Sunday November 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:



The Redskins galloped to a 28-0 halftime lead -- scoring touchdowns at the end of 77 -and 75-yard drives, on a 58-yard punt return by Ken Houston and a 31-yard pass from Billy Kilmer to Roy Jefferson -- then had to hang on for their third straight victory which snapped a four-game Cowboys' winning streak. Cornerback Mike Bass intercepted a Dallas pass at the 3-yard line to halt one late threat, and the Redskins halted two rushes and two passes from their 7-yard line in the final minutes to preserve the victory.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE173.1  (2)181.7  (4)354.8  (2)21
DEFENSE100.0  (3)166.6  (16)266.6  (7)17
OFFENSE93.1  (25)198.2  (2)291.3  (11)16
DEFENSE98.2  (2)124.2  (5)222.4  (2)23

Line: Redskins by 2

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (5-5-0)0071421
Washington Redskins (7-3-0)7210028

( 0- 7) WAS Joe Theismann 3 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-14) WAS Charlie Evans 6 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-21) WAS Ken Houston 58 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick) ( 0-28) WAS Roy Jefferson 31 yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) ( 7-28) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 10 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (14-28) DAL Robert Newhouse 3 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (21-28) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 4 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
                     DAL             WAS
First Downs:         18              13
Rushes-yards:        31-152          37-100
Yards/rush:          4.9             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-38-174-1     11-19-161-0
Sacked-yards:        5-30            1-9
Net pass yards:      144             152
Net yards/pass:      3.3             7.6
Total net yards:     296             252
Total plays:         74 (41% run)    57 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     7-55            4-20

Attendance: 54,395

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 16 of 38 for 174 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) WAS: Billy Kilmer, 11 of 19 for 161 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
DAL: Calvin Hill, 16 for 67 yards; Walt Garrison, 7 for 41 yards; Roger Staubach, 5 for 40 yards; Robert Newhouse, 3 for 4 yards and 1 TD WAS: Charlie Evans, 15 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Larry Brown, 14 for 32 yards; Moses Denson, 6 for 14 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 9 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
DAL: Billy Joe DuPree, 6 for 92 yards and 2 TDs; Drew Pearson, 4 for 62 yards; Walt Garrison, 3 for 23 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 10 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for -13 yards WAS: Roy Jefferson, 4 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Charley Taylor, 3 for 34 yards; Jerry Smith, 2 for 26 yards; Larry Brown, 2 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Dennis Morgan, 5 for 94 yards WAS: Larry Jones, 3 for 55 yards; Brad Dusek, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 4 for 25 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 9 yards; Dennis Morgan, 1 for -1 yards WAS: Ken Houston, 3 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Larry Jones, 1 for 9 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
WAS: Mike Bass, 1 for 5 yards
Punting:
DAL: Duane Carrell, 8 for 315 yards WAS: Mike Bragg, 9 for 315 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Efren Herrera, 0/1


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