NFL game summary for 12/25/1971:

Four interceptions and a recovered fumble gave the Dallas Cowboys a 20-12 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in a game completed in fog on a snow-fringed field. The Cowboys moved into the NFC finals on an eight-game winning streak with an alert defense that capitalized on Minnesota's errors.

Jethro Pugh set up the first Dallas field goal by recovering a fumble and Chuck Howley's interception led to a second kick and a 6-3 halftime edge. Cliff Harris picked off a Bob Lee pass that resulted in a Duane Thomas touchdown in the third period and Lee Roy Jordan stole a Gary Cuozzo pass, ending a Viking threat early in the final quarter. Roger Staubach completed 10 of 14, including a nine-yard scoring pass to Bob Hayes.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	160.6  (3)	199.0  (2)	359.6  (1)	35
	DEFENSE	81.7  (2)	166.0  (19)	247.7  (3)	51
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	121.1  (17)	118.2  (25)	239.3  (23)	30
	DEFENSE	114.3  (6)	129.0  (3)	243.3  (2)	49

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (12-3-0)	3	3	14	0	20
Minnesota Vikings (11-4-0)	0	3	0	9	12

( 3- 0) DAL Mike Clark 26 yard field goal
( 3- 3) MIN Fred Cox 27 yard field goal
( 6- 3) DAL Mike Clark 44 yard field goal
(13- 3) DAL Duane Thomas 13 yard rush (Mike Clark kick)
(20- 3) DAL Bob Hayes 9 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick)
(20- 5) MIN Safety, Roger Staubach tackled in end zone by Alan Page
(20-12) MIN Stu Voigt 6 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)

                     DAL             MIN
First Downs:         10              17
Rushes-yards:        39-98           26-101
Yards/rush:          2.5             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-14-99-0      19-38-210-4
Sacked-yards:        2-14            0-0
Net pass yards:      85              210
Net yards/pass:      5.3             5.5
Total net yards:     183             311
Total plays:         55 (70% run)    64 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               5
Penalties-yards:     2-10            2-18

Attendance: 47,307

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 14 for 99 yards and 1 TD
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 12 of 22 for 124 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bob Lee, 7 of 16 for 86 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Duane Thomas, 21 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Calvin Hill, 14 for 28 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 2 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 2 yards
MIN: Clint Jones, 15 for 52 yards; Dave Osborn, 6 for 13 yards; Bob Lee, 3 for 28 yards; Jim Lindsey, 1 for 6 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Bob Hayes, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 2 for 33 yards; Mike Ditka, 2 for 18 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 14 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 3 yards
MIN: Gene Washington, 5 for 70 yards; Bob Grim, 4 for 74 yards; Stu Voigt, 4 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for -3 yards; Jim Lindsey, 1 for 25 yards; Ed White, 1 for -2 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Ike Thomas, 2 for 31 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 21 yards
MIN: Clint Jones, 2 for 75 yards; Charlie West, 2 for 74 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 22 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 37 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 2 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 30 yards; Chuck Howley, 1 for 26 yards; Herb Adderley, 1 for 8 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
DAL: Ron Widby, 7 for 259 yards
MIN: Bob Lee, 4 for 174 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Mike Clark, 2/2
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/3

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