| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Morten Andersen kicked off 64 yards from the NOS30. Lam Jones returned the ball 30 yards to the DAL36. Tackled by Larry Heater. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-DAL10 (1Q: 14:28) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-7-DAL13 (1Q: 13:56) Gerald Willhite ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Emanuel King. |
| 3-4-DAL16 (1Q: 13:30) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Mark Nichols for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 1-10-DAL21 (1Q: 12:49) Eric Lane ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. Key block delivered by Bo Matthews. |
| 1-10-DAL31 (1Q: 12:22) Eric Lane ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-9-DAL32 (1Q: 11:42) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gerald Willhite. DT Stafford Mays drove right through Rob Fada to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-9-DAL32 (1Q: 11:38) Glenn Carano pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Eugene Goodlow. DE Elvis Franks blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-DAL32 (1Q: 11:29) Jim Miller punted 38 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the NOS30. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 11:18) Bill Johnson ran a draw inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins, assisted by OLB Greg Bracelin. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 10:42) Bill Johnson ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-8-NOS44 (1Q: 10:04) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-6-NOS46 (1Q: 09:23) Randall Cunningham pass was intended for WR Kris Haines and was intercepted by S Terrance Hoagie at the DAL40. Tackled by Kris Haines. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL40 (1Q: 09:11) Gerald Willhite ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 2-11-DAL39 (1Q: 08:47) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 5 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DAL44 (1Q: 08:20) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL44 (1Q: 08:16) Jim Miller punted 47 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick -1 yards to the NOS08. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS05 (1Q: 08:09) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. OLB Mario Celotto hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS05 (1Q: 08:05) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. |
| 3-3-NOS12 (1Q: 07:28) Larry Heater ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher. Key block delivered by Edwin Bailey. |
| 1-10-NOS15 (1Q: 06:43) Bill Johnson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles. |
| 2-7-NOS18 (1Q: 06:04) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-NOS18 (1Q: 06:00) Randall Cunningham sacked by DT Dan Benish for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 4-12-NOS13 (1Q: 05:32) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 12 yards to the NOS37. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (1Q: 05:25) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. |
| 2-10-NOS37 (1Q: 04:59) Eric Lane ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by S Carl Lews. |
| 3-8-NOS35 (1Q: 04:18) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 7 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. |
| 4-1-NOS28 (1Q: 03:48) Mike Wood attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 03:42) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 77 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 03:42) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (1Q: 03:12) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 02:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (1Q: 02:36) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 2-3-NOS37 (1Q: 01:56) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Robert Lyles, assisted by OLB Mario Celotto. Key block delivered by Don Greco. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 01:29) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kris Haines. S Wes Hopkins simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS46 (1Q: 01:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher, assisted by S Andre Young. Roaches gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (1Q: 00:50) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-6-DAL33 (1Q: 00:21) Larry Heater ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-3-DAL30 (2Q: 15:00) Larry Heater ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Benish, assisted by DT Cody Jones. |
| 4-3-DAL30 (2Q: 14:32) Morten Andersen attempted a 47 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (2Q: 14:24) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-DAL45 (2Q: 13:40) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (2Q: 12:53) Glenn Carano pass was dropped by WR Eddie Brown. |
| 2-10-NOS43 (2Q: 12:44) Gerald Willhite ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Doug McDougald, assisted by OLB Lawrence Taylor. OLB Chip Banks knocked down Rob Fada to break up the play. |
| 3-7-NOS40 (2Q: 12:19) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom, assisted by CB Gill Byrd. Goodlow gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (2Q: 11:33) Eric Lane ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-8-NOS20 (2Q: 10:52) Glenn Carano pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 3-9-NOS21 (2Q: 10:19) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Jo Jo Heath. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-4-NOS04 (2Q: 09:37) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Goodlow. OLB Chip Banks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-NOS04 (2Q: 09:30) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. DE Doug McDougald defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (2Q: 09:23) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:23) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 09:14) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 64 yards from the DAL30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS19. Tackled by Michael Green. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 08:55) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Cleo Montgomery for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. Montgomery gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-19-NOS10 (2Q: 08:39) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kris Haines. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-19-NOS10 (2Q: 08:33) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Walt Arnold for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S "The Hotness" Hoagie. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-NOS14 (2Q: 07:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. S Terrance Hoagie defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-NOS14 (2Q: 07:41) Mike Saxon punted 42 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 9 yards to the NOS47. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-DAL39 (2Q: 07:30) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 33 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 06:48) Eric Lane ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (2Q: 06:07) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Brown. S Greg Bright defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-NOS12 (2Q: 05:57) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt, assisted by S Rod Kush. Key block delivered by Dan Ryczek. |
