1971 NFC Championship
Cowboys 14, 49ers 3: the first playoff game at Texas Stadium.
The 1971 NFC Championship Game was a rematch of the previous season's title game: the Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers 14-3. Because hosting rights still rotated between divisions, the NFC East champion Cowboys hosted it, and it was the first NFL playoff game at the new Texas Stadium.
Quick Facts
- Score
- Cowboys 14, 49ers 3
- Venue
- Texas Stadium, Irving
Lore & Background
Dallas had won the NFC East at 11-3 and beaten Minnesota 20-12 in the divisional round; San Francisco won the NFC West at 9-5 and beat Washington 24-20.
Reader's Guide
The Dallas defence held San Francisco to 61 rushing yards and nine first downs and forced three interceptions. The Cowboys went on to win Super Bowl VI.
With the game scoreless in the second quarter, defensive end George Andrie intercepted a John Brodie screen pass and returned it to the 49ers' two, setting up Calvin Hill's one-yard touchdown run. Bruce Gossett's field goal made it 7-3, and Duane Thomas finished a 14-play, 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter with a two-yard run.
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