1995 NFC championship game

[408Cowboy]

Here is a link to a lot of classic Cowboys games

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrEuCuMjl9EKz05o54PrUvQ/videos

Thanks. Being born in 82 I didn't see or was too young to remember many of those that I saw listed.

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

you could tell the cowboys were at the end of there run but with better drafting could have prolonged that but we all know what happened after that

I wholeheartedly believe that Randy Moss would have helped to keep that dynasty running a few more years.

 

[Red Dragon]

I wholeheartedly believe that Randy Moss would have helped to keep that dynasty running a few more years.

In 1998, for sure. I think the Cowboys very possibly would have taken the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the conference that year, maybe gone to one last Super Bowl (but quite possibly losing to Denver.)

In 1999, if Irvin had stayed healthy, Cowboys might win a playoff game, but the Rams were simply a flat-out juggernaut. They would have beaten the Cowboys in a shootout in the divisional playoffs, maybe some wild score like 48-42.

The biggest benefit Moss would have brought to Dallas would have been 2 first-round picks. With Moss on the roster, Jerry doesn't trade those two picks to Seattle for Joey Galloway. The dynasty could have lasted into the early 2000s - but it all depends on when Aikman retires.

 

[ClappingCarrot]

I wholeheartedly believe that Randy Moss would have helped to keep that dynasty running a few more years.

Agreed.

As a UNC guy, I love Greg Ellis and thought he was a solid defensive lineman, but Randy Moss was playing out of his mind almost his entire career.

 

[xwalker]

1995 season proved its the Players that win the GAMES as we had no to little coaching.....

They had a coach that ate hotdogs on the sideline during the pro bowl.

Jimmy was such a great coach and team builder that the winning mentality and work-ethic that he instilled in the team lasted for 2 years after he was gone.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Beating the 9ers in SF was the bigger win (of the NFCC games) but all of them were great!

That was my favorite Cowboys game of all time. It erased the pain of the 1981 NFC Championship.

 

[viman96]

That was my favorite Cowboys game of all time. It erased the pain of the 1981 NFC Championship.

100% agreed! Haper's catch was the perfect finish to drive home the revenge factor.

 

[Johnny23]

I think we are just arguing semantics. The Cowboys from 89 to 92 was one of the greatest turnarounds in NFL history to that point. The turnaround was because of our savy drafting, amazing coaching and our culture.
All the NFL teams were impacted by the salary cap, it wasn't just the Cowboys. After Jimmy Johnson the teams coaching, culture, accountability, draft all went to &&*T. Just look at our 94,95.96,97,98,99,00,01 drafts
94- Shante Carver-- remember him?
Larry Allen- We got one... whohooo
95- Eric Bjornson
96- Kavika Pittman- how can we ever forget you? Randall Godfrey was good
97-David LaFleur-- Need i say more?, But we did get Coakley
98-Greg Ellis, Flozell the Hotel, Michael Myers was ok
99- Ekuban- Wow
00- Nothing
01- Quincy Carter

So in 8 years of drafting we got maybe 1 great and 5 good players.
The above is why our team collapsed, no the salary cap. Correlation does not equal causation.

It wasn' until 2002 that the Cowboys actually started drafting better.

It doesn't help we could have had Derrick Brooks and traded down in the infamous backup draft. Later we threw two picks Randall Randall Godfrey and Dexter Coakley at the position in short order.

 

[Established1971]

I think this was the first time I crapped myself with happiness

Yeah the others were cool but it’s something about beating Green Bay that excites me

how many pants have you ruined in the years since?

 

[Miller]

Not being weird but this was the first game where I thought Michael might have been a little over coked, especially after post game cussing...but I loved it and the win. Watching highlights again reaffirms

 

[plasticman]

The entire 1995 season provided the evidence that Troy Aikman deserved the Hall of Fame.

It wasn't because of his personal offensive output, although it was another Pro Bowl year for him. It was his leadership.

Troy went to Jerry Jones and complained that practices weren't difficult enough. How many NFL players do that?

Leadership is an intangible that can be very underrated these days. Case in point, Dak Prescott.