Veteran linebacker Lee Roy Jordan was a Pro Bowler. The front four was anchored by 34-year-old Pro Bowl tackle Bob Lilly, who was then flanked by good pass-rushing ends in Pat Toomay and Harvey Martin. And the defense, which ranked seventh in points allowed, wasn’t bad either. They ran behind a tough offensive line, led by All-Pro right tackle Rayfield Wright and left guard John Niland.Īll in all, the balanced Cowboy attack scored the second-most points in the NFL. The veteran Garrison and the youthful Robert Newsome combined to add almost 900 more. Hill was one of the league’s better runners, rolling up over 1,100 yards. The running backs, notably Calvin Hill and Walt Garrison were a big part of the passing game, something that was not the norm in an age where more offenses simply threw the ball downfield. Dallas also had a good up-and-coming tight end in Billy Jo DuPree. Staubach’s big-play targets were the trio of Otto Stowe, Bob Hayes, and a young Drew Pearson. While a 23-15 TD/INT ratio was fine in the context of this era, his 5.2 percent interception rate only ranked 14 th among the 17 QBs with enough throws to qualify. In ’73, Roger’s 8.5 yards-per-attempt were the best in the league and his 63 percent completion rate was second. Staubach was hurt through all of 1972before returning to lead a dramatic playoff win. It was after Tom Landry settled on Roger Staubach as his quarterback midway through 1971that the Cowboys won their first championship. While the 1973 Dallas Cowboys weren’t able to return to the top of heap and win a second Super Bowl in three years, they did keep both of the aforementioned streaks going. For three straight years, they had at least reached the NFC Championship Game. For seven straight years, Dallas had been in the playoffs.
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