"The Catch" Cowboys vs. 49ers 1981 NFC Championship | NFL Full Game

[@timtate4105]

Rip 🙏 Vin Scully. This is probably my favorite NFL game of all time

[@lesliepropheter5040]

I started watching football maybe 2 games before this one just looking for something to watch. I happened to see “the catch” and was hooked. Magical time

[@barbaracaroll]

Vin's last NFL game I think

[@rebeccafernandez2835]

the greatest Nfl Championship game ever played.

[@MrSlicktherick]

In November 2017, Scully stated that he would "never watch another NFL game again," due to some of the league's players

[@lonnybustamante8118]

This game brings back good memories I was eleven years old there was a bunch of kids at school who were cowboy fans cocky arrogant kids who would always brag about who good there team was .I felt so happy in school the next day since that time Joe Montana became one of my favorite quarter backs.

[@darrellalston3464]

Listen all cowboyfans are. arrogant as hell

[@jamesrfb]

I just watched the 1970 NFC Championship between these teams; amazing how much the picture and graphics quality improved in 11 years!

[@TheLadsBandLive]

40 years ago to this very day. You were a dump, Candlestick, but I'll love you forever.

[@ArmHeavySoCal]

RIP Vin Scully (1937-2022) is the best play by play broadcaster in the game. The catch is the most memorable moment. 🏟 The Catch is just only the beginning of the best play by play moment that Vin Scully made the call.

[@timtate4105]

1927

[@markruane3660]

this was the start of the 49ers dynasty!!!

[@scottaznavourian5791]

And the patriots

[@kennethfutch5372]

@@scottaznavourian5791 Patriots DYNASTY didn't Start til 2001.

[@scottaznavourian5791]

@@kennethfutch5372 brady watched from the atands

[@kennethfutch5372]

@@scottaznavourian5791 Was he even born ? LOL.

[@kennethfutch5372]

@@scottaznavourian5791 If he was living he probably was 4 or 5.

[@CaptLawrenceD]

maybe the greatest game ever played it was really special to watch the hated cowboys go down like that we loved it

[@nickstrapko7549]

The Cowboys had it all. Im watching this again after 37 years later I still feel the same. Shitty

[@_Vissal_]

Wow! Even Black Dynamite was at the game @ 2:10:26

[@anthonywopaness2927]

O.M.G. living in San Jose at the time during the game nobody on the streets, then when the game time read 00:00 suddenly all you could hear in was yelling, cars honking, the streets became like a big party. Not only were we going to the Super Bowl, we beat the very team that kept us from going so many times before, and as an added bonus we beat them in the last two min. so to a great many 49ers fans, this was the real Super Bowl

[@user-gl9iz1bp1r]

Just great entertainment! One for the ages!!!

[@ERSLIFE-we1mg]

What about the sack and fumble recovery? The defense saved the offense the whole game!

[@amberpuga7322]

Vin Scully just perfect commentary

[@michelmendoza1769]

That sideline catch of Clark’s remarkable

[@jtdavis62]

Visor-Hair Vin and Coach Toupee on the call for this classic playoff game.

[@danielvrodriguez81]

Danny White's final fumble looked just like the so called tuck rule that Brady got away with.

[@chrisshockey3681]

Great play calling on the game winning drive...

[@derekschmidt4580]

I can't be the first to think Purdy Shananhan... Go niners

[@MeikaiX]

My father was only 10 years old, wild. He probably saw this game. 🤔

[@conni70]

the state of California really brought it home in 1981....49ers win SB...Dodgers win WS....Lakers win NBA finals...

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

Lakers won the 1982 Finals not 81. Still from October 81 to May 82 those 3 championships were won.

[@thejamesasher]

wright tackling pearson 2:13:37 was as big as the catch. defense wins the game!

[@terrycrotts2522]

Exactly that could have been a 75 yard td pass!!

[@MrDevtun]

A 4-year-old Tom Brady was at this game. 40 years later, Tom, announced his retirement from the NFL.

[@1968-b3n]

Me an My Dad sat down Together an Watched this Game on Tv in January 1982 , i just turned 13 a few weeks prior, this Game an the Miami Dolphins vs the San Diego Chargers Play off game at the Orange Bowl are the 2 Best Football Games of the 1980's .. Thank U Dad for spending some time with Your Son

[@madcapper6]

Everyone remembers The Catch but man that game-saving tackle by Eric Wright at the end was arguably just as significant. Wow.

