1967N - Week 8
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
At The Cotton Bowl Sunday, November 5, 1967
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Atlanta Falcons 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas Cowboys 14 19 12 7 52
Scoring Plays Falcons Cowboys
1st Quarter
Cowboys 3:32 D.Reeves 17 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 1-17, 0:08 ) 0 7
Cowboys 3:16 M.Gaechter fumble recovered in end zone ( D.Villanueva kick ) 0 14
2nd Quarter
Cowboys 13:50 R.Johnson sacked by D.Edwards in end zone - SAFETY 0 16
Cowboys 7:39 D.Villanueva 28 yard field goal ( 9-51, 6:11 ) 0 19
Cowboys 5:29 L.Rentzel 54 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 3-58, 1:01 ) 0 26
Cowboys 0:47 B.Hayes 27 yard pass from D.Meredith ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 6-68, 2:32 ) 0 33
3rd Quarter
Cowboys 7:51 B.Hayes 52 yard punt return ( D.Villanueva kick missed ) 0 39
Cowboys 3:22 D.Reeves 1 yard run ( D.Villanueva kick missed ) ( 8-37, 4:18 ) 0 45
4th Quarter
Cowboys 12:16 D.Perkins 3 yard run ( D.Villanueva kick ) ( 8-54, 4:12 ) 0 52

MVP: Don Meredith QB (Dallas)
Passing: 194 Yds, 3 TD, 136 Rating, Rushing: 4 Yds.

Unavailable
ATL: T.Moore (HB), L.Kirouac (G), T.Harmon (T), N.Rassas (S), R.Rector (HB), J.Richardson (DB)
DAL: H.Deters (K), P.Gent (WR), P.Clark (DB)
In-Game Injuries
ATL: B.Sanders (LB)
DAL: None.
Temp: 44°. Clear Skies. Wind 11 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 1:19 ATL 9 3 6 Punt 13:41 1:19 DAL 46 4 49 Fumble
12:22 1:50 ATL 5 3 7 Punt 10:32 1:01 ATL 27 3 3 Fumble
9:31 3:51 ATL 24 5 7 Punt 5:40 1:52 DAL 16 3 8 Punt
3:48 0:08 ATL 20 1 -3 Fumble 3:40 0:08 ATL 17 1 17 Touchdown
3:32 0:16 ATL 8 1 0 TurnoverTD 1:15 1:31 ATL 46 3 0 Punt
3:16 2:01 ATL 23 3 4 Punt 13:50 6:11 DAL 28 9 51 Field Goal
14:44 0:54 ATL 1 2 -1 Safety 6:30 1:01 DAL 42 3 58 Touchdown
7:39 1:09 ATL 20 3 2 Punt 3:19 2:32 DAL 32 6 68 Touchdown
5:29 2:10 ATL 20 4 15 Punt 15:00 1:55 DAL 22 3 3 Punt
0:47 0:47 ATL 16 1 2 End of Half 11:08 2:09 DAL 20 4 19 Punt
13:05 1:57 ATL 31 4 23 Punt 7:40 4:18 ATL 37 8 37 Touchdown
8:59 1:08 ATL 12 3 -1 Return-TD 1:28 4:12 DAL 46 8 54 Touchdown
7:51 0:11 Ret-Fumble 8:44 2:21 DAL 20 3 9 Punt
3:22 1:54 DAL 48 3 1 Interception 6:23 2:06 ATL 36 3 -6 Punt
12:16 3:32 ATL 43 5 15 Punt 3:08 3:08 DAL 44 7 14 End of Game
4:17 1:09 ATL 20 3 -5 Punt
24:16 ATL 20 44 72 35:44 DAL 44 68 384
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Atlanta Falcons 9:25 5:00 5:10 4:41 24:16
Dallas Cowboys 5:35 10:00 9:50 10:19 35:44
Team Statistics Falcons Cowboys
Total Points 0 52
1st Downs 4 18
Rushing 0 8
Passing 2 9
Penalty 2 1
3rd-Down Conversions 0-10 6-16
4th-Down Conversions 0-0 2-2
Red Zone Conversions 0-0 3-4
Penalties-Yards 8-52 8-65
Fumbles-Lost 4-4 6-2
Time Of Pos. 24:16 35:44
Total Net Yards 62 405
Total Plays 44 68
Average Gain 1.4 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 20 183
Rushes 17 43
Avg. Per Rush 1.2 4.3
