1978 NFC Championship - Cowboys at Rams - Enhanced CBS Broadcast - 1080p 

I love that the commercials are included. For football games of current times I'd rather get shocked with a cattle prod than watch the commercials. But commercials from 45 years ago when I was 8? Magnificent!

Wow those uniforms. Golden era for the NFL. Loved listening to Summerall and Tom Brookshier.

The old NFL TODAY Intros were tje Best..Damn,it's bringin back Nice Memories of my innocent childhood...Thx Dave..!!

Lord this NFL Today theme STILL gives me chills and gets me as hyper now as it did back in the 1970s YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

1978 may have been the best season in NFL history, league wide. Thanks once again, Dave. You keep me busy on the days off :)

Oh those blue Dallas uniforms are so sweet. Great job on the video.

I'm enjoying the old commercials as much as the games. Love your content

All of us SUPER huge old school NFL Fans want to THANK YOU DAVE for keeping those years alive and relevant. Preserving these games in its highest quality certainly gives it a feeling that it's the happening right at this minute, and that's so important in triggering the emotion that had faded over time. No one, could ever put a price on that.

Great source copy I had to work with here, which made for a stellar enhancement. Topaz removed compression artifacts, sharpened the picture, and upscaled it. I then used Resolve to brighten and add color saturation to a semi-drab presentation to VERY nice effect. I also removed some annoying hiss from the audio. My thanks to romelovesdan for providing the DVD files used for this project

Golden age of CBS NFL . Loved seeing the pregame and Pat and Tom in the booth with Jack and Frank on the field.

The appreciation factor for this is off the charts! Dave is the man!!!!!

OH BOY!.....I was so excited for this one back then in 1978, and obviously now to see what our host has been able to enhance with his magic touch!

Watched this game live. 13 years old. Great time to be a kid and a Cowboys fan. 😎

I love this!! The game, the coaches, hall of fame players, The NFL Today pregame which always gives me goose bumps.

Thank God for RU-vid, and for Dave. You are actually able to watch the Cowboys play with heart in the playoffs!

Danny White punting reminded me of his double duty . Time machine I’m 21 watching with my Dad . We were season TZ holders for 50 years . Jets 😢 I always wished for that Home championship game . Never got it but loved all the football with Dad . Thanks Dave

My FAVORITE championship game! Love the Cowboys old dark blue Jerseys! Staubach was awesome!!!

What have I stumbled onto ?? Wow !!! A treasure trove of pure diamonds !!! You just filled up my TV time for the next few years !! Thank so much for uploading these videos !!!

Friend, I have been enjoying these so much, commercials and all. Thank you for these amazing time capsules. Please keep up the great work!

I continue my online pleading with the Jones family to use THIS jersey as the Cowboys throwback uniforms instead of the tired early ‘60s versions.

These are the Dallas Cowboys I grew up Loving. What a great game 🏈

That Dallas offense with all the shifts and motion was the greatest poetry the NFL has ever seen. The way football should still be played.

As a kid growing up in So Cal in the 70s I was obsessed with the Rams. Everything. All the players. the Losses to Dallas and Minnesota every year. High Stress over it. Ive never liked a team as much. Dickerson brought it all back after my heros like Dryer et al started to retire. Once Dickerson was allowed to leave I really started to get angry but Jim Everett saved my fandom. After him, nothing. No feelings especially after they left to go to St Louis. No thrill to even get them back. The 70s were the best time in life. I still cant get over the lack of Super Bowls for that great team and we really should have beaten the Steelers in 14. If you were a kid in the 70s that pulled for the Rams, Im guessing there has been nothing that came close other than the Lakers in the 80s but that was different. The Rams were it.

I remember this day like yesterday, 8 years old, stuck visiting an aunt who had no kids but did have a rabbit (who just hid). TV was on so sat back, intrigued by the team with the star.....and lifelong NFL fan since then.

for us Rams fans, it looked like this was finally going to be there year. Got Minn at home, no rain and won easy. And then getting Dal at home. But, Dal totally shutdown the run game and Rams proved you need a good QB because you have to pass sometimes. All the Haden criticism was legit. Rams should have kept Jaws and given him a real shot at starting QB.

