1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1971 Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Dallas | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 2 | 9:00 | 1971 Dallas | L.Alworth 9 yd. pass from R.Staubach (M.Clark kick) | 7-0 DAN | ||
| 2 | 4:30 | 1971 Dallas | M.Clark 37 yd. field goal | 10-0 DAN | ||
| 3 | 7:30 | 1971 Dallas | D.Thomas 1 yd. run (M.Clark kick) | 17-0 DAN | ||
| 4 | 9:36 | 1971 Dallas | M.Clark 13 yd. field goal | 20-0 DAN | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 10:48 | 1971 Minnesota | Intercept | Ed Sharockman | 27 | |
| 1 | 9:54 | 1971 Minnesota | QBSack | Jethro Pugh | -8 | |
| 1 | 6:54 | 1971 Minnesota | Fumble | Jim Lindsey | ||
| 1 | 2:06 | 1971 Minnesota | Fumble | Jim Lindsey | ||
| 2 | 7:30 | 1971 Dallas | Intercept | Mel Renfro | 10 | |
| 2 | 0:01 | 1971 Dallas | Missed Field Goal | Mike Clark | 32 | |
| 3 | 12:00 | 1971 Minnesota | Fumble | Bill Brown | ||
| 3 | 2:06 | 1971 Minnesota | Missed Field Goal | Fred Cox | 22 | |
| 4 | 14:24 | 1971 Minnesota | QBSack | George Andrie | -5 | |
| 4 | 13:30 | 1971 Minnesota | Fumble | Clint Jones | ||
| 4 | 7:12 | 1971 Minnesota | QBSack | Jethro Pugh | 0 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1971 Minnesota | 1971 Dallas | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 7-4-1-12 | 9-14-0-23 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-12-33% | 5-14-36% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-4-0% | 1-2-50% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 0-7-0% | 20-28-71% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 219-55-4.0 | 340-76-4.5 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 148 | 130 |
| Total Rushes | 29 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 9/23 (39.1%) | 21/39 (53.8%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 71 | 210 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 3/13 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 2/48.5 | 4/42.3 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/11 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/114 | 0/0 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/27 | 1/10 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/35 | 5/40 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 5/4 | 0/0 |
| Time of Possession | 26 mins 13 secs | 33 mins 47 secs |
| Average Drive Start | MNN 29 | DAN 37 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Bob Lee | 23 | 9 | 84 | 39.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 15 | 3/13 | 31.8 |
| Roger Staubach | 39 | 21 | 210 | 53.8 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 17 | 0/0 | 67.3 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Clint Jones | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | ||||
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bob Lee | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bill Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Duane Thomas | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Calvin Hill | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Roger Staubach | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Al Denson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Duane Thomas | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Hayes | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Walt Garrison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Fred Cox | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Mike Clark | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Bob Lee | 2 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Widby | 4 | 42.3 | 34.5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Charlie West | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Waters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Roy Winston | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie West | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Gersbach | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Krause | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Eller | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Larsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alan Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Milt Sunde | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chuck Howley | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Dave Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jethro Pugh | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Renfro | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Herb Adderley | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| George Andrie | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cornell Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Renfro | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| With a good effort Dallas beat Minnesota by the score of 20 to 0. Roger Staubach passed 39 times for 210 yards adding a touchdown. Duane Thomas led all rushers, carrying the ball 20 times for 73 yards and added a touchdown. It was a wonderful day for the Dallas defense, as they shutout the Minnesota offense. They won the air battle out-passing Minnesota 210 to 84 yards. Dallas controlled the ball for 33:47. | |||||