NFL game summary for 09/23/1974:

The Eagles' offense continued to sputter and finished the game without a touchdown for the second straight week, but a 45-yard field goal by Tom Dempsey with 25 seconds remaining provided the margin of victory over the Cowboys. Philadelphia's touchdown came on a 96-yard return of a recovered fumble (fourth longest in NFL history) by cornerback Joe Lavender, after Dallas' rookie Doug Dennison lost the ball at the Eagles' 1-yard line. Dempsey added a 33-yard field goal. Dallas wide receiver Drew Pearson had the best single game receiving performance of the season in the NFC with 10 catches for 161 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	205.0  (2)	206.0  (4)	411.0  (2)	2
	DEFENSE	64.0  (1)	44.0  (1)	108.0  (1)	5
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	113.0  (19)	174.0  (6)	287.0  (9)	2
	DEFENSE	126.0  (11)	192.0  (22)	318.0  (20)	3

Line: Cowboys by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (1-1-0)	0	7	0	3	10
Philadelphia Eagles (1-1-0)	0	0	7	6	13

( 7- 0) DAL Doug Dennison 3 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
( 7- 7) PHI Joe Lavender 96 yard fumble return (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-10) PHI Tom Dempsey 33 yard field goal
(10-10) DAL Mac Percival 26 yard field goal
(10-13) PHI Tom Dempsey 45 yard field goal

                     DAL             PHI
First Downs:         20              5
Rushes-yards:        41-168          29-98
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-33-217-2     6-14-92-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-25
Net pass yards:      217             67
Net yards/pass:      6.6             3.9
Total net yards:     385             165
Total plays:         74 (55% run)    46 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             3-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     5-35            2-8

Attendance: 64,089

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 19 of 33 for 217 yards (2 int)
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 6 of 14 for 92 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 22 for 97 yards; Walt Garrison, 11 for 31 yards; Doug Dennison, 4 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 2 for 15 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 8 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 6 yards
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 16 for 57 yards; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 17 yards; Po James, 3 for 15 yards; Roman Gabriel, 3 for 9 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 10 for 161 yards; Walt Garrison, 3 for 14 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 19 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 2 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 16 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 5 yards
PHI: Harold Carmichael, 2 for 45 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 7 yards; Po James, 1 for 34 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 2 for 59 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 6 yards; Les Strayhorn, 1 for 1 yard
PHI: Randy Jackson, 2 for 34 yards; Po James, 1 for 11 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 15 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 10 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 0 yards
PHI: Bill Bradley, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 24 yards
PHI: Jerry Patton, 1 for 4 yards; Randy Logan, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 5 for 180 yards
PHI: Merritt Kersey, 8 for 286 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Mac Percival, 1/4
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 2/2

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