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Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

October 15, 1972
70°
Texas Stadium (Dallas, TX) Attendance: 48,158 (64%)
Arizona Cardinals 10 10 3 3 - 26
Dallas Cowboys 14 10 0 0 - 24

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Arizona Cardinals: 4-1-DAL 9 (9:38) 9-Barry Cochran 27 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 0 ARZ 3
(Qtr 1) Dallas Cowboys: 1-7-ARZ 7 (7:03) 16-Frank Barnes pass complete to 13-Thomas Hill for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Travis Richardson. DAL 7 ARZ 3
(Qtr 1) Arizona Cardinals: 2-3-DAL 3 (5:29) 42-Gary Hutcherson ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Barry Cochran. ARZ 14-Damon Smith was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DAL 7 ARZ 10
(Qtr 1) Dallas Cowboys: 2-2-ARZ 2 (1:56) 16-Frank Barnes pass complete to 80-Richard Brown for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Travis Richardson. DAL 14 ARZ 10
(Qtr 2) Dallas Cowboys: 4-4-ARZ 11 (11:36) 4-Travis Richardson 29 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 17 ARZ 10
(Qtr 2) Arizona Cardinals: 4-12-DAL 28 (9:24) 9-Barry Cochran 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 17 ARZ 13
(Qtr 2) Dallas Cowboys: 2-9-ARZ 15 (5:46) 16-Frank Barnes pass complete to 13-Thomas Hill for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Travis Richardson. DAL 24 ARZ 13
(Qtr 2) Arizona Cardinals: 3-1-DAL 1 (1:05) 11-Ryan Cunningham pass complete to 21-Travis McKinley for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Barry Cochran. DAL 58-John Mixon was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DAL 24 ARZ 20
(Qtr 3) Arizona Cardinals: 4-10-DAL 34 (7:57) 9-Barry Cochran 53 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 24 ARZ 23
(Qtr 4) Arizona Cardinals: 4-10-DAL 19 (9:14) 9-Barry Cochran 37 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 24 ARZ 26

Team Statistics

Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals
First Downs 20 15
- Rushing 4 3
- Passing 15 10
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 384 457
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards Per Play 5.73 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 51 70
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.40 2.33
Net Passing Yards 333 387
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 28 / 2 36 / 22 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 340 394
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.40 10.46
- Yards Per Completion 12.14 17.91
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 11 5 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 5 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 10 2 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 30 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:55 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 9:35 2:36 OWN 27 7 73 Touchdown
1 5:26 3:34 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 0:20 3:48 OWN 27 7 62 Field Goal
2 9:20 3:38 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 1:01 1:01 OWN 25 2 -1 Half
3 10:42 1:27 OWN 10 5 20 Interception
3 7:52 0:19 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 5:58 1:30 OWN 30 3 25 Interception
3 3:29 1:27 OWN 18 3 9 Punt
3 0:33 1:29 OWN 43 4 3 Punt
4 9:11 1:36 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
4 3:59 0:52 OWN 40 3 1 Punt
4 1:11 1:11 OWN 30 5 31 Missed FG

Arizona Cardinals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:05 3:30 OWN 29 6 61 Field Goal
1 6:59 1:33 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 1:52 1:31 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 11:33 2:13 OWN 25 7 47 Field Goal
2 5:42 4:42 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 4:18 OWN 25 7 62 Fumble
3 9:15 1:23 OPP 35 3 0 Field Goal
3 7:34 1:35 OWN 29 3 -2 Punt
3 4:28 0:59 OWN 31 3 -1 Punt
3 2:02 1:29 OWN 22 3 31 Interception
4 14:04 4:53 OWN 8 9 73 Field Goal
4 7:35 3:36 OWN 1 6 15 Punt
4 3:07 1:55 OWN 20 3 0 Punt

Rushing Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Sam Cunningham 10 39 3.90 12 3 0
Robert Sizemore 5 12 2.40 11 1 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Alexander Garner 6 23 3.83 8 0 0
Travis McKinley 10 20 2.00 5 0 0
Dan Robison 5 17 3.40 12 1 0
Gary Hutcherson 9 10 1.11 4 0 1

Passing Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Frank Barnes 51 28 340 1 / 7 3 26 2 78.88

