1981 - Dolphins at Cowboys (Week 8) - Enhanced NBC Broadcast - 1080p/60fps
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2023
- Another great upgrade here! I've enhanced the 1981 Week 8 Dolphins at Cowboys game. Source recording was in very nice shape, but as is usually the case, the contrast was too low and the color was pretty drab. Resolve did a really nice job addressing those issues - MAJOR color pop now. Topaz was used to denoise, sharpen, upscale, and double the framerate. See before/after shots here -- imgbox.com/g/WoHB4AfkM3 -- My thanks to Fort Knox and his Seahawks RUclips channel -- www.youtube.com/@fortknox4740... -- for providing the DVD files for this project.
Another great upgrade here! I've enhanced the 1981 Week 8 Dolphins at Cowboys game. Source recording was in very nice shape, but as is usually the case, the contrast was too low and the color was pretty drab. Resolve did a really nice job addressing those issues - MAJOR color pop now. Topaz was used to denoise, sharpen, upscale, and double the framerate. See before/after shots here -- imgbox.com/g/WoHB4AfkM3 -- My thanks to Fort Knox and his Seahawks RUclips channel -- www.youtube.com/@fortknox4740/videos -- for providing the DVD files for this project.
You did a phenomenal job on this game. The colors are crisp, clean, and sharp. Another exceptional job sir. 👏 The biggest reason why I really love to watch these older classic games is that I really love the classic retro uniforms and helmets they wore in the 60's, 70's, and 80's. I'm not going to list them since I've done that a few times already, but the Aqua Blue colors of the 🐬🐬Miami🐬Dolphins🐬🐬 home uniforms just pops, and the always classic look of the 🤠⭐Dallas⭐Cowboys⭐🤠 is always great to see. Plus these are two of the most iconic NFL Coaches in NFL History. Tom Landry & Don Shula are those coaches. Bud Grant is another, as is John Madden, Chuck Knox, Chuck Noll, Don Coryell, and of course Vince Lombardi are a few others, just to name a few. I was so lucky/blessed to have been able to watch these coaches, and their incredibly talented teams play. But to be able to have a chance to watch them again? In 1080p HD? Now THAT TRULY IS A BLESSING!
It’s picture perfect!
Wow great job on this very impressive.
All your recordings with enhancements are amazing. Thank you for this. These games were my childhood.
Everyone talks about John Madden and Pat Summerall, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman...but Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were the voices of the NFL on NBC. A legendary team.
Cefalo was a phenomenal receiver, so underrated
Danny White was much better than he was ever given credit for. He had big shoes to fill. Very nice upload.
Whenever I heard the voice of Dick Enberg in the 1980's I knew I was getting a big game.
He was awesome!!!
Simply said. This was voted as one of the top 3 greatest games in Texas stadium history. I own Everson Walls’ jersey he wore in this game- 2 INT’s.
Woodley was a lame QB yet Miami nearly beat the Cowboys.
@@richardcarden4161if ands and butts were candy and nuts we’d all have a merry Christmas. you must have bowls and bowls full of candy and nuts. 😂😂
@@DoubleStar92 Everson Walls got burned all the time
@@richardcarden4161 BUT, Woodley was really the closest on winning the big one against Washington (Super Bowl XVII). Dan Marino didn't have a chance in Super Bowl XIX.
@@richardcarden4161I remember Roy Green would always burn Everson walls. It seemed like Everson always got beat. I wonder how he played so long. He got some picks because the quarterback couldn't see over too tall Jones
You just don't see games like this anymore. Legends on both sides, physical defense, and great offense. I have more fun watching these older games than the ones televised today😄
1981 Game of the year! Had to finagle two TVs then as the World Series on ABC and this great game went relatively head to head. This looks absolutely fantastic! As good or even better than it looked on Oct 25, 1981 on an older "bedroom TV."
Thanks Dan! Oh, for sure it looks better :)
Back when big sporting events were a treat. And yes, this version looks better than the tv we had using an antenna on the roof.
who was on the world series?
@@jimmydesanta1363Game 5 of the 1981 World Series was played that day, Yankees at Dodgers. Series was tied 2 games each and the Dodgers won that day 2-1. They took game 6 three days later to win the Series.
@@jimmydesanta1363 A Tight Game 5 contest between The NY Yankess playing in LA vs the Dodgers.
