| Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 16, 1975 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60905 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 43 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 33 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 29 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Plunkett 1 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 31 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Dennison 6 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 37 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Golden Richards 41 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Toni Fritsch 26 FG | 34 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Darryl Stingley 13 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Darryl Stingley 5 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 34 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 65 | RDT | Larry Cole |
| 54 | RDE | Randy White |
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | FS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5/16 | / | 10 | 60 | 2 | 1 | |
| NE | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 8/15 | / | 5 | 35 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Charley Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 171 | 4.2 | 17 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Allen Carter | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 99 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 190 | 13.6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 153.3 | |
| Clint Longley | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 198 | 9.9 | 41t | 3 | 5 | 33 | 128.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 264 | 8.8 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 77.6 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 2 | 264 | 8.8 | 76 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 77.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 2 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charley Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 198 | 18.0 | 41t | 3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Darryl Stingley | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Burks | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 76 | 0 |
| Allen Carter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 264 | 22.0 | 76 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 35 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 53 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 41 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Golden Richards | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6.3 | 29 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Doug Dennison | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Charley Young | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 29 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Steve Burks | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Allen Carter | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 43 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |