| Played in Dallas, TX, weather: 64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Toni Linhart kicked off 69 yards from the STL30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 18 yards to the DAL19. Tackled by Freddie Scott. |
| 1-10-DAL19 (1Q: 14:41) Danny White pass was dropped by RB Mike Pruitt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL19 (1Q: 14:37) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Billy Joe Dupree. S Mike Jolly defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DAL19 (1Q: 14:30) Danny White pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 9 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-DAL28 (1Q: 13:52) Grady Grier punted 57 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 22 yards to the STL37. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-STL37 (1Q: 13:44) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 5 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Hearron. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Chandler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-STL42 (1Q: 13:10) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 42 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL16 (1Q: 12:35) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Don Latimer, assisted by OLB Pete Cronan. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. McCarren ran over Dick Ambrose to set up the play. |
| 2-1-DAL07 (1Q: 11:56) Joe Montana sacked by DT Larry Brooks for a loss of 7 yards. Brooks simply blew through Jim Pietrzak to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 3-8-DAL14 (1Q: 11:20) Joe Montana sacked by ILB Dick Ambrose for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Dierdorf. |
| 4-14-DAL20 (1Q: 10:47) Toni Linhart attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. St. Louis 3, Dallas 0 |
| (1Q: 10:39) Toni Linhart kicked off 79 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (1Q: 10:39) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 2-5-DAL25 (1Q: 10:03) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by S Mike Jolly. Key block delivered by Drew Lincoln. |
| 1-10-DAL31 (1Q: 09:25) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 2-7-DAL34 (1Q: 09:03) Danny White pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DAL36 (1Q: 08:38) Danny White pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. Hawkins gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (1Q: 07:59) Danny White pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Dupree gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-STL48 (1Q: 07:22) Mike Strachan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by OLB Kervin Wyatt. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 1-10-STL44 (1Q: 06:48) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by CB Rufus Bess. |
| 2-8-STL42 (1Q: 06:23) Danny White pass completed to RB Mike Strachan for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Rydalich, assisted by OLB Kervin Wyatt. Strachan gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL33 (1Q: 05:58) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders, assisted by DE Ron Rydalich. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 2-4-STL27 (1Q: 05:27) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 13 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. Harris gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL14 (1Q: 04:57) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Pear, assisted by S Tony Peters. |
| 2-7-STL11 (1Q: 04:15) Danny White pass completed to FB Drew Lincoln for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 3-8-STL12 (1Q: 03:34) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Duriel Harris. DT Dave Pear hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-STL12 (1Q: 03:27) Mike Wood attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, St. Louis 3 |
| (1Q: 03:22) Mike Wood kicked off 64 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 31 yards to the STL37. Tackled by Chuck Naretta. |
| 1-10-STL37 (1Q: 02:51) Frank Pollard ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Zack Lang, assisted by S Charlie Waters. |
| 2-9-STL38 (1Q: 02:07) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto. |
| 3-3-STL44 (1Q: 01:36) Frank Pollard ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. Key block delivered by Aaron Meyer. |
| 1-10-STL47 (1Q: 00:56) Joe Montana sacked by DT Larry Brooks for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Ed Fisher. |
| 2-17-STL40 (1Q: 00:24) Sherman Smith ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-14-STL43 (2Q: 15:00) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Hearron, assisted by S Andrew Ybarra. |
| 4-8-STL49 (2Q: 14:33) Bucky Dilts punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL03. |
| 1-10-DAL03 (2Q: 14:23) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. |
| 2-6-DAL07 (2Q: 13:38) Danny White pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Fair Hooker. DT Gary Johnson blocked the pass. |
| 3-6-DAL07 (2Q: 13:33) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-DAL09 (2Q: 12:55) Grady Grier punted 40 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 11 yards to the DAL38. Tackled by Rick Fontenot. |
| 1-10-DAL38 (2Q: 12:46) Joe Montana sacked by DE Ike Howard for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Ron Coder on the DAL43. |
| 2-15-DAL43 (2Q: 12:10) Frank Pollard ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 3-10-DAL38 (2Q: 11:40) Joe Montana sacked by ILB Dick Ambrose for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Pietrzak. |
| 4-18-DAL46 (2Q: 11:02) Bucky Dilts punted 38 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 21 yards to the DAL29. Tackled by Ron Coder. |
| 1-10-DAL29 (2Q: 10:55) Mike Strachan ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Dupree. |
| 1-10-DAL39 (2Q: 10:12) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 09:36) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Duriel Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL46 (2Q: 09:30) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Danny Buggs. |
| 3-10-STL46 (2Q: 09:23) Mike Strachan ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 4-3-STL39 (2Q: 08:37) Grady Grier punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 08:31) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 4 yards. Tackled by S Andrew Ybarra. |
| 2-6-STL24 (2Q: 07:55) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Frank Pollard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. Pollard gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL35 (2Q: 07:22) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for -4 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-STL31 (2Q: 06:48) Joe Montana sacked by S Rick Fontenot for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. |
| 3-20-STL25 (2Q: 06:11) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-25-STL20 (2Q: 06:04) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for 8 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 4-17-STL28 (2Q: 05:38) Bucky Dilts punted 51 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick -2 yards to the DAL19. Tackled by Al Chandler. |
| 1-10-DAL19 (2Q: 05:28) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Kremer. Key block delivered by Alfred Zerillo. |
| 2-5-DAL24 (2Q: 04:49) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. |
| 3-5-DAL24 (2Q: 04:04) Danny White pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 9 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Hawkins gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL33 (2Q: 03:26) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 2-5-DAL38 (2Q: 02:41) Danny White pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-6-DAL37 (2Q: 02:23) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL41 (2Q: 02:02) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 24 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer. Harris gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 01:55) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Harris gained 4 yards after the catch. Dallas 9, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 01:55) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 10, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 01:45) Mike Wood kicked off 74 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 27 yards to the STL23. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-STL23 (2Q: 01:38) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. S Scott Perry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL23 (2Q: 01:31) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Hearron. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-STL26 (2Q: 00:47) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. S Scott Perry defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL26 (2Q: 00:41) Bucky Dilts punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL27. |
| 1-10-DAL27 (2Q: 00:34) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Danny Buggs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (2Q: 00:28) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Marv Kellum. Key block delivered by Rayfield Wright. PENALTY: Dallas was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-DAL37 (2Q: 00:28) Mike Strachan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marvin Switzer, assisted by S John Sanders. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 60 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 34 yards to the STL44. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-STL44 (3Q: 14:24) Joe Montana pass completed to TE Al Chandler for 2 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-8-STL46 (3Q: 13:44) Joe Montana sacked by DE Dan Hampton and DT Larry Brooks for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. |
| 3-14-STL40 (3Q: 13:09) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 45 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Scott gained 24 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL15 (3Q: 12:33) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Ike Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL15 (3Q: 12:29) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 3-2-DAL07 (3Q: 12:03) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-DAL12 (3Q: 11:57) Joe Montana pass completed to RB Sherman Smith for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DAL07 (3Q: 11:28) Toni Linhart attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 10, St. Louis 6 |
| (3Q: 11:21) Toni Linhart kicked off 73 yards from the STL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (3Q: 11:21) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-6-DAL24 (3Q: 10:52) Mike Pruitt ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly. Pruitt made a great move on John Grant. |
| 3-1-DAL29 (3Q: 10:20) Mike Strachan ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S John Sanders. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (3Q: 09:51) Mike Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant, assisted by S John Sanders. Key block delivered by Chris Daniels. |
| 2-3-DAL42 (3Q: 09:21) Danny White pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 3-4-DAL41 (3Q: 08:44) Danny White sacked by DT Kent Kremer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Forrest Blue. |
| 4-10-DAL35 (3Q: 08:15) Grady Grier punted 57 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 10 yards to the STL18. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL06 (3Q: 08:07) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Don Latimer, assisted by S C.L. Whittington. |
| 2-7-STL09 (3Q: 07:25) Joe Montana pass was intended for WR Alfred Jenkins and was intercepted by ILB Dick Ambrose at the STL18. Tackled by Alfred Jenkins. |
| 1-10-STL18 (3Q: 07:13) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-8-STL16 (3Q: 06:48) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. Blue flattened Sedrick Gourdoux to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-7-STL07 (3Q: 06:05) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-6-STL06 (3Q: 05:34) Danny White pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Dallas 16, St. Louis 6 |
| (3Q: 05:34) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 17, St. Louis 6 |
| (3Q: 05:26) Mike Wood kicked off 56 yards from the DAL30. Freddie Scott returned the ball 22 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Irving Merchant. |
| 1-10-STL36 (3Q: 04:59) Frank Pollard ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan, assisted by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 2-6-STL40 (3Q: 04:22) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 7 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL47 (3Q: 03:50) Sherman Smith ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Zack Lang. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (3Q: 03:22) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Scott gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-DAL42 (3Q: 02:46) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Emmanuel Hearron, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 3-11-DAL42 (3Q: 02:06) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-DAL42 (3Q: 01:59) Bucky Dilts punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (3Q: 01:54) Mike Strachan ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. Blue ran over Bernie Jackson to set up the play. |
