| Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 31, 1965 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 37804 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 59 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 31 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | J.D. Smith 2 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 2 pass from Dick Hoak (Mike Clark kick failed) | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Ballman 20 pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick failed) | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Ballman 72 pass from Bill Nelsen (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Pete Gent 8 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 18 FG | 13 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Frank Clarke |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 67 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 26 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 79 | LDT | Larry Stephens |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 20 | LS | Mel Renfro |
| 25 | RS | Obert Logan |
| 41 | RCB | Warren Livingston |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Roy Jefferson |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 28 | TE | Clendon Thomas |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 85 | FL | Gary Ballman |
| 38 | FB | Mike Lind |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 61/74 | LDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 63 | MLB | Rod Breedlove |
| 54 | RLB | Max Messner |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 47 | LS | Marv Woodson |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Lind | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roy Jefferson | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 34 | 12 | 35.3 | 1 | 187 | 5.5 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 61.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 1 | 272 | 7.8 | 72t | 3 | 4 | 27 | 94.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Frank Clarke | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Clendon Thomas | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Ballman | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 72t | 2 |
| Roy Jefferson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Lind | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Gaechter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Marv Woodson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 8 | 329 | 41.1 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 9 | 340 | 37.8 | 59 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Jim Stiger | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Clarence Peaks | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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