Arizona Cardinals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ryan Cunningham 36 22 394 1 / 7 1 68 1 96.30

Receiving Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Hill 7 87 12.43 21 2
Charles Hunter 5 72 14.40 26 0
Richard Brown 8 67 8.38 24 1
Jim Perez 3 50 16.67 22 0
John Hernandez 1 23 23.00 23 0
Sam Cunningham 1 14 14.00 14 0
Robert Sizemore 1 12 12.00 12 0
Russell Allison 1 8 8.00 8 0
Don Calhoun 1 7 7.00 7 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kevin Alexis 3 119 39.67 47 0
Damon Smith 6 88 14.67 30 0
Christopher Motter 3 80 26.67 68 0
Chad Simpson 2 28 14.00 15 0
Robert Rodriguez 1 28 28.00 28 0
Dan Robison 3 27 9.00 12 0
Alexander Garner 2 18 9.00 12 0
Travis McKinley 2 6 3.00 5 1

Blocking Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeffrey Tobin 50 23 1 3
Charles Taylor 61 23 0 1
Henry Pritt 0 1 0 0
Justin Robinson 0 1 0 0
Shawn Schreiber 0 1 0 0
John Hernandez 0 1 0 0
Russell Allison 0 7 0 0
Don Calhoun 0 2 0 0
Thomas Hill 0 9 0 0
Albert Barnett 0 2 0 0
Jim Perez 0 4 0 0
Robert Sizemore 4 2 0 0
Charles Dempsey 6 1 0 0
Jorge Suggs 20 2 0 0
Richard Brown 0 9 0 1
Marlon Dinan 0 1 0 0
Micheal Sharp 0 2 0 0
Richard Morris 52 28 0 2
John Mixon 0 1 0 0
Mel Lunsford 2 1 0 0
Daniel Versace 2 1 0 0
William Lantigua 14 1 0 0
Rolando Stewart 4 2 0 0
Michael Burkett 10 1 0 0
Robert Olivar 13 2 0 0
Michael Maxwell 14 13 0 0
Charles Hunter 9 13 0 1
Sam Cunningham 10 3 0 0
Sean Bode 62 24 0 1
David Francis 55 30 0 1
Billy Mitcham 0 1 0 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Damon Smith 9 22 0 0
Robert Rodriguez 0 17 0 0
Christopher Motter 0 1 0 0
Jon Dietrich 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Petillo 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Burnett 0 2 0 0
Edward Hart 0 2 0 0
Chad Simpson 0 7 0 0
Max Halfacre 5 1 0 0
Edward Jordan 0 1 0 0
Gary Hutcherson 11 1 0 0
Alexander Garner 4 1 0 0
Scott Fudge 1 0 0 0
Jeffrey Whitlock 0 7 0 0
Jesse Fonseca 0 1 0 1
Travis McKinley 12 16 0 0
Kevin Alexis 22 22 0 0
Jake Noel 51 31 0 3
Christopher Wade 46 32 0 0
Michael Gentry 50 35 0 1
Eric Waldman 40 36 0 4
Terry Mullins 49 39 0 5
Roger Mullinax 14 21 0 0
Robert Fitzgerald 0 1 0 0
Mason Dantzler 3 1 0 0
Dan Robison 4 6 0 1
Juan Williams 0 1 0 0
John Welch 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Rolando Stewart 1 1 1.00 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Fitzgerald 1 0 0.00 0
Mason Dantzler 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Dallas Cowboys

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Justin Robinson 0 0 1 0
Bryan Williams 0 1 0 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Alexander Garner 1 0 0 0

Punting

Dallas Cowboys

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Donald Banks 6 305 50.83 45.83 60 1

Arizona Cardinals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Thomas Maston 5 243 48.60 46.80 52 0

Kicking

Dallas Cowboys

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Travis Richardson 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 29 3 / 3

Arizona Cardinals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Barry Cochran 4 / 4 2 / 2 1 / 1 53 2 / 2

Punt Return

Dallas Cowboys

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Hernandez 1 10 10.0 10 0

Arizona Cardinals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Edward Jordan 2 10 5.0 10 0

Kick Return

Dallas Cowboys

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Hernandez 1 30 30.0 0

Arizona Cardinals

Defensive Stats