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-Bills QB Jim Kelly

Super Bowl XXVII

January 31, 1993 - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA

Buffalo Bills (14-5)		Dallas Cowboys (15-3)

	Buffalo -17 Dallas -52

Super Bowl XXVII Quick Stats
Date:	January 31, 1993
Location:	Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
Surface:	Outdoors on grass
Game Weather:	Sunny
Conditions:	Temp: 61 F
Attendance:	98,374
Kickoff Time:	3:00 P.M. Pacific
Commentary:	Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy (NBC)
Officials:	Referee: Dick Hantak (105), Umpire: Ron Botchan (110), Line Judge: Dick McKenzie (41), Side Judge: Dean Look (49), Head Linesman: Ron Phares (10), Back Judge: Jim Poole (92), Field Judge: Donnie Hampton (44)
Pre-Game Show:	"MusicMoviesHollywood!" Ftr: Tribute to musical comedies, classic musicals, action films, westerns Hosted By: Gene Shalit of NBC
National Anthem:	Garth Brooks Signed: Marlee Matlin
Coin Toss:	O.J. Simpson
Halftime Show:	"The Lay's Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show: Heal the World" Ftr: Michael Jackson, 3500 local kids Producer: Radio City
Winner Share:	$36,000
Loser Share:	$18,000
Ticket Price:	$175 or $250, depending on seat location (varying ticket colors depending on level)
Favorite:	Dallas by 7 pts.
TV Rating:	45.1, 66 share (NBC)
Most Valuable Player:	Cowboys QB Troy Aikman (22/30, 273 yds, 4 TDs; 3 for 28 yds)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1992 NFL Playoffs
AFC Wildcard		AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional		NFC Wildcard
6. Kansas City (10-6) at 3. San Diego* (11-5)	0 17	4. Buffalo (12-5) at 1. Pittsburgh* (11-5)	24 3	4. Buffalo (13-5) at 2. Miami (12-5)	29 10	2. Dallas (14-3) at 1. San Francisco (15-2)	30 20	6. Washington (10-7) at 1. San Francisco* (14-2)	13 20	6. Washington (9-7) at 3. Minnesota* (11-5)	24 7
5. Houston (10-6) at 4. Buffalo (11-5)	38 41†	3. San Diego (12-5) at 2. Miami* (11-5)	0 31					5. Philadelphia (12-5) at 2. Dallas* (12-4)	10 34	5. Philadelphia (11-5) at 4. New Orleans (12-4)	36 20

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: Pittsburgh was top playoff seed, and Miami was second playoff seed ahead of San Diego, based on conference record (10-2 to Dolphins' 9-3 to Chargers' 9-5). Miami finished ahead of Buffalo based on better conference record (9-3 to Bills' 7-5). Houston was second wildcard based on head-to-head victory over Kansas City (1-0). Washington was third wildcard based on better conference record than Green Bay (7-5 to Packers' 6-6). Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago and Detroit based on better conference record (5-9 to Bears' 4-8 and Lions' 3-9). Atlanta finished ahead of L.A. Rams based on better record against common opponents (5-7 to Rams' 4-8).
1992 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills* Indianapolis Colts New York Jets New England Patriots	11-5-0 11-5-0 9-7-0 4-12-0 2-14-0	0.688 0.688 0.563 0.250 0.125	Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers* Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals	11-5-0 10-6-0 7-9-0 5-11-0	0.688 0.625 0.438 0.313	San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs* Denver Broncos Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks	11-5-0 10-6-0 8-8-0 7-9-0 2-14-0	0.688 0.625 0.500 0.438 0.125
National Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles* Washington Redskins* New York Giants Phoenix Cardinals	13-3-0 11-5-0 9-7-0 6-10-0 4-12-0	0.813 0.688 0.563 0.375 0.250	Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions	11-5-0 9-7-0 5-11-0 5-11-0 5-11-0	0.688 0.563 0.313 0.313 0.313	San Francisco 49ers New Orleans Saints* Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams	14-2-0 12-4-0 6-10-0 6-10-0	0.875 0.750 0.375 0.375

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Buffalo 1992 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (11-5)
Sun	9/6	L.A. Rams	W	40-7
Sun	9/13	at San Francisco	W	34-31
Sun	9/20	Indianapolis	W	38-0
Sun	9/27	at New England	W	41-7
Sun	10/4	Miami	L	10-37
Sun	10/11	at L.A. Raiders	L	3-20
Sun	10/18	BYE
Mon*	10/26	at N.Y. Jets	W	24-20
Sun	11/1	New England	W	16-7
Sun	11/8	Pittsburgh	W	28-20
Mon*	11/16	at Miami	W	26-20
Sun	11/22	Atlanta	W	41-14
Sun	11/29	at Indianapolis	L	13-16†
Sun	12/6	N.Y. Jets	L	17-24
Sat	12/12	Denver	W	27-17
Sun	12/20	at New Orleans	W	20-16
Sun	12/27	at Houston	L	3-27
Post Season
Sun	1/3	Houston	W	41-38†
Sat	1/9	at Pittsburgh	W	24-3
Sun	1/17	at Miami	W	29-10

