Cowboys 16-10 Vikings (Sep 18, 1977)

DAL

MIN

1

0

7

2

3

0

3

0

4

7

3

OT

6

0

16

10

1Q

0 - 7

C. Foreman 18-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 7

E. Herrera 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

10 - 7

P. Pearson 7-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

10 - 10

F. Cox 35-yard field goal.

FG Made

OT

16 - 10

R. Staubach 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Top Performers

Pass Yds

196

Staubach

DAL

Rush Yds

66

Foreman

MIN

Rec Yds

64

Voigt

MIN

Scrim TD

1

Pearson

DAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Roger Staubach

DAL QB #12

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

196

Pass Yds

182

1

Pass TD

1

0

Int

3

DAL

Team Stats

MIN

297

Total Yds

294

16

1st Downs

20

1

Turnovers

5

1977 NFC East

DAL MIN

Team	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	2	.857
Redskins	9	5	.643
Cardinals	7	7	.500
Eagles	5	9	.357
Giants	5	9	.357

Team	W	L	PCT
Vikings	9	5	.643
Bears	9	5	.643
Lions	6	8	.429
Packers	4	10	.286
Buccaneers	2	12	.143

Game Summary

The Minnesota Vikings fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 16 to 10, on September 18, 1977.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	18/30	196	6.5	1	0	0-0	90.4

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	13/32	182	5.7	1	3	0-0	31.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	15	63	4.2	0	22
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	10	24	2.4	0	6
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	4	21	5.3	1	11
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	1	11	11.0	0	11
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	4	11	2.8	0	9
Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw #35	1	1	1.0	0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	22	66	3.0	9
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	11	41	3.7	14
Sammy Johnson S. Johnson #48	2	29	14.5	26
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	5	11	2.2	8
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	3	9	3.0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree #89	0/0	57	14.3	0	23
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	0/0	53	10.6	1	16
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	30	10.0	0	17
Golden Richards G. Richards #83	0/0	25	12.5	0	14
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	18	9.0	0	10
Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw #35	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Jay Saldi J. Saldi #87	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	64	16.0	0	24
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	56	11.2	1	20
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	38	19.0	0	25
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	24	12.0	0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	0-0	0	0	2	0	0
Tom Henderson T. Henderson #56	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Efren Herrera E. Herrera #1	1/2	1/1	4	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	9	352	39.1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Neil Clabo N. Clabo #12	5	177	35.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	2	69	34.5	0	0
Larry Brinson L. Brinson #36	1	15	15.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	2	40	20.0	0	0
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	1	12	12.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	4	28	7.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	3	10	3.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	18/30	196	6.5	1	0	0-0	90.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	15	63	4.2	0	22
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	10	24	2.4	0	6
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	4	21	5.3	1	11
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	1	11	11.0	0	11
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	4	11	2.8	0	9
Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw #35	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree #89	0/0	57	14.3	0	23
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	0/0	53	10.6	1	16
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	30	10.0	0	17
Golden Richards G. Richards #83	0/0	25	12.5	0	14
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	18	9.0	0	10
Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw #35	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Jay Saldi J. Saldi #87	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	0-0	0	0	2	0	0
Tom Henderson T. Henderson #56	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Efren Herrera E. Herrera #1	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	9	352	39.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	2	69	34.5	0	0
Larry Brinson L. Brinson #36	1	15	15.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	4	28	7.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	13/32	182	5.7	1	3	0-0	31.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	22	66	3.0	9
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	11	41	3.7	14
Sammy Johnson S. Johnson #48	2	29	14.5	26
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	5	11	2.2	8
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	3	9	3.0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Stu Voigt S. Voigt #83	0/0	64	16.0	0	24
Chuck Foreman C. Foreman #44	0/0	56	11.2	1	20
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	0/0	38	19.0	0	25
Sammy White S. White #85	0/0	24	12.0	0	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	1/2	1/1	4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Neil Clabo N. Clabo #12	5	177	35.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan #33	2	40	20.0	0	0
Robert Miller R. Miller #35	1	12	12.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Bob Grim B. Grim #26	3	10	3.3	0	0

DAL

MIN

1

0

7

2

3

0

3

0

4

7

3

OT

6

0

16

10

DAL

Team Stats

MIN

297

Total Yds

294

166

Pass Yds

138

131

Rush Yds

156

68

Total Plays

79

4.4

Yards Per Play

3.7

5

Yards Per Pass

3.8

3.7

Yards Per Rush

3.6

16

1st Downs

20

9

Punts

5

1

Turnovers

5

0

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

2

9

Penalties

6

4.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

1-0 DAL

MIN 0-1

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1977 NFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats