Conference Championships: Green Bay Packers travel to face Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 14, 1996 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Dallas Cowboys, the home crowd at Texas Stadium is asked to be a player; for Green Bay Packers, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Texas Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Green Bay Packers versus Dallas Cowboys in the Conference Championships. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 3-13 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | W5 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | L6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-7 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W7 |
| Chicago Bears | 9-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1017272727 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1424243838 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Chris Jacke 46 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Cowboys | Michael Irvin 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick) | 3-7 |
| Cowboys | Michael Irvin 4 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick) | 3-14 |
| Packers | Robert Brooks 73 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 10-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Keith Jackson 24 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 17-14 |
| Cowboys | Chris Boniol 34 yard field goal | 17-17 |
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick) | 17-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Chris Jacke 37 yard field goal | 20-24 |
| Packers | Robert Brooks 1 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 27-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 5 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick) | 27-31 |
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 16 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick) | 27-38 |
Dallas Cowboys defeated Green Bay Packers 38-27 at Texas Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 16 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick). Top line of the day: Brett Favre: 307 pass yards on 21-of-39, 3 TD, 2 INT. Dallas Cowboys advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Dallas Cowboys walked out of Texas Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 38-27. The final scoring play came from Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 16 yard rush ( Chris Boniol 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 are bound for the Super Bowl.
Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27. Round: Conference Championships. Attendance: 65135. Q1: 4 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Brett Favre: 307 pass yards on 21-of-39, 3 TD, 2 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 150 rush yards on 35 carries
- Robert Brooks: 6 catches for 105 yards
Conference Championships, played at Texas Stadium. Final: Green Bay Packers 27, Dallas Cowboys 38, with Dallas Cowboys taking the result by 11. **First quarter**
- Packers: Chris Jacke 46 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Michael Irvin 6 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick)
- Cowboys: Michael Irvin 4 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick)
- Packers: Robert Brooks 73 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
Second quarter
- Packers: Keith Jackson 24 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
- Cowboys: Chris Boniol 34 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick)
Third quarter
- Packers: Chris Jacke 37 yard field goal
- Packers: Robert Brooks 1 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick)
Fourth quarter
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 5 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick)
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 16 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick)
Top performers
- Brett Favre: 307 pass yards on 21-of-39, 3 TD, 2 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 150 rush yards on 35 carries
- Robert Brooks: 6 catches for 105 yards
| Packers | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total Yards | 328 | 419 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/39 | 21/33 |
| Pass yards | 307 | 255 |
| Pass TD | 3 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 27 | 5 |
| Net pass yards | 280 | 250 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 12 | 43 |
| Rush yards | 48 | 169 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 3 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 11 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 84 | 65 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 21/39 | 307 | 3 | 2 | |
| DAL | |||||
| Troy Aikman | 21/33 | 255 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Edgar Bennett | 9 | 46 | 0 | 18 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorsey Levens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| DAL | ||||
| Emmitt Smith | 35 | 150 | 3 | 25 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Sherman Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Robert Brooks | 6 | 105 | 2 | 73 |
| Keith Jackson | 5 | 99 | 1 | 54 |
| Terry Mickens | 2 | 38 | 0 | 25 |
| Edgar Bennett | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Chmura | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Dorsey Levens | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Antonio Freeman | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| DAL | ||||
| Michael Irvin | 7 | 100 | 2 | 36 |
| Jay Novacek | 5 | 56 | 0 | 25 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 32 | 0 | 15 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
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