Cowboys 47-14 Falcons (Oct 2, 1966)

DAL

ATL

1

3

7

2

14

0

3

16

7

4

14

0

47

14

1Q

0 - 7

J. Coffey 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

3 - 7

D. Villanueva 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 7

D. Reeves 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 7

D. Reeves 11-yard TD catch from D. Meredith.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

17 - 14

R. Johnson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 14

B. Hayes 49-yard TD catch from D. Meredith.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

26 - 14

Safety by W. Townes.

Safety

3Q

33 - 14

D. Perkins 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

40 - 14

C. Howley 97-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

47 - 14

F. Clarke 10-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

184

Meredith

DAL

Rush Yds

60

Coffey

ATL

Rec Yds

125

Clarke

DAL

Scrim TD

2

Reeves

DAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Don Meredith

DAL QB #17

Randy Johnson

ATL QB #12

184

Pass Yds

139

2

Pass TD

0

Int

1

DAL

Team Stats

ATL

363

Total Yds

276

22

1st Downs

20

2

Turnovers

5

1966 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	12	2	0	.857
Chiefs	11	2	1	.821
Bills	9	4	1	.679
Cowboys	10	3	1	.750
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Browns	9	5	0	.643
Colts	9	5	0	.643
Patriots	8	4	2	.643
Raiders	8	5	1	.607
Chargers	7	6	1	.536
Cardinals	8	5	1	.607
Jets	6	6	2	.500
Rams	8	6	0	.571
Broncos	4	10	0	.286
Redskins	7	7	0	.500
49ers	6	6	2	.500
Dolphins	3	11	0	.214
Oilers	3	11	0	.214
Bears	5	7	2	.429
Steelers	5	8	1	.393
Lions	4	9	1	.321
Vikings	4	9	1	.321
Falcons	3	11	0	.214
Giants	1	12	1	.107

Game Summary

The Atlanta Falcons got crushed by the Dallas Cowboys, 47 to 14, on October 2, 1966.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	12/22	184	8.4	2	0	0-0	112.7
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	4/4	67	16.8	1	0	0-0	158.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Randy Johnson R. Johnson #12	10/18	139	7.7	1	0-0	57.4
Steve Sloan S. Sloan #12	1/1	32	32.0	0	0-0	118.8
Dennis Claridge D. Claridge #10	5/7	30	4.3	0	0-0	79.5
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn #37	0/1	0	0.0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	10	55	5.5	1
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	9	51	5.7	1
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	1	17	17.0	0
Les Shy L. Shy #25	4	13	3.3	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	4	7	1.8	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Junior Coffey J. Coffey #34	14	60	4.3	1
Ernie Wheelwright E. Wheelwright #39	10	42	4.2	0
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn #37	3	6	2.0	0
Randy Johnson R. Johnson #12	3	-2	-0.7	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Clarke F. Clarke #82	0/0	125	17.9	1
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	49	49.0	1
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	25	25.0	0
Pete Gent P. Gent #35	0/0	24	12.0	0
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	0/0	11	11.0	0
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	0/0	11	11.0	1
Pettis Norman P. Norman #84	0/0	6	2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Vern Burke V. Burke #84	0/0	84	16.8
Billy Martin B. Martin #85	0/0	49	24.5
Gary Barnes G. Barnes #80	0/0	32	6.4
Alex Hawkins A. Hawkins #25	0/0	25	12.5
Junior Coffey J. Coffey #34	0/0	11	11.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Warren Livingston W. Livingston #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jerry Tubbs J. Tubbs #50	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva #11	1/1	6/6	9	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Kirouac L. Kirouac #65	0/0	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva #11	3	137	45.7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Billy Lothridge B. Lothridge #26	4	160	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	17	17.0	0	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	3	85	28.3	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Morris L. Morris #33	1	19	19.0
Ken Reaves K. Reaves #36	2	39	19.5
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	4	78	19.5
Ralph Heck R. Heck #55	1	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	-15	-15.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	2	13	6.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	12/22	184	8.4	2	0	0-0	112.7
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	4/4	67	16.8	1	0	0-0	158.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	10	55	5.5	1
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	9	51	5.7	1
Don Meredith D. Meredith #17	1	17	17.0	0
Les Shy L. Shy #25	4	13	3.3	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	4	7	1.8	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Frank Clarke F. Clarke #82	0/0	125	17.9	1
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	49	49.0	1
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	25	25.0	0
Pete Gent P. Gent #35	0/0	24	12.0	0
Don Perkins D. Perkins #43	0/0	11	11.0	0
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	0/0	11	11.0	1
Pettis Norman P. Norman #84	0/0	6	2.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Warren Livingston W. Livingston #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Jerry Tubbs J. Tubbs #50	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva #11	1/1	6/6	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny Villanueva D. Villanueva #11	3	137	45.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	17	17.0	0	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	3	85	28.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	1	-15	-15.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Randy Johnson R. Johnson #12	10/18	139	7.7	1	0-0	57.4
Steve Sloan S. Sloan #12	1/1	32	32.0	0	0-0	118.8
Dennis Claridge D. Claridge #10	5/7	30	4.3	0	0-0	79.5
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn #37	0/1	0	0.0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Junior Coffey J. Coffey #34	14	60	4.3	1
Ernie Wheelwright E. Wheelwright #39	10	42	4.2	0
Perry Lee Dunn P. Lee Dunn #37	3	6	2.0	0
Randy Johnson R. Johnson #12	3	-2	-0.7	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Vern Burke V. Burke #84	0/0	84	16.8
Billy Martin B. Martin #85	0/0	49	24.5
Gary Barnes G. Barnes #80	0/0	32	6.4
Alex Hawkins A. Hawkins #25	0/0	25	12.5
Junior Coffey J. Coffey #34	0/0	11	11.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Kirouac L. Kirouac #65	0/0	2/2	2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Billy Lothridge B. Lothridge #26	4	160	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Larry Morris L. Morris #33	1	19	19.0
Ken Reaves K. Reaves #36	2	39	19.5
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	4	78	19.5
Ralph Heck R. Heck #55	1	0	0.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	2	13	6.5	0	0

DAL

ATL

1

3

7

2

14

0

3

16

7

4

14

0

47

14

DAL

Team Stats

ATL

363

Total Yds

276

220

Pass Yds

170

143

Rush Yds

106

57

Total Plays

61

6.4

Yards Per Play

4.5

7.6

Yards Per Pass

5.5

5.1

Yards Per Rush

3.5

22

1st Downs

20

3

Punts

4

2

Turnovers

5

0

Interceptions Thrown

2

Fumbles Lost

3

7

Penalties

3

4.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

3-0 DAL

ATL 0-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1966 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats