"The Catch" Cowboys vs. 49ers 1981 NFC Championship | NFL Full Game
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- In honor of Free Game Friday relive one of the greatest games ever, featuring "The Catch", announced by the great Vin Scully!
00:00 - Start
5:40 49ers Sack Danny White on 3rd Down
11:30 Joe Montana 8-yard TD Pass to F. Solomon
21:39 R. Septien 44-yard Field Goal
26:13 Danny White 26-yard TD Pass to Tony Hill
37:40 Montana Avoids Sack Then Launches Deep Throw
40:18 Montana Picked Off by Walls
46:08 Montana 20-yard TD Pass to Dwight Clark
55:28 Tony Dorsett 5-yard TD Run
58:56 Montana Sacked on Third Down by Too Tall Jones
59:55 Cowboys Fumble Punt, 49ers Recover
1:03:48 Montana Sack Stripped, Cowboys Recover
1:06:17 Danny White Sacked on Third Down
1:23:24 Montana Intercepted by Randy White
1:24:59 Danny White Picked Off by B. Leopold
1:30:01 Johny Davis 2-yard TD Run
1:41:30 49ers Stop Cowboys on 3rd Down Inside the 10-yard line
1:42:28 R. Septien 22-yard Field Goal
1:45:23 49ers Fumble, Cowboys Recover
1:48:43 Danny White 21-yard TD Pass to D. Cosbie
1:52:05 Montana Picked Off by Walls
2:00:52 Start of Montana Game-Winning Drive
2:09:45 “The Catch”
2:13:11 Start of Cowboys Final Drive
2:13:30 Drew Pearson Almost Breaks Free for the Touchdown
2:14:47 Danny White Sack Stripped, 49ers Recover
2:16:50 49ers Celebration
The 1981 NFC Championship game, and more specifically, "The Catch," would prove to be a major turning point in NFL history as it launched the 49ers dynasty led by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.
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Everyone remembers The Catch but man that game-saving tackle by Eric Wright at the end was arguably just as significant. Wow.
Yes the 49ers defense was very underrated Hacksaw Reynolds ruclips.net/video/CT_JKBv9PrY/видео.html
This was the first time I had watched this game since it happened. I had forgot about that near TD by Pearson. That tackle would be illegal now but not then. If Pearson had scored he would have had two miracle playoff winning receptions in his career. But Dallas didn't convert on all of those turnovers by SF. Missed many chances to put some distance between them. That was the game for them.
Good tackle by Wright, yes, but Hicks was in good position to make the tackle if necessary.
If it wasn't for Rookie Eric Wright's shoulder pad tackle of Drew Pearson, 49ers lose
Also, on the very next play, Danny White goes back to pass, he attempts to throw a pass, but as he's bringing the ball back , he loses the ball just before he's hit and SF recovers the ball. Classic "Tuck Rule". But without instant replay, could never be called.
Rip 🙏 Vin Scully. This is probably my favorite NFL game of all time
I started watching football maybe 2 games before this one just looking for something to watch. I happened to see “the catch” and was hooked. Magical time
Vin's last NFL game I think
the greatest Nfl Championship game ever played.
In November 2017, Scully stated that he would "never watch another NFL game again," due to some of the league's players
After Clark's "The Catch" Vin Scully says nothing for 30 seconds, cameras pan crowd going crazy Scully chimes in "it's a madhouse at Candlestick" perfect announcing by a legend
Let the TV viewer enjoy the crowd and be part of the exictement rather than talking over the moment.
Part of Vin's greatness
Exactly. He did the same after important home runs in baseball broadcasts. He let the crowd tell the story.
Good thing they didnt have horse collar tackle back then, that was close to one
but then drew pearson got horse collard and dallas got robbed
"The Catch" and "The Drive" never fail to bring tears of joy to my eyes every time I rewatch them. RIP Number 87 Dwight Clark.
Bless his heart he went over the wall
Lot of metaphors from that man that we can all use in our own personal lives in perseverance. His end is also an inspiration of how to handle certain death with dignity, love and how to inspire others even when facing the end!
theres only one person who should be remembered for this game and that was ERIC WRIGHT!
41 years ago. I watched it live. It was an incredible moment and so began the 49ers Dynasty in the 80s. Proud to say I watched it from the very beginning.
4 decades later we still hate Dallas....lol
I remember this game expecting Dallas to win but no!!
@@keith4826Always and I’m always happy to see them get bounced out of the playoffs!
The crowd at Candlestick was just like the people in the streets in the Bay Area after that game. (I had just moved there a year before.) The party atmosphere everywhere was unreal. People had been waiting years to see their team in the Superbowl and it finally happened. It was insane but exiting to be part of it. Traffic jams with 100's of people running through the streets screaming, horns honking, Drinking and partying, people banging pots and pans together like some crazy New Years celebration on Steroids. I grabbed an old trumpet and blew it until my lips hurt...lol. I saw people literally running over the roofs of rows of stalled cars in the traffic jams. True pandemonium. Who new that my new favorite team would then go on for over a decade to kick ass and brake new records. Montana, Rice, Young....wow ! What great memories this brings back. This game started it all. I am glad I was there to be part of it.
I can't believe how good the video quality is given this was 38 years ago.
I know video quality was amazing even back then that was a fun and exciting championship game to watch better than any they show now days so miss those days!!
The video quality was excellent back then it just doesn’t often translate well to RUclips and of course there was no HD until I guess around 2000
35mm is better than digital will ever be.
Maybe my tv box was horrible but the game didn’t look this good live on tv back then lol
Actually, 41 years ago. Get it right, bum.
Rest in Peace Dwight- from a Cowboys fan
Lose Dallas Lose
@@kennethfutch5372 Shut up.
RIP Freddie Solomon and now Dwight Clark. 😢
It shouldnt matter if your a cowboys fan or not lol
Much respect trey area
Can we just appreciate how amazing the 1981 playoffs were. The Epic in Miami, The Freezer Bowl & this game all happened in an 8 day span. WOW!
This game was played on Jan. 10, 1982. I don't think that there could never be another game with this much drama and emotion ever played in sports history.
Me an My Dad sat down Together an Watched this Game on Tv in January 1982 , i just turned 13 a few weeks prior, this Game an the Miami Dolphins vs the San Diego Chargers Play off game at the Orange Bowl are the 2 Best Football Games of the 1980's .. Thank U Dad for spending some time with Your Son
this is when football players played like Football players...tough and no holds bar. Classic. loved watching it in those days, now a days....not the same.
That is how Brady, Manning, and other QBs achieved much better stats than Joe Montana. But one thing no QBs yet are able to match the clutch performances of Joe Cool Montana. John Elway was a good one but pale compared to Joe Montana.
its "no holds barred", not "bar"
Yep those big bulges in the crotch of their pants was all natural. No cup needed.
I was 11 years old, watching this game on TV with my family and totally heartbroken thinking the niners were going to lose. When Clark made the catch my whole family went crazy. 41 years later as my life has gone by, this brings back so much nostalgia 😢.
Possibly the greatest game in NFL history. Hard hitting, superior play all around. Besides the play, story of the day was the incredible performance by the 49er defense faced with 6 turnovers!
It was a great game. But, it wasnt even the best game of the 81 playoffs.
The week before the Chargers and Dolphins played the best game Ive ever seen in the Orange Bowl.
The Kellen Winslow game.
The Ice Bowl is the greatest game in NFL history.
That thing was a test of manhood, and sanity.
85 Bears vs Dolphins is better
1988 NFCCG San Francisco at Chicago is my favorite. Nobody gave the 49ers any chance at all and they ended up dominating all day.
Maybe too many turnovers to be considered the "Greatest" game, but maybe the greatest ending, and it goes down as 1 of the most famous games not only because of The Catch, but also because of the changing of the guard: looked at as the end of the Cowboy dynasty and beginning of the 49er dynasty
Yes. Too many turnovers for me.
The best game I ever saw was the 1977 Divisional Playoffs with Oakland vs. Baltimore. The Ghost To The Post game.
"What people often forget is that Dallas got the ball back" - Bill Walsh
Yes they had 51 seconds which was always a lot of time for Dallas thru the years. Remember 1972 against the 49ers?
Mark B Fensler yep... Unfortunately for Dallas, Roger Staubach retired two years before this happened
@@juanjor182 It was on the advice of his doctor to quit while he was ahead. He's now 77 & last I heard doesn't have any serious health issues.
yep and all they needed was a field goal to win as it was just a 1 point game
@@ATLKing404
Great great point... And Drew Pearson almost broke a horse collar type tackle... If he had done that... At minimum a close FG attempt... Or even a TD...
I can’t thank you enough for posting this.
With Dwight Clark’s passing it means a lot to be able to see this Epic game again.
Rest in Peace Dwight.
RIP Dwight Clark. You will be missed. You & Joe Montana defined incredible football in this game.
Kristine Az not Montana. Got picked off multiple times and just threw the ball up imo
and if it wasnt for eric wrights horse collar tackle of drew pearson nobody would ever have talked about the catch!
The broadcasting brilliance of Vin Scully: From identifying Dwight Clark to "It's a madhouse at Candlestick," Scully said nothing for 30 seconds. Whether it was football or baseball, he loved to give his listeners and viewers a chance to "drink it all in" at the stadium by letting the cheering crowd tell the story.
Not a Niners fan but can't stand the Cowboys, can watch this over and over again. Classic.
RIP Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon
The Die Hard Arkansas Razorbacks Fan!! Also RIP Lenvil Elliott, John Ayers, Keith Fahnhorst & Fred Quillan.
George Washington Unfortunately yes. Ayers passed away in ‘95, Elliott in ‘08, Quillan in ‘16 & Fahnhorst in ‘18. With Solomon and Clark that’s six of the Niners offensive starters from this game.
mxxjss Bill Walsh
And RIP Fred Dean.
And Tom Landry and Bill Walsh
This is the game that got me watching the 49'ers. Loved them in the '80's.
The Catch I: Montana to Clark
The Catch II: Young to Owens
The Catch III: Smith to Davis
They all took place on 3rd and 3.
catch 4? not gonna happen for awhile cause the niners sucks right now xD
1990Thunderbolt Thank you captain obvious.
lol
There is quite the gap between all of those so it all makes sense.
The one to Davis was more like 3rd and 4, even though the screen said 3rd and 3
RIP Freddie Solomon and now Dwight Clark. 😢
And Vin Scully and Hank Stram
I remember that game I was so sick had my parents place a cot near the family room me lying down not missing seeing the game.That was a awesome game
"It's a MADHOUSE @ Candlestick!" The incomparable Vin Scully.
Maybe my favorite game ever! Great to see it again after so many years. The Dallas defensive line was practically an all-star team and they put so much pressure on Joe Montana throughout the game. People may not remember but Harvey Martin and Randy White were co-MVPs of the Super Bowl Dallas had won a few years earlier and they had Too Tall Jones as well. Considering the constant pressure, Joe was amazingly effective. It's a thrill to see it again. And Dwight Clark not only made "The Catch", but he made a lot of other great catches in this game.
Finally, so important to remember the 49ers had so few good years before 1981 and it seemed like every time they were good, it was Dallas who beat them in the playoffs. That Dallas team had so many elite players on offense and defense. The 49ers came with waves of players but not a lot of stars. Bill Walsh and Joe Montana brought the brains, the talent, and the winning! This game felt so much like another time Dallas was going to slam the door until Joe Montana and Dwight Clark magic!!
It was a great game. Hard hitting defenses and great offensive maneuvering. I cringe when I think the Cowboys had Joe Montana rated #1 and did not draft him. That Joe Montana made the difference.
This game defined "Forty Niner Faithful" for many of us following that '81 campaign, even with the SIX turnovers, and the nail bitting, the shaken nerves and clammy armpits... we just knew we were going to win!
@@texasstadium For years up to late '80s Dallas had a profile that a college prospect had to "fit" or he wouldn't be drafted. 6' 2" & 180. Well, it's funny Joe met their standards, but wasn't drafted. Guess they wanted a QB who could punt, thus making him a "triple threat."Their loss; Niner gain.
@@bernieudo4399 Yes, a 49er gain. But Danny White was an excellent quarterback and they did draft Doug Cosbie, an outstanding tight end. But the fact remains that Montana had superior leadership qualities and that made the difference.
@@texasstadium Always felt Dallas felt no one could match Roger, so Joe was just another QB. But scouts underestimated Joe's leadership & never did give him his due. Chicken Soup game...you name it!
60 Minutes following the game, except on the West Coast. Dang, some things never change!
The infamous "Heidi" game in '68 between the Jets and Raiders aired by NBC started that announcement for NFL late games.
It's 2019, but this is the greatest game I've ever seen.
and the cowboys were robbed big time because eric wright horse collard Drew pearson
@@robertosso5210 and Danny White lost the ball on the next play
@@michaelleroy9281 but he really didnt fumble, it was really an incomplete pass! Look at the replay
RIP Dwight Clark
Freddie Solomon too.
Ikr
RIP Dwight you made Garringer High School proud
Incredible drive. Staring at 89-yards, most coaches at that time would have just throw every play against the 6 DB's and a front 4 playing only for a pass rush. Walsh saw 4:54 and 3 TO's and crossed up Landry with 5 runs for 45 yards, 5 completions for 39 yards, and 1 penalty for 5 yards. Walsh's genius and vision of winning game situations was revolutionary.
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This game brings back good memories I was eleven years old there was a bunch of kids at school who were cowboy fans cocky arrogant kids who would always brag about who good there team was .I felt so happy in school the next day since that time Joe Montana became one of my favorite quarter backs.
Listen all cowboyfans are. arrogant as hell
i cant believe this quality is so great. what a great upload.
What a game! First time I’ve ever watched this from start to finish. One remarkable play after another with the most famous one immortalized in NFL lore. Great announcing by Vin and Hank. Tremendous.
I wonder why Brookshire and Summerall didn't call this game. No problem however. VS's call of The Drive, The Catch, etc. was awesome.
@@molzerib It's a long story, but the short end of it was that this was CBS' way of making up to Vin Scully for not officially making him the #1 NFL play-by-play man, and therefore getting a chance to call the Super Bowl with John Madden in Pontiac, Michigan. Pat Summerall, in case you're wondering, called the NFC Championship Game with Jack Buck on CBS Radio. This the last NFL game that Vin Scully would ever call. He of course, moved over to NBC in 1983 to become their new lead play-by-play announcer for baseball and golf.
Scully and Madden would have been a great team.
the game that made dwight clark famous rest in peace a true legend !!!
Watching this always bring tears! Miss the Stick! RIL Clark
I just watched the 1970 NFC Championship between these teams; amazing how much the picture and graphics quality improved in 11 years!
Everybody says the 49ers didn't have a running game, but it was the running game that made the difference. Lenvil Elliot ... doing a good job!
You'll live on! R.I.P. 87!
As a junior high kid, this broke my heart and I hated the 49ers for years. Now as a near 50-year old I can appreciate the greatness I witnessed, even if my team was on the losing end.
That's funny, same thing happened to me, but when I was in 4th and 5th grade witnessing the Niners lose those 2 NFCCG's to Dallas in '92 and '93. Watching the Niners them and stop the 3 peat in '94 was glorious redemption.
Now this rivalry has been a bit renewed for another decade it may seem. This video popped up in my feed and I saw this comment. Cheers
@@Battleborn357 That '94 loss hurt. I was convinced Dallas was going to threepeat.
Yeah Dallas winning the SuperBowl 3 out is 4 years ain't too shabby.... great rivalries... those were the days DON'T WATCH THE NFL ANYMORE... WAS A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR THE NINERS, THIS VID WAS AN ANOMALY, NOT ONE MORE CENT TO THOSE POS AT THE NFL AND NFLPA 🖕
POOOOR BABY.....lol
Hank Stram's hairpiece made an illegal shift.
David Childers u win
Hilarious!😂
Yeah I wasn't sure if him and Vin Scully were wearing one. Vin's matches up well if he is wearing one, especially when viewed from the side. Hank's, not so much.
Ha ha ha
Zimmerman oh yeah that's a piece. It just looks more real compared to strams disaster.
5:40 49ers Sack Danny White on 3rd Down
11:30 Joe Montana 8-yard TD Pass to F. Solomon
21:39 R. Septien 44-yard Field Goal
26:13 Danny White 26-yard TD Pass to Tony Hill
37:40 Montana Avoids Sack Then Launches Deep Throw
40:18 Montana Picked Off by Walls
46:08 Montana 20-yard TD Pass to Dwight Clark
55:28 Tony Dorsett 5-yard TD Run
58:56 Montana Sacked on Third Down by Too Tall Jones
59:55 Cowboys Fumble Punt, 49ers Recover
1:03:48 Montana Sack Stripped, Cowboys Recover
1:06:17 Danny White Sacked on Third Down
1:23:24 Montana Intercepted by Randy White
1:24:59 Danny White Picked Off by B. Leopold
1:30:01 Johny Davis 2-yard TD Run
1:41:30 49ers Stop Cowboys on 3rd Down Inside the 10-yard line
1:42:28 R. Septien 22-yard Field Goal
1:45:23 49ers Fumble, Cowboys Recover
1:48:43 Danny White 21-yard TD Pass to D. Cosbie
1:52:05 Montana Picked Off by Walls
2:00:52 Start of Montana Game-Winning Drive
2:09:45 “The Catch”
2:13:11 Start of Cowboys Final Drive
2:13:30 Drew Pearson Almost Breaks Free for the Touchdown
2:14:47 Danny White Sack Stripped, 49ers Recover
2:16:50 49ers Celebration
NFL , hi
So you know what game it is
And this was 35 years ago, they're not spoiling anything
you spoiled it by coming to the comment section.
"spoil it" this game was over 30 year ago lmao everyone knows the outcome
+Josh Freeman I didn't...
The best football game of the 1980s!
The best football game EVER, IMHO But, I was there in the end zone, where Dwight caught The Catch, so I'm a little prejudice. LOL ;-) A couple of their SuperBowl's were pretty amazing, as well though.
Hard to believe it's been 35 years
you must be a Niner fan.....
A great game, and one of the best ever, but the greatest game in NFL history occurred eight days earlier in the Orange Bowl between the Chargers and Dolphins where the Chargers jumped out to a 24-0 lead only to have the Dolphins roar back to tie the game, with the Chargers winning deep into overtime 41-38.
Best games that were not SuperBowls, and yes this game is at the top,
1) 1981 NFC Championship
2) Epic in Miami
3)1992 The Comeback
4)1958 NFL Title Game
5) The Ice Bowl
6) 1966 NFL Title Game
7)1968 AFL Title game
8) 1990 NFC Championship game
9) Immaculate Reception Game
9)1986 AFC Div. Jets Vs Browns
I started folliwing the 9ers in '79 from Manchester, England. My friend from Frisco told me, never to expect any good from his 9ers, they'll always ket you down. Boy, do i remember this game. Still supporting the 9ers 👌😁👍
Being born in 84, I wish so much that I had been alive for this. What a moment for that legacy.
49ers v Cowboys, best match up in the NFL.
I'm a no net fan but if you watch the end Montana runs through the end zone with the ball and 5 seconds were still left. Which would have made it a safety for dallas 29 28
@@rogergriffith3647If that was the official game clock you are correct! 'After further review ……...'
Isn't the clock supposed to be stopped if a spectator runs onto the field, interfering with play?
Play, and the clock, resume only after the spectator (s) have been cleared from the field.
The few times I have witnessed show offs and streakers etc. run onto the field during time, the play was stopped.
If the officials don't stop the clock, because they're scared and want to run to the sheds too, then that isn't on the players.
before you guys complain that Eric Wright made a horse collar tackle on Drew Pearson, you need to remember that that rule was not in effect yet.
Not until 2005, the Roy Williams rule
That and Ronnie Lott got called for a completely bullshit pass interference. That should have been an interception.
Penalty be damned, nothing short of an automatic touchdown is going to stop a horsecollar in that situation.
@@lowerclassbrats77 Took #42 (it was his rookie year) Many plays to recover from that bad call he was furious.
...at that time, was it iligal, tho
Both head coaches in this game Bill Walsh and Tom Landry passed away at the age of 75, both from Leukemia. And their last season to coach in the NFL was the 1988 season.
Lenvil elliot lived down the road from me, he lived right next to my bestfriend and we were always throwing a football at his roof to try to get a glimpse of the pro ball player! I was only 10 or so, he was always cool with us. Also first time I've ever seen a deer get slaughtered was in his back yard! So cool to watch him play
Thanks for the memories,Vin Scully!
i had just became a cowboys fan then.i was 12 or 13 years old.that lost hurt me so bad.it took me months to get over it
Dewight Clark was the grandson of my preacher growing up but his catch broke my cowboy loving heart.
This game was so “all over the place” that’s what made it great!
Video quality is gold
2great teams on a beautiful day in San Francisco. the outcome was great & I'll say it,it seems like yesterday.
The greatest game in a young 49er fans life, I was in my first year of art school in Toronto Canada, watching from my room while a snow storm was blowing, we'd been beat by the dam cowgirls for years with John Brodie getting beat every year by the hated cowgirls. This was sweet and I nearly hit my head on the ceiling when Dwight Clark made that catch, what a game, what a QB, Joe was incredible and being a Notre Dame fan made it that much sweeter! Thanks Joe.
That PI call against Lott in the 2nd quarter interception is one of the worst calls I've ever seen
Thanks for all the classic game uploads. I'm looking forward to Super Bowl 16 and 19 being added.
Unsung hero- Lenvil Elliott, with those crucial runs in the final minutes!
I had forgotten about that!
The Dorset eye injury cost Dallas that game period
no the only hero in this game was eric wright when he horse collard Drew pearson that saved the game for the 49ers
Dallas was robbed Drew pearson was horse collard!
@@robertosso5210 How was Dallas robbed? The tackle was legal.
This game and the San Diego/Miami game in an eight day span---great stuff.
The San Diego/Miami game was absolutely, phenomenal. Fouts and Winslow and Muncie we're the best offense ever put in the field. If they'd just had a mediocre defense they could have won some SB's. Then the San Diego/Cincinnati frozen bowl to follow. Later Dan Fours said he congratulates Ken Anderson for being able to throw spirals. And Ken Anderson said that, to this day, he has a blind spot in one of his eyes from the cold temperatures during the game. That was brutal.
I miss Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers playoff games. I miss Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Raiders playoff games.
@@DaleRC75 first time since 1995 that they've met in the playoffs.
Watching that game live on tv as a young teenager living in the Bay Area as “The Catch” happened was euphoria enough! To actually have been in Candlestick at that moment must have been beyond words!!
RIP Mr. Vin Scully - from a lifelong Niner and Giants fan.
THANK YOU to whoever recorded and saved this on tape!
I remember the game saving takle by Eric Wright more than I remember "The Catch". For a nano-second I thought the Dallas player was off for a 70 yard run after the catch. WOW!!!
Sure you did “Tom L.” and I bet you think Ronnie Lott pass interfered instead of intercepted and that not giving him the fumble he caused was the right call, just admit it already Tom L, you’re the ghost of Tom Landry aren’t you?!?
Just a small part of why this game and The Catch was so memorable was the sunset & stadium lights combining to frame all the late action in an almost perfect, golden-amber "magic hour" filming light. It might also factor into why so many commenters here have mentioned the striking video quality. The combo of sunset & stadium lights was extraordinary,like it'd been custom designed for clarity, myth, and memory.
And if Clark seemed like he came out of nowhere, that play was almost kinda normal compared to James Brooks' td play just a week earlier in the mind blowing Chargers-Dolphins Epic in Miami. Clark was at least running his designed route, but Brooks wasn't expected to be anywhere near where Fouts heaved that throw towards Winslow. Plus iirc (I was 8 yrs old at the time) I think the live camera angle of Brooks' catch was from behind the end zone, so all you saw was this sort of wounded duck ball seeminly float incomplete past Winslows fingers only for Brooks to materialize from absolutely out of nowhere like he popped out of the shadows on the bottom of the TV screen.
Brooks and Clark were also both so seemingly chill about their catches too, both of them with simple quick spikes afterwards, lol, that was cool too. Great players, both of them,and two of the best NFL games of all time within 8 days of each other
Montana to Clark...'The Catch' is for All Times...R.I.P.#87
No disrespect to Danny White but I would of loved to see Montana face off against Staubach who retired after the 79 season. Dallas lost three straight NFC championships from 80-82. I have to think they would of got to the SB at least once with Staubach
but drew pearson was horse collard
@@DaleRC75 danny white didnt play in the super bowl because eric wright horse collard drew pearson on the play after the catch! Dallas was robbed!
@@robertosso5210 legal in 1981
I'm 43 and was 3 for this game. I live in northern Virginia and my dad was a redskins fan. He hated Dallas. So when the 49ers scored my normally reserved dad jumped up and screamed "YEEEEAAAAH". That's how I became a 49ers fan in 1981. The next Sunday I was asking about "...the red team."
40 years ago and The Catch still gives me chills!
How about eric wright horse collaring drew pearson after the catch. Dallas was robbed that was a penalty
what suppose to give you chills is not the catch! its eric wright horse collaring drew pearson!
@@robertosso5210 Get over it. No one remembers the horse collar except soured Cowboy fans. How sweet it was.
@@stevejohnson149 Danny white didnt really fumble it was an incomplete pass. Look at the replay
@@robertosso5210hahahaha hold that L this was the day a dynasty was born deal with it!
My wife and I were avid skiers in 1981and staying at Harrah's at South Lake Tahoe for this game 41 years ago. We were bar hopping and ended up at a Sport Bar at Harvey's Casino. It seemed like we were one of the few 49ers fans in the room. The bar was full of Texan Cowboy fans and they were having the time of their lives most of the game while I remember we were mostly despondent by the 4th quarter ...until The Catch. The Cowboy fans were shocked and the bar went silent, except for us and the small group of Bay Area fans. My wife and I will always remember that day and that play. Just as San Francisco was once Baghdad by the Bay, the Montana/Rice/Clark/Salomon /Walsh Dynasty was at it's height and most of the time, it seemed like Joe could do anything, especially his famous 2 minute drives. Some of the experts say Montana is maybe the 5th best quarterback ever, but they tend to look at Joe's stats too much, instead of his videos. 27 to 21 with 2 minutes 20 seconds in the final quarter. A special note: the crowd of 49er fans look like normal people and none of the players danced around or skipped like little girls. I no longer watch the NFL...to much political correctness. Go Michigan. Go Notre Dame. Go Auburn.
