NFL game summary for 09/12/1976:
New Philadelphia coach Dick Vermeil's debut was a disappointment as the Cowboys scored on five of their first six possessions. Dallas' Roger Staubach passed for 242 yards, completing 19 of 28, including touchdowns to Drew Pearson and Golden Richards. Scott Laidlaw led the Dallas ground attack with 104 yards. Philadelphia's score came in the fourth quarter when Mike Boryla capped a 90-yard, 11-play drive with a 20-yard scoring pass to running back Tom Sullivan.
Line: Cowboys by 13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Eagles (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Dallas Cowboys (1-0-0) | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
( 0- 3) DAL Efren Herrera 37 yard field goal ( 0- 6) DAL Efren Herrera 46 yard field goal ( 0-13) DAL Doug Dennison 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 0-20) DAL Drew Pearson 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) ( 0-27) DAL Golden Richards 19 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) ( 7-27) PHI Tom Sullivan 20 yard pass from Mike Boryla (Horst Muhlmann kick)
PHI DAL
First Downs: 18 24
Rushes-yards: 30-136 40-180
Yards/rush: 4.5 4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 14-32-152-2 24-35-267-1
Sacked-yards: 1-8 1-2
Net pass yards: 144 265
Net yards/pass: 4.4 7.4
Total net yards: 280 445
Total plays: 63 (47% run) 76 (52% run)
Yards/play: 4.4 5.9
Fumbles-lost: 4-3 3-2
Turnovers: 5 3
Penalties-yards: 6-30 6-39
Attendance: 53,540
Passing:
PHI: Mike Boryla, 14 of 31 for 152 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Harold Carmichael, 0 of 1 for 0 yards DAL: Roger Staubach, 19 of 28 for 242 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Danny White, 5 of 7 for 25 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 9 for 27 yards; Mike Hogan, 7 for 37 yards; James McAlister, 7 for 32 yards; Herb Lusk, 4 for 19 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 7 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 14 yards DAL: Scott Laidlaw, 19 for 104 yards; Charley Young, 9 for 16 yards; Doug Dennison, 7 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 10 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 19 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 9 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 4 for 41 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 26 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 43 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 7 yards; Art Malone, 1 for -3 yards DAL: Scott Laidlaw, 7 for 66 yards; Drew Pearson, 5 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 5 for 42 yards; Golden Richards, 3 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dennison, 2 for 11 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 3 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 88 yards; James McAlister, 2 for 38 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 51 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 23 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 43 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bergey, 1 for 37 yards DAL: Mark Washington, 1 for 22 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 4 for 173 yards DAL: Danny White, 3 for 129 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 0/1 DAL: Efren Herrera, 2/2
PHI: Mike Boryla, 14 of 31 for 152 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Harold Carmichael, 0 of 1 for 0 yards DAL: Roger Staubach, 19 of 28 for 242 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Danny White, 5 of 7 for 25 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Tom Sullivan, 9 for 27 yards; Mike Hogan, 7 for 37 yards; James McAlister, 7 for 32 yards; Herb Lusk, 4 for 19 yards; Mike Boryla, 2 for 7 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 14 yards DAL: Scott Laidlaw, 19 for 104 yards; Charley Young, 9 for 16 yards; Doug Dennison, 7 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 10 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 19 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 9 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 4 for 41 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Smith, 3 for 26 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 43 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 7 yards; Art Malone, 1 for -3 yards DAL: Scott Laidlaw, 7 for 66 yards; Drew Pearson, 5 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 5 for 42 yards; Golden Richards, 3 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dennison, 2 for 11 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 3 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 88 yards; James McAlister, 2 for 38 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 51 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 2 for 23 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 43 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Bill Bergey, 1 for 37 yards DAL: Mark Washington, 1 for 22 yards; Mel Renfro, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 4 for 173 yards DAL: Danny White, 3 for 129 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 0/1 DAL: Efren Herrera, 2/2