1994 NFC: Dallas Cowboys 35, Green Bay Packers 9
Dallas crushed Green Bay 35–9 behind Aikman and a record 94-yard Alvin Harper touchdown.
In the divisional round of the 1994–95 NFL playoffs, on January 8, 1995, the Dallas Cowboys crushed the Green Bay Packers 35–9 with 450 yards of offense and five touchdowns. In the first half alone, Troy Aikman completed 16 of 21 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns, including a 94-yard touchdown to Alvin Harper that set an NFL playoff record for the longest play from scrimmage. Dallas then lost the NFC Championship Game to the San Francisco 49ers, 38–28.
Quick Facts
- Date
- January 8, 1995
- Round
- NFC divisional playoff (1994 season)
- Final score
- Cowboys 35, Packers 9
- Dallas offense
- 450 yards, five touchdowns
- Longest play
- Alvin Harper 94-yard touchdown catch (NFL playoff record)
- Next
- NFC Championship Game (lost 38–28 to San Francisco)
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Background
Kevin Williams returned the opening kickoff 36 yards, sparking a drive that ended with Emmitt Smith's 5-yard touchdown run. Smith left the game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury. After a 50-yard Chris Jacke field goal, Aikman, taking a snap from his own 6-yard line, heaved a deep pass to Alvin Harper, who raced to the end zone for a 94-yard touchdown, breaking the old playoff record of 93 yards.
Smith's replacement Blair Thomas ran in from the 1 for a 21–3 lead. Green Bay answered with Edgar Bennett's 1-yard touchdown run, but their two-point attempt failed, and Aikman's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Scott Galbraith with five seconds left in the half made it 28–9. Green Bay did not score again, and Thomas added a second touchdown on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Did You Know?
- Michael Irvin, Jay Novacek and Alvin Harper all topped 100 receiving yards, the first playoff game with three such players on one team since the 1982 season.
- This was the fifth postseason meeting between the Packers and Cowboys; the teams had split the previous four.
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