| Played in Dallas, TX, weather: 96 degrees, stormy, 10 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 65 yards from the DAL30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Mike Goff. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (1Q: 14:24) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 2-6-NOS14 (1Q: 13:51) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 11 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilcox gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (1Q: 13:25) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-8-NOS27 (1Q: 12:51) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. |
| 3-1-NOS34 (1Q: 12:08) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by DE Ken Sanders. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 11:27) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 2-13-NOS34 (1Q: 10:56) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot, assisted by CB Walter Packer. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-DAL50 (1Q: 10:24) Wayne Mosley ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-13-NOS47 (1Q: 09:57) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (1Q: 09:49) Warren Moon pass completed to FB Vincent Horton for 0 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters, assisted by DT Don Parrish. |
| 2-10-DAL48 (1Q: 09:04) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-10-DAL48 (1Q: 08:37) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-10-DAL48 (1Q: 08:28) Dan Melville punted 42 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL06. |
| 1-10-DAL06 (1Q: 08:19) Mike Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 2-11-DAL05 (1Q: 07:41) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-9-DAL07 (1Q: 07:18) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for -2 yards. Tackled by S Tim Baylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DAL05 (1Q: 06:30) Grady Grier punted 54 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Chuck Naretta. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 06:21) Wayne Mosley ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan, assisted by S Scott Perry. CB Captain Crash Harris knocked down Jim Pietrzak to break up the play. |
| 2-7-NOS49 (1Q: 05:53) Wayne Mosley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry. |
| 3-5-DAL49 (1Q: 05:29) Warren Moon kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by S Charlie Waters. |
| 4-5-DAL49 (1Q: 04:56) Dan Melville punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DAL04. |
| 1-10-DAL04 (1Q: 04:49) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 2-7-DAL07 (1Q: 04:10) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie. Key block delivered by Chris Daniels. |
| 1-10-DAL14 (1Q: 03:33) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Louis Wright, assisted by S Doug Jones. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DAL19 (1Q: 03:23) Mike Pruitt ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-4-DAL20 (1Q: 02:42) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Duriel Harris. DE Ken Kennard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DAL25 (1Q: 02:38) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 2-2-DAL33 (1Q: 02:04) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 3-1-DAL34 (1Q: 01:26) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 4-1-DAL34 (1Q: 00:46) Grady Grier punted 47 yards. Al Walker returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (1Q: 00:36) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by S Scott Perry. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-12-NOS16 (2Q: 15:00) Warren Moon pass completed to RB James Mayberry for -4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-16-NOS12 (2Q: 14:20) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Al Walker for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS19 (2Q: 13:38) Dan Melville punted 31 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 11 yards to the NOS39. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (2Q: 13:30) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. Key block delivered by Alfred Zerillo. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (2Q: 12:54) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. Key block delivered by Alfred Zerillo. |
| 2-2-NOS06 (2Q: 12:27) Jim Otis ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 3-3-NOS07 (2Q: 12:02) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (2Q: 11:37) Jim Otis ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore, assisted by ILB Rick Razzano. |
| 2-1-NOS01 (2Q: 11:08) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. Dallas 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 11:08) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 10:59) Mike Wood kicked off 50 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 31 yards to the DAL49. Tackled by Elvis Peacock. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (2Q: 10:22) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. DE Dan Hampton drove right through Richie Evans to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DAL49 (2Q: 10:15) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for 6 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters, assisted by OLB Pete Cronan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DAL43 (2Q: 09:45) Warren Moon pass was dropped by TE Henry Childs. |
| 4-4-DAL43 (2Q: 09:39) Dan Melville punted 43 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 09:33) Elvis Peacock ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 2-3-DAL27 (2Q: 09:09) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 2-8-DAL22 (2Q: 08:59) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 8 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (2Q: 08:31) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 2-7-DAL33 (2Q: 08:06) Elvis Peacock ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 3-6-DAL34 (2Q: 07:34) Danny White pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Mike Goff. DT Derland Moore blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL34 (2Q: 07:24) Grady Grier punted 56 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 23 yards to the NOS33. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (2Q: 07:16) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-9-NOS34 (2Q: 06:48) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Raymond Chester. The throw appeared to be altered significantly by the storm. |
