| Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 46206 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 57 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 2 run (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Haven Moses 73 pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 6 run (Grant Guthrie kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 76 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Walt Garrison 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Grant Guthrie 40 FG | 21 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marlin Briscoe 75 pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marlin Briscoe 23 pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick failed) | 28 | 30 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Reggie Rucker 19 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 35 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 42 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 1 run (Mike Clark kick) | 42 | 30 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ike Hill 26 pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 49 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 31 | WR | Gloster Richardson |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 14 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Walt Garrison |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 62 | LOT | Levert Carr |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 37 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 12 | 4 |
| Walt Garrison | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Dan Reeves | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 221 | 15.8 | 2 | 153.3 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 3 | 353 | 11.8 | 4 | 101.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 1 | |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Jones | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 2 | |
| Jan White | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 0 | ||
| Claxton Welch | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cornell Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0 | ||
| Tim Beamer | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Howard Kindig | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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