Week 6
Final
DAL
STL2Q
7 - 0
B. Joe DuPree 34-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
M. Gray 54-yard TD catch from J. Hart.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 7
E. Herrera 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 14
T. Metcalf 4-yard TD catch from J. Hart.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 21
M. Gray 17-yard TD catch from J. Hart.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 21
D. Pearson 11-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
346
Hart
STL
Rush Yds
62
Newhouse
DAL
Rec Yds
152
Gray
STL
Scrim TD
2
Gray
STL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1976 NFC East
Cowboys
Redskins
Cardinals
Eagles
GiantsGame Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 21 to 17, on October 17, 1976.
Game Info
October 16, 1976
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Staubach #12 | 21/42 | 250 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 74.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 22/33 | 346 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 106.4 |
T. Metcalf #21 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Newhouse #44 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 |
D. Dennison #21 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Young #30 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
R. Staubach #12 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Metcalf #21 | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
S. Jones #34 | 19 | 33 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
J. Otis #35 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe DuPree #89 | 0/0 | 81 | 20.3 | 1 | 34 |
S. Laidlaw #35 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 24 |
P. Pearson #26 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
C. Young #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Dennison #21 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Newhouse #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 152 | 21.7 | 2 | 54 |
T. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 27 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
S. Jones #34 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
J.V. Cain #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harris #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hughes #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Herrera #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bakken #25 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Joyce #87 | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jensen #30 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Johnson #86 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Latin #32 | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Crump #26 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Staubach #12 | 21/42 | 250 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 74.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Newhouse #44 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 |
D. Dennison #21 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
C. Young #30 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
R. Staubach #12 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe DuPree #89 | 0/0 | 81 | 20.3 | 1 | 34 |
S. Laidlaw #35 | 0/0 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
D. Pearson #88 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 24 |
P. Pearson #26 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
C. Young #30 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Dennison #21 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
R. Newhouse #44 | 0/0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harris #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hughes #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Herrera #1 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jensen #30 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Johnson #86 | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #86 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hart #17 | 22/33 | 346 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 106.4 |
T. Metcalf #21 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Metcalf #21 | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
S. Jones #34 | 19 | 33 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
J. Otis #35 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gray #85 | 0/0 | 152 | 21.7 | 2 | 54 |
T. Metcalf #21 | 0/0 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 27 |
I. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
S. Jones #34 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
J.V. Cain #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. White #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bakken #25 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Joyce #87 | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Latin #32 | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Crump #26 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Metcalf #21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
380
Total Yds
436
229
Pass Yds
346
151
Rush Yds
90
76
Total Plays
74
5.0
Yards Per Play
5.9
5.0
Yards Per Pass
10.2
5.0
Yards Per Rush
2.3
23
1st Downs
26
6
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
4
1
Interceptions Thrown
2
0
Fumbles Lost
2
9
Penalties
2
60
Penalty Yards
15
0
Sacks
4
0
Sack Yards
21
0
D/ST TD
0
