Cowboys 19-23 Bears (Oct 31, 1971)

DAL

CHI

1

7

10

2

3

0

3

4

10

7

19

23

1Q

7 - 0

D. Thomas 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

B. Douglass 9-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 10

M. Percival 44-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

7 - 13

M. Percival 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

9 - 13

Safety by C. Welch.

Safety

3Q

9 - 16

M. Percival 35-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

12 - 16

M. Clark 10-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

12 - 23

D. Gordon 28-yard TD catch from B. Douglass.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

19 - 23

G. Richardson 45-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

257

Morton

DAL

Rush Yds

65

Thomas

DAL

Rec Yds

67

Alworth

DAL

Scrim TD

1

Richardson

DAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DAL QB #14

Bobby Douglass

CHI QB #10

257

Pass Yds

140

1

Pass TD

1

3

Int

1

DAL

Team Stats

CHI

481

Total Yds

194

26

1st Downs

7

Turnovers

2

1971 NFC East

DAL CHI

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
Vikings	11	3	0	.786
Lions	7	6	1	.536
Bears	6	8	0	.429
Packers	4	8	2	.357

Game Summary

The Chicago Bears squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 23 to 19, on October 31, 1971.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	20/36	257	7.1	1	3	0-0	52.7
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	7/11	87	7.9	0	1	0-0	50.2

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	7/19	140	7.4	1	1	0-0	59.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Duane Thomas D. Thomas #33	18	65	3.6	1
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	12	50	4.2	0
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	4	24	6.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Shy D. Shy #24	23	62	2.7	0
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	3	9	3.0	1
Jim Grabowski J. Grabowski #33	3	7	2.3	0
Cyril Pinder C. Pinder #22	1	5	5.0	0
Bill Tucker B. Tucker #45	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Lance Alworth L. Alworth #19	0/0	67	13.4	0
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	62	15.5	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	52	13.0	0
Gloster Richardson G. Richardson #30	0/0	45	45.0	1
Margene Adkins M. Adkins #26	0/0	29	14.5	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	29	5.8	0
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	0/0	22	11.0	0
Duane Thomas D. Thomas #33	0/0	19	6.3	0
Billy Truax B. Truax #87	0/0	19	19.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
George Farmer G. Farmer #43	0/0	59	29.5	0
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	0/0	58	19.3	1
Don Shy D. Shy #24	0/0	16	16.0	0
Bill Tucker B. Tucker #45	0/0	7	7.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cornell Green C. Green #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Garry Lyle G. Lyle #44	0-0	1
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	0-0	1
Doug Buffone D. Buffone #55	0-0	1
Charlie Ford C. Ford #32	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #17	1/4	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mac Percival M. Percival #83	3/4	1/1	10	0
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	3	145	48.3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Joe Green B. Joe Green #88	6	227	37.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Claxton Welch C. Welch #42	2	40	20.0	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	2	38	19.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	3	91	30.3	0	0
Cecil Turner C. Turner #21	1	29	29.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	1	2	2.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	3	44	14.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	20/36	257	7.1	1	3	0-0	52.7
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	7/11	87	7.9	0	1	0-0	50.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Duane Thomas D. Thomas #33	18	65	3.6	1
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	12	50	4.2	0
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	4	24	6.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Lance Alworth L. Alworth #19	0/0	67	13.4	0
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	62	15.5	0
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	52	13.0	0
Gloster Richardson G. Richardson #30	0/0	45	45.0	1
Margene Adkins M. Adkins #26	0/0	29	14.5	0
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	29	5.8	0
Dan Reeves D. Reeves #30	0/0	22	11.0	0
Duane Thomas D. Thomas #33	0/0	19	6.3	0
Billy Truax B. Truax #87	0/0	19	19.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cornell Green C. Green #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mike Clark M. Clark #17	1/4	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ron Widby R. Widby #10	3	145	48.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Claxton Welch C. Welch #42	2	40	20.0	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	2	38	19.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	1	2	2.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	7/19	140	7.4	1	1	0-0	59.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Don Shy D. Shy #24	23	62	2.7	0
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	3	9	3.0	1
Jim Grabowski J. Grabowski #33	3	7	2.3	0
Cyril Pinder C. Pinder #22	1	5	5.0	0
Bill Tucker B. Tucker #45	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
George Farmer G. Farmer #43	0/0	59	29.5	0
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	0/0	58	19.3	1
Don Shy D. Shy #24	0/0	16	16.0	0
Bill Tucker B. Tucker #45	0/0	7	7.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Garry Lyle G. Lyle #44	0-0	1
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	0-0	1
Doug Buffone D. Buffone #55	0-0	1
Charlie Ford C. Ford #32	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Mac Percival M. Percival #83	3/4	1/1	10	0
Bobby Douglass B. Douglass #10	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Joe Green B. Joe Green #88	6	227	37.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	3	91	30.3	0	0
Cecil Turner C. Turner #21	1	29	29.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ron Smith R. Smith #48	3	44	14.7	0	0

DAL

CHI

1

7

10

2

3

0

3

4

10

7

19

23

DAL

Team Stats

CHI

481

Total Yds

194

342

Pass Yds

112

139

Rush Yds

82

Total Plays

54

5.9

Yards Per Play

3.6

7.1

Yards Per Pass

4.9

4.1

Yards Per Rush

2.6

26

1st Downs

7

3

Punts

6

7

Turnovers

2

4

Interceptions Thrown

1

3

Fumbles Lost

1

7

Penalties

2

4.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

4-3 DAL

CHI 5-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1971 NFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats