The Dallas Cowboys beat down the Detroit Lions, 59 to 13, on September 15, 1968.

1968 Dallas Cowboys

Final

DET

Lions

0-1-0

13

DAL

Cowboys

1-0-0

59

1

6

7

2

0

24

3

7

7

4

0

21

Total

13

59

1st quarter

DET

DAL

Lions

Mel Farr 45-yard pass from Greg Landry (kick failed)

6

0

Cowboys

Bob Hayes 50-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick)

6

7

2nd quarter

DET

DAL

Cowboys

Mike Clark 16-yard field goal

6

10

Cowboys

Dan Reeves 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

6

17

Cowboys

Craig Baynham 23-yard pass from Don Meredith (Mike Clark kick)

6

24

Cowboys

Chuck Howley 35-yard interception return (Mike Clark kick)

6

31

3rd quarter

DET

DAL

Cowboys

Dan Reeves 2-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

6

38

Lions

Earl McCullouch 80-yard pass from Greg Landry (Wayne Walker kick)

13

38

4th quarter

DET

DAL

Cowboys

Walt Garrison 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

13

45

Cowboys

Walt Garrison 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)

13

52

Cowboys

Dennis Homan 36-yard pass from Craig Morton (Mike Clark kick)

13

59

Lions

Cowboys

1st Downs

15

29

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

75

Total Yards

257

542

Yards per play

4.5

7.2

Passing

189

381

Comp - Att

15 - 31

25 - 36

Yards per pass

5.3

10.3

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 42

1 - 11

Rushing

68

161

Rushing Attempts

21

38

Yards per rush

3.2

4.2

Penalties

1

5

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Greg Landry 15 31 231 7.5 2 4 55.4
Team 15 31 189 7.5 2 4 5 55.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mel Farr 11 21 1.9 0
Jerry DePoyster 1 20 20.0 0
Bill Triplett 7 13 1.9 0
Dave Kopay 1 9 9.0 0
Greg Landry 1 5 5.0 0
Team 21 68 3.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Earl McCullouch 5 132 26.4 1
Phil Odle 4 48 12.0 0
Mel Farr 1 45 45.0 1
Charlie Sanders 1 15 15.0 0
Bill Triplett 4 -9 -2.3 0
Team 15 231 7.5 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Wayne Walker 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Jerry DePoyster 3 99 33.0
Team 3 99 33.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bobby Thompson 4 72 18.0 0
Lem Barney 2 67 33.5 0
Tom Vaughn 2 51 25.5 0
Billy Gambrell 1 12 12.0 0
Tom Nowatzke 1 8 8.0 0
Team 10 210 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Don Meredith 16 19 228 12.0 2 0 151.8
Craig Morton 7 15 121 8.1 1 0 96.8
Dan Reeves 2 2 43 21.5 0 0 118.8
Team 25 36 381 10.9 3 0 1 133.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walt Garrison 13 66 5.1 2
Don Perkins 8 32 4.0 0
Dan Reeves 8 25 3.1 2
Craig Baynham 5 24 4.8 0
Craig Morton 1 11 11.0 0
Bob Hayes 1 4 4.0 0
Les Shy 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 38 161 4.2 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dennis Homan 3 77 25.7 1
Bob Hayes 4 70 17.5 1
Lance Rentzel 4 68 17.0 0
Pettis Norman 4 45 11.3 0
Pete Gent 4 44 11.0 0
Dan Reeves 3 41 13.7 0
Craig Baynham 2 27 13.5 1
Don Perkins 1 20 20.0 0
Team 25 392 10.9 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mike Clark 1 3 8 11
Team 1 3 8 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 0 0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Craig Baynham 3 87 29.0 0
Team 3 87 29.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 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