How a Dentist SAVED the 1982 Dallas Cowboys | Buccaneers @ Cowboys (1982 Playoffs)

Entering the first round of the 1982 NFL playoffs/Super Bowl Tournament between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cowboys starting quarterback and punter Danny White was unlikely to play, thanks to a variety of injuries. However, he suited up, played well, and the Cowboys won. And the reason why it happened? You can thank a random dentist who happened to be on his way to the game for that. This is the story behind the 1982 Cowboys and how their season was saved, of all things, by a dentist
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Members of the 1982 Cowboys:
Rafael Septien
Danny White
Gary Hogeboom
Glenn Carano
Ron Springs
George Peoples
James Jones
Everson Walls
Rod Hill
Michael Downs
Ron Fellows
Timmy Newsome
Benny Barnes
Dennis Thurman
Tony Dorsett
Monty Hunter
Robert Newhouse
Dextor Clinkscale
Jeff Rohrer
Anthony Dickerson
Bob Breunig
Randy White
Danny Spradlin
Angelo King
Mike Hegman
Guy Brown
Don Smerek
Jim Cooper
Brian Baldinger
Glen Titensor
Tom Rafferty
Kurt Petersen
Pat Donovan
Herbert Scott
Howard Richards
Ed “Too Tall” Jones
Steve Wright
Phil Pozderac
Larry Bethea
John Dutton
Harvey Martin
Tony Hill
Doug Donley
Doug Cosbie
Butch Johnson
Jay Saldi
Drew Pearson
Billy Joe DuPree
Tom Landry (head coach)

[@willosotherworld7109]

We had fans storming the field in Green Bay yesterday and now the Cowboys were saved by a dentist

[@toddbiesel4288]

So without the dentist, Lambeau Field might have come back into play, sans goalposts.

[@vdubproductions2646]

1982 was some kind of post season

[@nasetvideos]

This was an unreal story...1982 was quite a year for your videos. The stories that came out that year were really bizarre....this story falls right into them. Great job finding this one. I have no idea how you do this. Great story-telling once again.

[@dicloniusgames]

'82 was a crazy season minus the strike.

[@jmlapedis49]

Danny White's performance was one of the least of the reasons why the Cowboys won that game; Doug Williams' line: 8 for 28, 113 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs, 16.2 Rate (Which is worse than if you spike the ball into the ground on every play.)

[@dentonyoung4314]

That was one of the oddest stories ever. Congratulations, Mr. Dentist.

[@CTubeMan]

This would be the last time a Tampa Bay team would play a postseason game in the Dallas area at the end of a shortened season.

[@KWCline91]

Pop up the Rays’ logo.

[@Rockhound6165]

It's also the last time they sniffed the playoffs until 1997.

[@DanStrayer]

Nearly had a pop up logo of the Lightning, too. Alas: abnormal times.

[@msarzo]

He's lucky that tooth didn't get infected. That's literally life-or-death. Imagine if he had a tooth infection on game day. Yet again, a great video with phenomenal storytelling! It's really hard to extract myself once I start watching your content!

[@bobscott2429]

"It's really hard to extract myself".......I see what you did there.

[@bobscott2429]

@@matthewdaley746 9, out of 10, dentists, agree.

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how Danny White had two successful fake punts in a win over the Chargers in 1980.

[@gbg1718]

Ideas for dumb desion videos: 1. WHY The heck the cowboys ran the ball with 14 swc left no TO down 6. 2. Why the ravens go for 2 when down by 1

[@AdamJ617]

3. Why the 2019 Dolphins, down by 1 against Washington, with just seconds to go.

[@pronkb000]

I want to say JG9 said on a Twitch stream that the Dak Prescott run wasn't going to be a DD, though I could be conflating that with some other play in the playoffs. But I think it was an okay idea executed poorly (Dak should have gone down as soon as he got the 1st, to say nothing of the goofiness with the ball) rather than an on-the-surface dumb move.

