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This is Retro Sports Radio. Visit RetroSeasons.com for more sports history.

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The Atlanta Falcons faced the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium Saturday afternoon on December

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30, 1978 during the second round of the NFL playoffs. The Cowboys were the defending Super

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Bowl champs. Coached by the legendary Tom Landry, they had qualified for the playoffs

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in 12 of the previous 13 seasons. The Falcons, on the other hand, were in the playoffs for

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the first time in franchise history. This is the CBS Radio broadcast featuring announcers

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Hank Stram and Jack Buck.

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The Dallas Cowboys opening their bid for back-to-back Super Bowl titles, taking on the Atlanta

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Falcons, a team that has made a habit of last-minute victories. The Cowboys with a 12-and-4 record

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are making their 12th playoff appearance in 13 years and are favored by at least two touchdowns.

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The Falcons entered the postseason playoffs via the wild-card birds with a 9-and-7 record,

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then won the right to continue on Christmas Eve with a 14-to-13 comfort behind victory

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over Philadelphia. Atlanta's Steve Bartkowski has been sacked 56 times this season. That's

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more than any other quarterback in the league, and he could be in for a long afternoon. Now

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let's go to Dallas.

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Tim Mazetti will kick it off. The Atlanta Falcons will kick from our left to our right. It is

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Larry Brinson going back deep, along with Putt Johnson in twin safety. The winner of

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this game goes on to the NFC title game on the 7th of January. Tim Mazetti started with

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the Eagles, ended with the Falcons, with pending bar before the Atlanta Falcons picked him up

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as come on to play a Cinderella role in the Atlanta football story. The right-footed soccer

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style kicker, and the ball will go to either Johnson or Brinson to get this game started.

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Dallas heavily feathered, and here we go. We hope you enjoy it here on CBS Radio. The kick

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goes to Putt Johnson. Takes it on the 5, up the middle to the 10-15, going right to the

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20-25 yard line, 25th yard line, and down he goes. And the tackle for Atlanta was made

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by the defensive back Bob Glazebrook on the first hit of the afternoon.

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You know, one thing that's going to be interesting to see, Jack, is what kind of an effect the

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Dallas vulnerable formation system will have on the blitzing defense of the Atlanta Falcons.

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They like to blitz a great deal. The one thing that kind of neutralizes all the blitzing

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is a great variety of offensive formation.

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And of course, the Dallas Cowboys have that with Roger Stobach at quarterback Scott Laidlaw

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and Tony Darsett are the setbacks. Robert Newhouse will play today. He's not in there

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at the moment. Darsett goes in motion. There's a flip out to Laidlaw. He gets the block, comes

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out to the 31-2 yard line for a worthwhile game for the Dallas Cowboys. On the toss,

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they got outside and showed on the very first play that they can turn the end of the Atlanta

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Falcons.

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One thing that you have to do against Atlanta, especially if you have good outside speed

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like Dallas has, you have to get outside and you have to do so quickly from a formation

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whereby you toss the ball to the halfback or fullback on a quick count and get the ball

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out to him quickly so he can outmaneuver the fast pursuing linebackers of the Atlanta team

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and that's exactly what they did on the first play of the game.

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Laidlaw got five out to the Dallas 32 yard line. Darsett is in the backfield with Laidlaw.

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And here's Stobach. The Darsett over the right side comes across to the 35-36 yard line.

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Looks like it's going to be third and one. He was tackled by Robert Pennywell who had

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made the previous tackle on the sideline on Laidlaw. Now Dallas has been able to get both

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Laidlaw and Darsett to handle the ball in the early going and that's important.

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Yes it is. You know there's a lot of tension going into a big game like this. And the sooner

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you get your hands on the football, the sooner you get hit, the better off everybody is.

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They get a hat on everybody on the first couple of plays.

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Would you feel better if I popped you one right now?

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I'd feel a lot better if I gave you one instead.

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We have third and one coming up. The ball is out to the Dallas 36 yard line.

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Third and one. They go into the high formation with Laidlaw up.

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And here's Stobach on a stake getting the first down.

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That's not when you got a back like Darsett. He starts in motion.

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You have a real tendency to start chasing him and Stobach is good sized. He can punch it out and get the first down.

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Yeah what happened on the play though Jack? They were not able to recognize the offensive formation soon enough.

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They were shifting and in the process of the shift and in the process of getting down in a three point stance,

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Stobach called the quarterback's stake and took advantage of that movement and got the first down very easily.

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To his own 39 yard line. The first down, they shift out of the eye, back into the eye.

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Dorsett's a tail back. A man in motion is Drew Pearson.

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Here's a toss to Dorsett tackled in the backfield for a loss on the play and a big loss at that.

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Atlanta is not without their Reuters and that was Frank Reed the safety man.

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Typical of what Atlanta does here on defense and they do it right most of the time.

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Well that time they had the flanker to the right side. They sent him in motion to the left side.

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But Reed was right on the line of scrimmage and there was no way in the world that you could make that play go

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because there was nobody there to block Frank Reed, number 28, to strong safety.

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And as a result, they lost yardage on the play.

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Drew Pearson comes to the left. Wide receiver is Tony Hill to the right side.

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It is second down and 15 as a result of a loss of five when Dorsett was tackled.

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Stobach throwing for the first time over the middle. Incomplete and off the fingertips of Drew Pearson.

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It was cladding into the middle and had he caught that, I don't think anybody would have stopped him.

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Well he didn't and so that's very unimportant.

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The big thing was that the strong safety Frank Reed was on the line of scrimmage.

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It was a safety blitz. Everything happened a little quicker than they wanted it to happen.

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And the ball fell incomplete. It should have been caught. It was a well-thrown ball.

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I don't think I've ever seen Stobach release the ball as quickly as he did that time.

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We'll see him release it very quickly all day long if he's going to get rid of the football

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because the way they put pressure on you, you better get rid of it quickly

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or you better block, pick up the blitzers with a lot of people and have plenty of time to throw the football.

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What's your stuff to do?

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They go into the double wing, have Preston Pearson, Stobach back to throw, the blitz is on,

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he stands in the pocket, throws outside, Drew Pearson caught him,

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put the 35 down to the 30, down, down, 28 yard line of the Atlanta Falcon

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before Rick Fiers punched him out.

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It was a very simple, they had plenty of time to throw the ball.

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It was a blitz against a spread formation and he just went down inside, turned Fiers to the inside,

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broke outside, the ball was right on target.

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It was good for 39 yards and a first down, Jack.

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A good play by the Dallas Cowboys.

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A lot of people have been wondering about Stobach's injured fingers.

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He seems here at the outset to be pitching the ball in terrific fashion.

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I watched him in a pregame warmup and I assure you there's nothing wrong with his finger

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because he threw extremely well.

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First down at the Atlanta 28 yard line with Laidlaw and Dorsett in the backfield.

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Two wide receivers to the left, Dorsett goes in motion, Stobach to Laidlaw.

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Over the right side, got only a yard and he was driven back.

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He ran into Jeff Yates, the defensive end, and Jim Bailey and the outside linebacker,

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Poulton Keichendahl, one of the best in the game by the way, finished off the play.

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Up front they are playing Yates, Bailey, Mike Lewis and Jeff Murrow.

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The linebackers are Keichendahl, Pennywell and Brazina, a good trio of linebackers, Hank.

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Yes they are and Brazina blitzes a great deal from the weak side position.

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By that I mean he's on the side away from the tight end and he does a great job of blitzing

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and creating problems from that position.

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Second down and nine for Dallas.

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Stobach straight back to the throw, looks quickly, drives it over the middle, complete first and goal

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for Dallas as it was Drew Pearson covered by Rick Pius again and Stobach was on the body

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and his first and goal from the Atlanta, no that's first and goal, his first and ten from the Atlanta 14.

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The worst thing about playing against Atlanta, you're going to be involved in a lot of big plays

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and involved in a lot of bad plays because it's such a guessing game Jack and you're going to guess right

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but you can't worry about the times you guess wrong, you just have to maintain a plan,

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keep throwing the ball, take advantage of the blitzing situation.

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The defensive backs of Atlanta are not good cover people and as a result if you get the ball off

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they're going to complete a lot of passes and have a lot of big plays in this game today.

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The tight end drops off the line of scrimmage, starts in motion here, Stobach pitching to Leibloy

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is hit on the backfield and tackled for a loss of a couple of yards by Jeff Yates, the defensive end

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who crashed in there and didn't go for the fake.

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It was sort of like a college option play but Yates, the defensive end, knew that Stobach wasn't going to keep the ball.

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Yeah it was an option play Jack, it was a good observation on your part, it was an option play to the right side

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and one thing in professional football, defensively when you see the option play you're going to say fine.

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You want to run the ball quarterback, you run it but we're going to take away the outside people

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and the quarterback is not going to keep it very often so really that's very ineffective on that kind of a situation.

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Back at the 16 yard line of Atlanta, second down and 12 for Dallas.

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Flip backs in the backfield, Pearson left.

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A lot of room on this left side.

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Here's Stobach back to throw a look and throwing it into the end zone and Pearson cannot get it.

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It was thrown away, there was good coverage on Drew Pearson, this time by Rick Pius

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and it will be third and 12 for Dallas, they've kept the ball for almost five minutes since getting the opening kickoff.

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Earlier they had a third and 15 came up with the first down, they picked up three first downs in this drive

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and now it's third down and 12 from the Atlanta 16.

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Pius was very deep that time and I'm surprised that Stobach tried to throw the ball to Pearson on top

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because he had all the room in the world in front of him but he elected to throw the ball deep

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and he couldn't do that in this situation because he's got an extra person, not a person,

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but an extra dimension in the secondary to help him and that's the end zone.

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Dorsett was on a wing, goes back into the backfield, Stobach on third down.

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The blitz is on, he throws over the middle end zone and incomplete to Tony Hill who had drawn double coverage.

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It'll be fourth down, Stobach ends up in a sitting position.

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He threw that ball into heavy traffic, Tony Hill was covered by both Pius and Tom Tridemore, the free safety.

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Rafael Septien comes in to try to put Dallas on top with 10.07 remaining in the first quarter.

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Brasina that time was booking again from the linebacker position.

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They haven't booked that much really on this drive with the exception of the spread formation

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that enabled Dallas to come up with a big play of 29 yards on a passing formation.

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They've got them down in good scoring position like they are right now.

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Here's a 34 yard field goal attempt by Septien.

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The ball is snapped, set, kicked and it is good and Dallas jumps out in front.

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10.04 remaining in the first quarter.

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Dallas leads by the score of three to nothing.

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And with the score of Dallas three and nine to nothing, let's take time out.

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Franco Harris, the forgotten superstar, and John Stalwart, Pittsburgh's other receiver,

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turned in record breaking performance this Saturday to carry the Cedars into the AFC championship game

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with a 33 to 10 route of Denver.

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Harris, a six time 1,000 yard rusher who received little national recognition this season

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due to the heroics of Houston's Earl Campbell, set an NFL record of 12 career playoff touchdowns

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by scoring on runs of one and 18 yards.

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Stalwart, who plays in the shadow of all pro teammate Lynn Swan,

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set a division playoff record with 10 receptions for 156 yards,

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including a leaping 45 yard touchdown grab in the last period that put the game out of reach.

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The victory is Pittsburgh's 15th against two losses, and that's the best record in the National Football League.

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And the Cedars will play host to Sunday's Houston New England winner on January 7th

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for a berth in Super Bowl XIII in Miami on January 21st.

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That final again, Pittsburgh 33 to 10 over Denver.

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Sepian who kicked the field goal will kick it off.

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Dennis Pearson, who returned 100 yards earlier this year, is in the middle of three deep men.

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Sepian usually gets the ball down to about the five yard line.

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Very little wind advantage here in Texas Stadium.

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Cowboys leading three to nothing.

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Sepian boots a line drive kick, bounces that to 20,

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and Atlanta wisely allows the ball to go out of bounds.

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Their closest to it was George Franklin, and he was smart.

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That'll cause Dallas 5.

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They broadcast, excuse me, Hank.

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That's all right.

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Go ahead, Seth. You'll be frustrated if you don't.

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No, you upset me now.

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I'm not going to talk if you don't.

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You got me mad.

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I'm not going to talk if you don't.

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I was just going to say, Jack, that they're going to welcome that opportunity to get better field position

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because Dallas kicked the ball out of bounds, Sepian specifically,

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and they should come out of this with much, much better field position than they would have

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had he kicked the ball correctly the first time he attempted the kickoff.

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We'll get a look at the Atlanta offense in just a moment.

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Dennis Pearson is back along with five more, and Franklin, this is a high kick.

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Pearson took it on the 14 up the middle to the 20, 25, 30, 35, 40.

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Flags go down, and so does Dennis Pearson

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at his own 43-yard line, and we probably will have a clip.

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We do against Atlanta, boy, it happens to us.

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Yeah, it really does, and it really hurts the field position so much to start a drive,

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minus 10 or 15 yards, it happens on those kind of penalties.

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But you know, he had a big cavity on the right side.

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He had a little seam on the left, but a big cavity on the right.

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And right or wrong, you have to make a decision to bring the ball back.

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That time he chose to go left, and really he did it much better off to go up the right side

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because he had a big hole to run through.

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Hank, why is there so much clipping on those kick returns week after week throughout the long season?

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Well, it's very simple, Jack, because you have to block a moving target,

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and once you throw your body, especially if you throw it too soon,

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sometimes you think you're going to get the head in front, and you wind up getting it behind,

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and that's why there's so many penalties.

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The ball is at the Atlanta 22.

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They have Steve Parkowski, a quarterback.

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They have Haskell Standback and Bubba Bean in the backfield.

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Standback now sets up as a wing, it's a double wing formation.

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Bubba Bean alone set back, and from the 22,

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Bean carries up the middle to the 25, to the 30.

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He got a burst down out to the 33-yard line of Atlanta.

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Finally stopped by Aaron Kyle off the corner.

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Did they confuse the Cowboys with that double wing?

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They've been doing that quite often.

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They send Standback in motion to the left, and they usually run to the same side of the man in motion.

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That's exactly what they did that time.

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He started to his left, came up the seam, had some good running room,

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and picked up the first down on the play, but it was good blocking

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by the part of the offensive line of the Atlanta Falcons,

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Mike Kent, Dave Scott, Dan Noat, Fieldman, and McKinley.

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Two wide receivers. They have three wide receivers in there.

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Parkowski gives to Bubba Bean.

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He's across the 35 to the 36, 37-yard line.

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He gained four.

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Harvey Martin and Randy White got him,

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and Bubba Bean has started off in full flight here today.

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Nine-ten left in the first quarter. Clock running, three-nothing.

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Dallas on top, second and sixth Atlanta from their own 37.

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You know, Mitchell is such a fine receiver that they could use him as a third receiver.

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He's split out left away from the slot side and gives them a three-receiver dimension,

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but he's the tight end in the formation.

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On second down, Parkowski throwing for the first down, goes outside,

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and it is caught for a burst down into Dallas territory.

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It is caught at the Dallas 41-yard line by Billy Rickman.

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He had Cliff Harris making the tackle before the net.

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He had Randy Barnes turned around, and Barnes never did see the ball.

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Well, they were in double coverage. They had a short man and a deep man,

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and Parkowski threw the ball as perfectly as you could possibly throw it.

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It had to be thrown right where it was.

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Billy Rickman made a beautiful catch over the shoulder,

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and it's a burst down for the Atlanta team.

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A beautiful drive going so far.

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Now they've got a standback going leftless if they run left again. They do.

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Bubba Beans, then turns it back up the middle.

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He's hit at the 40-yard line. He gained two yards.

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He was hit by Larry Cole, who was starting rather than just throw a few, and Randy White.

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It's going to be second down and eighth for Atlanta.

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They're trailing three to nothing.

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They've got a variety of things that they do for that formation right now.

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When they send the standback in motion, they have run both times,

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utilized the play twice, ran to the left both times.

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I'm sure we'll see some other things from it on first and tenth situations as we go along.

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Now they're in a three-receiver situation with Mitchell split out to the left side.

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Here's Parkowski back to throw, looking right, throws right sideline, and incomplete.

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Incomplete at the sideline, and a flag goes down as Cliff Harris gave the receiver a friendly pat on the head.

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The official threw the flag for a personal foul.

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He just capped him on the helmet, Hank.

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Yeah, but you can't, you supposedly cannot touch the guy above the shoulders, and that's exactly what he did.

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And he had to play for it. That's what the rules specifically say.

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You can't measure the degree of the hit.

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He was hit on top of the head, and as a result, it's a penalty.

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Cliff Harris with a head slap and a personal foul against Dallas.

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15 yards penalty, moves the ball inside the Dallas 25 to the 24.

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Instead of it being third and sixth, it's a first down at the Dallas 24.

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Right conduct, 43. He says first down.

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The fans don't like it, but everybody saw it, and it's in the book.

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First down at the 24-yard line, four and lead us.

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Dan back going left again, and let's see what they do from this formation.

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He's got a lot of room on the left side. He'd be a good guy to throw to over there.

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Here's Barchowski back to throw, throws it short.

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It's caught for a gain of a couple of yards.

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The hit made immediately as it was hauled in by Wallace Francis, and the tackle was made by Dee Dee Lewis.

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Charlie Waters has to cover, stand back man for man when he goes in motion to the left side.

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He's got a lot of room over there from that double wing formation.

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I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see him do a little business over there, Jack, and get the ball to him because he's got a lot of room.

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Block is running, 7.35 remaining in the first quarter.

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A pick-up of two despite the pass completion.

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Rickman goes to the left side along with Alfred Jackson, and it's second and eighth.

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Again the double wing, and Bubba Bean on a draw play. Goes to the 20 tackled.

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And he fell down at the 19-yard line. It is going to be third down and five for the Falcons.

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And he ran into the arms of Thomas Henderson, the linebacker.

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Henderson, Bob Bruning, Dee Dee Lewis are the linebackers.

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Ed Jones, Larry Cole, Randy White, Harvey Martin up front.

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Benny Barnes, Aaron Kyle on the corner.

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Charlie Harris and Charlie Waters and Cliff Harris are the safety nets.

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Third and five, Atlanta from the Dallas 19.

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Now the two setbacks are Bubba Bean and Haskell stand back.

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Extra defensive back, Randy Hughes is in for Dallas on third down.

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The flag goes down and it was too much time to lay up game Atlanta.

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While they were setting up a formation designed to confuse Dallas,

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they cost themselves five yards and it's going to be third down and ten.

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Yes, they confused themselves and here again they deviated a little bit from their bracing personality

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because they tried to do a little bit with Dallas by shifting and creating formations.

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That time they were confused themselves, took too much time in the huddle and had to pay the penalty of five yards.

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And that might cost them on a field goal attempt later if Atlanta fails to pick up the first down.

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On this, a third down play from the Dallas 24.

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Third and ten.

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Wallace Francis is to the right, Billy Rickman is to the left, Mitchell the tight end on the right side.

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Third and ten. Bartkowski calls the signal.

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Back to throw, rolling right, not much pressure, looks close, tight line and it is caught for a first, close to a first down.

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Not a first down, however, at the 15 yard line.

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Now the receiver was bobbling the ball a bit when he went out of bounds and Dallas might be arguing about that.

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Wallace Francis hauled it in and they're going to measure to see if he made a first down.

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It appears he would be short about a yard.

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I think he made it, Jack.

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Yeah?

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Yeah, I got the impression that he might have made it. Let's see what they call.

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But Bartkowski did a great job of rolling to his right and hit Francis on the outside who made a nice catch on the outside and it looks like they might have it.

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We'll see in just a second. Here's the bad angle.

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Well, one of us is right and the other is wrong.

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And you're right, it's a first down inside the 15 yard line.

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A first down for Atlanta, despite the third and 10 play.

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And they did a good job also of confusing Dallas a little bit because they moved their backs around.

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Dallas was ready to blitz, including the safety man, but they didn't do it because of the formation situation and they got away with a good call and a good play on a roll out situation.

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Well, some people thought Atlanta wouldn't score on Dallas. Here's a draw play to Bubba Bean and he's inside the five. He's got a touchdown.

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A draw play is good for 14 yards and an Atlanta touchdown on the draw to Bubba Bean and is he getting off the ball?

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You know, after watching them play on grass for so many times in Atlanta, they look like they're running in cook fan there, but they look like they're really lightning and flying on their synthetic turf here in the Dallas stadium in Irving, Texas.

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Well, they, the Atlanta club, kept the ball for about three and a half minutes and they go on top six three. The ball will be held by the punter, John James, and Tim Mazzetti will try to add to the Atlanta total a high snap, John.

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John James got it down and it is up and through a good job by the holder that time.

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Well, there's a timeout on the field with a score, Atlanta seven and Dallas three.

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Very impressive drive by both teams. Dallas coming and taking the opening kickoff going 74 yards and 12 plays, consuming four minutes and 56 seconds.

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However, they only came away with three points after Setian kicked a field goal that made it three to nothing.

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Atlanta came right back, took the ball on the 22 yard line, their own 22, had a beautiful drive of 78 yards, nine plays, it took three minutes and 26 seconds, executed a beautiful draw play with Bubba Bean taking it in from 14 yards out that made it seven for Atlanta.

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The score now, Atlanta seven and the Dallas Cowboys three. But again, both teams, very impressive offensively with big plays, good drives and score on the opening opportunities.

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Both teams, Dallas with three points and the Atlanta team with seven.

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Thanks Ram and Jack Buck with you from Dallas. I repeat, some people thought that Atlanta wouldn't score all afternoon against the Dallas club, but they're out in front by the score of seven to three.

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And then he will kick it off. Larry Brinson is deep along with Butch Johnson.

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We have 625 remaining in the first quarter and that score is going to give the Falcons an awful lot of confidence.

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Yes it is and give them, you know, they play with a great deal of enthusiasm, a lot of animation, a lot of emotion and this will perpetuate that I'm sure to a great degree.

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Butch Johnson is deep along with Brinson. Here's a high kick at head four Johnson and he takes it on tonight to the 10 to the 15 to 20 going right.

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He's out to the 25 yard line and the Cowboys will start from their own, well inside the 25 as Ron McCartney was downfield, a linebacker to make the hit for Atlanta.

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They rule that Butch Johnson's knee went down at the Dallas 24 yard line.

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Well we haven't had a turnover. Each team scored each time they had the ball and so Dallas gets it for the second time.

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From the 24 yard line, Joe Pearson goes to the right side.

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Dorsett is on a wing, into a setback now with Scott Laidlaw and on first down Roger Staubach rolls right on a bootleg.

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He pops the ball off to his side and Jackie Smith, Smith is beyond the 40 yard line and out to the 42.

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Staubach could have run forever himself. He gave the ball to the 16 year veteran Jackie Smith who gets it out his first down.

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Yeah, so they have such a heavy artillery of explosive weapons the Dallas team has.

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That was a good illustration of it. They ran a bootleg play and as you mentioned, Staubach could have run and could have still been running and ran right up the ramp that time because there's nobody around.

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He elected to throw the ball to Jackie Smith and he picked up a nice first down in the play.

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Now Pearson comes to the left as they use the two tight ends. Billy Joe Dupree and Jackie Smith from the Dallas 42 yard line.

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And on first down Staubach again throwing to the sideline, overthrown, incomplete.

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Coming up with Rick Pius who will have a busy afternoon covering the outstanding receiver Drew Pearson.

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You know that was a great illustration, Jack. We just saw Roger throw the ball way quicker than he should have.

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But it's a great illustration of how the Atlanta team will intimidate a quarterback because he expects so much pressure that he tries to get rid of the ball quicker than he should get rid of it.

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And as a result that time he threw the ball way over his head and it could have been a well thrown ball had he taken just a little bit more time to plan his feet and throw the ball properly.

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And now in the tailback spot, well split backs with late law and Tony Dorset second and ten. Staubach back to throw.

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Here's the pass outside, overthrown, incomplete to the tight end Billy Joe Dupree.

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They were shooting the outside linebacker, Greg Brazina. They cover up pretty well, Hank.

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Yes they do. You see Roger anticipated more blitzing than that down that play.

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And here again it was just a one man blitz with Brazina coming on the split inside and again he heard himself and got the ball on top again, threw it much sooner than he should have.

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And anytime I think you see a ball go over the top of somebody, Jack, you know that it was released too soon.

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Preston Pearson checks into the backfield for Atlanta, or for Dallas, excuse me.

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And he goes off on a wing.

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And in the shotgun Staubach back to throw on third and ten. Looks, throws it outside, incomplete.

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Way over the head of Preston Pearson who had drawn double coverage.

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Staubach was blasted as he threw the ball.

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Tykendall and the strong safety Frank Reed were both on Preston Pearson and it's kicking time for the first time this afternoon.

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And Danny White will do the honors. Billy Rickman, who's a pretty good threat, goes back inside his 20 to get it.

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That time from the spread formation they only blitzed one linebacker and that was Brazina.

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The other time they were in a spread formation on third down they blitzed all three linebackers.

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I think Staubach was anticipating that again, got a different look, and here again threw the ball poorly on the play.

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Low snap, Danny White gets it. Now he's going to run with the ball. He's to the 40, 45, let's go. But down, Dallas, Danny White.

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Up the next after a bad snap. No runs. So he took off and got Dallas the first down into Atlanta territory.

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I think he has the option back there, Jack, any time that he feels he has an opportunity to run he can do so, but he better make sure he's right when he makes that decision.

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He does sit and make it by one yard.

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Yes. But Atlanta had a return on that time and they were very lax.

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The contained man on the left side did not pay any attention whatsoever to the kicker who was trying to get into the wall.

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There was nobody there and provided him with the opportunity, Danny White, to make the first down.

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To the Atlanta 46 yard line. Out of the high formation now they give it to Laidlaw.

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Box it up the middle of the 40, to the 35, to the 30, down to the 25 yard line of the batter, goes, got Laidlaw.

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Beautiful draw play right up the middle. Nothing more than a good shot up the middle, good running by Laidlaw.

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And he picked up another big first down. But a great illustration of how important big plays are.

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And the big play of course in this drive was a run by Danny White on a fourth down situation.

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He ran out of pump formation, got a first down. Laidlaw just picked up 16 to the Atlanta 25 yard line.

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Staubach on first down with his wide receivers to the right, or set in motion.

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Staubach gives to Laidlaw again over the right side. He moves down to the 22, he got three.

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The last time they ran that formation, Jack, they had a flop to the right, which means both receivers are on the right side of the football.

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The tight end on the left side, they spent door set in motion to the left.

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The last time they did that they ran Laidlaw outside. This time they faked going outside, ran a counter play back inside.

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And he picked up about two or three yards in the play.

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Take the third and seven.

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Wilson, Paul Maena checks in. On the second down play, he'll try to help with the pass rush.

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Dewey McLean, additional linebacker is in for Atlanta. From the Atlanta 22, it is second down and seven.

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They got a lot of room over here on bias. They can throw in front of him.

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Staubach back to throw. He looks and he's rushed. He throws the screen. It's caught by Dorcett.

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He's inside the 15 and out of bounds. A first down for Dallas on the screen pass to Tony Dorcett.

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Boy, it looked like once he got by the linebacker he was going to go all the way.

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But he didn't really look like Jackie was fully aware of where he was.

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He had a lot of room to run down the sideline, but just a little push knocked him out of bounds.

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And he didn't get nearly as much yardage on the play as you thought he would when the play was initiated.

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It is a first down, however, to the 12-yard line of Atlanta.

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The last time they were in a comparable position, the Cowboys had to settle for a field goal.

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They led three to nothing. Atlanta came right back and scored. Atlanta's on top seven-three.

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They like to put their safety man, strong safety, inside this area and then their weak safety inside the 10.

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Let's see what they do here.

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From the 13-yard line, Pearson is to the left. Hill is to the right. Staubach back to throw.

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Has time and zone. Incomplete. Incomplete. Tony Hill bobbled the ball as he went out of bounds.

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And you have to have complete possession of the ball. Tony Hill then ran into the grandstand, but he's all right.

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It'll be second and 10 from the 13.

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Their tendency held up that time. Frank Reed, the strong safety, did blitz inside of this area.

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Inside the 20, they like to blitz their strong safety. Inside the 10, they like to blitz their weak safety.

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Reed came. It had no effect on the play. It was a one-on-one, but he'll just drop the football.

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But they're going to try to do business unbiased, which is very obvious, and justifiably so because he played very soft on that corner.

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John Fitzgerald, the center out over the ball. Scott and Rafferty are the guards.

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Dunovan and Wright, if you'll write, are the tackles. And on the second down, as they show the blitz, the gear is to the running back.

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00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,960
A touchdown for Kellett.

402
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:53,960
Running with the ball is Scott Laidlaw. He ran right by the blitz and got the score from 13 yards out.

403
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:58,960
He caught him in a trap. A draw play right up the middle. A beautiful run by Laidlaw.

404
00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:05,960
He goes in for the touchdown. But it's going to be a big play game. There's no question about that, Jack.

405
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:12,960
And any time that you play against a team that blitzes this much, you're going to have a lot of big plays.

406
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:18,960
And this has been demonstrated so far in the early stages of this game, with Dallas just scoring.

407
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:24,960
Waters will hold it. Step the end. Tries to kick it through.

408
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,960
Snap the set. The kick. Good.

409
00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:35,960
Dallas is now on top, and we still haven't had a punt in this football game, with 3.18 remaining in the first quarter.

410
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:40,960
With a score, Dallas 10 and Atlanta 7. Let's take time out.

411
00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:49,960
Ohio State Athletic Director Hugh Heidman has disclosed that he had personally fired veteran football coach Woody Hayes for striking a Clemson player.

412
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:53,960
And he says the search for Hayes' successor will start next week.

413
00:32:53,960 --> 00:33:00,960
Heidman said he and Ohio State University President Harold Einerson met far into the night following the incident in that Gator Bowl game,

414
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:06,960
and he arrived at the decision. And he told Hayes in the morning at the hotel about the decision.

415
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:15,960
The athletic director said only he and Hayes were present at the time, and he refused to discuss Hayes' reaction or elaborate on the reason for firing Hayes.

416
00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:17,960
Hayes flew back to Columbus with a team.

417
00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:25,960
The first of the week, according to Heidman, he'll be with the president and others in terms for setting a procedure for naming a successor.

418
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:33,960
Hayes struck Clemson middle guard Charlie Baumann after Baumann, who had intercepted a pass in the closing minutes of Clemson's Gator Bowl victory over Ohio State,

419
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:41,960
taunted the coach by apparently waving the intercepted ball in Hayes' face.

420
00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:47,960
Well, something's got to give. Each team has scored each time they've had the ball. Atlanta will get it for the second time.

421
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:53,960
George Franklin and Tom Pridemore flank Dennis Pearson, who is waiting for the set-the-end kick.

422
00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:58,960
3-18 remaining in the first quarter, and Dallas leading 10-7 in the Seasaw game.

423
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:04,960
Dallas lets free to nothing. Atlanta on top, 7-3. Dallas has regained the lead 10-7.

424
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:17,960
Here's a high kick, and it goes to the sideline, and it goes to Pridemore, and he is across the 20-yard line and moves across the 25-27-yard line, and the Falcons will go from there.

425
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:29,960
On that last trap play, Hope Scott, the left guard, really made a good trap lock that provided Laylaw to go in for the touchdown of 13 yards, but he caught him in a blip.

426
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:41,960
Made the trap, and when we talk about a trap, it means they permit the defensive alignment to come across the line of scrimmage like nobody's going to block him, and then hit him from the side, and that's a trap lock due to the play executed by Herbert Scott.

427
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:49,960
Mitchell, the tight end on the right side, the give is to the tailback, and no gain over the left side. He ran into Harvey Martin and Randy White.

428
00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:59,960
And Dee Dee Lewis was really involved in the play that time. The right linebacker was right into the play, and he is really the one who made the tackle.

429
00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:07,960
Van De Bein, the coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, is up in the booth, relaxed, enjoying the game. He'll be our guest here at halftime on CBS Radio.

430
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:12,960
No gain on that last play, second down and 10 for Atlanta.

431
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:21,960
They have Alfred Jackson to the right with Billy Rickman split left on second down. Barkowski back to throw over the middle, and incomplete.

432
00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:31,960
Incomplete is the incentive for Alfred Jackson, who ran quite a pattern, but the ball just didn't get to him. He had gotten between the quarterback Benny Barnes and the free safety, Cliff Harris.

433
00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:38,960
Yes, there was a big seam there, and he was in there perfectly, but the ball was thrown a little bit too high and incomplete.

434
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:42,960
Thanks, Ram. We've been talking about blitzing. This is when Dallas loves to come after you.

435
00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:51,960
Yes, they do. They like to come after you, and they're big and they're strong, and they make a real strong commitment to the blitz and put a lot of pressure on you when they do come.

436
00:35:51,960 --> 00:36:02,960
Third and 10 from the Atlanta 27. They have Joy Franklin in the backfield, and running with the ball out across the 35-40, a first down goes Franklin to the 40-yard line of Atlanta.

437
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:09,960
They caught him in a total blitz, and one of the best things that you can do, Jack, is run outside because the linebackers are going straight ahead.

438
00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:16,960
The ball carrier is going sideways, which eliminates the pursuit of the linebackers, who make 60 to 65 percent of the tackle.

439
00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:23,960
And if you can clear that area out, you're going to make a big play. That's exactly what happened on the last run by the Atlanta team.

440
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:31,960
Two minutes remaining in the first quarter. Atlanta's ball, first down at their own 40. They've made some big third down plays already in this game.

441
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:38,960
They have Bubba Bean in the backfield as Mark Tosky gets back to throwing his clips and tackle throw-offs right at the 36-yard line.

442
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:40,960
Anderson got him.

443
00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:45,960
And Cliff Harris was whiffing from his free safety position on a first and 10 situation.

444
00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:55,960
But here again, Mark Tosky was not ready for that. They fooled them completely on the play, and they lose yardage, which makes it now second and very long.

445
00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:02,960
Second down and 17 back at the Atlanta 32. And they'll come again too, Hank. They're not bashful, the Cowboys, aren't they?

446
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:06,960
No, they say, here we come. You block us if you can. And it's tough to do.

447
00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:14,960
The extra defensive back, Randy Hughes checks in for Dallas. Mark Washington in there.

448
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:20,960
Second down and 17, Atlanta. Barskowski with Jim Mitchell, the tight end on the right side.

449
00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:29,960
Hands off to it running back, and that stand back, he gets to the 35, maybe 36. That's all. It's going to be third down and 13.

450
00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:32,960
It was Bob Brunning, the middle linebacker, first there.

451
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,960
There's a great illustration of the guessing game that goes on.

452
00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:39,960
Mark Tosky thought they were going to blitz again. A trap would have been perfect.

453
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:43,960
Very much the same kind of a play that Dallas used just a minute ago against them.

454
00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:50,960
But they did not blitz. They faked the blitz, ran the trap anyhow, and didn't succeed in making much yardage on the play.

455
00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:58,960
Larry Cole and Brunning were both there, and so it's with 50 seconds left in the quarter. Third down and 13, Atlanta, their own 36.

456
00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:06,960
Barskowski on a long count. Four-man rush by Dallas. He is hit back, back at the 25-yard line.

457
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:13,960
Randy Wade and Ed Jones keep blowing through there, and they got him. They got him.

458
00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:20,960
Back at the Atlanta 25-yard line, and the Falcons will have to kick for the first time with John James in there.

459
00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:27,960
This game is going to be a big play game, both offensively and defensively, as it's been illustrated so far in this contest.

460
00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,960
But we're going to see a lot of sparks fly here and a lot of fireworks, Jack, before the afternoon is over.

461
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:37,960
It's a good one so far with Dallas leading 10 to 7, 25 seconds left in the quarter.

462
00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:46,960
But Johnson stands at his 35, waiting for the kick from John James, who's been rather inconsistent this year after leading the league previously.

463
00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:52,960
Pretty good Dallas rush. He gets it away, and it's a fine kick. It sends Johnson all the way back to the 27.

464
00:38:52,960 --> 00:39:01,960
He fumbles, and it's a good cover. Now Moriarty recovers a fumble right out of the arms of But Johnson.

465
00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:10,960
Was that a beautiful bounce? He caught it. It was amazing. It came right up to him.

466
00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:17,960
He got it on the first hop, just like a short stop at a baseball game, and it's Atlanta ball first and 10 on the Dallas 25-yard line.

467
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:23,960
It was such a good kick that it had driven Johnson downfield, and Moriarty had tremendous coverage on it.

468
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,960
I was surprised he was as close to the ball as he was.

469
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:32,960
There was a blocker in front who didn't take a shot at him, and that was the difference in why they were able to recover that fumble.

470
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:40,960
So the Balkans get the ball right back. First down pass to the left sideline. He's hit, and up for a loss of 5 yards on the play.

471
00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:47,960
And that's where Barchowski is by Larry Cole, who's playing in place of Gus Roque.

472
00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:54,960
Billy Rickman that time tried to beat Aaron Kyle on a deep pattern, a slant, I mean I should say a flat and up,

473
00:39:54,960 --> 00:40:00,960
meaning that he goes out on the flat like he's going to catch the ball in that area and then breaks up the field.

474
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:09,960
But that's the end of the first quarter. Cowboys leading the game 10-7.

475
00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:15,960
Now the Dallas Cowboys coming through here with a 34-yard field goal by Sepion to take a quick 3-0 lead.

476
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:25,960
And then an 11-yard run by Bean for Atlanta, and that gives Atlanta a 7-3 lead, but then another field goal.

477
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:30,960
And that's the way things stand up here with Dallas coming through with that other touchdown.

478
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:40,960
And the end of the first quarter Dallas leading the Atlanta Falcons.

479
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:49,960
The Dallas Cowboys have won six in a row and are leading here 10-7, but there's no doubt they have their hands full.

480
00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:54,960
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481
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482
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483
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484
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485
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486
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487
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488
00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:40,960
Thanks, Sam, and I will be there. You'll hear the game on most of these CBS radio stations.

489
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:44,960
So far everything's very even, Jack. Dallas has eight first downs, Atlanta has six.

490
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:50,960
Yards rushing 52 for Dallas, 45 for Atlanta. We'll get back to that in just a moment.

491
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:54,960
Second down and 15 from the Dallas 30 for the Falcons.

492
00:41:54,960 --> 00:42:00,960
Flipback, Wallace and Rick by the receivers and Franklin going wide, cuts it back.

493
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:06,960
He got about three yards on the play. It'll make a third down and 11 for the Falcons.

494
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:13,960
This time Dave Stahls who was in there on the defensive front for Dallas made the tackle.

495
00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:18,960
Third down and 11. Falcons trying to get some mileage out of a raw running back,

496
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:20,960
George Franklin who has some talent.

497
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,960
Yes he has and he's got some speed and they were trying to take advantage again.

498
00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:29,960
They thought the blitz was on. They guessed wrong. It was not on and they didn't succeed in making much yardage on the play.

499
00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:33,960
So it is third down. Now let's see if Dallas blitzes.

500
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:37,960
Ball's on there, 26. Third and 11, Atlanta.

501
00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:43,960
And no blitz, the running play to Franklin. Trying to get outside. Couldn't. He has tackled on the 24-yard line.

502
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:49,960
It is fourth down for Atlanta and they may try a long field goal attempt.

503
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:52,960
Randy White chased him. Cliff Harris finished him off.

504
00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,960
George Franklin running to his left with a ball in the right arm again.

505
00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:58,960
Jack he had no way in the world to protect himself.

506
00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:02,960
Had he had the ball away from pressure in his left arm while he was running left,

507
00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:06,960
at least he would have had an opportunity to use his shoulder or possibly a straight arm.

508
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:10,960
He was handcuffed on the play and was tackled easily.

509
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,960
Everybody's in there, but they only have 10 minutes.

510
00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:18,960
And we're going to have James holding the ball and Tim Mazetti will try a field goal.

511
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:21,960
They're down to 11 seconds now before snapping the ball.

512
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,960
A 42-yard attempt.

513
00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:29,960
Almost from the middle of the field and Mazetti gets it up and it is good.

514
00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:33,960
A 42-yard field goal by Tim Mazetti.

515
00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:36,960
Dies this game at 10-all.

516
00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:41,960
We're early on in the second quarter, 13-26 remaining in the half.

517
00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:47,960
And with the score, Dallas 10, Atlanta 10. Let's take time out.

518
00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:53,960
Charlie Bauman of Clemson who was hit by Ohio State Coach Woody Hayes said right after the game,

519
00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:56,960
a reporter asked him, he said, what happened? Did he hit him?

520
00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,960
And Bauman said, yeah, Hayes did hit me.

521
00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:02,960
But later in the locker room after the Clemson coaches had talked with Bauman,

522
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:07,960
he toned down his story. He said after I tackled there was so much excitement I don't know what happened.

523
00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:11,960
He said if it happened I'm not going to say anything about it. I just walked away.

524
00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:15,960
Saturday Bauman was still shying away from flatly saying that Hayes had struck him.

525
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:21,960
However, television replays clearly showed Hayes coming out on the field about five yards or so

526
00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:24,960
and hitting Bauman in the throat.

527
00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:27,960
When reporters told him Hayes had already been fired for striking him,

528
00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:33,960
the 228 pound guard from New Jersey said, I know he's fired but I want to see the film before I say anything deaf.

529
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,960
And he said there was a lot of commotion and he might have gotten pushed into me.

530
00:44:37,960 --> 00:44:41,960
But again, television replays clearly showed that Hayes was out there all by himself

531
00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:45,960
and clearly threw a punch at Bauman.

532
00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:50,960
Well, the Dallas fumble on a punt cost them three.

533
00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:56,960
A head slap earlier and unfortunately, like Condeck, cost them some points perhaps.

534
00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:01,960
And Mazzetti will kick off with 13 and a half remaining in the half and the score tied 10-all.

535
00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:03,960
We haven't settled anything yet here, Coach.

536
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:06,960
Now it's still jump ball, Jack, very obviously.

537
00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,960
And this I'm sure is a very big surprise to a lot of people around the country

538
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:13,960
because everybody talked like it was going to be a runaway for the Dallas Cowboys.

539
00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:17,960
And it's anything but that so far in the early stages of this game.

540
00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:24,960
Woods Johnson and Larry Brinson are the kickoff receivers for the Cowboys

541
00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:29,960
playing in front of their home crowd and here is a high kick going down to the goal line

542
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,960
taken by Johnson out to the tenor reverse.

543
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:37,960
Going to the left side and it's going to be out of bounds beyond the 20-yard line.

544
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:41,960
Running with the ball was Tom Henderson, the linebacker on a kickoff reverse.

545
00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:44,960
It looked like he was going to go a lot further than he did.

546
00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:52,960
And it was Ricky Patton downfield along with Ernie Jackson to run him out.

547
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,960
Our old quarterback in New Orleans, he made a great play there.

548
00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:58,960
It looked like he was going to make a big gain on the play.

549
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,960
It looked like he was really going someplace. Did he miss a step?

550
00:46:01,960 --> 00:46:05,960
No, Ernie Jackson came on the inside and got the angle and got a piece up

551
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:11,960
and knocked him out of bounds. A beautiful play by Ernie Jackson.

552
00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:18,960
Tom Henderson got that ball on the kickoff reverse and went out of bounds at the 23-yard line.

553
00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:22,960
Anderson likes to be called Hollywood. He's a character and he can play.

554
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:24,960
He's one of the many cowboys on the Pro Bowl team.

555
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:29,960
Yeah, he's a participant. He can really play and really comes after you and really a great hitter.

556
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:33,960
To the right goes Drew Kersen. Tony Hill is the split receiver to the left.

557
00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:36,960
The tight end is Billy Joe Dupree on the right side.

558
00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:38,960
And it's labeled on Dorsett in the backfield.

559
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:43,960
Here's the pass to the sideline. It's caught by Tony Hill for a worthwhile game.

560
00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:47,960
He's a character and he can play. He's one of the many cowboys on the Pro Bowl team.

561
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:51,960
Yeah, he's a participant. He can really play and really comes after you and really a great hitter.

562
00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:55,960
To the right goes Drew Kersen. Tony Hill is the split receiver to the left.

563
00:46:55,960 --> 00:46:58,960
The tight end is Billy Joe Dupree on the right side.

564
00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:00,960
And it's labeled on Dorsett in the backfield.

565
00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:05,960
Here's the pass to the sideline. It's caught by Tony Hill for a worthwhile game.

566
00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:10,960
He is hit immediately at the 29-yard line tackled by Rick Byas.

567
00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:15,960
And it is a game of six yards for the Cowboys. 13 minutes left and a half.

568
00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:18,960
That's the first time they've thrown the ball that way, Jack.

569
00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:23,960
And I'm surprised that they haven't done so more often because really the defensive backs of Atlanta,

570
00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:27,960
even though they put a great deal up front, they play very loosely, very deep.

571
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:33,960
And you should be able to throw in front of them anytime you want to and also on the inside because they play so deep.

572
00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:37,960
Wide receivers to the right, both Hill and Drew Kersen.

573
00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:40,960
Dorsett has handled the ball infrequently here.

574
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:46,960
The gibbous to Dorsett over the manani gets about two, maybe three yards, moving across the 30-yard line,

575
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,960
trying to find a place to go, couldn't.

576
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:52,960
And Jim Bailey, the defensive tackle, made the Atlantis stop.

577
00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:58,960
Now the ball is at the Dallas 32 and it's third down and one.

578
00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:04,960
Hill, the wide receiver, goes out and the two tight ends are in there, Jackie Smith and Billy Joe Dupree.

579
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:06,960
The score is tight, 10-10.

580
00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,960
Surprisingly here, one of these teams will be eliminated this afternoon.

581
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,960
They'll fight the dust down here in Texas.

582
00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:14,960
Laid law is a long setback.

583
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:18,960
Now they shift into splitbacks with Dorsett.

584
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:20,960
A third down play.

585
00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:26,960
And Stubbock gives the ball and Dorsett gets the first down across the 35-yard line.

586
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,960
Boy, what a hole they open up there.

587
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:33,960
He moves to the 36 and it was Greg Brazino, the linebacker, stopping him.

588
00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:34,960
Oh, like that hole?

589
00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:36,960
Oh, listen, Ray Fiel Wright and Rafferty,

590
00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:39,960
this girl, all of whom did a great job at the point of attack,

591
00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:43,960
meaning where he ran the football, a big cavity, a good seam, and a lot of running room,

592
00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:45,960
and he made the first down.

593
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:48,960
You know, one thing about the Dallas team, everybody, you know, they're so flamboyant,

594
00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:50,960
people think they throw the ball a great deal, which they do,

595
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:56,960
but they have 39 runs a game and 28 passes for the entire season, which is good balance.

596
00:48:56,960 --> 00:48:59,960
And they have a first down at their own 37-yard line.

597
00:48:59,960 --> 00:49:01,960
Dupree, the tight end is on the right side.

598
00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:04,960
Motion by Drew Pearson, Scalbach back to throw.

599
00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:05,960
They pick up the blitz.

600
00:49:05,960 --> 00:49:08,960
He pops it off to the tight end of the 40, Dupree to the 45.

601
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:14,960
Soon they feel first down for Dallas into Atlanta territory at the 47-yard line.

602
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:16,960
Dupree tackled by Frank Reed.

603
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:18,960
Wilkinson, play again.

604
00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:26,960
They fake the sweep, a play-action pass, and then Dupree comes back across shallow.

605
00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:30,960
And with wide open on the play, the linebacker on the backside blitzes a great deal,

606
00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:33,960
so he's not there to cover on the pass.

607
00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:36,960
And if you get the ball up in time, why, he's going to be wide open,

608
00:49:36,960 --> 00:49:40,960
which he was that time, and a big first down for the Dallas Cowboys, first and tenth.

609
00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:43,960
The Cowboy Blockers did a good job of picking up that blitz.

610
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:46,960
They did, and they did a good job of acting on the play to make it look like a sweep,

611
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:47,960
which you have to do.

612
00:49:47,960 --> 00:49:50,960
First down now for the Cowboys.

613
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:52,960
Pearson and Hill, the wide receivers.

614
00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:54,960
First down pass by Scalbach coming up.

615
00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:55,960
Back to throw.

616
00:49:55,960 --> 00:50:00,960
Down the middle, off the hands of Tony Hill as the ball took off on Scalbach.

617
00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:01,960
He didn't throw it very well.

618
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:04,960
He had Tony Hill wide open inside the Atlanta 30.

619
00:50:04,960 --> 00:50:06,960
Yes, he threw it a little bit too soon again, Jack,

620
00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:09,960
and again it goes right back to the anticipation of the blitz.

621
00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:12,960
He wants to make sure that he gets the ball off in time.

622
00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:15,960
He hurries himself a little bit, and as I mentioned a minute ago,

623
00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:18,960
any time that you see the ball sail over the top of people's heads,

624
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:23,960
you know definitely that he's releasing the ball too soon.

625
00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:26,960
He's throwing off the back foot before he gets planted on top of the ball.

626
00:50:26,960 --> 00:50:30,960
Yes, and throwing the ball from way back about the area of your head

627
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:32,960
instead of out in front where you should throw it.

628
00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:36,960
Second down and ten for Dallas.

629
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:38,960
Hill goes left again with Drew Pearson to the right side.

630
00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:41,960
Laylaw and Tony Dorsett are the setbacks.

631
00:50:41,960 --> 00:50:43,960
And on second down, Dorsett goes to the right.

632
00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:45,960
Cuts it back up to the 40.

633
00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:48,960
He's down to the 35 for a first down.

634
00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:52,960
Tony Dorsett matching the running speed above a bean of Atlanta.

635
00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:54,960
Jumpy is quite a person.

636
00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:56,960
When he sees a place to go, he goes.

637
00:50:56,960 --> 00:50:59,960
Oh, he really flies, and he did exactly that.

638
00:50:59,960 --> 00:51:01,960
The only one foot's around the play.

639
00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:03,960
Perzina was flitzing from the back side,

640
00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,960
which means that you don't have the pursuit angle from the back side linebacker.

641
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:09,960
And he cuts back to that area, was wide open,

642
00:51:09,960 --> 00:51:12,960
and looked like he might go all the way, but was finally tackled.

643
00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:15,960
But here again, they have a first down, good field position,

644
00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:18,960
and I'll bet you they come back with a play action pass here on first and ten.

645
00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:19,960
Let's see what they do.

646
00:51:19,960 --> 00:51:22,960
They're in the Atlanta 35-yard line. Pearson is left.

647
00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:23,960
Hill is right.

648
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:25,960
Dupree, the tight end, is on the left side.

649
00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:28,960
On first down, here is the running play to Laylaw.

650
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:29,960
No game.

651
00:51:29,960 --> 00:51:32,960
He was tackled right at the 35-yard line and driven back.

652
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:38,960
I'm impressed with the scarcity of penalties here in a very important game.

653
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:40,960
Both teams are executing very well.

654
00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:42,960
We have had a head slap.

655
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:44,960
That was something that was inadvertent.

656
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,960
We've had a clipping call, but not much more.

657
00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:50,960
That was a trap play, Jack, and Pennywell, number 59,

658
00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:54,960
did a good job of stopping that play at the line of scrimmage.

659
00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:56,960
Pennywell, the middle linebacker.

660
00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:59,960
Kuykendall, Brazina, the other linebackers,

661
00:51:59,960 --> 00:52:01,960
are now doing the claim checks in for the Falcons.

662
00:52:01,960 --> 00:52:02,960
8.50 left in the half.

663
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:04,960
We're tied 10-10.

664
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,960
And a second and ten Dallas from the Atlanta 35.

665
00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:10,960
They're in the eye formation.

666
00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:15,960
Here's Stabach, faking to the side nine, now looking, looking, looking, looking, looking.

667
00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:19,960
And it is caught at the 30-yard line of Atlanta by Dupree.

668
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:22,960
For a gain of five, it'll be third and five.

669
00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:26,960
He was covered by Rick Fias, who almost walked right into the pass of that ball.

670
00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,960
And Stabach must have had eight or nine seconds before he threw it.

671
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:32,960
He had a lot of time, and that's unusual against this Atlanta team,

672
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:34,960
because they provide such a good rush.

673
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:38,960
But I think it illustrates why they do blitz as much as they did or do,

674
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:43,960
because on that play, they only rushed four people, and there was no rush whatsoever.

675
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,960
That's why they have to blitz to get to the quarterback.

676
00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:47,960
Stabach just kept looking.

677
00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:48,960
He looked to the right side.

678
00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:49,960
Looked down the middle.

679
00:52:49,960 --> 00:52:52,960
Looked to the left side, bound Dupree.

680
00:52:52,960 --> 00:52:54,960
And now it's third and five.

681
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:57,960
Preston Pearson is into the game.

682
00:52:57,960 --> 00:52:59,960
The ball is at the Atlanta 30-yard line.

683
00:52:59,960 --> 00:53:06,960
Stabach from the shotgun, dropped further back, looked, throws, and it is caught by Preston Pearson.

684
00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:10,960
Incomplete, incomplete on a diving attempt at the Atlanta 20-yard line.

685
00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:14,960
And Stabach really threw that into heavy, heavy traffic.

686
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:16,960
And Brazina was blitzing on the spread formation again.

687
00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:19,960
You know, the first time they saw the spread, they blitzed three linebackers.

688
00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:24,960
The last few times they've seen it, they only blitzed one linebacker and were involved in coverage.

689
00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:27,960
And they had pretty good coverage that time because they had people around the football.

690
00:53:27,960 --> 00:53:30,960
Well, here's one by Septienne of a long distance.

691
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:35,960
The line of scrimmage is the 30, so it's going to be 47 yards.

692
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:36,960
He can kick them this far.

693
00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:39,960
His longest so far this year has been 48.

694
00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:42,960
And that's what this will be.

695
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,960
The one thing about Septienne is that he doesn't get the ball up very quickly.

696
00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:49,960
He has to really concentrate on getting it up fast.

697
00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:54,960
Charlie Waters got it down for him and he got it too.

698
00:53:54,960 --> 00:53:56,960
48 yards for Septienne.

699
00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:59,960
Slippin' Dallas back on top.

700
00:53:59,960 --> 00:54:01,960
48-yard field goal.

701
00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,960
738 remaining in the half.

702
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:07,960
There's a timeout on the field with the score now.

703
00:54:07,960 --> 00:54:12,960
Dallas 13 and Atlanta 10.

704
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:18,960
This game, going into the game, Jack, we talked about the fact that it would be a big play kind of a game.

705
00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:23,960
And it's been exactly that with a lot of big plays both offensively and defensively.

706
00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:27,960
The Atlanta team has a reputation of doing a lot of blitzing during the course of the contest.

707
00:54:27,960 --> 00:54:33,960
They really haven't blitzed that much with the exception of the one linebacker, Greg Brazina, who comes almost all the time.

708
00:54:33,960 --> 00:54:41,960
But the real surprise, I think, really, has been the fact that the Dallas team has blitzed quite a few times, including a safety blitz.

709
00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:43,960
And it's been very effective for them.

710
00:54:43,960 --> 00:54:48,960
But I think any time that you have a lot of blitzing, you're going to see a lot of big plays both offensively and defensively.

711
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:50,960
You're going to guess right, you're going to guess wrong.

712
00:54:50,960 --> 00:54:52,960
But you can't worry about the mistakes that you make.

713
00:54:52,960 --> 00:54:58,960
You have to go into the game with a big play philosophy and say if we catch them in the right defense, why, we're going to make a big play.

714
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:00,960
If we miss, why, we're going to lose yardage.

715
00:55:00,960 --> 00:55:06,960
But we can't be discouraged about it. We just have to play according to what we feel we can best do to win the football game.

716
00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:08,960
And it's very obvious that's what they're doing.

717
00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:13,960
Now this game hasn't settled down yet.

718
00:55:13,960 --> 00:55:17,960
There's been only one punt. We have 7.38 left and a half.

719
00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:19,960
Septien will kick it off.

720
00:55:19,960 --> 00:55:26,960
And the deep men are Tom Prydmore, George Franklin, and in the middle, Dennis Pearson, the biggest threat of the three.

721
00:55:26,960 --> 00:55:33,960
You know, Septien's last kick of 48 yards was the longest field goal in Dallas' playoff history.

722
00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:36,960
Here's his kickoff. It is high, rather deep.

723
00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:40,960
Taking on the 8 by Pearson to the 15, to the 20, he's to the 30.

724
00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:44,960
Gets outside to the 35, 40 yard line and on above.

725
00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:47,960
A flag goes down.

726
00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:56,960
There's going to be a personal foul tacked onto this against Dallas on a slugging or a face mask violation.

727
00:55:56,960 --> 00:56:02,960
Septien, the kicker, is the one who got him out of bounds and probably saved a touchdown return.

728
00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:09,960
Well, it looks like he hit him in the head again. It's one of those things, Jack. It looks like it anyhow. Let's see what they call.

729
00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:13,960
Dennis Pearson ran the ball back.

730
00:56:13,960 --> 00:56:26,960
To about his own 45 and now they mark the ball down to the Dallas 45, 40 yard line.

731
00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:33,960
Personal foul, yes sir, he runs it. Number one defense first down.

732
00:56:33,960 --> 00:56:36,960
A personal foul against Dallas, the second of the day.

733
00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:41,960
And instead of paying back at their own 45, they're down to the Dallas 40, the Falcons are.

734
00:56:41,960 --> 00:56:46,960
Rickman goes to the right along with Alfred Jackson, the wide receiver.

735
00:56:46,960 --> 00:56:49,960
And Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, the tight end splits out.

736
00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:55,960
And on first down, Mark Kowski at quarterback with stand back and Bubba Bean at the backfield, a draw play.

737
00:56:55,960 --> 00:57:01,960
And here's Bubba Bean getting four or five yards on the play tackled by the linebacker, Tom Anderson.

