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Super Bowl XXVIII

Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys

Sun January 30, 1994 · Georgia Dome, kickoff 6:00pm

Pregame

Pregame: Super Bowl XXVIII
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVIII: Buffalo Bills face Dallas Cowboys at Georgia Dome. Kickoff: Sun January 30, 1994 at 6:00pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]

Columnist
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVIII is the season's final accounting for 1993. Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys arrive at Georgia Dome carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.

Around the league
AI summary based on verified facts

The whole league is watching Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 1993 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.

Trend analyst
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Buffalo Bills versus Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl XXVIII. 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 Buffalo Bills-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.

League standings entering Week 19

Standings as of kickoff, Week 19 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Tied atop the league at 12-4: Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys.

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Houston Oilers12-4W11
Pittsburgh Steelers9-7W1
Cleveland Browns7-9L1
Cincinnati Bengals3-13L1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills12-4W4
Miami Dolphins9-7L5
New York Jets8-8L3
New England Patriots5-11W4
Indianapolis Colts4-12L4

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Kansas City Chiefs11-5W1
Los Angeles Raiders10-6W1
Denver Broncos9-7L2
San Diego Chargers8-8W2
Seattle Seahawks6-10L1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers10-6L2
New Orleans Saints8-8W1
Atlanta Falcons6-10L3
Los Angeles Rams5-11W1

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Detroit Lions10-6W2
Green Bay Packers9-7L1
Minnesota Vikings9-7W3
Chicago Bears7-9L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers5-11L1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Dallas Cowboys12-4W5
New York Giants11-5L2
Philadelphia Eagles8-8W3
Phoenix Cardinals7-9W3
Washington Redskins4-12L2

Game video

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Game info

Roof
dome
Surface
astroturf
Vegas line
Dallas Cowboys -10.5
Over/Under
50 (under)

Score

Reveal through:

Buffalo Bills None, Dallas Cowboys None

1234T
Dallas Cowboys60141066203030
Buffalo Bills31000313131313

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
CowboysEddie Murray 41 yard field goal3-0
BillsSteve Christie 54 yard field goal3-3
CowboysEddie Murray 24 yard field goal6-3

Q2

TeamPlayScore
BillsThurman Thomas 4 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)6-10
BillsSteve Christie 28 yard field goal6-13

Q3

TeamPlayScore
CowboysJames Washington 48 yard defensive fumble return ( Eddie Murray kick)13-13
CowboysEmmitt Smith 15 yard rush ( Eddie Murray kick)20-13

Q4

TeamPlayScore
CowboysEmmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Eddie Murray kick)27-13
CowboysEddie Murray 20 yard field goal30-13

Recap

Recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Dallas Cowboys defeated Buffalo Bills 30-13 at Georgia Dome in the Super Bowl XXVIII. The final scoring play was Cowboys: Eddie Murray 20 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Jim Kelly: 260 pass yards on 31-of-50, 0 TD, 1 INT. Dallas Cowboys take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]

Columnist recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Dallas Cowboys walked out of Georgia Dome as the team that survived a Super Bowl XXVIII Buffalo Bills will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 30-13. The final scoring play came from Cowboys: Eddie Murray 20 yard field goal. 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 hoist the Lombardi.

By the numbers
AI summary based on verified facts

Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13. Round: Super Bowl XXVIII. Attendance: 72817. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Jim Kelly: 260 pass yards on 31-of-50, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 132 rush yards on 30 carries
- Alvin Harper: 3 catches for 75 yards

Film room
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVIII, played at Georgia Dome. Final: Buffalo Bills 13, Dallas Cowboys 30, with Dallas Cowboys taking the result by 17. **First quarter**

- Cowboys: Eddie Murray 41 yard field goal
- Bills: Steve Christie 54 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal

Second quarter

- Bills: Thurman Thomas 4 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
- Bills: Steve Christie 28 yard field goal

Third quarter

- Cowboys: James Washington 48 yard defensive fumble return ( Eddie Murray kick)
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 15 yard rush ( Eddie Murray kick)

Fourth quarter

- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Eddie Murray kick)
- Cowboys: Eddie Murray 20 yard field goal

Top performers

- Jim Kelly: 260 pass yards on 31-of-50, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 132 rush yards on 30 carries
- Alvin Harper: 3 catches for 75 yards

Box score

BillsCowboys
Team totals
First Downs2022
Total Yards341314
Turnovers13
Passing
Comp/Att19/2731/50
Pass yards207260
Pass TD00
Interceptions11
Sacks taken23
Sack yards lost333
Net pass yards204227
Rushing
Rushes3527
Rush yards13787
Rush TD21
Discipline
Fumbles03
Fumbles lost02
Penalties61
Penalty yards5010

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
DAL
Troy Aikman19/2720701
BUF
Jim Kelly31/5026001

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
DAL
Emmitt Smith30132215
Kevin Williams1606
Troy Aikman1303
Daryl Johnston1000
Bernie Kosar1-10-1
Lincoln Coleman1-30-3
BUF
Kenneth Davis938011
Thurman Thomas163716
Jim Kelly21208

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
DAL
Alvin Harper375035
Michael Irvin566020
Emmitt Smith426010
Jay Novacek52609
Daryl Johnston214011
BUF
Andre Reed675022
Bill Brooks763015
Don Beebe660018
Thurman Thomas752024
Pete Metzelaars1808
Keith McKeller1707
Kenneth Davis3-507

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