[@jessehowell1972]

What an awesome story!

[@MultiVictos]

Love this channel. Anyway you can do a video on how the Cowboys have been a pain in my ass since 1996?

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

1982 man. Crazy year

[@RicoBurghFan]

Where do find these stories? You continue to amaze me.

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Can somebody confirm that a passer rating of 91.1 is indeed better than if he spiked the ball on every play?

[@ivantheteribul]

It is, by quite a bit.

[@johnliberty3647]

1982 Cowboys were the only team to beat the SB Champs that season. I do believe Gary Hogeboom would have won that game if he started, he was an underrated back up QB who might have done well after being traded to Indianapolis if he didn't separate his shoulder in week 3 (I could be wrong about the week) in his first season there.

[@johnliberty3647]

@@matthewdaley746 I remember it well, it was the the first football game I actually sat down and watched as a little kid in 3rd grade. Before that day I hated Football but after that game I watched every game I could until Highschool but still watch football regularly until Joe Gibbs retired that 2nd time.

[@marcel4002]

Did anybody else notice the highlight clip at 14 min 10 sec ? Holly crap! Now thats how to get a 1st down...

[@marcus813]

I can't imagine what White was going through that day. Thank goodness I had my toothache on a weekday.

[@marcusmcgraw3519]

The early 80s Cowboys looked like they might continue their dynasty from the 70s at times, but this particular Cowboys team totally overachieved. The fact that the Bucs (out of all teams) had them on the ropes in the 4th quarter in the wild card round says everything you need to know

[@christopherengel7436]

That Buccaneers team wasn't awful by any stretch. They weren't great but they definitely could play some defense and were mildly dangerous. This Cowboys team(s) were winding down from there many years of dominance. They (like everyone else) couldn't beat father time.

[@jackmessick2869]

1982 would be their last really good year. It would have been nice if Landry just decided to retire that year after a SB championship.

[@markmoseley5759]

awesome, completely awesome. LOVE it

[@CTubeMan]

When I was younger I was really into geography. I noticed back then that the United States was fourth in terms of both square miles and population.

[@steelersfan1903]

Thanks for the video! Do you happen to know any brawls that occurred back in the 1980’s that had more than 2 disqualifications? I do know the Bears-Cardinals 1986 Preseason, Oilers-Bills 1987, and Steelers-Oilers 1987

[@Rockhound6165]

Why do you keep asking the same stupid question in every video?

[@carloscolon3331]

1982 playoffs must have been crazy

[@francinestroehmer2774]

The season was a nothing, .

[@carloscolon3331]

@@matthewdaley746 was it redskins vs raiders

[@carloscolon3331]

@@matthewdaley746 was it dolphins and redskins

[@tex8305]

As a Gunners fan, gotta love the Arsenal reference.

[@DanStrayer]

Damn: Brian Sipe (and Paul McDonald) had a rough day in Irving.

[@robertperrella4194]

danny white was also an excellent punter too !!!!!!!!!!

[@jimsturm2061]

Can you talk about why these playoff games were regionalized and not scheduled better? Both CBS games played at 4:00 that day while both NBC games played at 1:00

[@leogetz3570]

Yeah that was weird, also the conference championship games were played on separate days

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@leogetz3570 'did you get injured at home or on the job?' leo getz things done.

[@leogetz3570]

@@stevenbauer4799 oh... there you are!!!

[@untexan]

Because of the strike shortened season there were 16 teams in the playoffs that year. Eight playoff games in the first round. I assume the league did that so CBS and NBC wouldn’t have to compete against each other for viewers. It was the only time the league ran more than one playoff game simultaneously.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

America’s Team Dentist

[@markbrian7179]

And yet, there were some Cowboys fans who preferred Gary Hogeboom than Danny White after the 1982 season.

[@jackmessick2869]

Ugh! If only White wasn't concussed in the later championship game.😥 I wish Dallas would go back to that darker blue numbering on the white jersey. It matches the star, unlike Jerry-era unis.

