NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:

The Redskins galloped to a 28-0 halftime lead -- scoring touchdowns at the end of 77 -and 75-yard drives, on a 58-yard punt return by Ken Houston and a 31-yard pass from Billy Kilmer to Roy Jefferson -- then had to hang on for their third straight victory which snapped a four-game Cowboys' winning streak. Cornerback Mike Bass intercepted a Dallas pass at the 3-yard line to halt one late threat, and the Redskins halted two rushes and two passes from their 7-yard line in the final minutes to preserve the victory.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	173.1 (2)	181.7 (4)	354.8 (2)	21
DEFENSE	100.0 (3)	166.6 (16)	266.6 (7)	17
OFFENSE	93.1 (25)	198.2 (2)	291.3 (11)	16
DEFENSE	98.2 (2)	124.2 (5)	222.4 (2)	23

Line: Redskins by 2

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (5-5-0)	0	0	7	14	21
Washington Redskins (7-3-0)	7	21	0	0	28

( 0- 7) WAS Joe Theismann 3 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-14) WAS Charlie Evans 6 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-21) WAS Ken Houston 58 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-28) WAS Roy Jefferson 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7-28) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (14-28) DAL Robert Newhouse 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (21-28) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)

                     DAL             WAS
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        31-152          37-100
Yards/rush:          4.9             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-38-174-1     11-19-161-0
Sacked-yards:        5-30            1-9
Net pass yards:      144             152
Net yards/pass:      3.3             7.6
Total net yards:     296             252
Total plays:         74 (41% run)    57 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     7-55            4-20

Attendance: 54,395

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 16 of 38 for 174 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 11 of 19 for 161 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 16 for 67 yards; Walt Garrison, 7 for 41 yards; Roger Staubach, 5 for 40 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD WAS: Charlie Evans, 15 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 14 for 32 yards; Moses Denson, 6 for 14 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 9 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
DAL: Billy Joe DuPree, 6 for 92 yards and 2 TDs; Drew Pearson, 4 for 62 yards; Walt Garrison, 3 for 23 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 10 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for -13 yards WAS: Roy Jefferson, 4 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 3 for 34 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 26 yards; Larry Brown, 2 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 5 for 94 yards WAS: Larry Jones, 3 for 55 yards; Brad Dusek, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 4 for 25 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 9 yards; Dennis Morgan, 1 for -1 yards WAS: Ken Houston, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Larry Jones, 1 for 9 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Mike Bass, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
DAL: Duane Carrell, 8 for 315 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 9 for 315 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 0/1