| 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 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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