1995 Divisional Playoff - Philadelphia at Dallas

Philadelphia Eagles (10-6) at Dallas Cowboys (12-4)
January 7, 1996
Weather: 24 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 14 mph, wind chill 12
Line: Dallas -13.5
Over/Under: 45.5
Starting QBs: Rodney Peete (Phi), Troy Aikman (Dal)
Network: FOX
Announcers: Pat Summerall, John Madden

[@Brad88ford]

What a blessing it was to have John Madden and Pat Summerall.......no one else like them!

[@alphonsocarter6774]

Best duo ever

[@eXtremeFX2010]

Yes, they never tried to JINX the kickers or any players on personal records #kabosh on live TV for unnecessary Drama like today's game announcers... They just CALLED THE GAME! #nfl #onlynfl #norealityshow #nodramma

[@erichagan8992]

Facts

[@erichagan8992]

​@@eXtremeFX2010 Great point

[@SoundOfWhiteNoise1]

Pat Summerall was quite error prone.

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

Our last divisional win. Signed extremely depressed and upset Cowboys fan.

[@Phillygoat1983]

As a eagles fan i hated this game we had no shot Randall was done 😢😢😢😢

[@giffondhall9214]

Don't worry we will get it done again this year

[@TL2354]

Their

[@l.d.williams7880]

Same here 😢😢😢

[@wls25]

All good..we will get back to the superbowl

[@notofthisgod32]

Being a Cowboys fan, Pat Summerall & John Madden were my childhood. I miss them immensely.

[@user_01986]

man it was awesome. Cowboys games on Sundays were religious with Pat and John calling them. It always felt like it was the biggest game of the season. Our family would always rotate houses with my dad and his brothers for Sunday Cowboys/BBQ. All my cousins would play football in the street with other kids in the neighborhood. It was so awesome man, hard to explain the feeling.

[@LajitasRain]

As Cowboys fan these replays are all I have left.

[@BillHolestine-fv9jb]

JJ money greedy owner/GM/H.Coach. Egotistical old bastard fired about 4-5 Superbowl rings when he fired Jimmy

[@markiefufu]

Same! I'm spending this off-season rewatching the Cowboys 1995 season. I'm a little out of order, but oh well.

[@MegaPsycho84]

Same here. I come back here to relive the great days

[@victorcroker2765]

Love how Madden could put you right down on the playing field with his type of commentary. God rest your soul, John!

[@moneygramnowitzki41]

Man that cowboys o- line was massive 🦍

[@brandondrew739]

Salute to Pam Oliver she’s been in the game a long time and still going.

[@user-rw5wh6ui9q]

She was so beautuful

[@Colin_1977]

She’s a real one. No DEI hire.

[@bmd72]

Pat Summerall & John Madden simply the best!!!

[@jlewdizzle7474]

Here for some positive memories of my team. When we played with grit and fire and could defend our home field.

[@chiz.cowboysdaily]

tHANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO REMEMBER THE GOOD OL DAYS... THANKS AGAIN!!! DC4L

[@afvet5075]

That offensive line of Dallas back then was HUGE. I have never seen a line that dominated like Dallas did since. Not even close.

[@ShareefMcCrone]

I Think That Pat Summerall & John Madden Were The BEST Announcers In All Of Sports!!

[@JOERANSTRAIGHT]

Longtime cowboy fan since I can remember and I can’t even begin to tell you how much I miss Madden… To me he is football and the early 90s campaign he was cowboy playoff football …

[@thorphoeung6057]

PrimeTime with the TD and the dancing will always be memorable.

[@chriswright2250]

Miss Pat and John. ❤

[@supraphonic8143]

Anyone who says Emmitt was average with a great O line didn't watch many games. His yards after contact was phenominal and he was a great reciever in the open field. Was the difference in so many of their games back then.

[@dalestone3152]

Fun fact This was the last ever game the Eagles would wear the kelly green uniforms as their standard home and away.

[@genociderjill]

they're beautiful , AJ Brown looks like a mad villan in the dark visor with the kelly green combo.

[@williamdiemert9866]

Pat Summerall and John Madden R.I.P

[@rickprobst7555]

def def Miss John Maddens commentary he did it So Good Rest In Peace John Madden

[@redmustangredmustang]

The Cowboys were just a different team come playoff time. After the nearly losing 3 straight games they got new life when the 49ers lost to the Falcons in the last week and the Cowboys beat the Cardinals to get homefield advantage. The Cowboys were a new team and it showed. Rodney Peete going out with injury was huge and with Randall essentially not getting any practice because the birth of his child. This was his last game for the Eagles.

