A Playoff Surprise! (Rams vs. Cowboys, 1979 NFC Divisional)
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- Check out the 1979 NFC Divisional Round Game highlights between the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys!
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I remember my dad consoling me, he said son, the Rams don't have a chance to win but they had a good season. Then Ferragamo worked his magic and the rest is History. God Bless the RAMS!
I absolutely love these older games. So much reminds me when I was young watching these. I always remember CBS had the NFC and NBC had the AFC. These full broadcast should be available to watch somewhere not just highlights that are 15 minutes long.
And miss those monday nights football gams back in those with Howard Cosell made evey monday football awesome!!!!!!!!!!]
Full game broadcast are out there... it's just a matter of getting lucky.
@3:14…when Jack Youngblood broke his left tibia…and came back in the second half!…played the rest of this game, the NFC title game vs the Bucs, Super Bowl XIV, and even the Pro Bowl…incredible
Rams uni's are amazing here.
I wish they would wear them again.. so much better than what they now wear!!
The legend Vin scully calling NFL games thats awesome
I remember watching this on tv. Such a good game.
Of ALL the Rams teams of the 1970s to make the super bowl this 9-7 version did it. They always had trouble with the Cowboys and Vikings. They gave Steelers a tough challenge and it was a great game to watch.
if youngblood was healthy they would have stopped the steelers
@@ryanoneil459 I seriously doubt that. Steelers were just too good for the Rams.
The Rams beat the Steelers in 1978.
Started off 4-6 too
The 70's Rams beat the Steelers more often than not. Actually, the Rams have more victories overall against the Steelers over the course of several decades. The Cowboys only beat the 70's Steelers once in that decade.
Thanks so much for these classic NFL games. The legendary Vin Scully on the call...priceless..!!!
RIP…VIN
I was an 11-year old Rams fan watching this game with my dad, who was a Cowboys fan. He was not happy. LOL
I was 18 bro and watched it with my older brother, may he rest in peace. I actually made a dummy with some old baseball pants and a t-shirt that said cowboys on it. Beat the crap out of that thing after the game. Good times.
@@user-ov6vn3nk8i Nice! And RIP to your brother.
It was Staubach's last game.
@@ThankGodImBlack370 I didn't know that. Good knowledge.
I think Starbach suffered a concussion but played through it. Did Yougblood break his leg in this game and played 16:29 on it? NFL circa 1980 was brutal compared to now
Who is watching this in 2019 after Rams just beat Cowboys in the divisional playoffs?
The "Cow Craps " (aka Dallas Cowboys) lower than the bull's...... wait, I mean to say, lower than the HEIFER'S dung dropped on the lowest internal soil!!!!! The "Dallas Cow Shits" are just that!!!
Saw it then saw it now great rivalry in the '70's. Cowboys beat LA twice in the Colisium in the playoffs and rams beat Cowboys twice in Dallas. Go LA rams!
Absolutely ..i remember this game we finally won a championship game that ball to Daddy was tipped ..a great catch !!!!
Waddy lol
Y'all just a bunch of fat old chumps/bitches. 40 years old.
One of the great playoff games of all time…. Billy Waddy’s catch and run was truly shocking…. The Cowboys had the game in the bag and lightning struck!
Awesome to see this put up on the channel. I had a feeling it might show up seeing the matchup this weekend. The entire '79 playoffs AND the pro bowl saw Jack Youngblood basically play on one foot as he had a broken left fibula!
This game was also the last for the great Roger Staubach.
That took more guts than anything of him! But, his team did make the Super bowl unexpectedly so the sacrifice worked out for his team and for himself. Absolute legend! (Essentially reduces John Wayne at his peak to nothing in seconds basically on that)
Glorious , how bout them cowpokes
good
I forgot Vin Scully broadcasted nfl games
We all remember the catch but this is the forgotten game
Vin Scully is the goat
With HOF coach George Allen as his partner no less! The 70s LA Rams owned the NFC West in the 70s, but this was their only Super Bowl team
He always did the Rams and remember Curt Gowdy? They had unique voices like Pat Summerall
@@mikeyoungblood1642 Yes they did and football isn’t the same these were the good ol days I don’t watch NFL no more just these old games
Vin Scully! Fun fact his last NFL game was “the Catch”
I remember that game like it was yesterday me and my now deceased father cheering on those RAMS WE HATED THE COWBOYS THANKS 4 THOSE PRECIOUS MEMORIES WISH I CAN GO BACK IN TIME ONE MORE TIME THANK U UTUBE😊
3:15 Jack Youngblood broke his leg here. He would go on to play in the title game, the Super Bowl, and the Pro Bowl after this.
