Super Bowl XXVIII (28) Dallas VS Buffalo Play by Play

Super Bowl XXVIII Team Drive Chart

*	Dallas won coin toss and elected to receive.
First Quarter
Dallas Cowboys (15:00) Christie kick to D 2 Williams 50 return left sideline (Schulz).
BUF 48	1–10	Aikman 20 pass to Irvin middle (Odomes Kelso).
BUF 28	1–10	Aikman 4 pass to Novacek middle (Bennett).
BUF 24	2–6	E. Smith run left no gain (Bennett B. Smith).
BUF 24	3–6	Aikman pass to K. Williams right incomplete.
BUF 24	4–6	Murray 41–yard field goal (12:41).
Dallas scoring drive: 24 yards 4 plays 2:19. Dallas 3 Buffalo 0
Buffalo Bills (12:41) Murray kick to D 1 Copeland 20 return (Bates D. Thomas).
BUF 21	1–10	T. Thomas 1 run left (Woodson Lett).
BUF 22	2–9	Kelly 11 pass to Reed middle (J. Washington).
BUF 33	1–10	T. Thomas 4 run left (Haley Casillas).
BUF 37	2–6	Kelly 24 pass to T. Thomas left (caught at B 40) (Everett).
DAL 39	1–10	K. Davis 3 run right (Norton).
DAL 36	2–7	Kelly pass to Beebe left incomplete.
DAL 36	3–7	Kelly pass to Brooks right dropped incomplete.
DAL 36	4–7	Christie 54–yard field goal (10:19).
Buffalo scoring drive: 43 yards 7 plays 2:22. Dallas 3 Buffalo 3
Dallas Cowboys (10:19) Christie kick into end zone touchback.
DAL 20	1–10	E. Smith 2 run left (B. Smith).
DAL 22	2–8	E. Smith 7 run right (Patton).
DAL 29	3–1	Johnston 5 run middle (Maddox). Play nullified and Dallas penalized 10 for holding (Gesek).
DAL 19	3–11	Aikman tripped downed (Wright) loss of 1.
DAL 18	4–12	Jett 41 punt Copeland fair catch.
Buffalo Bills (8:04)
BUF 41	1–10	Kelly 7 shovel pass to T. Thomas middle (J. Washington) fumbled Woodson recovered for Dallas at 50.
Dallas Cowboys (7:57)
50	1–10	E. Smith 3 run right (Patton Hansen).
BUF 47	2–7	Aikman 8 pass to E. Smith right (Patton).
BUF 39	1–10	Aikman 24 pass to Harper middle (Talley).
BUF 15	1–10	K. Williams 6 reverse right (M. Washington).
BUF 9	2–4	Aikman swing pass to E. Smith right loss of 1 (Patton).
BUF 10	3–5	E. Smith 3 draw middle (Lodish Talley).
BUF 7	4–2	Murray 24–yard field goal (3:55).
Dallas scoring drive: 43 yards 6 plays 4:02. Dallas 6 Buffalo 3
Buffalo Bills (3:55) Murray kick into end zone touchback.
BUF 20	1–10	T. Thomas 1 run middle (Norton).
BUF 21	2–9	Kelly 5 pass to Brooks right (K. Smith).
BUF 26	3–4	Kelly 8 pass to Metzelaars left (Everett).
BUF 34	1–10	T. Thomas 4 run left (Brown Edwards).
BUF 38	2–6	Kelly 3 pass to Reed right (J. Washington).
BUF 41	3–3	Kelly pass to Brooks left dropped incomplete.
BUF 41	4–3	Mohr 37 punt out of bounds. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for running into kicker (D. Thomas).
BUF 46	1–10	T. Thomas 2 run middle (Lett Tolbert).
BUF 48	2–8	Kelly 9 pass to Beebe left (L. Brown).
DAL 43	1–10	T. Thomas run middle loss of 4 (Jeffcoat).
DAL 47	2–14	Kelly 13 pass to Reed middle (J. Washington).
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Dallas 6 Buffalo 3
Second Quarter
DAL 34	3–1	K. Davis 2 run right (Woodson Casillas).
DAL 32	1–10	Kelly 7 pass to Beebe right sideline (K. Smith).
DAL 25	2–3	K. Davis 8 run left (Everett).
DAL 17	1–10	T. Thomas 5 run left (Maryland).
DAL 12	2–5	T. Thomas 2 run middle (Casillas).
