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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
Date
October 30, 1972
Kickoff
09:00 PM ET
06:00 PM PT
Score
DET 24 — DAL 28 F

Stadium

Capacity: 80,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1971

Broadcast

Announcers

Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Howard Cosell

Summary

DET and DAL combined for 423 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Greg Landry led DET with 46 rushing yards while Calvin Hill paced DAL with 81. Through the air, Charlie Sanders topped DET with 82 receiving yards while Billy Parks led DAL with 53.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat DET DAL
First Downs 14 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 28-59-1 43-159-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-21-240-2-0 11-19-206-3-1
Sacked-Yards 2-16 0-0
Net Pass Yards 224 206
Total Yards 283 365
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Turnovers 0 2
Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-60

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET DAL
First Downs 14 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 28-59-1 43-159-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-21-240-2-0 11-19-206-3-1
Sacked-Yards 2-16 0-0
Net Pass Yards 224 206
Total Yards 283 365
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Turnovers 0 2
Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-60

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Cowboys Billy Parks 38 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) 0-7
Cowboys Calvin Hill 33 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) 0-14
2 Lions Greg Landry 2 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 7-14
Cowboys Mike Montgomery 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) 7-21
Lions Altie Taylor 40 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 14-21
3 Lions Errol Mann 17 yard field goal 17-21
4 Cowboys Mike Montgomery 15 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) 17-28
Lions Larry Walton 21 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 24-28

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