738
00:57:01,960 --> 00:57:06,960
You know, that was a good play that time. They split Mitchell again, the tight end. He went out and Warner went out with him.

739
00:57:06,960 --> 00:57:11,960
But in conjunction with that, the linebacker, Dee Dee Lewis, also reduced his split.

740
00:57:11,960 --> 00:57:14,960
And there was a lot of room in that area. They ran a good play, a draw.

741
00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:19,960
And they picked up about five yards in the play, makes a second and five.

742
00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:24,960
The ball to the Dallas 35 yard line. Rickman goes right with Jackson.

743
00:57:24,960 --> 00:57:32,960
Mitchell splits left again. There is the running play and it is Bubba Bean moving down to the 31.

744
00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:39,960
And he looks like he did, talking about Bubba Bean when he was running right after coming out of Texas A&M.

745
00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:42,960
And when we saw him last week, he had a neck injury which slowed him down considerably.

746
00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:46,960
He just picked up nine in two tries. It's third and one from the Dallas 31.

747
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:54,960
Yeah, it's amazing how much faster though, and specifically, they do run faster on synthetic turf than the muddy track that we've seen them run on in recent weeks.

748
00:57:54,960 --> 00:57:57,960
Larry Bethe is in there defensively for Dallas on third and one.

749
00:57:57,960 --> 00:58:01,960
They really stack it up on the line of scrimmage. Will Kowski gamble?

750
00:58:01,960 --> 00:58:05,960
No, he gives to Bean. Bean is hit and stops. He didn't get a first down.

751
00:58:05,960 --> 00:58:08,960
Riven back, it will be fourth and one.

752
00:58:08,960 --> 00:58:13,960
That's the one thing that hurts Atlanta. They do not have a big, strong, sledgehammer running back at all.

753
00:58:13,960 --> 00:58:16,960
Bob Rooney made the tackle that time from his middle linebacker position.

754
00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:20,960
But they don't have that sledgehammer back that can get the extra yardage on his own.

755
00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:25,960
It has to be cleaned out perfectly for him to get the yardage. And it wasn't that time and he didn't make the first down.

756
00:58:25,960 --> 00:58:28,960
They're going to go for the first down on the fourth down try.

757
00:58:28,960 --> 00:58:34,960
They're going to go. It's fourth down and a foot from the Dallas, just outside the Dallas 30.

758
00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:38,960
George Franklin is into the backfield. Now, he's the big back that Hank's talking about.

759
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:43,960
He weighs 230. And he's in the high formation. Two tight ends are in there for Atlanta.

760
00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:46,960
Fourth down, they're gambling at the Dallas 30 yard line.

761
00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:53,960
The toss is to Franklin. He gets the first down to the 27 yard line of Dallas.

762
00:58:53,960 --> 00:58:58,960
D.D. Lewis got him, but they didn't go up the middle. They tossed it to Franklin and he got the first down.

763
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:02,960
It was a good call because the Dallas defense were all in the gaps.

764
00:59:02,960 --> 00:59:05,960
It's hard to run into those areas when you have people in the gaps.

765
00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:12,960
The place to run was off-back or outside. They picked the right spot, made the yardage in his first and 10, and they keep the drive alive.

766
00:59:12,960 --> 00:59:16,960
One thing, you know, Mitchell has been splitting off from his tight end position to the left side.

767
00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:19,960
Waters is covering him man for man. He's got an awful lot of room on Waters.

768
00:59:19,960 --> 00:59:23,960
If they haven't thrown him the ball yet, they should because they'll make some yardage.

769
00:59:23,960 --> 00:59:27,960
The ball is to Dallas 27. Bartkowski on first down.

770
00:59:27,960 --> 00:59:31,960
He is back to throw. Rolling left. No pressure. He throws now.

771
00:59:31,960 --> 00:59:36,960
It is caught at the 20 yard line by Wallace Francis and he is spun out of bounds at the 20.

772
00:59:36,960 --> 00:59:42,960
That's pause five seconds for stations to identify themselves on the CBS radio network.

773
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:48,960
This is the American Forces radio and television service.

774
00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:53,960
The ball is marked down on the Dallas 19 with five minutes remaining and the clock stopped.

775
00:59:53,960 --> 01:00:00,960
Five minutes remaining in the half, that is. And it is second down and two for Atlanta.

776
01:00:00,960 --> 01:00:05,960
You know, Dick Wood, the offensive backfield coach and the quarterback coach specifically for Atlanta,

777
01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:10,960
has really done a great job with Steve Bartkowski and he, of course, he was our quarterback coach at New Orleans.

778
01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:14,960
Second down and two. Stand back and Bean in the backfield.

779
01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:19,960
And the double bean on a slant to the right side dives for a first down near the 17 of Dallas.

780
01:00:19,960 --> 01:00:24,960
Larry Cole was on him, but he couldn't prevent the first down.

781
01:00:24,960 --> 01:00:29,960
And we have four fifty one remaining in the half. Great play calling by Atlanta thus far.

782
01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:32,960
Yes, they're calling the play from the sideline. The coaching staff is doing that.

783
01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:37,960
But Bartkowski has the privilege of changing the play at the line of scrimmage any time he has to do so.

784
01:00:37,960 --> 01:00:39,960
And he's done it quite a few times in this game.

785
01:00:39,960 --> 01:00:45,960
He's really done a good job of recognizing situations and coming up with the right call.

786
01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:49,960
They measure for a first down and it is a first down.

787
01:00:49,960 --> 01:00:55,960
The left handed referee, Cal LaFour, tells us at the Dallas 17.

788
01:00:55,960 --> 01:01:02,960
So Atlanta trailing 13 to 10 with four fifty one remaining in the half, trying to move in for the go ahead score.

789
01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:05,960
Moving the ball surprisingly well against the Cowboys.

790
01:01:05,960 --> 01:01:09,960
They really are. And as I mentioned, they don't have the great running backs.

791
01:01:09,960 --> 01:01:14,960
They have good, steady, dependable backs, but especially do not have a big sledgehammer back.

792
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:17,960
Here we see three receivers in the game.

793
01:01:17,960 --> 01:01:21,960
Three wide receivers on first down. Bartkowski back to throw.

794
01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:25,960
But throws and it is a touchdown to all of Clampton.

795
01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:30,960
He got in between two men and Bartkowski was on the money.

796
01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:35,960
And it's a touchdown of 17 yards for Atlanta.

797
01:01:35,960 --> 01:01:39,960
He got between Cliff Harris and Benny Barnes.

798
01:01:39,960 --> 01:01:42,960
And Bartkowski couldn't have thrown the ball any better.

799
01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:46,960
I tell you, he's a great young talent. He's got a good gun, good strong.

800
01:01:46,960 --> 01:01:50,960
The RPMs and that ball that time was really fizzling.

801
01:01:50,960 --> 01:01:54,960
But he did a great job of getting the ball between two defensive backs.

802
01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:58,960
Beautiful play by Bartkowski, a great catch by Wally Francis.

803
01:01:58,960 --> 01:02:01,960
And now the extra point is good by Mazzetti.

804
01:02:01,960 --> 01:02:08,960
So the Cowboys and their fans are thoroughly shocked here with 426 remaining in the half.

805
01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:14,960
The Falcons lead the Cowboys 17-13 and let's take time out.

806
01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:19,960
If Monday's lineup of college bowl games is a slow sip of champagne for football fans,

807
01:02:19,960 --> 01:02:25,960
then Sunday night's blue-bonnet bowl between Stanford and Georgia Tech could be the popping of the court.

808
01:02:25,960 --> 01:02:29,960
According to Georgia head coach Vince Dooley, if we can hold up our end of the scoring,

809
01:02:29,960 --> 01:02:31,960
it should be a wild football game.

810
01:02:31,960 --> 01:02:36,960
The Stanford Cardinals at 7-4 are not to be confused with a good defensive team this season,

811
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:40,960
despite suffering their four losses by a total of 16 points.

812
01:02:40,960 --> 01:02:45,960
But their offense, ignited by the 63 percent passing of Steve Dills,

813
01:02:45,960 --> 01:02:48,960
caused opponents defensive coaches to run screaming into the night.

814
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:53,960
Stanford coach Bill Walters says, we'll complete passes and Georgia knows we will.

815
01:02:53,960 --> 01:02:56,960
Accepting that, the seventh-ranked Bulldogs must outscore the Cardinals.

816
01:02:56,960 --> 01:03:00,960
And they may be able to do that with Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year,

817
01:03:00,960 --> 01:03:05,960
tailback Willie McClendon, and two quarterbacks, one of them who can run very fast.

818
01:03:05,960 --> 01:03:11,960
So that should be quite a football game in the blue-bonnet bowl from Houston, Texas.

819
01:03:11,960 --> 01:03:15,960
Thanks, Sam and Jack, but from Dallas.

820
01:03:15,960 --> 01:03:18,960
Well, the Dallas Cowboys might win this playoff game.

821
01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:23,960
They're trailing 17-13, but they're not blowing anybody out, as had been predicted by everybody.

822
01:03:23,960 --> 01:03:24,960
They're going to hurt everybody.

823
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:26,960
Yeah, they're going to have the right to do that.

824
01:03:26,960 --> 01:03:27,960
It's not going to be given to them, Jack.

825
01:03:27,960 --> 01:03:30,960
That's very obvious because of the way the Atlanta team is playing.

826
01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:34,960
And they're really doing a super job both offensively and defensively.

827
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:37,960
I anticipate the same kind of a game tomorrow in the Vikings play at Los Angeles.

828
01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:39,960
We'll be on the air at 4.50 p.m.

829
01:03:39,960 --> 01:03:44,960
Prior to that, Houston and New England, Jim Kelly and Tim Ryan at 12.50 Eastern Time,

830
01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:46,960
here on CBS Radio.

831
01:03:46,960 --> 01:03:48,960
Here's the kick from Mazzetti.

832
01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:50,960
Brinson and Johnson are deep.

833
01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:52,960
This is a line drive kick.

834
01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:55,960
And it is fumbled at the ten-yard line.

835
01:03:55,960 --> 01:03:57,960
Recovery by Atlanta.

836
01:03:57,960 --> 01:03:59,960
Loose ball inside the ten.

837
01:03:59,960 --> 01:04:01,960
Loose ball at the goal line.

838
01:04:01,960 --> 01:04:03,960
The ball's a long two.

839
01:04:03,960 --> 01:04:04,960
It's a touchback.

840
01:04:04,960 --> 01:04:05,960
Dallas has it.

841
01:04:05,960 --> 01:04:07,960
It'll come out to the 20-yard line.

842
01:04:07,960 --> 01:04:08,960
It's a touchback.

843
01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:11,960
It'll come out to the 20-yard line.

844
01:04:11,960 --> 01:04:15,960
The ball was fumbled.

845
01:04:15,960 --> 01:04:17,960
And first of all by Bush Johnson.

846
01:04:17,960 --> 01:04:19,960
It was near the 20-yard line.

847
01:04:19,960 --> 01:04:21,960
It was touched by Atlanta at the 15.

848
01:04:21,960 --> 01:04:23,960
Touched by Dallas at the 10.

849
01:04:23,960 --> 01:04:24,960
By Atlanta at the 5.

850
01:04:24,960 --> 01:04:25,960
Went into the end zone.

851
01:04:25,960 --> 01:04:28,960
Recovered by Dallas at the touchback.

852
01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:30,960
And the Cowboys were really lucky that time.

853
01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:35,960
Oh, they dodged a bullet there, Jack, because they were in serious trouble at Atlanta.

854
01:04:35,960 --> 01:04:37,960
And really Atlanta had possession it looked like.

855
01:04:37,960 --> 01:04:42,960
And they blew the opportunity to have possession in good scoring position.

856
01:04:42,960 --> 01:04:44,960
Finally coming away was Bruce Hother, the linebacker.

857
01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:49,960
He saved the day by getting the ball actually outside the goal line, but split into the end zone.

858
01:04:49,960 --> 01:04:51,960
And it's a touchback.

859
01:04:51,960 --> 01:04:56,960
Dallas goes from their own 20, trailing by four points with 412 remaining in the half.

860
01:04:56,960 --> 01:05:01,960
And on first down, Staubach with a two-tied end, starts Drew Pearson in motion.

861
01:05:01,960 --> 01:05:03,960
And he gives the ball to Dorsett.

862
01:05:03,960 --> 01:05:04,960
Cracks it up the middle.

863
01:05:04,960 --> 01:05:06,960
Across the 25-yard line.

864
01:05:06,960 --> 01:05:07,960
He fumbled the ball.

865
01:05:07,960 --> 01:05:09,960
And Atlanta recovers at the 30.

866
01:05:09,960 --> 01:05:10,960
Dorsett fumbled.

867
01:05:10,960 --> 01:05:14,960
And Tom Pridemore got it for the visiting Atlanta Falcons.

868
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:17,960
And they could do more damage before the half.

869
01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:21,960
Dorsett had gained six yards and popped it up.

870
01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:27,960
Oh, a wild football game.

871
01:05:27,960 --> 01:05:29,960
The tackle was made by Kuykendall.

872
01:05:29,960 --> 01:05:32,960
And he shook the ball loose from Dorsett.

873
01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:37,960
And on the 30-yard line, Pridemore, the safety man, recovers.

874
01:05:37,960 --> 01:05:39,960
So Atlanta is at the Dallas 30.

875
01:05:39,960 --> 01:05:45,960
If they run right, Jack.

876
01:05:45,960 --> 01:05:48,960
On first down with Bubba Bean, the long setback.

877
01:05:48,960 --> 01:05:49,960
The blitz is on.

878
01:05:49,960 --> 01:05:50,960
The draw play.

879
01:05:50,960 --> 01:05:52,960
Bubba Bean goes to the 25.

880
01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:54,960
Gets down to the 21-yard line.

881
01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:55,960
Gained about nine yards.

882
01:05:55,960 --> 01:05:56,960
Clippers tackled him.

883
01:05:56,960 --> 01:05:59,960
And Atlanta is just ripping him up here.

884
01:05:59,960 --> 01:06:02,960
Got him in a draw trap that time against a blitzing situation.

885
01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:06,960
And there again, any time that happens, boy, you're going to have some big plays.

886
01:06:06,960 --> 01:06:08,960
If you guess right, they did guess right on that play.

887
01:06:08,960 --> 01:06:17,960
And makes it now second and one on the 21-yard line of the Dallas Cowboys.

888
01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:19,960
What a surprising turn of events.

889
01:06:19,960 --> 01:06:21,960
Three and a half remaining in the half.

890
01:06:21,960 --> 01:06:23,960
Second and one for the Falcons.

891
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:25,960
That's the 21-yard line of Dallas.

892
01:06:25,960 --> 01:06:28,960
Stand back is in the backfield with Bubba Bean.

893
01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:32,960
It's Bubba Bean lurking at the 20 for a first down to the 19-yard line.

894
01:06:32,960 --> 01:06:35,960
Then the ball claimed loose, but the ball had been whistled in.

895
01:06:35,960 --> 01:06:37,960
Dee Dee Lewis made the tackle.

896
01:06:37,960 --> 01:06:41,960
It's a first down at Atlanta.

897
01:06:41,960 --> 01:06:46,960
Three-ten remaining in the half and clock running.

898
01:06:46,960 --> 01:06:50,960
The ball is marked at the Dallas 18-yard line.

899
01:06:50,960 --> 01:06:53,960
Well, Hank Strand said the Cowboys dodged the bullet a moment ago,

900
01:06:53,960 --> 01:06:56,960
but another bullet came right back and got him.

901
01:06:56,960 --> 01:06:58,960
Found its mark when door set bubbles.

902
01:06:58,960 --> 01:07:00,960
First down at Atlanta.

903
01:07:00,960 --> 01:07:03,960
Wide receivers to the left are Rickman and Francis.

904
01:07:03,960 --> 01:07:07,960
The right side is wide open on a running play.

905
01:07:07,960 --> 01:07:10,960
Now Francis goes out over there and sets up there.

906
01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:16,960
On first down, Bubba Bean cracks it back over the middle to the 15-yard line.

907
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:18,960
That's what you're talking about, Hank.

908
01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:20,960
The right side was wide open that time.

909
01:07:20,960 --> 01:07:22,960
It looked like they were a little confused as to where they should line up

910
01:07:22,960 --> 01:07:24,960
with a double-wing formation that time.

911
01:07:24,960 --> 01:07:28,960
There was a lot of running room, even more so on the outside right

912
01:07:28,960 --> 01:07:30,960
than there was on the inside.

913
01:07:30,960 --> 01:07:33,960
But despite that, he still made a good chunk on that situation,

914
01:07:33,960 --> 01:07:37,960
first and 10, now a second and five, a five-yard gain on the play.

915
01:07:37,960 --> 01:07:39,960
And we have 2-13 remaining.

916
01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:41,960
Atlanta's going to let the clock run out.

917
01:07:41,960 --> 01:07:43,960
We'll have the two-minute warning.

918
01:07:43,960 --> 01:07:46,960
They'll have the ball second down and four from the Dallas 13,

919
01:07:46,960 --> 01:07:51,960
and then they'll still have two minutes to try to add to their lead of four points.

920
01:07:51,960 --> 01:07:53,960
There is the two-minute warning.

921
01:07:53,960 --> 01:07:55,960
A pause in the action with a score.

922
01:07:55,960 --> 01:07:58,960
Atlanta 17, the Dallas Cowboys 13.

923
01:07:58,960 --> 01:08:01,960
Let's take time out.

924
01:08:01,960 --> 01:08:04,960
A confident team coming off its biggest victory in 10 years

925
01:08:04,960 --> 01:08:08,960
opposes the club, trying to ignore the controversy surrounding its head coach

926
01:08:08,960 --> 01:08:11,960
when the Houston Orders play the New England Patriots

927
01:08:11,960 --> 01:08:14,960
for a first in the AFC championship game.

928
01:08:14,960 --> 01:08:17,960
The Orders in the playoffs for the first time since 1969

929
01:08:17,960 --> 01:08:20,960
earned the right to play New England with a 17-9 upset

930
01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:25,960
of the Miami Dolphins last week in the AFC wild-card playoff.

931
01:08:25,960 --> 01:08:30,960
New England's last game also was against Miami in a regular season finale, December 18,

932
01:08:30,960 --> 01:08:33,960
but the Patriots suffered a 23-3 loss for a few hours

933
01:08:33,960 --> 01:08:36,960
after coach Chuck Fairbanks was suspended

934
01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:40,960
for announcing he had accepted a head coaching job at the University of Colorado.

935
01:08:40,960 --> 01:08:43,960
Two days after dropping the bombshell about his new job,

936
01:08:43,960 --> 01:08:47,960
Fairbanks was reinstated as the New England coach by owner Billy Sullivan,

937
01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:52,960
but is expected to leave the Patriots for the Colorado job when the season ends.

938
01:08:52,960 --> 01:09:02,960
The Patriots' coaches deny their teams are at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum.

939
01:09:02,960 --> 01:09:03,960
Thanks, Sam.

940
01:09:03,960 --> 01:09:07,960
Suggest that when Atlanta went into the stall waiting for the two-minute warning,

941
01:09:07,960 --> 01:09:09,960
the Dallas should have called a timeout.

942
01:09:09,960 --> 01:09:11,960
No, no, Atlanta should have called a timeout.

943
01:09:11,960 --> 01:09:13,960
Atlanta should have called a timeout, Jack.

944
01:09:13,960 --> 01:09:16,960
That way they would have still had three timeouts at the two-minute warning,

945
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:18,960
and they could have run another play.

