| Played in Dallas, TX, weather: 61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 62 yards from the NOS30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 14 yards to the DAL22. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-DAL22 (1Q: 14:36) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 40 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. Givens gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 13:55) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. Dupree gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 13:19) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by CB Bo McConnell. |
| 2-11-NOS26 (1Q: 12:58) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 26 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Biletnikoff gained 6 yards after the catch. Dallas 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 12:58) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 12:47) Mike Wood kicked off 65 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 16 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (1Q: 12:12) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington. |
| 2-8-NOS23 (1Q: 11:44) Don Horn pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (1Q: 11:10) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John McMakin. ILB Dick Ambrose simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (1Q: 11:02) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. Key block delivered by Mark Nordquist. |
| 1-10-DAL47 (1Q: 10:36) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 2-6-DAL43 (1Q: 10:05) James Mayberry ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Ike Howard, assisted by DE Ken Sanders. Key block delivered by Bob Brooks. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (1Q: 09:36) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Arrowhead Holmes, assisted by DE Don Latimer. |
| 2-7-DAL34 (1Q: 08:54) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by S Craig Cassady. |
| 3-4-DAL31 (1Q: 08:29) Don Horn pass was dropped by WR Al Walker. |
| 4-4-DAL31 (1Q: 08:24) Don Horn pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL21 (1Q: 07:48) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DAL26 (1Q: 07:40) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington, assisted by S Autry Beamon. |
| 2-14-DAL25 (1Q: 07:01) Terdell Middleton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 3-10-DAL21 (1Q: 06:20) James Mayberry ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. |
| 4-7-DAL18 (1Q: 05:36) Dave Jacobs attempted a 35 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-DAL25 (1Q: 05:28) Mike Pruitt ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-6-DAL29 (1Q: 04:58) Elvis Peacock ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Al Cowlings, assisted by S Brent Sexton. |
| 3-5-DAL30 (1Q: 04:34) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Bill Saleaumula. ILB Joe Federspiel hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-DAL30 (1Q: 04:27) Grady Grier punted 52 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 1 yard to the NOS19. Tackled by Rick Fontenot. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (1Q: 04:18) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. OLB Pete Cronan defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS19 (1Q: 04:14) Don Horn pass completed to RB Terdell Middleton for -4 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-NOS15 (1Q: 03:37) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Ed Torrice defended the pass. |
| 4-14-NOS15 (1Q: 03:27) Dan Melville punted 44 yards. Brad Kimberly called for a fair catch at the DAL41. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (1Q: 03:20) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith, assisted by CB Van Terry. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 2-2-DAL49 (1Q: 02:53) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 02:08) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Doug Sutherland, assisted by ILB Rick Kay. |
| 2-6-NOS40 (1Q: 01:25) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-3-NOS37 (1Q: 00:41) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 15:00) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to FB Bill Saleaumula for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-6-NOS23 (2Q: 14:18) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Keller, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. |
| 3-3-NOS20 (2Q: 13:32) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 12:50) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to FB Bill Saleaumula for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki, assisted by OLB Larry Keller. |
| 2-7-NOS14 (2Q: 12:12) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 3-3-NOS10 (2Q: 11:44) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. Pickard gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (2Q: 11:11) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. S Mike Haynes defended the pass. |
| 2-6-NOS06 (2Q: 11:04) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Pickard. OLB Tom Dinkel defended the pass. |
| 3-6-NOS06 (2Q: 10:58) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Biletnikoff. DE Bill Stanfill hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-NOS06 (2Q: 10:51) Mike Wood attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 10:43) Mike Wood kicked off 60 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 18 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 10:12) Don Horn sacked by OLB Pete Cronan for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Babe Morgan. |
| 2-16-NOS22 (2Q: 09:27) Don Horn pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. |
| 3-16-NOS22 (2Q: 09:21) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. S Charlie Waters knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-NOS22 (2Q: 09:12) Dan Melville punted 52 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 4 yards to the DAL30. Tackled by John McMakin. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (2Q: 09:05) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (2Q: 08:54) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by OLB Tom Dinkel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DAL45 (2Q: 08:16) Elvis Peacock ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Doug Sutherland. |
| 2-8-DAL47 (2Q: 07:31) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS S Mike Haynes to the DAL48. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (2Q: 07:24) Don Horn pass completed to FB Cleveland Franklin for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by OLB Pete Cronan. |
