| New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1973 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 52715 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 12 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 7 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Steve O'Neal tackled in end zone by Benny Barnes | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 27 FG | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Happy Feller 9 FG | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 3 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 2 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 26 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Montgomery 7 pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Les Strayhorn 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 86 | WR | Jubilee Dunbar |
| 77 | LOT | Carl Johnson |
| 50 | LOG | Jake Kupp |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 61 | ROG | Del Williams |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 36 | TE | Bob Brown |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | RB | Bill Butler |
| 34 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 82 | LDT | Bob Pollard |
| 75 | RDT | Elex Price |
| 72 | RDE | Joe Owens |
| 56 | LLB | Willie Hall |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 57 | RLB | Jim Merlo |
| 30 | LCB | Ernie Jackson |
| 20 | LS | Ray Jones |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 44 | RCB | Mike Fink |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 82 | WR | Otto Stowe |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 82 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 88 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Gregory |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5/17 | / | 4 | 35 | 6 | 1 | |
| DAL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6/10 | / | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Howard Stevens | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Odell Lawson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 138 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Walt Garrison | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Les Strayhorn | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 169 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 97 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 90.1 |
| Bob Davis | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 116 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 56.8 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 1 | 124 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 86.5 | |
| Craig Morton | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144.6 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 197 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 107.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Bill Butler | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jubilee Dunbar | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Hayes | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Otto Stowe | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ernie Jackson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mark Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Doug Winslow | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Odell Lawson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |