
Carl Eller	---	---	14	36	1	51
Bobby Howard	---	---	13	36	2	51
Pat Matson	35	16	---	---	---	51
Alan Page	---	---	13	37	1	51
Paul Krause	---	---	12	36	2	50
Floyd Rice	---	---	14	35	1	50
Sweeny Williams	---	---	11	36	1	48
Lewis Rockett	21	10	---	---	15	46
Frank Pitts	29	15	---	---	---	44
Larry Schreiber	26	12	---	---	4	42
Bob Gresham	13	8	---	---	17	38
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	11	21	2	34
Tom Stropka	24	10	---	---	---	34
Bill Dunstan	---	---	8	20	3	31
Vincent Horton	11	7	---	---	13	31
Tom Forrest	16	8	---	---	5	29
Danny Buggs	13	8	---	---	7	28
Del Ross	---	---	3	18	6	27
Amos Martin	---	---	3	12	10	25
Aaron Meyer	15	5	---	---	5	25
Brock Green	---	---	3	4	12	19
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	2	1	16	19
Don McCauley	2	1	---	---	13	16
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	14	15
Art Kuehn	6	3	---	---	1	10
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ike Howard	---	---	4	1	3	8
Thomas Henderson	---	---	4	4	---	8
Don Croft	---	---	3	3	1	7
Bill Peterson	---	---	0	2	4	6
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	58	14.5
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	24	95	4.0
Right	15	58	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	30	17	3	2	1	4	2	2	1
Joe Reed	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	24	20	3	0	0	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	34	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	148	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	22	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	116	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	11	6	0	79	2	36
WR Fred Biletnikoff	9	3	2	66	1	24
RB Art Malone	5	5	0	28	0	26
WR Irving Merchant	5	2	0	23	0	22
WR Tony Rogers	2	1	0	9	0	10
TE Rich McGeorge	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0	2	0	10
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	0	9	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	5	4	65	1	19
RB Chuck Foreman	4	3	24	0	16
WR Frank Pitts	4	4	31	0	15
TE Kent Kramer	3	2	39	1	14
TE Lewis Rockett	3	3	14	0	10
WR Tom Stropka	2	2	20	0	10
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	20	1	8
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	1	2	2.00	8.44

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	7	29	4.14	3.78
Bob Gresham	3	2	0.67	3.80
Fran Tarkenton	2	7	3.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	5	3	6	1.20	6.83

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	5	5	60	12.00	9.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1	3	1.50	7.33
RB Art Malone	1	1	1	1.00	5.60
TE Rich McGeorge	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	1	1	15	15.00	13.00
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	3	3.00	7.75
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	5	5.00	4.67
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	17	17.00	10.00
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	20	20.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	3	2
Chuck Foreman	2	1
Fran Tarkenton	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	6	2	1
Joe Reed	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	3	2	1
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)