| 2-9-DAL47 (2Q: 06:43) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DT Don Parrish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-DAL47 (2Q: 06:39) Don Horn pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB James Mayberry. DE John Andrews blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DAL47 (2Q: 06:34) Dan Melville punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 06:28) Mike Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Check, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-10-DAL20 (2Q: 05:59) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Biletnikoff. CB Louis Wright defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DAL20 (2Q: 05:49) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Keller, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (2Q: 05:10) Roger Staubach scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. |
| 2-6-DAL46 (2Q: 04:54) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by CB Bo McConnell. |
| 3-3-DAL49 (2Q: 04:38) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (2Q: 04:28) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Fred Biletnikoff. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (2Q: 04:23) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. DE Greg Foggie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS46 (2Q: 04:19) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (2Q: 04:13) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-8-NOS39 (2Q: 03:57) Mike Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tody Smith, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-4-NOS35 (2Q: 03:41) the Dodger Staubach scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 03:21) Roger Staubach pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Hawkins gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-NOS27 (2Q: 03:05) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 18 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 1-9-NOS09 (2Q: 02:48) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-NOS07 (2Q: 02:31) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Blaine Nye. Nye ran over Bo McConnell to set up the play. Dallas 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 02:31) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 02:24) Mike Wood kicked off 77 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 02:24) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Captain Crash Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 02:00) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-7-NOS37 (2Q: 01:40) Terdell Middleton ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by S Rick Fontenot. |
| 3-4-NOS40 (2Q: 01:19) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE John Andrews. |
| 4-2-NOS42 (2Q: 01:01) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 6 yards to the DAL21. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DAL11 (2Q: 00:50) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 2-6-DAL15 (2Q: 00:14) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Pickard. CB Van Terry defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-DAL15 (2Q: 00:10) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Biletnikoff. S Mike Haynes knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL15 (2Q: 00:02) Grady Grier punted 54 yards. Mike Haynes returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Bill Saleaumula. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 65 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Bill Saleaumula. Dallas's James Van Wagner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a very serious shoulder injury. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 14:36) Don Horn sacked by DT Don Parrish for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Bob Brooks. |
| 2-16-NOS22 (3Q: 14:01) Terdell Middleton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ernie Holmes. |
| 3-15-NOS23 (3Q: 13:32) Don Horn pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 34 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. Schulz gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (3Q: 12:46) James Mayberry ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice, assisted by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 2-11-DAL44 (3Q: 12:08) Don Horn pass was dropped by TE Henry Childs. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-DAL44 (3Q: 12:03) Don Horn sacked by DE John Andrews for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Walter Landers. |
| 4-17-DAL50 (3Q: 11:39) Dan Melville punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL06. |
| 1-10-DAL06 (3Q: 11:30) Elvis Peacock ran outside the right tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (3Q: 10:52) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Fred Biletnikoff. |
| 2-10-DAL23 (3Q: 10:47) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Derek Check. |
| 3-7-DAL26 (3Q: 10:18) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. Kimberly gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-DAL32 (3Q: 09:55) Grady Grier punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS21. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 09:47) Don Horn pass completed to RB Terdell Middleton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-11-NOS20 (3Q: 09:01) Don Horn pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 08:32) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS26 (3Q: 08:25) Don Horn pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Captain Crash Harris, assisted by DE Ike Howard. |
| 2-12-NOS29 (3Q: 07:38) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DE John Andrews hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-NOS29 (3Q: 07:32) Don Horn pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DT Larry Brooks blocked the pass. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (3Q: 07:27) Terdell Middleton ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Will Grant. |
| 2-4-NOS40 (3Q: 06:46) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-NOS35 (3Q: 06:39) Don Horn pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. S Charlie Waters defended the pass. |
