| NFC Divisional Playoff - Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1975 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46425 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 28 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Doug Dennison 4 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Toni Fritsch 24 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Brent McClanahan 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 50 pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Mel Renfro |
| 41 | LS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 46 | RCB | Mark Washington |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 66 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 54 | LLB | Fred McNeill |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 43 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Doug Dennison | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 246 | 8.5 | 50t | 1 | 5 | 21 | 97.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 135 | 5.2 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 46.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 50t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 7 | 277 | 39.6 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Golden Richards | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Cliff Harris | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Doug Dennison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Ed Jones | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| Randy White | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Carl Eller | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| Doug Sutherland | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Alan Page | 0.5 | 3.5 |
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