Net Yards Passing 42 222
Completions 14 14
Attempts 25 24
Completion % 56.0 58.3
Yards Per Completion 3.6 16.3
Times Sacked 2 1
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 0 7
Rushing 0 2
Passing 0 3
Other 0 2
Extra Points 0-0 7-5
Field Goals 0-0 1-1
Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Junior Coffey 13 13 1.0 6 0 Dan Reeves 18 80 4.4 31 1
Perry Lee Dunn 4 7 1.8 3 0 Don Perkins 14 63 4.5 15 1
Walt Garrison 5 30 6.0 12 0
Les Shy 3 6 2.0 2 0
Craig Morton 2 0 0.0 1 0
Don Meredith 1 4 4.0 4 0
Totals 17 20 1.2 6 0 Totals 43 183 4.3 31 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Randy Johnson 23 14 51 1 4 0 13 1 47 Don Meredith 20 13 194 0 0 3 54 0 136
Steve Sloan 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 40 Craig Morton 3 1 34 1 6 0 34 0 77
Dan Reeves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
Totals 25 14 51 2 9 0 13 1 45 Totals 24 14 228 1 6 3 54 0 130
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Tommy McDonald 3 17 5.7 13 0 Dan Reeves 7 108 15.4 35 1
Junior Coffey 3 11 3.7 10 0 Lance Rentzel 3 73 24.3 54 1
Bill Martin 2 1 0.5 2 0 Bob Hayes 2 37 18.5 27 1
Jerry Simmons 2 5 2.5 6 0 Don Perkins 1 3 3.0 3 0
Gary Barnes 1 10 10.0 10 0 Frank Clarke 1 7 7.0 7 0
Perry Lee Dunn 1 3 3.0 3 0
Ray Ogden 1 2 2.0 2 0
Ron Smith 1 2 2.0 2 0
Totals 14 51 3.6 13 0 Totals 14 228 16.3 54 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Tommy Nobis 12 - - - - - - - - Dave Edwards 7 1 11 - 1 - - - -
Marion Rushing 8 - - - - - - 2 - Lee Roy Jordan 7 - - - - - - - -
Floyd Hudlow 7 - - - - - - 1 - Dick Daniels 5 - - - - - - - -
Ken Reaves 6 - - - - - - 1 - Chuck Howley 5 - - - - - - 2 -
Ralph Heck 6 - - - - - - - - Harold Hays 3 - - - - 1 - - -
Tom Bleick 5 - - - - - - - 1 Mike Gaechter 3 - - - - - - 1 -
Bob Riggle 4 - - - - - - 1 1 Willie Townes 3 - - - 1 2 - - -
Sam Williams 4 - - - - 1 - - - Mike A. Johnson 3 - - - - - - - 1
Bo Wood 3 - - - - 1 - - 1 Bob Lilly 2 - - - - - - - -
Joe Szczecko 3 - - - - 1 - - - Cornell Green 2 - - - - - - - -
Lee Calland 3 - - - - - - - - Mel Renfro 2 - - - - - - 3 -
Karl Rubke 3 - - - 1 - - - - Larry Stephens 2 - - - - 1 - - -
Chuck Sieminski 2 - - - - - - - - Dallas Linebacker 1 - - - - - - - -
Jim Norton 2 - - - - 1 - - - Jethro Pugh 1 - - - - - - - -
Andy Bowling 1 - - - - - - - -
Bobby Richards 1 - - - - - - - -
Ron Smith 1 - - - - - - - -
Bob Hughes 1 - - - - - - - -
Dick Absher 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 73 - - - 1 4 - 5 3 Totals 46 1 11 - 2 4 - 6 1
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Tommy McDonald 1 1 0 0 0 Dan Reeves 4 2 0 0 0
Perry Lee Dunn 1 1 0 0 -9 Bob Hayes 1 0 0 0 0
Mike Fitzgerald 1 1 0 0 0 Walt Garrison 1 0 0 0 0
Ron Smith 1 1 0 0 0 Mike A. Johnson 0 0 1 0 0
Lee Calland 0 0 0 1 0 Lee Roy Jordan 0 0 0 1 0
Dick Absher 0 0 0 1 0 Mike Gaechter 0 0 0 2 0
Don Meredith 0 0 1 0 0
