11. 1970 LOS ANGELES RAMS at 6. 1977 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
6. 1977 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
Record: 12-2
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 2nd
Def: 8th
1st NFC East
d. Bears Div Rnd 37-7
d. Vikes NFC Title 23-6
d. Broncos Super Bowl 27-10
HC Tom Landry OC Dan Reeves DC Ernie Stautner
Texas Stadium: 65 degrees
Verne Lundquist/Brad Sham
Offense
QB Roger Staubach 35 Navy
RB Tony Dorsett 23 R Pitt
RB Robert Newhouse 27 Houston
WR Drew Pearson 26 All Pro Tulsa
WR Golden Richards 27 BYU
TE Billy Joe Dupree 27 Mich St
LT Ralph Neely 34 Oklahoma
LG Herbert Scott 24 V Union
C John Fitzgerald 29 B College
RG Tom Rafferty 23 Penn St
RT Pat Donovan 24 Stanford
Defense
LDE Too Tall Jones 26 Tenn St
LDT Jethro Pugh 33 Eliz City St
RDT Randy White 24 Mary
RDE Harvey Martin 27 All Pro Tex A&M Comm
LLB Hollywood Henderson 24 Langston
MLB Bob Breunig 24 Ariz St
RLB DD Lewis 32 Miss St
LCB Benny Barnes 26 Stanford
RCB Aaron Kyle 23 Wyoming
SS Charlie Waters 29 Clemson
FS Cliff Harris All Pro 29 Ouachita Baptist
K Efren Herrera 26 All Pro UCLA
P Danny White 25 Arizona St
KR Tony Hill 21 Cal
PR Butch Johnson 23 UC Riverside
Dallas looks to ride its '77 Super Bowl Champ into round 2; a win and they match New England for 10 teams moving forward, one behind San Francisco. 2nd best offense in football. 35 year old Roger Staubach had 21 scores and 9 picks; heck of a rookie season for 23 year old Tony Dorsett, he only started four games, but ran for over a thousand yards with 13 TDs. 26 year old Drew Pearson was an All Pro, as was the kicker, 26 year old Efren Herrera. 2 All Pros on defense, 27 year old Harvey Martin and 29 year old Cliff Harris.
11. 1970 LOS ANGELES RAMS
Record: 9-4-1
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 4th
Def: 2nd
2nd NFC West
Did not make playoffs
HC George Allen OC Ray Prochaska
Offense
QB Roman Gabriel 30 NC St
RB Larry Smith 23 Florida
RB Les Josephson 28 Augustana
WR Jack Snow 27 N Dame
WR Wendell Tucker 27 SC St
TE Billy Truax 27 LSU
LT Charlie Cowan 32 Highlands
LG Tom Mack 27 Michigan
C Ken Iman 31 SE Missouri St
RG Joe Scibelli 31 AIU
RT Bob Brown 29 All Pro Nebraska
Defense
LDE Deacon Jones 32 Miss Vall St
LDT Merlin Olsen 30 All Pro Utah St
RDT Diron Talbert 26 Texas
RDE Coy Bacon 28 Jackson St
LLB Jack Pardee 34 A&M
MLB Myron Pottios 31 N Dame
RLB Maxie Baughan 32 GTech
LCB Clancy Williams 28 Wash St
RCB Kermit Alexander 29 UCLA
SS Richie Petitbon 32 Tulane
FS Eddie Meador 33 Ark Tech
K David Ray 26 Alabama
P Pat Studstill 32 Houston
KR/PR Alvin Haymond 28 Southern
7 Rams teams have moved forward - the '70 Team is seeded 11th in the region, 2nd in defense and 4th in offense. The All Pro on defense is 30 year old Merlin Olsen, he and 32 year old Deacon Jones look to get to Staubach -- battle of the defensive lines in this game. 30 year old Roman Gabriel had 17 scores and 12 picks. 29 year old Bob Brown is an All Pro.
Likely a conservative, hard hitting 1970s style game - two smart, talented, All Time defensive lines looking to get after it. Let's go to Dallas for the kick.
1st Qtr
Alvin Haywood returnd the opening kick to the 40, good field position for LA.
2 first downs on the drive, the biggest play a 15 yard Roman Gabriel to Pat Studstill connection - but the drive ends in a Rams failure to convert a 4th down and Dallas takes over at their own 34.
3 and out. Rams at their own 35.
3 and out. Dallas at their own 29.
3 and out. Rams at their own 33. One first down on the drive, a Les Josephson 10 yard reception. The drive ends in a punt, touchback. 90 seconds left in the quarter.
3 and out, a Deacon Jones sack ending the drive - Dallas has 4th down from their own 15 as the quarter ends.
2nd Qtr: Cowboys 0 Rams 0
Dallas doesn't get a first down and they'll be kicking from their own 15.
Rams in buisness at the Dallas 46.
2 first downs on the drive - Jack Snow 19 yard reception the biggest play - but Too Tall Jones gets a big sack - LA settles for the FG and it's 3-0.
Dallas at the 22.
1/10 - 1 for Tony Dorsett.
2/9 - Roger Staubach finds Drew Pearson for a 21 yard pickup and Dallas's first first down of the game comes with 10 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - 4 yards for Robert Newhouse.