Yeah, Youngblood wins the awards for the toughest and most stubborn player of all time. He had his fibula snapped in half, yet came back out to finish this game, played in the conference championship game and Super Bowl XIV, AND played in the Pro Bowl.
Awe , that’s so sad 😭❤️ I love and respect him so much for toughness. He is one of my favorite players. I cried when I saw 3:15
Remember this like it was yesterday, I grew up a huge Rams Fan and still am to this day, despite Georgia stealing them and moving them to St. Louie!! Thank God Stan brought them back home where they belong!!! .
I'll admit whole heartedly I didn't think we had much chance in this game in Big D, the Cowboys were damn good, especially at home!! My boy Vince Ferragamo, despite his picks in this game, came through HUGELY to Waddy when we needed it most!!
Most memorable to me in those in those days was Vin Scully on CBS calling the Play by Play like the Great Pro he always was!!!
The Rams had a good team and were hungry. The Cowboys had a good team as well but didnt play well. Staubach didnt play well. Rams won. Good win for them.
Ferragamo really outplayed Staubach and that was the difference in the game.
"Ferragamo with a lotta time...Gets it to Waddy! And he's gonna go for a touchdown!!" Music to my ears... Thank you, Vin. Calling one of the greatest Ram moments ever...
Vin Scully was great play by play guy.
Yes he was football didn’t give him the time to expound on the finer points of the game but always great
Thank you for posting this. For me being a Rams fan since 1968, this is a watershed moment. After all the playoff frustrations from 1969 through the 70's with great teams, they were unable to defeat the Vikings or Cowboys in the big playoff games. This time they knocked off a great Cowboys team and went on to the Super Bowl. Even though they lost to the mighty Steelers, there was a great deal of satisfaction. To beat the Cowboys in Dallas and silence the crowd was a long awaited joy.
The Septien kicks before half led to the Smith TD right before the half.
The last TD to Texan Billy Waddy was a great pass, but was tipped by Cowboy lineback Mike Hegman.
You're right, it felt like it was destined for the Rams. As a Cowboys fan, I'll never forget Jack Youngblood playing on what they didn't know at the time was a broken leg. He wanted it. As disappointed as I was in this loss, I was more hurt when the Rams lost to Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl.
Long awaited joy? You completely forgot the Rams did the exact same thing in 1976 - beating favored Dallas in Dallas 14-12 to advance to the NFC Championship. And the Rams beat the Vikings in 1978 34-10 to advance to the NFC Championship though that was an easy win. Prior to that you guys were the Vikings bitch - you lost in 1968, 1974, 1976, and 1977. By the 1978 NFC title game, the Rams were so spooked that even though they had home field advantage they wore white jerseys at home to break their jinx. That jersey BS doesn't work and they lost 28-0. The Cowboys did the same thing in Super Bowl V by wearing their blue jerseys to break their supposed jinx as if the jersey had something to do with it. They still lost. The Broncos wore white in Super Bowl 50 to break their orange jersey jinx and they did win but give me a break. It means nothing. As to this game, amazing that the Hail Mary at the end of the half was the difference. Of all the Rams teams to get to a Super Bowl it was the 9-7 one. But the Steelers were not going to lose to a 9-7 team with Ferragammo. No siree Bob.
As an Eagles fan I know how you feel. The Eagles beat the cowboys next year in Philadelphia to go to their first superbowl only to lose by the mighty Raiders.
I was happy they at least made it, look how long we had to wait for them to finally get one 😉
Fan since 68 as well. You said well, It was the greatest victory to beat the Cowboys finally after the agony of losing every year.
Wish there was a scoreboard lol
cord wilson
cord wilsonl
Fox started the practice of having a constant score grpahic on the screen when they got the nfc package in 1994.
NBC was the last holdout, didnt adopt the practice until the early 2000's, but before they got the nfl back with the sunday night game.
Ahhhhh football in its prime, love it! Thank you nfl throwback
Love this Game Hearing Vin Scully and George Allen with play by play and Billy Waddy catch@ 13:28 reminds me of Vin calling Gibson Homerun r I p Vin
I remember watching this game as a kid. The cowboys were on the level of the patriots today. What an upset
And the Chargers will beat the Patriots tomorrow like the Rams upset the Cowboys here
@@eddieanderson9399 Yeap!!👌🏾💯
@@DavidCanada-hz9dq didn't go well lmao
true.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were the team of the '70s. They won 4 super Bowls. They could never beat the Steelers.
