Sunday November 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/23/1975:



Roger Staubach and Preston Pearson combined on four screen passes that netted 109 yards, and running back Pearson scored on a five-yard run to spark the Cowboys to a series sweep of the Eagles and a victory that gained Dallas sole possession of second place in the NFC East.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE124.6  (17)181.7  (8)306.2  (14)20
DEFENSE149.8  (16)175.7  (17)325.4  (17)20
OFFENSE164.2  (7)195.8  (4)360.0  (3)24
DEFENSE127.0  (7)155.7  (11)282.7  (9)32

Line: Cowboys by 8

Team1234F
Philadelphia Eagles (2-8-0)0301417
Dallas Cowboys (7-3-0)3143727

( 0- 3) DAL Toni Fritsch 26 yard field goal ( 3- 3) PHI Horst Muhlmann 23 yard field goal ( 3-10) DAL Preston Pearson 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 3-17) DAL Roger Staubach 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) ( 3-20) DAL Toni Fritsch 20 yard field goal (10-20) PHI James McAlister 13 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (10-27) DAL Doug Dennison 5 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (17-27) PHI Po James 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
                     PHI             DAL
First Downs:         23              22
Rushes-yards:        29-111          48-205
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-42-237-2     11-15-155-2
Sacked-yards:        3-21            2-9
Net pass yards:      216             146
Net yards/pass:      4.8             8.6
Total net yards:     327             351
Total plays:         74 (39% run)    65 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-46            7-60

Attendance: 57,893

Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 13 of 26 for 113 yards (2 int); Mike Boryla, 8 of 16 for 124 yards DAL: Roger Staubach, 11 of 15 for 155 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
PHI: James McAlister, 10 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 9 for 32 yards; Art Malone, 5 for 21 yards; Roman Gabriel, 3 for 3 yards; Mike Boryla, 1 for 8 yards; Po James, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD DAL: Robert Newhouse, 16 for 82 yards; Doug Dennison, 14 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 10 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 6 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Drew Pearson, 1 for 11 yards; Jean Fugett, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Charlie Smith, 6 for 84 yards; Charle Young, 6 for 63 yards; Harold Carmichael, 3 for 49 yards; Po James, 3 for 15 yards; Tom Sullivan, 1 for 13 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 8 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 5 yards DAL: Preston Pearson, 4 for 109 yards; Drew Pearson, 2 for 13 yards; Jean Fugett, 2 for 13 yards; Golden Richards, 2 for 10 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 76 yards; Po James, 2 for 51 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 26 yards DAL: Doug Dennison, 3 for 67 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Golden Richards, 3 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
PHI: Frank LeMaster, 1 for 2 yards; Artimus Parker, 1 for 1 yard DAL: Mel Renfro, 1 for 21 yards; Charlie Waters, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Spike Jones, 3 for 129 yards DAL: Mitch Hoopes, 2 for 88 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 1/3 DAL: Toni Fritsch, 2/3


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