[@leeeng478]

Yes the 49ers defense was very underrated Hacksaw Reynolds kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXCe354q56DqLs

[@Hallrk63]

This was the first time I had watched this game since it happened. I had forgot about that near TD by Pearson. That tackle would be illegal now but not then. If Pearson had scored he would have had two miracle playoff winning receptions in his career. But Dallas didn't convert on all of those turnovers by SF. Missed many chances to put some distance between them. That was the game for them.

[@andrewfoster6303]

Good tackle by Wright, yes, but Hicks was in good position to make the tackle if necessary.

[@keithclark7266]

If it wasn't for Rookie Eric Wright's shoulder pad tackle of Drew Pearson, 49ers lose

[@keithclark7266]

Also, on the very next play, Danny White goes back to pass, he attempts to throw a pass, but as he's bringing the ball back , he loses the ball just before he's hit and SF recovers the ball. Classic "Tuck Rule". But without instant replay, could never be called.

[@fattymcbucklesc4312]

Rest in Peace Dwight- from a Cowboys fan

[@kennethfutch5372]

Lose Dallas Lose

[@whataboutrob442]

@@kennethfutch5372 Shut up.

[@whitneyshults7042]

RIP Freddie Solomon and now Dwight Clark. 😢

[@alexandrovazquez9536]

It shouldnt matter if your a cowboys fan or not lol

[@ryanfifield8222]

Much respect trey area

[@cosmoevents21st56]

I can't believe how good the video quality is given this was 38 years ago.

[@lonnybustamante8118]

I know video quality was amazing even back then that was a fun and exciting championship game to watch better than any they show now days so miss those days!!

[@Ryan2022]

The video quality was excellent back then it just doesn’t often translate well to KZbin and of course there was no HD until I guess around 2000

[@ryancruz1876]

35mm is better than digital will ever be.

[@alex4k486]

Maybe my tv box was horrible but the game didn’t look this good live on tv back then lol

[@greyk610]

Actually, 41 years ago. Get it right, bum.

[@perryb5984]

41 years ago. I watched it live. It was an incredible moment and so began the 49ers Dynasty in the 80s. Proud to say I watched it from the very beginning.

[@keith4826]

4 decades later we still hate Dallas....lol

[@MrGuzmanra]

I remember this game expecting Dallas to win but no!!

[@perryb5984]

@@keith4826Always and I’m always happy to see them get bounced out of the playoffs!

[@oliverferreirajr4525]

Me too 😢

[@yourmom-qq4tq]

After Clark's "The Catch" Vin Scully says nothing for 30 seconds, cameras pan crowd going crazy Scully chimes in "it's a madhouse at Candlestick" perfect announcing by a legend

[@jacksprat3009]

Let the TV viewer enjoy the crowd and be part of the exictement rather than talking over the moment.

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Part of Vin's greatness

[@chuckthurmond]

Exactly. He did the same after important home runs in baseball broadcasts. He let the crowd tell the story.

[@boydrcoleman3590]

Good thing they didnt have horse collar tackle back then, that was close to one

[@robertosso5210]

but then drew pearson got horse collard and dallas got robbed

[@sce2aux464]

"What people often forget is that Dallas got the ball back" - Bill Walsh

[@muffs55mercury61]

Yes they had 51 seconds which was always a lot of time for Dallas thru the years. Remember 1972 against the 49ers?

[@juanjor182]

Mark B Fensler yep... Unfortunately for Dallas, Roger Staubach retired two years before this happened

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@juanjor182 It was on the advice of his doctor to quit while he was ahead. He's now 77 & last I heard doesn't have any serious health issues.

[@ATLKing404]

yep and all they needed was a field goal to win as it was just a 1 point game

[@bradleyhudgins1005]

@@ATLKing404 Great great point... And Drew Pearson almost broke a horse collar type tackle... If he had done that... At minimum a close FG attempt... Or even a TD...

[@fernandoorozco5624]

"The Catch" and "The Drive" never fail to bring tears of joy to my eyes every time I rewatch them. RIP Number 87 Dwight Clark.

[@Claude-sq2fy]

Bless his heart he went over the wall

[@nathanprentiss7578]

Lot of metaphors from that man that we can all use in our own personal lives in perseverance. His end is also an inspiration of how to handle certain death with dignity, love and how to inspire others even when facing the end!

[@robertosso5210]

theres only one person who should be remembered for this game and that was ERIC WRIGHT!

[@MegaSkills9]

The crowd at Candlestick was just like the people in the streets in the Bay Area after that game. (I had just moved there a year before.) The party atmosphere everywhere was unreal. People had been waiting years to see their team in the Superbowl and it finally happened. It was insane but exiting to be part of it. Traffic jams with 100's of people running through the streets screaming, horns honking, Drinking and partying, people banging pots and pans together like some crazy New Years celebration on Steroids. I grabbed an old trumpet and blew it until my lips hurt...lol. I saw people literally running over the roofs of rows of stalled cars in the traffic jams. True pandemonium. Who new that my new favorite team would then go on for over a decade to kick ass and brake new records. Montana, Rice, Young....wow ! What great memories this brings back. This game started it all. I am glad I was there to be part of it.

[@CaptLawrenceD]

i'm not surprised ... i watched this game; me my brother and 3 cousins 2 of them were cowboys fans and the other 3 of us went crazy when clark made the catch i KNEW it was one of the best games i had ever seen and then few yrs later i realized it was a SPECIAL game that would be remembered it's one of the greatest games ever played and the CROWD was unbelievable ; you can feel it just watching the game

[@briancamilli8873]

No disrespect to Danny White but I would of loved to see Montana face off against Staubach who retired after the 79 season. Dallas lost three straight NFC championships from 80-82. I have to think they would of got to the SB at least once with Staubach

[@robertosso5210]

but drew pearson was horse collard

[@robertosso5210]

@@DaleRC75 danny white didnt play in the super bowl because eric wright horse collard drew pearson on the play after the catch! Dallas was robbed!

[@cheesie67]

@@robertosso5210 legal in 1981

[@JimHawkwind03411]

The Catch I: Montana to Clark The Catch II: Young to Owens The Catch III: Smith to Davis They all took place on 3rd and 3.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

catch 4? not gonna happen for awhile cause the niners sucks right now xD

[@allengreene9954]

1990Thunderbolt Thank you captain obvious.

[@alexjuarez5784]

lol

[@weirdxgaming8923]

There is quite the gap between all of those so it all makes sense.

[@lrg123100]

The one to Davis was more like 3rd and 4, even though the screen said 3rd and 3

[@deedubman3775]

That PI call against Lott in the 2nd quarter interception is one of the worst calls I've ever seen

[@oaklandfritz]

I miss Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers playoff games. I miss Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Raiders playoff games.

[@joshstephens3650]

@@DaleRC75 first time since 1995 that they've met in the playoffs.

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

RIP Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon

[@mxxjss]

The Die Hard Arkansas Razorbacks Fan!! Also RIP Lenvil Elliott, John Ayers, Keith Fahnhorst & Fred Quillan.

[@mxxjss]

George Washington Unfortunately yes. Ayers passed away in ‘95, Elliott in ‘08, Quillan in ‘16 & Fahnhorst in ‘18. With Solomon and Clark that’s six of the Niners offensive starters from this game.

[@pts5217]

mxxjss Bill Walsh

[@yvonne2546]

And RIP Fred Dean.

[@georgehahn6149]

And Tom Landry and Bill Walsh

[@a1gamer561]

RIP Dwight Clark

[@johnny10301968]

Freddie Solomon too.

[@HyperionNotHere]

Ikr

[@eomyenom1]

RIP Dwight you made Garringer High School proud

[@navy4735]

this is when football players played like Football players...tough and no holds bar. Classic. loved watching it in those days, now a days....not the same.

[@benthekeeshond545]

That is how Brady, Manning, and other QBs achieved much better stats than Joe Montana. But one thing no QBs yet are able to match the clutch performances of Joe Cool Montana. John Elway was a good one but pale compared to Joe Montana.

[@RyanRenteria]

its "no holds barred", not "bar"

[@Phil-ui4tm]

Yep those big bulges in the crotch of their pants was all natural. No cup needed.

[@michelleschultz472]

I was 11 years old, watching this game on TV with my family and totally heartbroken thinking the niners were going to lose. When Clark made the catch my whole family went crazy. 41 years later as my life has gone by, this brings back so much nostalgia 😢.

[@kokoken1]

The broadcasting brilliance of Vin Scully: From identifying Dwight Clark to "It's a madhouse at Candlestick," Scully said nothing for 30 seconds. Whether it was football or baseball, he loved to give his listeners and viewers a chance to "drink it all in" at the stadium by letting the cheering crowd tell the story.

[@stoneyoh49]

"It's a MADHOUSE @ Candlestick!" The incomparable Vin Scully.

[@painterdood2484]

I can’t thank you enough for posting this. With Dwight Clark’s passing it means a lot to be able to see this Epic game again. Rest in Peace Dwight.

[@ronaldh8446]

RIP Freddie Solomon and now Dwight Clark. 😢

[@michaelleroy9281]

And Vin Scully and Hank Stram

[@MadAnthonyToronado]

Possibly the greatest game in NFL history. Hard hitting, superior play all around. Besides the play, story of the day was the incredible performance by the 49er defense faced with 6 turnovers!

[@bigpapasmurfz6252]

It was a great game. But, it wasnt even the best game of the 81 playoffs. The week before the Chargers and Dolphins played the best game Ive ever seen in the Orange Bowl. The Kellen Winslow game. The Ice Bowl is the greatest game in NFL history. That thing was a test of manhood, and sanity.

[@jbones1388]

85 Bears vs Dolphins is better

[@thecawdsquad875]

1988 NFCCG San Francisco at Chicago is my favorite. Nobody gave the 49ers any chance at all and they ended up dominating all day.

[@irar4665]

Maybe too many turnovers to be considered the "Greatest" game, but maybe the greatest ending, and it goes down as 1 of the most famous games not only because of The Catch, but also because of the changing of the guard: looked at as the end of the Cowboy dynasty and beginning of the 49er dynasty

[@josephciccolini1590]

Yes. Too many turnovers for me. The best game I ever saw was the 1977 Divisional Playoffs with Oakland vs. Baltimore. The Ghost To The Post game.

[@FatFaceRo]

60 Minutes following the game, except on the West Coast. Dang, some things never change!

[@anthonybrooks5040]

The infamous "Heidi" game in '68 between the Jets and Raiders aired by NBC started that announcement for NFL late games.

[@richardmorris7063]

2great teams on a beautiful day in San Francisco. the outcome was great & I'll say it,it seems like yesterday.

[@davethebarber62920]

Hank Stram's hairpiece made an illegal shift.

[@timothyallen7213]

David Childers u win

[@paulmarrujo5551]

Hilarious!😂

[@zimmerman1031]

Yeah I wasn't sure if him and Vin Scully were wearing one. Vin's matches up well if he is wearing one, especially when viewed from the side. Hank's, not so much.

[@sebastiangonzalez-pf7zi]

Ha ha ha

[@williampremo3096]

Zimmerman oh yeah that's a piece. It just looks more real compared to strams disaster.

[@joshstephens3650]

This game was played on Jan. 10, 1982. I don't think that there could never be another game with this much drama and emotion ever played in sports history.

[@goalscorerlajon]

before you guys complain that Eric Wright made a horse collar tackle on Drew Pearson, you need to remember that that rule was not in effect yet.

[@docfrazier99]

Not until 2005, the Roy Williams rule

[@lowerclassbrats77]

That and Ronnie Lott got called for a completely bullshit pass interference. That should have been an interception.

[@dskyyksd]

Penalty be damned, nothing short of an automatic touchdown is going to stop a horsecollar in that situation.

[@danjackson9147]

@@lowerclassbrats77 Took #42 (it was his rookie year) Many plays to recover from that bad call he was furious.

[@yajanon-yor7304]

...at that time, was it iligal, tho

[@radar0412]

Who could ever forget where they were the day Joe Montana led a Rag Tag team of Renegades against the High Priced Dallas Cowboys Allstars in 1981?!!

[@KarmicHoax]

RIP Dwight Clark. You will be missed. You & Joe Montana defined incredible football in this game.

[@spencerpearson3986]

Kristine Az not Montana. Got picked off multiple times and just threw the ball up imo

[@robertosso5210]

and if it wasnt for eric wrights horse collar tackle of drew pearson nobody would ever have talked about the catch!

[@aviewofyou2641]

Maybe my favorite game ever! Great to see it again after so many years. The Dallas defensive line was practically an all-star team and they put so much pressure on Joe Montana throughout the game. People may not remember but Harvey Martin and Randy White were co-MVPs of the Super Bowl Dallas had won a few years earlier and they had Too Tall Jones as well. Considering the constant pressure, Joe was amazingly effective. It's a thrill to see it again. And Dwight Clark not only made "The Catch", but he made a lot of other great catches in this game. Finally, so important to remember the 49ers had so few good years before 1981 and it seemed like every time they were good, it was Dallas who beat them in the playoffs. That Dallas team had so many elite players on offense and defense. The 49ers came with waves of players but not a lot of stars. Bill Walsh and Joe Montana brought the brains, the talent, and the winning! This game felt so much like another time Dallas was going to slam the door until Joe Montana and Dwight Clark magic!!

[@texasstadium]

It was a great game. Hard hitting defenses and great offensive maneuvering. I cringe when I think the Cowboys had Joe Montana rated #1 and did not draft him. That Joe Montana made the difference.

