16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS at 1. 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
1. 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DALLAS COWBOYS
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 2nd
Def: 5th
1st NFC East
d. Eagles Div Rnd 34-10
d. Niners NFC Title 30-20
d. Bills Super Bowl 52-17
HC Jimmy Johnson OC Norv Turner DC Dave Wannstedt
Texas Stadium: 60 degrees
Brad Sham/Dale Hansen
Offense
QB Troy Aikman 26 UCLA
RB Emmitt Smith 23 All Pro Florida
FB Daryl Johnston 26 Syracuse
WR Alvin Harper 24 Tenn
WR Michael Irvin 26 Miami
TE Jay Novacek 30 Wyoming
LT Mark Tuinei 32 Hawaii
LG Nate Newton 31 Fla A&M
C Mark Stepnoski 25 Pitt
RG John Gesek 29 Sac St
RT Erik Williams 24 Central St
Defense
LDE Tony Tolbert 25 UTEP
LDT Tony Casillas 29 Okla
RDT Russell Maryland 23 Miami
RDE Charles Haley 28 J Madison
LLB Vinson Smith 27 E Carol
MLB Robert Jones 23 R E Carol
RLB Ken Norton 26 UCLA
LCB Issiac Holt 30 Alcorn
RCB Larry Brown 23 TCU
SS Thomas Everett 28 Baylor
FS James Washington 27 UCLA
K Lin Elliott 24 TTech
P Mike Saxon 30 S Diego St
KR/PR Kelvin Martin 27 B College
The 11th overall seed in the tournament is the '92 Super Bowl Champion Cowboys; all the top seeds have advanced, if Dallas keeps that going the Cowboys will be the first franchise to place 6 teams into Round 2. #2 in offense, #5 in defense. Troy Aikman's 26, 24 scores and 14 picks. Emmitt Smith is 23, All Pro, over 2000 yards from scrimmage, 19 scores. 26 year old Michael Irvin had nearly 1400 yards receiving, 30 year old Jay Novacek is an All Pro. On defense, 28 year old Charles Haley and 25 year old Tony Tolbert combined for 14.5 sacks.
16. 1993 HOUSTON OILERS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 4th
Def: 4th
1st AFC Central
lost Div Rnd Chiefs 28-20
d. '71 Dolphins 31-17
HC Jack Pardee OC Kevin Gilbride DC Buddy Ryan
Offense
QB Warren Moon 37 Wash
RB Gary Brown 24 Penn St
WR Curtis Duncan 28 Nwestern
WR Ernest Givens 29 Louisville
WR Haywood Jeffires 29 NC St
WR Webster Slaughter 29 S Diego St
LT Brad Hopkins 23 R Illinois
LG Mike Munchak 33 Penn St
C Bruce Matthews 32 USC
RG Doug Dawson 32 Tex
RT Doug Williams 27 Florida
Defense
LDE William Fuller 31 UNC
LDT Ray Childress 31 A&M
RDT Glenn Montgomery 26 Houston
RDE Sean Jones 31 Neastern
LLB Eddie Robinson 23 Alabama St
MLB Al Smith 29 Utah St
RLB Wilber Marshall 31 Florida
LCB Cris Dishman 28 Purdue
RCB Steve Jackson 24 Purdue
SS Bubba McDowell 27 Miami
FS Marcus Robertson 24 All Pro Iowa St
K Al Del Greco 31 Auburn
P Greg Montgomery 29 All Pro Mich St
KR John Henry Mills 24 Wake
PR Willie Drewrey 30 W Virginia
There isn't a Houston team currently moving on (there is a Titans squad safely in the next rnd) This is the run&shoot offense, Buddy Ryan defense Oilers, both ranked 4th in the NFL -- 37 year old Warren Moon had 22 scores and 21 picks. 24 year old Gary Brown started just half the season and rushed for a thousand yards. The defense gets to the QB -- the front 4 combined for 38 sacks: 31 year old William Fuller, 31 year old Ray Childress, 31 year old Sean Jones and 26 year old Glenn Montgomery. 24 year old Marcus Robertson was an All Pro with 7 picks, the punter Greg Montgomery also was an All Pro. Houston knocked off the '71 Dolphins 31-17 in the play in round; Buddy Ryan's the DC for these Oilers and we get to see him against Jimmy Johnson. We get the All Texas matchup, 1/16 game to get Region 11 rolling. Let's head to Texas Stadium for the kick.
