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Dallas Cowboys 30,
Buffalo Bills 13

Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 72,817
MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas RB

Game Summary

After Buffalo grabbed a 13-6 halftime lead, Emmitt Smith took over and carried the Cowboys to their second straight Super Bowl win, sending the Bills to their record fourth straight loss. Dallas tied the score early in the second half when James Washington ran 46 yards with a fumble recovery. The next time the Cowboys got the ball, they went on a 64-yard scoring drive, with Smith rushing for 61 of them. Washington's fourth-quarter interception set Dallas up at the Buffalo 39. Eight plays later, Smith scored his second TD and a late field goal put the game out of reach.

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Scoring

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Dallas	6	0	14	10	30
Buffalo	3	10	0	0	13

Team

Final

Dallas

Buffalo

First Quarter
DAL: FG Murray 41, 2:19 BUF: FG Christie 54, 4:41 DAL: FG Murray 24, 11:05
Second Quarter
BUF: Thomas 4 run (Christie kick), 2:34 BUF: FG Christie 28, 15:00
Third Quarter
DAL: Washington 46 def. fumble rec. (Murray kick), 0:55 DAL: E. Smith 15 run (Murray kick), 6:18
Fourth Quarter
DAL: E. Smith 1 run (Murray kick), 5:10 DAL: FG Murray 20, 12:10

First Quarter

DAL: FG Murray 41, 2:19
BUF: FG Christie 54, 4:41
DAL: FG Murray 24, 11:05

Second Quarter

BUF: Thomas 4 run (Christie kick), 2:34
BUF: FG Christie 28, 15:00

Third Quarter

DAL: Washington 46 def. fumble rec. (Murray kick), 0:55
DAL: E. Smith 15 run (Murray kick), 6:18

Fourth Quarter

DAL: E. Smith 1 run (Murray kick), 5:10
DAL: FG Murray 20, 12:10

Team Statistics

Dal	Team Statistics	Buf
20	Total First Downs	22
6	Rushing	6
14	Passing	15
0	Penalty	1
341	Total Net Yardage	314
64	Total Offensive Plays	80
5.3	Average Gain	3.9
35	Rushes	27
137	Yards Rushing	87
3.9	Average Yards	3.2
27	Passes Attempted	50
19	Passes Completed	31
1	Had Intercepted	1
2	Times Sacked	3
3	Yards Lost	33
204	Net Yards Passing	227
4	Punts	5
43.8	Average Distance	37.6
1	Punt Returns	1
5	Punt Return Yardage	5
2	Kickoff Returns	6
72	Kickoff Return Yardage	144
12	Interception Return Yardage	41
0	Fumbles	3
0	Own Recovered	1
2	Opponents' Recovered	0
6	Penalties	1
50	Yards Penalized	10
30	Points Scored	13
3	Touchdowns	1
2	Rushing	1
0	Passing	0
1	Returns	0
3	Extra Points	1
3	Field Goals	2
3	Field Goals Attempted	2
0	Safeties	0
5/13	Third-Down Efficiency	5/17
1/1	Fourth-Down Efficiency	2/3
34:29	Time of Possession	25:31

Dal

Team Statistics

Buf

Total First Downs

Rushing

Passing

Penalty

341

Total Net Yardage

314

Total Offensive Plays

5.3

Average Gain

3.9

Rushes

137

Yards Rushing

3.9

Average Yards

3.2

Passes Attempted

Passes Completed

Had Intercepted

Times Sacked

Yards Lost

204

Net Yards Passing

227

Punts

43.8

Average Distance

37.6

Punt Returns

Punt Return Yardage

Kickoff Returns

Kickoff Return Yardage

144

Interception Return Yardage

Fumbles

Own Recovered

Opponents' Recovered

Penalties

Yards Penalized

Points Scored

Touchdowns

Rushing

Passing

Returns

Extra Points

Field Goals

Field Goals Attempted

Safeties

5/13

Third-Down Efficiency

5/17

1/1

Fourth-Down Efficiency

2/3

34:29

Time of Possession

25:31

Individual Statistics

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Buffalo	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
E. Smith	30	132	15t	2	K. Davis	9	38	11	0
K. Williams	1	6	6	0	Thomas	16	37	6	1
Aikman	1	3	3	0	Kelly	2	12	8	0
Johnston	1	0	0	0
Kosar	1	-1	-1	0
Coleman	1	-3	-3	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Buffalo

No.

Yds

E. Smith

132

15t

K. Davis

K. Williams

Thomas

Aikman

Kelly

Johnston

Kosar

-1

Coleman

-3

Dallas	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int	Buffalo	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
Aikman	27	19	207	0	1	Kelly	50	31	260	0	1

Dallas

Att

Com

Yds

Int

Buffalo

Att

Com

Yds

Int

Aikman

207

Kelly

260

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Buffalo	No.	Yds	Lg
Irvin	5	66	20	0	Brooks	7	63	15
Novacek	5	26	9	0	Thomas	7	52	24
E. Smith	4	26	10	0	Reed	6	75	22
Harper	3	75	35	0	Beebe	6	60	18
Johnston	2	14	11	0	K. Davis	3	-5	7
					Metzelaars	1	8	8
					McKeller	1	7	7

Dallas

No.

Yds

Buffalo

No.

Yds

Irvin

Brooks

Novacek

Thomas

E. Smith

Reed

Harper

Beebe

Johnston

K. Davis

-5

Metzelaars

McKeller

Dallas	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk	Buffalo	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk
Jett	4	43.8	47	0	Mohr	5	37.6	52	0

Dallas

No.

