NFL game summary for 09/26/1976:

Efren Herrera kicked a 32-yard field goal with three seconds left to break a 27-27 tie and knock Baltimore from the ranks of the unbeaten. Herrera's kick was preceded by a Roger Staubach to Billy Joe DuPree touchdown pass putting the Cowboys ahead 27-24 with 3:27 remaining and Toni Linhart's 24-yard field goal to tie the game with 28 seconds left to play. Staubach had his best day in eight years as a Cowboys' passer, completing 22 of 28 passes for 339 yards. Bert Jones passed for 237 yards. Baltimore's opening score was countered by another Dallas spectacular, a 39-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Drew Pearson to Golden Richards off a double reverse.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	125.5  (17)	210.0  (4)	335.5  (12)	6
	DEFENSE	137.5  (13)	172.5  (19)	310.0  (15)	8
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	189.0  (7)	245.0  (3)	434.0  (3)	7
	DEFENSE	102.5  (6)	119.0  (9)	221.5  (4)	6

Line: Cowboys by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (2-1-0)	7	7	3	10	27
Dallas Cowboys (3-0-0)	0	7	10	13	30

( 7- 0) BAL Roosevelt Leaks 3 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7- 7) DAL Golden Richards 39 yard pass from Drew Pearson (Efren Herrera kick)
(14- 7) BAL Bert Jones 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(14-10) DAL Efren Herrera 37 yard field goal
(17-10) BAL Toni Linhart 30 yard field goal
(17-17) DAL Golden Richards 31 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
(17-20) DAL Efren Herrera 18 yard field goal
(24-20) BAL Don McCauley 2 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(24-27) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 38 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
(27-27) BAL Toni Linhart 24 yard field goal
(27-30) DAL Efren Herrera 32 yard field goal

                     BAL             DAL
First Downs:         25              21
Rushes-yards:        39-184          32-92
Yards/rush:          4.7             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-31-237-0     23-29-378-0
Sacked-yards:        2-21            2-13
Net pass yards:      216             365
Net yards/pass:      6.5             11.8
Total net yards:     400             457
Total plays:         72 (54% run)    63 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             7.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     7-55            8-65

Attendance: 63,725

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 13 of 31 for 237 yards
DAL: Roger Staubach, 22 of 28 for 339 yards and 2 TDs; Drew Pearson, 1 of 1 for 39 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 27 for 115 yards; Bert Jones, 5 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 4 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 3 for 14 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Doug Dennison, 17 for 58 yards; Charley Young, 7 for 26 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 5 for 6 yards; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 0 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Don McCauley, 5 for 86 yards; Roger Carr, 3 for 82 yards; Glenn Doughty, 2 for 32 yards; Raymond Chester, 1 for 23 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 9 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 5 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 5 for 87 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 5 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Golden Richards, 3 for 81 yards and 2 TDs; Preston Pearson, 3 for 56 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 7 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 2 for 17 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 33 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 2 for 52 yards; Bruce Laird, 2 for 46 yards; Ron Lee, 1 for 12 yards; Ken Novak, 1 for 12 yards; Ken Huff, 1 for 0 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 62 yards; Jim Jensen, 2 for 68 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 2 for 0 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 22 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 5 for 191 yards
DAL: Danny White, 4 for 149 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 2/3
DAL: Efren Herrera, 3/3

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