| NFC Divisional Playoff - Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1975 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46425 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 28 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Doug Dennison 4 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 24 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Brent McClanahan 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 50 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 14 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Doug Dennison | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| DAL | Preston Pearson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| DAL | Robert Newhouse | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| DAL | Roger Staubach | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| DAL | Jean Fugett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| MIN | Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| MIN | Brent McClanahan | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 |
| MIN | Ed Marinaro | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| DAL | Roger Staubach | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 246 | 8.5 | 50t | 1 | 5 | 21 | 97.8 |
| MIN | Fran Tarkenton | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 135 | 5.2 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 46.2 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Preston Pearson | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 24 | 0 |
| DAL | Drew Pearson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 50t | 1 |
| DAL | Robert Newhouse | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| DAL | Golden Richards | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| DAL | Jean Fugett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| DAL | Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| DAL | Doug Dennison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Ed Marinaro | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 40 | 0 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| MIN | John Gilliam | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| MIN | Jim Lash | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| MIN | Stu Voigt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| DAL | Mitch Hoopes | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 49 | 0 |
| MIN | Neil Clabo | 7 | 277 | 39.6 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Golden Richards | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| DAL | Cliff Harris | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| MIN | Sam McCullum | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| MIN | Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DAL | Preston Pearson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| DAL | Doug Dennison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| MIN | Brent McClanahan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| MIN | Sam McCullum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | Preston Pearson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| DAL | Doug Dennison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| MIN | Brent McClanahan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| MIN | Sam McCullum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| DAL | Ed Jones | 1.5 |
| DAL | Randy White | 1.0 |
| DAL | Charlie Waters | 1.0 |
| DAL | Harvey Martin | 0.5 |
| MIN | Carl Eller | 3.0 |
| MIN | Doug Sutherland | 1.0 |
| MIN | Jim Marshall | 0.5 |
| MIN | Alan Page | 0.5 |
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