Thanks Dave! Outstanding upload!
This would've been a great Super Bowl matchup in Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac. The Cowboys lost on "The Catch" in San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game, and the Dolphins lost the "Epic in Miami" AFC Divisional Playoffs to the Chargers. Great Memories!
They actually lost on "the tackle" made on Drew Pearson in the ensuing Cowboys possession.
How about the following year in 1982. This same dolphin team made the Super Bowl while the cowboys lost the nfc championship to Washington as Danny white got injured. The game was in Pasadena and it would have looked great with the cowboys vs dolphins
"Handsome David Woodley" - my boyhood hero. RIP.
Handsome maybe, but an awful QB.
@@jmbuff1 Far from awful.
Phenomenal restoration
Ah, one of my all-time favorite Cowboys games--that I didn't see the ending of for over 20 years. I suppose I deserved that, as I gave up on the Cowboys for the first time in my 14 years as a fan. I was a young man still living at home in the Washington, D.C. area while going to school. A friend called during the second half because he was trying to drum up a few friends to go out for dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. I was sorely tempted, but the Cowboys' game was on and they came before every other entertainment priority. Besides, the game had started going south for Dallas, so I had to stay in front of the TV and will them to victory. But when the Dolphins scored for the third time in the half and pushed the score to 27-14, I figured the Cowboys could lose just as well without me as with me, and there was no reason to give up a chance to chow down on a Comida Grande (literally, "Big Food", a wonderful combo platter piled high with a tamale, a burrito, two enchiladas, refried beans, and salad) just so I could share the misery of defeat. So I bailed on the game, called up my friend, and headed out.
When we got to the house of the last person we were picking up, his parents were channel surfing and happened to click past the game. In that split second I could see Cowboys players jumping around in the end zone, so I quickly asked his dad to go back (I did it with such force that I actually startled him). The Cowboys had just scored for the second time in a few minutes, and had pulled ahead, 28-27. I wanted to stay to watch the end of the game, but I knew my friend's dad wouldn't be too happy with that (being a lifelong Marylander, he had no interest in the Cowboys, and I think I always kind of annoyed him anyway because I was a little too loud and exuberant when I was younger), so our group went on our way . As soon as I got to the restaurant I called home and talked to my parents to check on the game. That's when I found out it had gone final at 28-27 Cowboys. Not having a VCR at the time, I actually did not see the remainder of the 4th quarter and that epic comeback until I found out that some old games could be had and was able to acquire a copy in the early 2000s.
This enhancement is a huge cherry on top of one of the more satisfying sundaes in Cowboys history (see what I did there?), as the colors are so clear and vivid. The Dolphins' jerseys and Shula's orange sweater especially pop. It's like watching it again for the first time, and I don't think the game could've possibly looked this good when it aired live on our 1967-vintage color TV. Thanks, as always, Dave! This is one for the books.
Great game and story!
Thanks, Jimmy!
I have an interesting 1981 cowboys story. I was 12 years old and the cowboys were playing the eagles in week 15 at 4pm on a Sunday. The cowboys were losing 10-0 in the first half and now it was almost 5pm and my parents made me go to church with them. I told them I didn’t want to go because the cowboys were playing but they made me go anyway. So as I was in church I was not listening to anything the priest was saying. I was just kneeling and praying that the cowboys would come back. Mass ended at 5:45 and when I got home at 6 pm the cowboys were leading 21-10 and that ended up being the final score. I had told my parents that from now on I am going to church on Saturday night mass at 7 pm with my friend down the block who was an alter boy. So now I was happy that I would never miss anymore Sunday football. You can check pro football reference on week 15 and look at the Boxscore.
The 1981 NFL season was definitely one of the very best! More evidence goes to the final game both the Dolphins and Cowboys played in this season: "The Epic in Miami" and "The Catch"; two of the all-time greatest games ever.
Not the best games of the 81 season but one of the most memorable extreme weather games of all time. The 1981 AFC Championship game or commonly known as The Freezer Bowl.
Great game from a great season of football. Thanks.
Man you really did an awesome job of enhancing this, it looks GREAT! Thanks for the post!
