Cowboys 49-37 Bills (Sep 19, 1971)

DAL

BUF

1

7

14

2

21

10

3

7

6

4

14

7

49

37

1Q

7 - 0

C. Hill 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

H. Moses 73-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 14

O.J. Simpson 6-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 14

B. Hayes 76-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 14

W. Garrison 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

21 - 17

G. Guthrie 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

21 - 24

M. Briscoe 75-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

28 - 24

C. Hill 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

28 - 30

M. Briscoe 23-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3Q

35 - 30

R. Rucker 19-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

42 - 30

C. Hill 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

49 - 30

C. Hill 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

49 - 37

I. Hill 26-yard TD catch from D. Shaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

353

Shaw

BUF

Rush Yds

84

Hill

DAL

Rec Yds

113

Briscoe

BUF

Scrim TD

4

Hill

DAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DAL QB #14

Dennis Shaw

BUF QB #16

221

Pass Yds

353

2

Pass TD

4

0

Int

3

DAL

Team Stats

BUF

371

Total Yds

401

19

1st Downs

18

1

Turnovers

4

1971 NFC East

DALBUF

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Cowboys	11	3	0	.786
Redskins	9	4	1	.679
Eagles	6	7	1	.464
Cardinals	4	9	1	.321
Giants	4	10	0	.286

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Dolphins	10	3	1	.750
Colts	10	4	0	.714
Patriots	6	8	0	.429
Jets	6	8	0	.429
Bills	1	13	0	.071

Game Summary

The Buffalo Bills were decisively beaten by the Dallas Cowboys, 49 to 37, on September 19, 1971.

Game Info

September 18, 1971

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	10/14	221	15.8	2	0	0-0	153.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	18/30	353	11.8	4	3	0-0	101.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	22	84	3.8	4
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	16	78	4.9	1
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	7	7.0	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	1	-9	-9.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	7	30	4.3	0
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	14	25	1.8	1
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	1	11	11.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	91	45.5	1
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	43	10.8	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	35	17.5	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	33	33.0	0
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	19	19.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	113	37.7	2
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	73	73.0	1
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	0/0	58	11.6	0
Jan White J. White #80	0/0	52	17.3	0
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	0/0	26	26.0	1
Bob Chandler B. Chandler #81	0/0	16	8.0	0
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	0/0	11	5.5	0
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	4	4.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Lee Roy Jordan L. Roy Jordan #55	0-0	1
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	0-0	1
Chuck Howley C. Howley #54	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #83	0/0	7/7	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Grant Guthrie G. Guthrie #7	1/2	4/5	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	6	241	40.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dave Chapple D. Chapple #10	3	101	33.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Claxton Welch C. Welch #42	1	26	26.0
Cornell Green C. Green #34	1	0	0.0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	5	154	30.8

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Howard Kindig H. Kindig #54	1	8	8.0
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	2	35	17.5
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	5	147	29.4

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	1	42	42.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	2	20	10.0	0	0
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	1	3	3.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	10/14	221	15.8	2	0	0-0	153.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	22	84	3.8	4
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	16	78	4.9	1
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	7	7.0	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	1	-9	-9.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	91	45.5	1
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	43	10.8	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	35	17.5	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	33	33.0	0
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	19	19.0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Lee Roy Jordan L. Roy Jordan #55	0-0	1
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	0-0	1
Chuck Howley C. Howley #54	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #83	0/0	7/7	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	6	241	40.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Claxton Welch C. Welch #42	1	26	26.0
Cornell Green C. Green #34	1	0	0.0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	5	154	30.8

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	1	42	42.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	18/30	353	11.8	4	3	0-0	101.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	7	30	4.3	0
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	14	25	1.8	1
Dennis Shaw D. Shaw #16	1	11	11.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Marlin Briscoe M. Briscoe #86	0/0	113	37.7	2
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	73	73.0	1
Greg Jones G. Jones #36	0/0	58	11.6	0
Jan White J. White #80	0/0	52	17.3	0
Ike Hill I. Hill #17	0/0	26	26.0	1
Bob Chandler B. Chandler #81	0/0	16	8.0	0
Wayne Patrick W. Patrick #30	0/0	11	5.5	0
O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson #32	0/0	4	4.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Grant Guthrie G. Guthrie #7	1/2	4/5	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Dave Chapple D. Chapple #10	3	101	33.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Howard Kindig H. Kindig #54	1	8	8.0
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	2	35	17.5
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	5	147	29.4

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Alvin Wyatt A. Wyatt #41	2	20	10.0	0	0
Tim Beamer T. Beamer #46	1	3	3.0	0	0

DAL

BUF

1

7

14

2

21

10

3

7

6

4

14

7

49

37

DAL

Team Stats

BUF

371

Total Yds

401

211

Pass Yds

335

160

Rush Yds

66

56

Total Plays

55

6.6

Yards Per Play

7.3

13.2

Yards Per Pass

10.2

4.0

Yards Per Rush

3.0

19

1st Downs

18

6

Punts

3

1

Turnovers

4

0

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

1

13

Penalties

8

3.0

Sacks

2.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 DAL

BUF 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1971 NFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats