The Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings, 21 to 7, on September 24, 1961.

1961 Dallas Cowboys

Final

MIN

Vikings

1-1-0

7

DLC

Cowboys

2-0-0

21

1

0

7

2

7

7

3

0

0

4

0

7

Total

7

21

1st quarter

MIN

DLC

Cowboys

Amos Marsh 6-yard run (Allen Green kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

MIN

DLC

Cowboys

Don Meredith 20-yard run (Allen Green kick)

0

14

Vikings

Tommy Mason 4-yard run (Mike Mercer kick)

7

14

4th quarter

MIN

DLC

Cowboys

Amos Marsh 20-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

7

21

Vikings

Cowboys

1st Downs

16

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

59

67

Total Yards

251

437

Yards per play

4.3

6.5

Passing

126

229

Comp - Att

13 - 31

17 - 30

Yards per pass

3.7

7.4

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 24

1 - 9

Rushing

125

208

Rushing Attempts

25

36

Yards per rush

5.0

5.8

Penalties

3

4

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 8 24 117 4.9 0 2 15.5
George Shaw 5 7 33 4.7 0 1 41.7
Team 13 31 126 4.8 0 3 3 17.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mel Triplett 9 57 6.3 0
Hugh McElhenny 9 42 4.7 0
Tommy Mason 4 12 3.0 1
Fran Tarkenton 2 11 5.5 0
Doug Mayberry 1 3 3.0 0
Team 25 125 5.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A.D. Williams 4 78 19.5 0
Hugh McElhenny 2 22 11.0 0
Dick Haley 2 21 10.5 0
Dave Middleton 1 19 19.0 0
Doug Mayberry 1 13 13.0 0
Jerry Reichow 1 5 5.0 0
Mel Triplett 1 -3 -3.0 0
Tommy Mason 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 13 150 4.8 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mike Mercer 0 3 1 1
Team 0 3 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Mercer 5 217 43.4
Team 5 217 43.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tommy Mason 2 42 21.0 0
Billy Gault 2 41 20.5 0
Team 4 83 20.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Hugh McElhenny 1 19 19.0 0
Tommy Mason 1 7 7.0 0
Team 2 26 13.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Don Meredith 12 22 163 7.4 1 1 74.6
Eddie LeBaron 5 8 75 9.4 0 1 53.6
Team 17 30 229 7.9 1 2 1 65.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Don Perkins 17 108 6.4 0
Amos Marsh 11 64 5.8 1
Don Meredith 6 36 6.0 1
L.G. Dupre 1 0 0.0 0
Don McIlhenny 1 0 0.0 0
Team 36 208 5.8 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Don Perkins 5 61 12.2 0
Frank Clarke 3 58 19.3 0
Billy Howton 2 46 23.0 0
Amos Marsh 3 37 12.3 1
Dick Bielski 1 15 15.0 0
L.G. Dupre 1 8 8.0 0
Jim Doran 1 7 7.0 0
Don McIlhenny 1 6 6.0 0
Team 17 238 7.9 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Allen Green 0 1 3 3
Team 0 1 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Allen Green 4 146 36.5
Team 4 146 36.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Don Perkins 1 18 18.0 0
Team 1 18 18.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Warren Livingston 1 12 12.0 0
Amos Marsh 2 11 5.5 0
Team 3 23 7.7 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