1986 Week 9 Cowboys at Giants

Pivotal NFC East matchup for a pair of 6-2 teams. NYG prevail over DAL 17-14. Carl Banks KO's Danny White with a broken wrist. Big drama at the end. Giants would not lose again in the '86 season.

[@kylecole9433]

That theme song is my childhood. The 80s was a helluva decade to be a kid.

[@wxman5401]

For me it will always be the NFL Today theme from the mid 70s

[@k.o.d.holdinitdown2473]

Childhood Memories📺🏈💯

[@eddiewallace7709]

So true😜😁😎

[@charleswilliams1394]

You and me both

[@bundeswehr7676]

..I agree. I was in 10th grade in ‘86.

[@scottbrown7497]

80s uniforms were great

[@jaylew889]

This made me want to grunt like Tim Allen from home improvement. Arguably one of the greatest commentator duos, football before the refs treated the players as if they wore floral blouses, commercials for tobacco. It might be winter, but I think I'm going to go fire up the grill and fly the flag at full-staff

[@jimkujawski3772]

Yup, im with ya man😀🇺🇲💪

[@SingleTax]

The Cowboys got off to a good start in 1986. But when Danny White was injured against the Giants, they went into a downward spiral so severe that it resulted in their first losing season in over two decades. That's the difference a veteran quarterback can make.

[@ExperienceEric]

No doubt. White's injury exposed growing issues on the roster. The rest of the NFC East was getting bigger, stronger and more physical, and the cowboys were getting less physical and becoming undersized and old as the 80's progressed. Steve Pelluer was a terrible backup as well.

[@ExperienceEric]

Its amazing how good the cowboys looked before the White injury, even in this game. They were handling the giants defense, then White was sacked and it all changed. Landry was still a great coach and could really cover up his teams weaknesses with a veteran QB.

[@danieltilson4912]

@@ExperienceEric he was a punter a terrible qb who always choked

[@reginaldpeters5142]

@@danieltilson4912 dummy u sound silly this man took us to 3 straight NFC championship games. Our defense choked. Plus he was all pro at punter and QB. There's nothing terrible about that football is a team sport not individual sport. As Tom Landry said Danny was a solid winner with many passing records.

[@danieltilson4912]

he lost didnt he because he was bum the first romo. the game past landry by so he got fired and the cowboys statring winning super bowls again. you idiot @@reginaldpeters5142

[@LYVETYME22]

I never saw a game where the crowd was so loud they couldn't call a play!! Great game, hope we can bring that magic back!!

[@johnliberty3647]

It happened a lot more often back then, I recall it about 4 times a season in the 1980's... Stadiums were smaller then but the fans seemed closer to the field and the stands were steeper. This game isn't a great example of that type of stadium though.

[@cowboybuzz5533]

Even as a Cowboys fan I thought that was stupid home field advantage... But there was a rule I think after this season if fans was too loud the home team will be penalized a timeout lol bc I remember Browns got penalized allot

[@agt462]

There were many games like this one during the 80s. I remember this was common in Miami.

[@BruceWayne-ri4wr]

It's crazy that my cowboys were the number one offense in football. They had Herschel Walker, Tony dorsett. They were six and two. A lot of people picking them to win the super bowl this year, but they fell apart this season and that was the beginning of their like 4 year downfall where they were terrible until they got aikman Emmett and Irving

[@diaz5292]

Before Jimmy 'The Greek' made the 'ultimate sin'...lol

[@Sgtalex-iv6eo]

Dear cbs: please bring back these old intros. Sincerely: every nfl fan

[@mrufino1]

Nah, I much prefer “waiting all day for Sunday night.” It makes the game so much more enjoyable. 😂

[@charleswilliams1394]

Amen to that my guy

[@miami8089]

These intros from the 80’s are truly the best

[@sol1120]

Summerall got better and better with them too. The playoff intros were so great with Pats deep dramatic cadence. It was a great time and relationship CBS had with madden and Pat

[@jamesjeffries6623]

Nobody narrated an open like Pat Summerall.

[@yeeluvspizza]

Landry, Parcells and Gibbs... In the intro. The music, Summerall, the graphics the stakes.... This was the NFL.

[@fab5frk]

REAL NFL FOOTBALL !!!

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

PRECISELY Sir!

[@fab5frk]

@PBR Streetgang It was a different time along with lesser restrictions & rules of how players play the game itself. Compared todays NFL. Celebration just became official within the last 5 years. So dont knock what you dont know about. Our generation still enjoyed the realness of the NFL back then. Compared to this Made for T.V., political bullshit league that we have today.

[@3John-Bishop]

No kneeling during the anthem too. Not allowed back then.

[@stevewilliamson8402]

Landry got overtaken by Parcells, Gibbs, Ditka and Walsh. A young Belichick on the sidelines!

[@johnnisbet6386]

Really miss these two announcers. They were the best.

[@SSNESS]

Bavaro should’ve been flagged or ejected for putting his hands on the referee in the 1st quarter

[@steelermia]

@@SSNESS I agree .. but I guess the refs were more lax then .. or at least that one was

[@JM-dv1zq]

It's refreshing to watch a game where the players don't showboat after every single tackle. Atta boy Gelman. !

[@BigRich1968]

I agree, to much damn showboating! It's frustrating to watch as a former football player.

