1978 Week 9 - Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys - TNF

Vikings (4-4) vs Cowboys (6-2)
Thursday October 26, 1978
Play by Play - Frank Gifford
Color Commentators - Howard Cosell and Don Meredith

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The first ever Thursday Night Football game

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2 days later in collegiate gridiron 🏈 action visiting Penn State came back from 14-0 lst Quarter deficit to trounce host W.V.U., 49-21 in last game bet. 2 schools in W.V.U.'s former mid-1920s f'tbll st'dm 🏟, Morgantown, West Va.

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B.T.W., Morgantown, West Va.'s located only about 5 mi. from Penna./West Va. state boundary line

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

@@user-qv3wb2gy1f penn state...umm, ok....home of rapist/abusers like sandusky-of course mr.sunglasses 'knows nooooothhhinnng'

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Penn State leads all-time football 🏈 series w/W.V.U., 49-9-2

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Penn State also leads all-time football 🏈 series w/Univ., Md., 43-3-1

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I love the commercials. It completes the Time Machine experience

[@Mark-xl1ze]

For whatever reason, the Cowboys had trouble beating the Vikings at home during the regular season when they played at Texas Stadium.

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

Well, in 4, previous 7 seasons C'wbys had d'ftd V'kngs in pl'yffs winning 1977-1978 season's N.F.C. Championship Game at home, 23-6 to earn berth in Super Bowl, XII, where they'd go on to defeat Broncos, 27-10

[@BT-be8rh]

Isn't at home and at Texas Stadium redundant?

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Cowboys/Vikings are even in all-time post-season series with both teams each recording 3 victories in llnd season

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Cowboys lead Vikings, 15-12 in all-time reg. season series bet. those 2 teams

[@kevinrcolvin6301]

Loved this -- remembered watching the NFL in '78 but forgot who won this game. It was great reliving old memories!

[@depaola63]

Absolutely ❤️ I’m now 61 and these were my Vikes 🏈🌟

[@debbiehenson1096]

And 8 superbowls.

[@depaola63]

Beautiful Vikings uniforms ❤️

[@chrisorr4902]

8 combined NFC champions in the 1970s

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And in preceding 9 seasons (1969-1970 thru 1977-1978), combined 8 Super Bowl appearances bet. 2 teams

[@mcongemi]

So many great personalities with the broadcast both to both coached Bud Grant and Tom Landry. Then the great backs in Dorset and Foreman and Staubach and Tarkenton. I was 11 years old then and Staubach was my hero Eventhough I lived in Wisconsin but my Packers were not very good back then.

[@acornsucks2111]

Foreman was a great all around back, but had many injuries over the years and perhaps was overused.

[@brianivey73]

Thank you sir!

[@jrodlange8099]

I've never seen this game posted before!! Great find!!

[@stevenzimmerman4057]

Chuck Foreman's last 100 yard rushing game...

[@acornsucks2111]

He looked like he was running on fumes.

[@CardinalsXerces]

Amazing to me that Randy White was on the S/T group in addition to D-line.

[@shanetrimble9265]

Wow thanks J.J

[@jamalcampbell7246]

1978 was a great year for me. I celebrated our 2nd Superbowl Championship as a Cowboys fan. I also graduated from Junior High School in the Bronx NY that year.

[@user-fn6lt2cn3o]

😊 Commericials. Were great better than. Today

[@FlintyCobblestone]

VIKINGS!!

[@christopherstephans3383]

May the Vikes finally win the Big One someday!

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Staubach and. Tarkenton both had. Fantastic. Mobility for both being over 36

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Datsun was getting serious airtime that night lol

[@christopherstephans3383]

Fran called it!

[@taxpayer1962]

"Sorry we are experiencing technical difficulties" lol

[@atulthakker3545]

Notice the Vikings came out in a three RB set to start just to stress out Landry!

[@zcam1969]

i liked it when the Cowboys went to Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota -20 degrees

[@williamkensy4902]

Never happened

[@thefrase7884]

2:45:52….good shot of Ditka

[@bryanmachin2152]

I remember it well. This is the last time Staubach and Tarkenton played each other, and Tark did well!

