What is your favorite Dallas Cowboy monday night game?

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by lanecity1975

The 2 that stand out to me more than the rest:

the 1986 season opener against the giants: dallas 31 giants 28
one of the best games i've seen, period.


the 1991 home game against the hated redskins:
emmitt ran wild, that 75 yarder he took to the house after he broke those tackles with that spin move was awesome. you could just get the feeling we were on our way back after that game.

i think it was played in 91, but could have been 92.

Lanecity

The Redskin game where Emmitt broke that 75 yard run was Week 2 of the 1991 season. Dallas did strut their stuff pretty well that game, but Emmitt came up with muscle cramps and did not return for the second half. Dallas lost 33-31.

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by Nav22

4 stand out big-time, in no particular order...

1) 1995 opener at NYG, Emmitt rushes for 5 TDs (I think), Dallas wins 35-0.

Emmitt had four TDs, Irvin caught a TD pass from Aikman in the first quarter. I believe it was shortly after Kevin Smith tore his achielles.

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

Easy one....

1983 Cowboys win in Washington 31-30.

Came back to win from losing 23-3 at the half.

Tony Dorsett ran for 151 yards.....

Awesome game.

Did you know that was the same game when Howard Cosell called Alvin Garrett "a little monkey."?

Hard to believe it has been 22 years since Howard was behind mike of a Monday Night game.

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by JeffG

I believe it was 1985. One of my closest friends was a Saints fan, and we had a lot bragging rights on the line for this one. At halftime the Saints were up 28-0 and he was smiling from ear to ear.

Final: Cowboys 31, Saints 28.

Sweet.

Sorry Jeff, you missed the boat here several ways.

1. The game was played on a special Sunday Night edition of Monday Night Football.

2. It was late October of 1984.

3. Dallas never came back from a 28 point deficit. In this game against the Saints, Dallas trailed 24-3 in the 3rd quarter. The tying TD was when Randy White bombed Stabler and the ball came loose. Harvey Martin recovered the ball in the end zone.

The only other time Dallas came back from a 21 point deficit was Opening Day of 1999 in Washington.

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by leonargized

TWo stand out for me.
When Dorsett ran for the 99 yard run and when Emmitt was running all over the Vikes(I THink the Vikes) after Payton passed .
I really thought he was going to get the single game rushing mark that day.
I believe both games were against the Vikings

You're right.

They were both against the Vikes.

They were both in Minnesota.

Emmitt Smith broke his hand on his 62 yard TD run.

Dallas lost both games.

[Manster68]

Originally Posted by TheFuture21

Two plays come to mind more than games.

1) Emmit Smith's run against Atlanta when they still had Deion. He broke like 50 tackles and got in. It was unbelievable.

2) Larry Allen chasing down a Saints DB saving a TD. That was one of the greatest plays by a Cowboy i have ever seen.

Do you know what irritaes me on that Week 16 game in Atlanta? The Falcons scored TDs on their opening and final drives. Otherwise it would have been a perfect game.

Also, in Week 16 of the 1994 Monday Night game in New Orleans, JDSmith was right. It wasn't a DB, it was none other than the speedy linebacker Darien Conner. He picked off a terrible pass from Aikman and was racing down the sideline. What I remember the Most is Michaels and Dierdorf yelling "LARRY ALLEN!!!!!?????"