After this game the Dallas Cowboys were the designated home team for the super bowl, but did not wear "the home dark jerseys" (superbowl 13) I was hoping they would. The uniform colors for this game are remarkable!

Wow. Great memories for me. I was 16 in 1978 and remember all these players. I was never a big Cowboys fan, but I loved Roger Staubach. What a warrior!

Of all the coaches, Tom Landry is the man of total class.

I was at this game. As a Steelers and Dolphins fan I didn't care which team won and I was 7 at the time. This was the year after we moved to L.A. from NY. The theme song takes me right back to this era. And it's great to be reminded of how incredibly beautiful Jayne Kennedy was. Such good broadcast quality too.

Thank You Dave for putting this game out

It took them 11min to let the BEAUTIFUL Jayne Kennedy talk...She was my 1st magazine pin-up as a kid..😂

2 years later the Falcons would host the Cowboys in a playoff game in Atlanta as the #1 seed, and had I believe a 13 point lead at one point in the game and still lost to Dallas in a 4th quarter comeback led by QB Danny White. Atlanta heartbreak in 1978 and 1980. Then blowing a 28-3 lead in a Super Bowl over NE. That Muriel cigar commercial with model/actress Susan Anton was a memory. I remember as a kid having a huge crush on her.

Thus is the first game I really remember watching as a kid. Played on my 7th birthday and Staubach was my guy.

Yup,those "salad days"..of the NFL..... looking back now...those turf battles..are missed at this address....thank you for posting!! 🤟😎🤙... Greetings from New England!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Beautiful, better than any of the other YT versions. This is more complete.

This being a wholly nostalgic blast from a cherished era, I was reminded of the Sunoco NFL Collector Stamps. Great memories. I think they came out in '72.

Wow, I saw this game live on TV, on my brother's first birthday! I was 11. Great Memories Dave!!🤝

Really nice enhancement! One of those games where its awesome if you're a Cowboys fan, but if you were a Rams fan...the only silver lining is you were spared having to agonize over whether "if only this play or that play had gone our way." Of note: the Rams had beaten Dallas 27-14 earlier that season, with Staubach throwing 4 INTs. Obviously was a different story this day.

4:58 Crazy that there was some talk of the Rams playoff rival Minnesota Vikings moving into the LA Coliseum once the Rams were off to Anaheim. I remember Colts owner Robert Irsay was also interested of moving his team to LA around that time.

Thank you! Staubauch and Dorsett were my favorites in the 70's.

A time when singing or hearing the National Anthem at all ballgame wasn't considered 'controversial'. Those were the days!

Man, this was the days when football was real and dangerous. I loved those days. They'd actually try to hurt you back then. It was so much fun to watch back then.

Great season....great games. Thanks!

I am pleased fans of the site are loving this more complete version of the game enhanced by Mr. Volsky. Not an easy task with the LA Coliseums lighting challenges. I love the recollections shared here in the comments .Bless the RCA Selectavision 400, other home taping machines and those with the foresight that allowed us to view games from the bygone era. A virtual time machine back to fun times- 1978 was special-The anticipation for the two Conference Championship games, Playing all sports outside year round, having my first beautiful girlfriend, (Bless you Lillian), The Posters on our walls, my KISS albums, The NFL Today, Those fantastic Cowboy Blue uniforms and their contrast to the Rams great white jerseys, John Ramsey's booming voice on the P.A., "Crazy Ray" Jones, Gypsy Boots, The Embraceable Ewes with Jenilee Harrision, Loni Anderson, Ken "White Shadow" Howard, The Great HOF and tough Pro Bowl players and the characters....at the time, @ 3:43:50, I was running stride for stride with "Hollywood" Henderson. The Anticipation for Super Bowl XIII...I could go one forever with recollections... Whatever preconceived notions you have about this game, forget them. This is a great defensive struggle between 2 of the best 3 NFL Teams of the great 1978 season. Perhaps the all-time best season. Even though I have seen this game many times, we have never seen it come to life, in full potential, like this since it's original airing. I watched the enhancement immediately. As Tom Brookshier exclaims to Pat Summerall in the wrap up, "Let's Go get a Cola, alright.." This was a day and broadcast to celebrate. Now, who has the CBS Sports Spectacular "NFL Cheerleading Classic" reels/tape in their closet? send them Mr. Volsky's way, pronto!

I always hated it when the Cowboys had to wear the blue jerseys. Especially in the playoffs. But thankfully they put up a win in this one. Unlike vs. Philly in '80 and Washington in '82.

Thank you, Dave! Appreciate it so much! Wonderful upload!

Man! What a difference in the players' attitudes during and after the game. Everyone was so mature like a day at work just ended. Very refreshing. And the commercials too!

After going 12-4 in 1978 Haden would go 10-12 the next 3 seasons and be out of football. Guess he was too short...LOL Of course Vince Ferragamo caught fire and took the Rams to a Super Bowl in 1979, but Haden basically fizzled by age 28.

This game marked the end of the Los Angeles Rams popularity in Los Angeles. As you saw in the begining of the video they had already announced they were moving to Anaheim. They then choked in this game and lost 28-0. The 49ers dynasty begin just 3 years later in 1981. The Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982. The Rams would eventually move to St. Louis. Since their move back to Los Angeles in 2016 they STILL have never regained the popularity they had in LA before this choke job.😅

Keep 'em coming, Dave... You're the best! 👍

My God! I still remember this intro! That's how you know I'm on my 2nd colonoscopy appt.

Actual headline in the L.A. Times in the next day's edition: "Rams' Season Comes to a Pointless Conclusion".

Thank you again Dave…beautiful job…greatly appreciated!

Great teams, great game, great times. 👍

So clear, it's like the game was played yesterday!

Lord this game still haunts me

As far as football goes , all I watch is DAVE VOLSKY'S NFL. The quality is great. It looks live. A tremendous tribute to the men who played real football, which is a hand to hand combat sport with rules, played any in weather. Do you have backups Dave? I'm always afraid that sissy NFL will delete these videos because it makes today's NFL punks look bad. Thanks a bunch. We watch these videos and travel back in time.

This is awesome.

Once again, Dave's channel is the real NFL Channel.

Wow....Thanks for posting this!! I remember watching this one live as a kid....What a classic!😀

Thanks for this. I used to run into Ed too tall Jones and Tony Dorsett in a couple of the more popular Dallas bars in the late 70s and early 80s. It was amazing how truly big Ed Jones was in person. On the other hand Tony was just average a size guy but with muscles. Both were great dudes to talk to. I loved the way they used to broadcast the NFL on CBS and NBC. Football was better back then and it was the main theme. Not the added controversy that seems to be a part of the NFL and broadcasting teams today. People were more humble back then. Plus the commercials were simple and down to earth. Not like the commercials today. Again, thank you for posting these games.

I was 8 years old...thank you Dave. The 70s nostalgia is something that never gets old.

As a Cowboys fan, I remember this one very clearly, the Cowboys just totally taking over the game after a 0-0 first half, and despite having to wear their blue jerseys. And Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson walking the talk. Also in watching this game again, it's hard to believe Roger Staubach only played one more season.

I wish it was 1978, those were some incredible years. I was 18yrs old at the time.

I'm looking forward to catching an episode of The White Shadow later this week. I've heard good things about it. 1:01:30

NFL today love it

cowboys and rams had a weird playoff rivalry in the 70's . they met 5 times and the road team won 4 of the games

Thank you for this Dave!

Thank you for these game I love nfl and beasball of the 1970s

Perfect, absolutely enjoy this.. thanks

Great Stuff

Great game Dave. At the 1 hour and 33 minute mark after Danny White's punt , people may recognize the Rams cheerleader as an actress from Three's Company

In week 3 of the NFL season the Cowboys went out to L.A. and got rolled by the Rams. The Rams' defense harried Roger Staubach all day, sacking him 3 times and forcing him into 4 INTs. Late in the game he was sacked and angrily responded to the Rams' celebration by saying, "We'll see you f***ing chokers in the playoffs". Yep, St. Roger actually used the f-word.

