This was the first year of FOX covering the NFL. Joe Buck was on the # 3 announcing team with Tim Greeen. They were the only below # 3 announcing team on FOX at that point to call a Cowboys game.
At least the numbers and lettering are stitched onto the jerseys now. And we finally got rid of those embarrassing green pants. Personally, I'd like to see them ditch those lame, white, colorburst pants, too. Maybe even wear the road unis more often. I could go either way with the striped socks, though I did miss them when they first got rid of them.
This was the first game after Erik Williams' car accident and Larry Allen's first start at RT. This game also demonstrated Switzer's hyper aggressive coaching style as he went for it on 4th down not once, but twice. Switzer also went for it on 4th down during crucial drives in both playoff games. His decision to go for it against the Packers in the divisional playoffs extended a drive that led to a touchdown. In the NFC Championship Game, Switzer changed his mind about kicking a field goal, and he decided to go for it on 4th and 7 against the 49ers. Kevin Williams made a spectacular catch and a Michael Irvin touchdown catch on the very next play cut the Boys deficit to 10 points.
@@jackduncan5442 They still found a way to win and winning was a hallmark of the Cowboys from 1992-1995. This game demonstrated that next to Larry Allen, the biggest addition to the 94 Cowboys was K Chris Boniol. He had a terrific rookie season and his 2nd season was even better. Boniol was almost perfect in the 95 season, hitting 27 of 28 field goals in the regular season, and 6 of 7 field goals in the playoffs.
I'm not a cowboys or Bengals fan but Barry Switzer had to learn that even 0-7 team in the NFL is capable of beating a high level NFL team. The NFL is not college.
He actually meant it in a complimentary way. What he was trying to say (in that comparison) is that when he was head coach at Oklahoma, no matter how bad Iowa State looked......they sometimes gave the Sooners trouble. So he was trying to warn his team of a "trap" game.
If you read skip bayless' book "hell bent" the story goes after the game when shula and switzer meet and shook hands, shula leans into switzer's ear and tells him, "you can stick Iowa State up your ass."
17:04 if you pause and look at the scene, what is going on in the background? A lot of people in shorts sitting on a bench and a few people laying on the ground in what appears to be sleeping positions facing away from the field. Most likely cheerleaders make up a portion of this but there are some people that don't appear to be cheerleaders as well. Curiosity has got me wondering what is happening here.
This was a 25 year old Joe Buck. He started filling in for his dad in Cardinals games once in a while a few years before but his was his first year calling football games. Unless he called some Missouri football games in the early 90s.
I was only 12 at the time of this game, but I remember it because they spent so much time playing from behind and my world would end if the Cowboys lost lol.
I will always be grateful to Jeff Blake for giving Bengals fans a glimmer of hope during his time as the Bengals QB. While we were never good enough to make the playoffs, he did restore respect back into the franchise.
I was at this game with a fellow die hard Cowboys fan…we kept thinking that they were going to get it going any time now, had us scared that they would lose but luckily they pulled it out!
Interesting that Joe Buck calling his first Cowboys game, mentions Troy Aikman a number of times and have been the #1 FOX team for 17 years and counting.
The Bengals weren't a good team, and I think this was the game when Barry Switzer during the week leading up to the game, did an interview and said in his shouting way "THEY GOT A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM.....WHY AREN'T THEY IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!". I wish I could find that clip.
Barry Switzer was a total idiot his coaching for that team was miserable they won cause of what Jimmy did. Switzer did nothing but screw it up by letting players like Michael Irvin do what they wanted cocaine in the Famous White House.