[@pokecollector9775]

Lol. They have won 3 playoff games in 25 years

[@AshlynneShain]

The good old days. Signed an upset furious Cowboys fan. 😩

[@jamesflores1774]

Those were the best years! My Senior year of high school!

[@brockgeorge777]

Hope this stays up this time.

[@pasadena1992]

Its now been over a year and its still here. So that's a good thing.

[@Thebloodynerve]

Watch Leon Lett in this game. Sheess.

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Lett was a beast that year.

[@johammond2020]

My goodness that dude was a MONSTER!

[@J.Wick.]

With ADS? Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise, as a Cowboys fan, it pains me to think this was the last divisional win. Eagles were a different team with Randall...Man I hated playing them with him at the helm. Dude was one of the original cheat codes. cheers.

[@jefesbox]

I completely forgot about Rodney Peete playing for them, and Bobby Taylor rookie season wow. What a cool roster.

[@tk6137]

the sounds of texas stadium...😪 miss the trumpeteres... before each offensive play and after first downs... charge!!! wtf jerry..🤬 and the classic stadium play by play announcer with that deep god like voice.. reminds me of the lakers guy..

[@PeterPhou]

It was crazy how they played on that turf back then. Football players were hardcore back then. Heard it was like playing on concrete.

[@user-ly2eb3hf6z]

Best commentators in NFL history!

[@drongsdrake835]

This recording reminds me of how physical the NFL was, and the greats of that era don't get enough credit.

[@donovanwilson1039]

Key Plays: 17:45 DAL: Boniol 24-yd FG 18:55 PHI: McMillian 34-yd INT ret 24:25 PHI: Anderson 26-yd FG 27:10 DAL: Smith 22-yd rec from Aikman 30:00 DAL: Sanders 21-yd rush TD 38:20 DAL: K. Williams 37-yd rec from Aikman 39:05 DAL: Johnston 26-yd rec from Aikman 39:50 DAL: Smith 1-yd rush TD 54:00 PHI: Carpenter 28-yd rec from Cunningham 1:06:25 DAL: K. Williams 34-yd rec from Aikman 1:23:50 DAL: Boniol 51-yd FG 1:43:30 DAL: K. Williams 21-yd rec from Aikman 1:50:30 DAL: Sanders 12-yd INT ret 1:52:50 DAL: Irvin 9-yd rec TD from Aikman 2:00:45 PHI: Cunningham 4-yd rush TD Key Stats: PHI: Rodney Peete 3/5 pass, 28 yds Randall Cunningham 11/26 pass, 161 pass yds, 1 INT, 3 car, 19 rush yds, 1 TD Ricky Watters 13 car, 39 rush yds, 4 rec, 45 rec yds Calvin Williams 5 rec, 56 yds Mark McMillian 1 INT, 7 tackles Bill Romanowski 11 tackles DAL: Troy Aikman 17/24 pass, 253 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Emmitt Smith 21 car, 99 rush yds, 1 TD, 3 rec, 40 rec yds Deion Sanders 1 INT, 3 tackles, 1 car, 21 rush yds, 1 TD Kevin Williams 6 rec, 124 yds Tony Tolbert 2 sacks, 2 tackles

[@GrislyAtoms12]

You forgot to include Irvin's 4th quarter TD

[@TheTransAm2002]

Rest In Peace John. I wish you and Pat were around and could broadcast the Eagles if by some strange way they make the playoffs here in 2021. God Bless.

[@clutchcity25]

Well, they made it.

[@SuperRks1]

Erik William STUD ~

[@battlestarmarc]

Great rivalry. Eagles Green and silver uniforms looked better. Dallas front line was awesome in the 90s.

[@A7X062388]

dallas leads the rivalry always has and as for superbowls 5 to 1. Eagles a losing franchise

[@sportshistorybuff319]

What was gratifying about the Cowboys' 1995 playoff run was revenge victories over the Eagles (NFC Title Game, 1980), the Packers (NFL Title games, 1966 and 1967) and the Steelers (SB's X and XIII). A nice feeling to settle some old scores, like relief from constipation.

[@thesentinelsfootballchanne3212]

Niners fan here. Definitely spot on about the "settle some old scores, like relief from constipation". We've had a few games between us since 1970 that were like that.

