SUPER BOWL XXVII : BY THE NUMBERS

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Feb. 1, 1993 12 AM PT

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Cowboys 52

Bills 17

Buffalo 7 3 7 0 17 Dallas 14 14 3 21 52

* First Quarter

Buf--Thomas 2 run at 5:00 (Christie kick)

Dal--Novacek 23 pass from Aikman at 13:24 (Elliott kick)

Dal--J.Jones 2 fumble return at 13:39 (Elliott kick)

Second Quarter

Buf--FG Christie 21 at 11:36

Dal--Irvin 19 pass from Aikman at 13:06 (Elliott kick)

Dal--Irvin 18 pass from Aikman at 13:24 (Elliott kick)

Third Quarter

Dal--FG Elliott 20 at 6:39

Buf--Beebe 40 pass from Reich at 15:00 (Christie kick)

Fourth Quarter

Dal--Harper 45 pass from Aikman at 4:56 (Elliott kick)

Dal--E.Smith 10 run at 6:48 (Elliott kick)

Dal--Norton 9 fumble return at 7:29 (Elliott kick)

Attendance--98,374

* TEAM STATISTICS

Buf Dal First downs 22 20 Rushes-yards 29-108 29-137 Net yards passing 254 271 Sacks-yd. lost 4-22 1-2 Passes 22-38 22-30 Int.-yd. ret. 0-0 4-35 Plays-net yd. 71-362 60-408 Punts-average 3-45 4-33 Punts ret.-yd. 1-0 3-35 Kickoffs ret.-yd. 4-90 4-75 Fumbles-lost 8-5 4-2 Penalties-yards 4-30 8-53 Time of possession 28:48 31:12

* INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing

Buffalo TCB NYG Avg. TD K.Davis 15 86 5.7 0 Thomas 11 19 1.7 1 Gardner 1 3 3.0 0 Reich 2 0 0.0 0 Totals 29 108 3.8 1

Dallas TCB NYG Avg. TD E.Smith 22 108 4.9 1 Aikman 3 28 9.3 0 Gainer 2 1 0.5 0 Johnston 1 0 0.0 0 Beuerlein 1 0 0.0 0 Totals 29 137 4.7 1

* Passing

Buffalo PA PC PI Yd TD Kelly 7 4 2 82 0 Reich 31 18 2 194 1 Totals 38 22 4 276 1

Dallas PA PC PI Yd TD Aikman 30 22 0 273 4

*Receiving

Buffalo No. Yd. TD Reed 8 152 0 Thomas 4 10 0 K.Davis 3 16 0 Beebe 2 50 1 Tasker 2 30 0 Metzelaars 2 12 0 McKeller 1 6 0 Totals 22 276 1

Dallas No. Yd. TD Novacek 7 72 1 Irvin 6 114 2 E.Smith 6 27 0 Johnston 2 15 0 Harper 1 45 1 Totals 22 273 4

RECORDS Most Games--6, Dallas Most Consecutive losses--3, Buffalo Most points, both teams 69, Dallas (52) vs. Buffalo (17) Most points, fourth quarter--21, Dallas Most points, first quarter, both teams--21, Dallas (14) Vs. Buffalo (7) Quickest two touchdowns, one team--15 seconds, Dallas Most fumbles--8, Buffalo Most fumbles lost--5, Buffalo Most career receptions--21, Andre Reed, Buffalo Most points after touchdwn, no misses--7, Lin Elliot, Dallas Most fumbles recovered--2, Jimmie Jones, Dallas Longest return of fumble--64 yards, Leon Lett, Dallas

Super Bowl Champions

* 1967--Green Bay (NFL) 35, Kansas City (AFL) 10 1968--Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14 1969--N.Y. Jets (AFL)16, jBaltimore (NFL) 7 1970--Kansas City (AFL) 23, Minnesota (NFL) 7 1971--Baltimore (AFC) 16, Dallas (nfc) 13 1972--Dallas (NFC) 24, Miami (AFC) 3 1973--Miami (AFC) 14, Washington (NFC) 7 1974--Miami (AFC) 24, Minnesota (NFC) 7 1975--Pittsburgh (AFC) 16, Minnesota (NFC) 6 1976--Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Dallas (NFC) 17 1977--Oakland (AFC) 32, Minnesota (NFC) 14 1978--Dallas (NFC) 27, Denver (AFC) 10 1979--Pittsburgh (AFC) 35, Dallas (NFC) 31 1980--Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, Rams (NFC) 19 1981--Oakland (AFC) 27, Philadelphia (NFC) 10 1982--San Francisco (NFC) 26, Cincinnati (AFC) 21 1983--Washington (NFC) 27, Miami (AFC) 17 1984--Raiders (AFC) 38, Washington (NFC) 9 1985--San Francisco (NFC) 38, Miami (AFC) 16 1986--Chicago (NFC) 46, New England (AFC) 10 1987--N.Y. Giants (NFC) 39, Denver (AFC) 20 1988--Washington (NFC) 42, Denver (AFC) 10 1989--San Francisco (NFC) 20, Cincinnati (AFC) 16 1990--San Francisco (NFC) 55, Denver (AFC) 10 1991--N.Y. Giants (NFC) 20, Buffalo (AFC) 19 1992--Washington (NFC) 37, Buffalo (AFC) 24 1993--Dallas (NFC) 52 Buffalo (AFC) 17

Source: Associated Press

Super Bowl MVPs

1967--Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay

1968--Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay

1969--Joe Namath, QB, N.Y. Jets

1970--Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City

1971--Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas

1972--Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas

1973--Jake Scott, S, Miami

1974--Larry Csonka, RB, Miami

1975--Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh

1976--Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh