Fun Dallas Cowboy Topic

[Txbroadcaster]

Saw this from DMN archives

5 plays in history you wished never happen

the bloggers 5 were


1. Jackie Smith's drop in SB XIII
2. The catch
3. Michael Irvin injuring his neck at the Vet
4. Don Meredith's fourth-down interception in the 1966 NFL championship game against Green Bay
5. Patrick Crayton's drop against the Giants in the 2007 divisional playoff game


I think the fumbled FG in Seattle is close to top 5 if not a top 5

I would add the jersey tackle on Drew Pearson after the infamous CATCH by the 49ers..Pearson was pulled down by the jersey has he is about to break free

[AP Panther Fan]

The "Leon Lett" play made my turkey want to come back up one Thanksgiving.

[Saggy Aggie]

Lol yeah that botched fg that ruined romo's career and got in his head and started a decade of him choking. That's a big one. <3

[RoyceTTU]

The "Leon Lett" play made my turkey want to come back up one Thanksgiving.

Wasn't it Lett who also had the fumble recovery for a touchdown knocked out of his hand on the 1 from Don Beebe in the end-zone.

[BEAST]

Wasn't it Lett who also had the fumble recovery for a touchdown knocked out of his hand on the 1 from Don Beebe in the end-zone.

Yes but Dallas was already ahead like 54-17.




BEAST

[AP Panther Fan]

Wasn't it Lett who also had the fumble recovery for a touchdown knocked out of his hand on the 1 from Don Beebe in the end-zone.

Yes...from Wikipedia, just because it was simple.....

Infamous plays

Lett was a talented player and a cornerstone of the Cowboys defense during his tenure, but he is also remembered for being involved in two infamous plays. Two of the top three of ESPN's "25 Biggest Sports Blunders" are attributed to Lett. The fans ranked him #1 and #3, whereas an expert panel placed him at #2 and #3.

Super Bowl XXVIIThe first play (ranked #1 in the ESPN fan list, #2 in the ESPN expert panel) occurred in January 1993, in Super Bowl XXVII. Late in the fourth quarter, Lett recovered a fumble on Buffalo's 45-yard line and ran it back towards the end zone. When he reached the 10-yard line, Lett slowed and held the ball out as he approached the goal line. However, Lett did not see Bills player Don Beebe chasing him down from behind. Beebe knocked the ball out of Lett's outstretched hand just before he crossed the goal line, which sent the ball through the endzone, and resulted in a touchback that cost Lett his touchdown. Lett later said he was watching the Jumbotron, and trying to do a "Michael Irvin", where he put the ball out across the goal line.

The Cowboys had a commanding 52–17 lead at the time, and the play did not affect the outcome of the game, but it embarrassed Lett and is still well known today. Lett's gaffe also cost the Cowboys the record for most points scored in a Super Bowl (55, by the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV).

1993 Thanksgiving ClassicThe second play (ranked #3 in both ESPN lists) occurred during the very next season and was more serious as it resulted in a Cowboy defeat. On Thanksgiving Day in 1993, during a rare snow and sleet storm in Dallas, the Cowboys, who came into the game with a 7-3 record, were leading the 8-2 Miami Dolphins 14–13 with 15 seconds remaining in the game. The Dolphins attempted a 41-yard field goal to take the lead but the kick was blocked. While most of his teammates began celebrating, Lett attempted to recover the ball. He slipped on the ice as he tried to pick up the football, and Miami recovered the "muff" on the Dallas one-yard line. Had Lett simply done nothing, the Cowboys would have automatically received possession and could have run out the clock. By touching the ball and then failing to hold onto it, Lett enabled the Dolphins to take possession and then try another field goal with three seconds left on the clock. This second attempt was successful and the Dolphins won the game 16–14 as the clock expired.

The play did not hurt the Cowboys' season as they won all of their remaining regular-season games and went on to win the Super Bowl. The Dolphins took over sole possession of the lead in the AFC East with the win, but did not win another game for the rest of the year, dropping their last five games and finishing out of the playoffs. In 2008, the game was named the third-most memorable in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN.[1]

[Txbroadcaster]

never understood the Lett fumble being ranked so high it did not matter..biggest blunder in sports IMO should lead to a loss like his Thanksgiving day blunder not simply keep the game at 52-17 instead of 59-17

[RoyceTTU]

never understood the Lett fumble being ranked so high it did not matter..biggest blunder in sports IMO should lead to a loss like his Thanksgiving day blunder not simply keep the game at 52-17 instead of 59-17

Would of never been a problem had he not been show-boating. :crazy:

[Cam]

When Randy White (huffin' & puffin') sharted in his pants and a "brown" spot could be seen right between his butt cheeks for the rest of the game.....felt sorry for any RB he landed on...or for LB Bob Bruenig standing right behind him!!....here, take a whiff!.....disgusting!.......nobody had the guts to tell him to go to the locker room and change.................................I crapped in my pants once........:ack!:

[Cam]

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