The Dez Catch Game! (Cowboys vs. Packers 2014 NFC Divisional Round)

[@jrad410]

2014 season had one of the best playoffs. So many classic games and memorable moments.

[@angelenriqu1]

The last full great NFL season IMHO.

[@dpackerman4203]

The karma playoffs. Wild card weekend: Detroit loses to Dallas thanks in large part to an overturned DPI on Dallas. Divisional Round: Karma gets back at Dallas and they lose to Green Bay because of an overturned catch by Bryant. NFCCG: Karma gets back at Green Bay and they lose to Seattle because their 3rd string tight end dropped a crucial onside kick that would’ve sealed the win. Super Bowl: Karma gets back at Seattle and they lose to the Patriots because they threw a goal line interception instead of running it with Marshawn Lynch.

[@1990Thunderbolt]

the super bowl 49 was supposed to be brady vs rodgers like in 2009 nba finals we were supposed to have kobe vs lebron! we will never know what the outcome of those 2 matches would be thanks to the seahawks and magic!

[@beenagoon6156]

@@dpackerman4203ya according to the delusion fans who think the games decided on 1 play

[@davidkaplan5517]

@@dpackerman4203 Seattle also had a miracle play that Butler gave up to set up the Butler interception on the pick play.

[@emantabrizi8218]

Dear football gods... please let the outcome of every 2024 playoff game be determined by the players on the field and NOT the officials. Thank you.

[@davidkaplan5517]

10 yrs later it’s clearly not a catch.

[@Mrguguinha2001]

Except it is. 3 steps, changed ball from one hand to another (football move), reached for endzone (fooball move). So he had 3 steps AND TWO football moves, signaling clear possession. That was, in every way, a catch. And it's indisuputable@@davidkaplan5517

[@JBullock54]

It’s up to the players to not let it come down to the officials

[@davidkaplan5517]

@@JBullock54 the ball literally hits the ground and then gets bumped out of his arms and he has to recatch it after rolling over. Idk how this is even controversial. If it didn’t require that part it would’ve been more likely to stand. Then you get into the pixel peeping of did the ball get out of his control when it touched the ground, etc but it was called a catch first.

[@right8630]

@@davidkaplan5517it’s very clearly a catch the nfl even said it was wrong to overturn and the rules were altered the next year. At the point of the catch he gets two feet down and takes an extra step towards the end zone reached out and that’s the only time it hits the ground.

[@jajabinks4733]

Demarco Murray fumbling was the turning point of the game

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Exactly. That was when the air started to go out of the Cowboys. They had been in control up to that point.

[@joeymoses3359]

100% agree. Turned the tide of the whole game.

[@elbassman416]

Hell yea

[@robertriojas2639]

Yup, like many other moments Romo got the blame for others losing the games

[@JonathanPlayz]

it was the dan bailey missing the kick

[@doepesci1]

As a Cowboys fan, that Demarco Murray fumble really cost us the game

[@christopheralmaguer3310]

Fr, dude had a TD

[@teesmoovethagenius]

Nahhhh this is a FUCKIN FACT!!!!!!

[@doepesci1]

@teesmoovethagenius up 11. That game being played different

[@bonafide1992]

Been saying this for yrs now!

[@TheJesseGladSaget]

Another huge play that’s overlooked is after a Murray TD that put DAL up I think 3 late in the 3rd, GB fumbled the ensuing kick and the ball bounced right into Gavin Escobar’s (RIP) stomach, but he was unable to reel it in. That probably would’ve ended the game

[@andrewfung9340]

The birth of Davantae Adams becoming a superstar

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

For me, it was the Murray fumble that lost the game, not the Dez catch. Score on that drive and it’s 21-10. Assuming the packers still get a field goal, the Cowboys go down the field and get another TD, suddenly it’s 28-13, and with the league’s best offensive line and running back, the Cowboys can do what they did best in 2014: grind teams into the dust. The Cowboys go to Seattle next week, a place they already won in, with all the belief in the world that they can go the distance. Instead, well, we can clearly see what happened. Damn.

[@DynastyIcon]

Aaron Rodgers has custody of the cowboys.. he owns them 💯 Dallas was loosing regardless

[@Blackbeautymagnum]

Clearly lol

[@HarrisonLehn]

Also that missed field goal by Dan Bailey. It was 50 yards so it wasn't a chip shot, but Bailey was one of the best Kickers in football. Also the field possession from that missed kick gave the packers a short field to get 3 points right before half time. If Bailey makes that kick and Murray doesn't fumble the Cowboys could realistically had a 31-10 lead late in the 3rd quarter.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@DynastyIconWe just felt sorry for him because he couldn’t beat anyone else in the playoffs after 2010 Giants ❌ 49ers ❌ 49ers again ❌ Seahawks ❌ Cardinals ❌ Falcons ❌ 49ers again again ❌ Bucs ❌ 49ers again again again ❌

[@redmustangredmustang]

His career wasn't the same after that. He went to Philly where didn't pan out in 2015. He did make the pro bowl in 2016 but he split carries with Derek Henry and was out of the NFL after the 2017 season.

[@HarrisonLehn]

Dez controversy aside...That throw by Aaron at 12:24....sheeeesh he was a beast in his prime.

[@drewr9580]

Best to ever do it

[@GODISGREAT_12]

Still is...best ever

[@Stev4e897]

😂😂😂​@@GODISGREAT_12

[@Stev4e897]

​@@drewr9580 nope

[@drewr9580]

@@Stev4e897 I should clarify I mean thrower of the football Rodgers lacked certain intangibles of Brady who I think is the greatest. Mahomes and Marino only ones who come close I’ll take Rodgers all day just my opinion

[@KJCK4]

One of the most underrated plays that gets overshadowed in this game was the strip by peppers I think in the Demarco Murray run because he had nothing but green grass and could’ve possibly scored

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

He was definitely going to at least get deep in Green Bay territory and then for that to happen…it took all the air out of the team. Right then I had a sinking feeling that it was all over. The Dez catch being overturned was just the coup de grace.

[@Parker402]

Dez Bryant "catch" is at 14:02

[@teesmoovethagenius]

Watching this live in 2014 A single small tear dropped when they said pass was incomplete. To me this play and when romo messed up that hold two worst moments as a cowboys fan.

[@davidroman1654]

Worse moments were #1 Dropped pass in EZ against Steelers in SB and #2 QB sneak for TD in Ice Bowl and #3 Field Goal in SB 5 for a loss. All of these hurt more tan the 2016 game.

[@teesmoovethagenius]

@@davidroman1654 oh ok thanks for the knowledge..😅 I wasn’t born during the ice bowl or that cowboys v Steelers 1st Super Bowl lol

[@gw2955]

Worst play, the one that broke my heart as a kid, was "The Catch" against San Francisco in the NFC Championship 1981, when Dwight Clark went up and caught it in the end zone to win the game. Jackie Smith not catching it against the Steelers in the Super Bowl would be second.

[@KenKaniff-dw4jw]

Not anymore. This past Sunday was the worse of any game

[@teesmoovethagenius]

@@KenKaniff-dw4jw I don’t even know what I was watching bro shit was terrible but the cowboys always find away to prove the media right smh

[@chrisnunez7207]

Even if Dez made the catch and they score a TD, Aaron is getting the ball back with plenty of time to make a play and win the game in my opinion

[@bbanzai444]

doesn't mean he would have. Packers scored on 50% of their drives that game, so a coin toss if that holds.

[@youlesie23]

@@bbanzai444 The Packers were in FG range before the two minute warning. They were getting 3 at minimum on the possession after the Dez “catch”.

[@bbanzai444]

@@youlesie23 that doesn't mean that drive plays out the same way if the score is different. fallacy of the predetermined outcome strikes once again.

[@Jeromepkr]

​@@bbanzai444Pressure exists sure but Cowboys needing the stop couldn't get it vs a semi conservative GB team so I'd like to think nothing changes.

[@bbanzai444]

@@Jeromepkr I'd 'like to think' Dallas would have gotten to Rodgers on hist first drop back forced a fumble (something he did on 25% of GB possessions that game) and recovered it ending the game. does what 'i'd like to think' matter even the tiniest bit? nope. it is simply unknowable what would have happened if that catch ruling stood. and knowing what happened on the next drive, in completely different circumstances does not make it any less unknowable.