| 2-5-NOS07 (2Q: 05:33) Glenn Carano pass completed to TE Preston Gothard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks. |
| 1-1-NOS01 (2Q: 05:06) Gerald Willhite ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. |
| 2-2-NOS02 (2Q: 04:44) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Krepfle. CB Jo Jo Heath defended the pass. |
| 3-2-NOS02 (2Q: 04:39) Glenn Carano pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 04:39) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 04:28) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 52 yards from the DAL30. Cleo Montgomery returned the ball 20 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Hugh McKinnis. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (2Q: 04:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 10 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (2Q: 03:47) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-DAL48 (2Q: 03:30) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. |
| 3-6-DAL48 (2Q: 03:22) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Woodruff. CB Bobby Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL48 (2Q: 03:12) Mike Saxon punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 03:06) Eric Lane ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. |
| 2-9-DAL21 (2Q: 02:31) Glenn Carano pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Hugh McKinnis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 2-4-DAL26 (2Q: 02:31) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eugene Goodlow for 17 yards. Tackled by S Greg Bright. Goodlow gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (2Q: 02:01) Gerald Willhite ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-NOS50 (2Q: 01:53) Eric Lane ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (2Q: 01:21) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. S Greg Bright defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS45 (2Q: 01:08) Eric Lane ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by CB Jo Jo Heath. Key block delivered by Keith Krepfle. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 00:39) Eric Lane ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 2-10-NOS34 (2Q: 00:29) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 3-1-NOS25 (2Q: 00:20) Eric Lane ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by John Giesler. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 00:13) Mike Wood attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 20, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 00:07) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 79 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 00:07) Randall Cunningham dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 77 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 15:00) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS37 (3Q: 14:28) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. CB Steve Brown crushed Billy Lindstrom to wreck the play. |
| 2-8-NOS39 (3Q: 13:46) Larry Heater ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 3-6-NOS41 (3Q: 13:15) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 4-3-NOS44 (3Q: 12:40) Mike Saxon punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DAL11. |
| 1-10-DAL11 (3Q: 12:29) Gerald Willhite ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ray Yakavonis. |
| 2-9-DAL12 (3Q: 11:55) Gerald Willhite ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. |
| 3-4-DAL17 (3Q: 11:30) Glenn Carano pass completed to RB Gerald Willhite for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Elvis Franks, assisted by S Rod Kush. |
| 1-10-DAL24 (3Q: 11:03) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Issiac Holt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sanders gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS48 (3Q: 10:17) Glenn Carano pass was intended for WR Eugene Goodlow and was intercepted by CB Gill Byrd at the NOS33. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Bo Matthews. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (3Q: 10:08) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-4-NOS49 (3Q: 09:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown. Carr gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (3Q: 08:58) Larry Heater ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 2-5-DAL32 (3Q: 08:24) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-DAL37 (3Q: 08:17) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. ILB Mike Curico defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DAL37 (3Q: 08:07) Larry Heater ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Greg Bracelin. |
| 4-5-DAL32 (3Q: 07:21) Morten Andersen attempted a 49 yard field goal and it was blocked by Dan Hampton. NOS Steve Joachim recovered the ball at the DAL46. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (3Q: 07:14) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 22 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush, assisted by S Greg Bright. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (3Q: 06:39) Gerald Willhite ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor. Key block delivered by Ron Heller. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (3Q: 06:04) Gerald Willhite ran a trap outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Alvin Toles. Key block delivered by Jim Arneson. |
| 1-10-NOS10 (3Q: 05:29) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 26, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 05:29) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 27, New Orleans 0 |
| (3Q: 05:22) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 79 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 05:22) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NOS15 (3Q: 05:16) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Mario Celotto, assisted by S Andre Young. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (3Q: 04:34) Randall Cunningham kept the ball, running outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Foster. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (3Q: 04:03) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Tony Woodruff. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-NOS22 (3Q: 03:55) Mike Saxon punted 43 yards. Lam Jones returned the kick 11 yards to the DAL46. Tackled by Larry Heater. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (3Q: 03:48) Gerald Willhite ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by OLB Chip Banks, assisted by DE Mike Calhoun. |
