Staubach leads Cowboys over Washington 1979 Season Finale 

Didn't know 12 was the only Heisman QB to win 2 superbowls thx. 12 is da man of all time. He set the standard for all QB's

Jim Plunkett

@@donaldedmondson8306 Plunkett never led in passer rating. In fact the only major passing category Plunkett led the NFL in was INTs.

I was looking at Texas crossbows response,lol.

@@nobodyaskedbut Also, in either SB year for the Raiders, Plunkett neither played in all the games nor did he start all the ones he played in. He did play well in the ones he was in, however.

Me too I wouldn't mind seeing the commercials and I hate commercials but I wouldn't mind seeing these because they go along with these good memories. I'm a 57 yr old man with tears in my eyes.

@@darrylperry9798 better times they were for sure my friend.

@@ARod-br2ui Oh yeah

Guys, YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

@@darrylperry9798 when the Washington defensive end went down, it reminded me of that movie, North Dallas Forty. Late in the game and the qb tells the right guard to keep him out of his face. Then the two linemen team up and cheap shot the guy in the knee.

No league full of Kaepernicks.

@@derekleaberry1199 Oh,you poor BABY!! 😭😭😭😭. Wasn't full of "Riley Coopers" either,Scruddy!!!

Mike Thomas ok?

Nostalgia is one of the greatest enemies of the truth.

Yes, they are "mine" too. I watched back when Eddie Labarron was QB in the 1st season and then Don Meredith (from SMU.) I remember YA Tiddle of the NY Giants beating my Cowboys and all the losing seasons until they became the winning team they were for all those years in the playoffs with Landry. Now, well i have to put up with that jerk Jones.

Used to do the same thing living here in ny. Talk shit to the giants fans. Best era of football. Glad I experienced it.

I know I remember we were living in North Dallas in1975 and we watched the game that had the hail Mary from Staubach to Pearson my Aunt who was a big Staubach fan loved it

this was a horrible memory for me. I still remember it. It looked for sure that the Redskins had won this game with a 34-21 lead in the 4th quarter. Uggh!

Hes alive

@@Nopethebdndjdj Lmao 😂

PRATER, he is deader than your knowledge trove. He went in 1997, I believe, from leukemia.

Feb. 12th, 2000. And he flew 30 missions in a B-17 in WW II with the Mighty 8th.

@@robertsprouse9282 I'm pretty sure he was kidding, Robert, How about dem cowboys, lol 😂

Horseman Martin& ED TOO TALL JONES should be in the hall of fame along with Randy White.

They sure were, like losing twice to Pittsburgh in the 70s

Fall.. Still we got the rings

Harvey should already be in the NFL HOF!!!

Larry Cole.

You must have been in the vicinity of Dale City/Woodbridge. Man, I remember that game. I was all of 14 or so. Those were the days...

alwaysopen I don't believe you

@@j.h.9987 I wanna punch you in the nose for sticking your face on other people's business

Nobody cares what you think, scum bag.

I remember watching this game as a kid, drew Pearson was and is still to this day my favorite player ever! 👍🏻👍🏻

Well said!

Guys, YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

raymond weaver can you believe it’s been 22 years almost 23 in February that Tom Landry’s been gone??????.. I hope you will reply to this

That makes you unclassy

@@martinarnold4999 You suck.

Yes he is

Oh shut up.

jarjon76 why you mad? It’s the truth jerry Jones and his yes man Jason garret fucked up a whole franchise.

Never thought of the Cowgirls as america's team

You really bought into that America's Team nonsense. No such animal. Never will be.

A great old Cowboy who had 2 rings and a is 1 of only 8 players to have appeared in 5 SBs.

@@davidholcomb9196, Charles Haley and Mike Lodish, and Tom Brady were in at least six, with Tom's eight the record. No one, has gone to six in eight years like LODISH(4-BUFF, 2-DEN.).

Me too. Most of my neighbors were not Cowboy fans, and as a 13 year old at the time, I had to carry the Cowboy flag into battle every sunday. Imagine the joy I experienced when I got to go to their houses and tell them that the Cowboys had come back and won the game.

Players are bigger stronger, faster today. The game was much better then

Yep, I feel the same way. I really enjoyed the NFL back in the 70's through the 90s. Can't stand what the game has become. DirecTV gave me free NFL Sunday Ticket today and I barely watched a part of the Rams Seahawk game.

@@nickbigmann5228 It was as good or better in the '50's and '60's.

@@gslep11, but not more polished, in most cases less, as football players. Football participation is sharply down. More parents are concerned more than ever about concussions, and are putting "Junior" in Soccer. Defense, where the guys who cannot hack it on offense, go, has really suffered from the depth crunch of dropping participation rates. Its not just the rule changes. Scoring is through the roof at all levels, historically so..