[@Nash34215]

For Cowboys fans who say, "We would've won if they called it a catch and didn't overturn it, let's say they get a TD and the 2-point conversion. It's 29-26 with over 4:30 minutes remaining for the NFL MVP and the NFL's top offense that year. Aaron, in the second half before that possession where they ran the clock out, was 14/17, 162 yards, 2 TDs, and a 145.6 passer rating. The whole game before that last possession, he was 23/32, 249 yards, 3 TDs, 125.7 passer rating. I like my chances of GB scoring a TD that next possession, considering how much Aaron was carving them up in the 2nd half.

[@17briank]

Pack got into field goal range just trying to kill the clock. Crazy to think what they would have done if they were looking to score.

[@wd899]

Demarco Murray doesn't fumble and the cowboys blow out the pack and it doesn't come down to the catch no catch and Rodgers won't bring them back

[@juice-k]

Yeah I remember seeing the analytics at the time. I think if Dallas got a TD, game was 50/50 pending the outcome of the 2pt try. With it not caught it was 75/25 or so in favor of GB, with Dallas having a couple shots at stopping them and getting the ball back.

[@FireAttack0811]

How about one of the recievers kadurious toney drop the ball to a cb hands cause he was nervous. In summary you can't say that "a rod would have gotten that td" because it NEVER happened the pack werent down 3 they were up 5 lil bro

[@armandogonzales2689]

That was a catch and ya know it! Fk! Rodgers. We would have win the game! But the Jimmy Johnson curse is over now and today, WE GET OUR REVENGE HOE!! 😂 💩

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

AND THEN NOTHING REMARKABLE HAPPENED THE NEXT WEEKEND, RIGHT MY FELLOW PACKER FANS?

[@mattymatt1626]

Exactly! Cowboy fans swear this was our bowl year.

[@christophermanley3602]

@@mattymatt1626😆

[@lozanogroup4710]

Beginning of 3rd Quarter: - Cowboys were up 14-10 and have the ball - Demarco Murray fumbles gives the ball away when they were close to scoring. It could've been 21-10 or 17-10 at that point. - Packers recover fumble and take it back to only score a field goal making the score now 14-13. - cowboys get the ball next and score a td making it 21-13. - Packers get ball back and score making it 21-20 - Cowboys get two more drives and punt each time. - Packers get two more drives and score a FG each time to now make it 26-21 Packers up. - Cowboys get the ball back in 4th quarter with 10min left. They drive it down and the "Dez Catch" happens with 4:06 min left. If its a TD cowboys go up 28-26 with Packers still having 4min. Dez Bryant catch was not a catch because of a technical term in the RULE book that states "his body was in motion of making his way down to the floor the entire time. A receiver must maintain possession the entire way down regardless of motion." Dez did not maintain possession all the way down, when he reached for the goal line the ground made the ball move causing loss of possession and became incomplete. But the "what ifs" come into play. IF Dez made that catch, cowboys make it to NFC then super bowl.... IF Dez made that catch Aaron Rogers, king of game winning drives, with FOUR MIN left, needs to drive down to ONLY get a FG which the Cowboys D had not been able to stop not once in the 2nd half. There will always be "what if" scenarios but what was called, was called, and what could've been will never be known.

[@jruth77]

It’s kinda crazy how much that Murray fumble changed the tide of the game the way it did

[@Supermanfan99]

Cowboys were 8-0 on the road this season then lost at Green Bay. Cowboys are 8-0 at home this season and now hosting Green Bay.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

History repeated itself.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

And The CowBoys Lost Again lmao 🤣

[@brianchua4240]

The way how the Cowboys handled the situation on 3rd and 1 before the Dan Bailey missed field goal is where the game turned. The Murray fumble just added insult. The Dez no catch, double insult.

[@MrDunn490]

I agree. Not only that , but if you watch on the Dez no catch play, Cole Beasley was open over the middle on a cross pattern. He didn't have go for the HR.

[@edwardbrito4010]

Yeah run it go hash kicker wants & make GB burn a Timeout & waste time.