Great game. The 🐬🐬Miami🐬Dolphins🐬🐬 were one of my favorite teams when I was a little boy growing up in the 70's. Larry Czonka, Mercury Morris, and Bob Griese were some of my favorite players. Czonka was the powerful running back, while Mercury Morris was the quicker more elusive and agile back. The 70's as I've said many many times before were the best times for watching Football. The Announcers were spot on perfect, the camera work may not have had as many "angles", or flat out as many 🎥🎥cameras🎥🎥 in general still broadcasted a better overall game. Boy these old classic games are fun! Thanks again for sharing your works. They are much-loved, much-needed, and very much appreciated. Take care sir.
Same here I lived in South Florida at that time and my Dad would take me to see the games at the old Orange Bowl miss those old uniforms too. Great memories back then I miss them now more than ever before.
Thank you so much for this game !
I remember watching this game growing up, and it was a classic. Thank you, Dave!!🏈
GREAT quality! Fins Up 🐬🏈
Wow, these upgrades look great. This was the golden age of the NFL.
Notice how there is not a bunch on non-sense/crap/ads/scores/clocks and on and on, all over the screen, JUST the game. The good old days.
Less is more.
Yes!!! I’ve been waiting for you to do this one!! Great game
Awesome work man! Really nice job cleaning this up....and much appreciated!
A clash of coaching titans
Enberg & Olsen were my favorite pair.
A great come from behind victory for the Dallas Cowboys!
Hearing Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen brings back memories of watching the AFC teams on NBC at 3:00 in Minnesota.
Seems like they would always have Denver Broncos games
Raiders games too.
The quality is just amazing, thanks.
This is a gem.
Cant wait to see the 1976 AFC Championship enhanced!!! #HintHintHint
Tom Landry and Don Shula faced each other 8 times between 1967 and 1988 during Shula's tenures in Baltimore and Miami. This game was one of only two regular season victories by Landry. He was 0-5 against Shula in the regular season otherwise. Of course, Landry did get a win against Shula in the most important game they ever coached against each other, Super Bowl VI.
Their 1977 contest is a great one to watch.
Shane, that was 1978, and it was a great game, though the Cowboys had to play uphill all day.
Now it's Bland getting it done like Walls did.
There are a number of players from both of these teams that died at a young age. The Dolphins seemed to have a run where they suffered a tragic death almost annually. Rusty Chambers, Larry Gordon, David Overstreet.
And David Woodley died quite young too.
@@andrearel3703yep, I believe he actually retired when he was the Steelers starting QB. I grew up watching LSU football and Woodley was the first QB I remember playing for them so I always rooted for him. So sad.
Nice Clean Copy!
This was a more of an lesser known great Dallas comeback. I saw this game back in 1981, but Dave, this is like watching it live all over again. It is so vibrant ! Speaking of great comebacks, I have the 1983 MNF Redskins-Cowboys 31-30 classic, but YT is blocking me from posting it. It could be enhanced. Perhaps you have it and will have better luck posting one day ! I can't say enough about your work. Thanks for restoring some great games from the past, especially Dallas games. One that has not emerged or been found...at least yet, is the 1972 SF-Dallas playoff game. No matter what shape it is in, I am anxious to see it. It was played the same day as the Raider-Steelers "Immaculate Reception" game.
Thanks Rog :) Yes, this one turned out REALLY good. Sometimes when doing these enhancements the color won't really 'latch' onto a drab picture and I know that it could look better, but because of the quality of the original recording it ain't gonna happen. In this case, MAN OH MAN did the color take hold. The before/after shots I posted are stunning, especially the close-up shot of Woodley. That 1983 game is one I hope to work on at some point, but since it was blocked for you, then likely the same would occur for me. I'll have to do a test upload to find out. As for that '72 game, that'd be a dream find if it ever turned up, but most likely it is lost to history.
@davevolskysbackdoor5673 Thanks, Dave, I've been blocked on all games I have tried, which is only 3, one was a pre-season game, but for some strange reason, other people can upload games. I haven't figured out why that is yet. Certainly give it a try, you as you've been able to post.
