Houston Oilers vs Dallas Cowboys 1979 Week 13

It's the battle of Texas, as the Oilers go against the Cowboys. Good pregame report by Bob Trumpy, as he interviews former Cowboys WR Bob Hayes from prison. Earl Campbell has a big game for Houston, with a spectacular touchdown run.

[@samuelland8669]

When I see this broadcast crew one word comes to mind CLASS. RIP Mr. Enberg and Merlin Olsen.

[@quincee3376]

For sure.

[@roysorgo]

Enberg was in the opening scene of Rollerball (1975). He sounded like he'd been covering that sport forever.

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

I remember watching this game, The 1979 NFL season was one of the best seasons in history.

[@TravelGuy9834]

Not as great as the 1982 and 1987 NFL seasons lol.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Doesn't seem like it's nearly 40 years. Sure miss the NFL of the 70s such as gems like this.

[@Trina_699]

I luv you to fat

[@jamescrawford7529]

What an incredible memory! Even though it ended badly for my team, I so cherish the memories from this game. My family celebrated Thanksgiving at my grandparents house. We had a wonderful meal and enjoyed each other’s company. Then as the game was starting, we all gathered in the living room, huddled around the wooden-boxed console TV-our family divided right down the middle-each side taunting the other throughout the back and forth nature of the game. Many of those family members have passed since then, but seeing this game refreshed their memory in my mind and warmed my heart. Thanks for posting.

[@mkl62]

Always spent Thanksgiving at my grandparents' home, too. My grandfather's last one was 1971. He died suddenly the following August. The last one there was 1996. Grandmother (or MaMa as we all called her) died the following May, one week before turning 92. And yes, we called my grandfather PaPa.

[@rmartin7558]

I love these old broadcasts, they're great time capsules.

[@kirkindog]

As a lifelong Houstonian and Houston Oilers' (RIP) fan, I remember this game like it was yesterday. This was during the height of the "Luv Ya Blue" era and this victory over the Cowboys was definitely one of the highlights. The "79 Oilers would finish 11-5 and, for the second year in a row, make it to the AFC championship game where, sadly, they would lose to the defending champion Steelers, yet again, on a controversial call that took away a Mike Renfro TD. Btw, this was the play that led to instant replay. Thanks for posting.

[@muffs55mercury61]

It was rather brief but I liked when the Oilers were winning big.

[@arthurjacobfuentes7671]

Houston NEVER will amount to SHEET

[@mkl62]

If the game had been in Houston, it would have been a touchdown.

[@rustysawyers5109]

Houston got screwed out of the call and probably would have had the Superbowl because of no Replay rule at that time....

[@kissherlips1]

@@g.r.x.racer-1737 Maybe they cheated, but the Oilers were so crippled without Pastorini, Campbell, and Burrough AND played a hard fought wild card game the week before while the Chargers were on a bye. PLUS, it was a short week for the Oilers. No excuses for the Chargers.

[@williamhicks7736]

One of the best games of 1979... Earl Campbell was a great player!

[@johnlevalley521]

Earl Campbell was absolutely awesome in this win over the Cowboys.

[@classicmlb1952]

One of the signature games from this era - great marque matchup with Campbell vs Dorsett and the battle of Texas where both Oilers and Cowboys come into the game in 1st place. Love hearing Enberg and Olsen also. I would rank this Thanksgiving classic very high on best Thanksgiving games.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Classic MLB1 the 1974 Thanksgiving day classic against the Washington Redskins is the best ever game

[@petediamond2721]

@@frankdenardo8684 was that the Clint Longley game?

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@petediamond2721 the 1974 Thanksgiving Classic was with Clint Longley.

[@petediamond2721]

@@frankdenardo8684 LOL! I never expected to hear back from you, thanks Frank!✌

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@petediamond2721 I saw that game on TV when I was young. No football is like Thanksgiving without the turkey. Ray Scott

[@Jiltedin2007]

On Thanksgiving Day, 1979, Earl Campbell couldn’t have shined any brighter than he did “In The Eyes of Texas”! I watched this game as I remembered it quite well. This was probably the best Houston Oilers Team I have ever seen.

[@vince6115]

Thanks for posting. I was 15 when I last watched this game. Today is 40 yrs later. Earl was such a work horse. My childhood football idol.

[@Shabba6884]

Yes! Thanks for posting this, Richard.....instant classic of a Thanksgiving game any fan of the old NFL should enjoy.

[@mikethomas5231]

Shabba6884: Agreed!!

[@bobbytino3776]

Thanks for posting I was at this game I was 18 then I’m 57 now I remember Earl Campbell running wild that day.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Bobby Tino I like the Monday Night Football game from 1978 the Houston Oilers against the Miami Dolphins. Earl Campbell was the man in that game.

[@mkl62]

Because Henderson was not there to stop him. Bum Phillips figured that with "Hollywood" gone, that was the weak spot.

[@martintrevino2984]

Me too.

[@jgringo5516]

I remember watching it live! Great game. Go Earl!!!

[@mullet53]

When you watch this 3 game killer stretch for the Cowboys (a Monday night loss to the Eagles, a Sunday afternoon shellacking at the hands of the Redskins and this one vs the Oilers), it was all in 10 days. Hollywood Henderson is gone. You then realize Roger only has 4 more games remaining in his career after this. An end of a golden age for sure. Thank you for not only posting the game but the painful pregame interview with Henderson which adds perspective to the events, outcome and impact of this game.

[@Sldumas1983]

Man I miss those days luv ya blue

[@petemartinez9971]

I remember this game. Was 7 years old and a big Cowboys fan. My mom & dad were Oilers fans. Will never forget this loss, my mom (just a wonderful person) pointed at me and said “You should root for the Oilers, it’s your home team” and made me cry, I locked myself in my room!

[@eulissbenoit5968]

Texans jerseys and logos just dont compare to the oilers at all.

[@erichhartmann9797]

Bring back the oilers!! Get rid of the texans

[@lightbluefeatherz]

Exactly! They're an insult to the city of Houston & Luv ya Blue

[@cadpanacea]

Guess the City of Houston and Harris County should have built Reliant Stadium for Bud instead of Bob.

[@muffs55mercury61]

40+ years and I never get tired of these old games. The Oilers might have advanced to the Super Bowl had Pastorini and Campbell not been out later with injuries. The Cowboys would suffer heartbreak on Dec 30th at the hands of the Rams as Staubach could not pull off a last second miracle. Roger and also & Cliff Harris would retire after this season & although they lost their last game, they still went out on top of their game. Penalties were quite frequent in this game.

[@ibbetn1]

The great Earl Campbell knew how to act after he scored a touchdown. Act like you've done it before.

[@jrandall4020]

yep , same with Tony

[@tb7214]

No showboating back then. The crap that we see today is absolutely disgusting.

[@goldenthug9]

@Best Player On the field then don't f*ckin watch--SNOWFLAKES EVERYWHERE!!

[@goldenthug9]

@@tb7214 Soft! so everybody in watching at bars, in the stands or wherever gets to celebrate a touchdown except the actual player who scores it? Childlike thinking and moronic. How about this don't f*ckin watch?! Bet you watch it anyway and just burn up during those impromptu team pic in the endzone selfies. Pussy

[@MarkSmith-lk2zr]

What if you haven't, is it wrong to celebrate you're personal accomplishment .when you have spent the time training to get passed a professional defensive "STOPER" . Transition that to life, that's what drive some people to 🍾 celebrate, first find out why they're so happy....

[@cs292]

I was 9 and from San Antonio. I was always a Cowboy fan, but in this game I was an Oiler fan.

[@darrylsmith1471]

Love the disco music during the commericals, this game was played during the heart of the disco era 1979.

[@bruceanderson8897]

Thank you for posting this game! I'm sure I saw it the day it was played,but I don't remember.Great game,and one of the great matches of the 70's.May the Lord bless and keep you and your family.

[@survivor5044]

Thank you, Bruce, for your kind words. I'm sorry the quality of the game isn't better. May the Lord bless you and your family to my friend.🙏

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

I remember this game was on Thanksgiving and being over at my Uncle's house that was predominantly Cowboys fans and I was the lone Oiler/Earl fan!

[@houstonrebel4449]

I know that feeling

[@willhendrix4308]

Thank you so much for sharing this outstanding look at the way this sport is supposed to be played! What a treasure!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Thank you so much for making the time and effort to edit out the commercials of this classic game and posting it here. It's much appreciated.

[@joeleicht5764]

I was never a Cowboys fan, but Newhouse was a vastly underrated back.

[@Willsatx]

Thanks for posting this, I remember watching this at my late grandparents house. Such great memories.

[@kimarroyo6261]

Remember watching this game. Earl had a great day..thanks 4 the vids

[@depaola63]

I was 16 on this classic day 🌈 Great era !

[@mikethomas5231]

Appreciate this"Battle of Texas" upload.Thanks.

[@kch7051]

honestly, the lead in music....so good. And Gumbel was as good as it gets as the studio host. Don't think there was ever a better voice...and if so, it was from the same era and over on CBS. What a great era, too bad we didn't have the football package available back then. The first years after the Mel Blount rule was an amazing time because the game started trending towards the passing game. I was born into San Diego Chargers season seats and i was 9 when Don Coryell showed up and nobody benefited more from that rule than offenses predicated on the forward pass and QB. It was fun to watch and has been fun to watch the league materialize into what it is today as far as the passing game. I think they have took the rules way too far, but i get it.

[@floridagator1765]

I love the old commercials.

[@larrywize]

Bittersweet game Love the cowboys but I also loved Earl Campbell as well 🤘

[@PerpetualArt]

@2:52 We know now that Hollywood Henderson's drug addiction had gotten the best of him by this point.

[@mkl62]

Tom Landry claims that he was unaware that Henderson had a drug problem. Henderson's response? "I think that for the first time in his 'Christian' life, Tom Landry lied.

[@jamalgus349]

I know how racist the cowboys was,the movie north Dallas forty

[@astrostar49]

Wow thanks. Never knew about Bob Hayes ending up in prison. Bob Trumpy did a nice job in that piece.

[@frankdenardo8684]

TheLoneDraftsman he was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame and the Dallas Cowboys Ring Of Honor.

[@texasstadium]

Tom Landry went to court to testify support for Bob Hayes as did the Cowboy's organization. Looking back, five years was a pretty tough sentence if it was a first offense. I don't know all the circumstances but a suspended sentence probably would have sufficed. But it was Texas back then.

[@davidhaymes514]

I remember watching that game. I miss those days so much

[@PerpetualArt]

@5:12 Ahh the memories childhood. Atari 2600 on sale for $139.99 for Christmas of 1979. I remember like it was yesterday. I wanted the Football game, but didn't get it until the fall of 1980. I remember looking for it everywhere, but it was sold out. I finally found it for 29.99 at Uncle Bills department store. I had bowling, space invaders, and combat. Until I got the football game.

[@erichhartmann9797]

Its a Sears knockoff! Atari imitation. Amazing stuff

[@toddsands6000]

Wow, looking back to memory lane from this game, it appears as if things were a lot simple back in the day. Not that there weren't problems back then. There were, but things were definitely a lot simpler. I enjoyed watching the preview of the HS coach leading his team to their state title. I loved the classic introductions of NBC televising NFL games. I watched this game as a Dallas Cowboys fan, but I sure do miss the Houston Oilers. Their fan base was so loyal and tremendous!

[@roysorgo]

Well said

[@cs292]

Vernon Perry was a beast this year.

[@sctanner33]

Funny to watch the yardage chain mover pulling on a cigarette right on the sideline in front of Coach Landry....truly a different era.

[@jonathanhairston5019]

What section was that

[@richsleyster2656]

Those Oilers uniforms were PERFECT

[@earlcampbell8927]

My favorite game of my childhood Thank you RW! [p.s. I’m not actually earl of course-just a life-long superfan]😎

[@ecnumber1fan]

Me too😄

[@roysorgo]

Remember watching this one. That was football. Thanks for posting.

[@brianbachmeier34]

Robert Brazile NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 1975 season. Named to the Pro Bowl 7 straight seasons (1976-82) All-Pro five straight seasons (1976-80) Selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s. Never missed a game And yet had to wait 28 years to be elected to the hall of fame

[@mrtnt3462]

That's a gall darn shame!!

[@PerpetualArt]

I love Matt Blairs stat lines.

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Thank you, sir! Love it

[@survivor5044]

You're welcome friend and to everyone who has been watching this classic game. #NFL79

[@frankdenardo8684]

1979 Thanksgiving day classic. I saw this game.

[@rockyracoon3233]

NBC, bring back this theme music!!!!

[@brentl.vaneaton6901]

Great seeing this again. I was at this game...I remember DD Lewis bouncing off Campbell, I was thinking that’s impossible 😆

[@irbybocksnick839]

I remember this game. It was the year I started really getting into football. Was 10 years at the time and been a Cowboys fan ever since then. I also remember it was the only time I ever threw a football around with my dad at a Thanksgiving get together with relatives.

[@PerpetualArt]

Me too. I think I became an Oilers fan right around this game. I was 10 years old too. I started watching football in 1976 at the age of 7. The Colts vs Raiders was the first game I had a vested interest in, the Christmas Eve playoff game.

[@toddthomas4674]

Missed Too Tall Jones this season, and that show of emotion by Landry after the late first down was classic.

[@johnshanahan681]

Thanks again King Richard and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family buddy.

[@survivor5044]

Thank you my kind friend!! Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family as well.

[@snakeoiler1292]

Amazing how the Oilers of the 70,s could beat the Pittsburgh Steelers once in a while but not win a championship. The Cowboys won in 71/77 but could never beat the Steelers in regular season, or least of all Superbowls.

[@nickbigmann5228]

Oilers were good in 1979. Wished they could have been in the SB that year.

[@Kevin-ck6bu]

Love these games. Thank you

[@jamilmccoy2994]

Yeah thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers!!!

[@buckwheatROCKS]

Was this the year when they played in that torrential rain game. We’re Bradshaw slid for a first down like 20 yds..

[@kirkindog]

buckwheatROCKS , actually that was the year before (78) where the weather was awful.

[@muffs55mercury61]

They might have if Campbell and Pastorini hadn't missed the AFC championship due to injuries.

[@hardcorehouse]

Feel good disco era w two classic teams at their heights. As good as it got during the golden era

[@claypleasant6327]

oooh I remember this game. I was a young Cowboy fan, just turned 11 years old and would cry when they lost lol. But I loved Earl Campbell too

[@houstonrebel4449]

I had just turned 11 three days prior. I was diehard Oiler fan. Remember it like it was yesterday.

[@erichhartmann9797]

I remember being a young boy and getting REALLY upset when my Cowboys lost! I got emotional too. So much passion back then. Nowadays i couldn't care less!

[@stardaddyo9]

Awesome game

[@blackspider9561]

Thomas Henderson was a talented linebacker when he had his head on straight.

[@fridaysmith2567]

Then he wins 28 million in the lottery.

[@richsleyster2656]

One of the best linebackers in the NFL in ‘77 & ‘78

[@Rebmetpes4]

Dan Pastorini/Earl Campbell duo were master geniuses and well prepared in this game against them boys I Garontee!

[@johncrumpler9950]

What an incredible coach an example what you can do if you put your mind to it

[@allengreene9954]

Oilers will always be a better name than Texans. Plus the Oilers had the best uniforms in the NFL.

[@ckobo84]

Funny that the Oilers and Patriots were my two favorite uniforms and they both went away, the Patriots for much inferior uni's. The Chargers also vastly downgraded their uni's. The Cowboys light and Raiders darks would be two of my favorites that actually stuck around. Not sure why anyone would want to change a good thing.

[@snakeoiler1292]

+Allen Green Chargers had the best uniforms. They killed the Rams 40-21 and crushed the Steelers 35-7. Should have been 51-7. It was Steelers worst defeat in 10 yrs. Oilers cheated in playoffs that,s why they had their touchdown taken away in AFC championship vs Steelers. To trade Pastorini for Stabler was the stupidist trade of the 20th century. The Oilers gave that prick Al Davis 2 Super Bowls. Idiots!

[@muffs55mercury61]

I had no problem with Tennessee getting a team but the Oilers name belongs in Houston and it should still on the Texans team.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Mark B Fensler I like the oil Derrick on the helmets. Houston, Texas is connected to the oil industry.

[@kch7051]

@@ckobo84 love the name- loved how they would always say where he finished regardless of how far back it was in the pack. totally agree. I have both the Oilers helmet and the old school patriots helmet- two of the better one's of all time..both uni's were great. The Chargers however are back with their uni's, as our the Padres next year- you can also add the Rams to the teams going back to their best uniforms

[@144wychwood]

I recall this game like yesterday. I'm Canadian so it wasn't Thanksgiving day here so I played hooky from school to stay home (as I did every US Thanksgiving) and watch this game. I was Raiders and Seahawks fan but was becoming fast fan of Luv Ya Blue. I really thought this was year they'd go all the way. Sadly, several weeks later Oilers were defeated in AFC Championship game by those DAMN! Steelers. In the off season, Staubach retired, Pastorini was traded to Raiders for Snake and everything changed.

[@dougeeemcfly1]

Earl Campbell was great. This is the first game I’ve watched him played. I’ve only seen highlights of his career. You can’t run the ball 30 times a game and run like Campbell did and expect to have a long career. Perhaps, if Bum would have lowered his careers Campbell could have played another 4 years.

[@67marlins]

I grew up a Steelers fan as a little kid, but also liked the Dolphins & Oilers. Under Coach Phillips, the Houston Oilers were a team I could respect. And you better believe I enjoyed watching them beat Dallas!

[@davidcrawford1551]

Great work as always Richard. 👍 If you can help with a Rams at Saints game, Wk16 in 1983. It was my first NFL game I saw on tv.

[@survivor5044]

I would love to post this game, but the NFL keeps blocking it. I have the game posted to my Facebook timeline.

[@leoncheeks1680]

Great game!!

[@vernonfinch3566]

Drew Pearson... Should Be in The Hall Of Fame... Smh

[@chrisslaughter5552]

As a Redskin fan yes he should be..Compare his numbers to Lynn Swan's...Minus 3 Super Bowls rings.. Lov'em or hat'em

[@williamcrawford9432]

I agree

[@Mark-xl1ze]

He is now.

[@romelovesdan]

Thought there would be a rematch in Super Bowl XIV.....A fluky tipped pass by the Rams vs the Cowboys and a overturned Oiler TD vs Pitt made the odds too much for that dream to come to fruition. I sat there in the Rose Bowl with a bit a sadness during the eventual SB XIV matchup.

[@nymike06]

Makes two of us

[@claypleasant6327]

Yes the Oilers were robbed that year. And as a Cowboy fan I hated the Steelers

[@kevinhughes4194]

That’s revisionist history. If the Renfro play was called a Touchdown it would have just tied the game, not given them some insurmountable lead. It would have made the game more interesting for sure but in reality the Steelers were dominating that game and should have had a bigger lead at the time and even with a Renfro Touchdown at that point an Oiler win was unlikely. I’m no Steeler fan but that game is unfairly looked back as a blown call away from an Oilers win which was not the case.

[@claypleasant6327]

@@kevinhughes4194 That's bull... I just watched that whole game right here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKiXk6xpZrxlask Pittsburgh was having all holy hell holding the Oilers off. It was anyone's game up to that point. I"m so happy these old games are on here

[@erichhartmann9797]

1979 was a landmark year. Absolutely amazing period

[@Lorenzo-hn1pr]

I miss America. Better county then. Life was good.

[@charleswilliams6758]

I was at Ft Lee Va. during AIT watching this game.

[@darrylsmith1471]

Charlie Waters was injured for the year, Too Tall Jones went into boxing, Jethro Pugh retired, Hollywood Henderson was cut from the team, and yet the defense was still effective enough too slow down opposing offenses.

[@texasstadium]

This game is a chapter from the book "How to Destroy A Great Running Back with Overwork". Bum was a good coach but he did run Earl into the ground and shortened his career.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

That ridiculous surface in the Astrodome is what shortened Earl’s career...

[@toddsands6000]

I watched this game. And I learned even more about Earl Campbell from a friend. He loved Earl Campbell since his Texas Longhorns day. He was thrilled when Earl played for the NO Saints, his favorite team. But man, Campbell couldn't catch a break. Astro Turf at the Astrodome. And Astro Turf at the Superdome.

[@donnycarlson7039]

One of those great in state rivalries today not so much Dallas vs Houston 💪🏈

[@simmons1969]

EPIC!

[@jonathanhairston5019]

Richard man if you can find 1975 Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals and the 1976 Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys man I'd be very much appreciate you

[@g.r.x.racer-1737]

Cowboys would not lose another Thanksgiving day game until 1986 Seattle 31-14. This was their first Thanksgiving loss.

[@rubenrivera1496]

I was hoping for a Dallas vs Houston SB back in 1994

[@RobertJohnson-mn3br]

Ruben Rivera Houston wasn’t. They would’ve got KILLED

[@LogoAttitude]

This was the first time the Oilers played at Dallas on Thanksgiving, allowing a national TV audience to see the two Texas teams go at it. It happened again in 1988 (which this time was not a sellout, so DFW and surrounding Texas markets couldn't see the game). Until cross-flex became a thing in 2014, the Texans were effectively prohibited from playing the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. This was because previously, CBS had the Thanksgiving game wherein Detroit or Dallas was hosting an AFC team. The AFC South and NFC East always paired up whenever Fox had the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. The Texans can now play at Dallas on Thanksgiving, but an AFC team at Dallas game has never been on Fox on Thanksgiving (nor at Detroit).

