This was the beginning of the end for Ray Perkins. With the Bucs 3-2 and leading Dallas 17-10 with just over a minute left. The Cowboys only had gained 143 yards of total offense in 59 minutes and their points had only come on a typical Vinny interception return for a score and a fumble by John Harvey inside our 30-yard line. Dallas then drove down the field to win the game on Troy Aikman’s scoring pass to Michael Irvin, a play that Jimmy Johnson later described as the real turning point on the way to becoming a three-time Super Bowl champion.

GAME SCORING TB 0:25-1Q Christie FG23 TB 1:19-2Q Peebles 2 pass from Testaverde (Christie kick) DAL 5:22-3Q Willis FG24 DAL 9:46-4Q Holt 64 interception return (Willis kick) TB 1:56-4Q Christie FG32 DAL 0:23-4Q Irvin 28 pass from Aikman (Willis kick)

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STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 79 Davis LG 75 Bax DT 95 Jarvis C 60 Grimes DE 71 Skow RG 62 Beckles LOLB 51 Thomas RT 72 Taylor LILB 99 Marve TE 82 Hall RILB 58 Moss WR 80 Pillow ROLB 59 Murphy WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 33 Cobb RCB 45 Haddix RB 26 Harvey SS 30 Robinson QB 14 Testaverde FS 39 Hamilton PLAYED 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 17 Chandler, 20 Harris, 31 Rice, 32 Perkins. 38 Lawson, 40 G Anderson, 42 Everett, 52 McCants, 53 Coleman, 54 Randle, 56 Anno, 61 Mayberry, 69 Bruhin, 78 Cannon, 83 Peebles, 87 Drewrey, 89 J Anderson, 96 Newton, 98 Seals DID NOT PLAY 70 Swayne, 81 Ford INACTIVE 7 Carlson, 84 Hill

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Cobb 14-54, Harvey 6-25, G.Anderson 4-11. COWBOYS: Smith 16-48, Aikman 2-18, Agee 3-6, Dixon 3-6. PASSING BUCS: Testaverde 32-21-271-2-1, Chandler 3-1-23-1-0. COWBOYS: Aikman 29-13-159-1-1. RECEIVING BUCS: Carrier 6-113, Peebles 5-47, Drewrey 3-39, Hall 3-29, Pillow 2-45, Cobb 2-20, G Anderson 1-1. COWBOYS: Novacek 5-69, Irvin 2-42, McKinnon 2-10, Agee 1-14, Awalt 1-11, Johnston 1-8, Martin 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Reynolds 1-0. COWBOYS: Holt 2-64, Bates 1-4. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Peebles 2-40, Cobb 1-16. COWBOYS: Dixon 3-64. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Drewrey 2-7. COWBOYS: Harris 1-4. SACKS BUCS: Moss 1-7, Cannon 1-7. COWBOYS: Noonan 2-15, Tolbert 2-13, Stubbs 1-17, Norton 1-8.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip Danny Peebles had the best game of his brief NFL career Ricky Reynolds made an acrobatic catch for his interception Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin hooked up to break hearts