| Played in Houston, TX, weather: 60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Norm Johnson kicked off 53 yards from the HOU30. Waylon Smithers returned the ball 19 yards to the DAL36. Tackled by Lee Rouson. |
| 1-10-DAL36 (1Q: 14:38) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Anderson gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL47 (1Q: 13:54) Neal Anderson ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bill Jackson. |
| 2-9-DAL48 (1Q: 13:08) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston's Mark Carrier was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-HOU47 (1Q: 12:23) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Sanders gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-HOU44 (1Q: 11:56) Ned Flanders punted 39 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU05. |
| 1-10-HOU05 (1Q: 11:46) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 2-4-HOU11 (1Q: 11:15) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 1-10-HOU21 (1Q: 10:41) Bartholomew Simpson ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by OLB Aundray Bruce. Key block delivered by Keith McKeller. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (1Q: 10:01) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by S Andre Young, assisted by S "The Hotness" Hoagie. Key block delivered by Dennis McKnight. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (1Q: 09:28) Bartholomew Simpson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Dean Perry, assisted by OLB Aundray Bruce. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block Below the Waist. |
| 1-25-HOU30 (1Q: 09:18) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Cross, assisted by DT Mark Duda. Key block delivered by George Lilja. |
| 2-19-HOU36 (1Q: 08:48) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-24-HOU31 (1Q: 08:41) Neil Lomax sacked by S Andre Young for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Bostic. |
| 3-30-HOU25 (1Q: 07:53) Neil Lomax pass was intended for WR Henry Ellard and was intercepted by ILB Rod Stephens at the DAL48. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Henry Ellard. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (1Q: 07:41) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 2-9-HOU39 (1Q: 07:06) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 3-6-HOU36 (1Q: 06:31) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU27 (1Q: 05:49) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Ray Donaldson. |
| 2-1-HOU18 (1Q: 05:08) Warren Williams ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ed Reynolds, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. Key block delivered by Dave Studdard. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (1Q: 04:25) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Waylon Smithers. OLB Simon Fletcher hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU16 (1Q: 04:17) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Waylon Smithers. ILB Pepper Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-HOU16 (1Q: 04:07) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Walker. DE Jim Jeffcoat simply tossed Dave Studdard aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-HOU16 (1Q: 04:02) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 03:57) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 79 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 03:57) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 10 yards. Tackled by S Terrance Hoagie, assisted by ILB Rod Stephens. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 03:23) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Holmes. Key block delivered by Jeff Davidson. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-HOU20 (1Q: 03:14) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE KD Dunn for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Stargell, assisted by ILB Jeff Leiding. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-30-HOU10 (1Q: 03:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Aundray Bruce. Jeffires gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-HOU30 (1Q: 02:27) Herschel Walker ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Louis Cooper. |
| 3-3-HOU37 (1Q: 02:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 6 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (1Q: 01:14) Herschel Walker ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Stargell. |
| 2-6-HOU47 (1Q: 00:37) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Dean Perry. CB Ernest Gibson knocked down John Alt to break up the play. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-3-HOU50 (2Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. CB Tony Stargell defended the pass. |
| 4-3-HOU50 (2Q: 14:56) Brian Hansen punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 14:49) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-DAL28 (2Q: 14:24) Warren Williams ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by ILB Riki Ellison. Key block delivered by Joe Tofflemire. |
| 1-10-DAL32 (2Q: 13:58) Neal Anderson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Ray Donaldson. |
| 2-3-DAL39 (2Q: 13:20) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Waylon Smithers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-DAL39 (2Q: 13:13) Warren Williams ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by DE Jim Jeffcoat. Key block delivered by Ron Heller. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (2Q: 12:42) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Anderson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-DAL44 (2Q: 11:59) Neal Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by DE David Bailey. Key block delivered by Erik Norgard. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (2Q: 11:14) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 37 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. Anderson gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-HOU06 (2Q: 10:29) Neal Anderson ran a draw inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 2-9-HOU09 (2Q: 09:46) Warren Williams ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood, assisted by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-5-HOU05 (2Q: 09:21) Tony Eason pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Neal Anderson. OLB Simon Fletcher blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU05 (2Q: 09:14) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 6, Houston 0 |
| (2Q: 09:08) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 79 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 09:08) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ernest Gibson. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (2Q: 08:30) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Jeff Cross for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Taylor. |
| 2-17-HOU29 (2Q: 07:53) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Cross. Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. |
