NFL game summary for 09/24/1973:

Tom Landry earned his 100th victory in 13 years at Dallas, the 10th coach to reach the milestone. The Saints trailed 12-3 at the end of the half before two TDs by Robert Newhouse put it out of reach in the third quarter. Craig Morton took over for a dazed Roger Staubach in the third period and Archie Manning also was forced out with leg cramps.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	152.0  (10)	35.0  (26)	187.0  (25)	8
	DEFENSE	218.0  (24)	278.0  (26)	496.0  (26)	2
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	188.0  (5)	84.0  (24)	272.0  (17)	3
	DEFENSE	172.0  (19)	30.0  (1)	202.0  (2)	6

Line: Cowboys by 20

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (0-2-0)	0	3	0	0	3
Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0)	12	0	21	7	40

( 0- 7) DAL Calvin Hill 7 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 0- 9) DAL Safety, Steve O'Neal tackled in end zone by Benny Barnes
( 0-12) DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal
( 3-12) NO  Happy Feller 9 yard field goal
( 3-19) DAL Robert Newhouse 3 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 3-26) DAL Robert Newhouse 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 3-33) DAL Mike Montgomery 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 3-40) DAL Les Strayhorn 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)

                     NO              DAL
First Downs:         17              24
Rushes-yards:        38-138          36-169
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-116-1     15-22-197-1
Sacked-yards:        3-18            1-11
Net pass yards:      98              186
Net yards/pass:      4.1             8.1
Total net yards:     236             355
Total plays:         62 (61% run)    59 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        6-1             0-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-35            6-50

Attendance: 52,715

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 11 of 15 for 97 yards; Bob Davis, 2 of 6 for 19 yards (1 int)
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 15 for 124 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Craig Morton, 5 of 7 for 73 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NO: Jess Phillips, 11 for 29 yards; Bill Butler, 10 for 37 yards; Archie Manning, 8 for 16 yards; Howard Stevens, 6 for 44 yards; Odell Lawson, 3 for 12 yards
DAL: Calvin Hill, 13 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 8 for 34 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Les Strayhorn, 5 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 3 for 15 yards

Receiving:
NO: Bill Butler, 5 for 31 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 30 yards; Howard Stevens, 2 for 22 yards; Jubilee Dunbar, 1 for 14 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 11 yards; Bob Brown, 1 for 8 yards
DAL: Calvin Hill, 3 for 52 yards; Bob Hayes, 3 for 50 yards; Mike Montgomery, 3 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Otto Stowe, 1 for 16 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 15 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Odell Lawson, 2 for 49 yards; Howard Stevens, 2 for 45 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 1 for 26 yards; Mike Montgomery, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Doug Winslow, 1 for 4 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for -3 yards
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 8 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Ernie Jackson, 1 for 23 yards
DAL: Mark Washington, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Steve O'Neal, 4 for 159 yards
DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 136 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Happy Feller, 1/3
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 1/1

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