NFL game summary for 09/18/1977:

Roger Staubach skirted around left end at 6:14 of overtime for a four-yard touchdown to give the Cowboys their 13th consecutive opening day victory. The Vikings had tied the game 10-10 on a 35-yard field goal by Fred Cox with 1:35 left in the fourth quarter. The game went into overtime after a 27-yard Efren Herrera field goal was wide to the left with three seconds left in the contest. Chuck Foreman put Minnesota up 7-0 in the first quarter with a 18-yard touchdown catch but Dallas kept Minnesota at bay until late in the fourth period by taking advantage of five Vikings turnovers and four sacks of quarterback Fran Tarkenton.

Line: Vikings by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	F
Dallas Cowboys (1-0-0)	0	3	0	7	6	16
Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0)	7	0	0	3	0	10

( 0- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 18 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) ( 3- 7) DAL Efren Herrera 40 yard field goal (10- 7) DAL Preston Pearson 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (10-10) MIN Fred Cox 35 yard field goal (16-10) DAL Roger Staubach 4 yard rush

                     DAL             MIN
First Downs:         16              20
Rushes-yards:        35-131          43-156
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-30-196-0     13-32-182-3
Sacked-yards:        3-30            4-44
Net pass yards:      166             138
Net yards/pass:      5.0             3.8
Total net yards:     297             294
Total plays:         68 (51% run)    79 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             5-2
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     9-85            6-35

Attendance: 47,678

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 18 of 30 for 196 yards and 1 TD MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 32 for 182 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 15 for 63 yards; Robert Newhouse, 10 for 24 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Tony Dorsett, 4 for 11 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 11 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 1 yard MIN: Chuck Foreman, 22 for 66 yards; Robert Miller, 11 for 41 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 5 for 11 yards; Brent McClanahan, 3 for 9 yards; Sammy Johnson, 2 for 29 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 5 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 4 for 57 yards; Drew Pearson, 3 for 30 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 25 yards; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 18 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 9 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 4 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 5 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Stu Voigt, 4 for 64 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 38 yards; Sammy White, 2 for 24 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 2 for 69 yards; Larry Brinson, 1 for 15 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 2 for 40 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 4 for 28 yards MIN: Bob Grim, 3 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 0 yards; Thomas Henderson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 9 for 352 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 5 for 177 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/2 MIN: Fred Cox, 1/2