Vin scully doing the play by play
Almost made the frustration of being a Rams fan for the whole of the 70s worth it. Billy Waddy is the legend of the 70s like Flipper Anderson was in the 80s. Go Rams!!
This was the last game of Staubach's career.
Javier Orihuela yes
Then he went on to found a successful coffee company and coffeehouse chain.
Daniel R. 👍🏿
charles dunn: Such a sad way to go out. Over the next three seasons, the Cowboys made it to the NFCCG with Danny White under center. Unfortunately, they lost each time. I wonder if things would have been different had Staubach still been the QB.
Soul & Fire SeNK'sET It’s been 40 years bro...
Awesome! Thank you for sharing this memory!
I'm glad the Rams went back to those uni's and colors. Not even a fan but those are nice jerseys
Watched every second of this game, and now this video. So Good. Horns Up. :-)
Love those Ram uniforms
I was 16, now 59. Man, where does the time go?! I do remember when my boy's lost this game.
I HATE this game. I remember crying because we all knew it was probably going to be Staubach's last game. His last ever completion was to Herb Scott and was a penalty. LOL! I still cheered for the Rams when they made it to the Super Bowl though because my dislike of Pittsburgh was even greater.
I to remember that game was only 9 years old and barely getting to know football and asking my dad who to go for rams of course we where from L.A i think fans are different know going for other teams.. even if yo have a home team...i am sure clad the RAMS came back to home to L.A where they belong........
I despise Staubach so for me this is wonderful. I used to enjoy him losing to the Steelers. Though I must say that I don't despise Staubach nearly as much as I do Le Woke Claims.
Dont blame you for disliking the Steelers so much.Its very simple you couldnt beat us PERIOD!!!
Always a delight to watch the NFL's most arrogant team lose especially on a lucky deflection. I remember watching this live in Canada
I would kill to see this game life
RIP to the greatest broadcaster to ever do it.
I appreciate you sharing this video. Two things stood out to me. The way they used to tackle. It looks like a car crash. Secondly, I miss Vin Scully. He's now in Dodger Valhalla with Tommy Lasorda.
I was in a week long coma at USC Medical Center intensive care unit. I had a bad case of Spinal Meningitis and I was fighting for my life. While out of my mind talking gibberish, I told nurses and family members the Rams had to win this game for me to survive. This is the first time seeing this game. Oh yea, I survived (obviously), thanks to the Rams?
This game ended the 79' campaign & proved to be the very last game for Roger Staubach, Cliff Harris & Rayfield Wright. The 3 all pros retired before the start of the very next season but neither are forgotten.
Too Tall Jones sat out the year but came back in 80
@@michaelleroy9281 that's right...He went to pursue his boxing career.
This play, at 10:16 is the same play that was called against the Steelers in SB XIII, when Jackie Harris was wide open and dropped the ball.
jackie smith* but yes same playcall good eye
Wired thing about these two teams, five out of six playoff games played in a eight year span. Road team won five times
Was 13, on vacation in Mexico and listening to this game on an AM radio. So excited about beating the Cowboys after the embarrassing lose from the year before.
I was 12 years old and my dad was a big Rams fan 🤣 anyway he got us super bowl tickets from his client we got the 30 Yard line and my Steelers won hell yeah 31-19 a very quiet ride back to Alhambra hahaha this when football ruled 💯 cheers from Pasadena CA 🏈🏈🏈
Staubach's last completion, to an offensive lineman.
A foolish penalty to say the least.
I remember watching this and it felt good to see my Rams finally win a big one in playoffs against Dallas
NFL throwback cool video of the old days of the NFL 👍
I was born in 1977 this was my 1st time watching this game and I can honestly say no matter what Era I love watch the Cowgirls lose.😈
I think this is the game where Jack Youngblood broke his leg but still played the whole game and the rest of the postseason. Personally, I think that crosses the line between playing through pain and just being reckless.
Yep and he made a big stop on Staubach
Ha!!! you're cute...
Jack Youngblood to reporter who asked him if he was going to play: "Does it look.like im breathing to you" Reporter: "yes" Youngblood: "alright let's play some football "
You are correct. He went in the locker room and ordered the trainer to tape his broken leg. Two weeks later he played the Super Bowl on it.