[@Mma-basement-215]

95 the last time the cowboys were a threat to wins Superbowl...were in 2023 and there still collapsing in December going on 30 years now ...😢 Lol

[@KarsKirai]

As a GB fan, the ‘95 loss hurt the most. We were winning into the 4th quarter, then a couple now illegal chop blocks (one ended Jon Jurkovic’s career) and suddenly we’re out. Wish Dallas beat Carolina in ‘96 so we could’ve crushed them at Lambeau :) Now GB faces Dallas in the wild card in Dallas - it’ll be fun. I’ve grown to respect Dallas and respect the rivalry

[@SoundOfWhiteNoise1]

@@KarsKirai Jurkovic continued to play, his career wasn't ended on that play.

[@sportshistorybuff319]

Amazing how a painful late season loss to a bitter rival can be just the tonic for revenge in the playoffs. In 1980, Dallas was routed by the Rams on MNF 38-14 late in the year, but it must have lit a fire of anger in Big D, as the Cowboys curb stomped LA 34-13 in the playoffs. The loss in Philly with those nightmare third and fourth down calls was just the enema Dallas needed to do its business against the same team in the post season.

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Michael Irvin = one of the best, if not the best ever, possession receivers. And Bobby Taylor did an amazing job covering MI all day. Until the end. Aikman threw a brilliant and sublime pass, over Irvin's outside shoulder, and to the sideline. This is where nobody (AND I MEAN NOBODY) could get to the pass except Michael Irvin. Taylor just did the same thing he did all day - he played PERFECT coverage. But Perfect offense beats perfect defense, in EVERY league.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

Bobby Taylor was underrated

[@GrislyAtoms12]

@@Mark-xl1ze Turns out he's in the Texas HS Football HOF

[@jeffs3752]

It's funny looking at that screen imaging in 2024. It was cutting edge then, but looks archaic now.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

The Cowboys' last win in the Divisional Playoffs Round to date.

[@Phillygoat1983]

Yikes

[@RickyShew]

Very sad.. signed Cowboy fan

[@joerules829]

If I’m not mistaken this was the coldest kickoff temperature in Texas Stadium history. It was colder than the Thanksgiving Ice Bowl.

[@rkid727]

You’re exactly right. I was there. Absolutely froze and I wasn’t a fan of either. Went with my dad.

[@johnselwitz5362]

@@rkid727 That sounds pretty miserable, freezing your ass off and having no vested interest in the outcome of the game.

[@rkid727]

@@johnselwitz5362 lol it kind of was but it was my dad. Sons do things for dads. 😀

[@johnselwitz5362]

@@rkid727 Sounds like a nice father/son bonding experience. But yeah I lived in the Fort Worth area for several years. People where I live think I’m crazy when I tell them that it not only gets very cold in Texas, every so often an ice storm will occur. They just automatically assume it’s hot and dry all year long.

[@supraphonic8143]

23:20 Peete tries to run through Woodson and pays the price. This play always summed up the Dallas D of the 90s for me. Tough, fast, physical and clutch in the post season.

[@tk6137]

difference between emmitt and zeke... emmitt shows up in playoff games..😒

[@davidarmstrong173]

It was even more of a butt kicking than the score shows... At 17:30, this is clear pass interference with Bobby Taylor not facing the ball and making contact before the ball comes...

[@Jimmyfly215]

its wild to think as a Cowboys fan, this is the last time they were actually relevant with a deep playoff run. it is insane the brand the Cowboys are and Jerry has held them back. free us fans, please

[@ALLiZMENTAL]

From the 29:00 to about the 32 minute mark is classic cowboys football

[@RRR-ox9ud]

People that say Emmitt is not the Best RB in the 90s only watch highlights, not games like this.

[@joeyswole7835]

I really miss Pat Summerals voice

[@sportshistorybuff319]

Was this, or the 1992 playoff game against the Eagles, the one where Michael Irvin was lighting up Eric McMillan (green jersey, 5'10") on the field, then taunting him from the sideline saying "Get back on your Lucky Charms box!"

[@broadstreet223]

-The last time the Cowboys won a Divisional Round game -The last Eagles game before their current logo was established -The first and so far only game to date with a 30-11 final score

[@lewislambert4590]

I was at this game and yes, it was extremely cold. And the wind that place whipped up was ferocious.

[@pastor8488]

Bro Pam Oliver been around forever

[@jims512]

I believe this is the game where Dallas grocery stores took Philadelphia brand cream cheese off the shelves that week.

