i remember watching this game, and the only reason i remember is my mother and i were poor af back when i was 11, but she went to Vegas a won 1200 bucks, so she bought me my own lil 13" black & white Tv. this was my first Cowboy game on my new lil Tv.
I remember this game very well. Thanks for posting it in it's entirety... ! I don't know if Texas Stadium was ever louder than it was for this game, especially when the Cowboys met the 25-point gap. But notably, if they had held to that lead, and taken the top seed in the NFC, there's no telling what would have become of the old blue jersey, which was infamously abandoned by Dallas after they were forced to wear it at the Vet for the NFC Championship. The Eagles wore white at home, looking to gain a psychological edge with the superstition that shrouded the Cowboys in that jersey. So Cowboys fans can look to these 2 games for the history of the navy blue and silver uniforms we know today.
Amen to that! In fact, as a 9--year old child at the time who had little to no interest in NFL Football until about the 1981 season, strangely enough, perhaps the biggest factor that initially drew me into being a fan were the Philadelphia Eagles' uniforms at that time!
Me too. I sold satellite systems in the 1980’s, and that was one of the biggest selling points. People loved being able to hear the announcers bs during the commercial breaks. I always said that was the first reality TV.
@1:25 ... my how times have changed - four days before Christmas 1980 and the announcer references the birth of Our Savior, Jesus, and the blessing of the freedom we have in this country.
"As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, one of His greatest gifts was our freedom". They're not making those statements on sir these days. Golden age of three NFL here.
Eagles receiver Charlie Smith suffered a broken jaw in the first quarter and missed both playoff games. He returned in the Super Bowl, wearing a special cage-like mask with a multitude of bars, including some that extended almost to the back of the helmet. He wound up catching two passes for 59 yards in the game as the Eagles lost to the Raiders, 27-10.
Yeah. As the Tom Brookshire dutifully noted all Dallas supposedly did was “Finesse you”. …Someone forgot to tell them sometimes. (I’ll guarantee they always forgot to tell Randy White that!)
This was one of those weird the Eagles had to not lose by 25 points or more to lose out on the division title. The Eagles almost lost the division going into the 4th quarter they were down 25 points. Luckily enough for the Eagles, they scored enough points to win the division even though they lost the game.
55:26 to see how this game was affected as the MIN at HOU game with Staubauch CC'ing/scouting went until about the mid of 2nd quarter of this game. Other than concerns of AV nerds getting CTE where boundaries are clearly marked on a safe playing field nothing to note other than how much pros #Summerall #Brookshier working cues in addition to great analysis❤❤❤❤❤
go cowboys hi from mexico . 1980 IM ME 13 YEARS OLD TODAY 2023 ME 57 YEARS OLD . YO TENIA 13 AÑOS DE EDAD . HOY 2023 TENGO 57 AÑOS DE EDAD . MY FAVORITE TEAM DESDE 1980 11 DANNY WHITE 33 TONY DORSEETT AND 88 DREW PEARSON . FOREVER MY FAVORITE TEAM WIN WON OR LOOSE . GANEN O PIERDAN PARA SIEMPRE FOREVER FOREVER MY TEAM . TODAY 2023 4 DAK PRESCOTT 20 TONY POLARD AND 88 CEE DEE LAMP . AND 11 MICAH PARSON . VAMOS VAQUEROS GO COWBOYS . GO TEXAS
Danny White was a warrior never gets his credit but he played against some tough Washington and Philadelphia teams and had us in position to win the 49ers game but defense let us down......very talented guy
Summerall and Brookshier were a FAR SUPERIOR combo than Summerall and Maddeen... Madden was tolerable N the 1980's... by the 1990's Madden was unlistenable..... Pat and Tom were FIRST CLASS
@@roysorgoI’ve rewatched many Cowboy games, including Super Bowl XIII and the 1982 NFC Championship vs the 49ers several times but that one vs the Eagles is one that I have never ever rewatched. I hate the Eagles that much.
Thurman was one of those Cowboys who had heart, always playing beyond his ability...no way he could've pulled up when he was 2 feet from Carmichael when Wilson tipped the ball. Brookshire and Sumerall were some of the best play by play and color men on TV... they harped too long on Thurman's play.
This game had a goofy NFCE tiebreaker situation (Eagles just had to not lose by 25). Dallas’ loss at the Giants ended up being why this game was not winner take all but rather one with a unique situation
By today’s playoff rules the Cowboys would have won the division with a split with the Eagles and a 7-1 record in the NFC East and Philly with a 6-2 record in the division. Of course the Eagles probably would have shown up a different team in this game knowing they had to win.
@@jamiesonmathias7859 yep--- but the Eagles were also 6-2 N NFC East losing at Cardinals and at Dallas..... both teams lost on the road to an AFC West opponent--- Dallas at Denver and Eagles at San Diego.... and both teams lost to an NFC West team.... Dallas at Rams and Eagles lost AT HOME vs Atlanta---- same exact Division record at 6-2 including 1 & 1 against each other... same Conference record at 9-3--- same 3-1 record vs AFC West teams--- Dallas was 8-0 at home and Eagles were 7-1 at home---- and Dallas had to win by 25 pts to win NFC East ???? I get Atlanta at 10-2 N the NFC Conference got #1 seed.... I've still never understood how the Eagles were crowned NFC East Champs 🤔
I've never been a big fan of White, both as a quarterback and person. However, I blamed Landry more than White for much of Dallas' playoff misfortunes in the early 1980s. He never seemed to adjust the Cowboy offense to White's strengths. He just plugged him in there and expected him to be Staubach.
I often find that White often acted as though he was better than other people, a trait shared by other Cowboy players during the Landry era. It was something that did not endear them to other teams, particularly the Steelers. I also didn't care for the fact that White was one of the players who crossed the line and played in the 1987 "scab games," and helped created division and dissension on the team.
Look at the no call @ 1:25:00 mark. The Cowboys defensive back headhunted Harold Carmichael. The ball was AWAY from them yet he nailed him head first OUT OF BOUNDS! Even the announcers stated HOW that wasn't a penalty?
@tjwittenback3066 It came down to a convoluted tie breaker that the NFL has since gotten rid of. In short, the Cowboys had to win this game by 25 points or more to win the division.
In fairness Philadelphia and Dallas had the same overall record, same conference record, same division record and ended up 1-1 head-to-head in the regular season. So point differential was pretty far down the list. San Diego was the division winner over Oakland using the same tiebreaker that year.
i remember watching this game, and the only reason i remember is my mother and i were poor af back when i was 11, but she went to Vegas a won 1200 bucks, so she bought me my own lil 13" black & white Tv. this was my first Cowboy game on my new lil Tv.
I remember this game very well. Thanks for posting it in it's entirety... ! I don't know if Texas Stadium was ever louder than it was for this game, especially when the Cowboys met the 25-point gap. But notably, if they had held to that lead, and taken the top seed in the NFC, there's no telling what would have become of the old blue jersey, which was infamously abandoned by Dallas after they were forced to wear it at the Vet for the NFC Championship. The Eagles wore white at home, looking to gain a psychological edge with the superstition that shrouded the Cowboys in that jersey. So Cowboys fans can look to these 2 games for the history of the navy blue and silver uniforms we know today.
Best version of eagles uniforms
Without a doubt !! I love all NFL uniforms from about 76 to 89 or so ! Classic
Amen to that! In fact, as a 9--year old child at the time who had little to no interest in NFL Football until about the 1981 season, strangely enough, perhaps the biggest factor that initially drew me into being a fan were the Philadelphia Eagles' uniforms at that time!
I agree, I love those uniforms!!
I agree, the wings looked meaner to me
So cool! I miss watching games on satellite with no commercials and you hear off-game side chatter from the announcers.
Me too. I sold satellite systems in the 1980’s, and that was one of the biggest selling points. People loved being able to hear the announcers bs during the commercial breaks. I always said that was the first reality TV.
@1:25 ... my how times have changed - four days before Christmas 1980 and the announcer references the birth of Our Savior, Jesus, and the blessing of the freedom we have in this country.
Amen!
Not my savior! it's good these kinds of large false assumptions about the viewership are no longer perpetuated.
@@TuckFrump-r9h what a whinny lil turd U are... lil Commie wimp😂😂😂
"As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, one of His greatest gifts was our freedom". They're not making those statements on sir these days. Golden age of three NFL here.
Eagles receiver Charlie Smith suffered a broken jaw in the first quarter and missed both playoff games. He returned in the Super Bowl, wearing a special cage-like mask with a multitude of bars, including some that extended almost to the back of the helmet. He wound up catching two passes for 59 yards in the game as the Eagles lost to the Raiders, 27-10.
Yeah. As the Tom Brookshire dutifully noted all Dallas supposedly did was “Finesse you”. …Someone forgot to tell them sometimes. (I’ll guarantee they always forgot to tell Randy White that!)
Man we should have won it that year and in 81 to heck with those guys
This was one of those weird the Eagles had to not lose by 25 points or more to lose out on the division title. The Eagles almost lost the division going into the 4th quarter they were down 25 points. Luckily enough for the Eagles, they scored enough points to win the division even though they lost the game.
55:26 to see how this game was affected as the MIN at HOU game with Staubauch CC'ing/scouting went until about the mid of 2nd quarter of this game. Other than concerns of AV nerds getting CTE where boundaries are clearly marked on a safe playing field nothing to note other than how much pros #Summerall #Brookshier working cues in addition to great analysis❤❤❤❤❤
go cowboys hi from mexico . 1980 IM ME 13 YEARS OLD TODAY 2023 ME 57 YEARS OLD . YO TENIA 13 AÑOS DE EDAD . HOY 2023 TENGO 57 AÑOS DE EDAD . MY FAVORITE TEAM DESDE 1980 11 DANNY WHITE 33 TONY DORSEETT AND 88 DREW PEARSON . FOREVER MY FAVORITE TEAM WIN WON OR LOOSE . GANEN O PIERDAN PARA SIEMPRE FOREVER FOREVER MY TEAM . TODAY 2023 4 DAK PRESCOTT 20 TONY POLARD AND 88 CEE DEE LAMP . AND 11 MICAH PARSON . VAMOS VAQUEROS GO COWBOYS . GO TEXAS
Danny White was a warrior never gets his credit but he played against some tough Washington and Philadelphia teams and had us in position to win the 49ers game but defense let us down......very talented guy
No White left us down fumbling way our chance on Dallas final offensive play vs SF
@@jamiesonmathias7859 Well look at Dak 😂
John Madden on play by play would’ve been something
Tom Brookshire at 1:34:20 was right about Montgomery... until Tom Brady 😐
This was the greatest loss in Eagles history!
2:36:19 is when the comeback begins! #FlyEaglesFly 🦅
Summerall and Brookshier were a FAR SUPERIOR combo than Summerall and Maddeen... Madden was tolerable N the 1980's... by the 1990's Madden was unlistenable..... Pat and Tom were FIRST CLASS
I still have not forgotten them beating us in The NFC championship that year that was a huge dissapointment
A hard one to watch, and to recall.
@@roysorgoI’ve rewatched many Cowboy games, including Super Bowl XIII and the 1982 NFC Championship vs the 49ers several times but that one vs the Eagles is one that I have never ever rewatched. I hate the Eagles that much.
Is this the raw feed?
Always fun to watch the eagles go up in flames.
Fry Iggles, Fry !
I agree sir
Always good to see us own them
Man Danny should have at least one sad
Did win a Superbowl as back up good punter too
Tom Landry what a legendary coach
Thurman was one of those Cowboys who had heart, always playing beyond his ability...no way he could've pulled up when he was 2 feet from Carmichael when Wilson tipped the ball. Brookshire and Sumerall were some of the best play by play and color men on TV... they harped too long on Thurman's play.
This game had a goofy NFCE tiebreaker situation (Eagles just had to not lose by 25).
