| NFC Divisional Playoff - Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 25, 1971 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47307 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 31 F Humidty: 88% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 26 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 27 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 44 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 13 run (Mike Clark kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Bob Hayes 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Roger Staubach tackled in end zone by Alan Page | 20 | 5 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Stu Voigt 6 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 89 | TE | Bob Brown |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 26 | RB | Clint Jones |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 36 | LLB | Carl Winfrey |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 20 | LCB | Bobby Bryant |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 13t | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Lee | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 99 | 7.1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 114.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 124 | 5.6 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 |
| Bob Lee | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 2 | 86 | 5.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Duane Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ed White | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Herb Adderley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ike Thomas | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 61 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Carl Eller | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Jim Marshall | 0.5 | 4.5 |
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