Top 25 Plays In Dallas Cowboys History

[Runwildboys]

 

[MarcusRock]

Nice! I was there for #25. I would swap #2 and #1 though. The Hail Mary is the Holy Grail of Cowboys plays. Danny White's comeback against Atlanta in the playoffs with the TD to Pearson should be in here somewhere. As should Hollywood Henderson's kickoff return for a TD. I'm sure there's more that could be included.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Nice! I was there for #25. I would swap #2 and #1 though. The Hail Mary is the Holy Grail of Cowboys plays. Danny White's comeback against Atlanta in the playoffs with the TD to Pearson should be in here somewhere. As should Hollywood Henderson's kickoff return for a TD. I'm sure there's more that could be included.

RW hit/FF on Jacobs at the goal line could be in there

 

[Runwildboys]

I think there are some that could be disputed, but I don't know if they're going by impact, excitement, athleticism, or a combination of those and other things. Maybe not everyone's perfect list, but at least there's nothing to get mad about.

 

[acr731]

I think there are some that could be disputed, but I don't know if they're going by impact, excitement, athleticism, or a combination of those and other things. Maybe not everyone's perfect list, but at least there's nothing to get mad about.

Like #25.... it wasn't even a TD play. There are literally 100's of other plays throughout team history that are more worthy of making this list than that play. Emmitt's separated shoulder game is a perfect example.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Taco was my favorite!!!

 

[fivetwos]

Reeks of recency bias which I’m sure the folks who have some years on me are thinking as well.

The Irvin TD in SB27 wasn’t as big as the fumble for a TD. Game changer.

The Harper play was huge, and I was waiting for them to leave it out, but number one?

 

[Blackrain]

The hail Mary is the most iconic play in cowboys history and should be number one.

 

[acr731]

I know it's a negative play and hurt Dallas' chances of winning super bowl XIII, but the Jackie Smith play was pretty iconic. So much so that some people are still upset about it 47 years later. I remember the play like it was yesterday..... Staubach's reaction is etched into my memory.

Super bowls X and XIII are the reasons Pittsburgh is the team I hate the most, and that will NEVER change. That and the fact that one of my friends down the street was a Steelers fan who loved to gloat. I have never wanted to punch someone in the face as much I wanted to punch him... I never went through with it, but I certainly thought about it.

 

[MarcusRock]

I know it's a negative play and hurt Dallas' chances of winning super bowl XIII, but the Jackie Smith play was pretty iconic. So much so that some people are still upset about it 47 years later. I remember the play like it was yesterday..... Staubach's reaction is etched into my memory.

I almost made a comment that someone should do a list of iconic plays that involved the Cowboys, positive or negative. That one would make it, Leon Lett's plays would make it, Donovan McNabb's 3 minute dance behind the LOS before completing a bomb would be there too.

One more that could have made it was the Dak last second pass to Beasley against the Giants in the Meadowlands. The game meant nothing but it's probably the best last minute victory the team's had in recent years.