Mel Renfro 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 4 4 0 2 -9 Totals 6 2 4 4 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Billy Lothridge 10 437 43.7 2 1 54 Danny Villanueva 6 251 41.8 0 2 55
Totals 10 437 43.7 2 1 54 Totals 6 251 41.8 0 2 55
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ron Smith 2 1 0.5 0 4 0 Bob Hayes 7 110 15.7 0 52 1
Jerry Simmons 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
Totals 3 0 0.0 0 4 0 Totals 7 110 15.7 1 52 1
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Perry Lee Dunn 3 44 14.7 26 0 Walt Garrison 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ron Smith 2 60 30.0 47 0 Les Shy 1 16 16.0 16 0
Mike Fitzgerald 2 48 24.0 29 0
Totals 7 152 21.7 47 0 Totals 2 16 8.0 16 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Billy Lothridge 0 0 0 0 0 Danny Villanueva 1 1 28 7 5
Wade Traynham 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 1 28 7 5

 

Dallas Cowboys
15:00 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 56 yards to ATL 4. Ron Smith to ATL 30 for 26 yards.
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding on the return, 8 yards, enforced at ATL 17.
Atlanta Falcons
14:51 1 & 10 ATL 9 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at ATL 8 for -1 yards. RUN
14:42 2 & 11 ATL 8 Randy Johnson P/A - medium to Tommy McDonald to ATL 15 for 7 yards. STZ
13:58 3 & 4 ATL 15 Randy Johnson P/A - quick toss incomplete to Taz Anderson. B+R
13:50 4 & 4 ATL 15 Billy Lothridge punts 48 yards to DAL 37. Bob Hayes to DAL 46 for 9 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Mike A. Johnson (DAL). NOR
Dallas Cowboys
13:41 1 & 10 DAL 46 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 49 for 3 yards. AP
12:53 2 & 7 DAL 49 Craig Morton medium short incomplete to Don Perkins. DPZ
12:44 3 & 7 DAL 49 Craig Morton medium short to Dan Reeves pushed ob at ATL 17 for 34 yards. P1 BAL
12:32 1 & 10 ATL 17 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves to ATL 5 for 12 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Lee Calland (ATL). BFS
Atlanta Falcons
12:22 1 & 10 ATL 5 Randy Johnson P/A - quick toss to Bill Martin to ATL 7 for 2 yards. AP
11:34 2 & 8 ATL 7 Randy Johnson medium short to Jerry Simmons pushed ob at ATL 13 for 6 yards. AP
11:25 3 & 2 ATL 13 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 12 for -1 yards. RUN
10:40 4 & 3 ATL 12 Billy Lothridge punts 38 yards to Midfield . Bob Hayes to ATL 42 for 8 yards. RET
PENALTY on Atlanta, Flagrant face mask on the return, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 42.
Dallas Cowboys
10:32 1 & 10 ATL 27 Don Meredith flare incomplete to Dan Reeves. AP
10:25 2 & 10 ATL 27 Don Perkins Inside to ATL 28 for -1 yards. SFM
9:39 3 & 11 ATL 28 Dan Reeves Draw to ATL 24 for 4 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Dick Absher (ATL). BAL
Atlanta Falcons
9:31 1 & 10 ATL 24 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 22 for -2 yards. RUN
8:42 2 & 12 ATL 22 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 22, No play.
