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Super Bowl XXVII
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Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.

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