The WORST GAME in Monday Night Football HISTORY | Colts @ Cowboys (1978)

[@ericschminke8233]

For me, the NFL Monday Night game that'll live in the greatest infamy was "The Monday Night Massacre" that occurred on Nov. 16th, 1970, when the Cardinals clobbered the Cowboys 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl. It was so bad that in the 4th quarter, they showed Don Meredith in the booth who probably wanted to have Craig Morton sentenced to life in prison. When Morton threw another interception, Meredith remarked, "Well, someone was open." The Cowboys were the team that "couldn't win the big game". That 38-0 demolition prompted critics to say that the Cowboys couldn't even win the little game. But man, did they turn it around. They went on a 7-game winning streak that started with a 45-21 romp over the Redskins the next weekend. Then the defense didn't allow a touchdown for 5 consecutive games. Among them were 2 shutouts, one of them 34-0 over the Redskins. They would, though, lose Super Bowl V 16-13 to the Colts. I had been an avid Cowboys fan since 1967. I will always remember the 1970 season. Obviously, the next season is the one I'll treasure the most as that was when they won their first Super Bowl, 24-3 over Miami. Sorry about the lengthy post, but this video opened the memory bank to 2 of the most memorable seasons I had as a Cowboys fan. Geez Louise, that was 52 years ago.

[@DolFan316]

Showing a chart of every winning team's total yards in the'78 opener is a level of dedication that's quite honestly superhuman. I am legit in awe.

[@Ims51]

Glad someone pointed this out. Got to respect anyone who puts this much time and effort into these videos.

[@titojohnson7141]

This was the start of a chain of events that would lead to the Colts moving to Indy in the middle of the night in '84. Baltimore's next playoff appearance would be with the 2000 Ravens Super Bowl win.

[@zachcantrell4416]

I always wondered do the Colts stay in Baltimore if Bert Jones never got hurt and got to have a full career.

[@ericschminke8233]

Remember that this was just 5 years after the move from Cleveland. I'm convinced that if the team had remained in Cleveland that they would still be looking for their first Super Bowl championship. After all, Cleveland is "The Land Of Losers".

[@robertwilloughby8050]

@@zachcantrell4416 I've wondered that too. The Ruston Rifle was really good (Hello, Alexandra! Yes, your third cousin, once removed is the chap I'm talking about!) and I have always speculated about what a fit Bert would have done.

[@anotherrudeawkening2k610]

I remember these years! Besides Unitas Jones was my favorite player ! Detroit really ended Jones career! I use to live down the road from the colts training camp and witnessed that snowy night THE MAYFLOWER TRUCKS SNEAKING THE COLTS OUT OF BALTIMORE! ALTHOUGH BALTIMORE HAS THE RAVENS IT IS STILL A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW SINCE ALL MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL PLAYERS WORE A COLTS HELMET!

[@mangrove]

The 2001 MNF game between the Lions and Rams was horrible. The highlight for Lions fans was when the remaining Silverdome crowd started chanting “Let’s go Red Wings” out of boredom.

[@leogetz3570]

same year with the Colts and Dolphins was equally as bad

[@scottfarmer8758]

I was at a Bills game against the Patriots in 2005. The Patriots were killing us and the crowd started chanting Let's Go Sabres!

[@generalnuisance91]

Uhhhh, that was during the horrible tenure of Matt Millen and Marty Morningweg. Before that season the Lions used to be at least competitive. They were 9 and 7 the year before under Bobby Ross. That season ushered in 22 and counting years of total Lion incompetence..

[@patrickstogsdill74]

That's hilrious

[@67marlins]

@@generalnuisance91 Was Bobby Ross praised in the local Detroit press? Just curious, as he seemed to be respected in our Maryland papers during his college years.

[@jehobden]

When I saw 38-0 and the Cowboys involved, I thought this would be the MNF game in 1970 when the Cardinals beat the Cowboys 38-0. During the game Don Meredith, the former Cowboys QB doing color commentary alongside Howard Cosell, complained about Cosell's big words used to put down the Cowboys that night.

[@jessiehenry5405]

It Seem like That Howard Cosell and Don Meredith Didn't Like Each other

[@DolFan316]

Marchibroda: Admits in print that his team is completely dependent on Bert Jones. Also Marchibroda: Who needs Jones? We'll whip Dallas without him!

[@foxyfoxington2651]

You know you're in for a rough evening when the Costco guy is your starting quarterback.

[@pintorpi333]

Not necessarily. Kurt Warner was stocking groceries at a Hy-Vee grocery store before ultimately ending in the HoF.

[@foxyfoxington2651]

@@pintorpi333 Well, Hy-Vee is a completely different store.

[@DolFan316]

Fun fact: against the Dolphins in '78 Troup and Kirkland combined for one TD pass and 10 INTs. 😎

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

You fail to mention the fact that in the final minute of the game, in a last ditch attempt to avoid the shutout, Baltimore had the ball at the Dallas 35 yard line when Kirkland hit a wide open tight end Reese McCall who caught it at the 12, broke a tackle and raced for the goal line, only to get stripped of the ball less than a yard from breaking the plane, fumbling the ball and having Dallas recover in the end zone for a touchback to preserve the shutout. A terrible game for ABC-TV, perhaps. But for those of us living in Dallas at the time who were rooting for the Cowboys, it was a very fun game to watch, and it had a perfect ending. Dallas fans were still steamed, eight years later, over Super Bowl V.

[@mountaineernews2]

And that’s why I learned something new every day thank you

[@Damned_DasKar]

Holy hell, and just moments ago the Cowboys turned tonight's game against the Colts into a massacre in the 4th quarter. Final score, 54-19. Is this mere coincidence??? 🤔

[@michaelleroy9281]

The only thing different is that the Colts from 1978 were in Baltimore, the current Colts are in Indianapolis

[@haroldmccoy6748]

Like 78 ,I've got the cowboys advancing into a SB ,and losing ,this time against the Bengals .

[@jimnfl7134]

@@haroldmccoy6748 cowboys not in the Super Bowl. will CHOKE again!

[@samuelrosenbalm]

​​@@jimnfl7134 Cowboys didn't choke. A week after retiring Brady, they lost on the road to a superior defense. They just need to get better. Nothing to do with choking.

[@jimnfl7134]

@@samuelrosenbalm sounds like excuse making.

[@CTubeMan]

Fun Facts: Kurt Warner’s first start for the Rams after Trent Green got injured in the preseason was against the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore was also the opponent for the Cowboys last game in Texas Stadium in 2008.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

That final game in Irving was so great from a Ravens fan perspective. Those back-to-back TDs by Willis McGahee & LeRon McLain to shutdown the Cowboys hopes were Chef's Kiss 💋👌🏾

[@YTPFLIMS]

The worst Monday night football game of my lifetime was no doubt he Dolphins and Steelers 2007. I remember the day it came on, I was still in elementary school but I missed the majority of the game. The next day my friends told me the Steelers won 3-0 with a field goal on the last play, and I couldn't believe it. Nothing like that has even happened since.

[@andrewgrove1691]

The field was soiled

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

#MudBowl

[@Giantsfanlewis]

The game with the kick stick

[@princealigorna7468]

That punt that dive bombed nose-up into the dirt and just stood there is still the funniest thing I've ever seen in a football game. My Grandpa and I almost died laughing. Only entertaining moment of that miserable game. Honestly, if this were a sane sport, that game would have been called way earlier because that field was unplayable. But that's half the fun of the NFL. It's not a sane sport, nor a sane league. So long as there's no lightning, fuck the weather/field conditions. If you can suit up and play, you're gonna play

[@garytruex6906]

As a 50 year old, lifelong Cowboys fan, this was a great game. Tom Landry's Cowboys at there peak. Big stars making big plays all night long.

[@johnwiley9973]

The height of Doomsday.

[@wewin03]

It’s a shame because that Bert Jones injury ultimately derailed his career. Everyone who saw him believes he would be a hall of famer today if not for the injuries. It also set off the chain of events that led to Baltimore losing the Colts.

[@anthony0358]

I remember that game. Because of Jones’ injury we all knew the colts would be terrible. They really never recovered for many years

[@rockinmosquito]

The next year when the Lions lost Garry Danielson, they went from first to worst.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Over 40 years later they're playing in a unappealing Sunday night game

[@SuperCrazyDiscoKangaroo9001]

If I was the NFL, I would had flexed it out for either Jets-Vikings or Chiefs-Bengals Patrick Mahomes vs Joe Burrow would be an exciting SNF matchup

[@raymondhopwood9393]

And tonight, the Cowboys clobbered the Colts once again, winning by the score of 55-19, scoring 33 points in the final quarter.

[@jeremyherberich2087]

Ain’t no way they were gonna flex, Cowboys always get big ratings regardless of who they play

[@warrenkemmer1307]

nope that's the Indy colts

[@michaelleroy9281]

@@raymondhopwood9393 Not that good for the Cowboys the score was 54-19

[@generalnuisance91]

In 1978, Al "Bubba" Baker had one of the greatest rookie seasons ever by recording 23 sacks.

[@Roger-lt9fe]

He should be in the hall of fame#!!!😮

[@generalnuisance91]

@@Roger-lt9fe Uhhhh, his career was nothing great though, I don't think he ever approached those sack numbers again.

[@toddbiesel4288]

The next meeting between these clubs was in 1981, between two quarterbacks who each made their only career start in that game.

[@nymike06]

Remember the game well. The 1977 Super Bowl Winning Cowboys would show how good they were on that Monday Night!

[@bullinmd]

The same thing could be said about tonight's game that one team didn't belong.

[@johnnysama]

Lost in all this is the fact that as the game went on, Mr. Cosell was served a plate of this dish called "nachos" which up until that point, was a mostly regional Tex-Mex dish), and he kept on referencing them - skyrocketing their popularity, and the rest is history.

[@tgfabthunderbird1]

I remember this game, but went to bed early because of school. Glad I didn't miss much--I do remember the Cowboys went down the field the first time, and Rafael Septien missed a field goal! I remembered thinking how awful he was with the Rams the previous year, and saw he hadn't changed much. Well, he did become one of the better kickers in the league. I also remember the Colts got crushed by the Dolphins the following week, 42-0, and they were being made fund of on NFL Today incessantly. Mike Kirkland has become one of those trivia questions few people will get.

[@zachcantrell4416]

The following week after losing 80-0 those first two games was the famous Joe Washington game against the Pats on MNF. Howard Cosell shit on the game all night and then said “What a football game this turned out to be!”

[@lunarstain7545]

This literally needs to be a shirt: Worse than if you spiked the ball on every single play

[@tm-cv3qt]

It's absolutely critical for me to watch these videos each day, the daily videos from the man we've been talking about this whole time, the Official Jaguar Gator 9 (and 8). If I ever miss even one of these? Talk about a dumb decision. Keep teaching us football stuff, you rock.

[@84sp84]

I remember Troup’s time with the Colts, they would’ve still been slaughtered had he played against the Cowboys.

[@NomadicBrian]

I remember those Bert Jones years with the Baltimore Colts. Seemed like it was either the Raiders or the Steelers that sunk us in the playoffs. This Monday night game I don't remember. I think because I was in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in MO or at training in Ft. Benjamin Harrison in IN.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Now you have to make a vid about the 4th quarter

[@rudebodega]

11:44 lol I just watched this episode the other night “Jimmy might have a compound fracture! Jimmy’s going into shock…”

[@CTubeMan]

Jimmy holds grudges!

[@TigerWoodsLibido]

The 33 points the Triangles-Colts franchise gave up in the 4th quarter of the 12-4-2022 game vs the Cowboys, I believe is the most they have ever given up in a single quarter going all the way back to 1913 when they were still in the Ohio League. Even worse than their 1928 and 1929 seasons.

[@angelsfancrc1]

The Colts really could’ve used a chance encounter by a staff member with a recently released QB who happened to be in attendance at the game

[@CTubeMan]

Is this “Ted Marchibroda Getting Beaten Like a Government Mule Weekend”?

[@DolFan316]

When OJG9 doesn't like somebody, he needs to stop being so shy about expressing it 😋 😉

[@altfactor]

The defending Super Bowl champions traditionally hosted the first "NFL Monday Night Football" game of the season until the NFL decided to begin their regular season on a Thursday night. Since then, the defending Super Bowl champs host the first NFL game of the season on that Thursday night.

[@terraceavery4125]

I just came off watching the biggest mismatch in the fourth quarter between the same two teams on Sunday Night Football.

[@TigerWoodsLibido]

The Triangles-Colts franchise spent 1 season in DFW in 1952. It would seem things worked out better for the Cowboys in the metroplex. The Triangles franchise did eventually settle in Indy, just 117 miles west of Triangle Park.

[@kingofallmediums2123]

Excellent content! Thanks for the hard work!

