| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (11-1-0) | 21 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 46 |
| Dallas Cowboys (8-4-0) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Texas Stadium |
| Start Time | 7:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 58 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 7 mph |
| Vegas Line | Minnesota Vikings -3.0 |
| Over/Under | 46.5 (over) |
| MIN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Randy Moss 51 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Richie Cunningham 30 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| Vikings | Cris Carter 54 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 3 | |
| Cowboys | Richie Cunningham 46 yard field goal | 14 | 6 | |
| Vikings | Randy Moss 56 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 21 | 6 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Patrick Jeffers 67 yard pass from Troy Aikman (pass failed) | 21 | 12 |
| Vikings | Gary Anderson 45 yard field goal | 24 | 12 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 2 yard rush (Richie Cunningham kick) | 24 | 19 |
| Vikings | Leroy Hoard 12 yard rush (Randy Moss pass from Randall Cunningham) | 32 | 19 | |
| Cowboys | Richie Cunningham 47 yard field goal | 32 | 22 | |
| Vikings | Randy Moss 56 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick) | 39 | 22 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Richie Cunningham kick) | 39 | 29 |
| Vikings | Leroy Hoard 50 yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) | 46 | 29 | |
| Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 4 yard rush (Richie Cunningham kick) | 46 | 36 |
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 32 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 19-118-2 | 24-58-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-35-359-4-1 | 34-57-455-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 353 | 455 |
| Total yards | 471 | 513 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-78 | 12-152 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Randall Cunningham | MIN | 17 | 35 | 359 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Randy Moss | MIN | 3 | 163 | 3 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 7 | 135 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Hoard | MIN | 5 | 58 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Robert Smith | MIN | 8 | 46 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Glover | MIN | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Greg DeLong | MIN | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Troy Aikman | DAL | 34 | 57 | 455 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Michael Irvin | DAL | 10 | 137 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Patrick Jeffers | DAL | 3 | 92 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Emmitt Smith | DAL | 18 | 44 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Billy Davis | DAL | 4 | 70 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Sherman Williams | DAL | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| David LaFleur | DAL | 3 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Daryl Johnston | DAL | 5 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Ogden | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Leon Lett | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Ogden | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Izell Reese | DAL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin R. Smith | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sherman Williams | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Gary Anderson | MIN | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitch Berger | MIN | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Richie Cunningham | DAL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Gowin | DAL | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 0 | ||||