Divisional Round: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys (Texas Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 16, 1994 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. Green Bay Packers 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. Green Bay Packers 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.
Green Bay Packers 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 Green Bay Packers-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
1994 NFL NFC Divisional Playoff Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys Jan 8 1995 Full Game John Madden
1994 Divisional Round Packers @ Cowboys
1/16/1994 Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys NFC Divisional Playoff
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys, NFC Playoff highlights (1994)
1993 Green Bay Packers Team Season Highlights "Return To The Playoffs"Green Bay Packers None, Dallas Cowboys None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33101717 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 017242727 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Chris Jacke 30 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Alvin Harper 25 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick) | 3-7 |
| Cowboys | Eddie Murray 41 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Cowboys | Jay Novacek 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick) | 3-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Michael Irvin 19 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick) | 3-24 |
| Packers | Robert Brooks 13 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 10-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Eddie Murray 38 yard field goal | 10-27 |
| Packers | Sterling Sharpe 29 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 17-27 |
Dallas Cowboys defeated Green Bay Packers 27-17 at Texas Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Packers: Sterling Sharpe 29 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick). Top line of the day: Brett Favre: 331 pass yards on 28-of-45, 2 TD, 2 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 Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-17. The final scoring play came from Packers: Sterling Sharpe 29 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke 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 27, Green Bay Packers 17. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 64790. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Brett Favre: 331 pass yards on 28-of-45, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 60 rush yards on 13 carries
- Sterling Sharpe: 6 catches for 128 yards
Divisional Round, played at Texas Stadium. Final: Green Bay Packers 17, Dallas Cowboys 27, with Dallas Cowboys taking the result by 10. **First quarter**
- Packers: Chris Jacke 30 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Cowboys: Alvin Harper 25 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick)
- Cowboys: Eddie Murray 41 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Jay Novacek 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick)
Third quarter
- Cowboys: Michael Irvin 19 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Eddie Murray kick)
- Packers: Robert Brooks 13 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
Fourth quarter
- Cowboys: Eddie Murray 38 yard field goal
- Packers: Sterling Sharpe 29 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
Top performers
- Brett Favre: 331 pass yards on 28-of-45, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 60 rush yards on 13 carries
- Sterling Sharpe: 6 catches for 128 yards
| Packers | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 358 | 381 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 28/45 | 28/37 |
| Pass yards | 331 | 302 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 4 |
| Sack yards lost | 4 | 18 |
| Net pass yards | 327 | 284 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 13 | 27 |
| Rush yards | 31 | 97 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 30 | 39 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 28/45 | 331 | 2 | 2 | |
| DAL | |||||
| Troy Aikman | 28/37 | 302 | 3 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Darrell Thompson | 7 | 28 | 0 | 10 |
| Edgar Bennett | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| DAL | ||||
| Emmitt Smith | 13 | 60 | 0 | 14 |
| Lincoln Coleman | 5 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Derrick Lassic | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Sterling Sharpe | 6 | 128 | 1 | 48 |
| Darrell Thompson | 3 | 54 | 0 | 30 |
| Edgar Bennett | 9 | 53 | 0 | 13 |
| Ed West | 4 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
| Robert Brooks | 3 | 39 | 1 | 17 |
| Darryl Ingram | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Ron Lewis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| DAL | ||||
| Michael Irvin | 9 | 126 | 1 | 27 |
| Jay Novacek | 6 | 59 | 1 | 14 |
| Daryl Johnston | 6 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Alvin Harper | 2 | 33 | 1 | 25 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Derrick Lassic | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Lincoln Coleman | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Find or start the canonical thread for this game on r/49ers. The thread title is deterministic so anyone running this Rewatch lands on the same place.
Find the thread Start the threadCanonical title: [Rewatch Party] 1993 Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - Game Thread