NFL game summary for 12/09/1972:

The Cowboys scored three touchdowns before the Redskins got on the scoreboard and went on to a victory which clinched for Dallas the "wild card" spot in the NFC. It marked the seventh straight season that Dallas has been in the playoffs. Calvin Hill rushed for 111 yards and set a Cowboys season record for rushing, 1,010, making him Dallas' first 1,000-yard rusher. Walt Garrison had his best day ever, 121 yards on 10 carries. NFC rushing leader Larry Brown of Washington did not play because of a bruised right knee.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	150.5 (9)	173.8 (7)	324.3 (5)	19
DEFENSE	108.6 (3)	143.4 (7)	252.0 (3)	29
OFFENSE	152.6 (8)	183.0 (5)	335.6 (3)	32
DEFENSE	99.8 (1)	158.0 (16)	257.8 (5)	28

Line: Cowboys by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (11-2-0)	0	3	7	14	24
Dallas Cowboys (10-3-0)	14	14	3	3	34

( 0- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 10 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 0-14) DAL Calvin Hill 26 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 0-21) DAL Walt Garrison 25 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 3-21) WAS Curt Knight 16 yard field goal ( 3-28) DAL Craig Morton 12 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-28) WAS Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (10-31) DAL Toni Fritsch 36 yard field goal (17-31) WAS Roy Jefferson 10 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (24-31) WAS Charley Taylor 6 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) (24-34) DAL Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal

                     WAS             DAL
First Downs:         19              14
Rushes-yards:        39-143          36-246
Yards/rush:          3.7             6.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-178-2     7-17-61-0
Sacked-yards:        1-9             0-0
Net pass yards:      169             61
Net yards/pass:      5.6             3.6
Total net yards:     312             307
Total plays:         69 (56% run)    53 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             1-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     5-55            6-66

Attendance: 65,136

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 14 of 29 for 178 yards and 3 TDs (2 int) DAL: Craig Morton, 7 of 17 for 61 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
WAS: Bob Brunet, 19 for 57 yards; Charlie Harraway, 12 for 26 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 8 for 60 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 24 for 111 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 10 for 121 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 5 for 50 yards and 2 TDs; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Herb Mul-Key, 2 for 38 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 35 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Brunet, 1 for 8 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 5 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Lance Alworth, 1 for 14 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 6 for 173 yards; Mike Fanucci, 1 for 15 yards DAL: Cliff Harris, 4 for 86 yards; Bill Thomas, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Ted Vactor, 3 for 4 yards DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 6 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 10 yards; Cornell Green, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 145 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 4 for 164 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 1/1 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/3