NFL game summary for 11/15/1976:

Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson combined for nine passes and 135 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown pass 13 seconds before the end of the first half, in leading the Cowboys to their best 10-game record (9-1) in their 17-year history. Gary Marangi hit Rueben Gant with a 27-yard scoring pass with 4:51 left in the first half to tie the game 7-7, prior to the Staubach-Pearson connection for a 14-7 Dallas advantage. The Cowboys recovered Buffalo's attempted onside kick after both teams traded fourth quarter field goals, and Mel Renfro intercepted Marangi on the Bills' final possession enabling Dallas to hang on for the win.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	158.2 (12)	156.7 (13)	314.9 (13)	29
DEFENSE	186.0 (26)	146.8 (9)	332.8 (20)	31
OFFENSE	163.0 (8)	224.3 (2)	387.3 (1)	16
DEFENSE	120.8 (5)	139.0 (7)	259.8 (4)	19

Line: Cowboys by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (2-8-0)	0	7	0	3	10
Dallas Cowboys (9-1-0)	0	14	0	3	17

( 0- 7) DAL Preston Pearson 2 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 7- 7) BUF Reuben Gant 27 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) ( 7-14) DAL Drew Pearson 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) ( 7-17) DAL Efren Herrera 43 yard field goal (10-17) BUF George Jakowenko 22 yard field goal

                     BUF             DAL
First Downs:         19              14
Rushes-yards:        42-147          26-63
Yards/rush:          3.5             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-28-132-1     15-34-202-0
Sacked-yards:        5-29            3-37
Net pass yards:      103             165
Net yards/pass:      3.1             4.5
Total net yards:     250             228
Total plays:         75 (56% run)    63 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        4-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     4-21            7-65

Attendance: 51,779

Passing:
BUF: Gary Marangi, 10 of 28 for 132 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 34 for 202 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 24 for 78 yards; Jeff Kinney, 16 for 59 yards; Gary Marangi, 2 for 10 yards DAL: Preston Pearson, 7 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Scott Laidlaw, 7 for 21 yards; Doug Dennison, 7 for 9 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 4 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
BUF: Bob Chandler, 5 for 63 yards; Reuben Gant, 2 for 51 yards and 1 TD; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 10 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 8 yards DAL: Drew Pearson, 9 for 135 yards and 1 TD; Scott Laidlaw, 2 for 17 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 25 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 17 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 6 yards; Charley Young, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 2 for 27 yards; Keith Moody, 1 for 15 yards; Tom Ruud, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 95 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Roland Hooks, 3 for 3 yards; John Holland, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Butch Johnson, 9 for 117 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Mel Renfro, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BUF: Marv Bateman, 11 for 486 yards DAL: Danny White, 9 for 372 yards; Efren Herrera, 1 for 27 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: George Jakowenko, 1/2 DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/2