[@zachcantrell4416]

I always thought the worst MNF game was the Seahawks beating the corpse of the Eagles 42-0 in 2005 on three defensive TDs. It was called the “Monday Night Massacre” by NFL films. But this might’ve sold me. BTW you should do a video on the Seahawks scoring four defensive TDs against the Chiefs in 1984

[@markmiller3308]

As a Hawks fan that was the best. Loved every second of it after years of being the prey in the AFC and NFC. We were finally the hunters.

[@OliverSMIC]

Well this video aged well after this game today

[@DolFan316]

In that game the Cowboys also had the biggest net yardage margin of any Monday night game ever BTW. So yeah, this really might be the worst one.

[@Unknown-bq9id]

Like that you included the Tony Dorsett 91-yard touchdown where the defense was so nonexistent that Dorsett was high-fiving his teammates as he headed towards the end zone--the game was pretty much over right there, IMO...

[@aaronholcomb237]

It would end up as only the second longest run by Dorsett on Monday Night Football.

[@topJimmyP1984]

​@Aaron Holcomb that was a pass, altho he had a long run als!o. 99.5 yards against the Vikes!

[@stuartdollar9912]

Poor Bert Jones. He was a great QB who wound up injured more often than he was healthy, particularly in the back half of his career. In an alternate universe, he sets a ton of passing records that Dan Marino ultimately breaks, and the Colts remain in Baltimore.

[@Lewis9709]

The Irsay Colts were a joke. All they had was Bert Jones, and when Bubba Baker ended Bert's career with a cheap shot in preseason, the Colts were exposed as frauds. As a Baltimore resident I'm much happier with the Ravens.

[@TomG1555]

1) The video does a good job making a blowout half-way interesting, but I think JG9 lets the Colts' defense off far too easily. In the circumstances, everybody knew the Colts offense wasn't likely to do much against Doomsday (another factor I don't think was mentioned was that Lydell Mitchell had been traded away, but his replacement - Joe Washington - hardly played in this game)...but the Colts' D was #11 in points against in '77, and 3rd overall in forcing turnovers. They knew they had to play one of their best games to give Baltimore any hope of staying close, and instead gave up 38 points and almost 600 yards to Dallas. 2) Bert Jones should have been the league MVP for most of the late '70s, not so much in terms of being the absolute best player in the league, but the Colts were like Jekyll and Hyde depending on whether he was healthy enough to play that week (or not). If Jones wasn't playing, odds are you'd have an easy time against Baltimore...but if he was, look out. From '77-'79, the Colts were 15-6 in games Jones started...and 5-20 in games he didn't.

[@DolFan316]

Seems like the 2022 Dolphins. Can't lose when Tua starts and finishes the game healthy, can't win if he doesn't.

[@CTubeMan]

Great point about the defense, since neither Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell, nor Raymond Chester played defense.

[@CTubeMan]

Great point about the defense, since neither Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell, nor Raymond Chester played defense.

[@eromitlabhitw]

Coming up tomorrow: more dunking on Ted Marchibroda, lol

[@6400az]

Coincidentally, the Cardinals lambasted the Cowboys by the same 38-0 score in a MNF game back in 1970.

[@jab1289]

There were people that picked Miami to win the East that year. SI had them playing Dallas in the Super Bowl. Also, some people picked the Raiders go to back to the SB that year (LOL! That was a team that was getting older).

[@luisignaciopenaespinoza6038]

Basically we got the same point difference Last night between colts and cowboys

[@AustinCDavis]

Great video as always, but I’d argue the 2007 “Mud Bowl” between Pissburgh & Miami was the worst, with Pissburgh kicking a FG with time expiring in overtime to win 3-0. Ugh. At least watching a blowout is fun for the fans of the winning team. That Mud Bowl was a showcase of ineptitude in all phases of the game.

[@DolFan316]

10:08 TBH it doesn't look that bad. Certainly nothing malicious about the sack. But I played on turf once and it really is basically green concrete.

