The Dallas Cowboys came up just a bit short against the Washington Redskins, 20 to 16, on October 3, 1971.
Final
1st quarter
WAS
DAL
Charlie Harraway 57-yard run (Curt Knight kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
WAS
DAL
Mike Clark 22-yard field goal
7
3
Roy Jefferson 50-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick)
14
3
Mike Clark 9-yard field goal
14
6
Mike Clark 27-yard field goal
14
9
3rd quarter
WAS
DAL
Curt Knight 25-yard field goal
17
9
4th quarter
WAS
DAL
Curt Knight 32-yard field goal
20
9
Calvin Hill 1-yard run (Mike Clark kick)
20
16
Redskins
Cowboys
1st Downs
14
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
53
67
Total Yards
285
267
Yards per play
5.4
4.0
Passing
85
185
Comp - Att
5 - 10
17 - 35
Yards per pass
7.1
4.9
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 9
3 - 42
Rushing
200
82
Rushing Attempts
41
29
Yards per rush
4.9
2.8
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
3
1
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Kilmer | 5 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 76.7 | |
Team | 5 | 10 | 85 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harraway | 18 | 111 | 6.2 | 1 |
L. Brown | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 0 |
T. Mason | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
B. Kilmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jefferson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | |
C. Taylor | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
J. Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knight | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bragg | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | |
Team | 3 | 153 | 51.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Duncan | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Vactor | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton | 11 | 26 | 124 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | |
R. Staubach | 6 | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 105.3 | |
Team | 17 | 35 | 185 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Hill | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 1 |
W. Garrison | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 |
B. Hayes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
C. Morton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
L. Alworth | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 82 | 2.8 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hayes | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
M. Ditka | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | |
W. Garrison | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
C. Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
L. Alworth | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
G. Richardson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 227 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Clark | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
Team | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Widby | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | |
Team | 5 | 213 | 42.6 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Harris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
More Cowboys Stats
PPG
21.4
20th
OPP PPG
28.1
31st
RUSH YDS/G
82.0
31st
PASS YDS/G
268.1
2nd
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
 Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
 Giants | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
| Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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