| Super Bowl XXVII |
| Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 31, 1993 Location: Pasadena, CA Venue: Rose Bowl Attendance: 98374 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 64 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 2 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jay Novacek 23 pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jimmie Jones 2 opponents fumble recovery (Lin Elliott kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 21 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 19 pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 18 pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Lin Elliott 20 FG | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Don Beebe 40 pass from Frank Reich (Steve Christie kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Alvin Harper 45 pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 10 run (Lin Elliott kick) | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ken Norton 9 opponents fumble recovery (Lin Elliott kick) | 17 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Don Beebe |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 69 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 74 | ROG | Glenn Parker |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 91 | NT | Jeff Wright |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 53 | LOLB | Marvcus Patton |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 97 | RILB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 31 | LCB | James Williams |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Alvin Harper |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 63 | ROG | John Gesek |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 84 | TE | Jay Novacek |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Casillas |
| 67 | RDT | Russell Maryland |
| 94 | RDE | Charles Haley |
| 57 | SLB | Vinson Smith |
| 55 | MLB | Robert Jones |
| 51 | WLB | Ken Norton |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 31 | SS | Thomas Everett |
| 37 | FS | James Washington |
| 24 | RCB | Larry Brown |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 28:48 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5/11 | 0/2 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 5 |
| DAL | 31:12 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5/11 | 0/1 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Kenneth Davis | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Carwell Gardner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 108 | 4.9 | 38 | 1 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Derrick Gainer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 38 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Frank Reich | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 2 | 194 | 6.3 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 60.4 |
| Jim Kelly | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 2 | 82 | 11.7 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 58.9 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 4 | 276 | 7.3 | 40t | 1 | 4 | 22 | 49.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 0 | 273 | 9.1 | 45t | 4 | 1 | 2 | 140.7 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 22 | 73.3 | 0 | 273 | 9.1 | 45t | 4 | 1 | 2 | 140.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Andre Reed | 8 | 152 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Thurman Thomas | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kenneth Davis | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Don Beebe | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 40t | 1 | |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 276 | 12.5 | 40t | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Jay Novacek | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 23t | 1 | |
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Emmitt Smith | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Alvin Harper | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 273 | 12.4 | 45t | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Thomas Everett | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| James Washington | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 48 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 57 | 1 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Cliff Hicks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 4 | 239 | 59.8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 239 | 59.8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Lin Elliott | 9 | 594 | 66.0 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 594 | 66.0 | 5 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Brad Lamb | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Cliff Hicks | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Charles Haley | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Leon Lett | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Thomas Everett | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 22.0 |