946
01:09:18,960 --> 01:09:21,960
They still had three timeouts because of the automatic timeout

947
01:09:21,960 --> 01:09:22,960
and the timeout.

948
01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:26,960
Well, let's see what happens.

949
01:09:26,960 --> 01:09:30,960
It is second down and four from the Dallas 13-yard line.

950
01:09:30,960 --> 01:09:33,960
Stand back goes off on a wing.

951
01:09:33,960 --> 01:09:34,960
Bubba Bean is the setback.

952
01:09:34,960 --> 01:09:36,960
Two wide receivers to the left.

953
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:37,960
Here's a gift to Bubba Bean.

954
01:09:37,960 --> 01:09:38,960
He has hit it to 12.

955
01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:41,960
He gained only a yard, a yard and a half.

956
01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:43,960
Cliff Harris came up along with Tom Henderson,

957
01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:46,960
both out of the secondary, Henderson the linebacker,

958
01:09:46,960 --> 01:09:48,960
and Harris the safety man,

959
01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:51,960
and they were gambling that Atlanta wasn't throwing.

960
01:09:51,960 --> 01:09:56,960
The ball is at the 12, and it is third down and the four for Atlanta.

961
01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:59,960
I can't understand why they don't throw the ball outside the stand back

962
01:09:59,960 --> 01:10:01,960
when he goes in motion because Waters,

963
01:10:01,960 --> 01:10:04,960
the strong safety goes out into that area,

964
01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:05,960
gives them a lot of room,

965
01:10:05,960 --> 01:10:09,960
and they ought to be able to throw in front of Waters anytime they want to,

966
01:10:09,960 --> 01:10:11,960
but they haven't done so yet with that double-wing formation.

967
01:10:11,960 --> 01:10:14,960
With 1.30 remaining, officials have called a timeout,

968
01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:18,960
so let's take a moment for this message.

969
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:22,960
In college basketball action on Friday night, a big upset.

970
01:10:22,960 --> 01:10:26,960
Ohio State knocking off the nation's top-ranked team, the Duke Blue Devils.

971
01:10:26,960 --> 01:10:28,960
It was 76-all at the end of regulation,

972
01:10:28,960 --> 01:10:33,960
but Ohio State got them an overtime 90 to 84.

973
01:10:33,960 --> 01:10:37,960
Mississippi State upset 10th-rank Louisville 80 to 73

974
01:10:37,960 --> 01:10:39,960
to win the championship in the Louisville tournament.

975
01:10:39,960 --> 01:10:45,960
Fourth-rank Michigan State defeated Oregon State 65-57 in the Far West Classic semifinals.

976
01:10:45,960 --> 01:10:48,960
Fifth-rank North Carolina beat Dartmouth 86 to 67.

977
01:10:48,960 --> 01:10:53,960
Sixth-rank Illinois, led by the College of the Ozarks, 88 to 82.

978
01:10:53,960 --> 01:10:57,960
Number seven, Louisiana State down Colgate 100 to 73.

979
01:10:57,960 --> 01:11:02,960
Eighth-rank Michigan beat Texas at El Paso, 60 to 54.

980
01:11:02,960 --> 01:11:06,960
Number nine, North Carolina State took Penn State 80 to 58.

981
01:11:06,960 --> 01:11:10,960
Number 12, Texas A&M defeated the Air Force 73 to 66,

982
01:11:10,960 --> 01:11:18,960
and Nevada Las Vegas dumped Loyola of Los Angeles 103 to 73.

983
01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:22,960
Well, believe it or not, folks, the Dallas Cowboys are facing extinction

984
01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:26,960
from the National Football League playoffs here this afternoon at Texas Stadium.

985
01:11:26,960 --> 01:11:28,960
Hank Stram and Jack Buck with you.

986
01:11:28,960 --> 01:11:32,960
Atlanta leading 17-13, 1.30 left in the half.

987
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:37,960
Third down and four for Atlanta from the Dallas 12-yard line.

988
01:11:37,960 --> 01:11:40,960
Markowski with stand back and puff a bean.

989
01:11:40,960 --> 01:11:43,960
Good place for another trap, for another trap play, Jack.

990
01:11:43,960 --> 01:11:45,960
The middle is wide open.

991
01:11:45,960 --> 01:11:48,960
Markowski calls the signal.

992
01:11:48,960 --> 01:11:50,960
And takes the snap. They run with the ball.

993
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:55,960
Stand back, trying to get outside. Does. And. First down to the seven-yard line.

994
01:11:55,960 --> 01:11:58,960
Stand back on a plant to the left side.

995
01:11:58,960 --> 01:12:02,960
And a game tackle by Jones and Henderson, but he got some good blocking up front.

996
01:12:02,960 --> 01:12:07,960
Bill McKinley was out leading the play with others and did a heck of a job.

997
01:12:07,960 --> 01:12:09,960
Yes, they did, really did.

998
01:12:09,960 --> 01:12:13,960
And that time they didn't have anybody in the middle area, Jack, and a draw trap.

999
01:12:13,960 --> 01:12:15,960
Anything up the middle would have been a good play.

1000
01:12:15,960 --> 01:12:19,960
Obviously the play they ran was also a good play because they made the necessary yardage

1001
01:12:19,960 --> 01:12:24,960
for the first down, but let's see, possibly, if they might do that on this series.

1002
01:12:24,960 --> 01:12:27,960
By that I mean run something up the middle if they can get the line back or moving.

1003
01:12:27,960 --> 01:12:30,960
That line has just called a timeout here, Hank, and that seemed a real waste to me

1004
01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:34,960
with 1.21 remaining in the half. They have but one timeout left.

1005
01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:40,960
Well, it is a waste, Jack, but it isn't if there was confusion on what he was supposed to call.

1006
01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:42,960
They're sending a play then from the sideline.

1007
01:12:42,960 --> 01:12:48,960
Evidently there was some confusion on what was done, and rather than do something with indecision,

1008
01:12:48,960 --> 01:12:50,960
you want to make sure that you get a straight in this scoring opportunity,

1009
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:55,960
and that's why they probably called a timeout to make sure that it was all straightened out.

1010
01:12:55,960 --> 01:12:59,960
They've marked down six and a half yards away from the Dallas goal line,

1011
01:12:59,960 --> 01:13:03,960
and assuming good ball handling on the part of Atlanta, they'll get at least three more points

1012
01:13:03,960 --> 01:13:08,960
if things go their way and be ahead by seven and a half and maybe by more than that.

1013
01:13:08,960 --> 01:13:14,960
A reminder, fans, that CBS Radio Sports brings you the Super Bowl on most of these stations on January 21st,

1014
01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:17,960
the colossal windup of the pro football season.

1015
01:13:17,960 --> 01:13:21,960
Hank Stram and I will be there to bring you the festivities and the play-by-play,

1016
01:13:21,960 --> 01:13:26,960
and Pat Summerall will provide special commentary before and half-time and after the game.

1017
01:13:26,960 --> 01:13:31,960
Listen here for the Super Bowl, January 21st, on most of these CBS stations.

1018
01:13:31,960 --> 01:13:35,960
First down and goal to go, six and a half yards away for Atlanta.

1019
01:13:35,960 --> 01:13:39,960
And the give is to George Franklin, trying to get outside, cuts it back,

1020
01:13:39,960 --> 01:13:44,960
has hit it to line of scrimmage, dives to the five, second and goal from there, George Franklin.

1021
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:50,960
Falcons still have plenty of time, 1-10 remaining, clock running, Larry Cole tackles Franklin,

1022
01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:54,960
and they go into the automatic play this time.

1023
01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:57,960
It's called two in a row, it's second and goal for the five,

1024
01:13:57,960 --> 01:14:01,960
Barkowski back to throw into the end zone, and incomplete.

1025
01:14:01,960 --> 01:14:07,960
Incomplete and bobbled around by Wallace Francis, who is a lightning bolt going into that end zone.

1026
01:14:07,960 --> 01:14:10,960
Benny Barnes trying to stay with him, he almost caught that ball.

1027
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:15,960
He had it and dropped it. It was right where it had to be, right at the numbers, a little low,

1028
01:14:15,960 --> 01:14:18,960
but it was impossible to guard against, but he had it and dropped it.

1029
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:24,960
Good play, however, by Benny Barnes, who got a hand, I think, in the area where the ball was thrown and knocked it three.

1030
01:14:24,960 --> 01:14:27,960
Al Jackson checks in as a wide receiver, Franklin goes out,

1031
01:14:27,960 --> 01:14:32,960
so they will have Atlanta, Wallace Francis, Alfred Jackson, and Billy Rickman

1032
01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:35,960
as their wide receivers, third and goal from the five.

1033
01:14:35,960 --> 01:14:38,960
Good place here for the draw play now, they're not going to have anybody in the middle area,

1034
01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:44,960
they changed the defensive philosophy in this area, they don't have a middle linebacker.

1035
01:14:44,960 --> 01:14:52,960
Markowski on third down, third and goal from the five, back to throw, not much pressure, into the end zone, and incomplete.

1036
01:14:52,960 --> 01:14:59,960
Overthrown to Wallace Francis, who went high, and Mark Washington might have tipped the ball high over the head of Francis,

1037
01:14:59,960 --> 01:15:06,960
and with 52 seconds left in the half, Mazetti and Company come in, trying to make it 20 to 13.

1038
01:15:06,960 --> 01:15:26,960
Mazetti kicks a long one a moment ago, 42 yards, the ball will be held by John James at the 13, at the 12 yard line.

1039
01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:31,960
22 yard attempt is up and good, Atlanta keeps climbing up points.

1040
01:15:31,960 --> 01:15:41,960
They lead 20 to 13 with 50 seconds remaining in the half, and Dallas is stunned as they trail by touchdown.

1041
01:15:41,960 --> 01:15:48,960
And they'll have only 50 seconds and three timeouts with which to accomplish something.

1042
01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:58,960
And Atlanta is sky high, Mazetti will now kick it off, a 22 yard field goal by Tim Mazetti.

1043
01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:01,960
He's a story isn't he Hank? Oh isn't he something?

1044
01:16:01,960 --> 01:16:07,960
And he had tryouts with other clubs in the league and didn't have an opportunity to stay with other teams.

1045
01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:12,960
One of the Atlanta team has really done a remarkable job for this franchise.

1046
01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:17,960
Well Dallas has been grown to make mistakes today, they fumbled a punt, that cost them.

1047
01:16:17,960 --> 01:16:26,960
They fumbled a kickoff, and they fumbled on the very next play from scrimmage after recovering their own fumble, and that just cost them three more.

1048
01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:31,960
And in addition they've had a couple of personal fouls which have mitigated against them.

1049
01:16:31,960 --> 01:16:36,960
How's that word mitigated? Fancy, fancy, I know you don't know what it means but he used it well.

1050
01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:40,960
I was about to ask you if it's right or wrong. It's right.

1051
01:16:40,960 --> 01:16:51,960
50 seconds left in the half, Mazetti will kick it off, Larry Princeton and Butch Johnson at back, standing inside their five yard line.

1052
01:16:51,960 --> 01:16:58,960
The Atlanta, the underdogs by as much as two touchdowns coming in. They were underdogs last week against Philadelphia Eagles.

1053
01:16:58,960 --> 01:17:05,960
They've been underdogs all week long, they're underdogs in an inter-squad game I think, Jack, but they keep winning.

1054
01:17:05,960 --> 01:17:18,960
Here's Mazetti's kick. High, coming down to Princeton on the three yard line, he's to the ten, to the 15, to the 20, he's to the 25, he's out near the 27 yard line for Dallas.

1055
01:17:18,960 --> 01:17:24,960
45 seconds left and the defensive back, Bob Blaisbrook, a good downfield tackler, did the work for the Falcons.

1056
01:17:24,960 --> 01:17:28,960
They mark it at the Dallas 26.

1057
01:17:28,960 --> 01:17:36,960
You know Hank, when your team has been making mistakes and they're falling behind, you receive a kickoff like that and the first thing that's in your mind is don't fumble.

1058
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:38,960
Returning it for a score is secondary.

1059
01:17:38,960 --> 01:17:46,960
That's right, make sure that you hold on to the football regardless of what happens so that you don't lose possession in this part of the field and give up an easy opportunity for another score.

1060
01:17:46,960 --> 01:17:51,960
Into the double wing, Stabach from the shotgun formation is back to throw.

1061
01:17:51,960 --> 01:17:58,960
Atlanta puts on the pressure, Stabach throws it over the middle and it is down at the 40 yard line.

1062
01:17:58,960 --> 01:18:10,960
Drew Pearson went up and it was Rolland Lawrence who went up, wrestled with him and slipped the ball and Stabach has been getting hit on every play, his plan on his back right now.

1063
01:18:10,960 --> 01:18:14,960
And it looks like there's a flag down there too, no, that's just a yellow arrow.

1064
01:18:14,960 --> 01:18:16,960
But he has been getting hit on every play Hank.

1065
01:18:16,960 --> 01:18:28,960
Yes he has and that's one thing that fans around the country don't realize, you know once the quarterback releases the ball they automatically follow the play of the ball, they don't see what happens to the quarterback and that's when he really gets a shot.

1066
01:18:28,960 --> 01:18:30,960
Somebody gave him a shot this time.

1067
01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:32,960
It was Pennywell I think.

1068
01:18:32,960 --> 01:18:37,960
The linebacker got to him and Stabach is stretched down on the turf near the 10 yard line.

1069
01:18:37,960 --> 01:18:42,960
38 second remaining in the half as Danny White starts to loosen up along the sideline.

1070
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:52,960
Danny White is now the penalty is marked off and you were right Hank, it was a flag and the ball moves out to the first of the fouls.

1071
01:18:52,960 --> 01:18:54,960
First foul roughing the passing.

1072
01:18:54,960 --> 01:18:56,960
First down.

1073
01:18:56,960 --> 01:18:58,960
And a first down for Dallas.

1074
01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:13,960
They're confused, they don't know what to make of the transpiring here. Yeah they're not in this position very often, 38 seconds left in this first half Jack and Atlanta's winning as you know 20 to 13 over the Dallas Cowboys.

1075
01:19:13,960 --> 01:19:17,960
Well last year in the Super Bowl, Super Bowl 12 it was Dallas beating Denver.

1076
01:19:17,960 --> 01:19:19,960
Denver was eliminated earlier this afternoon.

1077
01:19:19,960 --> 01:19:30,960
That's a goal with 33-10 Pittsburgh and we might very well see both Super Bowl contenders of a year ago bite the dust this afternoon and have new participants on the 21st of January.

1078
01:19:30,960 --> 01:19:33,960
We'll be there.

1079
01:19:33,960 --> 01:19:35,960
Won't you?

1080
01:19:35,960 --> 01:19:36,960
I hope.

1081
01:19:36,960 --> 01:19:41,960
And prior to that we have two games tomorrow here on CBS radio.

1082
01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:44,960
First it'll be Houston at New England.

1083
01:19:44,960 --> 01:19:46,960
And then it'll be Minnesota at Los Angeles.

1084
01:19:46,960 --> 01:19:51,960
Staubach is in a sitting position now at the 10 yard line.

1085
01:19:51,960 --> 01:19:54,960
Still hasn't gotten to his feet as he's tended to.

1086
01:19:54,960 --> 01:19:58,960
And the officials of course here will give you all the time that you need.

1087
01:19:58,960 --> 01:20:02,960
They don't want anybody moved unnecessarily.

1088
01:20:02,960 --> 01:20:06,960
A wild football game here in Texas.

1089
01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:10,960
Pennywell Reedy got a beautiful hit on Staubach that last time.

1090
01:20:10,960 --> 01:20:21,960
Staubach is in a kneeling position now in a standing position and he is really hurting as he goes to the sideline.

1091
01:20:21,960 --> 01:20:22,960
He is hurting Hank.

1092
01:20:22,960 --> 01:20:26,960
I'm not about to guess what the ailment is but he is not right.

1093
01:20:26,960 --> 01:20:32,960
No and the great competitor that he is and as tough as he is there's got to be something pretty seriously wrong with him.

1094
01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:38,960
For him to have to leave the field the way he is leaving it at this particular moment.

1095
01:20:38,960 --> 01:20:40,960
Danny White is the quarterback.

1096
01:20:40,960 --> 01:20:47,960
He guided the Cowboys last week in their last game two weeks ago to the 30 to 7 win over the Jets.

1097
01:20:47,960 --> 01:20:49,960
He operates out of the shotgun.

1098
01:20:49,960 --> 01:20:53,960
He looks to the side line and he's caught at the line of 45.

1099
01:20:53,960 --> 01:20:55,960
Down the 40 yard line.

1100
01:20:55,960 --> 01:20:58,960
Out about at the 45 yard line.

1101
01:20:58,960 --> 01:21:05,960
Stepping out with the ball was Drew Pearson covered by Frank Reed as White was on target with his first throw.

1102
01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:09,960
Now we have 32 seconds left in the half. First down for Dallas.

1103
01:21:09,960 --> 01:21:14,960
Blocked up and they are at the 45 yard line of Atlanta.

1104
01:21:14,960 --> 01:21:16,960
You don't get the impression that they're picking on bias at all.

1105
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:18,960
They're playing with the pick on bias the right corner back Jack.

1106
01:21:18,960 --> 01:21:20,960
Do you get that feeling at all?

1107
01:21:20,960 --> 01:21:21,960
Just a little.

1108
01:21:21,960 --> 01:21:22,960
At almost every play.

1109
01:21:22,960 --> 01:21:29,960
The other corner back is Rolland Lawrence who took the ball away from Pearson a moment ago.

1110
01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:32,960
Out of the shotgun again.

1111
01:21:32,960 --> 01:21:34,960
Double wing.

1112
01:21:34,960 --> 01:21:37,960
And that's the first and first in the game for Dallas.

1113
01:21:37,960 --> 01:21:38,960
And Atlanta.

1114
01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:39,960
Still not flicking.

1115
01:21:39,960 --> 01:21:44,960
Not flicking the throws to the sideline and broken up by Lawrence of whom we spoke a moment ago.

1116
01:21:44,960 --> 01:21:48,960
He came dashing in there in front of Pearson again.

1117
01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:50,960
28 seconds remaining in the half.

1118
01:21:50,960 --> 01:21:54,960
Second and tenth Dallas from the Atlanta 45 yard line.

1119
01:21:54,960 --> 01:21:58,960
Dewey McLean and a little extra curricular activity there that time.

1120
01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:00,960
52.

1121
01:22:00,960 --> 01:22:04,960
To the left linebacker.

1122
01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:06,960
No inflection on the play.

1123
01:22:06,960 --> 01:22:07,960
No penalty on the play.

1124
01:22:07,960 --> 01:22:10,960
There was some bumping around after the play was over.

1125
01:22:10,960 --> 01:22:12,960
Second down and tenth.

1126
01:22:12,960 --> 01:22:13,960
What's the score?

1127
01:22:13,960 --> 01:22:17,960
Well Atlanta leads Dallas 20 to 13.

1128
01:22:17,960 --> 01:22:20,960
Dabach heads for the dressing room.

1129
01:22:20,960 --> 01:22:23,960
Dabach heads for the dressing room.

1130
01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:26,960
Second down and tenth with Danny White.

1131
01:22:26,960 --> 01:22:30,960
An awful lot of room on the outside in a one on one situation with the flankers on the corners.

