The Dallas Cowboys decisively defeated the Chicago Bears, 31 to 21, on October 24, 1976.
1st quarter
CHI
DAL
Efren Herrera 22-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
CHI
DAL
Roger Staubach 4-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)
0
10
Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)
7
10
Drew Pearson 4-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
7
17
3rd quarter
CHI
DAL
Preston Pearson 15-yard pass from Danny White (Efren Herrera kick)
7
24
Mike Hartenstine 37-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)
14
24
Johnny Musso 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)
21
24
4th quarter
CHI
DAL
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Thomas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Parsons | 9 | 372 | 41.3 | |
Team | 9 | 372 | 41.3 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Efren Herrera | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | |
Team | 4 | 149 | 37.3 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Johnson | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
Team Leaders
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Prescott
RUSH
Pollard
REC
Lamb
Team Rankings
See morePPG
29.9
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
112.9
14th
PASS YDS/G
274.1
3rd
2023 Division Standings
See moreTEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
Eagles | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
Giants | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
Commanders | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Purdy
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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Playoff PPG Rankings
See more34.5
32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
See more13.5
15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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425.0
417.0
389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
See more180.5
155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
See more403.0
367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
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7.0
7.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
12-7
10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1