What is your favorite Cowboys games that are not Super Bowls?

skinsscalper · Apr 28, 2020

Most of mine have been listed, so I won't re-hash, but one that sticks out in my mind and had little significance (in the grand scheme of things) was the OT wins against Washington on opening day (99-00?). We were getting gorilla stomped but Gailey kept with the run using a combo of Emmitt and Warren (?), Aikman hit Rocket on a bomb that they had actually set up once before in the game. Rocket split the coverage right down the middle and Aikman hit him perfectly in stride for the walk off win on the first play of overtime.

WillieBeamen · Apr 28, 2020

Seahawks 14

49ers 11

Giants 14

Packers 16

Steelers 16

JoeKing · Apr 28, 2020

TexasHillbilly said:
Yeah I know but I have so many. Been watchin since 1970.

Same here but I know how to read a question and follow directions. I have just as many favorite games but that doesn't mean it gives me a pass to just what I want. LOL, you don't get that?

Htown-Cowboy · Apr 28, 2020

The NFC Divisional playoff game Dallas vs Atlanta on January 4, 1981 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. In his 1st of 3 straight NFCCG's Danny White completed 25 of 39 passes for 322 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, but 15 of 20 for 239 yards of that came in the second half. Dallas lost the NFC Championship game the next week to their dreaded rivals "The Philadelphia Eagles".

JJB500 · Apr 28, 2020

Dallas 38-21 over the 49ers in the 93 NFC Championship Game! Total beatdown......

MarkP88 · Apr 28, 2020

Flamma said:
Way too many games. I'll keep it to non playoff wins.

2016 Win against the Eagles in our first meeting
2014 Win against the Eagles for the Division
1993 Win against the Giants in the last game for the Division. (This win had me pumped up bigtime)
1985 win late in the season against the Giants for the division. If they weren't the over the hill gang 2.0 I don't know what was. The Giants were by far the superior team that year and us taking it from them made me very happy.
1983 week 1 comeback against the Commanders after being down 23-3 at half. In Washington!

That '85 Giants game is a good one!! The Too-Tall to Jeffcoat deflection (which was incredibly repeated two years later), Pelleur hitting Karl Powe of all people to convert a key third down. I remember there as a guy who wrote for the Newark Star-Ledger, Dave Klein, who'd said before the season that if Landry was able to win the division with the roster he had, he should be named coach of the decade. And I think he made good on that promise by giving Landry a plaque or something.

TexasHillbilly · Apr 28, 2020

JoeKing said:
Same here but I know how to read a question and follow directions. I have just as many favorite games but that doesn't mean it gives me a pass to just what I want. LOL, you don't get that?

I get it. I was commenting on getting to the sb this year in hopes of getting there.

I have a lot of favorite games. Beating sf in what 92 for the championship. How's that?

Flamma · Apr 28, 2020

MarkP88 said:
That '85 Giants game is a good one!! The Too-Tall to Jeffcoat deflection (which was incredibly repeated two years later), Pelleur hitting Karl Powe of all people to convert a key third down. I remember there as a guy who wrote for the Newark Star-Ledger, Dave Klein, who'd said before the season that if Landry was able to win the division with the roster he had, he should be named coach of the decade. And I think he made good on that promise by giving Landry a plaque or something.

You know what. At the time I lived right by Newark NJ. We used to always get the Star Ledger. And I can't remember what paper I read it in, but someone predicted the Giants would win by three touchdowns. It might very well have been the same article. Reading that was one of the reasons I was so happy they won. Maybe not the same article, but probably the same paper.

Scotman · Apr 28, 2020

Jan 2, 1994. Emmitt Smith gets his shoulder separated...misses two plays. His teammates had to keep peeling him off the turf. He kept running. Most inspirational game I've ever seen.

JoeKing · Apr 28, 2020

TexasHillbilly said:
I get it. I was commenting on getting to the sb this year in hopes of getting there.

I have a lot of favorite games. Beating sf in what 92 for the championship. How's that?

Excellent game!!

Red Dragon · Apr 28, 2020

The 1993 NFC title game where Jimmy guaranteed victory, the Niners were furious over it, and Dallas crushed San Francisco 38-21 just as predicted.

CooterBrown · Apr 28, 2020

gjkoeppen said:
Mine are a pair of consecutive games. Back in 2009 week 17 in Cowboys Stadium the Cowboys had to win the game to win the NFC East title, lose and they were the #6 seed. The eagles had to win to win the NFC East title and be the #2 seed and get a bye or lose and be the #6 seed. The Cowboys shut them out winning 24-0. The next week in Cowboys stadium again the Cowboys won again 34-14.

Beating the eagles two week in a row can't get much better than that except Super Bowl wins.

Clint Longley

HungryLion · Apr 28, 2020

WillieBeamen said:
Seahawks 14

49ers 11

Giants 14

Packers 16

Steelers 16

Solid list

I would put Eagles 2014 on the list. After getting crushed by them on Thanksgiving. Cowboys come back and Romo and Dez destroyed them on Sunday Night Football to basically clinch the division. It was sweet revenge after an embarrassing thanksgiving loss.

Jake · Apr 28, 2020

Any win over the Steelers.

Roger's last win, the come back to beat Washington 35-34.

Any win over Buddy Ryan.

Flamma · Apr 28, 2020

jazzcat22 said:
Possibly a forgotten game, 1995. Cowboys were flying to Arizona, but they were down a bit. They needed to win and SF to lose to get HFA for the playoffs. Thought they had no chance of getting as SF played a patsy team and should have won, I think, need to look it up. I believe it was a Monday night game, so they were flying on a Sunday, Christmas was Monday. When word got to them during the fight that SF lost, it lifted their spirits and they went on to beat the crap out of the Cardinals.

I've noticed over the years, not so much now, but teams wouldn't always play hard for home field. I think that's what happened here. The 49ers were playing an 8-7 Falcons team in Atlanta that needed the win to make the playoffs. They got up 14-3 early and probably tried to coast. Why should they be worried? They already embarrassed the Cowboys in Dallas 38-20 with an Elvis Grbac led team. So they got this, even in the unlikely event they blow this game to Atlanta

RustyBourneHorse · Apr 28, 2020

gjkoeppen said:
Mine are a pair of consecutive games. Back in 2009 week 17 in Cowboys Stadium the Cowboys had to win the game to win the NFC East title, lose and they were the #6 seed. The eagles had to win to win the NFC East title and be the #2 seed and get a bye or lose and be the #6 seed. The Cowboys shut them out winning 24-0. The next week in Cowboys stadium again the Cowboys won again 34-14.

Beating the eagles two week in a row can't get much better than that except Super Bowl wins.

Well, considering I've never seen us in a Super Bowl, I'll just call them my top 5 favorites.

When we beat Philly in Parcell's first season as our coach. Was there for the game and was nice to see us finally beat Philly for my first time as a Cowboys fan.

Romo's first start

Us beating Philly in the playoffs.

Us beating Detroit in the playoffs

Us beating the Eagles in general

lane · Apr 28, 2020

1982 divisional playoff against Green Bay..

Tom Landry's last playoff win.

Electric game and probably the loudest Texas Stadium ever.

Fmart322 · Apr 29, 2020

Kelvin Martin punt return for a TD vs the eagles in 91.
Ended a lot of misery for the Cowboys.

Carter · Apr 29, 2020

Dallas Broncos Shootout a couple years ago with Manning fooling everyone with the QB Keep and ran in for a TD.

Ranched · Apr 29, 2020

JJB500 said:
Dallas 38-21 over the 49ers in the 93 NFC Championship Game! Total beatdown......

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