8:36 2 & 17 ATL 17 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Jerry Simmons. B+R
8:27 3 & 17 ATL 17 Randy Johnson sacked by Jethro Pugh to ATL 9 for -8 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Chuck Howley (DAL). X1 BFS
PENALTY on Dallas, Flagrant face mask, 15 yards, enforced at DAL 17, No play.
8:18 1 & 10 ATL 32 Play Flagged Dead APT
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 32, No play.
8:18 1 & 15 ATL 27 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 27 for 0 yards. RUN
7:31 2 & 15 ATL 27 Randy Johnson quick toss to Jerry Simmons to ATL 26 for -1 yards. APT
6:42 3 & 16 ATL 26 Play Flagged Dead STM
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 26, No play.
6:34 3 & 21 ATL 21 Randy Johnson medium to Gary Barnes to ATL 31 for 10 yards. PRE
5:47 4 & 11 ATL 31 Billy Lothridge punts 54 yard to DAL 15. Bob Hayes to DAL 16 for 1 yard. RET
Dallas Cowboys
5:40 1 & 10 DAL 16 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 20 for 4 yards. BLB
4:52 2 & 6 DAL 20 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 21 for 1 yard. AP
4:05 3 & 5 DAL 21 Don Meredith medium short to Don Perkins pushed ob at DAL 24 for 3 yards. STZ
3:56 4 & 2 DAL 24 Danny Villanueva punts 55 yards to ATL 21. Jerry Simmons to ATL 20 for -1 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
3:48 1 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson quick toss to Tommy McDonald to ATL 17 for -3 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Lee Roy Jordan (DAL). APT
Dallas Cowboys
3:40 1 & 10 ATL 17 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 6 P2 APT
3:32 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 7
3:32 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 59 yards to ATL 1. Perry Lee Dunn to ATL 8 for 7 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
3:25 1 & 10 ATL 8 Randy Johnson handoff to Perry Lee Dunn who laterals it back. Ball Loose at ATL 8
Recovered by Mike Gaechter (DAL), Returned for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 13 APT
Dallas Cowboys
3:16 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 14
3:16 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 56 yards to ATL 4. Mike Fitzgerald to ATL 23 for 19 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
3:07 1 & 10 ATL 23 Randy Johnson medium short to Perry Lee Dunn to ATL 26 for 3 yards. APT
2:20 2 & 7 ATL 26 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 27 for 1 yard. B+R
1:32 3 & 6 ATL 27 Randy Johnson medium incomplete to Ron Smith. B+R
1:26 4 & 6 ATL 27 Billy Lothridge punts 48 yards to DAL 25. Bob Hayes to ATL 46 for 29 yards. RET
Dallas Cowboys
1:15 1 & 10 ATL 46 Don Perkins Inside to ATL 45 for 1 yard. RBL
0:27 2 & 9 ATL 45 Don Meredith QB Run to ATL 41 for 4 yards. BAL
15:00 3 & 5 ATL 41 Don Meredith quick toss to Lance Rentzel to ATL 46 for -5 yards. (Bob Sanders Injured) INJURY TIMEOUT APT
14:51 4 & 10 ATL 46 Danny Villanueva punts 45 yards to ATL 1. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
14:44 1 & 10 ATL 1 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 4 for 3 yards. AP
13:59 2 & 7 ATL 4 Randy Johnson sacked by Dave Edwards for -4 yards. SAFETY 0 - 16 B+R
13:50 ATL 20 Free-Kick by Billy Lothridge 52 yards to DAL 28. Walt Garrison to DAL 28 for 0 yards. B+R
Dallas Cowboys
13:41 1 & 10 DAL 28 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 30 for 2 yards. AP
12:53 2 & 8 DAL 30 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 32 for 2 yards. STM
PENALTY on Atlanta, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 30, No play.
12:44 2 & 3 DAL 35 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 41 for 6 yards. R1 AP
12:00 1 & 10 DAL 41 Play Flagged Dead AP
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 41, No play.