[@kidmack1121]

This game defined "Forty Niner Faithful" for many of us following that '81 campaign, even with the SIX turnovers, and the nail bitting, the shaken nerves and clammy armpits... we just knew we were going to win!

[@bernieudo4399]

@@texasstadium For years up to late '80s Dallas had a profile that a college prospect had to "fit" or he wouldn't be drafted. 6' 2" & 180. Well, it's funny Joe met their standards, but wasn't drafted. Guess they wanted a QB who could punt, thus making him a "triple threat."Their loss; Niner gain.

[@texasstadium]

@@bernieudo4399 Yes, a 49er gain. But Danny White was an excellent quarterback and they did draft Doug Cosbie, an outstanding tight end. But the fact remains that Montana had superior leadership qualities and that made the difference.

[@bernieudo4399]

@@texasstadium Always felt Dallas felt no one could match Roger, so Joe was just another QB. But scouts underestimated Joe's leadership & never did give him his due. Chicken Soup game...you name it!

[@joemamma416]

time traveler with a cell phone at 11:39? or just a man with a radio listening to the game?

[@davegarofalo3663]

2:15:00 looks like White's arm is moving forward ;)

[@molzerib]

Incredible drive. Staring at 89-yards, most coaches at that time would have just throw every play against the 6 DB's and a front 4 playing only for a pass rush. Walsh saw 4:54 and 3 TO's and crossed up Landry with 5 runs for 45 yards, 5 completions for 39 yards, and 1 penalty for 5 yards. Walsh's genius and vision of winning game situations was revolutionary.

[@costanzaoverton]

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[@Andy13april64]

49ers v Cowboys, best match up in the NFL.

[@rogergriffith3647]

I'm a no net fan but if you watch the end Montana runs through the end zone with the ball and 5 seconds were still left. Which would have made it a safety for dallas 29 28

[@texasstadium]

@@rogergriffith3647If that was the official game clock you are correct! 'After further review ……...'

[@kidmack1121]

Isn't the clock supposed to be stopped if a spectator runs onto the field, interfering with play? Play, and the clock, resume only after the spectator (s) have been cleared from the field. The few times I have witnessed show offs and streakers etc. run onto the field during time, the play was stopped. If the officials don't stop the clock, because they're scared and want to run to the sheds too, then that isn't on the players.

[@jonq8714]

I don't care what anyone says, Montana is the GOAT.

[@GregzVR]

Killer route by Clark at @47:58. Thurman needed to buy a ticket to re-enter the stadium!

[@Armis71]

Never forgot how Clark shook Thurman off on that touchdown. He was so wide open.

[@michaelpeloza1561]

Excellent example of how to attack the blindspot properly

[@bunnyfish714]

R.I.P. Dwight Clark

[@davidg3524]

I was 9 years old had my cowboy boots and hat on. When the Cowboys lost I thoùght it was end of the world lol

[@robtheold617]

My wife and I were avid skiers in 1981and staying at Harrah's at South Lake Tahoe for this game 41 years ago. We were bar hopping and ended up at a Sport Bar at Harvey's Casino. It seemed like we were one of the few 49ers fans in the room. The bar was full of Texan Cowboy fans and they were having the time of their lives most of the game while I remember we were mostly despondent by the 4th quarter ...until The Catch. The Cowboy fans were shocked and the bar went silent, except for us and the small group of Bay Area fans. My wife and I will always remember that day and that play. Just as San Francisco was once Baghdad by the Bay, the Montana/Rice/Clark/Salomon /Walsh Dynasty was at it's height and most of the time, it seemed like Joe could do anything, especially his famous 2 minute drives. Some of the experts say Montana is maybe the 5th best quarterback ever, but they tend to look at Joe's stats too much, instead of his videos. 27 to 21 with 2 minutes 20 seconds in the final quarter. A special note: the crowd of 49er fans look like normal people and none of the players danced around or skipped like little girls. I no longer watch the NFL...to much political correctness. Go Michigan. Go Notre Dame. Go Auburn.

[@paulsullivan1650]

At 46:08 Montana to Dwight Clark. And Clark absolutely "burned" that safety! I mean he put one of the best moves I've ever, ever seen before! Clark just "undressed" him on national TV!!! What a move baby!!!

[@michaelleroy9281]

I think that was Everson Walls

[@GeneralSherm]

the game that made dwight clark famous rest in peace a true legend !!!

[@mlando73]

Not a Niners fan but can't stand the Cowboys, can watch this over and over again. Classic.

[@petenrita]

perhaps the last Niner game in which the working class held the vast majority of season tickets...

