Danny White
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I'm not a season ticket holder, so I've only been to about a dozen or so Cowboys games in my life... but the ones I've been lucky enough to go to have been some real classics... capped off by last Monday's game in Buffalo.
What's the most thrilling game you've ever seen the Cowboys play?
Here's my list of the most amazing Cowboys finishes I've witnessed in person:
Game #1:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/Commanders/longterm/1997/history/allart/dw1997b.htm
Cowboys vs. Commanders 11/16/1997
I remember sitting in the “cheap” seats in the upper deck endzone. But those turned out to be the best seats in the house as all of the 4th quarter action ended up happening on that end of the field.
Cowboys trailed 14-6 late in the fourth quarter. Aikman orchestrates a 97 yard drive, culminating with a TD strike to Irvin with less than 2 minutes left… a 2 point conversion to Emmitt ties the game. Then, backed up deep in “my” endzone, with all my fellow fans screaming, we force a 3-and-out by the Skins and intimidate Matt Turk into a 28 yard punt. Troy then drove the Cowboys into field goal range, and Richie Cunningham hit the game winning 42 yarder with 4 seconds left!
Game #2:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=221013006
Cowboys vs. Panthers 10/13/2002
After laying a complete egg for over three and a half quarters of play, Quincy and the Cowboys trailed the Panthers 13-0.
Then, with less than four minutes left, Q-Ball hit Joey Galloway for an 80 yard bomb on a ball that was tipped by the defensive back before Galloway secured it and scampered down the field. Then, on the eventual game-winning drive, a Quincy fumble was reversed on a “tuck rule” call before Quincy eventually hit Antonio Bryant on a miraculous 4th down touchdown catch with less than a minute left.
Chris Weinke and the Panthers almost drove within field goal range before running out of time in this amazing finish.
Game #3:
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap?game_id=28537&displayPage=tab_recap&season=2005&week=REG1
Cowboys at Chargers 9/11/2005
Until last Monday’s game, I had thought this was the most thrilling finish I’d ever witnessed.
Opening game of the 2005 season, on the road in San Diego. With three minutes left, Drew Bledsoe hits Keyshawn on third down to take a 28-24 lead.
It wasn’t close to being over then, though, as Drew Brees led the Chargers down the field for a potential game-winning drive. On 4th-and-14, we thought we had the game won, but Brees hit Eric Parker for 33 yards down to the 7 yard line with less than a minute left. In the most tense and exciting four downs I’ve ever witnessed, the Dallas defense kept San Diego out of the endzone as Aaron Glenn came up with a deflection and pick on 4th down to seal the Dallas win!
Game #4:
Cowboys at Bills 10/8/2007
I now have witnessed an official miracle.
Dishonorable Mention:
Cowboys at Commanders 11/6/2006
With the game tied with just seconds remaining, the Commanders miss a game-winning field goal. Romo then hits Jason Witten putting us into field goal range with just ticks left on the clock. Vanderjagt lines up for the game-winner. Worst case scenario is a miss and overtime, right? Wrong! One block, one Sean Taylor run back, and one face mask later, the Commanders line up for the third game-winning field goal attempt in 30 seconds! The kick is good and the rest of my day is ruined.
Maybe this is more suited for the History Zone, but after last Monday's game, I realized how lucky I've been to see some of the greatest Cowboys finishes in person, and thought I'd share it.
What's the most thrilling game you've ever seen the Cowboys play?
Here's my list of the most amazing Cowboys finishes I've witnessed in person:
Game #1:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/Commanders/longterm/1997/history/allart/dw1997b.htm
Cowboys vs. Commanders 11/16/1997
I remember sitting in the “cheap” seats in the upper deck endzone. But those turned out to be the best seats in the house as all of the 4th quarter action ended up happening on that end of the field.
Cowboys trailed 14-6 late in the fourth quarter. Aikman orchestrates a 97 yard drive, culminating with a TD strike to Irvin with less than 2 minutes left… a 2 point conversion to Emmitt ties the game. Then, backed up deep in “my” endzone, with all my fellow fans screaming, we force a 3-and-out by the Skins and intimidate Matt Turk into a 28 yard punt. Troy then drove the Cowboys into field goal range, and Richie Cunningham hit the game winning 42 yarder with 4 seconds left!
Game #2:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=221013006
Cowboys vs. Panthers 10/13/2002
After laying a complete egg for over three and a half quarters of play, Quincy and the Cowboys trailed the Panthers 13-0.
Then, with less than four minutes left, Q-Ball hit Joey Galloway for an 80 yard bomb on a ball that was tipped by the defensive back before Galloway secured it and scampered down the field. Then, on the eventual game-winning drive, a Quincy fumble was reversed on a “tuck rule” call before Quincy eventually hit Antonio Bryant on a miraculous 4th down touchdown catch with less than a minute left.
Chris Weinke and the Panthers almost drove within field goal range before running out of time in this amazing finish.
Game #3:
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap?game_id=28537&displayPage=tab_recap&season=2005&week=REG1
Cowboys at Chargers 9/11/2005
Until last Monday’s game, I had thought this was the most thrilling finish I’d ever witnessed.
Opening game of the 2005 season, on the road in San Diego. With three minutes left, Drew Bledsoe hits Keyshawn on third down to take a 28-24 lead.
It wasn’t close to being over then, though, as Drew Brees led the Chargers down the field for a potential game-winning drive. On 4th-and-14, we thought we had the game won, but Brees hit Eric Parker for 33 yards down to the 7 yard line with less than a minute left. In the most tense and exciting four downs I’ve ever witnessed, the Dallas defense kept San Diego out of the endzone as Aaron Glenn came up with a deflection and pick on 4th down to seal the Dallas win!
Game #4:
Cowboys at Bills 10/8/2007
I now have witnessed an official miracle.
Dishonorable Mention:
Cowboys at Commanders 11/6/2006
With the game tied with just seconds remaining, the Commanders miss a game-winning field goal. Romo then hits Jason Witten putting us into field goal range with just ticks left on the clock. Vanderjagt lines up for the game-winner. Worst case scenario is a miss and overtime, right? Wrong! One block, one Sean Taylor run back, and one face mask later, the Commanders line up for the third game-winning field goal attempt in 30 seconds! The kick is good and the rest of my day is ruined.
Maybe this is more suited for the History Zone, but after last Monday's game, I realized how lucky I've been to see some of the greatest Cowboys finishes in person, and thought I'd share it.
