Favorite Cowboys/Redskins memory - Dallas Cowboys Forum

tnewsome30 · 12-28-2012

What is your favorite Cowboys/Redskins game? I'm not quite old enough to remember the '79 game. My favorite game was a Monday night game in I believe '83. It was the season opener at RFK. The Cowboys were down 28-3 at the half and came back to win. Danny White was on fire in that 2nd half. Hopefully we'll have more of the same on Sunday.

Dale · 12-28-2012

This is more of a nostalgia thing that truly an on-field memory, but here goes: My dad was a lifelong Redskins fan and wanted me to follow in his footsteps. My mom had made these Redskins collages based off old Sports Illustrated pictures and hung those on my bedroom walls when I was real little. But I didn't really take a liking to football until I was 8, when a lot of my friends were watching avidly. All of whom were Cowboys fans.

Naturally, I chose the Cowboys, probably in part to poke at my pops a little. I've been squarely on the bandwagon ever since.

The funny thing is my parents used to record some of the Redskins games, and one of the tapes had gotten mixed in with my collection of Cowboys games. It was simply marked "92 REDSKINS." I put it in one day, wanting to watch a game, even if it wasn't Cowboys.

But what do I see when the tape starts? Aikman interviewing at the start of a MNF broadcast -- the Cowboys-Redskins game that opened the 1992 season and, in turn, opened the Cowboys' dynasty. I must have re-watched this game 20 times over the years.

From Harper's circus catch to the blocked punt, that game now holds a special place in my heart, even though I never even watched it live.

JakeCamp12 · 12-28-2012

Living in Philly I usually don't get the Cowboys games because the Eagles are the home team. In 79 the Eagles pushed the Cowboys game off of TV here. The Eagles must have finished early so they went to the Cowboys game and I was able to watch the end of the game. Little did I know at the time that my hero, Roger Staubach, would be playing in his last regular season game. Here I am glued to the tv as he pulls off the miracle and knocks the Skins out of the playoffs. Probably my favorite memory of beating the Skins.

Stryker44 · 12-28-2012

The entire Redskin team showing up to Dallas in military-style fatigues before a crucial game to determine the NFC East winner the second to last week of the 1983 season. They had lost a huge halftime lead to them earlier in the season - but the outcome of this game was never in question.

bigE79 · 12-28-2012

This is easy for me...1979,Staubachs last comeback.

Doomsday101 · 12-28-2012

no doubt 79. everything was on the line lose and we likely do not make the post season, win and we take the division. Not to mentioned it was yet another exciting comeback from Roger and the Cowboys.

After Sunday Nights game I hope I can look back and say 2012 was my favorite.

Everson24 · 12-28-2012

The 1974 Clint Longley game was my favorite Thanksgiving day memory but my favorite Cowboys Redskins memory is that 1983 opening game on MNF. I had such high hopes for that team but we were being competly dominated 23-3 by the Redskins in the first half. That was the game where Tony Dorsett got caught from behind by Darrell Green. It was also the MNF game that got Howard Cosell fired when he mad the statement referring to Alvin Garrett "That little monkey gets loose doesn't he?" (In fact I was thinking the exact same thing as Howard was long before he said it because we simply could not cover Alvin Garrett).

The second half was totally different. Our defense made adjustments and dominated. Tony Hill had two great long TD catches and we even picked off a couple of Theisman passes at the end to seal the game. I was so pumped after that game and we ended up winning our next six games before losing on MNF to the Raiders. The 1983 season ended with a first round playoff loss to the Rams but there were some really exciting games played that season but none as good as that 31-30 victory.

**jobberone** · 12-28-2012

Staubach hits Hill for the winning TD for a great comeback win in Wash.

Doomsday101 · 12-28-2012

The History of Cowboys/Skins

JTnNC · 12-28-2012

The 1999 season opener. The game was in Washington. The Skins were supposed to handle the Boys easily. They were picked by most to win the NFC East that year. It was a back on forth game with the Boys leading 14-0 early but the Skins came back to lead 35-14. The Boys tied it up late and Aikman hit the Rocket in OT for the win.

I was home alone for this game. It is the only time the cops have ever showed up at my house because the neighbors called thinking there was a fight. They laughed and told me to keep it down.

Great game and great day.

thechosen1n2 · 12-28-2012

This is easy. Michael downs knocking down the ball in the endzone so we would not go winless. I was listening to the game on krld 1080 or either the station ron chapman use to be on (can recall the name) because the game was blacked out. I celebrated like we won the Super Bowl. Little did I know, I would be celebrating 3 of them very soon.

lane · 12-28-2012

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Originally Posted by thechosen1n2

This is easy. Michael downs knocking down the ball in the endzone so we would not go winless. I was listening to the game on krld 1080 or either the station ron chapman use to be on (can recall the name) because the game was blacked out. I celebrated like we won the Super Bowl. Little did I know, I would be celebrating 3 of them very soon.

you must be thinking of 1988.. i know what play you are talking about though.

we actually were 3- 13 that year.

md26 was not with us in 89.

i was mad as hell when they cut one of my favorite players.

lurkercowboy · 12-28-2012

1990 thanksgiving was a great game made all the better since I watched it with my skins fan cousins.

kindle fire will not let me type the nickname of that burgundy clad team for some reason.