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December 28th, 1996
NFC: Dallas Cowboys 40, Minnesota Vikings 15
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 7 8 15
Cowboys 7 23 7 3 40
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 69 °F (clear)
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
* Referee: Gerald Austin
* Game Attendance: 64,682
The Cowboys scored 23 points off of 5 Vikings turnovers. Perhaps the turning point of the game occurred in the first quarter after Dallas took the early 7-0 lead with quarterback Troy Aikman's 2-yard touchdown run. Minnesota running back Amp Lee caught a short pass from quarterback Brad Johnson and appeared to be on his way for a 43-yard touchdown. But Cowboys safety George Teague caught up with Lee at the 1-yard line and poked the ball out of his hands, and it ball bounced in and out of the end zone for a touchback. Teague later scored on a 27-yard interception return, running back Emmitt Smith ran for two touchdowns from 37 and 1 yard out, and kicker Chris Boniol made 4 field goals. Johnson threw a 30-yard touchdown to wide receiver Cris Carter and ran for another, but it was not enough.
* Scoring
o DAL - Aikman 2 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 28
o DAL - E. Smith 37 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - Teague 29 interception return (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 31
o DAL - FG Boniol 22
o MIN - Carter 30 pass from B. Johnson (Sisson kick)
o DAL - E. Smith 1 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 25
o MIN - B. Johnson 5 run (Carter pass from B. Johnson)
The last playoff victory for the Dallas Cowboys was exactly 10 years ago today
NFC: Dallas Cowboys 40, Minnesota Vikings 15
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 7 8 15
Cowboys 7 23 7 3 40
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 69 °F (clear)
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
* Referee: Gerald Austin
* Game Attendance: 64,682
The Cowboys scored 23 points off of 5 Vikings turnovers. Perhaps the turning point of the game occurred in the first quarter after Dallas took the early 7-0 lead with quarterback Troy Aikman's 2-yard touchdown run. Minnesota running back Amp Lee caught a short pass from quarterback Brad Johnson and appeared to be on his way for a 43-yard touchdown. But Cowboys safety George Teague caught up with Lee at the 1-yard line and poked the ball out of his hands, and it ball bounced in and out of the end zone for a touchback. Teague later scored on a 27-yard interception return, running back Emmitt Smith ran for two touchdowns from 37 and 1 yard out, and kicker Chris Boniol made 4 field goals. Johnson threw a 30-yard touchdown to wide receiver Cris Carter and ran for another, but it was not enough.
* Scoring
o DAL - Aikman 2 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 28
o DAL - E. Smith 37 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - Teague 29 interception return (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 31
o DAL - FG Boniol 22
o MIN - Carter 30 pass from B. Johnson (Sisson kick)
o DAL - E. Smith 1 run (Boniol kick)
o DAL - FG Boniol 25
o MIN - B. Johnson 5 run (Carter pass from B. Johnson)
The last playoff victory for the Dallas Cowboys was exactly 10 years ago today