DAL 10	3–3	Kelly 6 pass to Beebe left (L. Brown).
DAL 4	1–goal	Thomas 4 run left touchdown (12:26). Christie kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 80 yards 17 plays 6:29. Buffalo 10 Dallas 6
Dallas Cowboys (12:26) Christie kick to D 1 Gant 22 return (Tasker).
DAL 23	1–10	Aikman 15 pass to Irvin middle (H. Jones).
DAL 38	1–10	E. Smith 13 run middle (Kelso H. Jones).
BUF 49	1–10	E. Smith 2 run middle (Maddox).
BUF 47	2–8	Aikman 3 scramble middle (Bennett). Illegal motion against Dallas (E. Smith) declined.
BUF 44	3–5	Aikman pass to Irvin left broken up (H. Jones) incomplete.
BUF 44	4–5	Jett 43 punt downed at B 1 by Vanderbeek.
Buffalo Bills (9:32)
BUF 1	1–10	Kelly 19 pass to Reed left sideline (Everett).
BUF 20	1–10	T. Thomas 4 sweep right (J. Jones Maryland).
BUF 24	2–6	Kelly 8 pass to Brooks middle (J. Washington).
BUF 32	1–10	Kelly 7 pass to McKeller right (J. Washington).
BUF 39	2–3	T. Thomas 3 run middle (D. Smith Lett).
BUF 42	1–10	Kelly 7 pass to Reed right (K. Smith).
BUF 49	2–3	Kelly 5 shovel pass to T. Thomas right (Maryland).
DAL 46	1–10	Kelly deep pass to wide–open Beebe left overthrown incomplete.
DAL 46	2–10	Kelly pass to Reed right incomplete.
DAL 46	3–10	Kelly pass to Copeland middle almost intercepted (K. Smith) incomplete.
DAL 46	4–10	Mohr 45 punt downed at D 1 by Tasker.
Dallas Cowboys (6:15)
DAL 1	1–10	E. Smith 3 run middle (Patton Bennett).
DAL 4	2–7	Aikman 13 pass to Irvin right (M. Washington).
DAL 17	1–10	Aikman pass to Harper left overthrown incomplete.
DAL 17	2–10	Aikman 11 pass to Johnston left flat (Talley).
DAL 28	1–10	E. Smith 4 run left (Bennett).
DAL 32	2–6	Aikman 4 pass to Irvin middle (Bennett).
DAL 36	3–2	Aikman 4 pass to Novacek middle (H. Jones).
DAL 40	1–10	E. Smith 4 run left (Wright). Two–Minute Warning at 1:58.
DAL 44	2–6	Aikman 9 pass to Novacek middle (Maddox M. Washington).
BUF 47	1–10	Aikman 10 pass to E. Smith right (out of bounds).
BUF 37	1–10	Aikman deep pass to Irvin left intercepted at B 12 Odomes 41 return (E. Williams).
Buffalo Bills (1:03)
DAL 47	1–10	T. Thomas 1 run middle (Norton).
DAL 46	2–9	Kelly 12 pass to T. Thomas right (K. Smith Woodson). Buffalo–first time out (:36).
DAL 34	1–10	Kelly 22 pass to Reed left (Everett). Buffalo–second time out (:27).
DAL 12	1–10	Kelly 3 pass to T. Thomas left (out of bounds).
DAL 9	2–7	Kelly pressured pass to McKeller right incomplete.
DAL 9	3–7	Kelly shovel pass to T. Thomas left no gain (D. Smith). Buffalo–third time out (:02).
DAL 9	4–7	Christie 28–yard field goal (:00).
Buffalo scoring drive: 38 yards 6 plays 1:03.
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Buffalo 13 Dallas 6
Third Quarter
Buffalo Bills (15:00) Murray kick to B 7 Copeland 21 return (D. Thomas).
BUF 28	1–10	T. Thomas 6 run middle (Casillas Tolbert).
BUF 34	2–4	Kelly 9 pass to Brooks right (J. Washington).
BUF 43	1–10	Thomas 3 run middle (Lett) fumbled J. Washington recovered for Dallas at B 46 46 return left sideline touchdown (14:05). Dallas penalized 15 for personal foul (Norton) assessed on kickoff. Murray kicked extra point after Dallas penalized 10 for holding (Gainer).
Buffalo 13 Dallas 13