[@squeezy1985]

Miss these days

[@KenG826]

In the 70’s and the 90’s all teams feared the Cowboys come playoff time. Now Jerry destroyed that aura we had . Big bubble head Jerry thanks for nothing!!!!

[@Tyler1999_]

Pam Oliver a legend too!

[@TripAces]

30:05 Deion Reverses a Reverse for a TD... with a highstep.. lol GOAT

[@TheSports50]

Have faith. They have a lot of good players . Just have to take it to next level. Get tough mentally when it really counts. Hope these coaches can do it

[@thomasdauphin4550]

😅

[@juniorthird7952]

I think madden had a man crush on bobby Taylor

[@davidmiller8816]

As an eagles fan, when Pete got knocked out I knew it was over. But I always wondered if he didn’t get injured would have been different but I doubt it

[@Pops1020]

Randall was way better then Pete

[@thatfieryhometeamred8315]

Dang. Dallas hefty ass offensive line boi,

[@mikeslife5941]

Ma’am, what a time to live

[@MightyAvengingLeo]

They listed Aikman as 7-1 as a playoff starter. The Aikman Era Cowboys lost to the Detroit Lions in the 1991 Divisional Round and the 49ers in the 1994 Championship Game. In the Lions game, Aikman was 11-for-16 with 114 yards and Beuerlein was 7-for-13 with 91 yards. I can't remember -- did Beuerlein start that game?

[@anthonywarren9195]

When Dallas does anything, it's a penalty. When the other team does it, it's incidental contact. Still relevant today.

[@jimmyjam1710]

23:26 big hit

[@kalel311superman9]

these were the real dallas cowboys, if the cowboys of the 1990s could play the 2022 or 2023 or take any year after the 90s they would run them over

[@DJReyzor357]

30:04 Prime Time...

[@johnselwitz5362]

4:07 Why didn’t they show who was starting on the Cowboys defensive line?

[@MUD39]

Back when you had an actual football crowd that was loud, instead of the wine and cheese crowd.. Plus the new stadium is too big and open, so it's doesn't sound loud.. Though Jerry wanted to build an entertainment stadium and not a stadium for football.

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense2350]

This is when we actually had home field advantage and a hostile environment, it was extremely rare to see any opposing team fans. Texas Stadium was one of a kind. Now at Jerry World we hardly have this kind of hostile environment and sometimes we’ll see it split down the middle 50/50 Cowboys to opposing team fans. An absolute freaking joke!

[@treylorinza6719]

😹🤣😂😆

[@marktra8two]

Back when football was football

[@mattgonzalez4151]

Imagine Ricky Watters in his prime playing for Philly now? That would be fun to watch.

[@theodoregraves5283]

The last time Jerry was about winning at all cost

[@jwvvvv]

If that was true, he wouldn't have fired Jimmy Johnson.

[@deepatterson1835]

Please explain why they did an onside kick.

[@A7X062388]

Cowboys have always owned the eagles and still do. Most division titles and most superbowls in the division. Eagles got a losing culture, 1 sb since the 60s when sb era started.,

[@JamcnPrince]

Leon Lett was a beast!!

[@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117]

I really didn't like this team. Drove me crazy that year. They were really undisciplined and sloppy. They did seem to hit a switch and become more themselves when the playoffs came around, but you could see the end coming.

[@user-li2ez7pl9q]

I need the exact date of this game plz

[@joesolis8423]

Big E was a dominant player

[@Tainopisno1]

The kelly green eagles jerseys are fire, i got me a 1990 reggie white throwback eagles jersey by Mitchell and Ness and the quality is great and durable for 170 cause it's stitched on numbers and uts better then the Nike retro eagles jersey but fanatics owns Mitchell and ness and fanatics started manufacturing the Nike jerseys and idk when theat happened or what made Nike wanna do that but reebok was better quality then Nike imo and they made the nfl fitted hats too match the nfl jerseys when they had the nfl jersey contract from 2002 to 2011.

[@kevinwright5106]

That o line was all hof material.

[@WishInvrborn]

I was 25... Hungover... Sitting in front of tv watching this game... Eating bacon and eggs... Beautiful... Beautiful memories 😊😊😊😊

[@jakejones451]

I’m 25 now and the cowboys are in the playoffs this year 😅

[@jakejones451]

u think they gonna do it this year ? this stuff looks so old sad to say we haven’t been back in 27 years

[@WishInvrborn]

@@jakejones451 i can only hope... Get one more ring for Jerry... Love him or hate him hes a legend.