1st Qtr
Oilers at the 33.
The Oilers get a first down on a 13 yard Gary Brown run.
The drive ends - Dallas to start at the 28.
They get a first down, Aikman to Irvin, an 8 yard ball the biggest play.
Oilers start at the 24.
1/10 - Brown stopped at the line.
2/10 - Brown gets 6.
3/4 - Warren Moon to Haywood Jeffires, 19 yards and the first down to the 49.
1/10 - Lorenzo White busts for 16 and the Oilers are at the 35.
1/10 - White for 2.
2/8 - Moon to Webster Slaughter, 12 yards to the 21.
1/10 - White for 1
2/9 - Moon to Slaughter again = that's a 15 yard gain to the 5 and the Oilers have a first and goal.
1/goal - Moon - fires to the endzone--= Jeffires --- TOUCHDOWN OILERS - The Oilers go 76 yards on the Cowboys and they are first on the scoreboard.
Cowboys start at the 37.
On the first play - Aikman's looking for Irvin and it is Picked Off by Cris Dishman! Dishman snatches the ball right out of Irvin's hands and Dishaman is down at the Cowboy 28 yard line!
1/10 - 7 for White
2/3 - 14 for Gary Brown -- The Oilers are down to the 3 yard line!
1/goal - It's a planned run for Moon - he runs right between Munchak and Matthews and is Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS -- Huge spike of the football by the 37 year old Moon -- the Houston Oilers, the 16th seed in the region - have score a quick 14 points against the top seeded Cowboys!
Dallas at the 28 - two passes, 8 yards to Novacek and 21 to Emmitt on the screen gets them to Oiler territory as the quarter ends.
2nd: Oilers 14 Cowboys 0
All 10 top seeds have advanced - but Dallas is behind an early 8 ball. They do have a first down at the Houston 43.
1/10 - Emmitt gets 1.
2/9 - Curvin Richards gets 5.
3/4 - Aikman -- Aikman's going for it -- Aikman Looking Deep -- Michael Irvin is there -- He's Got it -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Troy Aikman with the 37 yard strike to Irvin and the Cowboys slice the deficit in half.
Oilers at the 36.
1/10 - Spencer Tillman gets 2.
2/8 - 10 for White
1/10 - Moon to Curtis Duncan, 9 yards.
2/1 - White picks it up.
1/10 - Tony Tolbert sacks Moon, Oilers back at the Dallas 49.
2/17 - Incomplete
3/17 - Moon to Ernest Givens -- 22 yards -- a big pickup, Oilers at the 27.
1/10 - White gets 2
2/8 - Moon to Slaughter, right to the sticks and the Oilers are at the 16.
1/10 - Gary Brown -- he busts it -- Brown is in the secondary -- Brown is Into the EndZone -- TOUCHDOWN OILERS -- Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow -- the Houston Oilers go up 21-7 midway through the second qtr.
Dallas at the 14.
They're gonna get two first downs, a 9 yard pass from Aikman to Emmitt the biggest play - but the drive ends on the Dallas side of the field.
Houston at the 21. They get a first down, Moon 10 yards to Givens - but that's all.
Dallas gets the ball back, just after the 2 minute warning, still down 21-7.
1/10 - Aikman 12 yards to Novacek.
1/10 - Emmitt gets a yard
2/9 - The first Houston sack goes to William Fuller and it's third and a bunch, Dallas uses its first timeout.
3/17 - Aikman - downfield on the sideline to Alvin Harper -- it's a 26 yard gain, Harper is out of bounds, Dallas at the Oiler 49.
That's as far as it goes - Sean Jones gets a sack - the half ends a play after the punt.
3rd Qtr: Oilers 21 Cowboys 7
Possible biggest upset of the tournament; 16th seeded Oilers, survivors of the play in round, up 2 TDs on the 1992 Super Bowl Champion Cowboys.
Dallas at the 23. Does Buddy Ryan have Jimmy Johnson's number?
1/10 - Aikman flips to Moose Johnston. 6.
2/4 - Aikman downfield -- Harper -- 25 yards, Dallas is across midfield.
1/10 - Aikman finds Kelvin Martin, 10 more yards, Dallas is at the 36.
1/10 - Emmitt goes for 14.
