NFL game summary for 10/27/1974:

Drew Pearson, who earlier caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach to give Dallas a 14-0 lead, threw a 46-yard scoring pass to Golden Richards in the third period after taking a lateral from Staubach. The Pearson pass provided a cushion for the Cowboys because Giants defensive end Roy Hilton had recovered a fumble and dashed 71 yards to score earlier in the period. Craig Morton, who was traded from Dallas to New York six days before the game, completed 11 passes against his former teammates, but was intercepted three times while playing the final three periods.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	170.2 (5)	195.2 (3)	365.3 (1)	15
DEFENSE	106.7 (4)	165.0 (17)	271.7 (9)	12
OFFENSE	113.3 (19)	128.0 (18)	241.3 (23)	19
DEFENSE	139.3 (15)	161.7 (15)	301.0 (15)	14

Line: Cowboys by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (3-4-0)	0	14	7	0	21
New York Giants (1-6-0)	0	0	7	0	7

( 7- 0) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (14- 0) DAL Drew Pearson 32 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (14- 7) NYG Roy Hilton 71 yard fumble return (Pete Gogolak kick) (21- 7) DAL Golden Richards 46 yard pass from Drew Pearson (Efren Herrera kick)

                     DAL             NYG
First Downs:         22              13
Rushes-yards:        49-184          23-62
Yards/rush:          3.8             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-20-167-2     13-26-197-3
Sacked-yards:        2-7             4-32
Net pass yards:      160             165
Net yards/pass:      7.3             5.5
Total net yards:     344             227
Total plays:         71 (69% run)    53 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             6-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     2-10            4-30

Attendance: 57,381

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 19 for 121 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Drew Pearson, 1 of 1 for 46 yards and 1 TD NYG: Craig Morton, 11 of 22 for 185 yards (3 int); Jim Del Gaizo, 2 of 4 for 12 yards
Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 23 for 73 yards; Robert Newhouse, 10 for 43 yards; Walt Garrison, 10 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 23 yards; Roger Staubach, 2 for 16 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Joe Dawkins, 11 for 40 yards; Doug Kotar, 6 for 8 yards; Ron Johnson, 3 for 1 yard; Leon McQuay, 2 for 8 yards; Jim Del Gaizo, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 37 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dennison, 1 for 13 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 9 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 7 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 6 yards NYG: Bob Grim, 3 for 54 yards; Bob Tucker, 3 for 35 yards; Joe Dawkins, 2 for 19 yards; Ron Johnson, 2 for 12 yards; Doug Kotar, 2 for 5 yards; Walker Gillette, 1 for 72 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 2 for 56 yards NYG: Doug Kotar, 2 for 47 yards; Steve Crosby, 1 for 29 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for -2 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 2 for 15 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 19 yards NYG: Pete Athas, 1 for 22 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: D.D. Lewis, 1 for 18 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 8 yards; Mark Washington, 1 for 0 yards NYG: Chuck Crist, 1 for 0 yards; Spider Lockhart, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Marv Bateman, 4 for 134 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 4 for 157 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 0/1 NYG: Pete Gogolak, 0/1