Yes, Pussies now.....l.e.

The best. RIP Summerall and Brookshier

Same here….

Daryl your preaching to the choir..., there's nothing like that today

i was 12yrs old when this game went down

I was at the game! what a comeback! we always had faith in Roger to bring us back!

I watched it too, was 16 at the time. What a great era of Cowboy football.

I was 14. Billy Waddy's late TD two weeks later broke my little Cowboy heart. 🚲

Lance Rentzel, Jay Novacek, Frank Clarke, etc.

Tony Hill and Butch Johnson and Golden Richards were pretty good also

Terry Glenn

@@jesseleblanc1199 Butch dynamic🤩

Guys, YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

Not bad for a fellow who only played basketball at Illinois.

He should be in the Hall of Fame.

Preston was the greatest 3rd down back ever!

Preston is from my home town. Preston once blocked a shot by Kareem in college.

Preston Pearson in the hall of fame? I don't know about that as I don't know what he did with the other teams he played with, but DREW Pearson should be in the hall of fame for sure.

HERE is Our Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

It wasn't a win. The refs gave you the game. Mark Mosley should have been allowed to kick the field goal with .2 on the clock. Too bad there was NO instant replay then.

W41.. Rodger the Dodger threw for 75 yards at the end of the game ftw. Redskins first play flag (-10 yards) Second play a sack (0 yards) 3rd play Qb was rushed (0 yards) 4th play a flag on us (35 free yards) 5th play overthrown (0 yards) 6th play finally a completed pass (5 yards) AND you want to win like that?? Calling it a set up?? Refs helped us?? MF we earned that win.. Y'all still salty after all this time?? 😆 😆 😆😆

Brian M0cCall x. Vex 8plllpp0

@@w41duvernay It would have been 59 yard FG attempt for Mosley. His career long was 54. Probably was outside of his range but I agree atleast 1 second left on clock.

Yea, just doesn’t get any better for me. And I got to listen to him in the 90s and a youngster but even still, he was and will always be my favorite.

How did you get dubya's seats?

Awesome!!!

Looking back at the cowboys then. And now those were real ball players then.

I believe you

That’s so cool! I remember my dad’s company got tickets to a Cowboys game and the 4 adults (parents, dads partner and wife) sat on the 50 yard line while the kids (me, brother, and partner’s two boys) sat in some nosebleeds. we were down two scores with just under three minutes left. Most people left but we stayed and the adults missed the comeback by Staubach. I wanna say I was about 9 or 10 years old but I wish I could remember who we were playing. To us it felt like we had won the super bowl. It was soooo exciting. Seeing a comeback live is so amazing! And we enjoyed rubbing it in to the parents who missed it and were waiting in the parking lot for us...(lol never so thankful for pre-cell phone era!!!) Most likely was 1979-1981ish. For some reason, 2:53 sticks in my brain, as in we needed two scores with 2:53 left in the game. My brother was also at Ryan’s no-hitter. He has since passed away but he would still talk about it being one of the greatest highlights of his life. I also think he would remember the Cowboys game we saw since he was three years older... bittersweet to think about because he loved the Cowboys and Rangers so, so much! 😀☹️ good times.

Nostalgia is one of the greatest enemies of the truth.

nostaligia is not missing the events of the past...but missing your age when they took place.

@@TheEnigmaone1 I can understand that. It's all about the age.

@@sludge4125 correct. The game was so out of control back then. U see ther was a second on the clock. No drug testing no dmestic vilonece rules. Coke everywhere. Late hits like crazy. But it was better back then.

@@TexasNewsOwL There's a video of a sixties Viking game where they practically dragged an unconscious player off the field, so they wouldn't have to use a time out.

Michael Spruill I respect that big time! Hell I missed the 1st half because my parents had me doing the church thing. I get picked up and my daddy tells me Dallas is getting it handed to them. I get home. Im not happy. I start yelling and honestly crying because I believed that Dallas would be ahead if my parents did not send me to church. At that point I am blaming them. Anyhow I am upstairs balling my eyes out like a big ass baby. I'm complaining that Dallas isn't any good anymore. I'm saying I can't root fir them no more. And then my daddy says you better get down here....Staubach is hot. Before I get to bottom of stairs my tears all dried up. Once again I am the biggest Cowboy fan...and watch Staubach do his thing.....hitting Tony the Thrill Hill with game clincher to win the East! And that's how it was on that Sunday in December in 1979.

Scott Davidson One of My Top 500 Favorite NFL Games also.

I was there the following week. Alas, much worse result.

Wow! Just Wow! After the "old" guy Larry Cole broke through and put Riggins on the ground, Roger Staubach did an incredible comeback. There was a reason why Staubach was called Captain Comeback.

