NFL game summary for 11/12/1972:

The Cowboys rolled for 427 yards in their best offensive effort of the season, Toni Fritsch kicked four field goals, and cornerback Charlie Waters had a pair of interceptions, including one he returned 28 yards for a touchdown. Dallas' defense continued to sag, however, and the Cardinals' total pushed the Cowboys' point yield to 100 in the last four games.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	92.1  (25)	120.6  (22)	212.8  (25)	20
	DEFENSE	143.1  (17)	184.9  (24)	328.0  (21)	16
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	140.2  (13)	187.5  (4)	327.8  (4)	20
	DEFENSE	106.1  (2)	171.2  (18)	277.4  (12)	16

Line: Cowboys by 17

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (2-6-1)	0	10	7	7	24
Dallas Cowboys (7-2-0)	10	13	7	3	33

( 0- 3) DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal
( 0-10) DAL Ron Sellers 41 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 0-17) DAL Calvin Hill 6 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 7-17) STL Jackie Smith 68 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick)
( 7-20) DAL Toni Fritsch 14 yard field goal
( 7-23) DAL Toni Fritsch 50 yard field goal
(10-23) STL Jim Bakken 34 yard field goal
(10-30) DAL Charlie Waters 28 yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick)
(17-30) STL Johnny Roland 12 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-33) DAL Toni Fritsch 38 yard field goal
(24-33) STL Leo Hayden 1 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             DAL
First Downs:         16              23
Rushes-yards:        18-54           48-230
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-38-282-2     16-28-197-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             0-0
Net pass yards:      274             197
Net yards/pass:      7.0             7.0
Total net yards:     328             427
Total plays:         57 (31% run)    76 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     4-40            7-73

Attendance: 65,218

Passing:
STL: Gary Cuozzo, 15 of 37 for 282 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Donny Anderson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Craig Morton, 16 of 28 for 197 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Johnny Roland, 9 for 36 yards; Donny Anderson, 5 for 13 yards; Craig Baynham, 2 for -4 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 1 for 8 yards; Leo Hayden, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
DAL: Calvin Hill, 25 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 14 for 83 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 52 yards; Mike Montgomery, 2 for 2 yards

Receiving:
STL: Jackie Smith, 5 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Walker Gillette, 3 for 59 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 55 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 46 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Ron Sellers, 7 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Calvin Hill, 5 for 45 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 22 yards; Billy Parks, 1 for 12 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Mel Gray, 5 for 121 yards
DAL: Bill Thomas, 1 for 30 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 22 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 11 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Larry Willingham, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Larry Wilson, 1 for 24 yards
DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 36 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
STL: Donny Anderson, 5 for 204 yards
DAL: Marv Bateman, 2 for 75 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 4/5

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