NFL game summary for 12/12/1971:

Cowboys' quarterback Roger Staubach threw three touchdown passes, including strikes of 46 and 85 yards to Bob Hayes, as Dallas won its sixth straight game, tying a club record. Duane Thomas rushed for 94 yards and scored twice, while Calvin Hill gained 89 and also scored two TDs.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	153.9  (8)	202.2  (2)	356.1  (1)	28
	DEFENSE	82.7  (2)	167.8  (21)	250.5  (4)	44
New York Giants	OFFENSE	111.1  (21)	184.8  (4)	295.8  (10)	39
	DEFENSE	148.1  (18)	150.3  (12)	298.4  (17)	27

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (10-3-0)	14	14	14	0	42
New York Giants (4-9-0)	0	7	0	7	14

( 7- 0) DAL Bob Hayes 46 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
(14- 0) DAL Duane Thomas 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(21- 0) DAL Calvin Hill 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
(28- 0) DAL Bob Hayes 85 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
(28- 7) NYG Don Herrmann 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)
(35- 7) DAL Duane Thomas 7 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(42- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 4 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(42-14) NYG Pete Athas 37 yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick)

                     DAL             NYG
First Downs:         23              17
Rushes-yards:        33-197          20-64
Yards/rush:          6.0             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-262-2     25-43-225-2
Sacked-yards:        2-20            5-42
Net pass yards:      242             183
Net yards/pass:      10.1            3.8
Total net yards:     439             247
Total plays:         57 (57% run)    68 (29% run)  
Yards/play:          7.7             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             5-2
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     3-25            2-17

Attendance: 62,815

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 14 for 232 yards and 3 TDs; Craig Morton, 2 of 6 for 30 yards (1 int); Calvin Hill, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int); Dan Reeves, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Fran Tarkenton, 17 of 29 for 151 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Randy Johnson, 8 of 14 for 74 yards

Rushing:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 16 for 94 yards and 2 TDs; Calvin Hill, 13 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Claxton Welch, 2 for 0 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 11 yards; Dan Reeves, 1 for 3 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 8 for 35 yards; Junior Coffey, 5 for 16 yards; Joe Morrison, 3 for 3 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 10 yards; Tucker Frederickson, 2 for 0 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Bob Hayes, 4 for 154 yards and 2 TDs; Calvin Hill, 4 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Mike Ditka, 2 for 32 yards; Lance Alworth, 2 for 26 yards
NYG: Don Herrmann, 7 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Thompson, 6 for 37 yards; Bob Tucker, 5 for 54 yards; Joe Morrison, 5 for 35 yards; Junior Coffey, 2 for 8 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 15 yards; Ike Thomas, 1 for 14 yards
NYG: Rocky Thompson, 3 for 69 yards; Richmond Flowers, 2 for 39 yards; Bobby Duhon, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 3 for 28 yards; Cliff Harris, 2 for 18 yards
NYG: Bobby Duhon, 1 for 15 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Chuck Howley, 1 for 25 yards; D.D. Lewis, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Richmond Flowers, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 4 for 142 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 249 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 0/1

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