Scott Davidson this is pretty much the greatest story ever!!! Lol I think we’re soul mates! thank goodness they usually played the 3:00 slot but if it was the noon one, I was always upset missing the kickoff because church was finished at 12:00 and took about 12 minutes to get home. I think the pastor knew he should keep the sermon a few minutes short on those Sundays or riots might break out. 🏈⭐️such good times!!!

That is freaking AWESOME, man!! Thanks for sharing! Any more to the story?(Remember when SI had a centerfold showing how big Too Tall's SB ring was? Most of could have worn it as a bracelet.)

Darryl Perry remember when Ed “ Too Tall” Jones was in advertisements for what was then Datsun’s King Cab??????…..he was lying down in the truck bed…. I hope you will reply to this

@@raywalsh9152 remember when Ed “Too Tall” Jones advertised what was then Datsun’s King Cab??????…I hope you will reply to this

I attended his last game a week later. Alas, a bad outcome.

I know the conventional wisdom is that Roger retired after his best season, statistically, because of multiple concussions, and future health concerns. Wrong. Staubach wanted more control over calling plays on the field. Like Terry Bradshaw had. But Landry wouldn't budge. So Roger bowed out. Just imagine the statline if he didn't serve a 4 year commitment to the Navy before taking an NFL snap, and if Landry had let him call a few plays for a couple years into the '80s. Tom Terrific might still be chasing the true GOAT.

@@raywalsh9152 Roger did even better for himself (at least financially) with his second career in real estate. He was smart enough to value his future health above potential future lily-guilding.

@@raywalsh9152 You're right Chuck would just tell Bradshaw go deep but won't tell him which play to use.

​@@raywalsh91524 years? I think it was 6.

An underrated player.

4 touchdowns against the skins.

Great game on both sides, do u think Mosley would have made the field goal if u had 1 second left to play??!?!? Possibly 60 yard fg attempt no?

36 points to be exact (Bears over the Cardinals wiping out the 33 net point advantage Washington had going into this Sunday)

I was 7 years old, but didn't know anything accept highlights growing up in Dallas. I miss Tom Landry. I appreciate hearing from your side as well because I need to know when I lost my final soccer game while stationed at fort carson(intramural) albeit I had to try out to make the team and start 3 games

The linebacker was don hover and he never had a single tackle or assist in his 2 years at washington. U should of been sick..

Bud if this game were played in todays era you would have at least 1 second left on the clock.

wade rivers it still is.

Because he played for Dallas and that is about the only reason why the NFL don't want to consider him.

Been saying it for years. Fred Dean? and these other DE's were nothing on Too Mean Martin.

Charlie Waters should be in before Harvey.

aktxag I watched a recent interview with Staubach were he talked about why he had to make the decision to retire early. His doctor had told him one more concussion could really hurt his brain permanently. I’m glad that didn’t happen but was also heartbroken like you that he wasn’t going to be our quarterback anymore.

@@rickyrudd28texacohavolinef2 also saw a year ago where he said he would have stayed if Landry had let him call plays.

Man is so famous he has three nicknames Rodger the Dodger Captain America and Captain Comeback legendary

He later apologized for that. Someone had sent Martin that wreath and made it look like one of the Redskins had done it.

@@soylentteal good info. Thanks.

You bet. Redskin player and former Cowboy Coy Bacon called Martin “a big old turkey” for doing it and that’s when Martin apologized. Funny that the two of them were in the news at the same time, because Bacon set an NFL record for sacks with 21 1/2 of them in 1976 and Martin topped him in 1977 with 23, both of them in just 14 games! The league refuses to accept sack totals from that era as official, so the recognized record of 22 1/2 (in 16 games) is a fraud.

@@soylentteal I always love how the NFL pretends they couldn't possibly know how many sacks any other player had before the season they started officially counting them. So many great defensive players unrecognized for their efforts because the NFL just can't find those statistics. Anywhere. They've even looked in the basement. Of the Alamo.

@@raywalsh9152 All they would have to do us watch all the games. I'll take the job.

Except for the time when he sold his Real Estate Co. for 480 Million Dollars

Yea Danny White took over as starting quarterback after this

@@robertrodriguez787 didn't Dallas won a superbowl that year?

Prince Zane no, that was 2 years prior. They lost the following year to the Steelers and then for this one, they ended up losing to the rams in the divisional round.

He retired after this season

Just imagine having a defensive line with a Randy White and Harvey Martin on one side in today's NFL. Jesus. (The games would be 5 hours long because of the offensive holding on every single play.)

@@raywalsh9152 and a highly underrated Too Tall on the other side. That’s as good as any D-line although Pitt and Minnesota also had great ones in the 70s

I’m never calling them the commanders. EVER!