[@jeffreymusser8450]

I still say it was a catch… He secured possession with his right hand…swapped to left hand in an attempt to lunge for the end zone… LUNGING for the end zone IS a football move…

[@kingaustin6985]

Facts

[@bradleysample3246]

Over 4 minutes left when that happened. Couldn't stop the Pack simple as that

[@christmashake8968]

Getting REEEEEEEAL comfy twisting the knife in various fanbases' hearts with vids like these, aren't you, NFL? XD

[@sports3117]

In today’s game, that will be catch by Dez. The same can be said of Jesse James’s catch against New England 3 years later

[@beannibba]

Nope that’s still incomplete

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

@@beannibba Bruh the NFL themselves said a few years back that it's a catch under the current stipulations

[@tyreepowell8367]

​@@beannibbaExactly

[@s1g1rican]

@@beannibbawhich one Jesse James, Dez, or both

[@hotwheelzvette959]

​@@s1g1rican I know for a fact that they said Jesse James would be a catch today

[@tonypreston7278]

Another masterful playoff game by “playoff choker” Aaron Rodgers who was playing with a torn calf btw

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yep he was playing against Playoff choker Tony Romo an it all came down to who was gonna choke harder.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld You weren’t watching this game if you think Romo choked. If you want to see what a real choke looks like, rewatch the NFC Championship from the next week.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 nah he choked by taking a sack which none of you seem to talk about either. Choke Job.

[@packfan1946]

I remember that game very well and, as a Packer fan, was very happy with outcome. That call was really close but the ball hit the ground and he lost temporary control of the ball. Amen. Since then, the Packers have had the Cowboys number many times over.

[@ralyman2]

Oh, good for you. Since then, the packers also wasted the rest of the career of the best QB they will ever have. Just winning one SB with a QB like Rodgers after having him for about 18 years? Yup, keep celebrating. And it was a catch, the ball hitting the ground doesn't matter one bit, Dez already had taken 3 steps forward while maintaining control, only a packer's fan or a Cowboys hater wouldn't rule that as a football move, but whatever...

[@asundelgun3487]

Please show where the ball definitively hit the ground. There are 0 angles where you can see the the ball touch the ground. I've watched this play 100s of times. Not a single angle shows the ball touch the ground. You only can see Dez arm hit the ground and the ball never left Dez.

[@redmustangredmustang]

That's where 6:53 changes the entire game. If Demarco Murray gets by Julius Peppers, that is a touchdown and a two score lead. Sadly for Demarco was that the the beginning of the end for him. He went to Philly for the bigger money and went into a system that didn't fit his style. He's a inside typical eye formation back. He just didn't pan out in Philly and went to the Titans where he had one pro bowl season in 2016. He shared carries with Derek Henry in is 2 seasons and hung up after the 2017 season. Again this was the play that pretty was downhill for his career. As mad I was about this Dez overturn catch, THIS was the one where the game changed entirely.

[@packfan3917]

One of the best playoff games of the 2010s, both teams stacked with lots of offensive playmakers. Excited for another Packers Cowboys playoff game this weekend !

[@Jeromepkr]

Sadly as a Packers fan their roster is way too inexperienced this year but any given Sunday I suppose.

[@natest.the.greatest]

@@Jeromepkr pretty hilarious to see this comment now... 🤣🤣

[@desidagoat1995]

What many people don’t realize was that the cowboys had there own awful non pi call that was called against them the previous week

[@ch_rlieb03]

5:58 oh wow never would’ve expected it from them 2

[@brettmerritt5469]

People whine and wonder if the packers should’ve made more super bowls, I really feel 2014 was that year, that packers team was so special

[@christophermanley3602]

Agreed.

[@dillondittemore1102]

Okay, cowboys fans have complained for years about this. Let's say they score a TD. Rodgers with 4 minutes and 2 time outs and you don't think he could get a field goal to win it?

[@gt0783]

Dez caught it

[@kobeisthegoat5767]

Negative

[@eliteclone2456]

Defense couldn't stop the offense, even If he did Packers score and win anyways

[@beannibba]

Hit the ground and bounced up, not a catch

[@nathandodge665]

Not a catch

[@travismiller4320]

Sure and this was PI kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpWkfJ5qZ7StjNksi=z_ZYKwjEjCJsM3iY

[@chriscota1635]

Dez definitely caught that ball. Murray always carried the ball loose like that. If he carries it high and tight, the Cowboys may have kept the lead all game.