1132
01:22:30,960 --> 01:22:32,960
There's White back to the throw.

1133
01:22:32,960 --> 01:22:33,960
There he is.

1134
01:22:33,960 --> 01:22:37,960
He throws and it is caught at the 35 by the time in Dupree.

1135
01:22:37,960 --> 01:22:41,960
And 21 seconds remaining.

1136
01:22:41,960 --> 01:22:43,960
It's not enough for a first down.

1137
01:22:43,960 --> 01:22:44,960
Let's see where they mark the ball.

1138
01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:47,960
They gave him a little more forward progress than they thought he had.

1139
01:22:47,960 --> 01:22:53,960
They stopped the clock to measure for a first down and that really helps Dallas because they have only one time out remaining.

1140
01:22:53,960 --> 01:22:57,960
Yes, definitely so and Puchendahl that time.

1141
01:22:57,960 --> 01:22:58,960
Looks like he was hurt on the play.

1142
01:22:58,960 --> 01:23:01,960
I don't know what was wrong specifically but he is.

1143
01:23:01,960 --> 01:23:10,960
And here comes Frank Reed, the safety man to the sideline looking for some medical help.

1144
01:23:10,960 --> 01:23:18,960
They're going to measure to see if Dallas has a first down in the area of the Atlanta 30 yard line.

1145
01:23:18,960 --> 01:23:26,960
They're already within likely field goal range for Septienne who kicked one earlier of 48 yards.

1146
01:23:26,960 --> 01:23:29,960
Now they're short on a first down.

1147
01:23:29,960 --> 01:23:33,960
The Cowboys are only 21 seconds remaining in the half.

1148
01:23:33,960 --> 01:23:35,960
Roger Stavok has been injured.

1149
01:23:35,960 --> 01:23:38,960
He has left the playing field, retired to the dressing room.

1150
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:46,960
We'll have to wait a word on the injury and we'll have to wait word as to whether or not we'll see him in the second half of this game.

1151
01:23:46,960 --> 01:23:57,960
Meanwhile, the four year veteran Danny White from Arizona State, this being his fourth year, 6'2", 192 is the quarterback.

1152
01:23:57,960 --> 01:24:02,960
Cowboys have only one time out remaining and they cannot squander it.

1153
01:24:02,960 --> 01:24:08,960
Why not have the shotgun?

1154
01:24:08,960 --> 01:24:09,960
Here comes the blitz.

1155
01:24:09,960 --> 01:24:10,960
Bad snap from center.

1156
01:24:10,960 --> 01:24:15,960
White picks it up and he is tackled with 18 seconds remaining.

1157
01:24:15,960 --> 01:24:20,960
They were coming and he got a bad snap and now Atlanta has recovered the fumble.

1158
01:24:20,960 --> 01:24:23,960
A fumble by White with only 16 seconds remaining.

1159
01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:25,960
The linebacker Dewey McLean got the ball.

1160
01:24:25,960 --> 01:24:26,960
Another Dallas mistake.

1161
01:24:26,960 --> 01:24:34,960
You know, I'm sure that we'll see if Danny White plays in the second half, I'm sure that we'll see a lot more blitzing in the second half by the Atlanta team.

1162
01:24:34,960 --> 01:24:35,960
How could they blitz it any more than they have?

1163
01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:37,960
Well, they haven't blitzed that much really, Jack.

1164
01:24:37,960 --> 01:24:39,960
They, total blitzes I'm talking about.

1165
01:24:39,960 --> 01:24:45,960
They've done that maybe four or five times in a ball game and that's about all.

1166
01:24:45,960 --> 01:24:50,960
Atlanta leading by 7'20"-13' probably will be content to run it out.

1167
01:24:50,960 --> 01:24:52,960
The Cowboys won't be able to do anything about that.

1168
01:24:52,960 --> 01:24:55,960
Atlanta has the ball with their own 45 yard line first down.

1169
01:24:55,960 --> 01:24:59,960
White got a bad snap from center and then lost the ball.

1170
01:24:59,960 --> 01:25:08,960
Dallas goes into the prevent defense and Bartkowski ears it out, throws it long downfield and it is incomplete inside the 10 yard line.

1171
01:25:08,960 --> 01:25:14,960
Inside the 10 yard line there are no less than three, five, eight players.

1172
01:25:14,960 --> 01:25:17,960
That time, Jack, we saw the fake bin play is what you saw.

1173
01:25:17,960 --> 01:25:33,960
Three receivers on the outside, all of whom went straight down the field with the anticipation of getting a jump ball situation, getting a deflected ball possibly coming up with a football like they did against the New Orleans Saints to win the game and the waning second twice against the New Orleans Saints.

1174
01:25:33,960 --> 01:25:36,960
That was what they call that play, the fake bin.

1175
01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:41,960
Three receivers on one side, throw the ball up in the air and hope somebody comes out down with it.

1176
01:25:41,960 --> 01:25:44,960
Ball still at the Atlanta 45 yard line.

1177
01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:45,960
Here it is again on the left side.

1178
01:25:45,960 --> 01:25:48,960
Three wide receivers all to the left side.

1179
01:25:48,960 --> 01:25:50,960
And it is Bartkowski back to throw.

1180
01:25:50,960 --> 01:25:59,960
He looks and hears it out again down inside the 20 and it is intercepted by Dallas with no time remaining on the clock.

1181
01:25:59,960 --> 01:26:03,960
Intercepted by Randy Hughes and the gun is sounded.

1182
01:26:03,960 --> 01:26:09,960
What a revolting turn of events as far as the Cowboys and their fans are concerned.

1183
01:26:09,960 --> 01:26:13,960
And by the way, another player is down for the Cowboys.

1184
01:26:13,960 --> 01:26:19,960
Randy Hughes intercepted the ball, is slow in getting up and he needs medical attention.

1185
01:26:19,960 --> 01:26:26,960
So not only are the Cowboys trailing, but they appear to be getting the worst of it from a physical viewpoint.

1186
01:26:26,960 --> 01:26:29,960
There's the gun sounding the end of the first half with a score.

1187
01:26:29,960 --> 01:26:33,960
The Atlanta Falcons 20 and the Dallas Cowboys 13.

1188
01:26:33,960 --> 01:26:34,960
Thank you very much Dan.

1189
01:26:34,960 --> 01:26:40,960
Dan Devine, the head coach of the University of Notre Dame.

1190
01:26:40,960 --> 01:26:43,960
The Cotton Ball is at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

1191
01:26:43,960 --> 01:26:49,960
The broadcast here on CBS Radio with Connie Alexander and Tom Hedrick.

1192
01:26:49,960 --> 01:26:51,960
Still no word on Roger Stubbock.

1193
01:26:51,960 --> 01:26:55,960
He was being examined during the halftime and they've given out no word.

1194
01:26:55,960 --> 01:27:00,960
And here is the kickoff forthcoming from Sepp Tien.

1195
01:27:00,960 --> 01:27:02,960
And Dennis Pearson waits for it.

1196
01:27:02,960 --> 01:27:04,960
It goes to Plymore.

1197
01:27:04,960 --> 01:27:05,960
He takes it on the 13.

1198
01:27:05,960 --> 01:27:08,960
He's to the 20s planning to the 25 yard line.

1199
01:27:08,960 --> 01:27:12,960
Cuts it back up, did not get to the 30 and there goes the flag.

1200
01:27:12,960 --> 01:27:18,960
A flag is down and the Falcons have the football here at the outset of the second half.

1201
01:27:18,960 --> 01:27:24,960
Hank Stramm, the Dallas Cowboys have let the Atlanta Falcons know that they, the Falcons, can win this football game.

1202
01:27:24,960 --> 01:27:30,960
Yeah, there's no question about that and it's going to be a tough second half really for both teams

1203
01:27:30,960 --> 01:27:34,960
because there's a lot of fireworks remaining I'm sure.

1204
01:27:34,960 --> 01:27:39,960
You know it's difficult on these kickoff returns and front returns invariably.

1205
01:27:39,960 --> 01:27:43,960
You know anytime you see one come back why invariably there's going to be some kind of a penalty.

1206
01:27:43,960 --> 01:27:47,960
As we mentioned it's very difficult, Jack, to block a moving target.

1207
01:27:47,960 --> 01:27:51,960
Sometimes you think your head is in front of the person that you blocked.

1208
01:27:51,960 --> 01:27:58,960
It winds up in the back of his body and as a result there's a clip on the play.

1209
01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:02,960
Atlanta had good field position now they're back to the 14 yard line first and 10.

1210
01:28:02,960 --> 01:28:04,960
Oh what a wild game this has been.

1211
01:28:04,960 --> 01:28:08,960
There is only one punt in the first half and Dallas fumbled that one.

1212
01:28:08,960 --> 01:28:13,960
Atlanta kicked only one time and Dallas hasn't punted at all.

1213
01:28:13,960 --> 01:28:17,960
The ball is at the 14 yard line after the penalty mark off with a clip.

1214
01:28:17,960 --> 01:28:21,960
Here's the give to the tailback, Bubba Bean, he gets a yard, that's all.

1215
01:28:21,960 --> 01:28:26,960
And I'll say this for Bubba Bean, in the first 30 minutes he really gave Atlanta a lot of spark.

1216
01:28:26,960 --> 01:28:28,960
That Jones attacker on the last play.

1217
01:28:28,960 --> 01:28:32,960
Flag down on the play, I don't know what it was, but there was a flag down on that last play, Jack.

1218
01:28:32,960 --> 01:28:35,960
I think a legal procedure on the part of Atlanta.

1219
01:28:35,960 --> 01:28:41,960
Bubba Bean had gained only a yard so they talk it over with the Dallas defensive unit.

1220
01:28:41,960 --> 01:28:43,960
They're going to mark it off further back.

1221
01:28:43,960 --> 01:28:48,960
Yep, Gallupore is the referee.

1222
01:28:48,960 --> 01:28:52,960
Did you glance at the statistics in the first half Hank?

1223
01:28:52,960 --> 01:28:59,960
Aside from the lack of punting, what impresses you the most as the ball is now marked back to the Atlanta 7 yard line?

1224
01:28:59,960 --> 01:29:00,960
Well actually it's pretty even.

1225
01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:03,960
Atlanta has 11 first downs, Dallas has 13.

1226
01:29:03,960 --> 01:29:07,960
Rushing yards, Atlanta 97, Dallas 81.

1227
01:29:07,960 --> 01:29:12,960
Fasting yards, Atlanta 74, Dallas dominates that category, 129.

1228
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:15,960
Total net yardage, 171 to 210.

1229
01:29:15,960 --> 01:29:19,960
Dallas has a little advantage in that category, but they're behind in the game.

1230
01:29:19,960 --> 01:29:24,960
Here's the running play to Bubba Bean, and he has wrestled down for a loss of another yard.

1231
01:29:24,960 --> 01:29:30,960
As the play started from the 7, he has tackled back on the 6 yard line.

1232
01:29:30,960 --> 01:29:34,960
And the pressure is really on now by the Dallas Cowboys.

1233
01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:40,960
And it is going to be second down, 18 for Atlanta from their own 6 yard line.

1234
01:29:40,960 --> 01:29:45,960
He's got word, Jack, that Roger Stavos did receive a concussion and is not expected back in this game.

1235
01:29:45,960 --> 01:29:51,960
Let me say this, even if he doesn't come back and Atlanta wins this game, his absence won't detract from the Atlanta victory.

1236
01:29:51,960 --> 01:29:55,960
No, I don't think so. Not the way Hank's winning that first half.

1237
01:29:55,960 --> 01:29:58,960
It's second down and 18 for Atlanta.

1238
01:29:58,960 --> 01:30:03,960
Barkowski hands off to Bubba Bean again, moves across to 10 near the 11 yard line, but that's all.

1239
01:30:03,960 --> 01:30:07,960
It's going to be third down and long.

1240
01:30:07,960 --> 01:30:12,960
Third down and 12 for Atlanta coming up.

1241
01:30:12,960 --> 01:30:17,960
Harvey Martin was in on that stop along with Randy White.

1242
01:30:17,960 --> 01:30:23,960
Now they mark the ball back at the 10 yard line, so it's third down and 14.

1243
01:30:23,960 --> 01:30:27,960
They present the news on the board to the fans here.

1244
01:30:27,960 --> 01:30:32,960
Stavos has a concussion not expected back in this game.

1245
01:30:32,960 --> 01:30:36,960
He was hurt when hit by the linebacker Pennywell.

1246
01:30:36,960 --> 01:30:40,960
Let's see if Atlanta, leading by seven, will put the ball up in the air.

1247
01:30:40,960 --> 01:30:43,960
Barkowski hands off to Sandback. He avoids one tackle.

1248
01:30:43,960 --> 01:30:48,960
He gets to the 10, he gets to the 15, he's tackled and Atlanta will have to punt the ball.

1249
01:30:48,960 --> 01:30:50,960
Another flag. Another flag goes down.

1250
01:30:50,960 --> 01:30:54,960
And that might be against Dallas and give Atlanta a first down.

1251
01:30:54,960 --> 01:30:58,960
I don't think so, Jack. No, it's the other way.

1252
01:30:58,960 --> 01:31:03,960
And now Bubba Bean is slowing getting, Sandback is slowing getting up.

1253
01:31:03,960 --> 01:31:09,960
He'll be fine to penalty, I'm sure, and make him fun.

1254
01:31:09,960 --> 01:31:13,960
Atlanta players injured across the field.

1255
01:31:13,960 --> 01:31:16,960
That's the running back, Haskell, Sandback.

1256
01:31:16,960 --> 01:31:23,960
He's walking off the field under his, he's starting to walk off under his own power, but now he's being tended to.

1257
01:31:23,960 --> 01:31:32,960
And here is a punt forthcoming by James, John James, only his second of the afternoon.

1258
01:31:32,960 --> 01:31:35,960
And here's Johnson, will be back to get it.

1259
01:31:35,960 --> 01:31:39,960
Dallas is trailing by seven, 20 to 13.

1260
01:31:39,960 --> 01:31:50,960
Atlanta was not able to keep the ball for two minutes after receiving the kickoff, so they're going to kick.

1261
01:31:50,960 --> 01:31:54,960
We'll find out what the approach is going to be for Atlanta once Danny White is a quarterback, too.

1262
01:31:54,960 --> 01:31:59,960
I'm sure that we'll see, as I mentioned earlier, we'll see a lot more putzing than we saw in the first half.

1263
01:31:59,960 --> 01:32:05,960
I would imagine, as you mentioned, Jack, early in the ballgame.

1264
01:32:05,960 --> 01:32:08,960
Sandback comes to the sideline.

1265
01:32:08,960 --> 01:32:10,960
It's going to be all right.

1266
01:32:10,960 --> 01:32:13,960
Easy for me to say, right?

1267
01:32:13,960 --> 01:32:15,960
And John James stands at the goal line.

1268
01:32:15,960 --> 01:32:18,960
He'll need a good snap.

1269
01:32:18,960 --> 01:32:24,960
Here comes from Paul Risick, the center.

1270
01:32:24,960 --> 01:32:27,960
He'll get the kick away from about the five.

1271
01:32:27,960 --> 01:32:30,960
Here's what Johnson waits at his own 45.

1272
01:32:30,960 --> 01:32:33,960
The crowd is alive now.

1273
01:32:33,960 --> 01:32:35,960
They sense elimination from the playoffs.

1274
01:32:35,960 --> 01:32:37,960
The big rush is on.

1275
01:32:37,960 --> 01:32:39,960
James gets the line drive, kicked away.

1276
01:32:39,960 --> 01:32:45,960
Johnson takes it at the 43 and goes right to the 45 to midfield, and he's out of bounds.

1277
01:32:45,960 --> 01:32:49,960
Downfield was doing the claim, the linebacker.

1278
01:32:49,960 --> 01:32:52,960
And Dallas gets the ball at midfield.

1279
01:32:52,960 --> 01:32:53,960
What a downer's have.

1280
01:32:53,960 --> 01:32:58,960
Four bubbles in the first half, four bubbles, and they lost all four of them.

1281
01:32:58,960 --> 01:32:59,960
Yes, that's right.

1282
01:32:59,960 --> 01:33:01,960
They sure did.

1283
01:33:01,960 --> 01:33:04,960
The crowd makes a thunderous ovation for their offensive unit.

1284
01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:07,960
13.02 left in the third quarter with the score.

1285
01:33:07,960 --> 01:33:11,960
Atlanta 20, Dallas 13, let's take them out.

1286
01:33:11,960 --> 01:33:17,960
The Pittsburgh Steelers had something to prove Saturday, and they did it in record-shattering fashion.

1287
01:33:17,960 --> 01:33:21,960
A year ago, the Denver Broncos overran the Steelers 34-21

1288
01:33:21,960 --> 01:33:23,960
and went on to win the AFC title.

1289
01:33:23,960 --> 01:33:28,960
But Saturday, the charged-up Steelers left no doubt as to which was the better team.

1290
01:33:28,960 --> 01:33:34,960
Franco Harris, the forgotten superstar, and John Stalwart, Pittsburgh's other receiver,

1291
01:33:34,960 --> 01:33:39,960
turned in record-breaking performances to carry the Steelers into next week's AFC title game

1292
01:33:39,960 --> 01:33:42,960
with a 33-10 rout of the Broncos.

1293
01:33:42,960 --> 01:33:47,960
Harris, a six-time 1,000-yard rusher who received little national recognition this season

1294
01:33:47,960 --> 01:33:50,960
due to the heroics of Houston's Errol Campbell,

1295
01:33:50,960 --> 01:33:57,960
set an NFL record of 12 career playoff touchdowns by scoring on runs of 1 and 18 yards.

1296
01:33:57,960 --> 01:34:00,960
Stalwart, who plays in the shadow of all-pro teammate Lynn Swan,

1297
01:34:00,960 --> 01:34:05,960
set a division playoff record with 10 receptions for 156 yards,

1298
01:34:05,960 --> 01:34:11,960
including a 45-yard touchdown grab in the last period that put the game out of reach.

1299
01:34:14,960 --> 01:34:16,960
Jack Buck and Hank Stram, will you?

1300
01:34:16,960 --> 01:34:19,960
The Cowboys have the ball at the Atlanta 49-yard line.

1301
01:34:19,960 --> 01:34:21,960
Atlanta leads 20-13.

1302
01:34:21,960 --> 01:34:23,960
Drew Pearson comes to the left.

1303
01:34:23,960 --> 01:34:27,960
The two tight ends are in there. Billy Joe Dupree and Jackie Smith.

1304
01:34:27,960 --> 01:34:32,960
Laid law, and Tony Dorsett shifts out of the eye, and Danny White is the quarterback.

1305
01:34:32,960 --> 01:34:35,960
They go back into the eye formation. Pearson goes in motion.

1306
01:34:35,960 --> 01:34:37,960
Dorsett's to tailback.

1307
01:34:37,960 --> 01:34:41,960
The give is to Dorsett. He comes back up the middle and got a yard, and that's all.

1308
01:34:41,960 --> 01:34:46,960
Pennywell, the middle linebacker, fill the hole and knocks Dorsett down and out.

1309
01:34:46,960 --> 01:34:49,960
Dorsett didn't do much in that first half, Hank.

1310
01:34:49,960 --> 01:34:52,960
No, he got carried the ball six times in the 24 yards. Not very impressive.