[@Rockhound6165]

Couple things. #1, the Colts were coming off of one of the best playoff games of all time, a 37-31 overtime loss to the Raiders in the now famous Ghost to the Post game. It seems they didn't recover from that loss. They started off 1978 losing 38-0 to the Cowboys in this game then the following week lost to the Dolphins 42-0 so in their first 2 weeks they were outscored 80-0. They went on to go 5-11 and wouldn't have another winning season in Baltimore again. #2, as for the Cowboys, they were coming off of their dominating Super Bowl win over Denver but 1978 would kind of be the last hurrah for the Staubach led Cowboys. They would win the NFC East and return to the Super Bowl eventually losing to the Stealers. After playing in 5 Super Bowls in the 70's, they wouldn't go to another Super Bowl until the 1992 season. Oh, and fun fact: The Cowboys once themselves were on the losing end of a 38-0 MNF loss then to my beloved Cards in 1970.

[@generalnuisance91]

Don Merideth couldn't believe what he was watching in that MNF Cards-Cowboys game in 70. I believe that game was one of 3 straight shutouts the Cards defense had that season. Jim Hart, MacAurthur Lane, John Gilliam, Jamie Rivers, Roger Wehrli and the great Larry Wilson. With Jim Bakken kicking.

[@67marlins]

Jealousy is a terrible thing...especially when Pittsburgh was about to embarrass the rest of the NFL when they resumed their dynasty.

[@ciesaro]

Mike Kirkland was a participant in the old Punt Pass and Kick competition

[@scottfarmer8758]

I heard that the worst Monday Night football game was in 1983 between the Giants and Cardinals in St. Louis. Both teams played horribly and the game ended in a tie.

[@leogetz3570]

The rumor is that game pushed Howard Cosell into retirement. At least that game wasn't a one sided blowout

[@CTubeMan]

@@leogetz3570 Normally Leo Getz it done, but I think it was another NFC East battle that year on Monday Night that started causing him to leave the booth.

[@leogetz3570]

@@CTubeMan I always try and Getz it done....

[@gregster61]

Mike Kirkland, for all purposes, won his roster spot by looking good late in a CBS televised exhibition game. CBS' announcers raved about his comeback, against backups, against (I think) the Oilers.

[@pjtheory]

Nice job, but it's important to note that the 1977 Cowboys actually led the NFL in Total offense AND defense. The Cowboys also outscored their playoff opponents 87-23, not 86-23.

[@pharoah418]

Sprinkle that image of Bert Jones throwing practice passes In an Orioles cap with Old Bay and you have the most Baltimore thing ever

[@707Southpaw]

I got the same score that day with the same teams on Electronic Football by Tudor.

[@benighted09]

583 yards for Dallas....Sounds like the main issue is the Baltimore D did not show up.

[@michaelleroy9281]

I was pumped up for the 1978 season because this year the league went to a 16 game schedule for the first time, so I remember this game very well, how bout them Cowboys 🔵💙

[@exmaj5040]

I was a teenager when I saw this game. It might have been the first time I ever felt that watching football was a complete waste of my time. It was that bad. I also believe it was the beginning of the end of the Baltimore Colts. They were successful up to their final game of the previous '77 season (the "Ghost to the Post" playoff loss vs the Raiders). They never saw the playoffs again until after moving to Indianapolis (1987).

[@ciesaro]

Baltimore and Irsay traded Lydell Mitchell and Raymind Chester before the 1978 season. John Dutton held out and eventually went to Dallas later in the season

[@kct1975]

Addiing to Mr. JG9's comments, in a sort of 'Butterfly Effect', Kirkland and this game l led to a bad 1978 season, which led to the down fall of the Baltimore Colts, which led to the Baltimore Colts struggling to get a new stadium, which led to Jim Irsary moving the team to Indy

[@billsherwin1705]

You mean Robert Irsay Jim's father moving the Colts to Indianapolis.

[@tubesocksbrigade3031]

If I remembered correctly, didn't ABC aired a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader special before this game? Another reason the Colts didn't belong on National TV that night

[@mikedecarlo9057]

Yes!! I remember it. They did a live performance at Texas Stadium before the MNF lead in.

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

22:05 I was not only not born yet when this game was played, but my dad and mom were 6 and 3 respectively. And we all managed to post more passing yardage than him.

[@marcus813]

I've seen some massive blowouts in all the times I've watched MNF, but I never heard about this one. It took place a few years before I was born. As for Mike Kirkland, I wonder why the Colts drafted him given how bad of a passer he was at Arkansas.

[@brianarbenz1329]

The problem for ABC is that Monday is a school and work night, and there’s no other live game to switch to if the Monday Night Football 2nd half is dull. On any night, they lose a lot of viewers in the eastern and central time zones by midway in the 3rd Q. On this night, even Don Meredith’s singing couldn’t keep people watching.

