NFL game summary for 11/18/1973:
Dallas avenged an earlier defeat at Philadelphia on the running of Walt Garrison and the passing of Roger Staubach. Garrison ran for 88 yards and a TD and Staubach threw TD passes to Garrison and Bob Hayes. Roman Gabriel suffered an injury to his passing arm after leading the Eagles to an early 10-0 lead on a Tom Dempsey field goal and an 80-yard pass to rookie Charle Young.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 124.7 (19) | 213.7 (1) | 338.3 (3) | 17 |
| DEFENSE | 153.8 (19) | 184.7 (25) | 338.4 (24) | 18 | |
 | OFFENSE | 169.7 (7) | 158.7 (9) | 328.3 (5) | 20 |
| DEFENSE | 102.2 (2) | 167.8 (21) | 270.0 (12) | 28 |
Line: Cowboys by 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (3-6-1) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas Cowboys (7-3-0) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
( 3- 0) PHI Tom Dempsey 17 yard field goal
(10- 0) PHI Charle Young 80 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) DAL Roger Staubach 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-14) DAL Walt Garrison 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-21) DAL Bob Hayes 28 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-28) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10-31) DAL Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal
PHI DAL
First Downs: 12 16
Rushes-yards: 29-118 40-286
Yards/rush: 4.1 7.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-33-152-1 7-17-108-3
Sacked-yards: 3-19 1-1
Net pass yards: 133 107
Net yards/pass: 3.7 5.9
Total net yards: 251 393
Total plays: 65 (44% run) 58 (68% run)
Yards/play: 3.9 6.8
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 0-0
Turnovers: 2 3
Penalties-yards: 1-5 5-55
Attendance: 59,375
Passing:
PHI: John Reaves, 5 of 19 for 17 yards (1 int); Roman Gabriel, 8 of 14 for 135 yards and 1 TD DAL: Roger Staubach, 7 of 16 for 108 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Craig Morton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 12 for 52 yards; Lee Bouggess, 7 for 29 yards; Tom Bailey, 3 for 19 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 12 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for 4 yards; John Reaves, 2 for 2 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 15 for 71 yards; Walt Garrison, 13 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 81 yards; Les Strayhorn, 3 for 11 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 34 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 4 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 24 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 3 yards; Lee Bouggess, 2 for 10 yards; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Walt Garrison, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Bob Hayes, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 9 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 9 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for -3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Stan Davis, 4 for 94 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 19 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 8 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 3 for 38 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 3 yards; Randy Logan, 1 for 0 yards; John Sodaski, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Pat Toomay, 1 for 35 yards
Punting:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 4 for 191 yards; Tom McNeill, 4 for 149 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 6 for 273 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 1/2 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 1/1
PHI: John Reaves, 5 of 19 for 17 yards (1 int); Roman Gabriel, 8 of 14 for 135 yards and 1 TD DAL: Roger Staubach, 7 of 16 for 108 yards and 2 TDs (3 int); Craig Morton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 12 for 52 yards; Lee Bouggess, 7 for 29 yards; Tom Bailey, 3 for 19 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 12 yards; Roman Gabriel, 2 for 4 yards; John Reaves, 2 for 2 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 15 for 71 yards; Walt Garrison, 13 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 81 yards; Les Strayhorn, 3 for 11 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 34 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 4 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 24 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 3 yards; Lee Bouggess, 2 for 10 yards; Don Zimmerman, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Walt Garrison, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Bob Hayes, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 9 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 9 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for -3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Stan Davis, 4 for 94 yards; Kermit Alexander, 1 for 19 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 17 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 8 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 3 for 38 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 3 yards; Randy Logan, 1 for 0 yards; John Sodaski, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Pat Toomay, 1 for 35 yards
Punting:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 4 for 191 yards; Tom McNeill, 4 for 149 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 6 for 273 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 1/2 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 1/1