NFL game summary for 11/11/1973:
Charlie Waters intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble in Dallas' victory over the Giants as Walt Garrison scored twice for the Cowboys after blocked kicks. The Giants, trailing 13-10, threatened to take the lead until Waters picked off a Randy Johnson pass midway through the third quarter. New York lost four interceptions, two fumbles, and had a field goal blocked.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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Dallas Cowboys | OFFENSE | 173.2 (6) | 171.8 (7) | 345.0 (2) | 18 |
DEFENSE | 104.9 (2) | 165.5 (21) | 270.4 (10) | 22 | |
New York Giants | OFFENSE | 102.2 (23) | 198.9 (3) | 301.1 (13) | 25 |
DEFENSE | 151.4 (16) | 131.8 (10) | 283.1 (16) | 19 |
Line: Cowboys by 13
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas Cowboys (6-3-0) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
New York Giants (1-7-1) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
( 3- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 13 yard field goal ( 6- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 37 yard field goal (13- 0) DAL Walt Garrison 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) (13- 7) NYG Ron Johnson 1 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick) (13-10) NYG Pete Gogolak 43 yard field goal (16-10) DAL Toni Fritsch 17 yard field goal (23-10) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
DAL NYG First Downs: 14 18 Rushes-yards: 36-141 30-81 Yards/rush: 3.9 2.7 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-16-76-0 18-31-232-4 Sacked-yards: 3-22 5-46 Net pass yards: 54 186 Net yards/pass: 2.8 5.2 Total net yards: 195 267 Total plays: 55 (65% run) 66 (45% run) Yards/play: 3.5 4.0 Fumbles-lost: 4-2 4-2 Turnovers: 2 6 Penalties-yards: 7-42 7-75 Attendance: 70,128Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 7 of 16 for 76 yards and 1 TD
NYG: Randy Johnson, 18 of 31 for 232 yards (4 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 19 for 95 yards; Walt Garrison, 9 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Cyril Pinder, 4 for 2 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 23 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 0 yards
NYG: Ron Johnson, 19 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Johnny Roland, 10 for 37 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for -10 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Bob Hayes, 2 for 21 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 21 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 19 yards; Mike Montgomery, 1 for 9 yards
NYG: Johnny Roland, 6 for 76 yards; Bob Grim, 5 for 79 yards; Ron Johnson, 4 for 47 yards; Don Herrmann, 2 for 23 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
NYG: Rich Houston, 4 for 93 yards; Walt Love, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 6 yards
NYG: Pete Athas, 3 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 2 for 44 yards; Lee Roy Jordan, 1 for 4 yards; Benny Barnes, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 5 for 213 yards
NYG: Tom Blanchard, 4 for 121 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 3/3
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 1/2