| Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1975 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 79384 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 29 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Errol Mann 21 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 39 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | Dexter Bussey 7 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Charley Young 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick failed) | 15 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Charley Young 42 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 22 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 46 pass from Robert Newhouse (Toni Fritsch kick) | 29 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 37 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 36 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 66 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 30 | RB | Charley Young |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 77 | RDT | Bill Gregory |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Mark Washington |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 86 | WR | Jon Staggers |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 62 | LOG | Lynn Boden |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 74 | RDT | Larry Hand |
| 70 | RDE | Billy Howard |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charley Young | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 212 | 11.8 | 2 | 99.5 | |||
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Clint Longley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 85 | 4.7 | 1 | 72.7 | |||
| Bill Munson | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 57.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | 2 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jon Staggers | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Horace King | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Hooks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Laslavic | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Golden Richards | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lem Barney | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Horace King | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Detroit Lions | |
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