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Tuesday, September 20, 1994
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
--the 1993 Super Bowl and his gaffe against Miami last Thanksgiving when he touched a blocked kick instead of leaving it alone. Lett didn't maintain control of the ball, Miami recovered and kicked a field goal to win.
Third kick's a charm: Detroit upsets Dallas
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — Jason Hanson, who had two kicks blocked by Leon Lett late in the game, made a 44-yard field goal with 27 seconds left in overtime Monday night to send the Detroit Lions past Dallas 20-17, ending the Cowboys' 10-game winning streak.
It was the first loss for the Super Bowl champions since last Thanksgiving when a blunder by Lett on a blocked field goal attempt allowed the Miami Dolphins to win in the snow at Texas Stadium.
Hanson made his second overtime field goal of the year. He had a 37-yarder against Atlanta in the first game of the season.
Detroit got the ball back with 1:55 left in overtime when Pat Swilling sacked Troy Alkman, and Broderick Thomas recovered a fumble — the second for Dallas in overtime.
After a 17-yard pass to Brett Perriman and three unsuccessful running plays, Hanson put the winner just inside the right goal post.
Barry Sanders rushed 40 times for 194 yards, and Emmitt Smith carried 29 times for 143 yards in a matchup of two of the NFL's most prolific backs.
At the end of regulation, Hanson's 57-yard attempt was blocked by Lett, and the lineman knocked down a 51-yard attempt 51/2 minutes into overtime.
But Lett was not in position to block the game-winner as the ball sailed over the other end of the Cowboys' defensive line.
In the end, though, it came down to Detroit's kicking game and Lett's outstretched arms.
A tie game would have been the NFL's first since 1989, when Cleveland and Kansas City finished 10-10.
Scott Mitchell connected on 13 of 27 passes for 127 yards and two TDs, while Aikman hit 26 of 39 passes for 223 yards and one score.
The Cowboys trailed for most of the game, but they overcame a 10-point deficit and tied it 17-17 with 4:09 to play in regulation on Smith's 6-yard touchdown run to cap 59-yard drive. The drive started at the Dallas 41 after Hanson missed from 51 yards.
Mitchell burned the Cowboys with two clutch passes to Hernan Moore that helped the Lions open a 17-7 lead midway through the third period. Mitchell hit Moore with a 25-yard pass on fourth-and-3 from the Dallas 36, then connected with him on a 9-yard touchdown pass on third-and-9.
Instead, the loss gave Barry Switzer his first loss as coach of the Cowboys and kept Lett from finally being a hero. The lineman is best known for fumbling away a sure touchdown in
Linebackers Chris Spielman and Thomas stopped Smith twice from the 1 yard line late in the third quarter, and the Cowboys had to settle for Chris Boniol's 19-yard field goal that made it 17-10.
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