NFL game summary for 10/25/1970:
Duane Thomas, rookie fullback, ran 47 yards for a TD on a trap play up the middle and Craig Morton flipped a little pass to Bob Hayes who sprinted to the end zone on an 89-yard scoring play for a Dallas victory over the Chiefs. Jethro Pugh reached the Chiefs' passer, Len Dawson, four times. Thomas registered a total of 134 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 183.2 (1) | 110.6 (25) | 293.8 (8) | 14 | |
DEFENSE | 109.0 (11) | 122.6 (3) | 231.6 (4) | 12 | |
OFFENSE | 138.4 (6) | 112.4 (24) | 250.8 (21) | 18 | |
DEFENSE | 102.2 (8) | 123.8 (4) | 226.0 (3) | 19 |
Line: n/a
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Dallas Cowboys (4-2-0) | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
Kansas City Chiefs (3-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
( 0- 7) KC Ed Podolak 5 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick)
( 3- 7) DAL Mike Clark 38 yard field goal
( 6- 7) DAL Mike Clark 34 yard field goal
(13- 7) DAL Duane Thomas 1 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(13-10) KC Jan Stenerud 25 yard field goal
(20-10) DAL Duane Thomas 47 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(27-10) DAL Bob Hayes 89 yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)
(27-13) KC Jan Stenerud 32 yard field goal
(27-16) KC Jan Stenerud 22 yard field goal
DAL KC First Downs: 15 12 Rushes-yards: 39-195 18-53 Yards/rush: 5.0 2.9 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-15-160-0 17-38-219-2 Sacked-yards: 4-28 4-36 Net pass yards: 132 183 Net yards/pass: 6.9 4.4 Total net yards: 327 236 Total plays: 58 (67% run) 60 (30% run) Yards/play: 5.6 3.9 Fumbles-lost: 2-1 1-1 Turnovers: 1 3 Penalties-yards: 12-119 7-67 Attendance: 51,158
Passing:
DAL: Craig Morton, 7 of 14 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 0 of 1 for 0 yards KC: Len Dawson, 17 of 38 for 219 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 20 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Reeves, 16 for 56 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 8 yards; Claxton Welch, 1 for -3 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 7 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Hayes, 5 for 18 yards; Warren McVea, 4 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Lance Rentzel, 3 for 44 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 2 for 16 yards KC: Wendell Hayes, 5 for 9 yards; Fred Arbanas, 4 for 53 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 74 yards; Otis Taylor, 2 for 23 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 26 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 18 yards; Billy Cannon, 1 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 1 for 21 yards KC: Robert Holmes, 4 for 111 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 2 for 20 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 13 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 7 for 321 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 282 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Mike Clark, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 3/3
DAL: Craig Morton, 7 of 14 for 160 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 0 of 1 for 0 yards KC: Len Dawson, 17 of 38 for 219 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 20 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Dan Reeves, 16 for 56 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 8 yards; Claxton Welch, 1 for -3 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 7 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Hayes, 5 for 18 yards; Warren McVea, 4 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 6 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Lance Rentzel, 3 for 44 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Dan Reeves, 2 for 16 yards KC: Wendell Hayes, 5 for 9 yards; Fred Arbanas, 4 for 53 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 74 yards; Otis Taylor, 2 for 23 yards; Gloster Richardson, 1 for 26 yards; Frank Pitts, 1 for 18 yards; Billy Cannon, 1 for 11 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 1 for 21 yards KC: Robert Holmes, 4 for 111 yards; Ed Podolak, 2 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Margene Adkins, 2 for 20 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 13 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 2 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 7 for 321 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 6 for 282 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Mike Clark, 2/2 KC: Jan Stenerud, 3/3