| Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1968 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 61382 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 79 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 59 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 45 pass from Greg Landry (Jerry DePoyster kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 50 pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 16 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Craig Baynham 23 pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chuck Howley 35 interception return (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dan Reeves 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 80 pass from Greg Landry (Wayne Walker kick) | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 52 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dennis Homan 36 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 59 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 89 | FL | Gail Cogdill |
| 24 | FB | Mel Farr |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | SE | Bob Hayes |
| 72 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 57 | C | Malcolm Walker |
| 65 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 73 | ROT | Ralph Neely |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 17 | QB | Don Meredith |
| 43 | RB | Don Perkins |
| 30 | RB | Dan Reeves |
| 19 | FL | Lance Rentzel |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Willie Townes |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 54 | LLB | Chuck Howley |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 52 | RLB | Dave Edwards |
| 34 | LCB | Cornell Green |
| 27 | LS | Mike Gaechter |
| 20 | RS | Mel Renfro |
| 23 | RCB | Mike Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 18 | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 16 | 2 |
| Craig Baynham | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Les Shy | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 4 | 231 | 7.5 | 80t | 2 | 5 | 42 | 55.4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Don Meredith | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 0 | 228 | 12.0 | 50t | 2 | 1 | 11 | 151.8 |
| Craig Morton | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 121 | 8.1 | 36t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96.8 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl McCullouch | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 80t | 1 |
| Phil Odle | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Pete Gent | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36t | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Craig Baynham | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Dave Simmons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mike Gaechter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lance Rentzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Craig Baynham | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 33 | 0 | |
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