Emmitt Smith rushed for 132 yards and 2 second-half touchdowns to power the Cowboys to their second consecutive NFL title. By winning, Dallas joined San Francisco and Pittsburgh as the only franchises with four Super Bowl victories. The Bills, meanwhile, extended a dubious string by losing in the Super Bowl for the fourth consecutive...
| DAL | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Fields 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 |
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikman | 19/27 | 207 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| E. Smith | 30 | 132 | 2 | 15t |
| K.Williams | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Aikman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosar | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Irvin | 5 | 66 | 0 | 20 |
| Novacek | 5 | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| E. Smith | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| Harper | 3 | 75 | 0 | 35 |
| Johnston | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | LG | TD |
| Dallas | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | LG | BLK |
| Jett | 4 | 47 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | NO/FC | YDS | LG | TD |
| K. Williams | 1/1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | TDS | LG | TD |
| K. Williams | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Gant | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | 31/50 | 260 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| K. Davis | 9 | 38 | 0 | 11 |
| Thomas | 16 | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| Kelly | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Brooks | 7 | 63 | 0 | 15 |
| Thomas | 7 | 52 | 0 | 24 |
| Reed | 6 | 75 | 0 | 22 |
| Beebe | 6 | 60 | 0 | 18 |
| K. Davis | 3 | -5 | 0 | 7 |
| Metzelaars | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| McKeller | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | LG | TD |
| Odomes | 4 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | LG | BLK |
| Mohr | 5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | NO/FC | YDS | LG | TD |
| Copeland | 1/1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | TDS | LG | TD |
| Copeland | 4 | 82 | 22 | 0 |
| Beebe | 2 | 62 | 34 | 0 |
| Offense | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Gesek , John | C |
| Gagan, Kevin | G |
| Newton, Nate | G |
| Tuinei, Mark | T |
| Williams, Erik | T |
| Novacek, Jay | TE |
| Harper,Alvin | WR |
| Irvin, Michael | WR |
| Johnston, Daryl | RB |
| Smith, Emmitt | RB |
| Aikman, Troy | QB |
| Defense | |
| Player | Pos |
| Casillas, Tony | DT |
| Lett, Leon | DT |
| Haley, Charles | DE |
| Toilbett, Tony | DE |
| Norton, Ken | LB |
| Smith, Darrin | LB |
| Woodson, Darren | DB |
| Brown, Larry | CB |
| Smith, Kevin | CB |
| Washington, James | FS |
| Everett, Thomas | SS |
| Substitutes | |
| Player | |
| Bates, Bill | |
| Coleman, Lincoln | |
| Cornish, Frank | |
| Edwards, Dixon | |
| Fishback, Joe | |
| Gainer, Derrick | |
| Galbraith, Scott | |
| Gant, Kenneth | |
| Hellestrae, Dale | |
| Hennings, Chad | |
| Jeffcoat, Jim | |
| Jett, John | |
| Jones, Jimmie | |
| Jones, Robert | |
| Kosar, Bernie | |
| Maryland, Russell | |
| Murray, Eddie | |
| Myles, Godfrey | |
| Patterson, Elvis | |
| Thomas, Dave | |
| Vanderbeek, Matt | |
| Williams, Kevin | |
| Did Not Play | |
| Player | |
| Lassic, Derrick | |
| Offense | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Hull, Kent | C |
| Davis, John | G |
| Parker, Glenn | G |
| Ballard, Howard | T |
| Fina, Joihn | T |
| Metzelaars, Pete | TE |
| Beebe, Don | WR |
| Brooks, Bill | WR |
| Reed, Andre | RB |
| Thomas, Thurman | RB |
| Kelly, Jim | QB |
| Defense | |
| Player | Pos |
| Wright, Jeff | NT |
| Hansen, Phil | DE |
| Smith, Bruce | DE |
| Patton, Marvcus | OLB |
| Talley, Darryl | OLB |
| Bennet, Cornelius | ILB |
| Maddox, Mark | ILB |
| Odomes, Nate | CB |
| Washington, Mickey | CB |
| Kelso, Mark | FS |
| Jones, Henry | SS |
| Substitutes | |
| Player | |
| Barnett, Oliver | |
| Brown, Monty | |
| Christie, Steve | |
| Copeland, Russell | |
| Crafts, Jerry | |
| Darby, Matt | |
| Davis, Kenneth | |
| Devlin, Mike | |
| Gardner, Carwell | |
| Goganious, Keith | |
| Harvey, Richard | |
| Henderson, Jerome | |
| Lingner, Adam | |
| Lodish, Mike | |
| McKeller, Keith | |
| Mohr, Chris | |
| Pike, Mark | |
| Reich, Frank | |
| Ritcher, Jim | |
| Schulz, Kurt | |
| Smith, Thomas | |
| Tasker, Steve | |
| Did Not Play | |
| Player | |
| Turner, Nate | |