| St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 18, 1971 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 66672 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 53 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 33 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 34 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 29 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 23 FG | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 35 FG | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 24 FG | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 12 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 71 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 72 | ROG | Dan Dierdorf |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 83 | TE | Jim McFarland |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 39 | RB | Cid Edwards |
| 23 | RB | Johnny Roland |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 70 | LDT | Rolf Krueger |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 79 | RDE | Chuck Walker |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 53 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 52 | RLB | Rick Ogle |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 8 | LS | Larry Wilson |
| 49 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 43 | RCB | Norm Thompson |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 64 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 83 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 20 | 65 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 53t | 3 |
| Walt Garrison | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 36 | 11 | 30.6 | 1 | 141 | 3.9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 32.3 |
| Pete Beathard | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 147 | 9.2 | 34t | 1 | 3 | 29 | 87.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| John Gilliam | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Freddie Hyatt | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 34t | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dave Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Chuck Latourette | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Widby | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Roland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| George Hoey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ike Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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