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===Playoffs=== {{details|1993β94 NFL playoffs}} In the NFC, Dallas' first opponent in the playoffs was the [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]], who were coming off a thrilling 28β24 win over the [[1993 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] in the Wild Card Game, in which quarterback [[Brett Favre]] had thrown the winning touchdown pass to [[Sterling Sharpe]] with only 55 seconds left in the game. In this game, the Packers scored first with a field goal, but Dallas stormed back with 17 consecutive points in the second quarter. First, Aikman threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Harper. Then with time running out the period, Dallas scored again on an [[Eddie Murray (American football)|Eddie Murray]] field goal. Green Bay then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, allowing the Cowboys to score again with Aikman's 6-yard pass to Novacek. The Cowboys went on to stave off an attempted Packers comeback in the second half and win the game, 27β17. Aikman finished the game with 28 of 37 completions for 302 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions. Irvin recorded 9 catches for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - January 16th, 1994 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401160dal.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> One week later, Dallas faced the [[1993 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the NFC Championship Game for the second year in a row in what was, at the time, the last NFL game to air on [[CBS]]. The 49ers had the NFL's highest scoring offense with 473 points, 97 more than the runner-up Cowboys. The last time the two teams played for the NFC title, Dallas won when Aikman thwarted an attempted 49ers comeback with a touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter. But this time, the game was extremely one-sided. The Cowboys scored touchdowns on four of their five first-half possessions. By the end of the half, Dallas had a commanding 28β7 lead. Aikman completed 14 of 18 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, while also rushing for 25 yards, but was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the third quarter. Then San Francisco scored a touchdown, making the score 28β14 with plenty of time left for a comeback. However, their hopes were soon dashed as backup quarterback [[Bernie Kosar]], who had already played in three conference championship games and was unable to advance to the Super Bowl each time, led the Cowboys 82 yards to go up 35β14 on his 42-yard touchdown pass to [[Alvin Harper]]. Murray then put the finishing touches on San Francisco with a 50-yard field goal, while all the 49ers could do was score a useless touchdown in "garbage time" to make the final score 38β21. Smith rushed for 88 yards, caught seven passes for 85 yards, and scored two touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Dallas defense held 49ers running back [[Ricky Watters]], who rushed for over 100 yards and scored 5 touchdowns in the divisional round, to just 37 yards on 12 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys - January 23rd, 1994 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401230dal.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Buffalo's first opponent was the [[1993 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]], led by quarterback [[Jeff Hostetler]], who had led the [[1990 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] to victory over the Bills in [[Super Bowl XXV]] three years earlier. The Raiders had also edged out the Bills 25β24 in week 14 of the regular season. In this game, the Raiders built up a 17β13 halftime lead, but Buffalo stormed back with 16 second half points. First, they scored on Kelly's 25-yard touchdown pass to Brooks. Then on their next drive, kicker [[Steve Christie]] kicked a 29-yard field goal to give the Bills a 23β17 lead. Los Angeles managed to respond with an 86-yard scoring strike from Hostetler to receiver [[Tim Brown (American football)|Tim Brown]], but Buffalo stormed right back with Brooks' 22-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. The Bills ended up winning the game 29β23, having scored 16 points in a span of 6:18 in the second half. Kelly threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Los Angeles Raiders at Buffalo Bills - January 15th, 1994 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401150buf.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> One week later, the Bills took on the [[1993 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] for the AFC title. Led by 4-time Super Bowl winning quarterback [[Joe Montana]], Kansas City had defeated the Bills 23-7 during the regular season, and were coming off thrilling narrow wins against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Houston Oilers]] in the playoffs. In the days leading up to the game, many sports writers and fans were eager for the possibility of a Super Bowl in which Montana took on the San Francisco 49ers led by [[Steve Young]], who had replaced Montana as their starting quarterback, or the Dallas Cowboys, who had displaced the 49ers to become the most dominant team in the NFC. However, Buffalo quickly crushed this prospect, burying Kansas City with a dominating 30β13 victory in the AFC Championship Game. Thomas rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and caught two passes for 22 yards. On defense, the Bills limited Montana to just 9 of 23 completions for 125 yards and no touchdowns, with one interception. In addition, Kansas City's future Hall of Fame running back, [[Marcus Allen]], was held to just 50 rushing yards on 18 carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills - January 23rd, 1994 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401230buf.htm |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Both Dallas and Buffalo were the top seeded teams in their respective conferences, earning home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Until the [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] and [[2009 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] qualified for [[Super Bowl XLIV]], this was the last time that both number one seeds advanced to the Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Seeds |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/top-seeds/ |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=January 6, 2019}}</ref>
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