[@jordy7540]

If Calvin, who started this whole thing, didn’t catch his nobody else did either

[@jkbuckeye1]

I watched that game, and that’s what I went to even in the moment. It set a precedent!

[@rmtjr237]

At least CJ actually caught the ball, than it came loose. Bryant was in the act of catching/controlling the ball and it bounced off the ground.

[@jgali38]

As a diehard Cowboys fan I remember as we were going into the commercial on the replay that ball bounced out of his possession! I knew it was going to be reversed! Even if Dallas had scored Rogers would have scored again he was in that zone! He could read Dallas D like a cheap novel! And we may have another Ice Bowl this Sunday! 🏈🙏🏻

[@justinb.452]

Im praying for a good game instead of u guys blowing us out😂

[@jgali38]

@@justinb.452 The Weather will favor Green Bay! Not Dallas strong suit!🏈🙏🏻

[@natest.the.greatest]

@@justinb.452 well it ended up being a blow out alright... 🤣🤣

[@fwsauerteig]

The call was correctly overturned.

[@RuiNDieM1988]

The NFL already confirmed this was a catch. This was Romo's last and best chance to get a ring and shut people up and the refs took it from him.

[@stich21]

lol no

[@christophermanley3602]

It wasn’t the refs. It was the Dallas defense.

[@txbaca4861]

*2016 was...but Garrett backstabbed him.

[@croixR]

Who would’ve thought Mike McCarthy who Challenged The Dez Catch and won that Challenge would become the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys a Decade Later 15:45 Mike McCarthy standing on the Packers Sideline like a Kid Who Got away wit sum that he was not supposed to do 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LiamDeege]

Ah yes, this controversial game. As a Pittsburgh fan, I believe Dez caught that ball period.

[@robycip9715]

he took 2 steps football move according to todays rule @cameroncraig3913

[@adrianpena800]

@cameroncraig3913this^

[@DrPonce09]

What I saw was, he caught the ball, did NOT juggle the ball, took three steps with it in full control, THEN as he hot the floor, THAT'S when the ball popped up a bit. Isn't that part of the 3 step rule to maintain control of the ball?

[@KJCK4]

@cameroncraig3913the ball never hit the ground

[@GODISGREAT_12]

Ball hit the ground, came loose and never broke the plane...it's that simple

[@ckorhonen72]

What all the Cowgirl fans never seem to realize is, even if they gave Dez the catch (which incomplete was the correct call based on the poorly worded rules of that time), and the Cowboys got a touchdown, Rodgers still had 4 minutes to drive for the win and the Cowgirls had not stopped him, Adams, Cobb and Lacey most of the game, especially in the second half. The result would have just been another game-winning drive for Rodgers and no one would have remembered Dez's catch.

[@brownsuga8885]

Good call.

[@KingDavis93]

Dez still caught it. Let’s Go Cowboys!!!!!!

[@johnbarclay8920]

He sure didn't. You're telling me you don't see the ball hitting the ground and coming loose???? Get your eyes checked.

[@Camera728]

nope, the ball made contact with the ground, forcing the pass to be incomplete.

[@kingaustin6985]

​@@Camera728 he caught the ball and made multiple steps and turned before he hit the ground so yes it is a catch

[@kingaustin6985]

​@@johnbarclay8920 he made multiple steps and turned(which are football moves) before he hit the ground so it is a catch

[@johnbarclay8920]

@@kingaustin6985 strongly disagree. Tony romo admitted it wasn't a catch. Literally the guy who threw the ball disagrees with you lol. Nice try though.

[@WardoWorldMusicGroup]

As a Green bay die hard i speak for the entire Packers community when I say of course he caught it 😂😂😂

[@MrDariusJWilliams]

I figured that either this game or the 1995 NFC Championship Game was gonna be uploaded. The next throwback game that needs to be uploaded is the longest game in NFL history, Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1971 AFC Divisional Round playoff game. Also, this channel should upload the 2001 Wild Card Round matchup between the Buccaneers and Eagles.

[@JonathanPlayz]

at 11:00 romo had his rb open twice for a checkdown and doesn't hit him and takes a sack rodgers was able to do it the next play

[@JonathanPlayz]

13:41

[@parkerbychinski7068]

Packers would’ve scored right after the Dez catch

[@StangRojo]

With any cowboys defense since 2021 we easily win this game

[@JDGarza824]

10 years later and this still haunts me as well as all Cowboys fans. Probably the closest we got to the Super Bowl in the 21st century.

