NFL game summary for 12/09/1973:

Roger Staubach pierced Washington's defense with 16 completions for 223 yards in a 27-7 victory that enabled Dallas to tie the Redskins for the NFC East lead (the Cowboys made up a seven-point deficit in head-to-head point differential and would win if the teams finished in a division tie). Curt Knight of the Redskins missed field goal attempts of 23, 28 and 37 yards in the second quarter but Dallas led only 3-0 at halftime. The Redskins were held to 59 yards rushing. Sonny Jurgensen went all the way for Washington at quarterback. The only Redskin score came on a blocked punt return by Ken Stone with less than four minutes to play.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	99.5  (25)	168.0  (6)	267.5  (18)	27
	DEFENSE	113.2  (4)	146.7  (17)	259.9  (7)	39
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	168.2  (5)	155.0  (8)	323.2  (4)	24
	DEFENSE	106.4  (3)	157.8  (20)	264.2  (9)	34

Line: Cowboys by 5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (9-4-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Dallas Cowboys (9-4-0)	0	3	14	10	27

( 0- 3) DAL Toni Fritsch 9 yard field goal
( 0-10) DAL Roger Staubach 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 0-17) DAL Calvin Hill 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 0-24) DAL Calvin Hill 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
( 0-27) DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal
( 7-27) WAS Ken Stone 12 yard return of blocked punt (Curt Knight kick)

                     WAS             DAL
First Downs:         9               22
Rushes-yards:        22-59           47-193
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-114-0     16-25-223-2
Sacked-yards:        3-18            2-2
Net pass yards:      96              221
Net yards/pass:      3.6             8.2
Total net yards:     155             414
Total plays:         49 (44% run)    74 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            8-45

Attendance: 62,195

Passing:
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 11 of 24 for 114 yards
DAL: Roger Staubach, 16 of 25 for 223 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 14 for 29 yards; Charlie Harraway, 8 for 30 yards
DAL: Calvin Hill, 27 for 110 yards and 2 TDs; Walt Garrison, 10 for 46 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 19 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 3 for 48 yards; Charlie Harraway, 3 for 14 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 23 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 7 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 4 yards
DAL: Walt Garrison, 4 for 45 yards; Drew Pearson, 3 for 41 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 42 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 42 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 36 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 11 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 5 for 134 yards; Rusty Tillman, 1 for 17 yards
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 15 yards; Mark Washington, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 9 yards
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 10 yards; Speedy Duncan, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 6 for 224 yards
DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 110 yards

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

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