| NFC Championship |
| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 31, 1972 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 53129 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 18 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 15 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 35 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charley Taylor 45 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 39 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 46 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 45 FG | 3 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 88 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 41 | LCB | Charlie Waters |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Laaveg |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 76 | ROT | Walt Rock |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 64 | LDT | Manny Sistrunk |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 89 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 23 | LS | Brig Owens |
| 22 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
| WAS | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Roger Staubach | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 96 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 122 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 98 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 60.0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 98 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 57.2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 194 | 10.8 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148.6 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 194 | 10.8 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Sellers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 98 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charley Taylor | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 51 | 2 |
| Charley Harraway | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 51 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 7 | 302 | 43.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 302 | 43.1 | 48 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 3 | 0 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Chris Hanburger | 1.0 | |
| Jack Pardee | 1.0 | |
| Verlon Biggs | 0.5 | |
| Bill Brundige | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 25.0 |