[@LogoAttitude]

Notably, of the 8 teams who were scheduled to play at Dallas in 2020, Cleveland had gone longer without playing on Thanksgiving than the other 7 teams, but that game was still not scheduled for Thanksgiving.

[@scottcamp9266]

Man I miss this era of the NFL

[@brettshepherd5240]

As a rams fan who still hates dallas...i enjoyed watching this game back then and still today. But i do admit i liked pearsons spike on the first td . how is he not in the hall? Gotta love THE TYLER ROSR

[@sonsneezer]

Great upload thanks,how was Dallas gonna stop Earl without Hollywood ,Randy white and Too tall?????!!!

[@jamiecrawford8133]

Preseason game from I think the previous year 1978 Henderson and Campbell had a hellacious collision. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

[@sonsneezer]

@@jamiecrawford8133 Yeah!! I've seen it on KZbin, pretty brutal!!

[@Rebmetpes4]

Bum and Tom were them dudes, Real Talk!

[@TexasNewsOwL]

Pete Gent North Dallas 40. Awesome Movie!

[@frankiesacco]

hey Richard! just found a great upgrade of this game if you'd like me to send it to you; just know it's a pretty huge 10.8 GBs in total lol

[@survivor5044]

That would be great Bart!! Don't worry about the size, because I can still reduce the size without reducing the quality. My email address is [e-mail]. These classic games are hard to find in high quality, so thank you very much!!

[@frankiesacco]

no problem! uploading it now, should be in your inbox in an hour or two =)

[@williepreston6342]

My next favorite Cowboy Thanksgiving game is Leon Lett... :D

[@crystalandis2185]

Oooooo no not Leon lett

[@buckwheatROCKS]

Curly Culp use to play with KC and Jack Tatum I think played his last yr with oilers

[@DavidSmith-fs6pi]

Jack Tatum's last season was 1980

[@kasandrapurplekitten]

The most underrated Theme music

[@MarklovesJoan]

LOVE seeing the wrongly named "America's Team" lose :)

[@nymike06]

Boooooo!

[@MarklovesJoan]

Yea!

[@muffs55mercury61]

The Rams would later beat them for the divisional. Staubach had no last second miracle that time and it turned out to be his last game.

[@snakeoiler1292]

Failure of Oilers to gain homefield advantage 1978-80 was such a killer for the Luv You Blue era. Well, look at the San Diego Chokers 1979-82. 2 teams I loved so much in Jr. High that never went anywhere. So ironic San Diego does not even have a football team anymore. What is a Titan?

[@chrisslaughter5552]

What Houston should've done is sue to keep the name and colors Like Cleveland did....Houston got a awesome group of fans...The Texans are Bad@$$ Colors and team.

[@bradleyneuville3074]

Great game Dallas should of won but to many mistakes cidt them,but Houston played a great game.Excellent football at it's best, great year.

[@randyjohnson6845]

Earl is listed at 5'11" 244 pounds and his 40 yard time is 4.6 He looks a little faster

[@fridaysmith2567]

Andy Dorris of Houston worked for the New Orleans police dept during the off season (2:29: 30 seconds). How the NFL has changed.

[@calvinnay814]

why was a Thanksgiving Day game on NBC in 1979?

[@johnlevalley521]

At that time, NBC had the Sunday Afternoon AFC package and CBS had the Sunday Afternoon NBC package.

[@floridagator1765]

Back then, NBC had the AFC package and CBS had the NFC package. There was NO FOX. IF, it was an inter conference game, the home team would be on the opposite network. With Dallas (NFC) being the home team, NBC broadcasted the game.

[@dmunoz5999]

We called it, "A TEXAS SHOOT OUT!"

[@anthonybrancale4855]

Does anybody know the name of the instrumental or composer at the 16:25 mark?

[@davidmeredith4561]

What a great pre-game interview with Hollywood Henderson, trashing D.D Lewis, etc.

[@frankdenardo8684]

David Meredith Hollywood Henderson was a shoe off of sorts.

[@erichhartmann9797]

That was insane. Harris criticizing 56 also

[@Mark-xl1ze]

The Cowboys last regular season home loss until the '82 season opener against the Steelers.

[@vernonrobinson1685]

The Battle of Texas

[@halwarner3326]

Pastorini's stats would have him in the XFL today.

[@erichhartmann9797]

Come on man. He had heart

[@hbland]

I like the Oilers back then, but I hate them now. (Titans)