2/6 - Newhouse is stopped for no gain.
3/7 - Staubach again - this time its 14 yards to Golden Richards and Dallas is at the 39.
1/10 - 6 for Dorsett.
2/4 - Newhouse gets 5 and it is a first down for the Cowboys.
1/10 - 5 for Dorsett, Dallas at the 23.
2/5 - Staubach to Butch Johnson, 13 yards and Dallas has a first down at the 10.
1/goal - A yard for Dorsett
2/goal - Newhouse gets a yard.
3/goal - Staubach rifles one to the back of the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - 8 yards from Staubach to Drew Pearson and Dallas takes the 7-3 lead.
At the 2 minute warning, Rams at the 25.
They get a big first down, Larry Smith rumbling for 33 yards - but on 4th and short from the Cowboy 38 Gabriel's sacked by Randy White and Dallas takes over at the 43 with a tick more than a minute left in the half and all 3 timeouts.
1/10 - Staubach goes downfield to Richards, picture perfect pass, 26 yards and Dallas stops the clock.
1/10 - 11 yards from Staubach to Billy Joe Dupree, Dallas uses its second timeout, they are at the 20 yard line with 54 seconds left in the half.
1/10 - Newhouse gets 3 yards on the sweep, he's out of bounds.
2/7 - Staubach to Drew Pearson, 14 yard pickup all the way to the Ram 3 yard line, Dallas uses its final timeout, there's 37 seconds left to go in the half.
1/goal - Staubach gets sacked - Merlin Olsen - and the clock is running and Dallas can't stop it -- that's the thing Dallas couldn't do - take that sack, Staubach has to hurry.
2/goal - Staubach - End Zone -- Tony Hill --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Dallas ends the half with 2 scores.
Third Qtr: Cowboys 14 Rams 3
It took Dallas a quarter and a half, but they find an offensive rhythm, Staubach with a couple of scores and Dallas is up double digits.
Dallas at the 20.
1/10 - Newhouse goes for 10 yards.
1/10 - Dorsett for 5.
2/5 - Staubach hits Dorsett in space, 18 yard pickup for the rookie -- Dallas picks up where they left off.
1/10 - 3 for Newhouse
2/7 - Staubach in the flat to Dorsett, he scoots for the first down at the LA 37.
The drive stalls - Herrera hits the FG and it is 17-3.
LA at the 32.
3 and out. Dallas at the 36.
They get a first down on a 12 yard Dorsett run, but punt, Rams at the 12.
They get a first down on an 11 yard Willie Ellison run - but Cliff Harris picks off Gabriel - and Dallas has the ball at the LA 29 yard line, already up 2 scores, couple of minutes left in the third. Dallas looking to close this one out.
1/10 - 7 for Newhouse
2/3 - Dorsett stopped at the line.
3/4 - Newhouse breaks one -- Robert Newhouse knocked out of bounds at the LA 6 yard line, Dallas with a first and goal.
1/goal - Dorsett for 3 as the qtr ends.
4th Qtr: Cowboys 17 Rams 3
Dallas is in great shape now, up 2 scores with a second and goal.
2/goal - Newhouse gets one more.
3/goal - Preston Pearson....Into the End Zone....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS and at 24-3 this hill seems too step for the Rams to climb.
LA at the 32.
1/10 - Les Josephson gets 1
2/9 - Gabriel to Studstill for 18 yards to the Cowboy 49.
1/10 - Smith for 1
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Gabriel 14 yards to Josephson, Rams at the 34.
1/10 - Ellison 16 yard gain.
1/10 - Tommy Mason gets 2.
2/8 - Gabriel hits Ellison - he's all the way down to the Dallas 2 yard line.
1/goal - Smith is stopped just shy of the end zone.
2/goal - Josephson is into the end zone -- but a holding call nullfies it - and LA is at the 11.
3/goal - Harvey Martin sacks Gabriel -- LA is all the way backed up at the 18 - down 21 points with less than 10 minutes to play in the football game.
4/goal - Incomplete
Dallas takes over on downs and that's it - theyre at the 25, up 3 scores.
They get a first down on a 13 yard Drew Pearson reception - but the drive ends in a pick - Clancy Williams intercepting Staubach - LA has the ball with a tick more than 6 to play at the Cowboy 44.
They get a first down, 11 yard Snow reception - but Harvey Martin's second sack ends the drive and again, Dallas takes over on downs. 5 minutes left in the game.
They stay on the ground, Dorsett 10 yard run gets a first down, but with a little over 2 left, they punt, LA ball at their own 17.
The rest of the game is LA moving down the field - a 20 yard pass from Gabriel to Truax the biggest play, Randy White gets his second sack - and when Dallas again stops LA on a 4th down, the game is over.
Final: Cowboys 24 Rams 3
Doomsday really asserts itself in the second half - Dallas moves its 10th team into Rnd 2 where they face the Patriots 10th team. Only San Francisco has had more success.
Staubach: 12 of 18 155 yds 2 TD/INT
Gabriel: 13 for 34 148 yds INT
Dorsett: 15 carries, 56 yds
Smith: 10 carries, 46 yds
Pearson: 3 catches, 43 yds TD
Snow: 5 catches 45 yds
White/Martin: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Randy White
