NFC: Dallas Cowboys 30.2C Philadelphia Eagles 11 1995–96 NFL playoffs
at texas stadium, irving, texas
game time: 12:30 p.m. est/11:30 a.m. cst
game weather: 32 °f (0 °c), clear
game attendance: 64,371
referee: gerald austin
tv announcers (fox): pat summerall , john madden
with eagles starting quarterback rodney peete injured on, cowboys held philadelphia 227 yards , 11 points.
the cowboys scored on second drive of game, moving ball 37 yards chris boniol s 24-yard field goal. following eagles punt, mark mcmillian intercepted pass dallas quarterback troy aikman , returned 34 yards cowboys 43, setting gary anderson s 26-yard field goal on first play of second quarter. on philadelphia s field goal drive, peete suffered concussion when tackled darren woodson 1 yard short of first down on dallas 9-yard line, knocking him out of game , randall cunningham replaces him.
in second quarter, dallas running emmitt smith rushed 4 times 25 yards , caught 22-yard reception on 70-yard drive deion sanders finished 21-yard touchdown on end-around run. eagles managed 1 first down before punting. cowboys marched 79 yards, including troy aikman s completions of 37 , 26 yards receiver kevin williams , fullback daryl johnston. johnston s catch gave team first down on eagles 1-yard line, , smith ran ball end zone on next play, giving team 17-3 lead 3:42 left in half.
williams returned second half kickoff 24 yards dallas-yard line, , caught 34-yard pass team drove 59 yards score on boniol s 18-yard field goal, making score 20-3. on dallas next drive, upped lead 23-3 boniol s franchise record 51-yard field goal.
in fourth quarter, sanders intercepted pass cunningham , returned 12 yards eagles 21-yard line, leading final score on aikman s 9-yard pass michael irvin. eagles responded cunningham completed 4/5 passes 63 yards before taking ball end zone himself on 4-yard run. completed pass 2-point conversion, 2:36 remained in game.
aikman finished game 17/24 253 yards , touchdown, 1 interception. irvin, double teamed of game, had 1 reception, williams caught 6 passes 124 yards , returned 2 kickoffs 45. smith rushed 99 yards , touchdown, while catching 3 passes 40. eagles running ricky watters, rushed 1,273 yards during season, finished game 39 yards on 13 attempts, though caught 4 passes 45 yards.
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