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Show COWBOYS CRUSH TAMPA BAY The Dallas Cowboys moved into the NFC championship game with a 38-0 thumping of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, -Saturday in Irving, Texas. Tex-as. Dallas' quarterback Danny White hit Tony Hill -with a touchdown pass ' early in the second quarter and Rafael Sep-tien Sep-tien connected on a 32 yard field goal with 56 seconds left in the half for a 10-0 Dallas lead. Dallas grabbed a 17-0 advantage on a one yard run by fullback Ron Springs. Spr-ings. The Cowboys' Tony Dorsett scored two touchdowns on runs of five yards. The Dorsett touchdowns were set up on interceptions by Ed Jones and Michael Downs. Dallas added its final score with 5:37 left to play on a one yard run by reserve fullback Newsome. For the Cowboys, displaying an unusually conservative offense, the shutout was the first in 11 seasons of divisonal playoffs. On the same day in the 1970 playoffs, Dallas shutout the Detroit Lions, 5-0 and Baltimore whipped Cincinnati, 17-0. |