Played in Pro Bowl too.........today guys skip game due to ingrown toenails
Holy smokes that was a nice throw on the winning touchdown.
@Joseph I'm surprised neither announcer mentioned that the pass was tipped. 🤔
This was referee Jerry Markbreit's first playoff assignment. (He did the 1978 Pro Bowl.) When he retired in 1998, he finished with 25 postseason games including four Super Bowls. And the line judge (#4) in this game is Bob McElwee, who was later promoted to referee and ended up doing three Super Bowls.
George Allen just couldn't get enough of himself
Vince Ferragamo back at the wheel.My favorite Vin Scully line
That sequence at the 15 minute mark wherein Staubach threw to the lineman. That is called choking. Serves him right. He was a serious trash talker.
So???
SEEK MEDICAL HELP STAUBACH ONE OF THE CLASSIET PLAYERS EVER OPPOSING TEAMS EVEN LOVED HIM U WHACKED
Jack Youngblood would play in the nfc championship, super bowl, and pro bowl with a fractured left fibula after this game.
I saw this game on TV back in 1979 it was one of the happiest of my life
I knew you guys we're going to play this video since you already showed us Eric Dickerson 1985 playoff game story
First year I watched football as a seven year old. Giants fan in Phil Simms rookie season. The 70's Giants were so bad and now they're attempting to replicate it again.
I remember watching this as a kid. I was really hoping the Cowboys finish off that last drive. I wanted to see a third Steelers-Cowboys Super Bowl
Well, if it's any consolation, they did play earlier in that season, with the Steelers winning, 14-3.
Nice vid can you post eagles vs saints 2013? Foles vs brees
I lived in Dallas at the time and remember watching this game. Staubach's last career pass completion to Herb Scott, an ineligible receiver.
I remember this game, parts and bits seem like it was yesterday……. Cullen Bryant was clear to me like it was yesterday, Wow the offense was so vanilla, what a difference in the offenses that are today… Brought back fabulous memories for me, love the Rams since 68….. the next week the Rams went to Tampa and won 9-0 I do believe….
I watched this game live and I was in disbelief the whole day and night and was shellshocked afterwards couldn't believe they lost this game 🤐🤔
Me too, but in hindsight the loss isn’t as shocking. The 1979 season was chaotic for Dallas. Ed Jones retired to Box. Charlie Waters missed the entire season with a knee injury. Thomas Henderson was kicked off of the team in November. Dallas literally lost the strong side of their defense that year. The 1979 team wasn’t as strong as the ‘’77 and ‘78 squads. In fact, I think the ‘79 Cowboys and ‘79 Rams were among the weakest teams either franchise fielded in the 1970s.
OG Rams fans Unite
I went into boot camp on the Friday before this game. Never seen the highlights of this game.
I will never forget. Jack Youngblood breaking his leg in this game. Then playing with it broken in a shutout of the Bucks in Tampa to go to the SB. AND his leg was still broken when he played in the SB.
RIP Vin Scully.
The game has evolved so much
Same result different day! 👍😆👍
The Cowboys' last home loss until Week 1 of the 1982 season.
I ask again, please do a video on the Houston Oilers franchise. Not many people know the story
Houston Oil Spills.
There. I fixed it for you.
this is so awesome
Check it out on “a football life”. It’s excellent.
Titans are better
Wow!! Oilers! Great teams with Warren Moon! Miss that franchise!
I'm not sure if this is correct but my memory is telling me after the the game Roger Staubach retired in a tearful goodbye As a Green Bay Packers fan and a cowboys hater I just love this game at the time as a teenager watching it
12:58 Holy clock management! Throwing on first down with a lead and under 3 minutes left?
3:07 The Jack Youngblood injury, he went on to play through that injury in the Rams’ next two games, I couldn’t do that at all
War dang eagle Auburn!
Fun Fact: The Los Angeles Rams defensive end wearing #89 is Fred Dryer, who after calling a career in 1981 and a brief broadcasting stint as a color analyst for CBS, decided to take up acting and from 1984-1991 he played Sergeant Rick Hunter on the NBC TV series Hunter.
That's right! Dryer was giving a great impression of dirty Harry in that show
He actually tried out for the role of Sam Malone on rhe TV show Cheers. Obviously he didn't get it but still made guest appearances.
My Claim to Fame: I graduated from El Camino jr college, which is Dryer's alma mater. The administration hall displayed a trophy case, and I would always point out his picture to my classmates. He came from Lawndale high, and moved on to San Diego State.
