Divisional Round: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (Texas Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 10, 1993 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Philadelphia Eagles traveling to Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Texas Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Philadelphia Eagles versus Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 11-5 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W5 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 2-14 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 11-5 | W7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-14 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 14-2 | W8 |
| New Orleans Saints | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 13-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3331010 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 717273434 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Roger Ruzek 32 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Cowboys | Derek Tennell 1 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Lin Elliott kick) | 3-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Jay Novacek 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Lin Elliott kick) | 3-14 |
| Cowboys | Lin Elliott 20 yard field goal | 3-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 23 yard rush ( Lin Elliott kick) | 3-24 |
| Cowboys | Lin Elliott 43 yard field goal | 3-27 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Derrick Gainer 1 yard rush ( Lin Elliott kick) | 3-34 |
| Eagles | Calvin Williams 18 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick) | 10-34 |
Dallas Cowboys defeated Philadelphia Eagles 34-10 at Texas Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Eagles: Calvin Williams 18 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick). The 24-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Troy Aikman: 200 pass yards on 15-of-25, 2 TD, 0 INT. Dallas Cowboys move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Dallas Cowboys walked out of Texas Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Philadelphia Eagles will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 34-10. This was a 24-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Eagles: Calvin Williams 18 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Dallas Cowboys move on to a conference championship.
Dallas Cowboys 34, Philadelphia Eagles 10. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 63721. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Troy Aikman: 200 pass yards on 15-of-25, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 114 rush yards on 25 carries
- Michael Irvin: 6 catches for 88 yards
Divisional Round, played at Texas Stadium. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 10, Dallas Cowboys 34, with Dallas Cowboys taking the result by 24. **First quarter**
- Eagles: Roger Ruzek 32 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Derek Tennell 1 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Lin Elliott kick)
Second quarter
- Cowboys: Jay Novacek 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Lin Elliott kick)
- Cowboys: Lin Elliott 20 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 23 yard rush ( Lin Elliott kick)
- Cowboys: Lin Elliott 43 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Cowboys: Derrick Gainer 1 yard rush ( Lin Elliott kick)
- Eagles: Calvin Williams 18 yard pass from Randall Cunningham ( Roger Ruzek kick)
Top performers
- Troy Aikman: 200 pass yards on 15-of-25, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 114 rush yards on 25 carries
- Michael Irvin: 6 catches for 88 yards
The 24-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Eagles | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total Yards | 178 | 346 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 17/30 | 15/25 |
| Pass yards | 160 | 200 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 5 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 45 | 14 |
| Net pass yards | 115 | 186 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 17 | 38 |
| Rush yards | 63 | 160 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 4 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 76 | 30 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Randall Cunningham | 17/30 | 160 | 1 | 0 | |
| DAL | |||||
| Troy Aikman | 15/25 | 200 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| Randall Cunningham | 5 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| Heath Sherman | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| DAL | ||||
| Emmitt Smith | 25 | 114 | 1 | 23 |
| Derrick Gainer | 9 | 29 | 1 | 9 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Calvin Williams | 4 | 48 | 1 | 18 |
| Fred Barnett | 4 | 44 | 0 | 19 |
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 37 | 0 | 17 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 31 | 0 | 15 |
| DAL | ||||
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 88 | 0 | 33 |
| Alvin Harper | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Jay Novacek | 3 | 36 | 1 | 20 |
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Derek Tennell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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