| NFC Championship - Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 3, 1971 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 59625 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 56 F Humidty: 17% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 21 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 13 run (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 5 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dick Witcher 26 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 88 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 41 | RS | Charlie Waters |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 88 | WR | Dick Witcher |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 89 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 42 | RB | Doug Cunningham |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDT | Roland Lakes |
| 72 | RDE | Bill Belk |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 58 | RLB | Jim Sniadecki |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 25 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 27 | 143 | 5.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Claxton Welch | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | -5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 0 | 101 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 62.9 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 2 | 262 | 6.6 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 56.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Duane Thomas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 26t | 1 |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 49 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Steve Spurrier | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Mark Washington | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jimmy Thomas | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill Tucker | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Dave Edwards | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| George Andrie | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Bob Lilly | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Earl Edwards | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Dave Wilcox | 0.5 | 3.0 |
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