NFL game summary for 10/23/1977:

The Cowboys won their sixth straight game and took a three-game lead in the NFC Eastern Division. Jay Saldi blocked a punt and Charlie Waters scooped up the loose ball and ran 17 yards for the touchdown that sent Dallas ahead (13-7) for the first time in the game with 14 minutes remaining. Horst Muhlmann kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:37 left to close the gap to 16-10, but the Cowboys recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock. Efren Herrera missed the first extra point of his career after 82 straight conversions.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	191.2  (2)	204.6  (2)	395.8  (1)	10
	DEFENSE	112.4  (7)	98.4  (3)	210.8  (1)	16
Philadelphia Eagles	OFFENSE	117.4  (19)	163.2  (6)	280.6  (14)	20
	DEFENSE	134.8  (13)	126.2  (9)	261.0  (10)	9

Line: Eagles by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (6-0-0)	0	6	0	10	16
Philadelphia Eagles (2-4-0)	0	7	0	3	10

( 0- 7) PHI Charlie Smith 12 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 6- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 5 yard rush (kick failed)
(13- 7) DAL Charlie Waters 17 yard return of blocked punt (Efren Herrera kick)
(16- 7) DAL Efren Herrera 18 yard field goal
(16-10) PHI Horst Muhlmann 32 yard field goal

                     DAL             PHI
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        41-149          32-114
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-172-0     10-23-104-2
Sacked-yards:        6-33            4-32
Net pass yards:      139             72
Net yards/pass:      4.3             2.7
Total net yards:     288             186
Total plays:         73 (56% run)    59 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               3
Penalties-yards:     7-50            2-17

Attendance: 65,507

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 26 for 172 yards
PHI: Ron Jaworski, 10 of 23 for 104 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Robert Newhouse, 14 for 46 yards; Tony Dorsett, 13 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 9 for 28 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 30 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for -3 yards
PHI: Mike Hogan, 16 for 48 yards; Tom Sullivan, 13 for 61 yards; Herb Lusk, 2 for 4 yards; Ron Jaworski, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 4 for 54 yards; Preston Pearson, 4 for 41 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 53 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 19 yards; Tony Dorsett, 1 for 4 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 1 yard
PHI: Keith Krepfle, 3 for 40 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Herb Lusk, 1 for 18 yards; Harold Carmichael, 1 for 7 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 6 yards; Mike Hogan, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Larry Brinson, 2 for 42 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 53 yards; Herb Lusk, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 4 for 35 yards
PHI: Larry Marshall, 4 for 49 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Mark Washington, 1 for 11 yards; Cliff Harris, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 7 for 269 yards
PHI: Spike Jones, 7 for 212 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/3
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1

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