| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 19, 1965 Location: New York, NY |
| Venue: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 62871 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 37 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny Villanueva 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 65 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Aaron Thomas 30 pass from Earl Morrall (Andy Stynchula kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 33 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Crespino 7 pass from Earl Morrall (Andy Stynchula kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Obert Logan 60 blocked field goal recovery (Danny Villanueva kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Crespino 4 pass from Earl Morrall (Andy Stynchula kick blocked) | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Buddy Dial 29 pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | J.D. Smith 2 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 38 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 68 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 67 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 62 | ROG | Leon Donohue |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 82 | TE | Frank Clarke |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 30 | HB | Dan Reeves |
| 35 | FL | Pete Gent |
| 43 | FB | Don Perkins |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Homer Jones |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Pete Case |
| 53 | C | Greg Larson |
| 74 | ROG | Roger Davis |
| 71 | ROT | Frank Lasky |
| 88 | TE | Aaron Thomas |
| 11 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 27 | HB | Steve Thurlow |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 51 | LDT | Lou Slaby |
| 73 | RDT | Roger Anderson |
| 72 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 60 | LLB | Jim Carroll |
| 87 | MLB | Jerry Hillebrand |
| 52 | RLB | Bill Swain |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Lockhart |
| 28 | LS | Henry Carr |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Don Perkins | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Meredith | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ernie Koy | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Wood | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | 200 | 11.1 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 125.0 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 231 | 6.2 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 86.7 |
| Gary Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 65 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Buddy Dial | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Pete Gent | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobby Crespino | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7t | 2 |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Warren Livingston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 49 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Williams | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Clarence Childs | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Allan Webb | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
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