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Dallas 1992 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (13-3)
Mon*	9/7	Washington	W	23-10
Sun	9/13	at N.Y. Giants	W	34-28
Sun	9/20	Phoenix	W	31-20
Sun	9/27	BYE
Mon*	10/5	at Philadelphia	L	7-31
Sun	10/11	Seattle	W	27-0
Sun	10/18	Kansas City	W	17-10
Sun	10/25	at L.A. Raiders	W	28-13
Sun	11/1	Philadelphia	W	20-10
Sun	11/8	at Detroit	W	37-3
Sun	11/15	L.A. Rams	L	23-27
Sun	11/22	at Phoenix	W	16-10
Thu	11/26	N.Y. Giants	W	30-3
Sun	12/6	at Denver	W	31-27
Sun	12/13	at Washington	L	17-20
Mon*	12/21	at Atlanta	W	41-17
Sun	12/27	Chicago	W	27-14
Post Season
Sun	1/10	Philadelphia	W	34-10
Sun	1/17	San Francisco	W	30-20

Starting Lineups
BUFFALO				DALLAS
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
J.Lofton	WR	P.Hansen	LE	A.Harper	WR	T.Tolbert	LE
W.Wolford	LT	J.Wright	NT	M.Tuinei	LT	T.Casillas	DT
J.Richter	LG	B.Smith	RE	N.Newton	LG	R.Maryland	DT
K.Hull	C	M.Patton	LOLB	M.Stepnoski	C	C.Haley	RE
G.Parker	RG	S.Conlan	LILB	J.Gesek	RG	V.Smith	LLB
H.Ballard	RT	C.Bennett	RILB	E.Williams	RT	R.Jones	MLB
P.Metzelaars	TE	D.Talley	ROLB	J.Novacek	TE	K.Norton	RLB
A.Reed	WR	J.Williams	LCB	M.Irvin	WR	K.Smith	LCB
D.Beebe	WR	N.Odomes	RCB	T.Aikman	QB	L.Brown	RCB
J.Kelly	QB	H.Jones	SS	E.Smith	RB	J.Washington	SS
T.Thomas	RB	M.Kelso	FS	D.Johnston	FB	T.Everett	FS

Substitutions
BUFFALO		DALLAS
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
F.Reich (QB)	K.Jackson (CB)	S.Beuerlein (QB)	R.Horton (S)
M.Frerotte (G/C)	M.Darby (S)	K.Gogan (G/T)	I.Holt (CB)
J.Fina (G/T)	M.Lodish (NT)	J.Smith (WR)	D.Edwards (LB)
R.Awalt (TE)	C.Hale (CB)	T.Agee (RB)	C.Hennings (DT)
K.Davis (RB)	C.Hicks (CB)	F.Cornish (C/G)	D.Woodson (S)
M.Devlin (C)	K.Goganious (LB)	K.Martin (WR/KR)	C.Holmes (CB)
K.McKeller (TE)	C.Bailey (LB)	D.Gainer (RB)	J.Jeffcoat (DE)
C.Gardner (RB)	M.Maddox (LB)	D.Hellestrae (G/C)	J.Jones (DT)
A.Lingner (C)	M.Pike (DE)	D.Tennell (TE)	K.Gant (S)
B.Lamb (WR)			M.Pruitt (LB)
S.Tasker (WR)			L.Lett (DT)
J.Davis (G)			G.Myles (LB)
KICKERS		KICKERS
S.Christie (K)	C.Mohr (P)	L.Elliott (K)	M.Saxon (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY
		K.Willis (DE)

Team Statistics
	BUF	DAL
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	22 7 11 4	20 9 11 0
3rd DOWN EFF.	5/11-46%	5/11-46%
4th DOWN EFF.	0/2-0%	0/1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	362 71 5.1	408 60 6.8
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	108 29 3.7	137 29 4.7
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	254 38-22-4 4-22 276	271 30-22-0 1-2 273
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	3-136 45.3 0	4-131 32.8 1
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	90 1-0 4-90 0-0	149 3-35 4-79 4-35
PENALTIES-yards	4-30	8-53
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	9 8-5 4	2 4-2 0
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	2 1 1 0	7 1 4 2
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	2 2/2 0	7 7/7 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	1/1 0	1/1 0
SAFETIES	0	0
TOTAL POINTS	17	52
T.O.P.	28:48	31:12

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BUFFALO	7	3	7	0	17
DALLAS	14	14	3	21	52

1st Quarter

BUF - T.Thomas, 2 yard rush. S.Christie kick. 4-16, TOP 1:40 (5:00)
DAL - J.Novacek, 23 pass from T.Aikman. L.Elliott kick. 6-47, TOP 3:04 (13:24)
DAL - J.Jones, 2 yard fumble return. (13:39)