1311
01:34:52,960 --> 01:34:57,960
But the thing about a back like Dorsett, he can have a mediocre quarter or a half

1312
01:34:57,960 --> 01:35:01,960
and all of a sudden blow the thing wide open because he's got such great speed

1313
01:35:01,960 --> 01:35:04,960
and the ability to make the big play and break up the ball.

1314
01:35:04,960 --> 01:35:09,960
Earlier today, the Pittsburgh Steelers won their game, eliminated Denver 33-10.

1315
01:35:09,960 --> 01:35:14,960
Could it be that both Denver and Dallas will be eliminated on the same day?

1316
01:35:14,960 --> 01:35:17,960
Here's second down and nine for Dallas, and White's back to throw.

1317
01:35:17,960 --> 01:35:22,960
He's hit as he throws it long, underthrown, and intercepted by Rolland Lawrence.

1318
01:35:22,960 --> 01:35:25,960
Lawrence has the ball at his own 14-yard line.

1319
01:35:25,960 --> 01:35:32,960
A big rush primarily by Edgar Fields, the defensive end, and he blasted White as he threw

1320
01:35:32,960 --> 01:35:36,960
and caused the ball to be underthrown and intercepted.

1321
01:35:36,960 --> 01:35:41,960
So Atlanta gets the ball at their own 14, 12-16 remaining in the third quarter.

1322
01:35:41,960 --> 01:35:46,960
A timeout on the field with a score, Atlanta 20, Dallas 13.

1323
01:35:46,960 --> 01:35:51,960
This is going to be quite a challenge for the young quarterback,

1324
01:35:51,960 --> 01:35:56,960
the four-year pro from Arizona State, Danny White, who is going to occupy the quarterback position

1325
01:35:56,960 --> 01:36:01,960
for this Dallas team in the second half of this playoff game against Atlanta.

1326
01:36:01,960 --> 01:36:06,960
As everybody knows, they're behind Dallas' 20-13 at this stage in the third quarter.

1327
01:36:06,960 --> 01:36:10,960
That time he was back to throw a play-action pass, was hit as he threw the ball,

1328
01:36:10,960 --> 01:36:12,960
did not have enough stuff on the ball.

1329
01:36:12,960 --> 01:36:17,960
It was intercepted by Lawrence, and now the Atlanta Falcons have possession,

1330
01:36:17,960 --> 01:36:21,960
first and 10 on the 14-yard line, exactly where they started their drive

1331
01:36:21,960 --> 01:36:23,960
on the opening kickoff of the second half.

1332
01:36:23,960 --> 01:36:27,960
They didn't succeed in making any yardage on that first drive.

1333
01:36:27,960 --> 01:36:28,960
We're forced to punt.

1334
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:33,960
Now they start all over again on the 14-yard line in this particular situation.

1335
01:36:33,960 --> 01:36:36,960
You know, one thing that's very surprising is that they've been splitting their tight end

1336
01:36:36,960 --> 01:36:42,960
away from their slot formation, meaning that both outside receivers on the right side,

1337
01:36:42,960 --> 01:36:45,960
but they haven't thrown the ball at all to Mitchell.

1338
01:36:45,960 --> 01:36:47,960
We'll look for that to happen in the second half.

1339
01:36:47,960 --> 01:36:56,960
Again, the Cowboys fans implore their defensive unit to get the job done.

1340
01:36:56,960 --> 01:36:59,960
First down at Atlanta, they're on 14.

1341
01:36:59,960 --> 01:37:02,960
And they send the running back Ricky Patton off on a wing.

1342
01:37:02,960 --> 01:37:06,960
Here's Bubba Bean running right.

1343
01:37:06,960 --> 01:37:10,960
Running right, he cuts back at the 15, gets out to the 17-yard line.

1344
01:37:10,960 --> 01:37:13,960
He's down to the 18 and blasted by Randy White.

1345
01:37:13,960 --> 01:37:15,960
Bubba Bean is piling up some yardage.

1346
01:37:15,960 --> 01:37:19,960
The other running back at this time is the rookie out of Jackson State,

1347
01:37:19,960 --> 01:37:25,960
Ricky Patton, filling in for Haskell's standback, who is along the sideline at the moment.

1348
01:37:25,960 --> 01:37:31,960
Bubba Bean got four at second and sixth from the 19-yard line of the Atlanta Falcons.

1349
01:37:31,960 --> 01:37:35,960
Bubba Bean is carrying the ball six times for 66 yards, Jack.

1350
01:37:35,960 --> 01:37:38,960
Sixteen times for 66 yards.

1351
01:37:38,960 --> 01:37:41,960
Second down and sixth.

1352
01:37:41,960 --> 01:37:42,960
Wallace Francis off on a wing.

1353
01:37:42,960 --> 01:37:44,960
Barskowski back to throw.

1354
01:37:44,960 --> 01:37:49,960
Brooks throws it long down the sideline and it is incomplete.

1355
01:37:49,960 --> 01:37:51,960
Almost intercepted.

1356
01:37:51,960 --> 01:37:53,960
Charlie Waters had it and dropped it.

1357
01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:54,960
He should have made that interception.

1358
01:37:54,960 --> 01:37:58,960
That would have been a big play for Dallas, but he had an opportunity to make the big play,

1359
01:37:58,960 --> 01:38:01,960
but he didn't succeed in getting it done.

1360
01:38:01,960 --> 01:38:04,960
It will be third and sixth for Atlanta.

1361
01:38:04,960 --> 01:38:09,960
Barskowski that time rolled to his right with the express purpose of throwing the ball back to the backside of the formation,

1362
01:38:09,960 --> 01:38:13,960
hoping to get man-on-man coverage with a halfback on the linebacker,

1363
01:38:13,960 --> 01:38:15,960
and he threw it there regardless of what the coverage was.

1364
01:38:15,960 --> 01:38:18,960
He frequently does that day, Hank, one, twice, three times during the game.

1365
01:38:18,960 --> 01:38:21,960
If he can't find that first one, he just unloads it, doesn't he?

1366
01:38:21,960 --> 01:38:22,960
Yes, he does.

1367
01:38:22,960 --> 01:38:26,960
Third down and sixth from their own 19 for the Falcons who lead by seven.

1368
01:38:26,960 --> 01:38:28,960
Here's a draw play.

1369
01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:29,960
No good for Atlanta.

1370
01:38:29,960 --> 01:38:34,960
The tackle is a 20-yard line, as was Bubba Bean running into Harvey Martin.

1371
01:38:34,960 --> 01:38:41,960
And the linebacker helping out on the play was Mike Hickman.

1372
01:38:41,960 --> 01:38:44,960
No kicking time again.

1373
01:38:44,960 --> 01:38:52,960
Interception by Danny White didn't hurt, except that Dallas lost some valuable time.

1374
01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:57,960
James back to punt for the third time today and puts Johnson standing at his 40.

1375
01:38:57,960 --> 01:39:01,960
James will touch it off at his 10-yard line.

1376
01:39:01,960 --> 01:39:07,960
The snap by Ryzek.

1377
01:39:07,960 --> 01:39:10,960
It is a good one. James steps into it and kicks it away.

1378
01:39:10,960 --> 01:39:11,960
It's a good kick.

1379
01:39:11,960 --> 01:39:13,960
Johnson waiting, takes it on the 38.

1380
01:39:13,960 --> 01:39:17,960
He's to the 40. He's to the 45, 46. That's all.

1381
01:39:17,960 --> 01:39:20,960
And the Cowboys go from their own 46-yard line.

1382
01:39:20,960 --> 01:39:25,960
Some of the fans wanted a flag for a late hit, but there was none.

1383
01:39:25,960 --> 01:39:35,960
But Dallas is back at their 46-yard line. Danny White is in again.

1384
01:39:35,960 --> 01:39:41,960
He's had no scoring here in the first four minutes and 20 seconds of the third quarter.

1385
01:39:41,960 --> 01:39:46,960
You know, the last time they had the ball, Jack, on the 49-yard line was the best field position they've had all throughout the ball game.

1386
01:39:46,960 --> 01:39:52,960
Now they get another good opportunity on the 46, but they didn't generate any points from the last opportunity.

1387
01:39:52,960 --> 01:39:56,960
Two tight ends for Dallas, Smith, and Dupree.

1388
01:39:56,960 --> 01:39:59,960
White on first down, starts door set in motion.

1389
01:39:59,960 --> 01:40:05,960
Tosses to Laidlaw running right, trying to get outside, gets a couple of yards, goes to midfield.

1390
01:40:05,960 --> 01:40:07,960
He picked up four before he was stopped.

1391
01:40:07,960 --> 01:40:10,960
Laidlaw finally stopped by Tom Pridemore.

1392
01:40:10,960 --> 01:40:14,960
Laidlaw is a four-year veteran, five years now out of Stanford.

1393
01:40:14,960 --> 01:40:20,960
Six-footer, 2-0-5. We haven't seen Robert Newhouse, although he is available to play.

1394
01:40:20,960 --> 01:40:25,960
They might be saving him for the senior prom, but there may not be any prom this year for the Cowboys, hey?

1395
01:40:25,960 --> 01:40:29,960
Yeah, that's exactly right. There might not be a dance.

1396
01:40:29,960 --> 01:40:34,960
The ball's in midfield, and it's second down and five for the Cowboys.

1397
01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:42,960
Laidlaw got five. Wilson, Baumelina checks in defensively, laying over center for Atlanta.

1398
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:47,960
The corners are still giving the outside receivers a lot of room of Atlanta.

1399
01:40:47,960 --> 01:40:50,960
I'm surprised they haven't thrown more in front of the defensive backs.

1400
01:40:50,960 --> 01:40:53,960
Laidlaw has tackled and no gain on the play.

1401
01:40:53,960 --> 01:40:55,960
They tried the trap play, it didn't work.

1402
01:40:55,960 --> 01:41:00,960
Kikendall, the outside linebacker, crashed in there, tackled Laidlaw right in his tracks,

1403
01:41:00,960 --> 01:41:05,960
and it'll be third down and five for the Cowboys.

1404
01:41:05,960 --> 01:41:07,960
Nine-thirty-five left in the third quarter.

1405
01:41:07,960 --> 01:41:09,960
This game surprised you, Hank?

1406
01:41:09,960 --> 01:41:10,960
Very definitely.

1407
01:41:10,960 --> 01:41:11,960
Why?

1408
01:41:11,960 --> 01:41:18,960
I really didn't think that the Atlanta team would be able to move the ball as impressively as they have against the Dallas defense, very frankly.

1409
01:41:18,960 --> 01:41:22,960
Now, it's Danny White, quarterback. Staubach is injured and out.

1410
01:41:22,960 --> 01:41:28,960
Third down and five. White straight back to throw, pops into the sideline, caught for a first down by Drew Pearson.

1411
01:41:28,960 --> 01:41:32,960
In front of the cornerback, Rick Fias. Hank, you've been talking about that all afternoon.

1412
01:41:32,960 --> 01:41:36,960
That's the second time they've tried it. They completed both passes that time for a big game,

1413
01:41:36,960 --> 01:41:40,960
but I assure you, Jack, they can do that anytime they want to, and especially on first down.

1414
01:41:40,960 --> 01:41:43,960
And now it's a first down at the 41-yard line of Atlanta.

1415
01:41:43,960 --> 01:41:50,960
Let us pause five seconds for stations to identify themselves on the CBS radio network.

1416
01:41:50,960 --> 01:41:59,960
This is the American Forces radio and television service.

1417
01:41:59,960 --> 01:42:03,960
First down for Dallas at the Atlanta 41.

1418
01:42:03,960 --> 01:42:09,960
They got 10 yards again over on this side, a thick cushion by the corner.

1419
01:42:09,960 --> 01:42:12,960
And motion by Pearson, back to throw. White on first down.

1420
01:42:12,960 --> 01:42:16,960
Funny of time, look, throws downfield. Tony Hill, broken up,

1421
01:42:16,960 --> 01:42:19,960
incomplete in the end zone by Rolland Lawrence.

1422
01:42:19,960 --> 01:42:24,960
He's done an exquisite job of covering Tony Hill, who's complaining to be a pitcher.

1423
01:42:24,960 --> 01:42:29,960
Yeah, he really did a remarkable job of covering Tony Hill into the post area,

1424
01:42:29,960 --> 01:42:35,960
but the guy he should have thrown the ball to was a tight end duple, who was wide open underneath coming across that he didn't see.

1425
01:42:35,960 --> 01:42:40,960
And there again is a great illustration of a young quarterback making up his mind who he's going to throw the ball to,

1426
01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:46,960
regardless of coverage. He had a shot downfield, but the guy that was open was Dupre,

1427
01:42:46,960 --> 01:42:51,960
and they hit him two or three times in a game already on the same play for Big Dean.

1428
01:42:51,960 --> 01:42:55,960
I'm talking about Dupre, but they forced fake that time to throw the ball down deep.

1429
01:42:55,960 --> 01:43:00,960
Two tight ends. Smith and Dupre for Dallas.

1430
01:43:00,960 --> 01:43:05,960
Dursons to the right. White rolls right back to throw. Chase, throws.

1431
01:43:05,960 --> 01:43:08,960
Caught by Dupre at the 30-yard line to the 25, to the 20.

1432
01:43:08,960 --> 01:43:11,960
Down to the 17-yard line in the center.

1433
01:43:11,960 --> 01:43:14,960
And that called another play for you as Dupre was open.

1434
01:43:14,960 --> 01:43:20,960
Tackled on the 12, 17-yard line of Atlanta for another first down.

1435
01:43:20,960 --> 01:43:24,960
Chasing the quarterback, Danny White was the linebacker Dewey McClain.

1436
01:43:24,960 --> 01:43:28,960
He blasted him just as he released the ball, and there was Dupre all along.

1437
01:43:28,960 --> 01:43:32,960
Yes, he blocks down and then comes right across shallow.

1438
01:43:32,960 --> 01:43:35,960
That's Brezina is glitzing so much from the weak linebacker position,

1439
01:43:35,960 --> 01:43:38,960
but there's nobody there if the tight end gets into that area.

1440
01:43:38,960 --> 01:43:44,960
As Brezina vacates the spot, he's wide open. He was on that play first and then Dallas.

1441
01:43:44,960 --> 01:43:49,960
Dursons to the right. Tony Hill comes left.

1442
01:43:49,960 --> 01:43:54,960
For the Dallas Cowboys, a first down at the 17. Dorsett goes in motion.

1443
01:43:54,960 --> 01:43:58,960
Rolling right is White. Stop. Lost throws back screen the other way.

1444
01:43:58,960 --> 01:44:00,960
This one's going to go.

1445
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:04,960
Late law has it at the 15, to the 10, to the 5, to the 2-yard line.

1446
01:44:04,960 --> 01:44:07,960
A first down for Dupre.

1447
01:44:07,960 --> 01:44:16,960
What an execution by Danny White.

1448
01:44:16,960 --> 01:44:20,960
Beautiful roll-out. He acted to play out extremely well.

1449
01:44:20,960 --> 01:44:24,960
He rolled to his right, threw way back across to late law, who was wide open,

1450
01:44:24,960 --> 01:44:27,960
screened to him, and he almost took it in for the touchdown.

1451
01:44:27,960 --> 01:44:32,960
The ball is on the 2-yard line. First and goal on the 2 going in for Dallas.

1452
01:44:32,960 --> 01:44:35,960
The saving tackle made by Kaikindall and Pennywell.

1453
01:44:35,960 --> 01:44:38,960
The linebackers first and goal, Dallas. They trail by 7.

1454
01:44:38,960 --> 01:44:41,960
They're on the 2-yard line of Atlanta.

1455
01:44:41,960 --> 01:44:44,960
They're in the high formation with late law and Dorsett.

1456
01:44:44,960 --> 01:44:47,960
They shift now and just flip back.

1457
01:44:47,960 --> 01:44:50,960
And on first and goal with Pearson in motion.

1458
01:44:50,960 --> 01:44:52,960
They like the trap here.

1459
01:44:52,960 --> 01:44:55,960
Here is White, rolling with the ball, looking, looking, looking, running.

1460
01:44:55,960 --> 01:44:58,960
Close the ball. Touchdown to Jackie Smith.

1461
01:44:58,960 --> 01:45:01,960
A 2-yard touchdown pass to Jackie Smith.

1462
01:45:01,960 --> 01:45:08,960
His first touchdown of the year for the Dallas Cowboys, who could now tie it up.

1463
01:45:08,960 --> 01:45:11,960
White was really cool.

1464
01:45:11,960 --> 01:45:15,960
White's got a lot of poise for a young quarterback who hasn't really played very much.

1465
01:45:15,960 --> 01:45:20,960
White is 6-9 with one interception for 73 yards in the touchdown.

1466
01:45:20,960 --> 01:45:26,960
Looks very poised, very confident in not operating this vulnerable attack on Dallas extremely well.

1467
01:45:26,960 --> 01:45:30,960
Today was the first day that Jackie Smith caught any passes for Dallas.

1468
01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:33,960
And he has just caught his first touchdown pass.

1469
01:45:33,960 --> 01:45:37,960
If Seth Jahn kicks him through, we'll have a funny, funny game.

1470
01:45:39,960 --> 01:45:41,960
We do.

1471
01:45:41,960 --> 01:45:46,960
7-0-7 remaining in the third quarter.

1472
01:45:46,960 --> 01:45:51,960
And now with a score, Dallas 20 and Atlanta 20, let's take time out.

1473
01:45:51,960 --> 01:45:59,960
Woody Hayes, whose temper tantrums often brought him and Ohio State University unfavorable publicity,

1474
01:45:59,960 --> 01:46:03,960
has finally been adjudged by his superiors to have gone too far.

1475
01:46:03,960 --> 01:46:08,960
When he punched Charlie Bauman, a Clemson sophomore nose guard who had just intercepted a pass

1476
01:46:08,960 --> 01:46:12,960
to clinch a 17-15 victory over Ohio State in the Gator Bowl,

1477
01:46:12,960 --> 01:46:17,960
Hayes abruptly brought about the end of his 28-year career at the school.

1478
01:46:17,960 --> 01:46:22,960
Hayes, the fourth winningest coach in college football history, was fired Saturday.

1479
01:46:22,960 --> 01:46:26,960
Sources close to the program at Ohio State say that Arkansas coach Lou Holes,

1480
01:46:26,960 --> 01:46:32,960
the one-time former Hayes assistant, will be named to succeed his 65-year-old former mentor.

1481
01:46:32,960 --> 01:46:36,960
There is speculation that Hayes would have been fired win or lose after the game,

1482
01:46:36,960 --> 01:46:40,960
and that the incident merely caused the university to speed the announcement.

1483
01:46:40,960 --> 01:46:44,960
But there was no doubt that the run-in with Bauman, caught on national television,

1484
01:46:44,960 --> 01:46:53,960
epitomized an aspect of Hayes' career at Ohio State, during which he compiled a record of 238 wins, 72 losses, and 10 ties.

1485
01:46:53,960 --> 01:46:56,960
I've heard that expression a whole new ball game.

1486
01:46:56,960 --> 01:47:01,960
That's what we have here in Texas Stadium, 20-20, 7-0-7 left in the third quarter.

1487
01:47:01,960 --> 01:47:08,960
At the end, kicking it off, Tom Pridebor and George Franklin's flank, Dennis Pearson,

1488
01:47:08,960 --> 01:47:13,960
who is standing at the 5-yard line.

1489
01:47:13,960 --> 01:47:14,960
20-20.

1490
01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:17,960
Field position plays a very prominent role in every game.

1491
01:47:17,960 --> 01:47:21,960
The Atlanta team in the second half started on the 14th both times.

