NFL game summary for 11/28/1974:

Rookie quarterback Clint Longley, making his NFL debut in the third period because Roger Staubach was sidelined with a concussion, lofted a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson and rookie Efren Herrera kicked the extra point with 28 seconds remaining to keep the Cowboys' playoff hopes alive and prevent the Redskins from clinching a postseason spot. Longley completed 11 of 20 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Washington Redskins	OFFENSE	97.2  (24)	191.6  (2)	288.8  (12)	17
	DEFENSE	101.4  (3)	127.0  (4)	228.4  (1)	29
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	174.9  (2)	165.2  (8)	340.1  (3)	23
	DEFENSE	93.3  (1)	155.1  (14)	248.4  (4)	19

Line: Cowboys by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Washington Redskins (8-4-0)	3	6	7	7	23
Dallas Cowboys (7-5-0)	3	0	14	7	24

( 0- 3) DAL Efren Herrera 24 yard field goal
( 3- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 45 yard field goal
( 6- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 34 yard field goal
( 9- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal
(16- 3) WAS Duane Thomas 9 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)
(16-10) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 35 yard pass from Clint Longley (Efren Herrera kick)
(16-17) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
(23-17) WAS Duane Thomas 19 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
(23-24) DAL Drew Pearson 50 yard pass from Clint Longley (Efren Herrera kick)

                     WAS             DAL
First Downs:         11              23
Rushes-yards:        33-105          38-134
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-17-112-0      15-32-272-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            4-33
Net pass yards:      102             239
Net yards/pass:      5.7             6.6
Total net yards:     207             373
Total plays:         51 (64% run)    74 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-4
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     5-38            6-26

Attendance: 63,243

Passing:
WAS: Billy Kilmer, 8 of 17 for 112 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Clint Longley, 11 of 20 for 203 yards and 2 TDs; Roger Staubach, 3 of 11 for 32 yards (1 int); Duane Carrell, 1 of 1 for 37 yards

Rushing:
WAS: Duane Thomas, 18 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Moses Denson, 15 for 50 yards
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 16 for 66 yards; Walt Garrison, 9 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Charley Young, 6 for 22 yards; Clint Longley, 4 for -13 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 27 yards

Receiving:
WAS: Duane Thomas, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 49 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 16 yards; Charley Taylor, 1 for 13 yards; Moses Denson, 1 for 10 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 5 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Charley Young, 2 for 23 yards; Benny Barnes, 1 for 37 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 21 yards; Walt Garrison, 1 for 10 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 6 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
WAS: Charlie Evans, 2 for 26 yards; Larry Jones, 1 for 31 yards; Moses Denson, 1 for 22 yards
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 3 for 64 yards

Punt returns:
WAS: Joe Theismann, 2 for 15 yards
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 5 for 37 yards

Interceptions:
WAS: Dave Robinson, 1 for 29 yards

Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 5 for 211 yards
DAL: Duane Carrell, 3 for 120 yards

Field Goals:
WAS: Mark Moseley, 3/5
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/1

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