1980 Week 16 - Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

December 21, 1980
Play by Play - Pat Summerall
Color Commentator - Tom Brookshier
Coaches
Philadelphia - Dick Vermeil
Dallas - Tom Landry

[@charlesgraham9954]

i remember watching this game, and the only reason i remember is my mother and i were poor af back when i was 11, but she went to Vegas a won 1200 bucks, so she bought me my own lil 13" black & white Tv. this was my first Cowboy game on my new lil Tv.

[@roysorgo]

I remember this game very well. Thanks for posting it in it's entirety... ! I don't know if Texas Stadium was ever louder than it was for this game, especially when the Cowboys met the 25-point gap. But notably, if they had held to that lead, and taken the top seed in the NFC, there's no telling what would have become of the old blue jersey, which was infamously abandoned by Dallas after they were forced to wear it at the Vet for the NFC Championship. The Eagles wore white at home, looking to gain a psychological edge with the superstition that shrouded the Cowboys in that jersey. So Cowboys fans can look to these 2 games for the history of the navy blue and silver uniforms we know today.

[@eulissbenoit816]

Best version of eagles uniforms

[@bryanburnap4537]

Without a doubt !! I love all NFL uniforms from about 76 to 89 or so ! Classic

[@tahart27]

Amen to that! In fact, as a 9--year old child at the time who had little to no interest in NFL Football until about the 1981 season, strangely enough, perhaps the biggest factor that initially drew me into being a fan were the Philadelphia Eagles' uniforms at that time!

[@darrylturner2611]

I agree, I love those uniforms!!

[@davidlutz3980]

I agree, the wings looked meaner to me

[@Vgy926]

Eagles receiver Charlie Smith suffered a broken jaw in the first quarter and missed both playoff games. He returned in the Super Bowl, wearing a special cage-like mask with a multitude of bars, including some that extended almost to the back of the helmet. He wound up catching two passes for 59 yards in the game as the Eagles lost to the Raiders, 27-10.

[@brockgeorge777]

Yeah. As the Tom Brookshire dutifully noted all Dallas supposedly did was “Finesse you”. …Someone forgot to tell them sometimes. (I’ll guarantee they always forgot to tell Randy White that!)

[@clifftanton8385]

Man we should have won it that year and in 81 to heck with those guys

[@trumpsmessage7777]

So cool! I miss watching games on satellite with no commercials and you hear off-game side chatter from the announcers.

[@samzach2057]

Me too. I sold satellite systems in the 1980’s, and that was one of the biggest selling points. People loved being able to hear the announcers bs during the commercial breaks. I always said that was the first reality TV.

[@redmustangredmustang]

This was one of those weird the Eagles had to not lose by 25 points or more to lose out on the division title. The Eagles almost lost the division going into the 4th quarter they were down 25 points. Luckily enough for the Eagles, they scored enough points to win the division even though they lost the game.

[@MrT8599]

John Madden on play by play would’ve been something

[@cuauhtemocacosta2581]

go cowboys hi from mexico . 1980 IM ME 13 YEARS OLD TODAY 2023 ME 57 YEARS OLD . YO TENIA 13 AÑOS DE EDAD . HOY 2023 TENGO 57 AÑOS DE EDAD . MY FAVORITE TEAM DESDE 1980 11 DANNY WHITE 33 TONY DORSEETT AND 88 DREW PEARSON . FOREVER MY FAVORITE TEAM WIN WON OR LOOSE . GANEN O PIERDAN PARA SIEMPRE FOREVER FOREVER MY TEAM . TODAY 2023 4 DAK PRESCOTT 20 TONY POLARD AND 88 CEE DEE LAMP . AND 11 MICAH PARSON . VAMOS VAQUEROS GO COWBOYS . GO TEXAS

[@adamtparker6515]

55:26 to see how this game was affected as the MIN at HOU game with Staubauch CC'ing/scouting went until about the mid of 2nd quarter of this game. Other than concerns of AV nerds getting CTE where boundaries are clearly marked on a safe playing field nothing to note other than how much pros #Summerall #Brookshier working cues in addition to great analysis❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-yw5wd5td5d]

Danny White was a warrior never gets his credit but he played against some tough Washington and Philadelphia teams and had us in position to win the 49ers game but defense let us down......very talented guy

[@jamiesonmathias7859]

No White left us down fumbling way our chance on Dallas final offensive play vs SF

[@user-yw5wd5td5d]

@@jamiesonmathias7859 Well look at Dak 😂

[@clifftanton8385]

I still have not forgotten them beating us in The NFC championship that year that was a huge dissapointment

[@roysorgo]

A hard one to watch, and to recall.

[@claypleasant6327]

@@roysorgoI’ve rewatched many Cowboy games, including Super Bowl XIII and the 1982 NFC Championship vs the 49ers several times but that one vs the Eagles is one that I have never ever rewatched. I hate the Eagles that much.

[@jrranch9712]

@1:25 ... my how times have changed - four days before Christmas 1980 and the announcer references the birth of Our Savior, Jesus, and the blessing of the freedom we have in this country.

[@glcboxer2012]

Amen!

[@billplaney2585]

Not my savior! it's good these kinds of large false assumptions about the viewership are no longer perpetuated.

[@GameDog-ql6pv]

​@@billplaney2585 what a whinny lil turd U are... lil Commie wimp😂😂😂

[@davidmauldin6295]

Thurman was one of those Cowboys who had heart, always playing beyond his ability...no way he could've pulled up when he was 2 feet from Carmichael when Wilson tipped the ball. Brookshire and Sumerall were some of the best play by play and color men on TV... they harped too long on Thurman's play.

