| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 71 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 75 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (1Q: 15:00) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (1Q: 14:32) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Donnie Elder. Brown gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DAL39 (1Q: 13:53) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. Key block delivered by Phil LaPorta. |
| 1-10-DAL45 (1Q: 13:11) Eric Lane ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-8-DAL47 (1Q: 12:36) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Eric Lane. OLB Robin Cole hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-DAL47 (1Q: 12:32) Glenn Carano pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Donnie Elder, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 11:54) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Mark Nichols for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. |
| 2-1-HOU36 (1Q: 11:17) Gerald Willhite ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison, assisted by DT Mike Golic. Key block delivered by Bo Matthews. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (1Q: 10:48) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by ILB Frank Manumaleuga. |
| 2-7-HOU32 (1Q: 10:13) Glenn Carano pass was intended for WR Eddie Brown and was intercepted by OLB Robin Cole at the HOU27. The interception was returned 25 yards. Tackled by Eddie Brown. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (1Q: 10:03) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Harvey Armstrong. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. Bostic ran over Robert Lyles to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (1Q: 09:37) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. Key block delivered by Ralph Williams. |
| 2-3-DAL28 (1Q: 09:09) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. ILB Dick Ambrose defended the pass. |
| 3-3-DAL28 (1Q: 08:57) Doug Williams pass was intended for WR Louis Lipps and was intercepted by CB Steve Brown at the DAL20. Tackled by Louis Lipps. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (1Q: 08:45) Gerald Willhite ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-11-DAL19 (1Q: 08:06) Eric Lane ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 3-7-DAL23 (1Q: 07:27) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-DAL23 (1Q: 07:18) Jim Miller punted 44 yards. Gerald Riggs returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU44. Tackled by Eric Lane. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (1Q: 07:10) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S "The Hotness" Hoagie, assisted by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 2-7-HOU47 (1Q: 06:40) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by ILB Mike Curico. |
| 3-8-HOU46 (1Q: 06:14) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 37 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. Brennan gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL17 (1Q: 05:40) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DE Mack Moore hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL17 (1Q: 05:30) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by S Andre Young. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-5-DAL05 (1Q: 04:46) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. CB Steve Brown crushed Robert Jackson to wreck the play. |
| 2-5-DAL05 (1Q: 04:16) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Herschel Walker. CB Steve Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DAL05 (1Q: 04:11) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. S Wes Hopkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DAL05 (1Q: 04:05) Norm Johnson attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 3, Dallas 0 |
| (1Q: 03:59) Norm Johnson kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Nat Moore returned the ball 34 yards to the DAL38. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-DAL38 (1Q: 03:23) Eric Lane ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-6-DAL42 (1Q: 02:39) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. |
| 3-6-DAL42 (1Q: 01:59) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-DAL42 (1Q: 01:50) Jim Miller punted 39 yards. Bobby Kemp called for a fair catch at the HOU19. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (1Q: 01:40) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. |
| 2-7-HOU22 (1Q: 01:11) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Cody Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-HOU22 (1Q: 01:00) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by S Andre Young. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 00:35) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by S Terrance Hoagie. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-4-HOU38 (2Q: 15:00) Doug Williams pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-HOU41 (2Q: 14:35) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 59 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ellard gained 39 yards after the catch. Houston 9, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 14:35) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 10, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 14:15) Norm Johnson kicked off 76 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 14:15) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Frank Manumaleuga, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 2-10-DAL20 (2Q: 13:41) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Nichols. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DAL20 (2Q: 13:34) Glenn Carano sacked by OLB Mike McGraw for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Fada. |
| 4-17-DAL13 (2Q: 12:53) Jim Miller punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU41. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 12:43) Doug Williams pass was dropped by WR Brian Brennan. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (2Q: 12:33) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Curico, assisted by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 3-5-HOU46 (2Q: 12:03) Doug Williams pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bert Cooper. Walker gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (2Q: 11:23) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 1-10-DAL33 (2Q: 10:47) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Harvey Armstrong, assisted by DE Jerome Foster. Key block delivered by Ralph Williams. |
| 2-3-DAL26 (2Q: 10:02) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-2-DAL25 (2Q: 09:17) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto, assisted by ILB Tom Graves. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 08:35) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. OLB Mario Celotto hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL20 (2Q: 08:27) Herschel Walker ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster. |
| 3-8-DAL18 (2Q: 07:43) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ralph Williams. Houston 16, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 07:43) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 17, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 07:31) Norm Johnson kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Lam Jones returned the ball 24 yards to the DAL25. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-DAL25 (2Q: 07:11) Eric Lane ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. |
| 2-8-DAL27 (2Q: 06:50) Eric Lane ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. Houston's Frank Manumaleuga was hurt on the play. |
| 3-6-DAL29 (2Q: 06:31) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Dexter Manley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-DAL29 (2Q: 06:25) Jim Miller punted 51 yards. Gerald Riggs returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU24. Tackled by Eric Lane. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (2Q: 06:15) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin, assisted by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 2-7-HOU27 (2Q: 05:32) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto. |
| 3-6-HOU28 (2Q: 05:11) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins, assisted by DE Mack Moore. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 04:29) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. CB Jeff Fisher defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-20-HOU33 (2Q: 04:20) Doug Williams pass was dropped by WR Henry Ellard. |
| 2-20-HOU33 (2Q: 04:11) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Cody Jones hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-20-HOU33 (2Q: 04:06) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. Key block delivered by Ralph Williams. |
| 1-10-DAL45 (2Q: 03:23) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by OLB Bert Cooper. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 2-2-DAL37 (2Q: 03:06) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster. Beach gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (2Q: 02:50) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DAL45 (2Q: 02:42) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher, assisted by OLB Robert Lyles. |
| 2-19-DAL44 (2Q: 02:26) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jim Rourke to the DAL38. |
| 3-13-DAL38 (2Q: 02:08) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lipps gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 02:00) Doug Williams pass completed to TE Pat Beach for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. |
| 1-10-DAL10 (2Q: 01:41) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. |
| 2-10-DAL10 (2Q: 01:24) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DAL02 (2Q: 01:02) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. Houston 23, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 01:02) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Houston 24, Dallas 0 |
| (2Q: 00:55) Norm Johnson kicked off 63 yards from the HOU30. Nat Moore returned the ball 28 yards to the DAL35. Tackled by Ken Lacy. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (2Q: 00:46) Lam Jones ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (2Q: 00:24) Glenn Carano pass was intended for WR Mark Nichols and was intercepted by OLB Simon Fletcher at the HOU28. The interception was returned 43 yards. Tackled by Mark Nichols. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL29 (2Q: 00:13) Norm Johnson attempted a 46 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DAL36 (2Q: 00:07) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw, assisted by CB Tory Nixon. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 77 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-9-HOU21 (3Q: 14:36) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (3Q: 13:52) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin, assisted by OLB Bert Cooper. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. McKnight ran over Cody Jones to set up the play. |
| 1-10-HOU34 (3Q: 13:28) Gerald Riggs ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-11-HOU33 (3Q: 13:02) Doug Williams pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Brian Brennan. OLB Mario Celotto blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU33 (3Q: 12:49) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. CB Everson Walls defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU33 (3Q: 12:40) Brian Hansen punted 59 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 2 yards to the DAL10. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-DAL10 (3Q: 12:33) Glenn Carano sacked by DE Ken Kennard and ILB Riki Ellison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Fada. |
| 2-16-DAL04 (3Q: 11:54) Glenn Carano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Hugh McKinnis. |
| 3-16-DAL04 (3Q: 11:50) Eric Lane ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Acker. |
| 4-11-DAL09 (3Q: 11:23) Jim Miller punted 50 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 0 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Wes Hopkins. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Bobby Kemp at the HOU41. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (3Q: 11:14) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Cody Jones, assisted by ILB Tom Graves. |
| 2-12-HOU39 (3Q: 10:52) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Cody Jones, assisted by S Andre Young. |
| 3-12-HOU39 (3Q: 10:06) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (3Q: 09:25) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 2-1-DAL39 (3Q: 08:49) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Everson Walls, assisted by S "The Hotness" Hoagie. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-DAL38 (3Q: 08:19) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bert Cooper, assisted by DE Jerome Foster. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DAL48 (3Q: 08:12) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by OLB Greg Bracelin. Key block delivered by John Alt. |