| 3-9-NOS34 (2Q: 06:43) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. OLB Pete Cronan defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS34 (2Q: 06:33) Dan Melville punted 30 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 10 yards to the DAL46. Tackled by Dave Lafary. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (2Q: 06:26) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Derland Moore. DT John Woodcock knocked down Paul Howard to break up the play. |
| 2-11-DAL45 (2Q: 05:49) Danny White pass completed to WR Fair Hooker for 20 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS35 (2Q: 05:32) Hubert Oliver ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-6-NOS31 (2Q: 04:51) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 04:16) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chuck Naretta. S Doug Jones defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-NOS25 (2Q: 04:08) Danny White pass was dropped by WR Fair Hooker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS25 (2Q: 04:02) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ernie Jackson. |
| 4-11-NOS26 (2Q: 03:28) Mike Wood attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 03:21) Mike Wood kicked off 56 yards from the DAL30. Al Walker returned the ball 29 yards to the NOS43. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 03:03) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Schulz gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-4-NOS49 (2Q: 02:41) Warren Moon sacked by CB Everson Walls for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Lafary. |
| 3-11-NOS42 (2Q: 02:23) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-16-NOS37 (2Q: 02:23) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. New Orleans's Jim Pietrzak was hurt on the play. |
| 4-6-NOS47 (2Q: 02:05) Dan Melville punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 01:59) Danny White pass completed to WR Mike Goff for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Doug Jones. Goff gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-DAL27 (2Q: 01:53) Elvis Peacock ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Dupree. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (2Q: 01:31) Danny White pass completed to WR Duriel Harris for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-DAL41 (2Q: 00:52) Danny White sacked by ILB Rick Razzano for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by John Giesler. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 3-9-DAL38 (2Q: 00:45) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Delay of Game. |
| 3-14-DAL33 (2Q: 00:45) Mike Pruitt ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by DE Tony Cline. |
| 4-10-DAL37 (2Q: 00:11) Grady Grier punted 37 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 10 yards to the NOS36. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (2Q: 00:01) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris, assisted by DT Larry Brooks. Monk gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Dave Jacobs kicked off 58 yards from the NOS30. Danny Buggs returned the ball 31 yards to the DAL43. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (3Q: 14:41) Elvis Peacock ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. Key block delivered by Jim Otis. |
| 2-1-NOS48 (3Q: 13:57) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ben Williams. Key block delivered by John Giesler. |
| 1-10-NOS47 (3Q: 13:16) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 2-10-NOS47 (3Q: 12:32) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-4-NOS41 (3Q: 12:01) Danny White sacked by ILB Kim Bokamper for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Paul Howard. |
| 4-13-DAL50 (3Q: 11:19) Grady Grier punted 40 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Jim Otis. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (3Q: 11:10) Warren Moon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Art Monk. DE Dan Hampton blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS19 (3Q: 11:03) Warren Moon pass completed to RB James Mayberry for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto. |
| 3-14-NOS15 (3Q: 10:30) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. ILB Tom Graves defended the pass. |
| 4-14-NOS15 (3Q: 10:23) Dan Melville punted 42 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 7 yards to the DAL50. Tackled by Rick Razzano. |
| 1-10-DAL50 (3Q: 10:14) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-8-NOS48 (3Q: 09:50) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-8-NOS48 (3Q: 09:12) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Louis Wright. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 09:04) Danny White pass completed to RB Elvis Peacock for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nathan Conrady. Peacock gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-NOS27 (3Q: 08:37) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Buggs gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NOS06 (3Q: 07:54) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ken Kennard. |
| 2-5-NOS05 (3Q: 07:12) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Goff. CB Ernie Jackson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-5-NOS05 (3Q: 07:05) Danny White pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fair Hooker. S Tommy Myers knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-5-NOS05 (3Q: 07:00) Mike Wood attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 06:54) Mike Wood kicked off 57 yards from the DAL30. Nathan Conrady returned the ball 8 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 06:17) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Scott Perry, assisted by CB Everson Walls. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Henry Childs to the NOS22. |
| 2-9-NOS22 (3Q: 05:49) James Mayberry ran a draw inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 3-3-NOS28 (3Q: 05:06) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Wilcox. CB Everson Walls defended the pass. |
| 4-3-NOS28 (3Q: 04:56) Dan Melville punted 33 yards. Danny Buggs returned the kick 7 yards to the DAL46. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (3Q: 04:48) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Greg Foggie, assisted by S Brent Sexton. |
| 2-10-DAL46 (3Q: 04:10) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton, assisted by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-5-NOS49 (3Q: 03:27) Danny White pass completed to WR Danny Buggs for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 4-1-NOS45 (3Q: 02:45) Grady Grier punted 36 yards. Al Walker called for a fair catch at the NOS09. |
