Sunday December 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/09/1973:



Roger Staubach pierced Washington's defense with 16 completions for 223 yards in a 27-7 victory that enabled Dallas to tie the Redskins for the NFC East lead (the Cowboys made up a seven-point deficit in head-to-head point differential and would win if the teams finished in a division tie). Curt Knight of the Redskins missed field goal attempts of 23, 28 and 37 yards in the second quarter but Dallas led only 3-0 at halftime. The Redskins were held to 59 yards rushing. Sonny Jurgensen went all the way for Washington at quarterback. The only Redskin score came on a blocked punt return by Ken Stone with less than four minutes to play.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE99.5  (25)168.0  (6)267.5  (18)27
DEFENSE113.2  (4)146.7  (17)259.9  (7)39
OFFENSE168.2  (5)155.0  (8)323.2  (4)24
DEFENSE106.4  (3)157.8  (20)264.2  (9)34

Line: Cowboys by 5

Team1234F
Washington Redskins (9-4-0)00077
Dallas Cowboys (9-4-0)03141027

( 0- 3) DAL Toni Fritsch 9 yard field goal ( 0-10) DAL Roger Staubach 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 0-17) DAL Calvin Hill 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 0-24) DAL Calvin Hill 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 0-27) DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal ( 7-27) WAS Ken Stone 12 yard return of blocked punt (Curt Knight kick)
                     WAS             DAL
First Downs:         9               22
Rushes-yards:        22-59           47-193
Yards/rush:          2.7             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-24-114-0     16-25-223-2
Sacked-yards:        3-18            2-2
Net pass yards:      96              221
Net yards/pass:      3.6             8.2
Total net yards:     155             414
Total plays:         49 (44% run)    74 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          3.2             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            8-45

Attendance: 62,195

Passing:
WAS: Sonny Jurgensen, 11 of 24 for 114 yards DAL: Roger Staubach, 16 of 25 for 223 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
WAS: Larry Brown, 14 for 29 yards; Charlie Harraway, 8 for 30 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 27 for 110 yards and 2 TDs; Walt Garrison, 10 for 46 yards; Robert Newhouse, 7 for 19 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
WAS: Charley Taylor, 3 for 48 yards; Charlie Harraway, 3 for 14 yards; Roy Jefferson, 2 for 23 yards; Larry Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Jerry Smith, 1 for 7 yards; Duane Thomas, 1 for 4 yards DAL: Walt Garrison, 4 for 45 yards; Drew Pearson, 3 for 41 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 42 yards; Bob Hayes, 2 for 42 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 36 yards; Calvin Hill, 2 for 11 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
WAS: Herb Mul-Key, 5 for 134 yards; Rusty Tillman, 1 for 17 yards DAL: Cliff Harris, 1 for 15 yards; Mark Washington, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
WAS: Speedy Duncan, 2 for 9 yards DAL: Golden Richards, 1 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Ken Houston, 1 for 10 yards; Speedy Duncan, 1 for 6 yards
Punting:
WAS: Mike Bragg, 6 for 224 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 110 yards
Field Goals:
WAS: Curt Knight, 0/3 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/3


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