| New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1971 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 66689 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ike Thomas 101 kickoff return (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 27 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 27 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 3 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Calvin Hill 9 run (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 35 FG | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Clark 45 FG | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Duane Thomas 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 45 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | George Nock 1 pass from Bob Davis (Bobby Howfield kick) | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lance Alworth 20 pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 64 | RDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 56 | LB | Paul Crane |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 43 | LCB | John Dockery |
| 33 | LS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | WR | Lance Alworth |
| 22 | WR | Bob Hayes |
| 64 | LOT | Tony Liscio |
| 76 | LOG | John Niland |
| 51 | C | Dave Manders |
| 61 | ROG | Blaine Nye |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 83 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 33 | RB | Duane Thomas |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Gregory |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Lilly |
| 66 | RDE | George Andrie |
| 52 | LLB | Dave Edwards |
| 55 | MLB | Lee Roy Jordan |
| 54 | RLB | Chuck Howley |
| 26 | LCB | Herb Adderley |
| 34 | LS | Cornell Green |
| 43 | RS | Cliff Harris |
| 20 | RCB | Mel Renfro |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
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