| 2-8-DAL36 (3Q: 07:42) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Cody Jones, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 3-4-DAL32 (3Q: 07:18) Doug Williams pass was intended for FB Jewerl Thomas and was intercepted by S Donnie Shell at the DAL26. The interception was returned 6 yards. Tackled by Pat Beach. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL32 (3Q: 07:05) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. Goodlow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (3Q: 06:30) Glenn Carano pass was dropped by TE Rick Walker. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (3Q: 06:26) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-HOU21 (3Q: 05:50) Glenn Carano pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 2 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Willhite gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (3Q: 05:06) Eric Lane ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat. |
| 2-9-HOU18 (3Q: 04:34) Steve Pelleur pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-8-HOU17 (3Q: 04:00) Steve Pelleur pass was dropped by WR Eddie Brown. |
| 4-8-HOU17 (3Q: 03:56) Mike Wood attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 24, Dallas 3 |
| (3Q: 03:48) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 79 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 03:48) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Harvey Armstrong, assisted by OLB Robert Lyles. |
| 2-10-HOU20 (3Q: 03:18) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. |
| 3-12-HOU18 (3Q: 02:51) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. Key block delivered by Robert Jackson. |
| 4-1-HOU29 (3Q: 02:16) Brian Hansen punted 46 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 1 yard to the DAL26. Tackled by Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-DAL26 (3Q: 02:05) Eric Lane ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by DE Ken Kennard. |
| 2-10-DAL26 (3Q: 01:22) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Eric Lane. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DAL26 (3Q: 01:16) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for -1 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. |
| 4-11-DAL25 (3Q: 00:32) Jim Miller punted 32 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 9 yards to the DAL48. Tackled by Keith Krepfle. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (3Q: 00:21) Herschel Walker ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by CB Steve Brown. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-9-DAL47 (4Q: 15:00) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Mack Moore. |
| 3-6-DAL44 (4Q: 14:24) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie. |
| 4-8-DAL46 (4Q: 13:52) Brian Hansen punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 13:45) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DAL20 (4Q: 13:35) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kirk Springs. Brown gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-DAL26 (4Q: 13:05) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 4-1-DAL29 (4Q: 12:20) Jim Miller punted 35 yards. Gerald Riggs called for a fair catch at the HOU36. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (4Q: 12:10) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster, assisted by S "The Hotness" Hoagie. |
| 2-9-HOU37 (4Q: 11:25) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU32 (4Q: 11:19) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-15-HOU31 (4Q: 10:53) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-HOU31 (4Q: 10:42) Brian Hansen punted 33 yards. Nat Moore called for a fair catch at the DAL36. |
| 1-10-DAL36 (4Q: 10:34) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Nichols. DE Dexter Manley drove right through Rich Moran to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (4Q: 10:24) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless, assisted by ILB Randy McClanahan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-DAL44 (4Q: 09:38) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by S Martin Bayless. Key block delivered by Rob Fada. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 09:05) Steve Pelleur pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Willhite gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (4Q: 08:49) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. DE Jim Jeffcoat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-HOU12 (4Q: 08:39) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. OLB Mike McGraw defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU12 (4Q: 08:31) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Nichols. DT Mike Golic hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-HOU12 (4Q: 08:22) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 24, Dallas 9 |
| (4Q: 08:22) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Houston 24, Dallas 10 |
| (4Q: 08:15) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 70 yards from the DAL30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU13. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (4Q: 07:53) Jessie Clark ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by OLB Bert Cooper. Key block delivered by John Alt. Alt ran over Cody Jones to set up the play. |
| 2-1-HOU22 (4Q: 07:08) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-HOU20 (4Q: 06:22) Gerald Riggs ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by DT Harvey Armstrong. |
| 4-1-HOU22 (4Q: 05:35) Brian Hansen punted 51 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 12 yards to the DAL39. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-DAL39 (4Q: 05:24) Steve Pelleur pass was dropped by WR Lam Jones. |
| 2-10-DAL39 (4Q: 05:15) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Mark Nichols for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by CB Jeris White. |
| 3-2-DAL47 (4Q: 04:56) Steve Pelleur pass was dropped by WR Mark Nichols. |
| 4-2-DAL47 (4Q: 04:44) Steve Pelleur pass completed to RB Eric Lane for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 04:24) Steve Pelleur pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Rick Walker. DT Mike Golic blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU49 (4Q: 04:17) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nat Moore. CB Mike Richardson simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (4Q: 04:10) Steve Pelleur pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. CB Donnie Elder defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (4Q: 04:02) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 1 yard. Tackled by S David Greenwood. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-HOU38 (4Q: 03:40) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 27 yards. Tackled by S Larry Anderson. Jones gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 03:21) Steve Pelleur pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 24, Dallas 16 |
