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Sunday September 27, 1970
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NFL game summary for 09/27/1970:



Rookie safety Cliff Harris intercepted two New York passes, resulting in one touchdown, and recovered a fumble that produced another six-pointer as Dallas erased a 10-0 Giants' halftime lead. Bob Hayes, in his first action of the season, caught five passes for 112 yards, including a 58-yard pass from wide receiver Lance Rentzel.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York GiantsOFFENSE58.0  (24)253.0  (2)311.0  (7)3
DEFENSE98.0  (11)158.0  (18)256.0  (11)3
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE198.0  (3)99.0  (22)297.0  (11)3
DEFENSE104.0  (14)121.0  (10)225.0  (9)4

Line: n/a

Team1234F
New York Giants (0-2-0)370010
Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0)00141428

( 3- 0) NYG Pete Gogolak 20 yard field goal
(10- 0) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(10- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10-14) DAL Walt Garrison 18 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(10-21) DAL Bob Hayes 58 yard pass from Lance Rentzel (Mike Clark kick)
(10-28) DAL Bob Hayes 24 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
                     NYG             DAL
First Downs:         15              24
Rushes-yards:        25-99           41-199
Yards/rush:          4.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-36-157-2     14-24-191-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            4-30
Net pass yards:      139             161
Net yards/pass:      3.6             5.8
Total net yards:     238             360
Total plays:         64 (39% run)    69 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             5-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     6-60            4-36

Attendance: 57,236
Passing:
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 14 of 36 for 157 yards (2 int)
DAL: Roger Staubach, 13 of 23 for 133 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Lance Rentzel, 1 of 1 for 58 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 16 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Tucker Frederickson, 7 for 22 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 18 yards
DAL: Calvin Hill, 16 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 12 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 7 for 54 yards; Duane Thomas, 5 for 16 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 11 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Ron Johnson, 6 for 48 yards; Clifton McNeil, 3 for 32 yards; Joe Morrison, 2 for 29 yards; Rich Houston, 2 for 19 yards; Aaron Thomas, 1 for 29 yards
DAL: Bob Hayes, 5 for 112 yards and 2 TDs; Lance Rentzel, 3 for 50 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 26 yards; Dennis Homan, 1 for 4 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 0 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for -1 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Rich Houston, 2 for 42 yards; Ron Johnson, 1 for 28 yards; Joe Green, 1 for 8 yards
DAL: Duane Thomas, 3 for 76 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 1 for 10 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Bob Hayes, 1 for 2 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Spider Lockhart, 1 for 25 yards
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 66 yards

Punting:
NYG: Bill Johnson, 3 for 154 yards
DAL: Ron Widby, 3 for 142 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/3
DAL: Mike Clark, 0/2




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