NFL game summary for 12/02/1973:

Roger Staubach kept his cool despite six sacks and threw two touchdown passes to tight end Jean Fugett, knocking Denver out of first place in the AFC West. Staubach connected on 14 of 18 passes for 240 yards and moved into first place among NFC passers. The Cowboys held the Broncos without a touchdown until the final 91 seconds. Bill Van Heusen's 78-yard punt proved to be the longest in the AFC in 1973. Denver had gone unbeaten in the last seven weeks with five wins and two ties.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	176.7  (4)	151.9  (10)	328.6  (4)	24
	DEFENSE	108.6  (2)	158.7  (19)	267.4  (9)	31
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	144.5  (13)	183.8  (4)	328.4  (5)	23
	DEFENSE	130.4  (6)	172.9  (24)	303.3  (19)	24

Line: Cowboys by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (8-4-0)	7	3	3	9	22
Denver Broncos (6-4-2)	0	0	3	7	10

( 7- 0) DAL Jean Fugett 6 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 21 yard field goal
(13- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 18 yard field goal
(13- 3) DEN Jim Turner 29 yard field goal
(20- 3) DAL Jean Fugett 27 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(22- 3) DAL Safety, Billy Van Heusen tackled in end zone by Benny Barnes
(22-10) DEN Riley Odoms 16 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

                     DAL             DEN
First Downs:         14              12
Rushes-yards:        39-74           24-82
Yards/rush:          1.9             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-19-240-0     13-30-190-1
Sacked-yards:        6-51            5-43
Net pass yards:      189             147
Net yards/pass:      7.6             4.2
Total net yards:     263             229
Total plays:         64 (60% run)    59 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     5-52            7-66

Attendance: 51,508

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 14 of 18 for 240 yards and 2 TDs; Walt Garrison, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
DEN: Charley Johnson, 12 of 27 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Steve Ramsey, 1 of 3 for 15 yards

Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 22 for 52 yards; Walt Garrison, 12 for 8 yards; Roger Staubach, 5 for 14 yards
DEN: Joe Dawkins, 12 for 62 yards; Floyd Little, 9 for 15 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 5 yards; Otis Armstrong, 1 for 3 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for -3 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 93 yards; Walt Garrison, 4 for 46 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 33 yards and 2 TDs; Calvin Hill, 2 for 20 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 40 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 8 yards
DEN: Riley Odoms, 5 for 76 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 5 for 75 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 17 yards; Billy Van Heusen, 1 for 15 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 2 for 41 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 3 for 15 yards
DEN: Maurice Tyler, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 1 for 35 yards

Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 6 for 247 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 344 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/4
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/1

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