The Dallas Cowboys eked out a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17 to 13, on October 8, 1972.

1972 Dallas Cowboys

Final

PIT

13

DAL

Cowboys

3-1-0

17

1

6

3

2

7

7

3

0

7

4

0

0

Total

13

17

1st quarter

PIT

DAL

Steelers

Roy Gerela 39-yard field goal

3

0

Cowboys

Toni Fritsch 40-yard field goal

3

3

Steelers

Roy Gerela 39-yard field goal

6

3

2nd quarter

PIT

DAL

Steelers

Mel Blount 35-yard fumble return (Roy Gerela kick)

13

3

Cowboys

Calvin Hill 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

13

10

3rd quarter

PIT

DAL

Cowboys

Ron Sellers 55-yard pass from Calvin Hill (Toni Fritsch kick)

13

17

Steelers

Cowboys

1st Downs

14

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

68

72

Total Yards

272

367

Yards per play

4.0

5.1

Passing

142

176

Comp - Att

12 - 39

12 - 30

Yards per pass

3.4

5.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 24

2 - 21

Rushing

130

191

Rushing Attempts

26

40

Yards per rush

5.0

4.8

Penalties

7

8

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Terry Bradshaw 12 39 166 4.3 0 1 34.8
Team 12 39 142 4.3 0 1 3 34.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Preston Pearson 11 51 4.6 0
Terry Bradshaw 4 32 8.0 0
John Fuqua 7 29 4.1 0
Franco Harris 3 16 5.3 0
Warren Bankston 1 2 2.0 0
Team 26 130 5.0 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ron Shanklin 5 64 12.8 0
Frank Lewis 3 54 18.0 0
Dave Smith 1 25 25.0 0
John Fuqua 1 9 9.0 0
Franco Harris 1 8 8.0 0
Preston Pearson 1 6 6.0 0
Team 12 166 4.3 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Roy Gerela 2 4 1 7
Team 2 4 1 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bobby Walden 4 190 47.5
Roy Gerela 1 29 29.0
Team 5 219 43.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Preston Pearson 1 40 40.0 0
Team 1 40 40.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Frank Lewis 3 22 7.3 0
Team 3 22 7.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 11 29 142 4.9 0 2 25.4
Calvin Hill 1 1 55 55.0 1 0 158.3
Team 12 30 176 6.6 1 2 2 46.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Calvin Hill 23 108 4.7 1
Walt Garrison 12 76 6.3 0
Bob Hayes 1 7 7.0 0
Mike Montgomery 3 2 0.7 0
Jean Fugett 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 40 191 4.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ron Sellers 2 75 37.5 1
Mike Ditka 2 36 18.0 0
Walt Garrison 2 30 15.0 0
Calvin Hill 4 27 6.8 0
Mike Montgomery 1 16 16.0 0
Bob Hayes 1 13 13.0 0
Team 12 197 6.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Toni Fritsch 1 4 2 5
Team 1 4 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Marv Bateman 4 162 40.5
Team 4 162 40.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cliff Harris 1 44 44.0 0
Robert Newhouse 1 17 17.0 0
Mike Montgomery 1 15 15.0 0
Team 3 76 25.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Waters 1 2 2.0 0
Cliff Harris 1 1 1.0 0
Team 2 3 1.5 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