[@meaninglesscog]

@@KS-xo3oh Did they do those after every single tackle? Players nowadays act like they've never tackled anyone before they are so excited.

[@danieltilson4912]

@Levi Ackerman nfl today is the pussy league

[@eugenedenbrook322]

@@KS-xo3oh And Billy "White Shoes" Johnson. Loved it.

[@theoreid6976]

U must be a hundred years old

[@sjames9005]

Ear rings, hair buns, and light beer were made for women.

[@Margatroid]

Light beer is for guys who are old. As you can see here, the night belongs to Michelob, which is full of calories and gets you all kinds of wild pussy.

[@bigdave5946]

Back when the NFC East was a beast of a division.

[@BrendonChase2012]

In a beast of a conference, in a beast of a league.

[@eugenedenbrook322]

Oh most definitely. I mean, poor Philly; they started coming back up late 80s, but couldn't top Giants and Redskins. Then Dallas goes and makes it 4 straight SBs, for the division, to start the 90's.

[@frankt285]

It's a joke today though.

[@danieltilson4912]

@@frankt285 your a joke to

[@frankt285]

@@danieltilson4912 thank you much....

[@pretorious700]

Summerall and Madden, just the best ever.

[@SheltonWalden]

Bring back these intros!!

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

YES!

[@Grandizer8989]

59:17. Proof that 80s kids are tougher than Millennials. No car seat.

[@jackprecip5389]

Sometimes as football fans we get overdramatic, but this game was a milestone for the Giants and the Cowboys. People forget that before the 80's, the Giants had been HORRIBLE for many many years, and the Cowboys were one of the best in the NFC for many many years. Before this game, the Cowboys had won 32 of the previous 40 games between the two of them, often in games not remotely competitive. This was almost a changing of the guard moment, as the Giants were just beginning to be a dominant force in the NFC, while the Cowboys were on the last legs of Landry's great teams for 2 decades. The Giants never lost again in 1986 after this game, winning the Super Bowl, and going 52-22 after words (which includes their disastrous strike year team made up of cab drivers), culminating in another Super Bowl win in 1990. The Cowboys went the other direction, only winning one more game in '86, and missing the playoffs. That fast fall would snowball into a total record of 15-49 after this game which saw the Cowboys become truly dreadful for 5 years, Landry and his staff get fired, and set the stage for something similar to the rising of the Phoenix (the mythical bird, not the team) when Jimmy Johnson and the new batch of Cowboys would make the playoffs in '91, and then have their own dynasty of sorts when they won 3 Super Bowls in 4 years ('92,'93,'95). It may seem as just a regular page in the never ending saga of the changing fortunes of sports teams through the years, but for those of us who grew up in New York in the 70's (before cable TV, internet, or sports networks), and were forced to watch bad Giants and Jets teams all through the 70's, having the Giants beat Dallas in a big game for the division lead, and then win the Super Bowl, was something akin to a fantasy.

[@comfortat]

Truly dreadful for 5 years? They were 7-8, 3-13, 1-15, 7-9 and then made the playoffs. They were bad for 2 years and mediocre for 2, then made the playoffs, then won 3 SBs in 4 years. Not to nitpick, but they were NOT truly dreadful for 5 years. Even in Landry's last season, 1988, they lost to the Giants 12-10 and 29-21. The had drafted Michael Irvin and Kelvin Edwards, and were about to draft Troy, and they had Herschel. That 3-13 season, they were competitive. They lost 5 games by 3 points or less. They WERE dreadful in 1989, by design. Jimmy Johnson traded/waived anyone who was not in their future plans, including Herschel, and 3 years later they won the SB 52-17. They went 18-14 the next two seasons after 1-15. Peace

[@jackprecip5389]

@@comfortat Well, I'm sticking to my statement, they were dreadful for 4.5 seasons between 1986 to 1990, and a 15-49 record in that span really can't be considered anything else, but for arguments sake, I'll go season by season. 1986 : After the Giants game in week 9, Dallas went 1-6 with Steve Pelleur at QB, gave up bunches of yards and points (including 3 straight games over 400 yards allowed), were blown out in most games (3 games they were losing 0-34, 7-24, and 0-24 at halftime) and the lone win was against an even worse 4-12 Chargers team. 1987: Probably the only year you can make a case that they weren't "dreadful", but even in that 7-8 year, they went 2-0 against replacement player strike teams, so they really only went 5-8 against real teams. 1988: They went 3-13, and while I'll grant you they lost a few tight ones, they lost even more that weren't, and they struggled scoring, never getting over 26 points in a game the whole year (21rst in the league total) and finished 25th in the league in points allowed. Sorry, if you go 3-13 and can't score and can't defend, you're dreadful. 1989: 1-15. Yes, they were rebuilding that year for the future, but they went 1-15, which means regardless of their motivations, they were off the charts bad. They were also dead last in points scored. 1990 : While the 7-9 record seems somewhat respectable, they were still terrible. They still couldn't score, finishing 26th in the league in points, and only scoring 17 points or less 12 out of the 16 games. Also, they only had ONE win against a team that ended up with a winning record. So, that's my retort. You made a few good points, but I'm sticking with my declaration. I also now have spent far too much time discussing a football team from nearly 40 years ago, so I think I'll hang up my pen on this topic for good now. Peace to you too.