Buffalo Bills (14:05) Murray kick from D 20 to B 15 Copeland 22 return (Fishback).
BUF 37	1–10	T. Thomas 2 run middle (Norton Haley).
BUF 39	2–8	Kelly pass to Reed left almost intercepted (L. Brown) incomplete.
BUF 39	3–8	Kelly sacked loss of 13 (Jeffcoat Haley).
BUF 26	4–21	Mohr 38 punt K. Williams fair catch.
Dallas Cowboys (13:14)
DAL 36	1–10	E. Smith 9 run right (Patton).
DAL 45	2–1	E. Smith 3 run right (Patton).
DAL 48	1–10	E. Smith 9 run right (Wright).
BUF 43	2–1	E. Smith 7 run middle (Talley).
BUF 36	1–10	E. Smith 14 run right (Talley).
BUF 22	1–10	E. Smith 4 run right (Bennett Maddox).
BUF 18	2–6	Aikman 3 screen pass to Johnston left (Maddox Lodish).
BUF 15	3–3	E. Smith 15 run right touchdown (8:42). Murray kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 64 yards 8 plays 4:32. Dallas 20 Buffalo 13
Buffalo Bills (8:42) Murray kick to B 9 Beebe 28 return (Everett).
BUF 37	1–10	Kelly screen pass to K. Davis right loss of 8 (Tolbert).
BUF 29	2–18	K. Davis 7 draw middle (Tolbert).
BUF 36	3–11	K. Davis 11 direct snap Shotgun draw middle (Woodson).
BUF 47	1–10	Kelly deep pass to Beebe left incomplete.
BUF 47	2–10	Kelly 10 pass to Brooks right (K. Smith).
DAL 43	1–10	K. Davis draw left loss of 3 (Casillas).
DAL 46	2–13	Kelly pressured pass to Reed right overthrown incomplete.
DAL 46	3–13	Kelly pressured pass to K. Davis right underthrown incomplete.
DAL 46	4–13	Mohr 24 punt out of bounds.
Dallas Cowboys (6:01) (Yard-line difference because of change of possession.)
DAL 23	1–10	E. Smith 2 run left (Bennett Goganious).
DAL 25	2–8	Aikman 14 pass to Irvin left sideline (Odomes).
DAL 39	1–10	Aikman 5 pass to Novacek left (Talley).
DAL 44	2–5	E. Smith run right loss of 3 (Goganious).
DAL 41	3–8	Aikman pass to E. Smith left incomplete.
DAL 41	4–5	Jett 44 punt downed by Gant at B 15.
Buffalo Bills (3:05) (Yard-line difference because of change of possession.)
BUF 16	1–10	Kelly screen pass to K. Davis left loss of 4 (Woodson).
BUF 12	2–14	Kelly 11 pass to Beebe crossing middle (Norton Everett).
BUF 23	3–3	K. Davis fumbled direct Shotgun snap recovered own fumble no gain.
BUF 23	4–3	Mohr 52 punt K. Williams 5 return (Maddox).
Dallas Cowboys (1:20)
DAL 30	1–10	Coleman run right loss of 3 (Talley).
DAL 27	2–13	Aikman pass to Novacek middle overthrown incomplete.
DAL 27	3–13	Aikman pass to Novacek right incomplete.
DAL 27	4–13	Jett 47 punt Copeland 5 return (Patterson).
Buffalo Bills (:20)
BUF 31	1–10	Kelly pass to Reed right broken up (K. Smith) incomplete.
BUF 31	2–10	K. Davis 4 run middle (J. Jones).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Dallas 20 Buffalo 13
Fourth Quarter
BUF 35	3–6	Kelly pass to Beebe middle intercepted at B 46 J. Washington 12 return (Ballard).
Dallas Cowboys (14:53)
BUF 34	1–10	Dallas penalized 5 for false start (E. Williams).
BUF 39	1–15	E. Smith 6 run right (Barnett).
BUF 33	2–9	Aikman 9 pass to E. Smith right flat (H. Jones).
BUF 24	1–10	E. Smith 4 run right (B. Smith Bennett).
BUF 20	2–6	Aikman rollout right sacked loss of 2 (Wright). Dallas–first time out (12:20).
BUF 22	3–8	Aikman 16 pass to Harper left (Odomes).
BUF 6	1–goal	E. Smith 2 run middle (B. Smith Kelso).
