🏈 January 7th 1996
Dallas Cowboys 30 - Philadelphia Eagles 11
1995 NFC Divisional Round ✭ Texas Stadium
Dallas was hot in the coldest game ever played at Texas Stadium. The kickoff temperature was 26 degrees, with a wind chill of 2.
Troy Aikman’s 17-of-24 passing, Emmitt Smith’s 99 rushing yards, and Kevin Williams’ 6 receptions for 124 yards.
Deion made an impact on both sides of scrimmage, starting a run of 27 consecutive points when he scored on a 21-yd reverse & intercepted a Randall Cunningham pass.
Smith and Irvin also scored touchdowns and Chris Boniol booted a 51-yard field goal. The win sends Dallas to their 4th consecutive NFC title game.
For the second straight year, Dallas knocked Green Bay out of the playoffs, and this was the worst Packer playoff loss up to this point in the team's history.
Troy Aikman completed an incredible 23 of 30 passes (76.7%) for 337 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception.
Jay Novacek, Michael Irvin and Alvin Harper all had more than 100 yards receiving.
One of Aikman's touchdowns was a 94-yard strike to Harper that still stands as the longest play from scrimmage in Cowboys' playoff history.
Aikman set two more Cowboys playoff records that day - percentage of completions and yards gained in a game.