[@rog9601]

As a long time Cowboys fan I remember this game like it was yesterday.

[@johnmanier7968]

This game was played the night before my first day of high school. I remembered Bert Jones being injured and everyone expecting the Colts to lose big. But I’d forgotten that the second stringer was also out and that the Colts had traded away Lydell Mitchell, their top rusher for each of the previous 5 seasons. That ripped the guts out of their offense, although the player they got for Mitchell. Joe Washington, was pretty damned good and led the Colts to a huge upset at 17.5-point favorite New England in a Week 3 Monday night game. (Washington didn’t play at Dallas.) I still don’t know what happened to the Colts’ defense, which hadn’t been their strong suit since the early 70s, but was positively dreadful in 1978. I do know Bob Irsay was one of the worst owners of all time.

[@cpcva724]

History repeats itself

[@royveteto4134]

it's wild that the narrator of this video keeps saying what a great matchup and yet this game didn't sell out so it wasn't shown in the dallas area

[@Namath1000]

Worst Monday Night Game is history was the Bills @ Jets fiasco in the 90s. The Jets fans were setting the stadium on fire.

[@KNS1996DFS]

What about that Raiders-Oilers game when the guy flipped off the camera?

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Even that 1988 Broncos at Colts 55-23 game (which JG9 also did a video on) as lopsided as it was...... at least Elway played, the Broncos were not shutout and had more than 9 1st downs

[@CTubeMan]

You’ve earned a Cognac for that!

[@67marlins]

I remember that....weren't the Colts up 55-0 at halftime?

[@princealigorna7468]

I thought Secret Base said the worst Monday Night was the '07 Mud Bowl between the Dolphins and Steelers. The 0-3 debacle that hilariously had a punt end up standing pretty much upright in the ground

[@scottybbadd]

Was the Sunday night beat down inspiration for posting this?

[@michaelleroy9281]

It shouldn't the Colts were in Baltimore in 1978 Irsay probably started shopping the team around at that time

[@kingofallmediums2123]

That Cowboy team was named “ South America’s Team.” 😆

[@michaelleroy9281]

They used to be called " Next Years Champions " before they won Super Bowl VI

[@ericrakestraw664]

This was the start of a long tailspin that would see the Colts go 38-98-1 over a nine-year span and move to Indianapolis. Just think, if Bert Jones doesn't get injured in the 1978 preseason, maybe the Colts are still playing in Baltimore today.

[@TigerWoodsLibido]

If they had just signed new guys instead of sticking with the same ones every season in the 1920s then the Colts might still be in Dayton?

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Granted, Maryland Legislature had a lot blame upon themselves for calling Rosenbloom's bluff until Irsay came into the picture (trading teams with Carol) then the bluff blew up in Baltimore's face. They had a dome stadium in the works but were playing coy and it inevitably bit them in the ass as the Colts left overnight -- we all know the story. We (Baltimore) almost lost the Orioles in 1989 had Camden Yards not been approved. Bert Jones played a small role but his presence and consistency of leading that team would have led to Maryland fessing up the money to build that dome in Downtown. But... I'm basing this off assumptions and sources. I was born in '93 and couldn't care less for the Colts. Ravens & Orioles ALL DAY!

[@ryanstrnad1852]

12 minutes ago! Wow, your fast.

[@67marlins]

I grew up in Baltimore, and remember the local Sports press generally looked at Marchibroda as too conservative, and reluctant to be creative in exploiting the strengths of his players. So I have to wonder, in hindsight....if another coach had lost their #1 and #2 QBs, might they have tried a radical, 'why-not' game plan of options, run-pass options, mixed-in with plenty of straight-ahead low-risk fullback runs to maintain a good time-of-posession? I remember a Patriots game early in 1994, wherein Coach Parcells shocked the 49ers with an unexpected game plan that held San Francisco scoreless for the first half....all due to the Patriots' resourceful defense, Parcells' game plan of using what he had, and Bledsoe playing a good script to beat the 49ers for the first half.....until an equal genius in George Siefert adjusted and won the game in the second half. I simply wonder how a coach today would compensate or adjust for the Colt's unfortunate injury situation in this one against Dallas. Coach Marchibroda eventually was given the respect he deserved, but I wonder how a more resourceful and creative coach than him would have compensated to rally his underdog team to beat Dallas...like a Shula, Knoll, Phillips or Walsh.... ?