Dallas’ loss at the Giants ended up being why this game was not winner take all but rather one with a unique situation
The play by play is Summerall not Madden.
Corrected
@@jamiejohnson4524half right Brookshier Color Commentating Madden was a CC
1:13:49
Penalty on the Iggles? Great call by the refs
The Eagles both lost and won in the same game
By today’s playoff rules the Cowboys would have won the division with a split with the Eagles and a 7-1 record in the NFC East and Philly with a 6-2 record in the division. Of course the Eagles probably would have shown up a different team in this game knowing they had to win.
I've still never understood how the Eagles were given the NFC East division 🤷♂️ N 1980
Dallas was 6-2 in division losing at Philly & at NYG
@@jamiesonmathias7859 yep--- but the Eagles were also 6-2 N NFC East losing at Cardinals and at Dallas..... both teams lost on the road to an AFC West opponent--- Dallas at Denver and Eagles at San Diego.... and both teams lost to an NFC West team.... Dallas at Rams and Eagles lost AT HOME vs Atlanta---- same exact Division record at 6-2 including 1 & 1 against each other... same Conference record at 9-3--- same 3-1 record vs AFC West teams--- Dallas was 8-0 at home
and Eagles were 7-1 at home---- and Dallas had to win by 25 pts to win NFC East ???? I get Atlanta at 10-2 N the NFC Conference got #1 seed.... I've still never understood how the Eagles were crowned NFC East Champs 🤔
Danny White had some bad luck in the playoffs but he was a good Quarterback unfairly malinged
He was a bum.
😂🤣never liked him myself, but that's life and sports@@yeeluvspizza
I've never been a big fan of White, both as a quarterback and person. However, I blamed Landry more than White for much of Dallas' playoff misfortunes in the early 1980s. He never seemed to adjust the Cowboy offense to White's strengths. He just plugged him in there and expected him to be Staubach.
@@gregford2103 as a person? What did white do?
I often find that White often acted as though he was better than other people, a trait shared by other Cowboy players during the Landry era. It was something that did not endear them to other teams, particularly the Steelers. I also didn't care for the fact that White was one of the players who crossed the line and played in the 1987 "scab games," and helped created division and dissension on the team.
So sad long run they calculate standings different now man
We saw how that worked out justice was served The Oakland Raiders got em
I remember Landry complaining they should've won the division since they beat the Eagles. Uhhh, Tom, thats not the way it works.
Pat Summerall did pxp!
Fixed!
3:03:27 proof that the refs were helping the Cowboys! LOL JK 🤣
Look at the no call @ 1:25:00 mark. The Cowboys defensive back headhunted Harold Carmichael. The ball was AWAY from them yet he nailed him head first OUT OF BOUNDS! Even the announcers stated HOW that wasn't a penalty?
So yeah the refs were definitely giving the Cowboys a LOT of OOPS didn't see that....tee hee.
LOL great hockey assist.
Why are Iggles fans such whiny bitches?
@@EdsterIII Brian Dawkins did that 3-4 times every game. He was the dirtiest scumbag ever to play in the NFL.
Stop your whining.
How did the cowboys win the game, but lose the division. It doesn't make sense.
@tjwittenback3066 It came down to a convoluted tie breaker that the NFL has since gotten rid of. In short, the Cowboys had to win this game by 25 points or more to win the division.
In fairness Philadelphia and Dallas had the same overall record, same conference record, same division record and ended up 1-1 head-to-head in the regular season. So point differential was pretty far down the list. San Diego was the division winner over Oakland using the same tiebreaker that year.
@@KingOfTheNighttime And unlike the Eagles, the Chargers weren't able to take advantage of the charger power home field
@@KingOfTheNighttime and how do they decide it today if 2 division teams are tied and have the same division record?
@archangelmusic13 In that scenario, the division winner is determined by the best won-lost percentage in games played within the division.
I can tell Brookshire was a salty politically incorrect guy. 👍
What happened to barefooted kickers lol
No offense I can't stand the eagles
The rest of the nfl can’t stand cowboys fans you guys are just like the confederacy stuck in the past and very racist