Ave

Blk

Buffalo

No.

Ave

Blk

Jett

43.8

Mohr

37.6

Dallas	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD	Buffalo	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD
K. Williams	1	1	5	5	0	Copeland	1	1	5	5	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Buffalo

No.

Yds

K. Williams

Copeland

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Buffalo	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
K. Williams	1	50	50	0	Copeland	4	82	22	0
Gant	1	22	22	0	Beebe	2	62	34	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Buffalo

No.

Yds

K. Williams

Copeland

Gant

Beebe

Dallas	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Buffalo	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Washington	1	12	12	0	Odomes	1	41	41	0

Dallas

No.

Yds

Buffalo

No.

Yds

Washington

Odomes

Starting Lineups

Dallas Cowboys	Offense	Buffalo Bills
Gesek, John	C	Hull, Kent
Gogan, Kevin	G	Davis, John
Newton, Nate	G	Parker, Glenn
Tuinei, Mark	T	Ballard, Howard
Williams, Erik	T	Fina, John
Novacek, Jay	TE	Metzelaars, Pete
Harper, Alvin	WR	Beebe, Don
Irvin, Michael	WR	Brooks, Bill
Johnston, Daryl	RB	Reed, Andre
Smith, Emmitt	RB	Thomas, Thurman
Aikman, Troy	QB	Kelly, Jim
Defense
Casillas, Tony	DT	Wright, Jeff
Lett, Leon	DT	Hansen, Phil
Haley, Charles	DE	Smith, Bruce
Tolbert, Tony	DE	Patton, Marvcus
Norton, Ken	LB	Talley, Darryl
Smith, Darrin	LB	Bennett, Cornelius
Woodson, Darren	DB	Maddox, Mark
Brown, Larry	CB	Odomes, Nate
Smith, Kevin	CB	Washington, Mickey
Washington, James FS	Kelso, Mark	FS
Everett, Thomas	SS	Jones, Henry

Dallas Cowboys

Offense

Buffalo Bills

Gesek, John

Hull, Kent

Gogan, Kevin

Davis, John

Newton, Nate

Parker, Glenn

Tuinei, Mark

Ballard, Howard

Williams, Erik

Fina, John

Novacek, Jay

Metzelaars, Pete

Harper, Alvin

Beebe, Don

Irvin, Michael

Brooks, Bill

Johnston, Daryl

Reed, Andre

Smith, Emmitt

Thomas, Thurman

Aikman, Troy

Kelly, Jim

Defense

Casillas, Tony

Wright, Jeff

Lett, Leon

Hansen, Phil

Haley, Charles

Smith, Bruce

Tolbert, Tony

Patton, Marvcus

Norton, Ken

Talley, Darryl

Smith, Darrin

Bennett, Cornelius

Woodson, Darren

Maddox, Mark

Brown, Larry

Odomes, Nate

Smith, Kevin

Washington, Mickey

Washington, James FS

Kelso, Mark

Everett, Thomas

Jones, Henry

Substitutes

Dallas	Buffalo
Bates, Bill	Barnett, Oliver
Coleman, Lincoln	Brown, Monty
Cornish, Frank	Christie, Steve
Edwards, Dixon	Copeland, Russell
Fishback, Joe	Crafts, Jerry
Gainer, Derrick	Darby, Matt
Galbraith, Scott	Davis, Kenneth
Gant, Kenneth	Devlin, Mike
Hellestrae, Dale	Gardner, Carwell
Hennings, Chad	Goganious, Keith
Jeffcoat, Jim	Harvey, Richard
Jett, John	Henderson, Jerome
Jones, Jimmie	Lingner, Adam
Jones, Robert	Lodish, Mike
Kosar, Bernie	McKeller, Keith
Maryland, Russell	Mohr, Chris
Murray, Eddie	Pike, Mark
Myles, Godfrey	Reich, Frank
Patterson, Elvis	Ritcher, Jim
Thomas, Dave	Schulz, Kurt
Vanderbeek, Matt	Smith, Thomas
Williams, Kevin	Tasker, Steve

Dallas

Buffalo

Bates, Bill

Barnett, Oliver

Coleman, Lincoln

Brown, Monty

Cornish, Frank

Christie, Steve

Edwards, Dixon

Copeland, Russell

Fishback, Joe

Crafts, Jerry

Gainer, Derrick

Darby, Matt

Galbraith, Scott

Davis, Kenneth

Gant, Kenneth

Devlin, Mike

Hellestrae, Dale

Gardner, Carwell

Hennings, Chad

Goganious, Keith

Jeffcoat, Jim

Harvey, Richard

Jett, John

Henderson, Jerome

Jones, Jimmie

Lingner, Adam

Jones, Robert

Lodish, Mike

Kosar, Bernie

McKeller, Keith

Maryland, Russell

Mohr, Chris

Murray, Eddie

Pike, Mark

Myles, Godfrey

Reich, Frank

Patterson, Elvis

Ritcher, Jim

Thomas, Dave

Schulz, Kurt

Vanderbeek, Matt

Smith, Thomas

Williams, Kevin

Tasker, Steve

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Super Bowl XXVIII

Dallas Cowboys 30,
Buffalo Bills 13

Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 72,817
MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas RB

Game Summary

Scoring

By Quarters

Scoring Summary

Team Statistics

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Rushing

Passing

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