| 3-9-NOS35 (3Q: 06:32) Don Horn pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 06:04) Don Horn pass completed to FB Cleveland Franklin for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-NOS47 (3Q: 05:31) Don Horn sacked by DE Ken Sanders for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Frank Austin. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Larry Brooks on the NOS39. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 05:20) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-NOS33 (3Q: 04:32) Roger Staubach pass completed to RB Elvis Peacock for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. Peacock gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 04:03) Elvis Peacock ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 2-7-NOS17 (3Q: 03:21) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-NOS27 (3Q: 03:10) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-18-NOS28 (3Q: 03:00) Roger Staubach scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 4-13-NOS23 (3Q: 02:24) Mike Wood attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 20, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 02:19) Mike Wood kicked off 63 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 30 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by Mike Hawkins. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 01:58) Don Horn pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 6 yards. Tackled by S Craig Cassady. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS43 (3Q: 01:24) James Mayberry ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by S Rick Fontenot. |
| 3-3-NOS44 (3Q: 00:57) Don Horn scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 00:25) Cleveland Franklin ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by DT Don Parrish. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-DAL48 (4Q: 15:00) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Al Walker for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (4Q: 14:21) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 3 yards. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington. Schulz gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-DAL27 (4Q: 13:45) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DAL24 (4Q: 13:00) Charles Swift pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 4-3-DAL23 (4Q: 12:20) Dave Jacobs attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 20, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 12:15) Dave Jacobs kicked off 61 yards from the NOS30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 19 yards to the DAL28. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-DAL28 (4Q: 11:53) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DAL23 (4Q: 11:43) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| 2-14-DAL24 (4Q: 11:07) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Van Terry. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-24-DAL14 (4Q: 11:00) Mike Pruitt ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-22-DAL16 (4Q: 10:25) the Dodger Staubach pass was intended for WR Bob Pickard and was intercepted by CB Van Terry at the DAL21. Tackled by Wayne Givens. |
| 1-10-DAL21 (4Q: 10:16) Terdell Middleton ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Don Parrish, assisted by S C.L. Whittington. Key block delivered by Sam Claphan. |
| 2-5-DAL16 (4Q: 09:37) Charles Swift pass was dropped by WR Mike Renfro. |
| 3-5-DAL16 (4Q: 09:30) James Mayberry ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 4-1-DAL12 (4Q: 08:56) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DT Larry Brooks drove right through Mark Nordquist to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DAL12 (4Q: 08:51) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Givens gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-DAL18 (4Q: 08:12) Elvis Peacock ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by OLB Larry Keller. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (4Q: 07:47) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| 2-7-DAL26 (4Q: 07:03) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Wysocki. |
| 3-4-DAL29 (4Q: 06:17) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Brad Kimberly. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DAL29 (4Q: 06:12) Grady Grier punted 38 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS40. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Use of Hands on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:02) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. CB Cliff Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (4Q: 05:56) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Al Walker for 14 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 05:39) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS39 (4Q: 05:29) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. ILB Gerald Irons hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-NOS39 (4Q: 05:19) Charles Swift pass completed to RB James Mayberry for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS42 (4Q: 04:58) Charles Swift pass completed to WR Mike Renfro for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 04:51) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay. |
| 2-7-NOS42 (4Q: 04:06) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill, assisted by CB Louis Wright. |
| 3-8-NOS43 (4Q: 03:18) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Dinkel. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:34) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Bill Stanfill. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-9-NOS33 (4Q: 02:24) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bo McConnell, assisted by ILB Joe Federspiel. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-5-NOS29 (4Q: 02:13) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Kay, assisted by CB Van Terry. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (4Q: 02:04) Mike Wood attempted a 44 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:55) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:45) Charles Swift pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. |
| 3-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:39) Charles Swift pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Renfro. CB Captain Crash Harris defended the pass. |
| 4-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:30) Charles Swift pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE John McMakin. DE Ken Sanders blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:30) Mike Pruitt ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-9-NOS33 (4Q: 00:44) Roger Staubach dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 20, New Orleans Saints 3 |