The Dallas Cowboys decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 31 to 21, on October 24, 1976.

1976 Dallas Cowboys

Final

CHI

Bears

3-4-0

21

DAL

Cowboys

6-1-0

31

1

0

3

2

7

14

3

14

7

4

0

7

Total

21

31

1st quarter

CHI

DAL

Cowboys

Efren Herrera 22-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

CHI

DAL

Cowboys

Roger Staubach 4-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

0

10

Bears

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

10

Cowboys

Drew Pearson 4-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)

7

17

3rd quarter

CHI

DAL

Cowboys

Preston Pearson 15-yard pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick)

7

24

Bears

Mike Hartenstine 37-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)

14

24

Bears

Johnny Musso 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

21

24

4th quarter

CHI

DAL

Cowboys

Preston Pearson 6-yard pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick)

21

31

Bears

Cowboys

1st Downs

8

29

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

48

88

Total Yards

110

529

Yards per play

2.3

6.0

Passing

17

288

Comp - Att

6 - 16

19 - 31

Yards per pass

0.9

8.7

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 37

2 - 19

Rushing

93

241

Rushing Attempts

28

55

Yards per rush

3.3

4.4

Penalties

8

9

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Avellini 6 16 54 3.4 0 0 47.4
Team 6 16 17 3.4 0 0 4 47.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 17 41 2.4 1
Roland Harper 4 27 6.8 0
Mike Adamle 3 19 6.3 0
Johnny Musso 3 6 2.0 1
Bob Avellini 1 0 0.0 0
Team 28 93 3.3 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Walter Payton 1 24 24.0 0
Johnny Musso 2 11 5.5 0
James Scott 1 7 7.0 0
Mike Adamle 1 6 6.0 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 6 6.0 0
Team 6 54 3.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 9 372 41.3
Team 9 372 41.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Brian Baschnagel 3 87 29.0 0
Mike Adamle 2 46 23.0 0
Roland Harper 1 24 24.0 0
Team 6 157 26.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Virgil Livers 2 52 26.0 0
Mike Adamle 1 2 2.0 0
Team 3 54 18.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Roger Staubach 12 21 162 7.7 1 0 97.7
Danny White 7 10 145 14.5 2 2 112.5
Team 19 31 288 9.9 3 2 2 99.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Doug Dennison 14 62 4.4 0
Scott Laidlaw 12 56 4.7 0
Preston Pearson 9 48 5.3 0
Robert Newhouse 11 38 3.5 0
Billy Joe DuPree 1 13 13.0 0
Danny White 3 13 4.3 0
Roger Staubach 3 6 2.0 1
Charley Young 2 5 2.5 0
Team 55 241 4.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Preston Pearson 6 90 15.0 2
Golden Richards 2 78 39.0 0
Drew Pearson 6 64 10.7 1
Billy Joe DuPree 2 42 21.0 0
Scott Laidlaw 2 24 12.0 0
Robert Newhouse 1 9 9.0 0
Team 19 307 9.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Efren Herrera 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Danny White 4 149 37.3
Team 4 149 37.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jim Jensen 2 59 29.5 0
Butch Johnson 1 26 26.0 0
Jay Saldi 1 9 9.0 0
Team 4 94 23.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Butch Johnson 4 17 4.3 0
Team 4 17 4.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,516

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,005

Pollard

Tony Pollard

REC

1,749

Lamb

CeeDee Lamb

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.9

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

274.1

3rd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
Giants Giants
6 11 0 .353
Commanders Commanders
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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DAL Cowboys

0-1-0

32

Final

48

GB Packers

1-0-0

Sun 14 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM