1975 - Chiefs at Cowboys (Week 8) - Enhanced ABC Broadcast - 1080p/60fps 

I've enhanced the 1975 Week 8 Monday Night Football game between the Chiefs and the Cowboys. I upscaled, denoised, sharpened, and doubled the framerate with Topaz. I then used Da Vinci Resolve to adjust contrast and to inject much needed color. See before/after shots here -- imgbox.com/g/N9YYH52JRt -- This recording was in pretty good shape to start with, but the picture was very soft, details weren't sharp, and the color was very drab - this was likely a copy of a copy of the original network tape. The enhancement really helped overall, but this clearly isn't the best vintage game presentation you'll ever see. The color somewhat bleeds out now after increasing the saturation, but I felt it was better to go that route, as opposed to sticking with a muted and dull palette. My thanks to romelovesdan for providing me the DVD files used for this project.

Was in the hospital that day for a minor operation and was horrified that I would miss the Monday night matchup between the Chiefs and the Cowboys... I was 15 years old at the time and my best friend was kind enough to record the game (audio only) so that I could listen to it the following day... 48 years later I still have the audio tape in a shoe box containing old tapes... my friend Dave lost his battle with kidney cancer in October of 2021... this is the 1st time that I've ever seen video from this game... goosebumps for me... thanks for posting... seems all things are connected...

Mike Livingston was a neighbor of ours when we lived in Grandview, Mo.(Back in '69 through '73) My older sister baby sat his children during the 1970 season. Nice family.

Been a Cowboys fan my entire life. I got to admit, even the 1975 commercials bring back great memories.

Ed Podolak, one of the most UNDERATED NFL running backs ever.

Two hours before the game kicked off, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior near Whitefish Bay. Twenty nine men perished.

I despised Howard Cosell when I was a kid. I thought he was biased against my beloved Vikings. Now, the Vikings are just another team to me, and watching these videos I realize just what a giant Howard Cosell was. Yes, he was arrogant and egotistical, but all of his comments are designed to include the fans at home in the experience. He provides background, context, insight. He asks for a replay to prove a fumble wasn't a young player's fault. What a display of grace. With the benefit of perspective, I realize he wasn't biased, he was just brutally neutral. He was calling the games right down the middle. He is, or he should be, a model for young sports journalists, but there will probably never be another like him. Rest in peace, Howard. Well done.

Another masterful gym by Mr. Dave Volksky. Thank you so much for polishing up these classic games for us to enjoy.🏈🙋

The core of the 1969 championship Chiefs was gone but it's cool to see Ed Podolak! He might have had a stellar career but his Mt. Everest was Christmas Day 1971!

I'm looking at a game that's almost 50 years old and it's the best thing in my life...Please don't tell anyone how I live.

I remember this was a special one. I had these two teams with my Tudor NFL electric football set that year.

The only time i was allowed to stay up to watch MNF was when my Cowboys were on. Staubach was my favorite player.

I actually like these games a lot more than watching current football. Love seeing the old commercials. I was only 8 when this was on but being a Cowboys game I almost certainly watched it with my dad.

Nice to hear the names like Pearson (Drew and Preston) Staubach, Newhouse, Lanier being called. We’ll never get that time back.

Oh my those great Cowboys teams from the seventies. I was a young fan of America's team. Great years. Great teams. Late Great Tom Landry resting in peace. Some of the greatest players to play. Truly I say hats off.

Amazing work. So much classic NFL history is preserved on film, but the videotape of the 1970s seems to have suffered a lot. It's great to see games in vibrant color and a more natural framerate.

As always thanks for including the ads! Great History!

So nice to see real commercials, instead of "Have you been injured... attention asbestos sufferers... did you have an accident with an 18 wheeler..."

Thank you Dave. You are a living legend!

Alot to be said when the commercials are top notch.. good ole days... They are gone... But never forgotten.. thanks for all these videos!!!!!

Wow, what a wild game! As a Chiefs fan who was in preschool when this one was played, and likely asleep through it, it's a blast to finally see it.

Excellent job re-editing the video on this game, man. And it was a thrilling game to boot. And then the classic commercials, wow.

Thank you for the Oilers game of Miami vs Houston playoff game. Anything Oilers is priceless. Actually all of these games are priceless. I wish the NFL had a channel that had classic games as these.

