Giants 23-3 Cowboys (Dec 17, 1972)

NYG

DAL

1

6

0

2

14

3

0

4

3

0

23

3

1Q

3 - 0

P. Gogolak 49-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

6 - 0

P. Gogolak 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

6 - 3

T. Fritsch 43-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

13 - 3

R. Johnson 9-yard TD catch from N. Snead.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

20 - 3

R. Houston 12-yard TD catch from N. Snead.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

23 - 3

P. Gogolak 26-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

175

Snead

NYG

Rush Yds

105

Clements

NYG

Rec Yds

50

Johnson

NYG

Scrim TD

1

Johnson

NYG

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Norm Snead

NYG QB #16

Craig Morton

DAL QB #14

175

Pass Yds

61

2

Pass TD

0

1

Int

2

NYG

Team Stats

DAL

349

Total Yds

132

Possession

25

1st Downs

10

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

1

Turnovers

4

1972 NFC East

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Redskins	11	3	0	.786
Cowboys	10	4	0	.714
Giants	8	6	0	.571
Cardinals	4	9	1	.321
Eagles	2	11	1	.179

Game Summary

The Dallas Cowboys were easily defeated by the New York Giants, 23 to 3, on December 17, 1972.

Game Info

November 21, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Norm Snead N. Snead #16	16/28	175	6.3	2	1	0-0	84.7

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	6/11	61	5.5	2	0-0	31.1
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	6/9	49	5.4	1	0-0	40.7
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Vince Clements V. Clements #29	23	105	4.6
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #30	22	53	2.4
Rocky Thompson R. Thompson #22	3	13	4.3
Joe Orduna J. Orduna #49	1	3	3.0
Joe Morrison J. Morrison #40	2	0	0.0
Norm Snead N. Snead #16	1	0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	8	26	3.3
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	6	16	2.7
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	2	4	2.0
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	2	4	2.0
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	2	-3	-1.5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #30	0/0	50	10.0	1
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	39	13.0	0
Don Herrmann D. Herrmann #85	0/0	39	13.0	0
Rich Houston R. Houston #84	0/0	27	9.0	1
Vince Clements V. Clements #29	0/0	20	10.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	26	26.0
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	23	7.7
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	21	10.5
Ron Sellers R. Sellers #34	0/0	19	19.0
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	9	4.5
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	8	8.0
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	0/0	4	2.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Carl Lockhart C. Lockhart #43	0-0	1
Willie Williams W. Williams #41	0-0	1
Pat Hughes P. Hughes #56	0-0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Pete Gogolak P. Gogolak #3	3/4	2/2	11	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	0/0	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Blanchard T. Blanchard #16	3	114	38.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Marv Bateman M. Bateman #7	5	197	39.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rocky Thompson R. Thompson #22	2	71	35.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	1	30	30.0	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	5	114	22.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Athas P. Athas #45	2	19	9.5	0	0
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Norm Snead N. Snead #16	16/28	175	6.3	2	1	0-0	84.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Vince Clements V. Clements #29	23	105	4.6
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #30	22	53	2.4
Rocky Thompson R. Thompson #22	3	13	4.3
Joe Orduna J. Orduna #49	1	3	3.0
Joe Morrison J. Morrison #40	2	0	0.0
Norm Snead N. Snead #16	1	0	0.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #30	0/0	50	10.0	1
Bob Tucker B. Tucker #38	0/0	39	13.0	0
Don Herrmann D. Herrmann #85	0/0	39	13.0	0
Rich Houston R. Houston #84	0/0	27	9.0	1
Vince Clements V. Clements #29	0/0	20	10.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Carl Lockhart C. Lockhart #43	0-0	1
Willie Williams W. Williams #41	0-0	1
Pat Hughes P. Hughes #56	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Pete Gogolak P. Gogolak #3	3/4	2/2	11	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Tom Blanchard T. Blanchard #16	3	114	38.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rocky Thompson R. Thompson #22	2	71	35.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Pete Athas P. Athas #45	2	19	9.5	0	0
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	6/11	61	5.5	2	0-0	31.1
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	6/9	49	5.4	1	0-0	40.7
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	8	26	3.3
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	6	16	2.7
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	2	4	2.0
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	2	4	2.0
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	2	-3	-1.5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Mike Ditka M. Ditka #89	0/0	26	26.0
Bob Hayes B. Hayes #22	0/0	23	7.7
Walt Garrison W. Garrison #32	0/0	21	10.5
Ron Sellers R. Sellers #34	0/0	19	19.0
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	9	4.5
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	8	8.0
Mike Montgomery M. Montgomery #23	0/0	4	2.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Charlie Waters C. Waters #41	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	0/0	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Marv Bateman M. Bateman #7	5	197	39.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	1	30	30.0	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	5	114	22.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	1	0	0.0	0	0

NYG

DAL

1

6

0

2

14

3

0

4

3

0

23

3

NYG

Team Stats

DAL

349

Total Yds

132

175

Pass Yds

85

174

Rush Yds

47

0

Total Drives

0

80

Total Plays

45

4.4

Yards Per Play

2.9

6.3

Yards Per Pass

3.4

3.3

Yards Per Rush

2.4

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

25

1st Downs

10

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st Downs from Penalties

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

3

Punts

5

1

Turnovers

4

1

Interceptions Thrown

3

0

Fumbles Lost

1

5

Penalties

7

4.0

Sacks

0.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

8-6 NYG

DAL 10-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1972 NFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

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