[@cheesie67]

I love thevblack guy in the white suit. Actually my favorite part of the catch highlight for the reason u gave. He totally pulled that look off

[@dennydavila9407]

You'll live on! R.I.P. 87!

[@willdrucker4291]

without a doubt (unless you're a Pats fan that is)...the G. O. A. T....JOE MONTANA!!!!

[@TheLocalLt]

Video quality is gold

[@toml.1408]

I remember the game saving takle by Eric Wright more than I remember "The Catch". For a nano-second I thought the Dallas player was off for a 70 yard run after the catch. WOW!!!

[@gordonshumway5933]

Sure you did “Tom L.” and I bet you think Ronnie Lott pass interfered instead of intercepted and that not giving him the fumble he caused was the right call, just admit it already Tom L, you’re the ghost of Tom Landry aren’t you?!?

[@haroldsherwood7232]

Montana will ALWAYS be the GREATEST of all time........screw that whiner in New England

[@markbeck9037]

Not even close, cheater more like it!!

[@ravishinghunk2671]

Whose replacement, Montana's? Montana is better than Young, by far!

[@Rao665]

i hate the Pats just as much as the next guy. but even thats not enough to blind me to the fact that Brady is the GOAT.

[@dailyselfimprovementredpil4671]

@@Rao665 how nfl is rigged now

[@lawrencet83]

@@Rao665 Had Montana not missed 2 1/2 seasons of near career back injuries and operations on his arm, be would has even more records. Montana was told he would never play again with his injuries, just to come back to win 2 more super bowls.

[@taylortrash]

i cant believe this quality is so great. what a great upload.

[@petercameron30]

Lenvil elliot lived down the road from me, he lived right next to my bestfriend and we were always throwing a football at his roof to try to get a glimpse of the pro ball player! I was only 10 or so, he was always cool with us. Also first time I've ever seen a deer get slaughtered was in his back yard! So cool to watch him play

[@jadentrez]

Everybody says the 49ers didn't have a running game, but it was the running game that made the difference. Lenvil Elliot ... doing a good job!

[@dennis300cr]

Hank Stram looks so obvious that he's wearing a Hairpiece!

[@okmike87]

As a junior high kid, this broke my heart and I hated the 49ers for years. Now as a near 50-year old I can appreciate the greatness I witnessed, even if my team was on the losing end.

[@Battleborn357]

That's funny, same thing happened to me, but when I was in 4th and 5th grade witnessing the Niners lose those 2 NFCCG's to Dallas in '92 and '93. Watching the Niners them and stop the 3 peat in '94 was glorious redemption. Now this rivalry has been a bit renewed for another decade it may seem. This video popped up in my feed and I saw this comment. Cheers

[@okmike87]

@@Battleborn357 That '94 loss hurt. I was convinced Dallas was going to threepeat.

[@1Netbum]

Yeah Dallas winning the SuperBowl 3 out is 4 years ain't too shabby.... great rivalries... those were the days DON'T WATCH THE NFL ANYMORE... WAS A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR THE NINERS, THIS VID WAS AN ANOMALY, NOT ONE MORE CENT TO THOSE POS AT THE NFL AND NFLPA 🖕

[@robertheintze9413]

POOOOR BABY.....lol

[@jasonnolan9697]

Danny White faced a very difficult NFL in comparison to today. Montana faced many of the same problems .

[@Fernando-R]

Jason Nolan I agree. I just watched the '85 game between the Cowboys and the Bears. That Bears defense brutalized Danny White and won 44 - 0.

[@darylwilson3987]

That was a hard game to watch.

[@davanmani556]

@@Fernando-R the Pistol formation would have helped him.

[@chrisspearline2942]

how many times you gonna win a championship game with 6 turnovers

[@MrTlyoung21]

Thanks for the memories,Vin Scully!

[@eulissbeniot9024]

The beginning of 49ers dynasty and the ending of my Cowboys dynasty

[@robertosso5210]

Dallas was robbed! Drew pearson was horse collard after the catch

[@juliuscaesar894]

I put this on just so can listen to Mr. Vin Scully

[@bigpolitical8292]

The best football game of the 1980s!

[@vickstix]

The best football game EVER, IMHO But, I was there in the end zone, where Dwight caught The Catch, so I'm a little prejudice. LOL ;-) A couple of their SuperBowl's were pretty amazing, as well though.

[@hoss73ford]

Hard to believe it's been 35 years

[@agt462]

you must be a Niner fan.....

[@WaltGekko]

A great game, and one of the best ever, but the greatest game in NFL history occurred eight days earlier in the Orange Bowl between the Chargers and Dolphins where the Chargers jumped out to a 24-0 lead only to have the Dolphins roar back to tie the game, with the Chargers winning deep into overtime 41-38.