[@WaltGekko]

@@comfortatThat 7-8 record in 1987 was inflated by the strike team that went 3-0 (they had most of their regulars, who would be nearing the end of their time in the NFL cross the picket line and easily handle some very bad strike teams that in some cases had NONE of their players cross). Giants and Eagles were both 0-3 during the strike and was a big reason the then-Redskins won the division that year and thanks to upsets hosted the NFC Championship game after playing their divisional game on the road. Landry likely is fired after the 1987 season (or more likely, forced to retire) were it not for the strike team and a late-season upset on Monday night in Anaheim against the Rams. In hindsight, Landry should have retired after the 1-7 collapse in the second half of the 1986 season. By 1990 the Cowboys were on the right track as the draft picks they got in the Herschel Walker trade were already paying off and by 1991 when they were 11-5 you knew they were an emerging monster.

[@RayW....]

​@@comfortatremember the 90s. Seems like forever ago...

[@clifforddriver9434]

Remember, the Giants were last Champions when the two coordinators were Landry and Lombardi. They dominated the league.

[@johnriley4320]

Joe Morris is an underappreciated Giant. He was a real weapon during the ‘80s. He took over a lot of games.

[@frankt285]

You are absolutely correct..

[@lmswentzeljr]

They really used him a lot in 85 and 86 might have been a reason his career wasnt a good after that

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Now that I totally agree with. There are a lot of guys that were pro bowlers in the 80s that simply seem to have been forgotten.

[@muffs55mercury61]

In this game Joe Morris was "off to the races" a number of times.

[@justintime8445]

Absolutely, that team would not have been able to Excel without Joe Mooris.

[@jeffkravitz6457]

CBS needs to bring back this theme and these intros!

[@Phantom_275]

Jeff Kravitz let it go old man

[@bobbenbrown123]

@@Phantom_275 FUCK YOU ASSHOLE! Nothing wrong with reliving good old childhood memories. LOSER!

[@Phantom_275]

Jane don’t be mad because you can’t fuck a tree yourself

[@AndreAllDay20]

@Jane LOL

[@damienkirksey7026]

@Jane The Tree doesn't want to catch anything

[@scottross4374]

Cowboys were 6-2 at the start of this game....they finished 7-9....Giants went on to win the Super Bowl.....Dallas sucked for 5 years after this game

[@michael.prescott4016]

danny white was never the same

[@diaz5292]

Turning point...

[@WaltGekko]

@Marcus Nichols Cowboys got old in a hurry. Landry probably is urged to retire after the 1987 season had that been a normal year rather than the strike year where their record was inflated by the three strike games where most of their guys played and other teams didn't have any of their regular players.

[@roberta.5967]

Interesting fact: #71 on Dallas (Mark Tuinei) was a 4th year player who would later block for Aikman during their 3 Super Bowl titles ‘92, ‘93, ‘95. Sadly, he would pass on in ‘99 (from a heroin overdose) at 39, just 2 years after retiring.

[@deanv13]

This was the beginning of the end for the Landry era. He would be gone by 1988. There were some players in this Cowboys lineup who would win the SB with Jimmy Johnson in 1992: Mark Tuinei, Bill Bates, Nate Newton, Jim Jeffcoat, Mike Saxon.

[@miguelito6838]

These old school games are so cool. Is it just me or did the game seem more intense back then?

[@busternutt2874]

Definitely more intense. George Young was right on when he said free agency would ruin the game. IMO FA is why we have spoiled punk ass divas playing the game today instead of men.

[@comfortat]

@@busternutt2874 I wouldn't be THAT harsh. What we have now is no continuity. Teams do not have the same players for 10 years like they did back when.

[@backbay2242]

The new stadiums are sterile shopping malls.

[@ericstravelchannel]

THe only thing good bout the NFLin 2023 is the technology, that's it.

[@raypratt-bw9ib]

​@@ericstravelchannelis that good tho??

[@jps101574]

Both teams were 6-2. Dallas went 1-7 after that and the Giants ran the table all the way to the Super Bowl. A true changing of the guard.

[@Biglefrank]

Huge game!!! As a Cowboys fan this game was devastating. 20 consecutive winning seasons and we were 6-2 going into this game. But when Carl Banks knocked Danny White out of the game unfortunately it was the beginning of the end for Tom Landry

[@Somdeb10]

Hands down, the best giants uniforms outta all the decades. I love the old NFL days.

[@ricktheitalianrebel6687]

@Luke E Agreed

[@jsd795]

I agree, better uniforms, better play, and no political nonsense

[@bundeswehr7676]

..they are wearing white at home to force the cowboys to wear their blue jerseys which were believed to be bad luck for the Cowgirls. I don’t know if that’s a thing anymore. Everyone in the NFC east wore white at home...

[@Somdeb10]

@@bundeswehr7676 tried that last year and lost, hopefully it’s different this year

[@bundeswehr7676]

@@Somdeb10 ...I like all white too...I was in 10th grade in ‘86... Great memories of Sunday in the fall. Eat, nap watch NFL....repeat.

[@ms.felonystrutter2472]

And the Cowboys were better than EVERY TEAM in the division until Danny was injured. Cowboys were 4-0 in the Div until Danny was injured. THIS is the game that truly signaled the downfall for my Cowboys. BTW, watch in the 4th Qt how the Giants needed EVERY JOKE call in the book to save their ass....even Madden said it. Cowboys got both first downs but the Res created penalties to save them. The Cowboys SWEPT these same Giants in 1985, beat them season opener on MNF....and SWEPT the Gants again 1987. We beat them NYG home opener and then on MNF 1987 knocking them out of playoff contention FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMER...and Coach Belicheck CRYING on the sidelines....and Giants fans CHEERED...CHEERED an injury to Danny White. That same 1987 MNF we body bagged Simms...Payback is a bitch.

