Chuck Howley

[CooterBrown]

Duane Thomas didn't play in that SB. Dan Reeves was the RB. And, the "fumble" was Walt Garrison's, who swears to this day he had been down a long time before the ball was pulled loose. It was a phantom fumble with a phantom recovery that cost the Boys the game.

[joseephuss]

Originally Posted by CooterBrown

Duane Thomas didn't play in that SB. Dan Reeves was the RB. And, the "fumble" was Walt Garrison's, who swears to this day he had been down a long time before the ball was pulled loose. It was a phantom fumble with a phantom recovery that cost the Boys the game.

The halftime break didn't seem to rejuvenate either offense. Colts defensive back Jim Duncan fumbled away the second-half kickoff, giving the Cowboys the ball deep in Baltimore territory. The Cowboys quickly drove downfield thanks to some efficient running by Thomas. But Thomas canceled out all his hard work by fumbling the ball right back to the Colts at, of all places, the one-yard line, denying the Cowboys of what might have been � at least on this day � an insurmountable 20-6 lead.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/history_superBowl.cfm

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by CooterBrown

Duane Thomas didn't play in that SB. Dan Reeves was the RB. And, the "fumble" was Walt Garrison's, who swears to this day he had been down a long time before the ball was pulled loose. It was a phantom fumble with a phantom recovery that cost the Boys the game.

Mike Curtis intercepted a Morton pass is what did Dallas in. Morton threw a very bad pass over the head of Reeves right into the hands of Curtis from there the colts kicked the FG with secs left in the game

[Chuck 54]

No one wants to mention the bogus call on the Mackey TD reception where they claimed our DB, Cornell Green, I think, touched the ball, but he swore he didn't....back then it would have been called an incomplete pass because two offensive players couldn't touch the pass without a defender touching it in between.

That call is still disputed to this day.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by wayne_motley

No one wants to mention the bogus call on the Mackey TD reception where they claimed our DB, Cornell Green, I think, touched the ball, but he swore he didn't....back then it would have been called an incomplete pass because two offensive players couldn't touch the pass without a defender touching it in between.

That call is still disputed to this day.

I agree that was a big play in the game but Dallas still was in a position to overcome it which is why I pointed to the Morton int with a min something left in the game that set the colts up in the Dallas redzone where all they had to do was kick the FG to win.

[WV Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Doomsday101

2 ints and a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Howley really had a great individual performance in that game

Originally Posted by bbgun

Chuck Howley was a damn good player for a long long time.

Chuck Howley

[CooterBrown]

I hate it when I'm wrong, but it does happen occasionally. My age must be having an effect on my memory. Duane Thomas carried the ball 18 times in that game.

[CooterBrown]

I still blame Landry for that one. Morton had an injured hand and could barely throw. Staubach was on the bench watching, but Morton was the "starter". I guess Landry thought he gave the team the "best chance to win." He realized he was wrong the next year and Staubach quarterbacked the boys to their first SB win.

[ravidubey]

Originally Posted by Future 585

maybe from a cowboys viewpoint

but the worst call IMO was Indy vs. Steelers when they caught that hail mary and they gave pitt, ironically, the benefit of doubt that it was incomplete

That was not a catch. The ball landed and bounced off the receiver's (Bailey?) lap. It lay there for a fraction of a second and in slow motion you can say it was a catch if you're a total Indy homer or want a lot of attention, but at full speed it was obvious the receiver was surprised the ball landed where it did and let it fall to the ground.

[Ratmatt]

Originally Posted by wayne_motley

No one wants to mention the bogus call on the Mackey TD reception where they claimed our DB, Cornell Green, I think, touched the ball, but he swore he didn't....back then it would have been called an incomplete pass because two offensive players couldn't touch the pass without a defender touching it in between.

That call is still disputed to this day.

It was Mel Renfro.