Wish we had more 1975 "Wild and Wooly" Dirty Dozen 1975 Cowboys games. Extremely grateful for the 5 we have though.

Rip golden Richards #!!☝️his touchdown catch was spectacular #!! A circus catcg#! Wow #!!

Your videos are fantastic. Great to be able to see old games and broadcasts. Keep up the great work.

Got to see Mike Livingston and the Chiefs play in person at Arrowhead in 1978 against the Buffalo Bills. It was an absolute snow storm in KC that day!

Can you imagine Alex Karras announcing a game today? He would have to apologize for so many comments and would be fired multiple times. Sure do miss him.

One of two inexplicable home losses for Dallas in 1975. Three weeks earlier, the Packers beat them for their first loss. Final 1975 records: Cowboys 10-4, KC 5-9, GB 4-10.

This is beautiful work. Thanks Dave

I liked the way Alex Karras mixed with Gifford and Cosell. He had a sneaky humor.

I was 9 at the time. This was the first year that I was allowed to watch the entire game (other than my team, the Vikings), as long as I stayed awake. I remember watching this entire game. It was a thriller. Lots of action.

Back when pro football was still fun to watch. What memories this brings back!

It was a little before my time, but the opening ad looked like Schoolhouse Rock…

I can't describe it, but I'd still be watching the NFL on a regular basis if it had the look and feel of this...of course today it would be in hi-def, so that would be nice. And the score being a constant along the bottom or top of the screen - that's nice too. But other than that, I could watch these games all day long.

Thank you Dave! 2:25:05 Gwenda Swearingen, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader famous wink

1:47:11 OJ slashes through the line, cuts back into the secondary, and then makes a killer move into the end zone.

Dungard masks were pretty popular for a while. Terry Bradshaw and many others wore them

The return of the Dallas Texans

Started following cowboys 1966 (5th grade). Missed this game (on TV) was in military basic training at time. Lived in Dallas 1983-1985. Went to many games. ($19. Tickets) I coached under 6 year old soccer with my son on team. Robert Newhouse (RIP) had twin daughters that were on the other team that we played several times. Robert wore one piece solid colored jumpsuits, (his thighs were the size of tree trunks)

The first 20 mins of this game has more fumbles, mistakes, blocks, and turnovers than my nephews 12Y Rocket Football district game. Those kids played tighter then these pros! Wow has the game changed! This is awesome to watch thou I love everything old tv.

1:52 The Flick My Bic commercial...quite suggestive for the 70s. LOL

This stuff is like a time machine for me. thanks Dave

It’s surreal seeing footage at 60 fps that was recorded on cameras that captured footage at 30 fps. Modern technology is astounding

Love the white Dungard face masks and red turf cleats on the Chiefs.

Fantastic! These are great, Dave!

Our Cousin twice removed Clyde "Bulldog" Turner honored in that "All Time Texas Team" Halftime ceremony @1:54:30.......oh the stories of him and Bobby Layne. We had moved to CA by this time, man I wish I had more of an opportunity to hang out with him as a young football fan.

Dallas with 7 turnovers, wow. I bet practiced was hard the next week.

You could always tell when Howard had a bottle in the booth.

I truly miss 1970s era football. I think it was the zenith of the sport. So many good memories .....

Both the Chiefs and Cowboys still (well expect for some minor changes) still wear the same uniforms in 2023.

The first year MNF used this music - 0:13 and 2:02 The last year MNF used this music - 1:11

Gee! To think those lovely Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders are probably grandmothers in 2023.

The TV play-by-play calling and commentary in this game was sparse when compared to present-era TV coverage NFL games. I prefer this style of TV football game announcing, as it was easy on the eardrums.

The next time you think you may be experiencing imposter syndrome, just remember a human being got paid to design these Kansas City Chiefs' facemasks.

I remember that animation at the beginning of a guy going ape for the MNF game. I thought it was weird when I was kid. It still looks really strange.

9:00 NFL Bi-Centennial Scholarship Essay contest. Rumor has it that it was won by a young man whose essay on the role of the NFL in American history focused on the importance of reducing our dependence on foreign oil through the harnessing of Howard Cosell’s hot air for wind energy.

Bring back thoses ole days 🏈 love back to ole school 🚸 days 👍 🤟🤘🤙👏😊

That stat on the screen at 24:01 is mind blowing nowadays.

This was when I lived and died on every play as a cheifs fan what a ride it has been

Second ever meeting between 2 powerhouse AFL-NFL teams.

Major League Baseball legend _Joltin' Joe DiMaggio_ is seen @21:52 going to bat for Mr. Coffee.

14:18 The Chiefs' offensive line was a far cry from the glorious 1971 quintet of Jim Tyrer, Ed Budde, Jack Rudnay, Mo Moorman and Dave Hill. Rudnay, who had the thankless task of replacing original Chief and two-way legend E.J. Holub, stuck around through 1982.

As a kid watching the 1970s NFL, KC was one of the only teams that primarily used the Dungard facemasks. It was unique signature for the team that was very recognizable.

I was in high school, and a Chiefs fan. Friend of mine was a Cowboys fan, and all I heard from him was how the Chiefs would get destroyed. Passed him in the hall at school the next day, laughing my butt off. He said “I’m not talking about it!” And stormed off. Fun game to watch.

Wasn't crazy about Alex Karras as a commentator.

The good ole days of PRO football.

My goodness, NFL football was beautiful once.

Livingston? Now there's a trivia question!

What a pleasant experience watching this old game again. Even the commercials are bearable, only one or two at a time, instead of these four-minute blocs of loud, shrill, screeching rap-punk-heavy metal up in your face cut-cut-cut-cut clownshows we have to endure today. At first I fast forwarded through the breaks here, but after a few I just sat through each one, because I knew it would be over quick. Game, quick ad, back to the game. I don't even watch NFL live anymore; I TiVo the game, FF through all the nonsense, and it's over in one hour instead of four.

Awesome thanks

thanks again

When I heard Howard Cosell and the music ,felt like playing football at age 59! Football is Nothing like this😊😊😊

Even though this game was in Dallas, they had Kansas City on the bottom when they showed the score. I don’t remember seeing that before. A mistake? Maybe they did that back then and I didn’t notice.

It was a bleak era for Chiefs fans and fashion. Thankfully, we both recovered..

This was a fun game to watch a bit sloppy but fun none the less I was wondering the Alex and Frank might feed Howard to the crowd nearby

Just for the record nov 10 1975 was when the edmund Fitzgerald sank in lake Superiorl! On this night. Not sure what time it went missing, I believe around 6:00 and 7:00pm😥

Alex Karras was competent but paled next to Don Meredith! He tried to be too funny but should have been more of a straight analyst.

Love the cherry red, love the white face mask grills of # 42 and # 14. What year did they change the Arrowhead logo on the helmets ?

Good game.

The face masks grills on the Chiefs! Thank God it didn't catch on.

13:43 before he was the meth kingpin of the southwest, he was the backup tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs

Wow you actually did it thank you I really mean it.

oh man that fancy ass facemask on the QB, I bet he thought he looked like a badass

1:29 makes it feel like a Saturday morning game😂 hand me some milk and a box of Honeycombs😂😂😂

It was weird to me seeing Dallas trying to stay in bounds at the end of the game with no sense of hurry up when down by three. And the way the KC QB "kneled" the ball. Weird.

That's why they play the game and is never mailed in. In the NFL, any team can beat another team on any given day

KC with those budget helmets. Lions also wore the same helmets.

haven't heard much of Karras before on Mnf,he and Cosell had some tension but thats ok,the interactions between the 3 in the booth was real and actual conversations,theres nothing like that now, networks will not permit this tiday,its scriped and over produced

Thank You!

SUPERB!!!!

Infamous Howard Cosell smackdown. Chiefs back then were strangely decent on the road, but horrible at home.

1:11:55 punch to Golden Richards throat, and Alex loves him!😂

Ed Podolak looked more like a hockey player instead of a football player😁

The golden age of football!

It just dawned on me, sitting here watching via RU-vid, in Aug. '23, that this is a Super Bowl team here with Dallas- lost a great Super Bowl to Pittsburgh, with a rematch two years later. And also forgot that Matuszak played with Buc briefly- monster size DE's. Then you have Too Tall on the other d-line- those three had to be the tallest trio ever to be on the field at the DE spot in a single game.

1:03:15 Alex Karras says Lee Roy Jordan has gray hairs on his chest and then explains he's showered with him before. Wtf...they were never on the same team.

Color guy is trying SO hard to add fun and zaniness a'la Dandy Don... but it's sounding more and more forced as the game goes on.

With all the turnovers, the Cowboys looked like a 2nd class team.

I remember watching this game