NFL Football Handicapping

Super Bowl XXVIII
Dallas 30, Buffalo 13

Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
January 30, 1994
Attendance: 72,817
MVP: Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas

                           SCORING
Dallas                  6  0 14 10 -- 30
Buffalo                 3 10  0  0 -- 13
DAL- FG Murray 41,  2:19 1st
BUF- FG Christie 54,  4:41 1st
DAL- FG Murray 24, 11:05 1st
BUF- Thomas 4 run  (Christie kick),  2:34 2nd
BUF- FG Christie 28, 15:00 2nd
DAL- Washington 46 def. fumble rec. (Murray kick),
     0:55 3rd
DAL- E. Smith 15 run  (Murray kick),  6:18 3rd
DAL- E. Smith 1 run  (Murray kick),  5:10 4th
DAL- FG Murray 20, 12:10 4th

TEAM STATISTICS                Dal.           Buff.
Total First Downs                20             22
  Rushing                         6              6
  Passing                        14             15
  Penalty                         0              1
Total Net Yardage               341            314
Total Offensive Plays            64             80
  Avg. Gain per Offensive Play  5.3            3.9
Rushes                           35             27
  Yards Gained Rushing (Net)    137             87
  Average Yards per Rush        3.9            3.2
Passes Attempted                 27             50
  Passes Completed               19             31
  Had Intercepted                 1              1
  Tackled Attempting to Pass      2              3
  Yards Lost Attempting to Pass   3             33
  Yards Gained Passing (Net)    204            227
Punts                             4              5
  Average Distance             43.8           37.6
Punt Returns                      1              1
  Punt Return Yardage             5              5
Kickoff Returns                   2              6
  Kickoff Return Yardage         72            144
Interception Return Yardage      12             41
Fumbles                           0              3
  Own Fumbles Recovered           0              1
  Opponent Fumbles Recovered      2              0
Penalties                         6              1
  Yards Penalized                50             10
Total Points Scored              30             13
Touchdowns                        3              1
  Rushing                         2              1
  Passing                         0              0
  Returns                         1              0
Extra Points                      3              1
Field Goals                       3              2
  Field Goals Attempted           3              2
Safeties                          0              0
Third-Down Efficiency          5/13           5/17
Fourth-Down Efficiency          1/1            2/3
Time of Possession            34:29          25:31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Dallas                  No.      Yds.     LG    TD
E. Smith                30       132      15t    2
K. Williams              1         6       6     0
Aikman                   1         3       3     0
Johnston                 1         0       0     0
Kosar                    1        -1       1     0
Coleman                  1        -3       3     0

Buffalo                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
K. Davis                 9        38      11     0
Thomas                  16        37       6     1
Kelly                    2        12       8     0


Passing
Dallas             Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Aikman              27      19     207     0     1

Buffalo            Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Kelly               50      31     260     0     1


Receiving
Dallas                  No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Irvin                    5        66      20     0
Novacek                  5        26       9     0
E. Smith                 4        26      10     0
Harper                   3        75      35     0
Johnston                 2        14      11     0

Buffalo                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Brooks                   7        63      15     0
Thomas                   7        52      24     0
Reed                     6        75      22     0
Beebe                    6        60      18     0
K. Davis                 3        -5       7     0
Metzelaars               1         8       8     0
McKeller                 1         7       7     0


Interceptions
Dallas                 No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Washington              1        12      12     0

Buffalo                No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Odomes                  1        41      41     0


Punting
Dallas                No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Jett                   4        43.8    47     0

Buffalo               No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Mohr                   5        37.6    52     0


Punt Returns
Dallas               No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
K. Williams           1     1       5     5    0

Buffalo              No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Copeland              1     1       5     5    0


Kickoff Returns
Dallas             No.      Yds.     LG    TD
K. Williams         1        50      50     0
Gant                1        22      22     0

Buffalo            No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Copeland            4        82      22     0
Beebe               2        62      34     0



Dallas Cowboys              Buffalo Bills
                   ==  Offense  ==
Gesek, John       C    Hull, Kent              C
Gogan, Kevin      G    Davis, John             G
Newton, Nate      G    Parker, Glenn           G
Tuinei, Mark      T    Ballard, Howard         T
Williams, Erik    T    Fina, John              T
Novacek, Jay      TE   Metzelaars, Pete        TE
Harper, Alvin     WR   Beebe, Don              WR
Irvin, Michael    WR   Brooks, Bill            WR
Johnston, Daryl   RB   Reed, Andre             WR
Smith, Emmitt     RB   Thomas, Thurman         RB
Aikman, Troy      QB   Kelly, Jim              QB
                  ==  Defense  ==
Casillas, Tony    DT   Wright, Jeff            NT
Lett, Leon        DT   Hansen, Phil            DE
Haley, Charles    DE   Smith, Bruce            DE
Tolbert, Tony     DE   Patton, Marvcus         OLB
Norton, Ken       LB   Talley, Darryl          OLB
Smith, Darrin     LB   Bennett, Cornelius      ILB
Woodson, Darren   DB   Maddox, Mark            ILB
Brown, Larry      CB   Odomes, Nate            CB
Smith, Kevin      CB   Washington, Mickey      CB
Washington, James FS   Kelso, Mark             FS
Everett, Thomas   SS   Jones, Henry            SS

                  ==  Substitute  ==
Bates, Bill                  Barnett, Oliver
Coleman, Lincoln             Brown, Monty
Cornish, Frank               Christie, Steve
Edwards, Dixon               Copeland, Russell
Fishback, Joe                Crafts, Jerry
Gainer, Derrick              Darby, Matt
Galbraith, Scott             Davis, Kenneth
Gant, Kenneth                Devlin, Mike
Hellestrae, Dale             Gardner, Carwell
Hennings, Chad               Goganious, Keith
Jeffcoat, Jim                Harvey, Richard
Jett, John                   Henderson, Jerome
Jones, Jimmie                Lingner, Adam
Jones, Robert                Lodish, Mike
Kosar, Bernie                McKeller, Keith
Maryland, Russell            Mohr, Chris
Murray, Eddie                Pike, Mark
Myles, Godfrey               Reich, Frank
Patterson, Elvis             Ritcher, Jim
Thomas, Dave                 Schulz, Kurt
Vanderbeek, Matt             Smith, Thomas
Williams, Kevin              Tasker, Steve

                  ==  Did Not Play  ==
Lassic, Derrick               Turner, Nate
 


 


 




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