The 1993 Season
Record: 12-4
NFC Eastern Division Champions
NFC Champions
Super Bowl XXVIII Champions
Synopsis:
- The 1993 Season began with Johnson playing on repeating as Super Bowl Champions.
His genius in the draft continued as he draft the likes of Kevin Williams and Darrin
Smith in the second round and a great pick-up of Brock Marion in the seventh. This
off-set some losses due Plan B. The best news was the core of the 1992 team was
intact.
- The season did not begin well. Emmitt Smith was in the midst of contract dispute
with Jerry Jones and did not play in the first two games of the season -- games which
the Cowboys lost. He joined to the team in week three and the Cowboys preceded to win
their next seven games including Green Bay and San Fransisco. They finally lost to
Atlanta in week 12. Week 13 brought the traditional Thanksgiving game that was
anything but normal. Smith was out due to injury and Dallas, Texas was in the
middle of an ice storm. Dallas was leading late in the fourth quarter 14-13 and
Miami went for a field goal. The field goal was blocked, but the ball slid down
to the goalline. All Dallas had to do was let the ball alone. However, Leon Lett
went sliding into the ball, but never gained control of it. Miami recovered and
scored the field goal on the next play to win 16-14. It was the last loss of the
season. Dallas close their season with 5 straight wins. Dallas finished the season
with a 12-4 record, and the NFC East Title.
- Dallas began the post-season with a visit by Green Bay. Dallas won 27-17 to set
up a rematch of last year's NFC Championship Game, only this time it was at home.
This game was much different than last year's. After a 7-7 tie at the end of the
first quarter, Dallas scored 21 unanswered points to end San Francisco's hope of
another Super Bowl. The 38-21 win placed Dallas in Super
Bowl XXVIII to play the Buffalo Bills once again. This year the Buffalo Bills
made a game of it. After leading 13-6 at halftime, the Bills began the second half with
the ball. They drove until Leon Lett stripped the ball leading to a defensive touchdown
and a tie score. Dallas now had the momemtum and it never gave it up. Buffalo
failed to score in the second half as Dallas cruised to a 30-13 win and their fourth
Super Bowl Championship.
Notables:
- Tom Landry inducted into "Ring of Honor"
- Emmitt Smith leads league in rushing
- Emmitt Smith named NFL Most Valuable Player
- 4th Super Bowl Victory
| Preseason |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| - | Aug 1 | Minnesota | L | 07-13 |
| - | Aug 8 | Detroit @London, ENGLAND | T | 13-13 |
| - | Aug 14 | LA Raiders | W | 13-07 |
| - | Aug 21 | Houston @San Antonio, TX | L | 20-23 |
| - | Aug 27 | at Chicago | L | 21-23 |
Regular Season
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| Week | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 1 | Sept 6 (Mon) | at Washington | L | 16-35 |
| 2 | Sept 12 | Buffalo | L | 10-13 |
| 3 | Sept 19 | at Phoenix | W | 17-10 |
| 4 | Sept 26 | -bye- | - | - |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Green Bay | W | 36-14 |
| 6 | Oct 10 | at Indianapolis | W | 27-03 |
| 7 | Oct 17 | San Francisco | W | 26-17 |
| 8 | Oct 24 | -bye- | - | - |
| 9 | Oct 31 | at Philadelphia | W | 23-10 |
| 10 | Nov 7 | NY Giants | W | 31-09 |
| 11 | Nov 14 | Phoenix | W | 20-15 |
| 12 | Nov 21 | at Atlanta | L | 14-27 |
| 13 | Nov 25 (Thurs) | Miami | L | 14-16 |
| 14 | Dec 6 (Mon) | Philadelphia | W | 23-17 |
| 15 | Dec 12 | at Minnesota | W | 37-20 |
| 16 | Dec 18 (Sat) | at NY Jets | W | 28-07 |
| 17 | Dec 26 | Washington | W | 38-03 |
| 18 | Jan 2 | at NY Giants | W | 16-13 (OT) |
Playoffs
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| Week | Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| Div | Jan 16 | Green Bay | W | 27-17 |
| NFC | Jan 23 | San Francisco | W | 38-21 |
| SB XXVIII | Jan 30 | Buffalo @Atlanta, GA | W | 30-13 |
Last Updated: August 10, 2000
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