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December 14, 1982 Page 9
Sports
Oilers frustrated in 37-7 loss
Cowboys roll over Houston
United Press International
HOUSTON — The Dallas
Cowboys established themselves
as the most consistently winning
team in the history of the Na
tional Football League Monday
night and they did so by step
ping over a club that seems to be
setting a record of its own for
frustration.
With every close call going
their way and with the ball
bouncing in their direction most
of the night, the Cowboys rolled
over the Houston Oilers in only
their fourth meeting ever — 37-
The victory ensured Dallas of
its 17th consecutive winning sea
son — something never before
accomplished in the NFL. The
Oilers, meanwhile, sank to new
depths — a mere shadow of the
team that just a few years ago
made two consecutive apper-
ances in the AFC title game.
“I don’t think there is any
question the best football team
won the game,” said Houston
coach Ed Biles, whose club drop
ped to 1-5 and is winless since
the resumption of play follow
ing the NFL strike. “We may
have been trying too hard. We
made some mistakes that cost us
some opportunities to put points
on the board.”
Indeed, every time it seemed
the Oilers were in the process of
doing something right, they did
something wrong.
“You look at the score and it
seems like we blew them out,”
said Dallas quarterback Danny
Earl Campbell’s two
fumbles costly in 37-7
loss to Dallas
White, who completed 21 of 27
passes for 279 yards and three
touchdowns. “But we didn’t
blow them out. For a long time
they were just one play away
from being back in the game.”
Dallas ran its record to 5-1, all
but clinching a spot in the play
offs and keeping pace with the
Washington Redskins for the
best record in the NFC. But for a
while it looked as if the result
might be different.
Houston struck for a 54-yard
touchdown on its second play
with a pass from Archie Man
ning to Mike Renfro. And the
Oilers were in position to add to
that lead only to have Earl
Campbell, fumble twice inside
Dallas territory.
Ed Biles: Oilers may
have tried too hard in
fifth loss
Then things began to pile up
in favor of the Cowboys. Three
critical plays turned the game
around.
Early in the second quarter,
still trailing, Dallas faced third-
and-7 at the Oilers’ 21. White,
after scrambling out of trouble,
lobbed a pass deep in the end
zone. Butch Johnson, dragging
his toes to keep them in bounds,
grabbed it for a score.
Dallas led at the half, thanks
to a 22-yard field goal by Rafael
Septien and another White-to-
Johnson touchdown pass — this
one of 18 yards.
But there were two more
twists of fate awaiting the Oilers.
In the midst of what turned out
to be a field-goal drive in the-
third quarter, White threw a de
speration pass that was inter^
cepted by defensive end Mal^‘
colm Taylor and returned foir
what looked to be a 74-yar$'
touchdown. Referee Jim Tuny
ney ruled, however, that Whit^
was in the grasp of a defender
before throwing the pass and
ruled the play dead.
Even after falling behind by a
20-7 score, the Oilers appeared
ready to jump back into th^
game. They had the ball at the
Dallas 7-yard line, but on second
down rookie Gary Allen had the
ball stripped away by Ed JoneS
and safety Michael Downs raced
back 86 yards for the backbreak
ing touchdown.
“Obviously that was a big
play,” said Dallas coach Tom
Landry. “They were down there
to make it 20-14. Everything
came unglued for them at thae?
point. A play like that is a shocks
er when you have lost a few.
thought it would be a touglj/
game until that happened.” yC-
Dallas went on to add a 46-^.
yard touchdown pass front/
White to Timmy Newsome ancf/-
a 53-yard field goal by Septien-v
— which Landry said was trieo/;
only to give his field goal kicker/;
some confidence.
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continued to roll along as one ofo^
the more dangerous clubs in the^/y
league. But White said a lot o£5<'
rolling yet needs to be done.
Campbell finding numbers and
‘flashes’ not like the old days
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pounds. Cook is an electrical engineer
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Aggie-Day!
United Press International
HOUSTON — The numbers
were those usually reserved for
some third-string running back
who is destined to disappear
from the National Football
League in just a matter of weeks.
They are not numbers to be
associated with Earl Campbell.
But on Monday night they were.
Against the Dallas Cowboys, a
team he battered for 195 yards
the last time he played them
three seasons ago, Campbell
gained 17 yards on seven carries
Monday night.
In addition he fumbled twice,
both times costing his team
chances for points at a time
when they are already leading,
7-0.
“I have to be honest,” said
Campbell after the Oilers fell to
the Cowboys, 37-7, “It is very
frustrating. I’ve been spoiled.
I’m used to winning.”
Campbell came into the game
averaging less than four yards a
carry, a victim of Houston coach
Ed Biles’ attempts to diversify
the Oilers’ offense and also a vic
tim of little blocking.
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