NFL game summary for 11/06/1977:

Drew Pearson caught three long passes, each setting up a score, and Jay Saldi recovered a fumble for a TD as the Cowboys beat the Giants and remained undefeated. Dallas scored first as Saldi picked up a fumbled punt and ran eight yards into the end zone. In the second quarter, the Giants got on the board when Joe Danelo kicked a 51-yard field goal, but a Roger Staubach-to-Billy Joe DuPree TD pass made the halftime score 14-3. Each team scored once in the third period as Tony Dorsett and Bobby Hammond each cashed in on one-yard runs. A 35-yard field goal by Efren Herrera stretched the Cowboys' winning margin to 14 points.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	183.0 (2)	190.0 (2)	373.0 (1)	11
DEFENSE	107.1 (1)	87.1 (1)	194.3 (1)	22
OFFENSE	118.1 (23)	110.0 (25)	228.1 (25)	20
DEFENSE	135.0 (14)	163.0 (19)	298.0 (19)	19

Line: Cowboys by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (8-0-0)	7	7	7	3	24
New York Giants (3-5-0)	0	3	7	0	10

( 7- 0) DAL Jay Saldi 8 yard fumble return (Efren Herrera kick) ( 7- 3) NYG Joe Danelo 51 yard field goal (14- 3) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 5 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (21- 3) DAL Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (21-10) NYG Bobby Hammond 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) (24-10) DAL Efren Herrera 35 yard field goal

                     DAL             NYG
First Downs:         13              13
Rushes-yards:        31-83           36-119
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-26-195-0     6-17-61-1
Sacked-yards:        4-24            8-59
Net pass yards:      171             2
Net yards/pass:      5.7             0.1
Total net yards:     254             121
Total plays:         61 (50% run)    61 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             2.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     14-113          4-65

Attendance: 74,532

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 14 of 25 for 190 yards and 1 TD; Danny White, 1 of 1 for 5 yards NYG: Joe Pisarcik, 6 of 17 for 61 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 16 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 11 for 41 yards; Preston Pearson, 4 for 3 yards NYG: Larry Csonka, 15 for 47 yards; Bobby Hammond, 10 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Larry Watkins, 7 for 24 yards; Gordon Bell, 3 for 13 yards; Joe Pisarcik, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Drew Pearson, 3 for 89 yards; Preston Pearson, 3 for 41 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Golden Richards, 2 for 18 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 17 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 12 yards NYG: Johnny Perkins, 4 for 34 yards; Jim Robinson, 1 for 22 yards; Gordon Bell, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Larry Brinson, 2 for 41 yards NYG: Beasley Reece, 3 for 65 yards; Bobby Hammond, 1 for 22 yards; Brian Kelley, 1 for 20 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 4 for 40 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 17 yards NYG: Bobby Hammond, 5 for 33 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 303 yards; Efren Herrera, 1 for 16 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 8 for 375 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 1/1 NYG: Joe Danelo, 1/2