 The team suffered key injuries, however, when Erik Williams was lost for the year after a mid-season auto accident and Emmitt Smith was hobbled for the final month with a pulled hamstring.Dallas advanced to the NFC Championship Game, where they faced San Francisco for the third consecutive year.Dallas fell behind 21–0 in the first quarter, and despite a valiant comeback, the 49ers held on to win 38–28, thus denying the Cowboys their chance of winning a record three consecutive Super Bowls.