Divisional Round: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (Texas Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 7, 1996 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 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0331111 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 317233030 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Chris Boniol 24 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Gary Anderson 26 yard field goal | 3-3 |
| Cowboys | Deion Sanders 21 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick) | 3-10 |
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick) | 3-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Chris Boniol 18 yard field goal | 3-20 |
| Cowboys | Chris Boniol 51 yard field goal | 3-23 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | Michael Irvin 9 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick) | 3-30 |
| Eagles | Randall Cunningham 4 yard rush ( Reggie Johnson pass from Randall Cunningham ) | 11-30 |
Dallas Cowboys defeated Philadelphia Eagles 30-11 at Texas Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Eagles: Randall Cunningham 4 yard rush ( Reggie Johnson pass from Randall Cunningham ). Top line of the day: Troy Aikman: 253 pass yards on 17-of-24, 1 TD, 1 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 30-11. The final scoring play came from Eagles: Randall Cunningham 4 yard rush ( Reggie Johnson pass from Randall Cunningham ). 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 30, Philadelphia Eagles 11. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 64371. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Troy Aikman: 253 pass yards on 17-of-24, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 99 rush yards on 21 carries
- Kevin Williams: 6 catches for 124 yards
Divisional Round, played at Texas Stadium. Final: Philadelphia Eagles 11, Dallas Cowboys 30, with Dallas Cowboys taking the result by 19. **First quarter**
- Cowboys: Chris Boniol 24 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Eagles: Gary Anderson 26 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Deion Sanders 21 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick)
- Cowboys: Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush ( Chris Boniol kick)
Third quarter
- Cowboys: Chris Boniol 18 yard field goal
- Cowboys: Chris Boniol 51 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Cowboys: Michael Irvin 9 yard pass from Troy Aikman ( Chris Boniol kick)
- Eagles: Randall Cunningham 4 yard rush ( Reggie Johnson pass from Randall Cunningham )
Top performers
- Troy Aikman: 253 pass yards on 17-of-24, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Emmitt Smith: 99 rush yards on 21 carries
- Kevin Williams: 6 catches for 124 yards
| Eagles | Cowboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 13 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 227 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 14/31 | 17/24 |
| Pass yards | 189 | 253 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 5 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 36 | 9 |
| Net pass yards | 153 | 244 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 22 | 38 |
| Rush yards | 74 | 153 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 3 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 21 | 89 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | |||||
| Randall Cunningham | 11/26 | 161 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rodney Peete | 3/5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| DAL | |||||
| Troy Aikman | 17/24 | 253 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Ricky Watters | 13 | 39 | 0 | 9 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| Charlie Garner | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| Rodney Peete | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| DAL | ||||
| Emmitt Smith | 21 | 99 | 1 | 15 |
| Sherman Williams | 10 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | ||||
| Calvin Williams | 5 | 56 | 0 | 15 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 43 | 0 | 28 |
| Fred Barnett | 2 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
| Chris Jones | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| DAL | ||||
| Kevin Williams | 6 | 124 | 0 | 37 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 40 | 0 | 22 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 40 | 0 | 26 |
| Jay Novacek | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
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