NFL game summary for 12/05/1976:
Roger Staubach passed for 259 yards and a third-quarter touchdown to Butch Johnson as the Cowboys took their fifth straight game from the Eagles. Roman Gabriel hit Charlie Smith with a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the Dallas lead to two points with just over five minutes left in the second quarter, but Efren Herrera gave the Cowboys a 12-7 halftime lead with a 21-yard field goal as time ran out in the half. Aaron Kyle got Dallas's second blocked punt safety in two weeks when he blocked a second quarter Spike Jones punt and it rolled out of the end zone.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 156.8 (11) | 202.9 (6) | 359.7 (4) | 24 |
| DEFENSE | 125.2 (4) | 141.0 (6) | 266.2 (6) | 24 | |
 | OFFENSE | 139.7 (17) | 109.0 (26) | 248.7 (25) | 32 |
| DEFENSE | 155.4 (19) | 173.0 (22) | 328.4 (22) | 20 |
Line: Cowboys by 11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (11-2-0) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (3-10-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
( 7- 0) DAL Doug Dennison 2 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) ( 9- 0) DAL Safety, Aaron Kyle blocked punt out of end zone ( 9- 7) PHI Charlie Smith 20 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Horst Muhlmann kick) (12- 7) DAL Efren Herrera 21 yard field goal (19- 7) DAL Butch Johnson 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (26- 7) DAL Robert Newhouse 10 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick)
DAL PHI
First Downs: 22 13
Rushes-yards: 35-117 31-134
Yards/rush: 3.3 4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 23-40-259-0 12-28-80-0
Sacked-yards: 1-11 5-38
Net pass yards: 248 42
Net yards/pass: 6.0 1.3
Total net yards: 365 176
Total plays: 76 (46% run) 64 (48% run)
Yards/play: 4.8 2.8
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 1-0
Turnovers: 1 0
Penalties-yards: 9-105 7-58
Attendance: 55,072
Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 23 of 40 for 259 yards and 1 TD PHI: Roman Gabriel, 11 of 27 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Spike Jones, 1 of 1 for -4 yards
Rushing:
DAL: Doug Dennison, 17 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 12 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 3 for 20 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 3 for 9 yards PHI: Mike Hogan, 16 for 68 yards; Dave Hampton, 11 for 47 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 18 yards; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 7 for 99 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 6 for 96 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 20 yards; Doug Dennison, 3 for 6 yards; Charley Young, 2 for 28 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD PHI: Harold Carmichael, 3 for 37 yards; Mike Hogan, 3 for 10 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 1 yard; Charlie Smith, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 1 for 11 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 5 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 48 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 11 yards PHI: Herb Lusk, 2 for 54 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 5 for 73 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 317 yards PHI: Spike Jones, 9 for 307 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/1
DAL: Roger Staubach, 23 of 40 for 259 yards and 1 TD PHI: Roman Gabriel, 11 of 27 for 84 yards and 1 TD; Spike Jones, 1 of 1 for -4 yards
Rushing:
DAL: Doug Dennison, 17 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 12 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 3 for 20 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 3 for 9 yards PHI: Mike Hogan, 16 for 68 yards; Dave Hampton, 11 for 47 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 18 yards; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 7 for 99 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 6 for 96 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 20 yards; Doug Dennison, 3 for 6 yards; Charley Young, 2 for 28 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 10 yards and 1 TD PHI: Harold Carmichael, 3 for 37 yards; Mike Hogan, 3 for 10 yards; Dave Hampton, 2 for 1 yard; Charlie Smith, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Charle Young, 1 for 11 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 5 yards; Frank LeMaster, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 48 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 11 yards PHI: Herb Lusk, 2 for 54 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 5 for 73 yards PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 317 yards PHI: Spike Jones, 9 for 307 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/1