[@geeskin5750]

Summerall n Madden there is no one better. Summerall's nothing doing n almost broke it. Then Madden chalkboard plus his sound effects.

[@davidharrison9324]

Bavaro..the most complete TE ever!!!!!

[@johnliberty3647]

He has my vote for his era at least... possibly best ever.

[@vincentnee5240]

He was the Gronkowski of his day

[@jameshayes9849]

EVA!

[@jennapherhague5728]

Vincent Nee Um...Gronkowski the Bavaro of his day 😏

[@bobmecgeo]

Jennapher Hague now you’re talkin

[@ramram349]

It's amazing how little weaponry Phil Simms had throughout his Giant career in terms of WR's. Yet he got the job done when it counted.

[@jennapherhague5728]

A Mango This is just so true! Simms was the best utilizing what he had. So with no game breaking wide-out, he went to Bavaro & Morris. In fact, Bavaro had more catches than Bobby Johnson & Stacy Robinson combined. And what Bavaro did AFTER catching the ball, a highlight film of its own! And you could say the same with Morris! And ya gotta love those Simms/Parcells tête-à-tête’s, both of them jawing at each other. It took Simms a while to get over The Bruner Selection, to which Parcells, like The Raven qouth, “neverwrong! neverwrong”... Great times, great teams!

[@andrewchristopher7138]

No one did more with less then Simms

[@JImstone2047]

A great player who never got his due!

[@wgb01001]

He should have had Lionel Manuel that season, but he got a knee injury in week 4 and didn’t return until the playoffs.

[@busternutt2874]

I couldn't disagree with you any more than I do. Earnest Gray, Bobby Johnson, Byron Williams and Zeke Mowatt never get the respect from most Giants fans that they deserve. And Lionel Manuel, Stacey Robinson and Mark Bavaro were an upgrade. And Ingram and Baker deserve respect also. None were flashy and none were divas. I had absolutely no problem with any of these guys

[@LogoAttitude]

Giants wore their road jerseys here to make the Cowboys wear their "jinxed" blue jerseys. It worked.

[@berniecioffoletti3398]

Almost it did: Giants won four of the seven games they played at Giants Stadium in the eighties, and it should have been 6-1. They stopped wearing the white jerseys in 1988 when Dallas came to town.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

Dallas actually made their road uniforms in 1983 or 1984 to a darker hue of blue, from a lighter blue (Though still darker than Giants Blue) and white to a navy blue and silver.

[@DanStrayer]

It’s the grey numbers and arm stripes I couldn’t figure out. Keep em white: why tinker?

[@mikethomas5231]

@@DanStrayer 'Cuz they could.

[@billny33]

Yeah I instantly saw white jerseys at home, realized they were doing it just to mess with the Cowboys superstitions and thought 'oh you petty, petty buggers!'

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Final Standings Giants 14-2 Redskins 12-4 Cowboys 7-9 The Boys go 1-7 the rest of the season.

[@jimkujawski3772]

Yea, too funny😅ima cowboy fan 40plus yrs but yup, i remember one and fifteen😅😅

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

The difference between having Danny White and being stuck with Steve Pelluer. I just knew it was not going to end well when Danny went out in this game. How bad it was going to get I had no idea of course but I knew instinctively that it was not going to be good.

[@LordLowe]

This game was the Nail in the Coffin for the Landry Era Cowboys

[@MrDuds1984]

LordLowe no the nail in the coffin was 44-0 the previous year

[@PrinceTron1]

@@MrDuds1984 The Cowboys did make the playoffs despite that 44-0 thrashing to my Bears. But Eric Dickerson ran all over them in the 85 divisional round in Anaheim.

[@johnliberty3647]

I think the Dallas @ Washington Game later that season was.

[@RobertJohnson-mn3br]

I would have to agree with you because man, it was all uphill after that 6-2 start. Would love to see the 85’ home game vs Giants. That was an NFC East clinching victory. It’s not a SB win but compared to how bad things got after 85’, it sure seemed like it lol

[@brianbazar917]

The infamous Pozderac game.

[@michaelgronnan4621]

I liked Madden's comment Lt is hanging out their in no man's land lol...

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

I was at this game. Had seats from 1978 to 2019. In 2021 the Giants are garbage and so is the entire NFL for that matter. 1986 was a glorious time.

[@redmustangredmustang]

As people said 26:50 is where everything changed for Dallas. Danny White broke his wrist. The Cowboys ended up going 7-9 only winning one game. The Cowboys would go down the toilet until 1991 Redskin game where they defeated an undefeated Redskins team and while at 6-5 they won out and went 11-5 and then the next year the dynasty started. The Giants won the Super Bowl, had a bad 1987 season, missed out in 1988, then won the division in 89, won the Super Bowl in 90, and then Parcells retired and they fell off the wagon until Dan Reeves came along in 93 where they went to the playoffs.

[@kengelman1011]

100% on everything you just said. Agree.