| 2-4-DAL26 (3Q: 01:26) Danny White pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 26 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sedrick Gourdoux. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL48 (3Q: 00:57) Mike Strachan ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Rufus Bess, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. Strachan made a great move on John Grant. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. |
| 2-5-STL43 (3Q: 00:16) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 15:00) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Kervin Wyatt, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. Key block delivered by Paul Howard. Howard ran over Gary Johnson to set up the play. |
| 2-1-STL28 (4Q: 14:22) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Richard Wood. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 1-10-STL24 (4Q: 13:41) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Smith. |
| 2-6-STL20 (4Q: 13:07) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mike Hawkins. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-STL20 (4Q: 13:01) Mike Strachan ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-8-STL08 (4Q: 12:53) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Mike Jolly, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. |
| 2-9-STL09 (4Q: 12:24) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Duriel Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-STL09 (4Q: 12:18) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Mike Strachan. DE Ron Rydalich hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-STL09 (4Q: 12:11) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-14-STL14 (4Q: 12:11) Mike Wood attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 20, St. Louis 6 |
| (4Q: 12:03) Mike Wood kicked off 52 yards from the DAL30. Freddie Scott returned the ball 19 yards to the STL37. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-STL37 (4Q: 11:38) Frank Pollard ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Zack Lang. |
| 2-8-STL39 (4Q: 11:13) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roy Green. DE Don Latimer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL39 (4Q: 11:06) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 26 yards. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (4Q: 10:21) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Larry Dorsey for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. |
| 2-9-DAL34 (4Q: 09:34) Frank Pollard ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Zack Lang, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Larry McCarren. |
| 1-10-DAL24 (4Q: 08:53) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-DAL19 (4Q: 08:07) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 17 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-2-DAL02 (4Q: 07:36) Frank Pollard ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-3-DAL03 (4Q: 07:12) Joe Montana sacked by S Charlie Waters for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Aaron Meyer. St. Louis's Brooks Williams was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-11-DAL11 (4Q: 06:38) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Freddie Scott for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 20, St. Louis 12 |
| (4Q: 06:38) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Dallas 20, St. Louis 13 |
| (4Q: 06:28) Toni Linhart kicked off 62 yards from the STL30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 26 yards to the DAL34. Tackled by Billy Taylor. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (4Q: 05:52) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tony Peters. |
| 2-11-DAL33 (4Q: 05:07) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DE Stan Lewis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-11-DAL33 (4Q: 05:00) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Irving Merchant. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (4Q: 04:55) Danny White pass completed to RB Mike Pruitt for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-STL47 (4Q: 04:47) Danny White pass completed to WR Ken Bailey for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney. |
| 2-4-STL41 (4Q: 03:59) Drew Lincoln ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-STL36 (4Q: 03:15) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson, assisted by S John Sanders. Key block delivered by Rayfield Wright. |
| 2-2-STL28 (4Q: 02:31) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Johnson, assisted by ILB Mark Cooney. Key block delivered by John Giesler. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL25 (4Q: 02:23) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Stan Lewis. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-6-STL21 (4Q: 02:13) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bernie Jackson. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-3-STL18 (4Q: 02:05) Mike Strachan ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Mark Cooney, assisted by S Marvin Switzer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-3-STL18 (4Q: 01:59) Mike Wood attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 23, St. Louis 13 |
| (4Q: 01:52) Mike Wood kicked off 61 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 38 yards to the STL47. Tackled by Mike Strachan. |
| 1-10-STL47 (4Q: 01:46) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-STL49 (4Q: 01:27) Joe Montana pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Melvin Wilber. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-STL49 (4Q: 01:17) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 27 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL24 (4Q: 00:58) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Roy Green for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice, assisted by OLB Pete Cronan. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 2-23-DAL37 (4Q: 00:51) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. Jenkins gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL13 (4Q: 00:34) Joe Montana spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-DAL13 (4Q: 00:30) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Melvin Wilber for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Dallas 23, St. Louis 19 |
| (4Q: 00:30) Extra point by Toni Linhart was good. Dallas 23, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 00:23) Toni Linhart kicked off (onside) from the STL30. STL Mike Jolly recovered the kick. |
| 1-10-STL41 (4Q: 00:18) Joe Montana pass was dropped by TE Al Chandler. |
| 2-10-STL41 (4Q: 00:10) Joe Montana pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Scott. |
| 3-10-STL41 (4Q: 00:01) Joe Montana pass completed to WR Alfred Jenkins for 34 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 23, St. Louis Cardinals 20 |