Thank you NFL for uploading these full game videos! Hopefully, the NFL does more uploads of more great games like this because fans like myself that missed out would definitely watch these. RIP DC87🙏🏾
That LOTT pick bs'd into a pass interference penalty was one of the cleanest contested interceptions you'll ever see in football
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful full game
my grandpa got to see this game and witnessed The Catch. he should be 75 now.
we're still faithful pa ✌🏻
I. was watching this on TV in North Beach, we all went crazy!!
Killer route by Clark at @47:58. Thurman needed to buy a ticket to re-enter the stadium!
Never forgot how Clark shook Thurman off on that touchdown. He was so wide open.
Excellent example of how to attack the blindspot properly
R.I.P. Dwight Clark
What a game. The strip fumble at the end gets extremely forgotten, but it was the other half of what finally ended the demons sf had and was the beginning of a winner/dynasty.
Thank you for posting this. I'm a lifelong 49ers fan but I was only 3 when this game was played. My only knowledge of this game was "The Catch" replays shown on occasion.
Side Note: A punting QB 🤯 what an interesting advantage.
At 46:08 Montana to Dwight Clark.
And Clark absolutely "burned" that safety! I mean he put one of the best moves I've ever, ever seen before! Clark just "undressed" him on national TV!!! What a move baby!!!
I think that was Everson Walls
Thanks for this upload guys!
Joe Montana NFL God. CHEERS!!! from the Philippines. Thanks for sharing, NFL...
One of the greatest games of the Modern NFL!! I can see why they remastered it!!!
Who could ever forget where they were the day Joe Montana led a Rag Tag team of Renegades against the High Priced Dallas Cowboys Allstars in 1981?!!
I put this on just so can listen to Mr. Vin Scully
The names, the sights, the sounds all look very good to these old eyes.
Saw it as a kid and now as a 49yr old I still get the goosebumps! GO NINERS!!!
There's so much more to this game than that one highlight! I'm glad I checked this out.
I was in high school when they played this. Bill "Super Bowl" Ring lived across the street from us! #Iconic #thebirthofadynasty
I remember it like it was yesterday! So anxious, I couldn’t sleep the night before and so exhilarated on game day, meant another sleepless night - but what a game!
I wonder how many people watching this game had any idea they were about to watch a legend in the making.
great sound and picture quality.
People giving thumbs down u don't fool I know u all cowboy fans on this day the greatest team won a legend named Joe Montana was born.
I Love watching these historic games. Have them VHS....
First time ever seeing this game since I was traveling and had to listen on the radio. Impressed by the video quality. Thanks for posting!
The beginning of 49ers dynasty and the ending of my Cowboys dynasty
Dallas was robbed! Drew pearson was horse collard after the catch
49ERS own one of the most remembered games in NFL HISTORY!!
Cruz Munoz the most remembered. If you think of football, the most iconic play anyone will say is the catch. Doesn’t get any better.
@@MrCocoMocoLoco2 Dear MrCoco: "The catch" was really just a small, even an insignificant part of what happened here. This victory by the 49ers began a new era in NFL history. It was a "changing of the guard". The Cowboys were at the top of the NFL when this game began. This game marked the beginning of the 49er dominance for the next decade. The Cowboys never recovered from this defeat. It wasn't until Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys almost a decade later that the Cowboys actually started to recover from this loss. In that same decade, the 49ers went on to win multiple Super Bowls. In terms of the turning point that this game represented in NFL history, "the catch" itself was just a minor detail. ... jkulik919@gmail.com
@@JosephKulik1949 Cowboys recovered enough to be in the NFC Championship the very next season, while the 49ers sat the playoffs out.
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That's because '82 was a strike year.
The Redskins won the championship in both strike years of the 1980's
I don't think it's a coincidence either.
Yeah. Because I need to watch this again since it wasn't devastating enough in '81.
Bryan Erdy Exactly!
Thank you NFL, for uploading this in such high quality. Awesome stuff for the younger generation to be able to watch.