| 1-10-NOS09 (3Q: 02:34) Wayne Mosley ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-10-NOS09 (3Q: 01:48) Warren Moon sacked by DT Ernie Holmes for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leon Gray. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (3Q: 01:36) Warren Moon kept the ball, running around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-6-NOS22 (3Q: 01:01) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls, assisted by S Charlie Waters. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (3Q: 00:16) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Ernie Holmes. Childs gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (4Q: 15:00) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Wayne Mosley. ILB Dick Ambrose defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (4Q: 14:53) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 3-7-NOS49 (4Q: 14:26) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (4Q: 13:48) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Patrick Schulz for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-DAL39 (4Q: 13:25) Wayne Mosley ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls, assisted by DE Ken Sanders. |
| 3-4-DAL37 (4Q: 12:56) Warren Moon pass was intended for RB James Mayberry and was intercepted by CB Jeff Fisher at the DAL34. Tackled by James Mayberry. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (4Q: 12:46) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 2-11-DAL33 (4Q: 12:13) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-DAL28 (4Q: 12:06) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-15-DAL29 (4Q: 11:37) Elvis Peacock ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. New Orleans's Gary Dunn was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-6-DAL38 (4Q: 10:53) Grady Grier punted 51 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 2 yards to the NOS13. Tackled by Forrest Blue. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (4Q: 10:45) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Ken Sanders. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 2-1-NOS22 (4Q: 10:10) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (4Q: 10:03) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Larry Wilcox for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Don Parrish. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Holding. Dallas's Cliff Harris was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 09:56) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Wayne Mosley. CB Cliff Harris defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS32 (4Q: 09:51) James Mayberry ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Paul Godfrey. Key block delivered by Steve Wilson. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (4Q: 09:09) Warren Moon pass completed to RB Wayne Mosley for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. |
| 2-11-NOS43 (4Q: 08:36) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters and assisted by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 3-8-NOS46 (4Q: 08:13) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Schulz. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-NOS46 (4Q: 08:08) Dan Melville punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 08:02) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Brent Sexton. |
| 2-12-DAL18 (4Q: 07:34) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| 3-11-DAL19 (4Q: 06:46) Mike Pruitt ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Gary Dunn. |
| 4-10-DAL20 (4Q: 06:00) Grady Grier punted 43 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 14 yards to the DAL49. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (4Q: 05:49) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-DAL44 (4Q: 05:38) Warren Moon pass completed to TE Henry Childs for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (4Q: 05:16) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. DT Larry Brooks drove right through Don Greco to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DAL35 (4Q: 05:10) Warren Moon sacked by DT Ernie Holmes for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Leon Gray. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Ernie Holmes on the DAL41. New Orleans's Gerry Sullivan was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor chest injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (4Q: 04:50) Elvis Peacock ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| 2-6-DAL45 (4Q: 04:02) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 3-5-DAL46 (4Q: 03:16) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-DAL41 (4Q: 03:06) Jim Otis ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Myers. |
| 4-8-DAL43 (4Q: 02:18) Grady Grier punted 42 yards. Al Walker returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (4Q: 02:10) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (4Q: 02:00) Warren Moon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Art Monk. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:52) Warren Moon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Al Walker. DT Paul Godfrey hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS34 (4Q: 01:44) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. |
| 4-7-NOS37 (4Q: 01:23) Warren Moon pass completed to WR Art Monk for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by OLB Pete Cronan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 01:15) Duriel Harris ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT John Woodcock. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-14-NOS45 (4Q: 01:03) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Joe Federspiel, assisted by DT Derland Moore. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-15-NOS46 (4Q: 00:56) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tim Baylor, assisted by ILB Kim Bokamper. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-11-NOS42 (4Q: 00:44) Grady Grier punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 00:37) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. |
| 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 00:15) Warren Moon spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-7-NOS23 (4Q: 00:12) Warren Moon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 13, New Orleans Saints 0 |