[@ExperienceEric]

Dallas drafted some of the worst players ever seen in the 1980's. By 1986 this was a totally over matched team in most areas across the board. Its remarkable what Landry got out of them in 1985 and early 86. They were TERRIBLE.

[@crawford371]

RIP John Madden he will be missed ...him and summerall are reunited

[@SSNESS]

Phil’s catch was a good one, instant replay judge blew it

[@paulaustin9714]

Those were the days real giants uniforms . Beating the cowgirls. Giants stadium.

[@chrisrifkin3670]

Sorry the logo was cheap,bland and boring looking...and honestly quite embarrassing to be associated with...luckily they won a few times to take the sting out of this...thank God they went back to the ny

[@redmustangredmustang]

For Phil Simms he played like shit and yet they still won with their defense. Luckily for the Giants and for Simms they just got better.

[@thomasries5749]

Ken Gelman Lovin these 86 Giants games man, such a Phenomenal season for the GMEN it was their first SuperBowl Championship season. Keep up the good work hope there's more 86 Giants videos to come. #GIANTSNATION

[@kengelman1011]

Yes sir! More on the way!

[@misterpowell6612]

@@kengelman1011 100% pure nostalgia!! Was only 12 years old but it seems like yesterday when I saw this game. Appreciate the video!!👍👍

[@jameshayes9849]

I was 12 too! It was awesome

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@@kengelman1011 ...please, please figure out a way to get the 1986 NFC Championship Game Redskins vs Giants uploaded.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@@kengelman1011 ........please upload 1986 NFC Championship Game Redskins vs Giants.

[@theearl1477]

The 1986 season was the beginning of a great run by the Giants. Losing the first two games of the season and never losing another one again culminated by beating Denver in SBXXI. What made it extra special was getting to listen to Summerall and Madden call their games on CBS every week.

[@bigdrew565]

They lost in week 1 to the Cowboys and to the Seahwaks in week 7. Hate to steal your thunder....

[@jdbaes]

@@bigdrew565 In addition to your correction about Giants’ losses , the prior comment says it was “extra special” to get to listen to Summerall and Madden call their games on CBS “Every Week”. Out of 16 regular season games in 1986 , Madden and Summerall did exactly 4 LOL.

[@steves9964]

@@jdbaes Maybe he meant every four weeks?

[@jdbaes]

@@steves9964 😀🏈

[@adamfisk9312]

@@bigdrew565 All that matters to me is that they went 14-2 that regular season and outscored their opponents in the postseason (Including the SB) 105-23. Greatest Giants team of all time, and one of the greatest defenses in history.

[@kylecole9433]

Now I remember watching football without the yellow first down line.

[@mr.perksy]

kyle cole Yes, and without all the scoreboards with fantasy stats constantly flashing.

[@shanejones8884]

It's not impossible to know where the line to gain is without the yellow line just pay attention to where the ball is spotted on first and 10.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

@@shanejones8884 Sorry grandpa, the yellow first down marker is one of the greatest innovations in televised football

[@jonsquirrel3661]

Summerall & Madden are the NFL's greatest commentators of ALL time PURE GOLD!!!

[@michaelgronnan4621]

Carl banks was a beast against running backs...The best linebacker against the run in his prime!!

[@bobmecgeo]

Question: was he truly great or is it that since LT was always double covered (and the other front 5 were also great players), Banks had a lot of freedom? I think Banks was just truly great, and the most underrated defensive player I know of.

[@frankt285]

A beast indeed..

[@caetanolozano6486]

Gotta love the commercials too like that subaru commercial at the first break

[@redmustangredmustang]

Once Danny White went down, that it was for the Cowboys until 1991 when they finally made the playoffs and beat the Bears in the wildcard game. We know about the Walker trade, but Charles Haley was the final piece of the puzzle in 1992. For the Giants no one was stopping them that season.

[@danieltilson4912]

danny white was a joke landry wouldnt draft marino because of that joke

[@ExperienceEric]

@@danieltilson4912 Marino would have got his brains beat in by 1988. The cowboys issue was a lack of talent across the board due to TERRIBLE drafts throughout the 80's. I don't care who your QB is, if your line sucks, your receivers suck and your defense is old and slow you are gonna struggle. Marino would have given them some juice for a few years but this was an aging team on the decline fast. Once Danny White was injured in '86, they were totally exposed for how bad they really were. Landry was getting by with smoke and mirrors at this point with a veteran QB.

[@healthyone100]

boy i've had a life long HATE for the cowboys go g-men!

[@michaelleroy9281]

Super Bowl XXI Champion Giants

[@aktxag]

Summerall and Madden. Enough said.

[@gmaqwert]

I like those Giants uniforms much better than their current ones.

[@zenoftupac9096]

Back when WR’s were still men & only rarely jumped up theatrically gesturing for a flag. For many years now it’s embedded into every WRs subconscious to do that no matter what as long as an incompletion occurred.

[@gritmediapdx6294]

Coaches are often teaching that to their WR's now even at high school levels.

[@caetanolozano6486]

Outstanding upload and a pleasure to see these players come to life off the football cards and stories I'd hear from people.

[@pd9971]

Tell the crowd to calm down?? What the hell is there home field advantage for then?

[@Chairman7w]

I think they had a rule back then, that if the Home Crowd was too noisy, the Refs could penalize the home team. Serious. Not even kidding.