It just depends on the game. Probably over 90% of the games I attempt to upload will post fine. They will still get flagged for copyright, but you're still allowed to post them - you just can't monetize them, which is something I've never done anyway. If it's a famous game or contains famous plays however, there's a good chance that the play/game is in the RUclips/NFL copyright database and in these specific instances the game will actually be blocked for viewing. This is why I always check to see if what I'd like to work on next is already posted on RUclips by someone else. If it is, there's a good chance I'll be ok, and I can even do a quick test upload first to find out. If the game hasn't been posted by anyone else before, there's a good chance they couldn't post it because it was blocked, but I can still test-upload to find out. I've run across these games the last few months that I've verified will be blocked if attempted to be uploaded:
1975 AFC Championship
1977 AFC Championship
1978 Colts at Patriots
Super Bowl XV
Super Bowl XVI
1983 Saints at Patriots
1983 Lions at 49ers playoff
1984 AFC Championship
The closest you can get on that '72 divisional is the Mutual radio broadcast, which you can find here: ruclips.net/video/LNEIRsbDIDA/видео.html
That 83 opener is epic!!
Hell yeah
TREMENDOUS JOB YET AGAIN MR. RUTH.
Thanks Danny :)
@@davevolskysbackdoor5673 Always brother. You're the BEST!!!!....These games are like a Time Machine for me, which brings me back to my youth and the halcyon days of my life. You have no idea how much I appreciate it.
David Woodley's career stats are pretty crazy. In 6 seasons he had a 34-18-1 record as a starter, but sported just a mediocre 65.7 QB rating. He also threw 63 interceptions vs just 48 TD passes, making him one of only 2 QB's in NFL history to have a career win pct above .600 while throwing at least 10 more interceptions than TDs. The other guy? Ken Stabler.
Ha. Interesting. I was a Redskin fan but I always felt bad for Woodley in the second half of Super Bowl 17.
Yeah, hard to believe he didn't complete a single pass in the second half of that game.
Dolphins won on great defense and defense alone during those years. Had they had a competent QB, they could have won a couple Super Bowls during that run. They wasted a few years of Bill Arnsparger's defensive genius. And then of course, they got the QB and soon after lost Arnsparger, so the problem literally flipped in reverse the rest of Marino's career. Couldn't put the two together.
I remember this game. It was very exciting, and Everson Walls dominated with 3 of the 5 picks Dallas had, and Ed “Too Tall” Jones block of an extra point try became the difference in this game.
Oh I remember watching this game. Miami damn near won, but that 81 Cowboys offense was truly special. They probably should have beaten SF in the NFC championship game.
Both teams so well Coached, just watching the execution of the offensive lines and how they stayed with their blocks is something you don’t see today. As a Dolphins fan I was amazed that Don Shula who is usually pretty conservative would allow Woolley to throw the ball with a 1.47 left and they were basically in field goal range. I mean it was unlike them especially such a high risk pass over the middle.
Exactly the same thought. It is absolutely mind boggling to not only throw, but to throw that distance down the MIDDLE of the field in that situation! Just insane with a QB of Woodley's level. I think it maybe shows you how little confidence they had in Von Schamann.
@@jmbuff1, Yea I went back and watched it a few times to see maybe if the receiver ran the wrong route or something. It looked like Harris cut underneath the coverage and Woolley who had a strong arm just overthrew him. Again, I know Van Schumann had struggled but he had also made big kicks during his career. The 5 int’s hurt as well but Shula not running the ball in that situation especially to continue to run the clock because an incomplete pass would stop it. I kinda wish they wouldn’t post stuff like this these old games I mean, just brings back too many hurtful memories and reminds me why I hate Dallas so much Lol… This 81 team was a good team but they just always found a way to hurt themselves. Got behind 24-0 against the Chargers in that crazy playoff game that they wound up losing 41-38 in OT. Actually comeback to lead that game 38-31 out scoring the Chargers 38-7 during that stretch after falling behind. Turnovers at crucial times though hurt them.
At 8:16 Enberg says “condom” LOL
Wow !!! ...was that all pro center Dwight Stevenson on the special teams kickoff ?? .
What editing program is Topaz? Do you by chance have a step by step/workflow that I could follow for personal projects? These videos look great and would love to learn any tips and tricks to make older videos look nicer myself too! Found your channel via a friend!