1/10 - Aikman to Emmitt, 7 yards and Dallas is at the 15.
1/10 - Johnston powers for a first down.
1/10 - Emmitt -- Emmitt is through the line--- Emmitt is Going Into the EndZone --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Emmitt Smith 12 yard run -- Dallas takes the opening drive of the second half 77 yards in 7 plays and it's now 21-14 Oilers.
Oilers at the 33.
3 and out. Dallas at the 25.
1/10 - Emmitt loses 1
2/11 - Emmitt gains 2
3/9 - Aikman - Novacek - he gets right to the sticks.....first down, Dallas.
1/10 - Emmitt for 4
2/6 - Aikman -- Downfield -- Kelvin Martin -- he's Got It -- Kelvin Martin - a Big Strike - a Big Strike -- Martin goes all the way to the Oiler 3 yard line! Aikman 58 yards to Martin - the Cowboys have totally turned the game around here in the third quarter - Dallas with a first and goal.
1/goal - Aikman - Incomplete.
2/goal - Aikman - out to Emmitt -- Emmitt is going to go....Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Dallas scores twice in the first 8 minutes of the second half and we are tied at 21.
Oilers at the 36 - they go 3 and out again, Charles Haley gets to Moon, Dallas has totally captured the momentum here - Dallas gets the ball back at the 38.
Dallas gets 1 first down - Aikman to Irvin for 22. But a Sean Jones sack knocks Dallas back and Houston gets the ball back at their 10.
3 and out - Houston doesnt have a first down yet in the half - punt to Kelvin Martin -- Martin's got some room -- Martin's got a step -- Kelvin Martin Is Gonna Go....Into The End Zone....TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS -- Kelvin Martin takes the punt back 48 yards to the house - Dallas has 3 3rd Qtr Scores - Dallas has taken the 28-21 lead here in the third quarter - Kelvin Martin follows up the 58 yard TD reception with a 48 yard punt return for a score -- Cowboys up 7.
Houston at the 31, one play left in the qtr - Moon 6 yards to Givens.
4th Qtr: Cowboys 28 Oilers 21
Dallas scores 21 in the 3rd qtr, capped off with a punt return for a score and they have taken the lead. Oilers have 2nd and 4 at the 35.
They pick it up - 5 yards from Lorenzo White, but the drive ends there, Tony Tolbert gets his second sack, Dallas will start at their own 18.
1/10 - Emmitt gets 3
2/7 - Aikman -- Aikman to Irvin in Space - Irvin's got a step -- Irvin's got a Step -- Michael Irvin is gonna go 54 yards....All the Way to the Oiler 25 yard line! Troy Aikman 54 yards to Michael Irvin to the 25 yard line!
The drive ends -- Elliott FG makes it 31-21, Dallas up 10 with less than 10 to go.
Oilers at the 28.
They get 1 first down - Moon 14 to Jeffires but with a little more than 7 left, they give the ball back to Dallas - Cowboys up 10, with the ball at their own 27, 7 left in the half.
They stay on the ground, get a first down on Emmitt's 12 yard run - that's all, Houston starts at their own 20.
Dallas ends it -- they sack Moon twice, Haley gets his second, Jim Jeffcoat his first - Dallas takes over on downs at the Oiler 15 yard line, there's now just 4 minutes to go in the game, Dallas runs the ball 3 times, Houston uses all of their timeouts -- Dallas kicks the FG, there's now 2 and a half minutes left, Cowboys up 34-21
Oilers get the ball at their own 32.
They take the rest of the game to drive down and score, Moon to Givins for 10, Moon to White for 27 the big plays - Moon to White, 9 yard TD pass with under 20 seconds left TOUCHDOWN OILERS-- they try an onside kick - it fails, victory formation for Aikman and thats all.
Final: Cowboys 34 Oilers 28
Dallas trailed 21-7 at the half - they score the next 27 points, Houston only scoring in garbage time, Dallas places its 6th team into Round 2.
Aikman: 20 for 26 334 yds 2 TD/INT
Moon: 19 for 32 188 yds 2 TD
Smith: 23 carries, 74 yds, TD, 5 catches, 47 yds TD
Brown: 13 carries, 56 yds, TD
Irvin: 5 catches, 129 yds TD
Givins: 5 catches, 57 yds
Martin: punt return TD
Haley/Tolbert: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Troy Aikman