I still watch Hunter from time to time.
1979 leading into the greatest sports decade..the 1980s..
The late great Vin Scully on the mic🎙️r.i.p. to the legend.
Finally. Good Lord I Hate those freaking Cowboys.
Strange symmetry with the way this game ended and how the 1976 Ram upset finished. In 1976, the Rams ran out the clock on the final play by setting up to punt, then having their punter run out of the end zone to give up a harmless safety. Here they faked a FG.
Cullen Bryant was a stud he played defense at Colorado in college
This was one of the wildest playoff weekends in NFL history. Three huge upsets; Rams over Cowboys, Bucs over Eagles and Oiler over San Diego
Danny White was the back qb who became the cowboys starter the next season, stabauch retired after this game. Danny white was the punter for a couple of seasons and qb
Ya like theisman
Imagine the numbers Staubach would have had if he didn’t serve 4 years in ‘Nam.
Can't believe how "Off-target" Staubach was in last few passes of this game.
I was thinking that he'd grown old right before our eyes. 36 back then was old and he'd taken a lot of hits.
Nice vid
THAT WAS THE YEAR MY BELOVED RAMS GOT THEIR REVENGE.HORNS UP.
Last NFL game in the 1970’s.
Staubach really stunk in this game and should've been benched for Danny White who was the better Qb at this point.Absolute horrendous loss by Dallas they never recovered until Jimmy Johnson became HC.
"And of course they'll..."
- Me: Stick it at the 40
"... back up and kick it from the 30"
Finally able to beat Staubach and the Cowboys I was 18 and almost couldn’t believe it although we couldn’t get the ring that year at least we made to our first SB 20years later the greatest show on turf would make that happen
Also Dick Vermeil announcing the game …ironic 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
40 years ago, today. Staubach, Wright and Harris's last games as a Dallas Cowboy.
I became a Ram fan because of John Capelletti's story with his brother, and this game has to be the most memorable Ram game I ever saw. I just couldn't stand the cowboys. I also liked the Oilers with Earl the Pearl and Pastorini, but the Steelers and the Cowboys were the two teams I couldn't stand.
So basically Rafael Septien shanking kicks at the end of the half cost them 7 critical points.
I'm sure George Allen loved this victory by the Rams (RIP)
Everyone talks about Joe Gibbs.. but after Vince Lombardi brought a perpetually moribund franchise from the grave in only one season, George Allen WAS THE ONE who started the winning culture in DC as a regular thing (pardon the irony of this comment... Because after another bad season in the 2010s, his son Bruce Allen said "we have good culture" as a lame excuse or response. Us Redskins fans tore him apart immediately online!). Anyhow, thanks George Allen.. even though I'm not Rams fan, I could not help but to think of his natural enjoyment of them finally pulling it off a decade after he left the team
Ron Smith had almost as many career playoff TDs (3) as regular-season TDs (4).
Both these QB's came from colleges that ran the wishbone or triple option offense, in Navy and Nebraska. Where they next to never passed the ball unless they we're trailing. Navy only throws 10 passes a game now in this era! Staubach probably only attempted 100 passes his entire 4 years at navy!
You can almost hear Vin Scully cringing after the big play Waddy TD at 13:32. Scully always liked to stay silent for a bit right after a big play to let the audience experience the crowd reaction (for reference, see how long he was silent after Gibson's HR off of Eckersley in the '88 World Series), and instantly, George Allen butchers the moment with a monotone self serving affirmation about his critique of a 3 man pass rush.
Agreed, that's the coach in George...plus, I always wondered what lingered with him to replace Knox only to see a team revolt and Malavasi in.
Roger Staubach was a great player, but he really stunk on that final drive.....
Staubach suffered a concussion in this game. He hit his head on the turf on the go ahead TD throw to Saldi in the 2nd half. It didn’t knock him out, but it did affect him. Here’s a quote from him about the 1979 playoff loss from 12/11/2015 article in the NY Daily News. “It wasn’t like my normal bad concussion, but if definitely screwed me up. I wasn’t myself. So afterwards I was really thinking about retiring.” I’m sure that made throwing the football a little more difficult on that last drive 😔
Ferragamo had a rocket arm that season, and they darn near upset the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
Most joyous day of my 14 year old life especially since the Cowboys beat us 28-0 the previous year.
Were you on the 1978 Rams since you said " us"?
RIP Vin Scully
How in the world with 2 minutes left in the game that the cowboys couldnt get into field goal range.
L.a beating dallas again