Topaz is a program that enhances videos (denoises, sharpens, upscales, doubles framerate, etc). It isn't an editor. I use Da Vinci Resolve for the editing and color/contrast grading portion of the process. For each enhanced game that I work on, I first rip each game DVD to MP4 using Handbrake. I then bring that MP4 into Topaz and have it enhance the video. I then take that enhancement and bring it into Resolve to perform edits and color grading and then I render out the final version. That's the process. Obviously there are a lot more nuances involved in between that you'd have to learn. Topaz isn't a free program - it costs $299 for one year of updates, but it can be had on occasion for less when they have sales. Resolve actually has a free version which is what I use. You also have to have a beefy system in order to use these programs. I just bought a new PC back in January, but even with that it still takes about 12-15 hours for me to rip, enhance, edit, color grade, and render out one game. Lot of processing time and toil involved if you want to do it right
Thanks! Is topaz a program like Adobe or an AI program?@@davevolskysbackdoor5673
I've never used Adobe, but Resolve is probably more like it. Topaz doesn't have TONS of options to make it over-complicated either. They offer a free trial of the program that leaves a big watermark if you want to try it out first. The full name of the program is Topaz Video AI. Here is the link -- www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai
This game was played before Marino was a Dolphin
Hurray for David Woodley!!!
I remember this game like it was yesterday. David Woodley repeatedly torched the Cowboys and had his best game ever as a Dolphin. Too bad he had that late interception to spoil his performance. This could have been one of the best Dolphin victories in their history.
where was qb throwing too. we could have run the clock down to try a fg. no guarantee the kicker would have made it he wasnt very consistent
These enhanced videos are amazing. So many games from the videotape era are terrible.
Woodley made some horrendous passes. Miami gave Cowboys the game. This was an outstanding game. Back in forth and the 4th quarter was crazy action
When they lost in those days, it was usually because of Woodley.
Holy crap... I was 10 years old when I watched this... And our TV back then wasn't even this clear... Hahahahaha!!!
Both teams would lose epic playoff games at the end of this season. Dallas to San Francisco in "THE CATCH" game and Miami to San Diego 41 to 38 in OT in one of the greatest playoff games ever.
Always good to hear them call my cousin's name and number.
David Woodley could really heave that ball! He had some beautiful long balls, unfortunately too many to the other team.
Yea Woodley could chuck it and had good size AND mobility...but just couldnt read the field well and had personal issues. Not a good qb overall but Miami was able to get a SB appearance out of him
Also, Don Shula's last loss to the Cowboys of his coaching career.
Woodley ended up with 48 TD's and 63 INT's career
both teams lost Heartbreakers in playoffs!
That pick by Walls should have never been forced. Down a point and in field goal range. WTF?
Like somebody else said. There always is a missed extra point when youvwatch these older games.
Today's NFL the dolphins kill the clock fg game over. In 1981 43 yard fg was risky so they threw
wow !! awesome enhancements !! the NFL needs to hire you. The only NFL I watch these days are the 70s/80s vintage games (I lost interest in today's NFL / the over-saturated 24/7 coverage took all the suspense out of the game).
Great upgrade. Reminds me of being 19 years old and watching on KXAS in Dallas. The only difference is I listened to the radio broadcast on KRLD with Verne Lundquist and Brad Sham. So much better than Enberg who keeps getting players' names wrong. Thanks Dave!!
Woodley made some bone headed calls at the end, esp. that last interception. You're in FG range. Why risk that throw?
Normal American names, no dreadlocks, great announcing. The good ole days.
As a Cowboys fan back then, I still must say the Dolphins should have won this game. After Landry was fired by Jerry Jackass Jones, I dumped the Cowboys.
You can't argue with the results of Jimmy Johnson
@@gregpettis1113 Jimmy Johnson is long gone.
5 picks by woodly. Dallas was great at intercepting passes in 1981
And Woodley was great at throwing them. A match made in heaven.
Super Bowl 6 rematch
Walls' game saving INT 2:22:30
That won't happen this year!🤨
@8:15 lol
Forty plus years later Dolphins v Dallas still one of the most coveted games.
What the hell was David Woodley thinking?
The irony of having the biggest passing day in Dolphin history, but also throwing 5 interceptions
He wasn't, which sadly was often the case.
I thought the Dolphins would have it......Horrible passes by Woodly to be intercepted...but some great passes also by Woodly
Those uniforms really do look fairly comical now. All pads and sleeves waving like flags. QBs shaped like place kickers. And the players and plays look slow developing. I was in 2nd grade here, so what I consider "classic" NFL is probably ~10 years later.
better this than the gross spandex ballet stuff they wear now. These guys look like football players. Nowadays it's bolshoy ballet
PBP: Dick Enberg
Color: Merlin Olsen