NFL game summary for 10/08/1973:

Redskins' safety Ken Houston stopped Walt Garrison with a jarring tackle on the 1-yard line in the final seconds to save a 14-7 Washington victory over Dallas. The previously unbeaten Cowboys controlled the game until the fourth quarter when Sonny Jurgensen threw a 1-yard scoring pass to Charley Taylor and safety Brig Owens dashed 26 yards after intercepting a Craig Morton pass.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	202.3  (3)	199.3  (4)	401.7  (1)	6
	DEFENSE	118.0  (7)	124.7  (10)	242.7  (5)	12
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	77.7  (26)	204.7  (2)	282.3  (16)	4
	DEFENSE	82.0  (2)	163.7  (21)	245.7  (8)	10

Line: Redskins by 1

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

( 7- 0) DAL Otto Stowe 15 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 7- 7) WAS Charley Taylor 1 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Curt Knight kick)
( 7-14) WAS Brig Owens 26 yard interception return (Curt Knight kick)

                     DAL             WAS
First Downs:         20              13
Rushes-yards:        39-182          28-71
Yards/rush:          4.7             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-32-132-1     14-20-140-0
Sacked-yards:        7-45            5-37
Net pass yards:      87              103
Net yards/pass:      2.2             4.1
Total net yards:     269             174
Total plays:         78 (50% run)    53 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          3.4             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     6-52            6-30

Attendance: 54,314

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 9 of 17 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Craig Morton, 4 of 14 for 31 yards (1 int); Mike Montgomery, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 14 of 20 for 140 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 21 for 103 yards; Robert Newhouse, 14 for 55 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 16 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 8 yards
WAS: Larry Brown, 18 for 36 yards; Charlie Harraway, 8 for 28 yards; Sonny Jurgensen, 2 for 7 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Otto Stowe, 4 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 39 yards; Walt Garrison, 3 for 20 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 19 yards
WAS: Charley Taylor, 4 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 55 yards; Alvin Reed, 3 for 31 yards; Larry Brown, 3 for 22 yards; Charlie Harraway, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 2 for 46 yards; Larry Robinson, 1 for 12 yards
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 1 for 38 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 1 for 28 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Mike Montgomery, 2 for 2 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 13 yards
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 28 yards; Herb Mul-Key, 2 for 27 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Brig Owens, 1 for 26 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 6 for 192 yards
WAS: Mike Bragg, 4 for 179 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 0/2
WAS: Curt Knight, 0/3

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