[@bobscott2429]

I would love to see the serifed (?) numbers the team wore during the '60s and '70s. The Pokes wore them later as throwbacks during the Tony Romo era. And, speaking of the old numbers, after the Cowboys switched to Russell Athletic in the early '80s, center Tom Rafferty (#64) still wore the older font on his white jersey.

[@SportsGhost]

Lifelong Cowboys die hard and I had never heard of this. How do you find this stuff?

[@isaacshaver6218]

So Danny white was clearly the 4th best QB in football?????

[@chadwickwhite6107]

LIVE NFL TRIVIA EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON TWITCH!!!! Test your football KNOWLEDGE and win CASH PRIZES!!!!! Anyway BOTH the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers COMBINED are WORSE than a 39.6. They should SPIKE the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play. So that Dentist who saved the Dallas Cowboys SEASON did so for NO REASON.

[@TheSonicsean]

Danny White had the unfortunate luck of being a really good quarterback a) in a time where some of the best ever played and b) for a franchise that just had a HoFer under center, and would have another one after him.

[@sbcj9]

God I just got surgery to remove some tooth pain. That is some of the worst pain I have ever had. And I use to get beat up in practice and games for football and I would rather have that instead of tooth pain.

[@sbcj9]

@@matthewdaley746 you are so right. Truer words have never been spoken then that.

[@jasonpaul5]

I'm sure the dentist is from El Paso.

[@prairiehawker]

Should have been titled :Shiny Pants and Bad Teeth

[@redmustangredmustang]

The death of the Landry Cowboys was on 1986 against the GIants where both teams were 6-2 and Tony Dorsett didn't pick up a Carl Banks blitz. Danny White gets blinded sided and fumbles and the Giants recover. Danny White breaks his wrist the Cowboys lose and only wins 1 game out the next 8 going 7-9. They go 7-8 in 87, 3-13 in 88 and that's it for Landry and Danny White after that.

[@pronkb000]

The "Fun Bunch" game against Washington with the "NO, DANNY, NO!" play on 4th & inches was also a turning point. Maybe that was when the Landry Cowboys jumped the shark, 44-0 was when it went off the rails, and the '86 game was the nail in the coffin.

[@MrDevtun]

In his memoir, Late 49ers coach Bill Walsh seemed to hit on the weakness of the Cowboys as early as 1980. Studying film, he noticed a lack of quickness & speed especially at linebackers. Walsh seemed to put that knowledge to good use as he went 4-2 against Dallas. Losing the first two meetings, but winning the last four from 1981 to 1985 including the 1981 NFC championship game. I bet the Redskins, Giants, Bears, Rams, etc were paying close attention.

[@redmustangredmustang]

@@MrDevtun that when Jimmy took over the team he went for speed on defense and look what eventually happened. That speed got them 3 Super Bowls in 4 years.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

Tooth good to be true?? Really JG9?? 😂😂😂

[@mikemurphy9004]

Tooth good too be true 😂🦷

[@bobscott2429]

And that's the MOLAR of the story. The TOOTH, the whole TOOTH, and nothing but the TOOTH.

[@mikemurphy9004]

@@bobscott2429 😂that’s saying a mouth full

[@bobscott2429]

@@mikemurphy9004 You got that right.

[@lubetester]

Gibbs>Landry

[@Seuration]

tooth good to be true... worst pun ever.\

[@stevenbauer4799]

too bad that dentist couldn't save the boys from the texas stadium massacre of '85 by bears or the soon the come sad last years of the landry era. even tho the decline was in full motion it got real ugly quick after marino torched boys to end '84 season on mnf.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@matthewdaley746 so sad even god couldn't save the boys from their demise.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@matthewdaley746 sure didn't.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@matthewdaley746 yep. fate can get a dirty grip on one whether they see it or not.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@matthewdaley746 very sneaky. kinda like a brady s b loss to nfc east.