The Plays That Changed Cowboys History

[ShortRound]

The Catch ... fun fact was 4 year old Tom Brady was at the game.

 

[kskboys]

James Washington's INT in the 1st quarter of Super Bowl 27 which set up the tying score, followed by a sack/fumble by Haley which gave us our first lead.

 

[kskboys]

And Leon Lett's causing a fumble which James Washington returned for a TD to start the 2nd half of Super Bowl 28 after BUFF had gone into halftime w/ a 13-6 lead.

 

[buybuydandavis]

That 89 team was tough to watch.

I loved it.
Young, trying hard, and getting better.
Old and getting worse is just depressing.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Tuna’s last game in Dallas. Botched field goal against the reigning NFC champs. If you win that game maybe he sticks around, Parcells + the 2007 13-3 team would have been pretty epic.

 

[cowboy_ron]

The Catch ... fun fact was 4 year old Tom Brady was at the game.

This still makes me physically ill to watch............It was almost a 100% guarantee that whoever won that game would win the SB....which is exactly what happened.........these games made the 49ers more of a rivalry for us than any team in our division

 

[kskboys]

Lawrence Pillers strip sack of Danny White following "The Catch".

 

[Diehardblues]

Agreed, but they wouldn't have named it after Lombardi, even after winning the first 2 SBs, in 1970 except he died.

Im not sure if his death was necessary in the decision to name after him?

For example both the NFC and AFC championship trophies were named after Halas and Hunt while they were still alive.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I was thinking about plays or moments on the field that changed Cowboys History. There are many so here is mine.

1989 Aikman's throw against the Cardinals - It was the most astounding, accurate, and courageous throw I have every saw in pro football. Its was a 75 yd TD throw to James Dixon, in the closing moments of the game. Aikman stood in the pocket made the throw with a Cardinal DL in his face to blast the soul out of Aikman's body with the hit. He was knock out looking dead on the field after the hit. The pass was laser beam 75 yd. TD.

It affected Cowboys history in the following ways:

I. It showed you the glory and tragedy that would be Aikman's career. He would could win it all and give up all to win it all. Firmly ended all doubts by the Cowboys coaching staff that came from Miami who wanted Walsh at QB. Aikman was a franchise QB that could snatch a win from defeat or die trying (see 1994 NFC Championship lost).
2. Because the Cowboys defense would give up the win for the Cardinals the next drive causing Johnson to curse out Everson Walls for congratulating Cardinal Players after the game, it ended the mentality that Irvin warned Jimmy Johnson about the Dallas Cowboy complacency to losing. Everson Walls was cut at the end of the year. Jimmy established that only winning is expected and no reason to be happy with "keeping it close" and losing.
3. Allowed Steve Walsh to get starts so Johnson's master plan would yield the Saint's first and third round picks in the 1991 NFL Draft and a second round pick (that could become a first round pick based on performance) in the 1992 NFL Draft. for the Cowboys. Those drafts gave the Cowboys the 90's Dynasty.

that's accuracy.....anywhere else, Dixon is tackled. he knew where he needs to throw it and further more, had the ability to get it there....

a few years later, towards the end of his career he took a similar hit against AZ while throwing a TD, where he said after the game, he thought he was in a college game after the hit and thought he had thrown to his college team mate.....

concussions took their toll on him.

 

[Longboysfan]

Another gem from the 1989 season -- against the Falcons -- laser pass to Irvin for a TD.
Aikman's 1st NFL touchdown pass -- against Prime Time Deion no less.
The great Hank Stram with the commentary.

Even back then - Many Cowboy fans in the stands in Atlanta.

 

[OmerV]

holy cow what a frozen rope....insane...i love dak but when you see a pass like that you realize how much different the velocity can be...

Velocity was definitely a factor, as well as timing and faith the receiver would be exactly where he needed to be. There is only so much Dak can do to increase velocity, but that kind of timing and sync with the receiver is something he needs to get to take another step forward.

 

[tyke1doe]

Another gem from the 1989 season -- against the Falcons -- laser pass to Irvin for a TD.
Aikman's 1st NFL touchdown pass -- against Prime Time Deion no less.
The great Hank Stram with the commentary.

That wasn't against Prime Time, who wasn't covering Irvin.
I had to laugh, though. Aikman is in the shotgun, and he still has to take a seven step drop. He DEFINITELY didn't trust his offensive line then.

 

[tyke1doe]

I was thinking about plays or moments on the field that changed Cowboys History. There are many so here is mine.

1989 Aikman's throw against the Cardinals - It was the most astounding, accurate, and courageous throw I have every saw in pro football. Its was a 75 yd TD throw to James Dixon, in the closing moments of the game. Aikman stood in the pocket made the throw with a Cardinal DL in his face to blast the soul out of Aikman's body with the hit. He was knock out looking dead on the field after the hit. The pass was laser beam 75 yd. TD.

It affected Cowboys history in the following ways:

I. It showed you the glory and tragedy that would be Aikman's career. He would could win it all and give up all to win it all. Firmly ended all doubts by the Cowboys coaching staff that came from Miami who wanted Walsh at QB. Aikman was a franchise QB that could snatch a win from defeat or die trying (see 1994 NFC Championship lost).
2. Because the Cowboys defense would give up the win for the Cardinals the next drive causing Johnson to curse out Everson Walls for congratulating Cardinal Players after the game, it ended the mentality that Irvin warned Jimmy Johnson about the Dallas Cowboy complacency to losing. Everson Walls was cut at the end of the year. Jimmy established that only winning is expected and no reason to be happy with "keeping it close" and losing.
3. Allowed Steve Walsh to get starts so Johnson's master plan would yield the Saint's first and third round picks in the 1991 NFL Draft and a second round pick (that could become a first round pick based on performance) in the 1992 NFL Draft. for the Cowboys. Those drafts gave the Cowboys the 90's Dynasty.

If we hadn't traded for Steve Walsh, we may have drafted Junior Seau/Cortez Kennedy AND Emmitt Smith. What might have been. But it turned out okay, anyway.

 

[DBOY3141]

If we hadn't traded for Steve Walsh, we may have drafted Junior Seau/Cortez Kennedy AND Emmitt Smith. What might have been. But it turned out okay, anyway.

you know it would have been Kennedy...from the U.

 

[eromeopolk]

Bob Lillys sack on Bob Griese in our first SB win. on the positive side and Jackie Smiths drop in the endzone in SB loss to Steelers on negative . Both IMO were historic game changers in the biggest games

That was the play that end the label "Next Year's Champion". Good play call.

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This was the year of the Dirty Dozen. Which led to Doomsday II and a run of 2 Super Bowls, and 5 NFC Championship games. That play also installed Staubach as Captain Comeback, Captain American, and a football icon play "Hail Mary". Good play call.

 

[eromeopolk]

The Catch ... fun fact was 4 year old Tom Brady was at the game.

Take This! The end of the Funky Niner Dynasty. The Play that started the REAL Dynasty...

 

[Jake]

If we hadn't traded for Steve Walsh, we may have drafted Junior Seau/Cortez Kennedy AND Emmitt Smith. What might have been. But it turned out okay, anyway.

Walsh wasn't acquired via trade. He was a supplemental draft pick. But as you said, the 90s turned out okay.

My "what might have been" involves Jerry and Jimmy not fighting like two kids in a sandbox. Feels like we'd have seen #6 that decade as well.

 

[Jake]

 

[Doomsday101]

After years of being called next years champions, lovable losers and chokers this play in my mind set the course for this Franchise

 

[jsb357]

That's me every time I think about that play...