[@mikearden7209]

Best games that were not SuperBowls, and yes this game is at the top, 1) 1981 NFC Championship 2) Epic in Miami 3)1992 The Comeback 4)1958 NFL Title Game 5) The Ice Bowl 6) 1966 NFL Title Game 7)1968 AFL Title game 8) 1990 NFC Championship game 9) Immaculate Reception Game 9)1986 AFC Div. Jets Vs Browns

[@scotth9857]

Unsung hero- Lenvil Elliott, with those crucial runs in the final minutes!

[@kidmack1121]

I had forgotten about that!

[@thomasvelazquez9789]

The Dorset eye injury cost Dallas that game period

[@robertosso5210]

no the only hero in this game was eric wright when he horse collard Drew pearson that saved the game for the 49ers

[@robertosso5210]

Dallas was robbed Drew pearson was horse collard!

[@Dusty999]

@@robertosso5210 How was Dallas robbed? The tackle was legal.

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

I completely forgot Vin Scully broadcast football games.

[@cjmorton2436]

Nathaniel Levesque I know same here

[@STP43FAN1]

So did I.

[@Lilninjai11]

Never thought I could love Vin more than I already do. My new favorite call ever.

[@cjs83172]

Not only did he broadcast NFL games for CBS, he also broadcast the PGA Tour for 15 years when it didn't conflict with his work with the Dodgers, eight years for CBS from 1975-'82, and seven more for NBC when he moved there in 1983. Among his PGA Tour assignments was his being the lead on CBS' coverage of the Masters from 1975-'82, as well as being the first lead NBC commentator when they got The Players Championship in the late 80s. And Scully actually called some of the more memorable post-season games and moments for CBS during his time there. Not only did he call this legendary game, but he also called the 1980 NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Cowboys and Falcons, the 1979 NFC Diivisonal Playoffs between the Rams and Cowboys, and he was on the mic for one of the scariest moments ever witnessed at an NFL game, the infamous "Snowman Costume" indicent, which happened during the 1977 NFC Championship Game between the Vikings and Cowboys. Scully also called the 1975 NFC Championship Game, which was a Cowboy rout of the Rams in L.A. But moving to NBC in 1983 was a better fit for Scully, because he could do MLB during the summer months, and golf during the fall and winter when there was no baseball, and NBC did much of the PGA Tour's western swing back then, including the events in San Diego and Palm Springs in California, and the Hawaiian Open, and did some of the events in Florida prior to the start of the MLB season, including the 1989 Players Championship, his biggest golf assignment with NBC. And of course, he was also the voice of The Skins Game for many years, both on NBC and he even did that event a couple of times with ABC.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

I also think he left CBS because he wasn't going to get a Super Bowl call over Pat Summerall. He was paired with John Madden equally with Summerall for the first 1/2 of the 1981 season. CBS brass felt Summerall and Madden were a better set and they decided that would be their #1 team. This game was given to Scully basically as a consolation prize for not getting that #1 spot and he left for NBC a year later.

[@thedagothexperience]

Can we just appreciate how amazing the 1981 playoffs were. The Epic in Miami, The Freezer Bowl & this game all happened in an 8 day span. WOW!

[@CaptLawrenceD]

yeah i remember all of them too

[@chrissmith-rv5ro]

I'm 43 and was 3 for this game. I live in northern Virginia and my dad was a redskins fan. He hated Dallas. So when the 49ers scored my normally reserved dad jumped up and screamed "YEEEEAAAAH". That's how I became a 49ers fan in 1981. The next Sunday I was asking about "...the red team."

[@johnphelan5382]

Roughly 52:40 is the most outrageous pass interference call I have ever seen. Back in the Landry days it felt like the Cowboys got a gift-wrapped present like this from the officials just about every game. I remember watching the rest of the game in a blind rage at yet another example of the refs trying to hand a game to Dallas. Still pisses me off to see it now. I hated those jerks and was ecstatic when Clark made the catch.

[@theredbaronlives9889]

John Phelan < typical crybaby Dallas hater.the exact opposite was true refs usually made shit calls against Dallas.Dallas is and will always be America's team

[@joeshank9806]

WELL JOHN if u look at my team cheats . com U dont see know Coach Landry team there 1960-1988 BUT thru the years 60ies packers 70 ies steelers 80ies 49ers there teams are there THEY SQUEAL on them selves look it up

[@ixoyedeg]

John Phelan, now it’s the opposite.

