▁line , ▁setting ▁up ▁Du ane ▁Thomas ' ▁ 1 3 - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁to ▁give ▁Dallas ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 3 ▁lead . ▁Minnesota ▁had ▁a ▁big ▁chance ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁when ▁Charlie ▁West ▁returned ▁the ▁en su ing ▁kick off ▁ 5 1 ▁yards , ▁but ▁this ▁merely ▁resulted ▁in ▁another ▁missed ▁field ▁goal ▁try ▁by ▁C ox , ▁this ▁one ▁a ▁ 4 6 - yard ▁attempt . ▁ ▁Late ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁Dallas ▁safety ▁Charlie ▁W aters ▁returned ▁a ▁punt ▁ 2 4 ▁yards ▁to ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁ 4 8 , ▁spark ing ▁their ▁only ▁sust ained ▁drive ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁the ▁ball ▁ 5 2 ▁yards , ▁including ▁a ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁completion ▁from ▁Sta ub ach ▁to ▁L ance ▁Al worth ▁on ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 1 5 , ▁Dallas ▁went ▁up ▁ 2 0 - 3 ▁on ▁Sta ub ach ' s ▁ 9 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁Still , ▁Minnesota ▁was ▁not ▁quite ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁quarter , ▁Pa ige ▁s ack ed ▁Sta ub ach ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁for ▁a ▁safety . ▁ ▁Then ▁Vik ings ▁coach ▁Bud ▁Grant ▁replaced ▁Lee ▁with ▁Gary ▁Cu oz zo , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁ 1 9 ▁after ▁the ▁free ▁kick . ▁ ▁But ▁Cow bo ys ▁line back er ▁Lee