[@pardonmedoug886]

1:19:19 LOL John Madden

[@thomasdauphin4550]

I'm 56 years old and I'm seriously wondering if I will ever see My Cowboys win another Superbowl in my lifetime..

[@jwvvvv]

Not as long as Jerry Jones runs the team.

[@BillHolestine-fv9jb]

Jerry can't build a defense, we've had good ones around the turn of the century #1 D in 04 or 05. We could never put a complete team on the field, we could never stop the run, look up the rams game in 2018.. almost 300 yards, half from a dude that was on the street that the rams smashed down our throat. Jerry will never learn how to be a GM especially in this modern NFL. His time was never there, but it's definitely time to fire the right guy and man up before you die. That's the only way JJ sees another ring imo. Needed Jimmy all these years!

[@Beezle66]

Be physical, run the ball, and don't turn the ball over. 2023 EAGLES YOU NEED TO LISTEN MY DUDES

[@sportshistorybuff319]

So this day was even colder than the 1979 Rams playoff fiasco when the toilets froze?

[@kylecole9433]

The only solace Eagles fans had was Dallas kids had to go to school the next day and Philly kids were off for a whilye week because of the blizzard of 96.

[@Hillbillyjosh8788]

I’m So sick of watching Dallas lose every year DAK sucks

[@Alejandrohe97]

I want another QB and more attitude from every and each player, specially on the DEF

[@Hillbillyjosh8788]

@@Alejandrohe97 💯

[@wilsonserv]

Eagles receivers were just awful this game, dropped balls, short arm tries and no effort.... loved it.

[@omarw8795]

Ricky Waters must hate the Dallas Cowboys

[@POLITICALHYBRID]

If someone doesn't love the Cowboys they hate them.

[@TL2354]

Why?

[@sosickwitit247]

He was a crybaby

[@timmacon8714]

Cowboys number one all over the world

[@terrenceliburd8655]

The Great wall of Dallss

[@Real1ne_]

I was 2 years old

[@eXtremeFX2010]

You know... that Indoor Outdoor Texas stadium was the best environment for a team to play in the cold elements but with an indoor feel... vs... todays ATT stadium of all indoor... doesn't really prepare a team for plying in the outdoor elements.

[@cincytino9153]

The printer technology lol if we only knew then what the future would be

[@HAL_9000__]

19:01 😳 “Bullsh*t!”

[@mr_leavell]

I was in middle school

[@victorcroker2765]

What are the chances Dallas would have gotten a 15 yd personal foul penalty on this play? LOL! (23:50)

[@MSRedgirl]

👀 Irvin 🥰🥰

[@user-sq7xr7yd3s]

And ain't done a got damn thing since!!🤣🤣 FLY EAGLES FLY!!🦅🦅🦅

[@sheilaatif6906]

Super fact's lol

[@A7X062388]

and the eagles have what 1 sb win since the 60s? the 60s? jesus christ yall are ass. ALso, dallas has dominated this rivalry since it started. More playoff appearances, more sb appearances, more sb wins, more division wins need i go on? if our sb are so old then why do yall only have one? it took yall over 50 years to get ONE. So when you run your mouth about they havnt had once since etc you might wana look at your own franchise and look at how little they have won anything since the 60s. ONE SUPERBOWL WIN. ONE. worst in the division. Yall down there with the lions, bengals, Texans etc in terms of success.

[@A7X062388]

​@@sheilaatif6906 took the eagles oiver 50 years to get their first one lmfao thats the bigger joke. SO if ours are so old wtyf is taking philly so long to catch up? I mean trophies count no matter how old they are and yall got one lmfao that is not good at all. Thats alot of wasted money. We blew yall out last time we met too. lmfao eagles are falling apart and wont even win the division this year now.

[@tacossucc]

@@A7X062388 even the commanders got more than them

[@washeedjones307]

With all due respect to Dallas during this time... Pittsburgh should have never lost Super Bowl 30.... Thanks to Neil O'Donnell's 2 ints to Larry brown..our defense with Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, and Rod Woodson kept us in the game and Pittsburgh had huge momentum late in the 4th qtr before O'Donnell blew it for good....

[@TL2354]

Them

[@forrest1402]

Your crazy, Dallas should've blown them out. They had no chance. This was 1995 not 1975.

[@dougeeemcfly1]

Colts should’ve beat Pittsburgh. They’re lucky Colts linebacker dropped the int. that would’ve ice the game.