11:50 1 & 15 DAL 36 Don Meredith P/A - flare to Dan Reeves to DAL 35 for -1 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Don Meredith (DAL). STZ
11:40 2 & 16 DAL 35 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 38 for 3 yards. STM
10:55 3 & 13 DAL 38 Don Meredith P/A - medium long to Lance Rentzel to ATL 38 for 24 yards. P3 BFS
10:08 1 & 10 ATL 38 Don Perkins Outside to ATL 23 for 15 yards. R2 DPZ
9:23 1 & 10 ATL 23 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 22 for 1 yard. RBL
8:37 2 & 9 ATL 22 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 21 for 1 yard. AP
7:51 3 & 8 ATL 21 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Dan Reeves. SFM
7:43 4 & 8 ATL 21 Danny Villanueva 28 yard field goal is Good 0 - 19
7:39 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
7:39 1 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson medium long incomplete to Jerry Simmons. RUN
7:31 2 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson quick toss to Ray Ogden to ATL 22 for 2 yards. STM
6:44 3 & 8 ATL 22 Randy Johnson medium short incomplete to Junior Coffey. BAL
6:36 4 & 8 ATL 22 Billy Lothridge punts 36 yards to DAL 42. Fair catch by Lance Rentzel. RET
Dallas Cowboys
6:30 1 & 10 DAL 42 Don Meredith medium long incomplete to Bob Hayes. SFM
6:21 2 & 10 DAL 42 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 46 for 4 yards. RBL
5:36 3 & 6 DAL 46 Don Meredith long to Lance Rentzel for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 25 P4 AP
5:29 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 26
5:29 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
5:29 1 & 10 ATL 20 Randy Johnson medium short to Tommy McDonald to ATL 33 for 13 yards. P1 BLB
4:40 1 & 10 ATL 33 Randy Johnson quick toss to Bill Martin to ATL 32 for -1 yards. APT
3:53 2 & 11 ATL 32 Play Flagged Dead STM
PENALTY on Atlanta, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 32, No play.
3:44 2 & 16 ATL 27 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at ATL 33 for 6 yards. B+R
3:35 3 & 10 ATL 33 Randy Johnson screen to Junior Coffey pushed ob at ATL 35 for 2 yards. BFS
3:27 4 & 8 ATL 35 Billy Lothridge punts 36 yards to DAL 29. Bob Hayes to DAL 32 for 3 yards. RET
Dallas Cowboys
3:19 1 & 10 DAL 32 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 35 for 3 yards. AP
2:32 2 & 7 DAL 35 Don Perkins Draw to DAL 33 for -2 yards. AP
2:00 3 & 9 DAL 33 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves to ATL 32 for 35 yards. P5 DPZ
1:12 1 & 10 ATL 32 Don Meredith medium long incomplete to Dan Reeves. DPZ
1:03 2 & 10 ATL 32 Don Meredith medium to Dan Reeves pushed ob at ATL 22 for 10 yards. P6 AP
0:56 1 & 10 ATL 22 Play Flagged Dead BLB
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 22, No play.
0:56 1 & 15 ATL 27 Don Meredith medium long to Bob Hayes for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 32 P7 BAL
PENALTY on Atlanta, 12 men on field. Declined
0:47 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 33
0:47 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 55 yards to ATL 5. Perry Lee Dunn pushed ob at ATL 16 for 11 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
0:39 1 & 10 ATL 16 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 18 for 2 yards. B+R
15:00 ATL 40 Wade Traynham kicks 54 yards to DAL 6. Les Shy pushed ob at DAL 22 for 16 yards.
Dallas Cowboys
14:52 1 & 10 DAL 22 Dan Reeves Inside to DAL 25 for 3 yards. DPZ
14:07 2 & 7 DAL 25 Don Perkins Inside to DAL 25 for 0 yards. AP
13:21 3 & 7 DAL 25 Don Meredith medium short incomplete to Pettis Norman. AP
13:12 4 & 7 DAL 25 Danny Villanueva punts 48 yards to ATL 27. Ron Smith pushed ob at ATL 31 for 4 yards. RET
Atlanta Falcons
13:05 1 & 10 ATL 31 Randy Johnson medium short to Ron Smith to ATL 33 for 2 yards. X2 B+R
PENALTY on Dallas, Flagrant face mask, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 33.