[@mariosnum1fan]

2007 and 2016 were better teams

[@JakeHageman]

Wearing my Jordan Love jersey right now as I watch this. Underneath it is a shirt that says “God still does miracles”. GO PACK GO!!!!

[@blackie1of4]

Go to 10:25 of this video.. and ask yourself if Dallas honestly tried to tackle Adams on his way to the end zone!? Kinda looks like the defense allowed them to score! Anyways.. this was a great game! The missed field goal and the Dez catch.. plus the Adams touchdown.. was enough to send the BOYS home! How bout them COWBOYS ❤️

[@OnlyFloor]

the ball never hit the ground, that's the bottom line. and the best angle is at 14:35 where on his way to ground he catches the ball, his left knee made contact with the ground, not the football; although the football comes loose the ball still didn't touch the ground, resulting in Dez making the catch while rolling in the endzone.

[@papapeaches0149]

Whether Dez caught it or not, even if it was ruled a catch you’d still be giving prime MVP Rodgers 4 minutes to get a field goal to win…against the Cowboys who he owns…I think the Pack wins regardless.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

If the Cowboys had taken care of business in the first 3+ quarters the game would have been over by this time.

[@hiddenforsuspense8388]

Still had a chance to stop them on 3rd twice after Dez caught it. Romo had a good defense once in his career, and it was unfortunately way before he had the experience needed to help his team win when it mattered.

[@jayoh2527]

Even if it was ruled a catch, Cowboys go for 2, making it 29 - 26, Aaron Rodgers to Devante Adams or Randall Cobb for a touchdown, making it 29 - 33, Romo has less than a minute, but time runs out. 😢

[@ashtonoak4370]

Never cared because the Cowboys cheated the Lions the previous week, they should have never been there. Football Gods arent active during the regular season, but they are active in the playoffs the Karma will come

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Me neither. I even laughed at them because Romo proved once again he's a choker.

[@jorgeculebro2540]

Claro que fue atrapada! La NFL como siempre protegiendo a sus estrellas del momento, como lo fue Rodgers en aquel momento, Newton en su momento, Mahomes hace poco y ahora Lamar Jackson.

[@ericlarson3165]

13:59 I love how people say that dez caught the ball that really wasn’t a catch I would have to agree with the refs on that hopefully Green Bay wins that game this coming weekend

[@txbaca4861]

Yeah, because you like the refs like to stretch definitions and choose to misapply rules.

[@ericlarson3165]

@@txbaca4861 that’s not true

[@brucelau2023]

Ahh yes this controversial game and ABSOLUTELY DEZ CAUGHT IT . But yeah too bad the Packers didn’t even make the Super Bowl that year in 2014

[@nathandodge665]

No he didn't

[@travismiller4320]

ABSOLUTELY PASS INTERFERENCE kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpWkfJ5qZ7StjNksi=z_ZYKwjEjCJsM3iY

[@fleichman1787]

This was carma for detroit getting robbed the week prior

[@ihcterra4625]

Pettigrew had Hitchens by the facemask and pulled him into contact. The flag should not have been picked up, but it should have been on Detroit. Same Old Lions. Blaming the refs for their own chokes.

[@felixaguirregarcia3585]

And the lions talk about getting robbed 😮

[@billdausel7138]

Catch.

[@SorgiStories]

Dez caught it. But the Packers had scored 17 points on their last three drives & would have only needed a FG to win. No way Dallas stops Rodgers & company. The Packers would have won anyway.

[@dmetal1221]

I experienced Lambeau once. My seats were in the 16th roll on the 50. GB vs the lions. Barry Sanders Brett farve. It was epic

[@DeeDaKaang1]

9 years later, Dez still caught it.....I really need Cedee Lamb to change the history of the #88 Club & The Greenbay Packers

[@Camera728]

nope, the ball made contact with the ground, forcing the pass to be incomplete.