BUF 4	2–goal	E. Smith 3 run middle (Wright).
BUF 1	3–goal	E. Smith run right no gain (Talley).
BUF 1	4–goal	E. Smith 1 toss sweep left touchdown (9:50). Murray kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 34 yards 9 plays 5:03. Dallas 27 Buffalo 13
Buffalo Bills (9:50) Murray kick to B 3 Copeland 19 return (Gainer Bates).
BUF 22	1–10	Kelly 8 scramble left (J. Washington).
BUF 30	2–2	Kelly 1 shovel pass to T. Thomas (D. Smith).
BUF 31	3–1	Kelly 4 scramble middle (Norton).
BUF 35	1–10	Kelly 1 pass to Brooks right (J. Washington).
BUF 36	2–9	T. Thomas run middle loss of 1 (J. Jones).
BUF 35	3–10	Kelly sacked loss of 13 (J. Jones).
BUF 22	4–23	Mohr 29 punt downed by Gardner at D 49.
Dallas Cowboys (7:00)
DAL 49	1–10	E. Smith 5 run right (Bennett).
BUF 46	2–5	E. Smith 3 run middle (Talley).
BUF 43	3–2	Aikman rollout right 4 pass to Novacek (Darby).
BUF 39	1–10	E. Smith 3 run right (Bennett). Dallas–second time out (4:17).
BUF 36	2–7	Aikman deep pass to Irvin right overthrown incomplete.
BUF 36	3–7	Aikman 35 pass to Harper left sideline (leaping catch at B 7) (Kelso Odomes). Dallas–third time out (3:23).
BUF 1	1–goal	Dallas penalized 5 for false start (Cornish).
BUF 6	1–goal	E. Smith 5 run left (Patton). Buffalo–first time out (3:16).
BUF 1	2–goal	Johnston run middle no gain (Bennett). Buffalo–second time out (3:09).
BUF 1	3–goal	E. Smith run left loss of 1 (B. Smith). Buffalo–third time out (2:54).
BUF 2	4–goal	Murray 20–yard field goal (2:50).
Dallas scoring drive: 49 yards 9 plays 4:10. Dallas 30 Buffalo 13
Buffalo Bills (2:50) Murray kick to goal line Beebe 34 return (Everett).
BUF 34	1–10	Kelly 18 pass to Beebe left sideline out of bounds (L. Brown).
DAL 48	1–10	K. Davis 6 direct snap Shotgun draw right (Bates Woodson) incomplete.
DAL 42	2–4	Kelly 8 pass to McKeller middle (Bates). Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 10 for offensive pass interference (McKeller).
BUF 48	2–14	Kelly 7 screen pass to K. Davis right (K. Smith). Two–Minute Warning at 1:56.
DAL 45	3–7	Kelly pressured pass to McKeller incomplete.
DAL 45	4–7	Kelly 15 pass to Brooks right (J. Washington).
DAL 30	1–10	Kelly hit pass to K. Davis incomplete.
DAL 30	2–10	Kelly deep pass to Beebe left incomplete.
DAL 30	3–10	Kelly scrambled left pass batted down (Woodson) incomplete.
DAL 30	4–10	Kelly 15 pass to Brooks right (K. Smith).
DAL 15	1–10	Kelly spiked ball to stop clock (:38).
DAL 15	2–10	Kelly sacked loss of 7 (Tolbert).
DAL 22	3–17	Kelly pressured pass thrown away incomplete.
DAL 22	4–17	Kelly 9 pass to Beebe right (out of bounds).
Dallas Cowboys (:06)
DAL 13	1–10	Kosar knelt down loss of 1.
FINAL SCORE: Dallas 30 Buffalo 13
FINAL RECORDS: Dallas 15–4 Buffalo 14–5

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Super Bowl XXVIII

Dallas 30
Buffalo 13

Location:
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
January 30, 1994
Attendance: 72,817

MVP:
Emmitt Smith, Running Back
of the Dallas Cowboys

Coaches
DAL Jimmy Johnson
BUF Marv Levi

Super Bowl XXVIII Ring, Dallas 30 vs Buffalo 13, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, MVP Emmitt Smith, Running Back of the Dallas Cowboys