[@busternutt2874]

To make noise when the OPPONENT has the ball to distract them. Distracting your own offense is asinine.

[@muffs55mercury61]

This was the beginning of the Cowboys sad fall from grace in the Landry era. They would only win one more game the rest of the season. Their next winning season would be in 1991. The Giants were en route to the Super Bowl thus ending a long championship drought of 30 years. From the roars of the crowd I think they instinctively knew this would be their year. Love it with the original commercials. The officiating comes under question as it was definitely a fumble at 1:50 before he touched the ground. No way should the ref had blown the whistle that soon. Danny White took some brutal hits in his career. A year earlier he was knocked out of the game in the Cowboys 44-0 loss to the Bears. Joe Morris almost singlehandedly engineered the Giants first TD drive. Amazing runner !!

[@diaz5292]

There was no fumble at 1:50...lol

[@sol1120]

Aikman has expressed admiration for madden but has learned NOTHING from him. Madden points out so many fun observations of the game while Aikman spews trivial bullshit mostly. Madden focused on the game being played, Aikman focused on his ego

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

Man. This just brought back so many memories of when I was a kid. The intro speaks for itself.

[@reyybarra390]

I can't imagine Andrea Kramer and Hanna Storm, the new Amazon nfl announcing team sounding anything close to what many consider the All Time Greatest announcing team of all time! How politically correct and emasculated the nfl has quickly become. I can't wait for the XFL..

[@aaazzz090]

This Giants team was so awesome , It's really unfortunate they didn't get the ticker tape parade in NY City that they truly deserved all because of some silly pettiness...

[@aaazzz090]

@WheelsAlwaysTurning I don't care what it was it was extremely retarded and self centered,Those 86 and 90 teams deserved that Parade in NYC , and yet the two other Giants teams in later years who weren't nearly as talented as the first two get one..If i were mayor I would give them a parade,,no problem,,,I'm sure those NY Giants players from 86 and 1990 are still mad about that and rightly so ...Inexcuseable ..

[@bigdrew565]

I agreed with Koch as an adult. As a kid I didn't have the awareness in 1986.I love the Giants but they haven't been the New York Giants for 40 years.

[@aaazzz090]

Well those two teams in the 80’s and 90”s deserved it because of how great the two winning teams in the 2000’s got the parade and they weren’t nearly as talented as the 86 and 90 teams bottom line,,East Rutherford is considered part of the New York City area…

[@bigdrew565]

@@aaazzz090 it's still new jersey. Let em have their parade near the oil tanks in Moonachie. You're not going to change my mind on this.

[@aaazzz090]

@@bigdrew565 I don’t follow politics or news , never have never will , but I never liked that petty decision and I’m sure there are lots of Giants fans who live in NY area that didn’t like that decision either, who cares if it’s in New Jersey it’s still a NY sports team and a great team in 86 and 90 , that has never been duplicated….If you don't agree with me that's fine I have no problem with that. But coming to my comment and trying to get me to agree with your take on it, is a waste of time,,everyone has a different take on things... Bye

[@michaeldec698]

Lol..maddens the best...Burts 6 is coming back around to meet his 4..classic

[@bigdrew565]

44:30 weird seeing Chris Simms as a kid.

[@Grandizer8989]

Why?

[@bigdrew565]

@@Grandizer8989 I guess I should have said after having seen him in the nfl for 8 years. Kinda forgot the pedigree for a while.

[@Grandizer8989]

@@bigdrew565 I didn’t see him in the video... only his Dad

[@gmanhirt8818]

Old giants stadium,,nothing fancy but was the home of the New York Football Giants,, New stadium is the complete opposite of this beautiful landmark

[@tomd1434]

Absolutely

[@vincentantonelli1245]

Such great memories in the 80's

[@davidkopec9442]

NFL Golden Era.

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

The '89 Hershal Walker deal, greatest for Dallas, most boneheaded one for Minnesota for three top draft choices that got Dallas three Super Bowls titles and Minnesota no where.

[@BaddogSports]

26:51 GOT DAYUM! Banks LEVELED Danny White! HAHAHA! I LOVED IT! CBS, the 80's The NFC East, and Madden and Summerall! It got no better than that!

[@lyeball]

Back in the days when Parcells would have the Giants wear white at home to force the Cowboys to wear their "bad luck" blue jerseys.

[@jcd3869]

My Dad took me to this game to watch the Boys get sacked umteen times. This really was the turning point for both teams. This Giants team and coach were what real football is about.

[@seanwalsh7542]

football is better now.

[@briantbethea]

That theme song was everything when the game came on. I hope CBS brings that back

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

This took place on Sunday November 2,1986!

[@jamesmichael5475]

Joe Morris mint have been the best Running Back the Giants had in the past 50 years, Hampton wasn't bad either.

[@busternutt2874]

Say what? You never heard of Tiki Barber?

[@danieltilson4912]

@WheelsAlwaysTurning keep talking your proving how dumb you are

[@tomd1434]

@@busternutt2874 Tiki was weaker between the tackles.

[@tomd1434]

Hampton was my favorite player growing up

[@busternutt2874]

@@tomd1434 That's debatable and irrelevant. Bottom line is Tiki was the most productive RB in Giants history. To claim a less productive back was better is foolish at best.

[@AnthonyPastore6]

I'm glad I grew up in the 80s when the Giants were dominant and most weeks they'd be the game of the week for the NFC. I got to grow up with Madden and Summerall most Sundays until the Cowboys era.