[@humanbeing2420]

2:01 Dorsett was a real pro about this kerfuffle.

[@taxpayer1962]

Wow Staubach vs Tarkington

[@troyc4250]

Tarkenton 😉

[@giuseppemalaguti435]

Bello il primo pallone ..chi è il ricevitore del primo calcio?

[@drbonesshow1]

Dallas blew this game.

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21-10 home defeat for host Cowboys against visiting Vikings

[@debbiehenson1096]

Datson(Nissan) commercials.

[@texasstadium]

Roger wasn't sharp on this night (to say the least) but I would still like him to run for POTUS in 2024 if Trump can't make the ticket.

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Minnesota shouldve kept Allen. Page My. Packers were. Dumb not.to.aquire Allen smart player still talented at 34

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

if these 2 teams played 10 times, dallas woulda won 8.....(at least) this wasa fluke.the minny's got SMEARED in the playoffs by the whams.....(of course t he whams were humiliated by phallas 28-0)

[@christopherstephans3383]

Boo (censored) hoo!

[@williamhicks7736]

The Cowboys played like crap…. I think they lost their next game but then went on to win their final 6….

[@christopherstephans3383]

And then the Stillers (censored) slapped them once again!

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@@christopherstephans3383 Just as it was case 3 seasons prior (1975-1976) in Super Bowl, X

[@michaelleroy9281]

That was to Miami after a mini bye 23-16

[@debbiehenson1096]

Tony Dorsett has got to hold the all time record for fumbles, crap.

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That's committed fumbles

[@topJimmyP1984]

He did often early in his career but got better.

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Sr. Univ., Pgh. RB Tony D'rstt was 1976 College F'tbll season's H'smn Trophy w'nnr as he helped lead G'ldn P'nthrs to p'rfct 11-0-0 record in reg. season play/wire-to-wire 27-3 tr'mph over Univ., Ga. in XLIIIrd Sugar Bowl classic on New Yr.'s Day, 1977 (January 1, 1977-Sat.) for Univ., Pgh.'s lst National Championship in close to 4 decades. And sp'kng, 1976 College F'tbll season, I.Y.O., why do you think that ABC-TV N'twrk on Dec. 31, 1976 (Fri.-New Yr.'s Eve) d'clnd to air that season's XVIIIth Astro-Bl'bnnt Bowl cl'ssc bet. Univs., Neb./Tex. Tech as syndicated TVS n'twrk aired that game instead?

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I imagine that ABC-TV Network passed up airing 1976 College F'tbll season's XVIIIth Astro-Bl'bnnt Bowl cl'ssc bet. Univ., Neb./Tex. Tech on New Yr.'s Eve night 🌙, 1976 (December 31, 1976-Fri.) fearing that its affiliates in Eastern time zone were concerned that w/live sporting event such as XVIIIth Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl College Football classic bet., Univ., Neb./Tex. Tech starting at 8:00 PM (E.T.) would have impact on stations' local news coverage, New Yr.'s Eve activities/in worst possible case, stretch into annual "New Yr.'s Rockin' Eve" musical 🎼 special. Now as l've mentioned before that XVIIIth Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl College Football classic on last day, historic Bi-Centennial yr., 1976 (December 31, 1976-Fri., New Yr.'s Eve) could moved ahead earlier in day from 8:00 PM (E.T.) to 3:15 PM (E.T.) w/ABC-TV Network starting coverage, game at 3:15 PM (E.T.)

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On 2 separate occasions ABC televised annual Bl'bnnt Bowl College F'tbll classic:1966/7 seasons, back-to-back/1973-4-5 seasons in succession

[@topJimmyP1984]

This game was a big let down and bummer!

[@jamalcampbell7246]

Don't put Trump and Staubach in the same sentence. That's like comparing Fine Champagne to Toilet Water!

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They are both fine champagne

[@joememphis1571]

Roger Staubach has a net worth of over $650 million dollars due to various businesses he owns and Fran Tarkenton has a net worth of about $300 million due to computers.