| 3-3-HOU43 (2Q: 07:07) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 11 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. McKeller gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL46 (2Q: 06:26) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens, assisted by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 2-6-DAL42 (2Q: 05:59) Herschel Walker ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Aundray Bruce. Walker made a great move on Tony Stargell. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Jessie Clark to the DAL36. |
| 1-10-DAL36 (2Q: 05:13) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. DE Jeff Cross hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL36 (2Q: 05:06) Neil Lomax pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Keith McKeller. |
| 3-10-DAL36 (2Q: 05:00) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. OLB Broderick Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-DAL36 (2Q: 04:53) Brian Hansen punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 04:46) Warren Williams ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE David Bailey. |
| 2-9-DAL21 (2Q: 04:16) Tony Eason sacked by DE Martin Harrison for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ralph Tamm. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU James Hasty for 9 yards to the DAL06. |
| 1-6-DAL06 (2Q: 04:04) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. OLB Broderick Thomas hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-6-DAL06 (2Q: 03:59) Bartholomew Simpson ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Lance Mehl. |
| 3-5-DAL05 (2Q: 03:29) Neil Lomax sacked by OLB Jessie Small for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by George Lilja. |
| 4-14-DAL14 (2Q: 02:53) Norm Johnson attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 6, Houston 3 |
| (2Q: 02:45) Norm Johnson kicked off 79 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (2Q: 02:45) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Warren Williams for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 2-3-DAL27 (2Q: 02:04) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DAL35 (2Q: 01:55) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Chris Dressel. CB Mike Richardson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL35 (2Q: 01:45) PENALTY: Dallas was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DAL30 (2Q: 01:45) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Waylon Smithers for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-13-DAL32 (2Q: 01:06) Tony Eason sacked by DE Jim Jeffcoat for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by John Giesler. |
| 4-19-DAL26 (2Q: 00:34) Ned Flanders punted 48 yards. Bartholomew Simpson returned the kick -1 yards to the HOU25. Tackled by Lawyer Tillman. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (2Q: 00:26) Herschel Walker ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Michael Dean Perry. |
| 2-14-HOU21 (2Q: 00:06) Bartholomew Simpson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens, assisted by S Andre Young. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 72 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE KD Dunn for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. Dunn gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 14:12) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. |
| 2-6-DAL48 (3Q: 13:36) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. Lipps gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (3Q: 12:48) Bartholomew Simpson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. |
| 2-9-DAL40 (3Q: 12:03) Herschel Walker ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Aundray Bruce. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL S Kirk Springs to the DAL41. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (3Q: 11:53) Neal Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by CB Tim McKyer. Key block delivered by Erik Norgard. |
| 2-3-DAL48 (3Q: 11:07) Warren Williams ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. Key block delivered by Ray Donaldson. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (3Q: 10:43) Neal Anderson ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 2-7-HOU43 (3Q: 09:59) Warren Williams ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 3-8-HOU44 (3Q: 09:28) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 09:05) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (3Q: 08:25) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Waylon Smithers for 13 yards. Tackled by S David Greenwood. Smithers gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-5-HOU05 (3Q: 07:56) Tony Eason scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher and assisted by S David Greenwood. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (3Q: 07:12) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Walker gained 4 yards after the catch. Dallas 12, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 07:12) Extra point by Donald Igwebuike was good. Dallas 13, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 07:01) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 78 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 07:01) Neil Lomax pass was intended for WR Haywood Jeffires and was intercepted by CB Ernest Gibson at the HOU40. The interception was returned 29 yards. Tackled by Haywood Jeffires. |
| 1-10-HOU11 (3Q: 06:50) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Dallas 19, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 06:50) Extra point by Donald Igwebuike was good. Dallas 20, Houston 3 |
| (3Q: 06:41) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 57 yards from the DAL30. Louis Lipps returned the ball 32 yards to the HOU45. Tackled by Lawyer Tillman. |
| 1-10-HOU45 (3Q: 06:16) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamie Holland. CB Tony Stargell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU45 (3Q: 06:08) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DT Michael Dean Perry drove right through Dennis McKnight to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-HOU45 (3Q: 06:02) Neil Lomax pass was dropped by WR Louis Lipps. |
| 4-10-HOU45 (3Q: 05:53) Brian Hansen punted 42 yards. Kirk Springs returned the kick 14 yards to the DAL27. Tackled by George Lilja. |
| 1-10-DAL27 (3Q: 05:43) Neal Anderson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dexter Manley, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. |
| 2-8-DAL29 (3Q: 05:00) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (3Q: 04:15) Tony Eason pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DAL37 (3Q: 04:06) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus. |
| 3-8-DAL39 (3Q: 03:36) Tony Eason pass completed to TE Chris Dressel for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bill Jackson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU50 (3Q: 03:05) Neal Anderson ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Martin Harrison. |
| 2-12-DAL48 (3Q: 02:26) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE David Bailey. Key block delivered by Will Grant. |