12:56 1 & 10 ATL 48 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 48 for 0 yards. APT
12:11 2 & 10 ATL 48 Perry Lee Dunn Outside pushed ob at DAL 49 for 3 yards. B+R
12:02 3 & 7 DAL 49 Junior Coffey Inside to DAL 46 for 3 yards. B+R
11:15 4 & 4 DAL 46 Billy Lothridge punts 45 yards to end zone, Touchback NOR
Dallas Cowboys
11:08 1 & 10 DAL 20 Don Meredith medium to Bob Hayes pushed ob at DAL 30 for 10 yards. P8 RBL
11:01 1 & 10 DAL 30 Don Perkins Outside to DAL 33 for 3 yards. AP
10:13 2 & 7 DAL 33 Play Flagged Dead SFM
PENALTY on Dallas, False start, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 33, No play.
10:04 2 & 12 DAL 28 Don Perkins Draw to DAL 39 for 11 yards. DPZ
9:18 3 & 1 DAL 39 Dan Reeves option pass incomplete to Lance Rentzel. AP
9:08 4 & 1 DAL 39 Danny Villanueva punts 46 yards to ATL 15. Ron Smith to ATL 12 for -3 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
8:59 1 & 10 ATL 12 Randy Johnson flare incomplete to Junior Coffey. AP
8:52 2 & 10 ATL 12 Randy Johnson flare to Junior Coffey to ATL 11 for -1 yards. B+R
8:06 3 & 11 ATL 11 Randy Johnson screen incomplete to Junior Coffey. STM
8:00 4 & 11 ATL 11 Billy Lothridge punts 41 yards to DAL 48. Bob Hayes for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 39 RET
Dallas Cowboys
7:51 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is No Good
7:51 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 54 yards, out of bounds.
PENALTY on Dallas, Kick Out of Bounds, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 40, No play.
7:51 DAL 35 Danny Villanueva kicks 57 yards to ATL 8. Mike Fitzgerald to ATL 37 for 29 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Mel Renfro (DAL).
Dallas Cowboys
7:40 1 & 10 ATL 37 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 30 for 7 yards. SFM
6:55 2 & 3 ATL 30 Don Perkins Inside to ATL 25 for 5 yards. R3 RBL
6:09 1 & 10 ATL 25 Don Perkins Outside to ATL 10 for 15 yards. R4 SFM
5:24 1 & GL ATL 10 Don Meredith flare to Dan Reeves to ATL 9 for 1 yard. AP
4:37 2 & GL ATL 9 Don Meredith medium incomplete to Dan Reeves. X1 STM
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding, 4 yards, enforced at ATL 9, No play.
4:30 1 & GL ATL 5 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 1 for 4 yards. AP
3:44 2 & GL ATL 1 Don Meredith P/A - medium incomplete to Lance Rentzel. RUN
3:38 3 & GL ATL 1 Don Meredith P/A - medium short incomplete to Don Perkins. RUN
3:31 4 & GL ATL 1 Dan Reeves Inside for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 45 R5 RUN
3:22 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is No Good
3:22 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 55 yards to ATL 5. Ron Smith pushed ob at DAL 48 for 47 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
3:12 1 & 10 DAL 48 Perry Lee Dunn Outside to DAL 46 for 2 yards. AP
2:25 2 & 8 DAL 46 Junior Coffey Inside to DAL 47 for -1 yards. B+R
1:37 3 & 9 DAL 47 Randy Johnson medium intended for Bill Martin. INTERCEPTED by Dave Edwards at DAL 35.
