Next up for America’s Team this week is the Falcons, but my time on this Earth hasn’t seen any notable games between us.
There was the Chaz Green game a couple years ago when Jason Garrett had no clue what to do without Tyron Smith, but who cares about that.
There was also a pretty close SNF game back in 2012, but it’s not really that interesting. Just your standard run-of-the-mill Romo ‘almost beating but not actually beating a top team’ game.
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Instead, we’re gonna flash back to an era before my time – the 1980 Divisional Round ‘Duel in Dixie’ that my elders rave about to this day.
The reason we’re highlighting this game? Because it was one of the best performances of this man.
Some fucking bullshit. Iconic receiver for the most iconic franchise in the league. You can’t write the history of the NFL without him. FIRST TEAM ALL DECADE!
Ridiculous. Anybody involved in letting this atrocity happen should hang themselves. Fuck the east coast media.
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Anyway, this ‘Duel in Dixie’ must’ve been epic to live through. Danny White led a 14 point 4th quarter comeback to win and advance us to the conference championship.
I know it’s always been easy to mount playoff comebacks against the Falcons, but this one is still damn impressive. Super jealous of my elders who lived in the 80s and enjoyed a full decade with a quarterback who kept his cool in big games.
I’ve seen enough of this one to easily conclude that Danny White is at worst the 3rd best quarterback in Cowboys history.
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Drew Pearson on the other hand – top tier icon. Holy cow he was a beast, especially in clutch time. These may not be his famous Hail Marys, but they were still some pretty damn sweet (and historic) touchdowns. Both came in the final five minutes…
Touchdown #1
Those hands man! Incredible catch.
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Touchdown #2:
What. A. Body. That safety knocked himself out and Pearson didn’t even budge.
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It’s astonishing that he isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Fortunately, the senior committee has grown tired of the media’s garbage and stepped up to save America’s icon.
Drew Pearson is the only player on the senior nominee list this year and is basically guaranteed a hall of fame bust in 2021. Thank god.
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PS – Too Tall Instincts
The wildest play of this game occurred in the 3-and-out defensive stand that we needed in between those two touchdowns. On 3rd and 3, Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones jumps offside and takes himself way out of position.
But it actually put him in perfect position to blow up the lead blocker and get us the ball back. Lucky as hell, but awesome.
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PPS – Danny White Punts
This is Danny White punting. Pretty cool. I wonder if he was skilled enough to handle other special teams duties, like catching and holding a routine field goal to not fuck up the entire season. The world may never know.
Go Cowboys!