| (4Q: 03:21) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Houston 24, Dallas 17 |
| (4Q: 03:13) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 70 yards from the DAL30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 15 yards to the HOU15. Tackled by Nat Moore. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU07 (4Q: 03:07) Herschel Walker ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-HOU07 (4Q: 02:19) Jewerl Thomas ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by S Wes Hopkins. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 3-3-HOU14 (4Q: 02:09) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Mack Moore, assisted by OLB Mario Celotto. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Houston's Dave Studdard was hurt on the play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-HOU13 (4Q: 02:00) Brian Hansen punted 45 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU50. Tackled by KD Dunn. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (4Q: 01:51) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by S Martin Bayless. Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-HOU47 (4Q: 01:32) Steve Pelleur pass was dropped by WR Lam Jones. |
| 3-7-HOU47 (4Q: 01:25) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Mark Nichols for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan, assisted by CB Jeris White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU42 (4Q: 01:05) Steve Pelleur pass completed to FB Hugh McKinnis for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jeris White, assisted by DE Ken Kennard. McKinnis gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 00:55) PENALTY: Houston was called for Delay of Game by the Defense. |
| 1-5-HOU26 (4Q: 00:55) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 15 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (4Q: 00:43) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jones gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. Houston 24, Dallas 23 |
| (4Q: 00:43) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Houston 24, Dallas 24 |
| (4Q: 00:35) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 64 yards from the DAL30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 19 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Nat Moore. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:28) Doug Williams pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Brian Brennan. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:21) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 18 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ellard gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 00:12) Doug Williams pass completed to RB Gerald Riggs for 42 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. Riggs gained 34 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-HOU38 (4Q: 00:12) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lipps gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (4Q: 00:04) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. OLB Mario Celotto hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston won the coin toss and will receive to begin overtime. |
| Start of overtime 1. |
| (OT: 15:00) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 58 yards from the DAL30. Bobby Kemp returned the ball 13 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Michael Green. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (OT: 14:54) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell, assisted by OLB Bert Cooper. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU KD Dunn to the HOU27. |
| 2-8-HOU27 (OT: 14:10) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster, assisted by S Donnie Shell. |
| 3-3-HOU32 (OT: 13:31) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by OLB Bert Cooper. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (OT: 12:57) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Graves. |
| 2-11-HOU42 (OT: 12:26) Doug Williams pass completed to WR Brian Brennan for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. |
| 3-3-HOU50 (OT: 11:57) Doug Williams pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Pat Beach. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-HOU50 (OT: 11:51) Brian Hansen punted 47 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL03. |
| 1-10-DAL03 (OT: 11:43) Eric Lane ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Randy McClanahan. |
| 2-12-DAL01 (OT: 11:17) Steve Pelleur pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 3-8-DAL05 (OT: 10:33) Steve Pelleur pass completed to TE Rick Walker for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Tory Nixon. |
| 4-8-DAL05 (OT: 09:51) Jim Miller punted 42 yards. Bobby Kemp returned the kick 4 yards to the DAL43. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (OT: 09:41) Jewerl Thomas ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 2-8-HOU47 (OT: 09:06) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. OLB Greg Bracelin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-HOU47 (OT: 08:58) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 12 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Jim Rourke. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (OT: 08:30) Gerald Riggs ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by CB Jeff Fisher. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-3-DAL34 (OT: 08:02) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gregg Garrity. CB Jeff Fisher defended the pass. |
| 3-3-DAL34 (OT: 07:52) Gerald Riggs ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Donnie Shell. Key block delivered by Jewerl Thomas. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (OT: 07:11) PENALTY: Dallas was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-DAL25 (OT: 06:58) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (OT: 06:52) Herschel Walker ran around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto. Key block delivered by John Alt. Alt ran over Bobby Johnson to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DAL13 (OT: 06:14) Gerald Riggs ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 2-7-DAL10 (OT: 05:45) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-12-DAL15 (OT: 05:38) Gerald Riggs ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie, assisted by OLB Mario Celotto. |
| 3-6-DAL09 (OT: 04:58) Doug Williams pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. S Terrance Hoagie defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL09 (OT: 04:54) Norm Johnson attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 27, Dallas 24 |
| Final Score: Houston Titans 27, Dallas Cowboys 24 |