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| Super Bowl XXVIII Quick Facts | |
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| Date: | January 30, 1994 |
| Location: | Georgia Dome - Atlanta, GA |
| Surface: | Indoors on turf |
| Game Weather: | Cloudy, 20% chance of light showers |
| Conditions: | Temp: 72 F (Indoors), 44 F (Outdoors) Humidity: 70% |
| Attendance: | 72,817 |
| Kickoff Time: | 6:00 P.M. Eastern |
| Commentary: | Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy (NBC) |
| Pre-Game Show: | Ftr: Georgia Satellites, Charlie Daniels, Kris Kross, Morehouse
College Band Hosted By: Gladys Knight |
| Halftime Show: | "The Wavy Lay's Super Bowl XXVIII Halftime Show: Rockin'
Country Sunday" Ftr: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd Producer: Select Productions |
| Winner Share: | $38,000 |
| Loser Share: | $23,500 |
| Ticket Price: | $175 or $250, depending on seat location |
| Most Valuable Player: | Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith (30 for 132 yds, 2 TDs; 4 rec, 26 yds) |
Emmitt Smith rushed for 132 yards and two second-half touchdowns to power the Cowboys to their second consecutive NFL title.
By winning, Dallas joined San Francisco and Pittsburgh as the only franchises with four Super Bowl victories. The Bills, meanwhile, extended a dubious string by losing in the Super Bowl for the fourth consecutive year.
To win, the Cowboys had to rally from a 13-6 halftime deficit. Buffalo had forged its lead on Thurman Thomas's 4-yard touchdown run and a pair of field goals by Steve Christie, including a 54-yard kick, the longest in Super Bowl history.
But just 55 seconds into the second half, Thomas was stripped of the ball by Dallas defensive tackle Leon Lett. Safety James Washington recovered and weaved his way 46 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 13-13. After forcing the Bills to punt, the Cowboys began their next possession on their 36-yard line and Smith, the game's most valuable player, took over.
He carried seven times for 61 yards on the ensuing 8-play, 64-yard drive, capping the march with a 15-yard touchdown run to give Dallas the lead for good with 8:42 remaining in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, Washington intercepted Jim Kelly's pass and returned it 12 yards to Buffalo's 34. A penalty moved the ball back to the 39, but Smith carried twice for 10 yards and caught a screen pass for nine, and quarterback Troy Aikman completed a 16-yard pass to Alvin Harper to give the Cowboys a first-and-goal at the 6.
Smith took it from there, cracking the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to put Dallas ahead 27-13 with 9:50 remaining. Eddie Murray's third field goal, from 20 yards with 2:50 left, ended any doubt about the game's outcome.
Smith had 30 carries in all, with 19 of his attempts and 92 yards coming after intermission. Washington, normally a reserve who played most of the game because the Cowboys used five defensive backs to combat the Bills' No-Huddle offense, had 11 tackles and forced another fumble by Thomas in the first quarter.
Aikman completed 19 of 27 passes for 207 yards. Buffalo's Kelly completed a Super Bowl-record 31 passes in 50 attempts for 260 yards.
Dallas, the first team in NFL history to begin the regular season 0-2 and go on to win the Super Bowl, also became the fifth to win back-to-back titles, following Green Bay, Miami, Pittsburgh (the Steelers did it twice), and San Francisco.
Buffalo became the third team, along with Minnesota and Denver, to lose four Super Bowls.
The Cowboys' victory was the tenth in succession for the NFC over the AFC.
Super Bowl XXVIII Detailed Play by Play
^ topSuper Bowl XXVIII MVP Emmitt Smith
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Position: Running Back Height: 5' 9" Weight: 205 lbs. Birthdate: May 15, 1969 Birthplace: Pensacola, FL College: Florida Team: Dallas |
Super Bowl XXVIII Scoring Summary
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 6 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
30 |
| Buffalo | 3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
First Quarter |
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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 |
Super Bowl XXVIII 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 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Rushing
Dallas |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Smith | 30 |
132 |
15t |
2 |
K. Davis | 9 |
38 |
11 |
0 |
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| K. Williams | 1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Thomas | 16 |
37 |
6 |
1 |
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| Aikman | 1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Kelly | 2 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
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| Johnston | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Kosar | 1 |
-1 |
-1 |
0 |
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| Coleman | 1 |
-3 |
-3 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Passing
Dallas |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Buffalo |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikman | 27 |
19 |
207 |
0 |
1 |
Kelly | 50 |
31 |
260 |
0 |
1 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Receiving
Dallas |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin | 5 |
66 |
20 |
0 |
Brooks | 7 |
63 |
15 |
0 |
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| Novacek | 5 |
26 |
9 |
0 |
Thomas | 7 |
52 |
24 |
0 |
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| E. Smith | 4 |
26 |
10 |
0 |
Reed | 6 |
75 |
22 |
0 |
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| Harper | 3 |
75 |
35 |
0 |
Beebe | 6 |
60 |
18 |
0 |
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| Johnston | 2 |
14 |
11 |
0 |
K. Davis | 3 |
-5 |
7 |
0 |
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| Metzelaars | 1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
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| McKeller | 1 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Punting
Dallas |
No. |
Ave |
Lg |
Blk |
Buffalo |
No. |
Ave |
Lg |
Blk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jett | 4 |
43.8 |
47 |
0 |
Mohr | 5 |
37.6 |
52 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIIIIndividual Statistics - Punt Returns
Dallas |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Williams | 1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Copeland | 1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns
Dallas |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Williams | 1 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
Copeland | 4 |
82 |
22 |
0 |
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| Gant | 1 |
22 |
22 |
0 |
Beebe | 2 |
62 |
34 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Individual Statistics - Interceptions
Dallas |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
Odomes | 1 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Starting Lineups
Dallas Cowboys |
Offense |
Buffalo Bills |
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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 |
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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 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Substitutes
Dallas |
Buffalo |
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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 |
Super Bowl XXVIII Officials
| Referee: Bob McElwee (95), Umpire: Art Demmas (78), Line Judge: Tom Barnes (55), Side Judge: Nate Jones (97), Head Linesman: Sid Semon (109), Back Judge: Al Jury (106), Field Judge: Don Orr (77) |
