| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 23, 1972 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61214 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Vic Washington 97 kickoff return (Bruce Gossett kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 37 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Larry Schreiber 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Larry Schreiber 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 45 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lance Alworth 28 pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Larry Schreiber 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Parks 20 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Sellers 10 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 30 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 88 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 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 |
| 67 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 41 | LCB | Charlie Waters |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Preston Riley |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 75 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 35 | RB | Larry Schreiber |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 50 | MLB | Ed Beard |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 43 | LS | Windlan Hall |
| 38 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4/16 | / | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 | |
| SF | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2/13 | / | 7 | 56 | 5 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 18 | 125 | 6.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 165 | 5.3 | 48 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Vic Washington | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 26 | 52 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 |
| Jimmy Thomas | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 105 | 2.8 | 22 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Craig Morton | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 2 | 96 | 4.6 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29.2 |
| Roger Staubach | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 174 | 8.7 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 121.7 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 2 | 270 | 6.6 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 74.2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 150 | 6.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 150 | 6.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Parks | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lance Alworth | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Ron Sellers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 28 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Preston Riley | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 52 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Skip Vanderbundt | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 59 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 33 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 97t | 1 | |
| Ed Beard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ralph McGill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 97t | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Cedrick Hardman | 3.5 | 29.0 |
| Windlan Hall | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Charlie Krueger | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 33.0 |