| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 5, 1992 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 78290 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Willie Green 31 pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ken Willis 28 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Jenkins 41 interception return (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ken Willis 28 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 36 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Willie Green 9 pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 7 pass from Erik Kramer (Eddie Murray kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 47 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 6 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Alvin Harper |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 66 | LOG | Kevin Gogan |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 63 | ROG | John Gesek |
| 61 | ROT | Nate Newton |
| 84 | TE | Jay Novacek |
| 7 | QB | Steve Beuerlein |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Casillas |
| 67 | RDT | Russell Maryland |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 51 | SLB | Ken Norton |
| 55 | MLB | Jack Del Rio |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 20 | SS | Ray Horton |
| 37 | FS | James Washington |
| 24 | RCB | Larry Brown |
| 23 | DB | Robert Williams |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Mike Farr |
| 23 | WR | Willie Green |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 67 | ROG | Ken Dallafior |
| 76 | ROT | Scott Conover |
| 12 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Marc Spindler |
| 96 | NT | Lawrence Pete |
| 90 | RDE | Dan Owens |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 99 | ROLB | Tracy Hayworth |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 36 | FS | Bennie Blades |
| 24 | RCB | Mel Jenkins |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 30:21 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1/9 | 0/1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| DET | 29:39 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 47t | 1 |
| Don Overton | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Andre Ware | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 47t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 114 | 7.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 63.0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 91 | 7.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 2 | 205 | 7.1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 54.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 38 | 29 | 76.3 | 0 | 341 | 9.0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 129.4 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 29 | 76.3 | 0 | 341 | 9.0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 129.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Alvin Harper | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jay Novacek | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Rob Awalt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tommie Agee | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 205 | 11.4 | 25 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Willie Green | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 31t | 2 | |
| Herman Moore | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 32 | 1 | |
| Mike Farr | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 20 | 0 | |
| Barry Sanders | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Brett Perriman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Robert Clark | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 341 | 11.8 | 32 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Jenkins | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Chris Spielman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 58 | 2 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Ken Willis | 3 | 175 | 58.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 175 | 58.3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Eddie Murray | 7 | 312 | 44.6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 312 | 44.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kenneth Gant | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 108 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 |
| D.J. Dozier | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Jimmie Jones | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Dan Owens | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Jeff Hunter | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Tracy Hayworth | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 26.0 |