How the Cowboys organization can justify not having Charlie Waters in the Ring of Honor is beyond me!!!

Love it. Classic lineup on both sides. I was always a big Staubach fan but I’ll tell you Pat Haden was a very good quarterback. Tough little son of a gun.

Jenilee Harrison @1:33:12 and @1:34:26. She was a Rams cheerleader during this time.

Arguable the best game in DC history. Biggest shutout in team history for their first 63 years (last season finally had a 40-0 game) and to do it in the jinxed darks, on the road, in the 2nd biggest game against a very good Rams team was extremely impressive. They should have won the next game too.

Watching this when I get home!

This is amazing! Thanks for uploading.

Thanks for keeping the old commercials too.

Was hoping the Rams wouldn't choke this game but they always succeeded to disappoint their fans.

Larry Cole had quite a first half. Just coming out of halftime now. Fun to watch. The ball security issues are glaring compared to the current version of both NCAA and NFL football.

All seemed right with the world in those days.

If u can Dave, please try to get all the NFC Championships w/commercials! Great job with these, great memories

As a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, this is my most favorite Dallas Cowboys victory of all time because they won and won big in a truly decisive 28-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on the road in the LA Coliseum while wearing their cursed, jinxed road blue jerseys. The very same cursed, jinxed road blue jerseys that Dallas wore three months earlier in an embarrassing 27-13 loss to the Rams in the very same LA Coliseum.

I was 10 in 78 and lived in Irving just down the road from Texas stadium. That was the year I got to meet Tom Landry and Roger Staubach. Man the world was such a better place back then. My Mom worked for a medical rehabilitation center in Dallas. Every year they had a telethon that aired on local channels. She always answered phones and took pledges so she could be on tv 😂 I always went and hung around to meet famous people 😂 It was 3 or 4 in the morning and I was in a break room by myself when a guy in sunglasses came in and sat down and struck up a conversation with me. We just talked and even split a sandwich. My Mom stuck her head in and asked me if I wanted to meet coach Landry. Of course I was excited and my friend said oh boy you don’t want to miss that. When my Mom and I were walking down the hall she asked me if I knew who that was that I was eating with. I said yeah his name is Roy and he’s a nice guy. Well it was Roy Orbison and I’ve been a big fan ever since 😂

Dave this looks GREAT!

I was 6 years old…this was the day I became a Cowboys fan

Loved seeing Loni Anderson make an appearance to promote WKRP. :)

Damn!! I just heard the Steve Miller band on a Ford commercial. Swingtown.

I remember watching this game as a little 8 year old with my Dad and little brother...

I forgot how good the Ram’s defense was back then but it was the Doomsday defense that won this one. The game was so much better back then. The players back then would tear up the players of today.

Watching these games and then seeing how many plays would now have penalties called in today’s game. Case in point: the play Haden threw his last int would have been reversed today due to him taking an obvious shot to the head. Turned out to be a huge turn of events, as was only 7-0 at the time, and the int gave the Cowboys a short field to their second TD

Staubach got his helmet with the sears catalog NFL uniforms.

Thanks for leaving in the commercials. Some of them (Tuborg Gold and AC Spark Plugs in particular) are so incredibly awful. Not sure why I have no memory of this game. I lived in the Houston area and I recall the Steelers destroying the Oilers earlier that day. But as Texas only had one really good team we were a long time Cowboys family.

2:07:40 the announcement of Bill Walsh becoming the 49ers head coach, and Then Tom Flores becoming the Raiders head coach, two hall of fame greats.

Look mom, real football! Love the NFL Today!

Dallas doesn't get to Super Bowl Xlll without Danny White.

Damn. Al Davis was interested in moving in 1978.

Love the shade that Summerall throws at Howard Cosell, "WHO??" at 41:09 😂😂