[@kingaustin6985]

​@@Camera728he caught the ball

[@Bruce_M00SE]

As a cowboys fan I think this is the first time Ive watched this game since it happened. I was a traumatized 12 year old who couldn’t believe what happened and now im 22 rewatching it as sick as I was then. We had so many opportunities to put this game away and beat ourselves.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

I was 16. As soon as the Murray fumble happened, I distinctly remember getting a sinking feeling in my gut and thinking “uh oh”. The Dez no catch was the final blow, but the fumble was where the game was lost in my mind.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

I think its easier to recognize it as a drop today than it was then. He was stumbling to the ground and never got his balance or made a move, so he was in the process of the catch. You can stumble for 20 yards, if you don't get your balance and take a controlled stride, you are still in the process of the catch. I'll be honest, tho, prior to the Megatron overturned TD, I never knew such a rule existed. I thought if you hit the ground with two feet and the ball, any step counted as a "football move"

[@raitaylor]

This Packers team should've won a SB. Instead they would move on to have one of the biggest choke jobs in NFL history.

[@aaronseth]

Remember everybody HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF screw the enemy that is the dallas cowboys

[@daltonsmith1475]

Rather people thinks Dez caught it or not if ref would’ve said it was catch they would’ve have score touchdown Rodgers and Packers would’ve got ball back Cowboys defense would’ve have stop Rodgers and Packers.

[@christophermanley3602]

Yep 👍🏻

[@ChemicalMusic25]

Absolutely brutal. NFL has not been the same since. Tainted.

[@GamingSinz]

i forgot how bad cowboys def was in 2014.... what a great offence wasted

[@jorgeserrano6304]

What happened to those referies? Did they punished them for their flaws and byased performance?

[@miguelc1540]

It was a catch he stretch the ball out when he saw how close he was to the goal line while coming down. Ball never hits the ground without having his hand and forearm controlling the ball

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Nope I think thats a touchback since he never has control.

[@chrissanchez1438]

The rules at the time determined after review he did not catch the ball. Therefore, he did not catch the ball. If you have an issue, blame the rule since it was interpreted correctly based upon the rule at during this time.

[@youlesie23]

Even if Dez caught it, the Packers most likely would have won anyway. They were in chip shot FG range for Crosby despite trying to run the clock out more than anything. Also Dallas benefitted from that picked up PI flag a week earlier (even if it wasn’t PI Dez should’ve been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct). The real play that cost the Cowboys? DeMarco Murray fumbling when he had a huge hole for a long TD run. Completely changed the game.

[@stevekerp1]

For what it's worth: I've been a Packer fan all my life and I've seen this Dez Bryant catch video regular speed and slow motion. I don't like the Cowboys and I love it when the Packers win in Lambeau. But Dez had this one. To me, a good game is when nobody gets hurt and the outcome is not determined by penalties or poor officiating. I agree with most Cowboy fans on at least two points: 1) Jerry Jones has poisoned the Cowboy culture, and 2) Dez caught this one. Of course, with 4 minutes remaining and Green Bay getting a kickoff, Rodgers & Company still would have won the game. But Dez was robbed.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Green Bay Packers Against Dallas Cowboys Last Meeting In 1993 NFC Divisional Playoffs Thanks For Uploading

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I'm a Packers fan and enjoyed greatly the outcome of this game. But... I don't know if I buy the whole thing about a "football move". Pereira's explanation makes sense in it's own way, but if he has possession when one foot is down, once the other foot is down that should be enough for a catch. It's enough when receivers make catches on the sideline, I don't see why it's not enough for every other catch.

[@kvngmartv]

As an *Eagles* fan… Dez caught it 💀💀💀. Catch, controlled the ball, took THREE steps and then *fumbled* if anything. Most definitely caught.

[@shakarussanders9911]

This is unfortunately Romo's last opportunity to lead the Cowboys to the Superbowl! He was great that year!

[@kingaustin6985]

Dez Caught that ball he made multiple steps and had control of the football. That play alone is part of the many reasons why refs in all sports should be fined, suspended and or fired for bad calls, missed calls and bad technical fouls and bad unsportsmanlike calls as well

[@LukeFolse-zr7dk]

The Title💀 but good video

[@lalomalo8052]

Wooow 2014 🤯🤯 how time flies

[@darkthunder168]

people seem to forget that the Packers would win this EVEN IF Dez caught it. there is 4 mins left in the game, the Dallas defense got shredded and the Packers walked down the field just to KNEEL OUT the clock lmao.

