NFL game summary for 09/29/1974:

The Giants scored two touchdowns in the space of 64 seconds in the second period and their defense held the Cowboys scoreless until the final 11 seconds. Doug Kotar's two-yard touchdown followed a 50-yard pass from Norm Snead to Bob Grim, and after New York recovered a Dallas fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Snead threw 14 yards to Joe Dawkins for another score. The Giants intercepted three passes, recovered two fumbles and sacked Dallas passer Roger Staubach six times in giving Bill Arnsparger his first regular season victory as a head coach.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Giants	OFFENSE	76.0  (26)	157.0  (9)	233.0  (20)	5
	DEFENSE	150.5  (17)	127.0  (12)	277.5  (15)	2
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	186.5  (3)	211.5  (3)	398.0  (2)	5
	DEFENSE	81.0  (3)	55.5  (2)	136.5  (1)	8

Line: Cowboys by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Giants (1-2-0)	0	14	0	0	14
Dallas Cowboys (1-2-0)	0	0	0	6	6

( 7- 0) NYG Doug Kotar 2 yard rush (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14- 0) NYG Joe Dawkins 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)
(14- 6) DAL Bob Hayes 35 yard pass from Roger Staubach (kick failed)

                     NYG             DAL
First Downs:         16              18
Rushes-yards:        47-179          23-112
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-17-128-0     20-37-256-3
Sacked-yards:        0-0             6-35
Net pass yards:      128             221
Net yards/pass:      7.5             5.1
Total net yards:     307             333
Total plays:         64 (73% run)    66 (34% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     7-60            9-54

Attendance: 45,841

Passing:
NYG: Norm Snead, 11 of 17 for 128 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Roger Staubach, 20 of 37 for 256 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 13 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Joe Dawkins, 9 for 51 yards; Steve Crosby, 8 for 37 yards; Ron Johnson, 8 for 19 yards; Leon McQuay, 6 for 26 yards; Norm Snead, 3 for 4 yards
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 12 for 47 yards; Les Strayhorn, 4 for 24 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 16 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 1 yard; Drew Pearson, 1 for 22 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
NYG: Don Herrmann, 4 for 28 yards; Bob Tucker, 3 for 26 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 10 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 50 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Drew Pearson, 6 for 116 yards; Walt Garrison, 5 for 26 yards; Charley Young, 3 for 22 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Golden Richards, 2 for 28 yards; Les Strayhorn, 2 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
NYG: Doug Kotar, 1 for 25 yards; Clyde Powers, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 3 for 67 yards

Punt returns:
NYG: Pete Athas, 2 for 35 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 14 yards
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
NYG: Chuck Crist, 1 for 20 yards; Pat Hughes, 1 for 0 yards; Eldridge Small, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYG: Dave Jennings, 6 for 288 yards
DAL: Marv Bateman, 4 for 171 yards

Field Goals:
NYG: Pete Gogolak, 0/2
DAL: Mac Percival, 0/1

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