2nd Quarter

BUF - S.Christie, 21 yard FG. 12-82, TOP 4:46 (11:36)
DAL - M.Irvin, 19 pass from T.Aikman. L.Elliott kick. 5-72, TOP 1:30 (13:06)
DAL - M.Irvin, 18 pass from T.Aikman. L.Elliott kick. 1-18, TOP 0:07 (13:24)

3rd Quarter

DAL - L.Elliott, 20 yard FG. 12-77, TOP 6:39 (6:39)
BUF - D.Beebe, 40 yard pass from F.Reich. S.Christie kick. 5-61, TOP 2:10 (15:00)

4th Quarter

DAL - A.Harper, 45 pass from T.Aikman. L.Elliott kick. 2-56, TOP 0:50 (4:56)
DAL - E.Smith, 10 yard rush. L.Elliott kick. 3-8, TOP 1:29 (6:48)
DAL - K.Norton, 9 yard fumble return. L.Elliott kick. (7:29)

Bills WR Don Beebe forces a fumble to prevent Cowboys DT Leon Lett from scoring a defensive touchdown. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Individual Statistics

BUFFALO BILLS

DALLAS COWBOYS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
J.Kelly	7	4	57.1	82	0	2	20.5	2/10
F.Reich	31	18	58.1	194	1	2	10.8	2/12
TOTAL	38	22	57.9	276	1	4	12.6	4/22

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
T.Aikman	30	22	73.3	273	4	0	12.4	1/2

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K.Davis	15	86	5.7	14	0
T.Thomas	11	19	1.7	9	1
C.Gardner	1	3	3.0	3	0
F.Reich	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTAL	29	108	3.7	14	1

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E.Smith	22	108	4.9	38	1
T.Aikman	3	28	9.3	19	0
D.Gainer	2	1	0.5	1	0
D.Johnston	1	0	0.0	0	0
S.Beuerlein	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTAL	29	137	4.7	38	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
A.Reed	8	152	19.0	40	0
T.Thomas	4	10	2.5	7	0
K.Davis	3	16	5.3	13	0
D.Beebe	2	50	25.0	40t	1
S.Tasker	2	30	15.0	16	0
P.Metzelaars	2	12	6.0	7	0
K.McKeller	1	6	6.0	6	0
TOTAL	22	276	12.5	40t	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J.Novacek	7	72	10.3	23t	1
M.Irvin	6	114	19.0	25	2
E.Smith	6	27	4.5	18	0
D.Johnston	2	15	7.5	8	0
A.Harper	1	45	45.0	45t	1
TOTAL	22	273	12.4	45t	4

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
C.Mohr	3	136	45.3	0	2	48

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
M.Saxon	3	131	43.7	1	1	57

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
C.Hicks	1	1	0	0.0	0	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K.Martin	3	0	35	11.7	30	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
B.Lamb	2	49	24.5	33
K.Davis	1	21	21.0	21
C.Hicks	1	20	20.0	20
TOTAL	4	90	22.5	33

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K.Martin	4	0	79	19.8	22	0

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
TOTAL	0	0	0.0	0	0

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T.Everett	2	22	11.0	22
J.Washington	1	13	13.0	13
L.Brown	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	4	35	8.8	22

FUMBLES

BUFFALO	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
J.Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W.Wolford	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K.Davis	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
B.Lamb	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K.Goganious	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F.Reich	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B.Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
C.Hicks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S.Tasker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P.Hansen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
D.Beebe	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	4	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
DALLAS	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
C.Haley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
J.Washington	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
J.Jones	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
K.Gant	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
L.Lett	1	0	0	0	2	1	64	0	0
E.Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.Aikman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R.Jones	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
K.Norton	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1	0
C.Holmes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
S.Beuerlein	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.Jeffcoat	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	1	0	0	8	5	75	2	1

Defensive Statistics

BUFFALO BILLS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

C.Bennett

0.0

D.Talley

0.0

S.Conlan

0.0

M.Patton

0.0

M.Kelso

0.0

H.Jones

0.0

B.Smith

1.0

2.0

J.Williams

0.0

N.Odomes

0.0

J.Wright

0.0

M.Darby

0.0

P.Hansen

0.0

M.Pike

0.0

C.Hale

0.0

M.Maddox

0.0

K.Goganious

0.0

S.Tasker

0.0

C.Hicks

0.0

K.Davis

0.0

D.Beebe

0.0

TOTAL

1.0

2.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

DALLAS COWBOYS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

K.Norton

0.0

D.Edwards

0.0

R.Maryland

0.0

J.Washington

0.0

C.Haley

1.0

8.0

D.Woodson

0.0

T.Everett

0.0

L.Lett

1.0

8.0

T.Casillas

0.0

L.Brown

0.0

J.Jones

0.0

C.Holmes

0.0

K.Gant

0.0

R.Horton

0.0

I.Holt

0.0

J.Jeffcoat

1.0

4.0

K.Smith

0.0

V.Smith

0.0

T.Tolbert

0.0

D.Gainer

0.0

R.Jones

0.0

M.Pruitt

0.0

T.Aikman

0.0

TOTAL

3.0

20.0

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