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1992<br />
dallas cowboys 30, 49ers 20<br />
Nfc championship<br />
January 17 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
QB Troy Aikman completed 24-of-34 passes for 322<br />
yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys claimed a<br />
30-20 win over the 49ers. The game was played before<br />
64,920 fans at a rainy Candlestick Park. Dallas opened<br />
the scoring with a 20-yard field goal by K Lin Elliott.<br />
The 49ers answered with a one-yard run by QB Steve<br />
Young to take a 7-3 lead after the first quarter. Cowboy<br />
RB Emmitt Smith scored the first of his two touchdowns<br />
on a four-yard run at the 5:05 mark of the second<br />
quarter to put Dallas up 10-7. San Francisco tied the<br />
score three minutes later on a 28-yard field goal by K<br />
Mike Cofer. FB Daryl Johnston scored the first points of<br />
the second half on a three-yard run at the 10:45 mark<br />
of the third quarter to put the Cowboys ahead 17-10.<br />
Cofer added a field goal for the 49ers to make the score<br />
17-13 heading into the fourth quarter. It was a battle<br />
between Aikman and Young in the fourth. Aikman hit<br />
Smith on a 16-yard scoring strike at the 12:25 mark,<br />
extending the Dallas lead to 24-13. Young answered<br />
back with a nine play, 93-yard drive resulting in a fiveyard<br />
scoring toss to WR Jerry Rice to trim the Cowboys<br />
lead to 24-20. It didn’t take long for Dallas to respond.<br />
On a first and 10 from their own 21, Aikman hit WR Alvin<br />
Harper on a crossing pattern that Harper turned into a<br />
70-yard completion. Three plays later Aikman hit WR<br />
Kelvin Martin for a six-yard touchdown to secure the<br />
win. Rice had an outstanding day receiving, finishing<br />
with eight catches for 123 yards and one touchdown.<br />
Young completed 25-of-35 passes for 313 yards and<br />
one touchdown. CB Eric Davis had six tackles to lead<br />
the 49ers defense. DT Ted Washington and DE Kevin<br />
Fagan had two sacks each.<br />
cowboys 3 7 7 13 - 30<br />
49ers 7 3 3 7 - 20<br />
Cowboys — Elliott 20 FG<br />
49ers — Young 1 run (Cofer kick)<br />
Cowboys — Smith 4 run (Elliott kick)<br />
49ers— Cofer 28 FG<br />
Cowboys — Johnston 3 run (Elliott kick)<br />
49ers— Cofer 42 FG<br />
Cowboys — Smith 16 pass from Aikman (Elliott kick)<br />
49ers — Rice 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)<br />
Cowboys — Martin 6 pass from Aikman (kick blocked)<br />
1993<br />
49ers 44, New York giants 3<br />
Nfc divisional Playoff<br />
January 15 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
It was a wattered down 49ers attack at Candlestick<br />
Park as RB Ricky Watters established an NFL singlegame<br />
playoff record with five rushing touchdowns in<br />
the 44-3 win over the visting New York Giants. Watters<br />
scored on runs of one, one, two, six and two yards as<br />
he compiled 118 rushing yards on 24 carries. He also<br />
caught a team-high five passes for 46 yards from QB<br />
Steve Young, who finished the day completing 17of-22<br />
passes for 226 yards in the victory. The 49ers<br />
defense stepped up their play in the win as well. New<br />
York was held to 194 total yards, with only 41 yards<br />
rushing. DT Dana Stubblefield had two sacks and LB Bill<br />
Romanowski added a team-high five tackles. The game<br />
was marked by several milestone events: Attendance of<br />
67,143 set a 49ers and Candlestick Park record (since<br />
broken), 44 points are most scored by 49ers in an NFC<br />
Playoff Game, Watters sets NFL single-game record<br />
for postseason rushing touchdowns (5), postseason<br />
touchdowns (5) and points scored (30).<br />
giants 0 3 0 0 - 3<br />
49ers 9 14 14 7 - 44<br />
49ers — Watters 1 run (kick failed)<br />
49ers — Cofer 29 FG<br />
49ers — Watters 1 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Watters 2 run (Cofer kick)<br />
Giants — Treadwell 25 FG<br />
49ers — Watters 6 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Watters 2 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Logan 2 run (Cofer kick)<br />
dallas cowboys 38, 49ers 21<br />
Nfc championship<br />
January 23 at Texas Stadium<br />
(Irving, TX)<br />
The Cowboys broke a 7-7 tie by scoring 21 unanswered<br />
points in the second quarter and that proved to be the<br />
difference in their 38-21 win over the visiting 49ers.<br />
The game was played before 64,902 at Texas Stadium.<br />
The Cowboys opened the scoring on a five-yard<br />
touchdown run by RB Emmit Smith at 8:14 of the first<br />
quarter. San Francisco responded with a seven-yard<br />
touchdown reception by FB Tom Rathman from QB<br />
Steve Young early in the second quarter to tie the score.<br />
That would be as close as the 49ers would get, as<br />
Dallas answered with a 21-point outburst in the final 10<br />
minutes of the second quarter to take a 28-7 halftime<br />
lead. San Francisco scored its second touchdown of<br />
the game at the 5:47 mark of the third quarter. RB<br />
Ricky Watters capped a six-play, 43-yard drive with a<br />
four-yard scamper into the end zone. Dallas sealed the<br />
game by scoring 10 consecutive points on a 42-yard<br />
touchdown reception by WR Alvin Harper from reserve<br />
QB Bernie Kosar and adding a 50-yard field goal from K<br />
Eddie Murray. The 49ers would add another touchdown<br />
on a one-yard plunge by Young, capping a 17-play,<br />
94-yard drive. San Francisco was paced offensively by<br />
Young, who completed 27-of-45 passes for 287 yards<br />
and one touchdown.<br />
49ers 0 7 7 7 - 21<br />
cowboys 7 21 7 3 - 38<br />
Cowboys — Smith 5 run (Murray kick)<br />
49ers — Rathman 7 pass from Young (Cofer kick)<br />
Cowboys — Johnston 4 run (Murray kick)<br />
Cowboys — Smith 11 pass from Aikman (Murray kick)<br />
Cowboys — Novacek 19 pass from Aikman (Murray kick)<br />
49ers — Watters 4 run (Cofer kick)<br />
Cowboys — Harper 42 pass from Kosar (Murray kick)<br />
Cowboys — Murray 50 FG<br />
49ers — Young 1 run (Cofer kick)<br />
1994<br />
49ers 44, chicago Bears 15<br />
Nfc divisional Playoff<br />
January 7 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
FB William Floyd rushed for three touchdowns and the<br />
49ers defense held Chicago to just 247 yards in a 44-<br />
15 rout of the Bears. Floyd’s three scores established<br />
him as the first rookie to hit paydirt three times in an<br />
NFL playoff game. The Bears actually took an early<br />
3-0 lead on a 39-yard field goal by K Kevin Butler.<br />
The Niners bounced back, however, lighting up the<br />
scoreboard for 37 unanswered points to put the game<br />
away. San Francisco’s first points were the result of a<br />
13-play, 68-yard drive that ended with a two-yard<br />
run by Floyd. CB Eric Davis then intercepted QB Steve<br />
Walsh on the Bears next possession and moments<br />
later, QB Steve Young connected with TE Brent Jones<br />
for an eight-yard scoring play. The Niners continued to<br />
roll in the second quarter, increasing the lead to 30-3<br />
at the half on touchdown runs by Floyd and Young,<br />
sandwiched around a K Doug Brien field goal. Floyd’s<br />
third touchdown of the game midway through the third<br />
quarter increased the lead to 37-3 and completed<br />
the afternoon’s work for many of the San Francisco<br />
starters. LB Gary Plummer led a spirited defensive<br />
effort, tying the 49ers single-game postseason record<br />
with 13 tackles. The 49ers defense also sacked Chicago<br />
quarterbacks four times, led by DE Tim Harris’ two.<br />
49ers 7 23 7 7 - 44<br />
Bears 3 0 0 12 - 15<br />
Bears — Butler 39 FG<br />
49ers — Floyd 2 run (Brien kick)<br />
49ers — Jones 8 pass from Young (kick failed)<br />
49ers — Floyd 4 run (Brien kick)<br />
49ers— Brien 36 FG<br />
49ers — Young 6 run (Brien kick)<br />
49ers — Floyd 1 run (Brien kick)<br />
Bears — Flanigan 2 pass from Kramer (pass failed)<br />
49ers — Walker 1 run (Brien kick)<br />
Bears — Tillman 1 run (pass failed)
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