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Yep, with Dallas’ defense in 2014, they weren’t built to get clutch stops, they were built to slow teams down and allow the offense to cook. The game was lost when Murray fumbled, not the Dez catch.

[@KJCK4]

@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820did they not get a clutch stop on the lions the week before

[@KJCK4]

There’s a difference in getting a stop with the lead then getting one to get the ball for your team especially after what just happened

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@KJCK4Yeah, but the exception proves the rule in that case. I always admired how Marinelli got his guys to play hard, but let’s face it, the Cowboys were getting guys off the street to play defense at that time. They were relying heavily on the offense to grind out the clock and put up big scores. They were doing just that in this game until the Murray fumble.

[@thegreatbambi5674]

As a Packers fan, I feel like that was a catch. Refs determined that game just like the failmary play against the Packers and Seahawks. I still say that was a INT. But it is what it is.

[@christopheralmaguer3310]

Yes and will always be

[@Theaverageamerican0006]

This is peak Aaron Rodgers too. He made some crazy plays. This was also one of the best Packers teams if you ask me, so I’m surprised the Cowboys put up such a fight. I thought 2014 to 2016 cowboys were the best team we’ve fielded since the 90s but I’m starting to believe the media in regards to the cowboys’ current team being the best. -watching the catch a decade later, it really was a catch, even if it wasn’t the reason they lost the game

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Rodgers choked later on in the playoffs though.

[@AlexTheFollowerofJesusChrist]

This no catch call still pisses me off to this day. They literally changed the rule because this was a catch and to hear Mike Pereria say he didn't have control makes me so mad. Dallas won this game and got robbed hard.

[@txbaca4861]

The NFL was so obsessed with this rule that they applied it in situations it didn't even apply. Yet somehow, earlier in that game Cobb "made a catch", literally diving to the ground to try to get possession, despite not obtaining possession before the ball hit the ground. Romo really did get the short end of the stick throughout his career, particularly in 2014 when he should've been the MVP (it was the first time and iirc still only time a QB was named MVP and not been the leader in QBR/Passer Rating) and 2016.

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

Everyone knows this should of been the Cowboys game but a miss FG and a possible fumbled TD run smh that took 10 points away from us and then this bogus crap call bc he had the all and was reaching for the goal line

[@wd899]

This started the end of dez Bryant, he never recovered

[@MrDunn490]

There was no indisputable video evidence that he didn't catch the ball. The ref was standing right there close to Dez with a bird's eye view.

[@griffinholahan123]

15:47 The Call

[@dwayneseidl431]

No he didn’t catch it !

[@Jerrden]

Alright fellow Cowboy fans. Let’s not pretend like Rodgers wouldn’t have just driven down the field for the field goal anyway.

[@Deep_Armageddon]

This is true

[@bbanzai444]

maybe, maybe not. they would have gone for two, so a FG may have only tied it. but we will never know, because of this ridiculous replay call....

[@txbaca4861]

​​@@bbanzai444 💯, it was the first time I ever heard clear and irrefutable/obvious evidence wasn't needed to overturn a call and that refs could make assumptions. Nevermind that the section/rule applied wasn't applicable to the play and was a stretch of the definition/purpose of the rule. We also won't mention how Cobb was deemed to have "made a catch" going to the ground earlier in the game despite the ball clearly hitting the ground before possession was obtained.

[@JohnnyRipss]

Cowboy fan watching this to give me clarity through this year. We’re still damaged from this.

[@strat1080]

There was still a lot of time left in that game and the Cowboys couldn’t stop Green Bay all game long. That call didn’t cost them the game

[@mikewarner5583]

No. He didn't

[@JonathanPlayz]

13:41 Murray is fed up after romo cant find him wide open again and again

[@nathanchalmers2244]

To this day. The NFL still has no idea what a catch is.. they took another tudd off the board again from the packers on Sunday

[@afarewelltokings6849]

As a Lions fan, watching the Cowboys go down in the playoffs to the Calvin Johnson rule the week after the picked up flag against us was just hilarious.

[@CPerryTravels]

Davante Adams introduced himself to the world