[@tannerplummer1996]

This was the greatest loss in Eagles history! 2:36:19 is when the comeback begins! #FlyEaglesFly 🦅

[@BT-be8rh]

Is this the raw feed?

[@roysorgo]

Tom Brookshire at 1:34:20 was right about Montgomery... until Tom Brady 😐

[@chrisuncleahmad]

This game had a goofy NFCE tiebreaker situation (Eagles just had to not lose by 25). Dallas’ loss at the Giants ended up being why this game was not winner take all but rather one with a unique situation

[@GameDog-ql6pv]

Summerall and Brookshier were a FAR SUPERIOR combo than Summerall and Maddeen... Madden was tolerable N the 1980's... by the 1990's Madden was unlistenable..... Pat and Tom were FIRST CLASS

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Eagles both lost and won in the same game

[@comfortat]

Always fun to watch the eagles go up in flames. Fry Iggles, Fry !

[@clifftanton8385]

I agree sir

[@clifftanton8385]

Always good to see us own them

[@clifftanton8385]

Man Danny should have at least one sad

[@clifftanton8385]

Did win a Superbowl as back up good punter too

[@clifftanton8385]

Tom Landry what a legendary coach

[@spirosnicols3253]

The play by play is Summerall not Madden.

[@jamiejohnson4524]

Corrected

[@adamtparker6515]

​@@jamiejohnson4524half right Brookshier Color Commentating Madden was a CC

[@clifftanton8385]

So sad long run they calculate standings different now man

[@colorman4490]

By today’s playoff rules the Cowboys would have won the division with a split with the Eagles and a 7-1 record in the NFC East and Philly with a 6-2 record in the division. Of course the Eagles probably would have shown up a different team in this game knowing they had to win.

[@GameDog-ql6pv]

I've still never understood how the Eagles were given the NFC East division 🤷‍♂️ N 1980

[@jamiesonmathias7859]

Dallas was 6-2 in division losing at Philly & at NYG

[@clifftanton8385]

We saw how that worked out justice was served The Oakland Raiders got em

[@ericsoley2721]

Pat Summerall did pxp!

[@jamiejohnson4524]

Fixed!

[@joegriego3091]

I remember Landry complaining they should've won the division since they beat the Eagles. Uhhh, Tom, thats not the way it works.

[@clifftanton8385]

Danny White had some bad luck in the playoffs but he was a good Quarterback unfairly malinged

[@yeeluvspizza]

He was a bum.

[@roysorgo]

😂🤣never liked him myself, but that's life and sports@@yeeluvspizza

[@gregford2103]

I've never been a big fan of White, both as a quarterback and person. However, I blamed Landry more than White for much of Dallas' playoff misfortunes in the early 1980s. He never seemed to adjust the Cowboy offense to White's strengths. He just plugged him in there and expected him to be Staubach.

[@OJTheMarriageCounselor]

​@@gregford2103 as a person? What did white do?

[@gregford2103]

I often find that White often acted as though he was better than other people, a trait shared by other Cowboy players during the Landry era. It was something that did not endear them to other teams, particularly the Steelers. I also didn't care for the fact that White was one of the players who crossed the line and played in the 1987 "scab games," and helped created division and dissension on the team.

[@speedyeagle2.25]

1:13:49

[@comfortat]

Penalty on the Iggles? Great call by the refs

[@tjwittenback3066]

How did the cowboys win the game, but lose the division. It doesn't make sense.

[@jamiejohnson4524]

@tjwittenback3066 It came down to a convoluted tie breaker that the NFL has since gotten rid of. In short, the Cowboys had to win this game by 25 points or more to win the division.

[@KingOfTheNighttime]

In fairness Philadelphia and Dallas had the same overall record, same conference record, same division record and ended up 1-1 head-to-head in the regular season. So point differential was pretty far down the list. San Diego was the division winner over Oakland using the same tiebreaker that year.

[@eldub422]

@@KingOfTheNighttime And unlike the Eagles, the Chargers weren't able to take advantage of the charger power home field

[@archangelmusic13]

@@KingOfTheNighttime and how do they decide it today if 2 division teams are tied and have the same division record?

[@jamiejohnson4524]

@archangelmusic13 In that scenario, the division winner is determined by the best won-lost percentage in games played within the division.

[@tannerplummer1996]

3:03:27 proof that the refs were helping the Cowboys! LOL JK 🤣

[@EdsterIII]

Look at the no call @ 1:25:00 mark. The Cowboys defensive back headhunted Harold Carmichael. The ball was AWAY from them yet he nailed him head first OUT OF BOUNDS! Even the announcers stated HOW that wasn't a penalty?

[@EdsterIII]

So yeah the refs were definitely giving the Cowboys a LOT of OOPS didn't see that....tee hee.

[@comfortat]

LOL great hockey assist. Why are Iggles fans such whiny bitches?

[@comfortat]

@@EdsterIII Brian Dawkins did that 3-4 times every game. He was the dirtiest scumbag ever to play in the NFL. Stop your whining.

[@abc5def]

I can tell Brookshire was a salty politically incorrect guy. 👍

[@anthonygipson580]

What happened to barefooted kickers lol

[@clifftanton8385]

No offense I can't stand the eagles

[@williamstocker584]

The rest of the nfl can’t stand cowboys fans you guys are just like the confederacy stuck in the past and very racist