[@xesfoureyes502]

Just a small part of why this game and The Catch was so memorable was the sunset & stadium lights combining to frame all the late action in an almost perfect, golden-amber "magic hour" filming light. It might also factor into why so many commenters here have mentioned the striking video quality. The combo of sunset & stadium lights was extraordinary,like it'd been custom designed for clarity, myth, and memory. And if Clark seemed like he came out of nowhere, that play was almost kinda normal compared to James Brooks' td play just a week earlier in the mind blowing Chargers-Dolphins Epic in Miami. Clark was at least running his designed route, but Brooks wasn't expected to be anywhere near where Fouts heaved that throw towards Winslow. Plus iirc (I was 8 yrs old at the time) I think the live camera angle of Brooks' catch was from behind the end zone, so all you saw was this sort of wounded duck ball seeminly float incomplete past Winslows fingers only for Brooks to materialize from absolutely out of nowhere like he popped out of the shadows on the bottom of the TV screen. Brooks and Clark were also both so seemingly chill about their catches too, both of them with simple quick spikes afterwards, lol, that was cool too. Great players, both of them,and two of the best NFL games of all time within 8 days of each other

[@danielpennington6053]

Both head coaches in this game Bill Walsh and Tom Landry passed away at the age of 75, both from Leukemia. And their last season to coach in the NFL was the 1988 season.

[@frippertonics6421]

Thanks for all the classic game uploads. I'm looking forward to Super Bowl 16 and 19 being added.

[@flatplaneoregon4605]

That LOTT pick bs'd into a pass interference penalty was one of the cleanest contested interceptions you'll ever see in football

[@eulissbenoit5968]

i had just became a cowboys fan then.i was 12 or 13 years old.that lost hurt me so bad.it took me months to get over it

[@kiwitintinscott]

I started folliwing the 9ers in '79 from Manchester, England. My friend from Frisco told me, never to expect any good from his 9ers, they'll always ket you down. Boy, do i remember this game. Still supporting the 9ers 👌😁👍

[@markporter5958]

This game still makes me mad after 34 years. Lol. Oh well.

[@markwright2751]

Dallas gave this game away...they had Sooo many opportunities to put this game away.

[@lonnybustamante8118]

People giving thumbs down u don't fool I know u all cowboy fans on this day the greatest team won a legend named Joe Montana was born.

[@cleopuma4322]

This is the game that got me watching the 49'ers. Loved them in the '80's.

[@TheAceOfCubs]

Fans were allowed to run onto the field after the game?

[@cheesie67]

Check yankee highlights from the 70s

[@heathermckibbin7291]

Cowboys gave this game away

[@denisceballos9745]

What a game! First time I’ve ever watched this from start to finish. One remarkable play after another with the most famous one immortalized in NFL lore. Great announcing by Vin and Hank. Tremendous.

[@molzerib]

I wonder why Brookshire and Summerall didn't call this game. No problem however. VS's call of The Drive, The Catch, etc. was awesome.

[@TMC1982Part2]

@@molzerib It's a long story, but the short end of it was that this was CBS' way of making up to Vin Scully for not officially making him the #1 NFL play-by-play man, and therefore getting a chance to call the Super Bowl with John Madden in Pontiac, Michigan. Pat Summerall, in case you're wondering, called the NFC Championship Game with Jack Buck on CBS Radio. This the last NFL game that Vin Scully would ever call. He of course, moved over to NBC in 1983 to become their new lead play-by-play announcer for baseball and golf.

[@KevinT7274]

Scully and Madden would have been a great team.

[@CaptLawrenceD]

i hated the cowboys and the thing was you just had the feeling the whole time that SOMEHOW the established powerhouse (the cowboys) would find a way to beat the "upstart" in the end so it was truly remarkable the way the niners just refused to lose that day i knew it was one of the best games i had ever seen and a few yrs later it began to be recognized as an all time GREAT game just listen to the crowd and that tells you it was just a special day for some reason

[@TheLocalLt]

Also how could the NFL cut out half of Scully's call before the "The Catch" play? He said "Tom Landry is a stop away from going to his 6th Super Bowl, while for the upstart 49ers, they're 6 yards away from Pontiac". They only included the second half of this brilliant line.

[@wolves7655]

and they cut Hank saying what a sensational game....this is one of the best moments....the commentators like little kids in the booth enjoying the action.

[@hoss73ford]

This is why I don't care for NFL prints of games... too much editing (huddles, injuries, time outs, etc) what's their point?? Heck I like these old games with the original commercials included.

[@michaelbanaszak7775]

The NFL as an organization doesn't care about its history....they only care about money...