Dave Edwards to DAL 46 for 11 yards. B+R
Dallas Cowboys
1:28 1 & 10 DAL 46 Walt Garrison Outside to ATL 49 for 5 yards. DPZ
0:43 2 & 5 ATL 49 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 18 for 31 yards. R6 RBL
15:00 1 & 10 ATL 18 Don Perkins Outside to ATL 14 for 4 yards. RUN
14:17 2 & 6 ATL 14 Dan Reeves Outside to ATL 13 for 1 yard. FUMBLE
Fumble went Out of Bounds at ATL 13 STM
14:07 3 & 5 ATL 13 Don Meredith P/A - medium to Frank Clarke pushed ob at ATL 6 for 7 yards. P9 STM
13:58 1 & GL ATL 6 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 1 for 5 yards. RBL
13:12 2 & GL ATL 1 Dan Reeves Inside to ATL 3 for -2 yards. RUN
12:25 3 & GL ATL 3 Don Perkins Outside for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 51 R7 BFS
12:16 ATL 2 Danny Villanueva extra point is Good 0 - 52
12:16 DAL 40 Danny Villanueva kicks 43 yards to ATL 17. Perry Lee Dunn to ATL 43 for 26 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
12:05 1 & 10 ATL 43 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 43 for 0 yards. APT
11:20 2 & 10 ATL 43 Randy Johnson flare to Junior Coffey to DAL 47 for 10 yards. P2 BLB
10:31 1 & 10 DAL 47 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to DAL 45 for 2 yards. B+R
9:47 2 & 8 DAL 45 Randy Johnson medium incomplete to Gary Barnes. STM
9:40 3 & 8 DAL 45 Junior Coffey Draw to DAL 42 for 3 yards. STM
8:52 4 & 5 DAL 42 Billy Lothridge punts 42 yards to end zone, Touchback FAK
Dallas Cowboys
8:44 1 & 10 DAL 20 Walt Garrison Inside to DAL 25 for 5 yards. AP
PENALTY on Dallas, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 20, No play.
8:37 1 & 20 DAL 10 Dan Reeves Outside to DAL 15 for 5 yards. AP
7:48 2 & 15 DAL 15 Walt Garrison Inside to DAL 27 for 12 yards. BFS
7:08 3 & 3 DAL 27 Les Shy Outside to DAL 29 for 2 yards. RBL
6:23 4 & 1 DAL 29 Danny Villanueva punts 35 yards to ATL 36. Ron Smith to ATL 36 for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Mike Gaechter (DAL). NOR
Dallas Cowboys
6:17 1 & 10 ATL 36 Les Shy Inside to ATL 34 for 2 yards. RBL
5:29 2 & 8 ATL 34 Walt Garrison Outside pushed ob at ATL 31 for 3 yards. AP
5:20 3 & 5 ATL 31 Craig Morton sacked by Karl Rubke to ATL 37 for -6 yards. SFM
4:33 4 & 11 ATL 37 Play Flagged Dead NOR
PENALTY on Dallas, Delay of game, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 37, No play.
4:24 4 & 16 ATL 42 Danny Villanueva punts 22 yards to ATL 20. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
4:17 1 & 10 ATL 20 Steve Sloan sacked by Willie Townes to ATL 15 for -5 yards. BLB
3:36 2 & 15 ATL 15 Steve Sloan medium long incomplete to Tommy McDonald. BAL
3:26 3 & 15 ATL 15 Steve Sloan medium incomplete to Tommy McDonald. BLB
3:17 4 & 15 ATL 15 Billy Lothridge punts 49 yards to DAL 36. Bob Hayes pushed ob at DAL 44 for 8 yards. RET
Dallas Cowboys
3:08 1 & 10 DAL 44 Craig Morton quick toss incomplete to Frank Clarke. RBL
3:01 2 & 10 DAL 44 Les Shy Inside to DAL 46 for 2 yards. STM
2:12 3 & 8 DAL 46 Walt Garrison Outside to ATL 47 for 7 yards. FUMBLE
Fumble went Out of Bounds at ATL 47 SFM
2:02 4 & 1 ATL 47 Craig Morton QB Run to ATL 46 for 1 yard. R8 RBL
1:54 1 & 10 ATL 46 Walt Garrison Inside to ATL 43 for 3 yards. RUN
1:06 2 & 7 ATL 43 Don Perkins Inside to ATL 41 for 2 yards. RBL
0:20 3 & 5 ATL 41 Craig Morton QB Run to ATL 42 for -1 yards. IRN