| 2-13-DAL43 (3Q: 03:05) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. ILB Cliff Odom defended the pass. |
| 3-13-DAL43 (3Q: 02:55) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Cliff Odom. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS50 (3Q: 02:30) Jim Miller punted 44 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS06. |
| 1-10-NOS06 (3Q: 02:19) Bill Johnson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-NOS06 (3Q: 02:12) Larry Heater ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher, assisted by CB Everson Walls. Key block delivered by Billy Lindstrom. |
| 3-1-NOS15 (3Q: 01:39) Bill Johnson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-1-NOS15 (3Q: 00:53) Mike Saxon punted 36 yards. Lam Jones called for a fair catch at the DAL49. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (3Q: 00:44) Gerald Willhite ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays. |
| 2-7-NOS48 (3Q: 00:16) Eric Lane ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-NOS46 (4Q: 15:00) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Eric Lane. DT Phil Murphy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-NOS46 (4Q: 14:54) Jim Miller punted 46 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:47) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ethan Horton. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:37) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. OLB Robert Lyles knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:30) Randall Cunningham pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (4Q: 14:24) Bill Johnson ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 2-7-NOS43 (4Q: 13:59) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 3 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie, assisted by OLB Robert Lyles. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-NOS46 (4Q: 13:19) Randall Cunningham pass completed to RB Bill Johnson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Edwin Bailey was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DAL44 (4Q: 12:38) Larry Heater ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by S Andre Young. Key block delivered by Ethan Horton. |
| 2-3-DAL37 (4Q: 12:09) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Carl Roaches for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher, assisted by CB Everson Walls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL30 (4Q: 11:29) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Carr gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-9-DAL09 (4Q: 10:57) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Woodruff. CB Everson Walls defended the pass. |
| 2-9-DAL09 (4Q: 10:51) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Everson Walls. |
| 3-5-DAL05 (4Q: 10:12) Randall Cunningham pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Carr. OLB Mario Celotto blocked the pass. |
| 4-5-DAL05 (4Q: 10:06) Morten Andersen attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 27, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 09:59) Morten Andersen kicked off 53 yards from the NOS30. Nat Moore returned the ball 32 yards to the DAL49. Tackled by Carl Lews. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (4Q: 09:38) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DAL44 (4Q: 09:29) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gerald Willhite. ILB Cliff Odom defended the pass. |
| 2-15-DAL44 (4Q: 09:23) Glenn Carano pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eugene Goodlow. DE Elvis Franks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-15-DAL44 (4Q: 09:17) Eric Lane ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lawrence Taylor, assisted by S Greg Bright. |
| 4-8-NOS49 (4Q: 08:56) Jim Miller punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS04. |
| 1-10-NOS04 (4Q: 08:45) Bill Johnson ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by ILB Tom Graves. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-10-NOS04 (4Q: 08:38) Larry Heater ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. CB Everson Walls crushed Mike Kelley to wreck the play. |
| 3-11-NOS03 (4Q: 07:53) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Kris Haines for 25 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Haines gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (4Q: 07:12) Bill Johnson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Graves. Key block delivered by Joe Walter. |
| 2-1-NOS37 (4Q: 06:43) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 20 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie. Carr gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL43 (4Q: 06:07) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 8 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-DAL35 (4Q: 05:37) Randall Cunningham pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Curico, assisted by S Terrance Hoagie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (4Q: 04:58) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DAL28 (4Q: 04:50) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. S "The Hotness" Hoagie defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-DAL28 (4Q: 04:41) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carl Roaches. CB Everson Walls knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-15-DAL28 (4Q: 04:34) Randall Cunningham pass was dropped by WR Carl Roaches. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-DAL28 (4Q: 04:26) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Walt Arnold. DT Dan Benish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DAL28 (4Q: 04:17) Glenn Carano pass was dropped by TE Keith Krepfle. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL28 (4Q: 04:10) Glenn Carano pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Mel Kaufman. Sanders gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL44 (4Q: 03:26) Eric Lane ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Stafford Mays, assisted by S Carl Lews. |
| 2-12-DAL42 (4Q: 02:38) Gerald Willhite ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rod Kush, assisted by S Carl Lews. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-12-DAL42 (4Q: 02:00) Eric Lane ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by OLB Fred Robinson. |
| 4-6-DAL48 (4Q: 01:12) Jim Miller punted 36 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the NOS16. |
| 1-10-NOS16 (4Q: 01:05) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Johnson. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 00:54) Randall Cunningham scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Fisher. |
| 2-5-NOS35 (4Q: 00:18) Randall Cunningham pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Bill Johnson. DT Dan Benish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS35 (4Q: 00:12) Randall Cunningham pass completed to TE Ethan Horton for 12 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by CB Everson Walls. Horton gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 27, New Orleans Saints 3 |