NFL game summary for 11/16/1975:

Roger Staubach kept the Cowboys one game behind the Cardinals in the NFC East with three touchdown passes, two to Drew Pearson and one to Golden Richards. Jim Plunkett returned after missing two games with a shoulder separation and also threw three TD passes and scored once. Plunkett hit Darryl Stingley with two scoring passes in the final five minutes but the rally fell short. Two 15-yard scrambles by Staubach led to the go-ahead score after the Patriots evened the score at 10-10 in the second quarter.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	163.4  (6)	199.6  (4)	363.0  (3)	22
	DEFENSE	130.5  (10)	147.0  (7)	277.5  (10)	28
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	146.9  (11)	133.4  (21)	280.2  (18)	24
	DEFENSE	126.9  (7)	155.1  (12)	282.0  (11)	18

Line: Cowboys by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (6-3-0)	10	7	7	10	34
New England Patriots (3-6-0)	0	10	7	14	31

( 3- 0) DAL Toni Fritsch 43 yard field goal
(10- 0) DAL Drew Pearson 33 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(10- 3) NE  John Smith 29 yard field goal
(10-10) NE  Jim Plunkett 1 yard rush (John Smith kick)
(17-10) DAL Drew Pearson 31 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(24-10) DAL Doug Dennison 6 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
(24-17) NE  Russ Francis 37 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
(31-17) DAL Golden Richards 41 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)
(34-17) DAL Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal
(34-24) NE  Darryl Stingley 13 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
(34-31) NE  Darryl Stingley 5 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

                     DAL             NE
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        41-171          29-99
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-20-198-0     12-30-264-2
Sacked-yards:        5-33            6-39
Net pass yards:      165             225
Net yards/pass:      6.6             6.2
Total net yards:     336             324
Total plays:         66 (62% run)    65 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             4-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     10-60           5-35

Attendance: 60,905

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 10 of 14 for 190 yards and 3 TDs; Clint Longley, 1 of 6 for 8 yards
NE: Jim Plunkett, 12 of 30 for 264 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 16 for 70 yards; Preston Pearson, 16 for 56 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 22 yards; Doug Dennison, 4 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Charley Young, 1 for 5 yards
NE: Allen Carter, 13 for 53 yards; Sam Cunningham, 12 for 48 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for -3 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD

Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 3 for 83 yards and 2 TDs; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 24 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 1 for 27 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 13 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 5 yards
NE: Darryl Stingley, 5 for 75 yards and 2 TDs; Russ Francis, 2 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Randy Vataha, 2 for 32 yards; Steve Burks, 1 for 76 yards; Allen Carter, 1 for 13 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Doug Dennison, 2 for 39 yards; Charley Young, 2 for 29 yards; Charlie Waters, 1 for 0 yards
NE: Steve Burks, 3 for 54 yards; Allen Carter, 2 for 64 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 29 yards; Leon McQuay, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 2 for 9 yards
NE: Darryl Stingley, 4 for 25 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 35 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 4 yards

Punting:
DAL: Mitch Hoopes, 8 for 357 yards
NE: Mike Patrick, 6 for 210 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/2
NE: John Smith, 1/1

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