[@jrb37300]

Boy that officiating crew really sucked that game. There were a lot of blown calls against both teams.

[@aktxag]

This game was the beginning of the end for Tom Landry.

[@gmanhirt8818]

Joe Morris was Great

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

@7:50.......great tackle for loss by #58 OLB Carl Banks.

[@gmanhirt8818]

Every single play is now a penalty in today’s game

[@frankt285]

It's a joke.. or roughing the passer or, targeting.. when did football become so soft?? I'm a hockey fan now..

[@rkid727]

When I first saw these Cowboys fans going on about how the injury to Danny White derailed their season, I thought they were nuts, but while the Giants were clearly the best team in the NFL that year, the Cowboys weren't as bad as I thought. White and Walker were having really good years. The defense was ok, not great. The offense had a new coordinator which was breathing new life into the offense. The 6-2 start might have been a little hollow, but they could have been a wild card team had White stayed healthy. Clearly, they were still getting old and not drafting well so they still would have declined.

[@saj8]

And then Landry slowly sabotaged Paul Hackett, the Cowboys' new OC at the time, and they went 7-9.

[@rkid727]

@@saj8 not sure he sabotaged Paul as much as Steve was a terrible QB.

[@saj8]

@@rkid727 Hackett never wanted Peuller, but he was stuck with him because Danny White was injured. Landry was playing Peuller because he always believed that his QBs should be an on-field extention of him. Staubach was the exception to the rule, of course. Plus, the NFL game was passing Landry since the dawn of the 80s.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

This was a demarcation point in Cowboys history. Beginning of the Landry end- ended the run of 20 straight winning seasons. In the regular season, including this 6-2 start, Dallas from 1966-first half 1986 had gone 214-81-2. The rest of Landry's tenure- 11-28. (I could say they were 12-43 the rest of the decade, but 1989 was clearly starting over with Jimmy Johnson)

[@ExperienceEric]

The real turning point was the sack on White. The cowboys were playing well and driving well, and White did not play against the rest of the season.

[@timotley2100]

It's hard to believe three years later, a large portion of this same team would be worse than Jimmy's Hurricanes team. Or so he tells us.

[@danieltilson4912]

@@timotley2100 well he is smarter then you isnt he numbnuts

[@Mark-xl1ze]

You can actually go back to the last seven games of the 1965 season when they went 5-2 to finish 7-7, their first non-losing season in franchise history at the time.

[@gmanhirt8818]

Thing I would have loved to see is Madden talking to parcels,, Now that would have been epic

[@Kierkegaard73]

If the Pats did not have to play the Broncos in Denver - the Pats chamber of utter horror - during the divisional round in 86' they'd have had a good chance to return to the Super bowl. Then the world would have seen the great Tony Eason embarrass himself in the fetal position for 2 straight years; New England lose to the Giants in a Super Bowl as usual; and the best Lb debate between Tippet and Taylor - which might have been the most competitive aspect of such a hypothetical match-up - a debate at the time that was closer than one would today believe

[@matsugo24]

I remember this game as being the one that changed Danny Whites career forever, due to his broken wrist never being the same. Without him, the Cowboys had their first losing season in over 20 years, after starting off as a top ranked offense. The Giants had lost to the Cowboys three straight times, and it was almost a fourth, no thanks to Phil Pozderac. His entire career was plagued with false starts in critical moments. Didn't really matter; because we eventually found out that Steve Pelleur was NOT a starting QB.

[@danieltilson4912]

the cowboys could have drafted marino but they passed to keep danny white what a joke

[@misterpowell6612]

@@danieltilson4912 Dallas also had the opportunity to draft Montana but decided to take Doug Cosbie.

[@berniecioffoletti3398]

@Michael Well said!👍👍

[@pretorious700]

They never won anything significant with him. He was the original Tony Romo. Mediocre at best.

[@ExperienceEric]

The problem was the cowboys TERRIBLE drafts from 1981 on. By the time they got to 1986 there was a clear talent divide between them and the Giants, Redskins, 49ers and Bears. They were totally over matched at the line of scrimmage and had little to no speed on either side of the ball. Landry was such a great coach he would smoke and mirror his way to the playoffs with a veteran QB like White, but it really showed in the playoffs and they consistently got trounced. Once White got hurt in '86 it was over and they were exposed.

[@frankt285]

When football was football. The giant's defensive rush was too much..

[@stevecox7462]

These old CBS NFL intros were on the level of NBC on NBC intros in terms of epicness 😍

[@billny33]

Did you mean NBA on NBC?

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Teams went in opposite directions in a way I don't think many mid season big games have done. Giants would win their last 10 games, including the playoffs and Super Bowl to win the title. Dallas would go 1-6 and have a losing record for the first time in 22 years, never really recovering the rest of the decade.

[@ExperienceEric]

Steve Puker was just an awful QB. There is no denying the cowboys front office was putting together some terrible drafts after 1981 that led to an increasingly talented depleted roister. If Danny White had not been injured in this game it would have slowed the cowboys demise some, but it was still going to happen. I think the cowboys would have finished 10-6 or 11-5 if White had not broke his hand. But it was still likely going to be their final playoff team under Landry. They were over matched on both the O line and D line and had very little speed in the secondary or at WR.

