The Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27 to 24, on September 17, 1961.

1961 Dallas Cowboys

Final

PIT

24

DLC

Cowboys

1-0-0

27

1

0

7

2

14

3

3

0

7

4

10

10

Total

24

27

1st quarter

PIT

DLC

Cowboys

Frank Clarke 44-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

PIT

DLC

Steelers

John Henry Johnson 1-yard run (Bobby Layne kick)

7

7

Steelers

Buddy Dial 44-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Bobby Layne kick)

14

7

Cowboys

Allen Green 15-yard field goal

14

10

3rd quarter

PIT

DLC

Cowboys

Billy Howton 45-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick)

14

17

4th quarter

PIT

DLC

Steelers

Lou Michaels 12-yard field goal

17

17

Steelers

Johnny Sample 39-yard interception return (Bobby Layne kick)

24

17

Cowboys

Dick Bielski 17-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

24

24

Cowboys

Allen Green 27-yard field goal

24

27

Steelers

Cowboys

1st Downs

15

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

70

Total Yards

342

403

Yards per play

5.5

5.8

Passing

237

307

Comp - Att

16 - 26

19 - 39

Yards per pass

8.5

7.5

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 15

2 - 20

Rushing

105

96

Rushing Attempts

34

29

Yards per rush

3.1

3.3

Penalties

2

6

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Layne 16 25 252 10.1 1 3 71.2
John Henry Johnson 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 16 26 237 9.7 1 3 2 67.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Charlie Scales 17 70 4.1 0
John Henry Johnson 12 36 3.0 1
Bobby Layne 2 5 2.5 0
Tom Tracy 1 3 3.0 0
Buddy Dial 2 -9 -4.5 0
Team 34 105 3.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Buddy Dial 5 137 27.4 1
John Henry Johnson 3 54 18.0 0
Tom Tracy 4 32 8.0 0
Red Mack 1 11 11.0 0
Preston Carpenter 1 9 9.0 0
Charlie Scales 2 9 4.5 0
Team 16 252 9.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Lou Michaels 1 3 0 3
Bobby Layne 0 0 3 3
Team 1 3 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bobby Joe Green 4 176 44.0
Team 4 176 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnny Sample 1 28 28.0 0
Bill Butler 1 25 25.0 0
John Henry Johnson 1 11 11.0 0
Team 3 64 21.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bill Butler 1 2 2.0 0
Johnny Sample 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 2 1.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Eddie LeBaron 9 13 166 12.8 2 0 151.4
Don Meredith 10 26 161 6.2 1 2 40.7
Team 19 39 307 8.4 3 2 2 81.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
L.G. Dupre 8 25 3.1 0
Amos Marsh 13 24 1.8 0
Don Perkins 4 24 6.0 0
Don Meredith 4 23 5.8 0
Team 29 96 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Billy Howton 6 138 23.0 1
Frank Clarke 6 98 16.3 1
Amos Marsh 3 55 18.3 0
Dick Bielski 3 35 11.7 1
Don Perkins 1 1 1.0 0
Team 19 327 8.4 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Allen Green 2 4 3 9
Team 2 4 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Allen Green 6 187 31.2
Team 6 187 31.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Amos Marsh 1 58 58.0 0
Mike Dowdle 2 33 16.5 0
Don Perkins 1 29 29.0 0
Team 4 120 30.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Warren Livingston 3 7 2.3 0
Team 3 7 2.3 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