[@allthingsgaming6]

2007 Dolphins vs Steelers

[@d0nKsTaH]

Artifical turf is like concrete. He got slammed onto his shoulder on that play... Also, Andrew Luck reminded me a lot of Jones.. Both played for the Colts and both retired much too earlier due to injuries

[@chadadams6052]

And I'm betting tonight's game maybe a repeat of that one.

[@brockgeorge777]

…Depends on if you were a Dallas fan. It was a *great* Monday night if you were one of us!!!

[@ronsmac]

The Colts defense was showing cracks even in 1977 as the sack pack wasn’t performing as well. Combine that with no Bert Jones and the Colts were toast.

[@aaronholcomb237]

It actually got worse for the Colts in a week 2 loss to the Dolphins by a score of 42-0.

[@CTubeMan]

CTubeMan also doesn’t understand why Bill Troup referred to himself in the third person. CTubeMan finds that to be a sign of vanity. Speaking of… This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how Colts Owner Robert Irsay announced he was firing all his assistant coaches after they lost later that season to Cleveland. For that matter you also made a video about how Dallas opened the 1985 season hosting Washington, and how Washington Quarterback Joe Theismann had a horrific game on his birthday.

[@teen_laqueefa]

Who dey agrees with you

[@MartinMcCauslin]

I love it when the qbr would have been better if they had spiked the ball on every down

[@luisvaldes1568]

I was 12 and this was in week one a Super Bowl match up.

[@olofpalme63]

I remember watching this game, the fact that Dallas won wasn't surprising, but 38-0?.…guess I didn't pay too much attention to injury reports.

[@drbonesshow1]

I saw the game in high school. I thought how Dallas lose a game this season?

[@stevenbauer4799]

the '22 colt/boys fame was one of the worst on snf. noys scored that many pts. in the fourth quarter alone. and colts back then were garbage when bert jones was injured. which was alot.

[@leogetz3570]

18:04.. pretty good leap for a defensive lineman!! Uugghh.... another turd my Colts dropped on MNF was a 2001 game against the Dolphins, something like 45-6. Yes, they got the Cowboys tonight on SNF and I've got a bad feeling about it. I'm sure this game looked good on paper when the schedule was made, as do a lot of primetime scheduled games, but, no, sometimes it's just ugly

[@gregorycyr9272]

I have been a COLTS fan since 1972.We are not going to win tonight against the Cowboys.

[@DolFan316]

It was 41-6 😊Just sayin'. It took a special level of awfulness to make the Wannstedt-era Fins look good.

[@leogetz3570]

@@DolFan316 and who was it... Jay Fiedler at QB?!... yeah, that was not a good year for Peyton!!

[@leogetz3570]

@@gregorycyr9272 no.... probably not. I might start drinking around 4 oclock just so I won't have to watch the game sober!!

[@sr7312]

So that dude was worth than Nathan Peterman? You've uncovered several QBs who were real dogs - in the dog shit way rather than the 'dawg' way.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

The turf caused that injury.

[@brentlyons7806]

This is my favorite one so far 😊.

[@JLH111176]

the turf was just carpet over the top of the concrete floor wasn't it? land shoulder first onto that instead of grass would contribute to injury I'd think

[@Tubewings]

Wasn't this also the Nacho game?

[@topJimmyP1984]

I remember it well, and loved Every minute as a Cowboys fan! ... although it did lull the Cowboys into thinking they were that great and could sleepwalk through the season. They eventually came around finishing the season strong with eight consecutive wins going into Super Bowl XIII.

[@Fencellisk]

If you played football, you know that turf effected his shoulder! That turf was so hard, guys were playing in basketball sneakers!

[@vict4451]

Saw one play when the RB didn't even get out of his stance. Just said screw it. This is what happened when you lose your star QB in a game he shouldn't even have dressed for.

[@morningwaves]

Wait, if Bert Jones was 2nd to Ken stabler in touchdowns and passer rating, how did the Snake not win MVP??

[@cablehogue599]

What about that giants game in the late 80s where both teams were just fumbling and playing poorly and it ended in overtime? At least in this game you can say dallas played well.

[@Salvatore1268]

That game was against St. Louis in 1983