[@americanpatriot7233]

​@@ExperienceEric if danny white had not been injured the cowboys win the nfc and go to the superbowl and win. danny white was finally playing well and had the experience.and any team would lose their drive to play hard when their backup sucked and couldnt do anything. ur wrong if danny white doesnt get hurt the cowboys wouldnt have demised for the rest of the season. ur just in denial because they were better than the giants and proved it when they had danny white

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@americanpatriot7233 much as I wish that were true I have to face the reality that Dallas was in serious trouble by this point in the Landry Era. Another wildcard birth is about what I would have expected from this season and the same for 1987 and maybe or maybe not 1988. The drafts were HORRIBLE from about 1979 to 1987 for Dallas. And there was no free agency to build the team through back then. The only Pro Bowl player they drafted in that 8 year period was Walker and that was a brilliant but fluky windfall because of the collapse of the USFL. And beyond Pro Bowlers or HOFers most of the rest of those drafts did not contribute long term contributors to the team. The attrition was just too much on an aging roster. The secondary was football smart but SLOW, the linebackers were awful with the exception of Eugene Lockhart and the defensive line was solid but it was old by 85 and getting older. On the offensive side the line was horrible with only Tom Rafferty being a solid blue chip player. Tony Hill was at the end of his great career and Mike Renfro was a good possession receiver but not a number 1 guy like Hill or Irvin. Ironically the 88 draft started addressing a lot of that with Irvin, Ken Norton Jr. and Chad Henning being chosen but it was just too little too late to save Landry or any of the other front office people.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@ExperienceEric I think they would have made the wildcard spot in 87 with a healthy Danny under center. Shoot they only missed it by one game over time game with him no longer being able to throw the ball long or with accuracy. Now if the strike hadn't happened they probably wouldn't have been so close to getting a playoff birth in 87 I agree. But the fact remains that they were very close. It wasn't until 88 when Pelluer was named the starter for entire season that the wheels truly fell off.

[@ExperienceEric]

@@ashleighelizabeth5916 Its really a nod to what an amazing coach Landry was. They had one of the least talented teams in the NFL yet he could still keep them in contention with a decent QB. Yet the prevailing wisdom was he had lost it. Turns out it was complement the other way around. With some decent talent he would have had them battling for the NFC title every year.

[@lavance4615]

Thank you

[@Tuzotonics]

The Giants are playing live against the Cowboys right now, but I am watching this game instead to remind me that the Giants were once good.

[@eulissbeniot9024]

Summerall and madden voices was made for NFC football

[@Grandizer8989]

It doesn’t get any more Giant looking fan than 01:17

[@jeffs3752]

Danny White's broken wrist ended the Cowboys season. Steve Pelluer was a joke.

[@randyware9645]

Back in the 80s it was a coin flip on who was going to win the nfc east every year

[@jonb2100]

Thanks for uploading this, Ken. I'm from outside of Syracuse. Joe Morris was my hero!

[@kengelman1011]

Nice Jon! I'm a 'Cuse grad myself. Love Joe. He was the man!

[@smokesletsgo8180]

At 38:10 everything was screwed up except the catch

[@timotundy]

I miss Parcells

[@keithgoldson6867]

I was a big cowboys fan at this time. Tony dorsette was the man. When he got traded to Denver they traded me too. From then until now lve been a Denver broncos fan

[@bobmecgeo]

Some of you youngsters may not know, but from ‘63 (when I started watching) thru ‘80, 18 years, the Giants were a bad joke, laughably bad every year. When they turned it around starting in ‘81, I was Cinderella at the ball ‘what are we doing winning games?’. Then we took it all here in ‘86, it was the greatest. Not only did we win, but we were feared, intimidators. Then we won again in ‘90. 30 years later, I’m still in football fan heaven.

[@busternutt2874]

I disagree with the claim of bad for 18 years. 1970 was a GREAT season! It is still one of my most favorite & cherished seasons of all. Granted the last game totally sucked but 9&7. almost making the POs. a thousand yard rusher. a stingy defense & Bob Tucker made 1970 a great season. And 72 wasn't all that bad either.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Things changed, Dallas dominated this rivalry in the 70's in the 80's it was almost all New York

[@joerules829]

If “The Catch” was the start of the decline of Landry’s Cowboys, this game was the head shot. His teams would only win 11 more games in 2 1/2 years, and two of those were with replacement players. His regulars went 9-28 from this point on.

[@zigomanis18]

Disagree the catch was the start of anything. The 49ers stunk the next year missing the playoffs and Dallas went back to the Championship game. The following year Dallas finished 12-4 and won the division in 85. That's alot of winning before 86.

[@joerules829]

richard riccio you’re right. The Catch was overhyped. The real turning point was Week 15 in 83’ against Washington. The exact moment was “NO DANNY NO!”

[@ExperienceEric]

The cowboys talent level was falling behind the rest of the NFC East and it really showed once Danny White was out.

[@wxman5401]

86-95 the NFC East starting a run of winning 7 of the next 10 Super Bowls

[@talliban4091]

This is a new era a giant one

[@jackieizmarie5674]

Great smash mouth football.Juan BX,n.y.

[@richardtoplitsky5143]

Love watching these 80 s giants I was a kid back then but man giants rule the football in th 1980 s

[@johnliberty3647]

I kinda like the commercials, nostalgia... hated them at the time. There seemed to be less of them back then.