| 3-1-HOU41 (3Q: 01:55) Tony Eason pass completed to RB Neal Anderson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by CB Bill Jackson. Anderson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU36 (3Q: 01:31) Neal Anderson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 2-6-HOU32 (3Q: 00:52) Tony Eason pass was dropped by RB Neal Anderson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-HOU32 (3Q: 00:46) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. CB James Hasty defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU32 (3Q: 00:39) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 8 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Walker gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU24 (3Q: 00:02) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 3 yards. Tackled by CB James Hasty. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-7-HOU21 (4Q: 15:00) Neal Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 3-2-HOU16 (4Q: 14:28) Neal Anderson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Ingram, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. Key block delivered by James Jones. |
| 1-10-HOU14 (4Q: 13:46) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Wayne Walker for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon. Walker gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-3-HOU03 (4Q: 12:59) Neal Anderson ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-3-HOU03 (4Q: 12:15) Eddie Brown ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-3-HOU03 (4Q: 11:48) Tony Eason pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Neal Anderson. DT Frank Bruno hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-3-HOU03 (4Q: 11:41) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 23, Houston 3 |
| (4Q: 11:35) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 58 yards from the DAL30. Louis Lipps returned the ball 17 yards to the HOU29. Tackled by Tony Stargell. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (4Q: 11:03) Neil Lomax sacked by DT Mark Duda for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rob Taylor. |
| 2-15-HOU24 (4Q: 10:19) Neil Lomax pass completed to TE Keith McKeller for 27 yards. Tackled by S "The Hotness" Hoagie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKeller gained 12 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-DAL34 (4Q: 10:08) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 24 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jeffires gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL10 (4Q: 09:33) Bartholomew Simpson ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Brown, assisted by ILB Jeff Leiding. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DAL05 (4Q: 09:23) Herschel Walker ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Bostic. Dallas 23, Houston 9 |
| (4Q: 09:23) Extra point by Norm Johnson was good. Dallas 23, Houston 10 |
| (4Q: 09:17) Norm Johnson kicked off 72 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 09:17) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson, assisted by CB James Hasty. |
| 2-7-DAL23 (4Q: 08:42) Tony Eason pass completed to WR Eddie Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Tim McKyer. |
| 3-1-DAL29 (4Q: 08:01) Neal Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Simon Fletcher, assisted by OLB Ed Reynolds. The defense looked very familiar with that play. Dallas's Ray Donaldson was hurt on the play. |
| 4-1-DAL29 (4Q: 07:18) Ned Flanders punted 32 yards. Bartholomew Simpson returned the kick 2 yards to the HOU41. Tackled by Kirk Springs. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (4Q: 07:11) Herschel Walker ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Holmes. |
| 2-6-HOU45 (4Q: 06:25) Herschel Walker ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Cross, assisted by DE Mack Moore. |
| 3-8-HOU43 (4Q: 06:03) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-HOU38 (4Q: 05:57) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Henry Ellard. DE Jeff Cross hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-13-HOU38 (4Q: 05:49) Neil Lomax sacked by DE Jeff Cross for a loss of 6 yards. Cross ran right past Jeff Bostic and knocked down the quarterback. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (4Q: 05:28) Warren Williams ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jim Jeffcoat, assisted by S Lloyd Burrus. OLB Simon Fletcher knocked down Ralph Tamm to break up the play. |
| 2-11-HOU33 (4Q: 04:43) Warren Williams ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| 3-8-HOU30 (4Q: 03:59) Neal Anderson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Frank Bruno. |
| 4-1-HOU23 (4Q: 03:13) Donald Igwebuike attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 26, Houston 10 |
| (4Q: 03:08) Donald Igwebuike kicked off 60 yards from the DAL30. Bartholomew Simpson returned the ball 21 yards to the HOU31. Tackled by Waylon Smithers. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 03:01) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Lipps. DT Michael Dean Perry drove right through Jeff Bostic to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (4Q: 02:56) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Rod Stephens. Dallas's Rod Stephens was hurt on the play. |
| 3-11-HOU30 (4Q: 02:47) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 37 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Stargell. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DAL33 (4Q: 02:32) Neil Lomax pass completed to RB Herschel Walker for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ernest Gibson. Walker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-DAL31 (4Q: 02:13) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Tony Stargell, assisted by OLB Aundray Bruce. Ellard gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 02:00) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Jamie Holland for 13 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. Holland gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-DAL07 (4Q: 01:43) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-DAL12 (4Q: 01:43) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Louis Lipps for 9 yards. Tackled by S Wes Hopkins. |
| 2-3-DAL03 (4Q: 01:27) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Haywood Jeffires for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jeffires gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-DAL13 (4Q: 01:20) Neil Lomax pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Haywood Jeffires. CB Ernest Gibson defended the pass. |
| 3-13-DAL13 (4Q: 01:13) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Aundray Bruce. |
| 4-7-DAL07 (4Q: 01:03) Neil Lomax pass completed to WR Henry Ellard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dallas 26, Houston 16 |
| (4Q: 01:03) Herschel Walker ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Glen Collins. |
| (4Q: 00:52) Norm Johnson kicked off 73 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 00:52) Neal Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lloyd Burrus, assisted by OLB Chris Singleton. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 2-6-DAL24 (4Q: 00:45) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-DAL29 (4Q: 00:45) Warren Williams ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Pepper Johnson. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-1-DAL29 (4Q: 00:34) Neal Anderson ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Rich Dixon, assisted by OLB Simon Fletcher. Key block delivered by Ron Heller. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (4Q: 00:23) Tony Eason dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 26, Houston Oilers 16 |