1492
01:47:21,960 --> 01:47:26,960
Dallas on the other half started on the plus 49 and their own 46.

1493
01:47:26,960 --> 01:47:27,960
Big difference in field position.

1494
01:47:27,960 --> 01:47:33,960
Here's a line drive kick and it's taken by Pridebor on the 11, he's to the 25, he's to the 30, to the 35.

1495
01:47:33,960 --> 01:47:36,960
Thompson down at the 40-yard line.

1496
01:47:36,960 --> 01:47:38,960
A big kick returned by George Franklin.

1497
01:47:38,960 --> 01:47:43,960
Now a flag goes down as 50 cups break out.

1498
01:47:43,960 --> 01:47:45,960
A flag is down and something will happen.

1499
01:47:45,960 --> 01:47:50,960
Meanwhile, George Franklin was under a big head of steam and ran it out to the 40-yard line.

1500
01:47:50,960 --> 01:47:58,960
Edgar Fields got involved then with Robert Steele, a wide receiver for Dallas.

1501
01:47:58,960 --> 01:48:06,960
And a penalty against Dallas coming up.

1502
01:48:06,960 --> 01:48:08,960
Franklin was impressive with that run, wasn't he?

1503
01:48:08,960 --> 01:48:09,960
Yes, he was.

1504
01:48:09,960 --> 01:48:14,960
He made a decision and really took off on a straight line for the opposite side of the field.

1505
01:48:14,960 --> 01:48:20,960
Personal foul on the 30-round, that's 82 and defense the first down.

1506
01:48:20,960 --> 01:48:24,960
And now a personal foul moves the ball to the Dallas 45-yard line.

1507
01:48:24,960 --> 01:48:27,960
I didn't see the extracurricular activity, did you?

1508
01:48:27,960 --> 01:48:29,960
No, I didn't, Jack, I really didn't.

1509
01:48:29,960 --> 01:48:35,960
I was watching something else at the time, didn't see the 50 cups.

1510
01:48:35,960 --> 01:48:36,960
First down for Atlanta.

1511
01:48:36,960 --> 01:48:38,960
We're tied here.

1512
01:48:38,960 --> 01:48:40,960
Atlanta hasn't made many mistakes.

1513
01:48:40,960 --> 01:48:43,960
They've played an outstanding football game.

1514
01:48:43,960 --> 01:48:44,960
They've been a throwback.

1515
01:48:44,960 --> 01:48:51,960
Kowski Russ hits fast back to the 45-yard line for a loss of 10 by Ed Jones.

1516
01:48:51,960 --> 01:48:55,960
He came like a house of fire and he really blasted the quarterback.

1517
01:48:55,960 --> 01:49:06,960
Phil McKinley, the right tackle of the Atlanta team, just did not block Tuto Jones and it's a big pack for the Dallas Cowboys.

1518
01:49:06,960 --> 01:49:09,960
Bryant was the offensive tackle.

1519
01:49:09,960 --> 01:49:11,960
Warren Bryant for Atlanta, he was injured with a knee.

1520
01:49:11,960 --> 01:49:15,960
Phil McKinley replaced him and couldn't handle Ed Jones that time.

1521
01:49:15,960 --> 01:49:20,960
A nine-yard loss back at the 46th of Atlanta.

1522
01:49:20,960 --> 01:49:22,960
Second down and 19.

1523
01:49:22,960 --> 01:49:28,960
They'll run the ball here, probably, Jack, if you're going to sweep, let's see what they do.

1524
01:49:28,960 --> 01:49:34,960
On the second down play, with Dan back in there, Kowski back to throw, looks, throws, wobbly pass.

1525
01:49:34,960 --> 01:49:36,960
Incomplete, incomplete.

1526
01:49:36,960 --> 01:49:41,960
Off the hands of the intended receiver, Alfred Jackson, who probably should have caught the ball.

1527
01:49:41,960 --> 01:49:42,960
It was a wobbly pass, however.

1528
01:49:42,960 --> 01:49:45,960
Yeah, well, the nice thing about that, he could have caught it either end there, Jack.

1529
01:49:45,960 --> 01:49:49,960
He was going in a very wobbly fashion, but he had possession, or should have had possession.

1530
01:49:49,960 --> 01:49:52,960
It was a well-enough throw for him to catch the football.

1531
01:49:52,960 --> 01:49:54,960
George Franklin checks into the backfield.

1532
01:49:54,960 --> 01:49:55,960
Standback is out now.

1533
01:49:55,960 --> 01:49:57,960
They put in the three wide receivers.

1534
01:49:57,960 --> 01:50:02,960
They are Wallace Francis, Alfred Jackson, and Billy Rickman for Atlanta.

1535
01:50:02,960 --> 01:50:06,960
They have third and 19, back at their 46th with the score tied 20-20.

1536
01:50:06,960 --> 01:50:08,960
6-23 remaining in the third quarter.

1537
01:50:08,960 --> 01:50:10,960
Atlanta going from our left to our right.

1538
01:50:10,960 --> 01:50:16,960
Quick snap, the gift to the running back, Franklin trying to get outside, gets to midfield, and it's back.

1539
01:50:16,960 --> 01:50:18,960
It'll be kicking time for Atlanta.

1540
01:50:18,960 --> 01:50:26,960
Randy White chased the play, caught him, and with the help of Cliff Harris, made the tackle on the Dallas 47.

1541
01:50:26,960 --> 01:50:29,960
But this touch by John James to put Dallas way back.

1542
01:50:29,960 --> 01:50:32,960
Close to the ground.

1543
01:50:32,960 --> 01:50:41,960
James will punt the ball.

1544
01:50:41,960 --> 01:50:47,960
He's been busy lately.

1545
01:50:47,960 --> 01:50:50,960
Paul Isaac gives the snap man.

1546
01:50:50,960 --> 01:50:54,960
If he kicks the ball to his left, that's where he should try to kick it.

1547
01:50:54,960 --> 01:50:56,960
Let's see what he does.

1548
01:50:56,960 --> 01:51:00,960
Having difficulty setting against the rush of Dallas.

1549
01:51:00,960 --> 01:51:01,960
But James kicks it away.

1550
01:51:01,960 --> 01:51:02,960
It's a dandy affair.

1551
01:51:02,960 --> 01:51:04,960
Cash is called for.

1552
01:51:04,960 --> 01:51:06,960
It bounces into the end zone.

1553
01:51:06,960 --> 01:51:09,960
It'll be a touchback, and Dallas will go from their 20-yard line.

1554
01:51:09,960 --> 01:51:12,960
And James didn't do with the ball what he desired.

1555
01:51:12,960 --> 01:51:13,960
No, he didn't.

1556
01:51:13,960 --> 01:51:17,960
He looked like he was stepping to his left to kick the ball left, but he didn't kick it there at all.

1557
01:51:17,960 --> 01:51:21,960
He kicked it kind of down the middle, and got it in the end zone.

1558
01:51:21,960 --> 01:51:23,960
5-24 left in the third quarter.

1559
01:51:23,960 --> 01:51:26,960
There's a pause in the action with a score.

1560
01:51:26,960 --> 01:51:28,960
Cowboys 20, Falcons 20.

1561
01:51:28,960 --> 01:51:31,960
Let's take time out.

1562
01:51:31,960 --> 01:51:38,960
Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer says he couldn't believe it when he was told his sooners are more than a touchdown favorite in the Orange Bowl game in Nebraska.

1563
01:51:38,960 --> 01:51:40,960
He says, you've got to be kidding me.

1564
01:51:40,960 --> 01:51:44,960
How could we be favored in the ball game when Nebraska already beat us in Lincoln?

1565
01:51:44,960 --> 01:51:49,960
Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne was predictably a little bit more low-key about it.

1566
01:51:49,960 --> 01:51:54,960
He says the people who make the odds make their living at it, so you have to respect their judgment somewhat.

1567
01:51:54,960 --> 01:51:56,960
He says, but I hope they're wrong this time.

1568
01:51:56,960 --> 01:52:06,960
Despite Nebraska's 17-14 win November 11, the Cornhuskers rate no higher than 6 to Oklahoma's number 4 in the rankings, and the Sooners have it installed as a heavy favorite.

1569
01:52:06,960 --> 01:52:14,960
Switzer said final examinations cut deeply into the Sooners' practice time at Norman, and the rain kept them from making it up after they arrived in Miami.

1570
01:52:14,960 --> 01:52:18,960
Osborne was more pleased with the way his Cornhuskers had practiced.

1571
01:52:18,960 --> 01:52:22,960
He said they felt they had fairly good preparation, although they were rained on.

1572
01:52:22,960 --> 01:52:27,960
Osborne says the main thing that remains now is to go out there and play that football game.

1573
01:52:27,960 --> 01:52:31,960
We might go out and play a heck of a game, and then again, we might not.

1574
01:52:31,960 --> 01:52:36,960
Roger Staubbach has been injured in this game. He suffered a concussion. He'll not return.

1575
01:52:36,960 --> 01:52:43,960
Danny White, who engineered the last touchdown drive to tie the game, is at the controls for the Cowboys at their own 20-yard line.

1576
01:52:43,960 --> 01:52:53,960
With Lake Law and Dorsett in the backfield, Dorsett running right, dips inside, cuts across the 25-yard line, spins to the 26-27, and he got seven yards on the play.

1577
01:52:53,960 --> 01:52:56,960
Tom Pridemore finally finished him off.

1578
01:53:01,960 --> 01:53:04,960
Coming up on the five-minute mark remaining in the third quarter.

1579
01:53:04,960 --> 01:53:14,960
We'll have two games for you tomorrow, again, on CBS Radio at 12.50 Eastern Time, Houston at New England, 4.50 Eastern Time, Minnesota at Los Angeles.

1580
01:53:14,960 --> 01:53:17,960
Both games here on CBS Radio.

1581
01:53:17,960 --> 01:53:22,960
Second and four Dallas. More like three and a half.

1582
01:53:22,960 --> 01:53:26,960
They shift out of the eye. Two tight ends in there, Dupree and Smith.

1583
01:53:26,960 --> 01:53:29,960
Now they go back into the eye formation.

1584
01:53:29,960 --> 01:53:38,960
And they just did get the playoff in time. Here's Dorsett's first down out near the 35-yard line, and he ran with a real third set time.

1585
01:53:38,960 --> 01:53:40,960
He had on his blue shirt suit, didn't he?

1586
01:53:40,960 --> 01:53:45,960
Yes, he did, and he didn't get any lint on it that time either because he moved too fast to acquire any of it.

1587
01:53:45,960 --> 01:53:56,960
Tom Rafferty, John Fitzgerald, and Rayfield Wright, all of whom did a great job of blowing people off the ball and providing him, Dorsett, with the opportunity to get the first down.

1588
01:53:56,960 --> 01:54:02,960
And by the way, on that last play, Dallas snapped the ball with only one second left on the 32nd block.

1589
01:54:02,960 --> 01:54:06,960
And I know they didn't want to play it that close. They're at their own 35.

1590
01:54:06,960 --> 01:54:10,960
And they still have plenty of room in front of those corners to throw the ball on first down.

1591
01:54:10,960 --> 01:54:14,960
They've only done it twice and succeeded both times, but I'm surprised they don't do it tomorrow.

1592
01:54:14,960 --> 01:54:19,960
Out of the eye with only one second left again, they snap the ball and White throws it outside, caught by Hill.

1593
01:54:19,960 --> 01:54:27,960
He gets to midfield, cuts into the 45, 44-yard line of his letter, and Hanks Chan called another on first down.

1594
01:54:27,960 --> 01:54:30,960
The little square out in front of the cornerback.

1595
01:54:30,960 --> 01:54:37,960
Tykendall caught up to the play after the pass had been caught by Hill in front of Rick Byers for another Dallas first down.

1596
01:54:37,960 --> 01:54:48,960
Yeah, that really aggravates the devil out of the defense too because even though you're blitzed, you get rid of the ball so quickly that you can't do much about it like throwing a piece of popcorn into the deep offensive line of the Dallas double.

1597
01:54:48,960 --> 01:54:50,960
Were they blitzing that time?

1598
01:54:50,960 --> 01:54:55,960
No, they weren't that time, but I say in the event that they were blitzing, why, it doesn't make any difference because you get rid of the ball so quickly.

1599
01:54:55,960 --> 01:55:00,960
The ball at the 43 of Atlanta. Pearson goes to the right and Tony Hill comes left.

1600
01:55:00,960 --> 01:55:04,960
The tight end is Dupree. He's on the right side.

1601
01:55:04,960 --> 01:55:08,960
They ought to do it again. It's the same situation, Jack. They've got all the room in the world.

1602
01:55:08,960 --> 01:55:10,960
Here's White back to throw again.

1603
01:55:10,960 --> 01:55:20,960
He throws it along. Tony Hill all alone and can't get it. Cannot get it at the five yard line. Tony Hill had run away from Rick Byers and Danny White missed him.

1604
01:55:20,960 --> 01:55:28,960
He was wide open and so was Dupree again on the same pattern underneath. It would be interesting to see if they come back and hit Dupree because he's a very high percentage pass.

1605
01:55:28,960 --> 01:55:38,960
He's wide open. There wasn't anybody around him. He gets the ball to him. He let him run, although he chose the right guy at that time because Hill was wide open. It was a chance for a home run. He just threw the ball too far out the front.

1606
01:55:38,960 --> 01:55:45,960
He was about five yards out in front of the speedy Tony Hill. I mean he can fly. Now second down and ten.

1607
01:55:45,960 --> 01:55:52,960
The tight end has been open throughout the game on that particular play and they've hit him three times.

1608
01:55:52,960 --> 01:56:06,960
Dupree's on the left side. It's second down and ten. Split back. White back to throw. Pops it out. It's caught by Dupree. The tight end. He pummels the ball and it goes out of bounds. It belongs to Dallas and there was a game of six yards on the play.

1609
01:56:06,960 --> 01:56:12,960
He pummelled the ball and it was knocked out of bounds. That by Brazina who tried to recover the bumball.

1610
01:56:12,960 --> 01:56:20,960
Thank you. Right on with the call. As you see the thing happening, I'm not detracting from your ability to do that, but it must be very obvious to you.

1611
01:56:20,960 --> 01:56:27,960
Well, it's just, you know, the way they're covering, you have to understand coverage, Jack, and see how they're playing to understand where they should throw the ball.

1612
01:56:27,960 --> 01:56:35,960
A lot of times, you know, even though it's clear they don't throw the ball to that particular individual, but the way it turned out, why they hit the right people the last two times.

1613
01:56:35,960 --> 01:56:41,960
Now it's third and three and they're in the eye. They shift out. All they have to do is throw a square out pattern again here.

1614
01:56:41,960 --> 01:56:48,960
And on third down, White back to throw a square out. Caught by Hill at the 30 yard line. First down. He's out of bounds.

1615
01:56:48,960 --> 01:56:59,960
Not out of bounds. The clock continues to run with 2.35 remaining in the third quarter, but a Dallas first down at the Atlanta 30 yard line and they're killing Rick Byas, the cornerback.

1616
01:56:59,960 --> 01:57:07,960
And he's got a tough score. How come he doesn't have any help over there? Well, it's a one on one situation. He can't get any help on a quick square out like that.

1617
01:57:07,960 --> 01:57:14,960
The only thing he can do is play him much tighter and then he's vulnerable for the deep batter. And the linebacker never falls off to help. He's always going the other way.

1618
01:57:14,960 --> 01:57:20,960
Well, by the time he gets there, it's over because it's a very quick pattern. He goes down six yards and breaks for the sideline and it's open.

1619
01:57:20,960 --> 01:57:26,960
Anytime you want to throw it, they're finding he sees that that's what the situation is and have done a good job there.

1620
01:57:26,960 --> 01:57:36,960
And he goes Dorsett running right. He gets about two or three yards before his pushback by Edgar Fields and Jim Bailey, primarily Bailey, the left tackle of Atlanta.

1621
01:57:36,960 --> 01:57:45,960
Couldn't be taken off his feet. And he made the first hit on Dorsett after a gain of a yard and a half. We'll call it two to the Atlanta 28.

1622
01:57:45,960 --> 01:57:57,960
One forty remaining in the third quarter score tied twenty twenty some football game which will find one of these teams, Atlanta or Dallas, eliminated when the final gun sounds.

1623
01:57:57,960 --> 01:58:02,960
I've had a hunch early on in this game, Ang. We're headed for an overtime game.

1624
01:58:02,960 --> 01:58:07,960
I haven't had that feeling at all, Jack. Never gave it a thought that you're right. It might happen.

1625
01:58:07,960 --> 01:58:12,960
Here's second down and eight for White. He's been chewing them up through the air.

1626
01:58:12,960 --> 01:58:18,960
And the great rush, the blitz is on. White has hit, throws the ball, caught by Dorsett.

1627
01:58:18,960 --> 01:58:25,960
It's a 35 to the 30, to the 20 and down to the 15-yard line with the play with Whistle dead.

1628
01:58:25,960 --> 01:58:30,960
Back at the 40-yard line and it's a sack. It's a sack of Danny White.

1629
01:58:30,960 --> 01:58:36,960
As the referee, Calipore, was simply protecting White, blew the whistle, blew the play dead.

1630
01:58:36,960 --> 01:58:45,960
Then tossed it off to Dorsett. He's up for it, comes to come and carry it to the 15-yard line, but the play was Whistle dead and it's third down and twenty for Dallas.

1631
01:58:45,960 --> 01:58:52,960
Edgar Fields that time did a good job of providing the rush and putting the pressure on Danny White, number 77.

1632
01:58:52,960 --> 01:58:55,960
The referee was just trying to protect him, Hank.

1633
01:58:55,960 --> 01:58:58,960
That's all he did. That's exactly right.

1634
01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:03,960
Actually, I think there was Cookendall who made the play. Blitz, a linebacker who blitzed on the play.

1635
01:59:03,960 --> 01:59:10,960
Fields was coming from the outside, but Cookendall was the one who made the tackle on Danny White.

1636
01:59:10,960 --> 01:59:18,960
Now it's third down and twenty. Dallas has to get to the 19 of Atlanta for a first down less than a minute, remaining in the third quarter.

1637
01:59:18,960 --> 01:59:24,960
This scores by 20 all and they'll be coming after Danny White this time. He's in the shotgun formation.

1638
01:59:24,960 --> 01:59:28,960
And on third down, he's back to throw. Everybody's coming after him.

1639
01:59:28,960 --> 01:59:33,960
He hears it out long down field and incomplete inside the five to Tony Hill.

1640
01:59:33,960 --> 01:59:37,960
Tony Hill just couldn't get there on the...

1641
01:59:37,960 --> 01:59:45,960
He had him open again that time, had he thrown the ball properly and on the money it would have been a touchdown, but he overthrew him.

1642
01:59:45,960 --> 01:59:51,960
And here again he was intimidated a little bit by the fact that he knew the blitz was coming and got rid of the ball a little bit quicker than he had to.

1643
01:59:51,960 --> 01:59:56,960
Forty seconds left in the third quarter. White will kick from about midfield.

1644
01:59:56,960 --> 02:00:01,960
And Rickman is back to receive it.

1645
02:00:01,960 --> 02:00:06,960
Billy Rickman standing on his ten.

1646
02:00:06,960 --> 02:00:14,960
He's averaged eight point two per punt return. He'll be handling the ball in dangerous territory if White kicks it to him.

1647
02:00:14,960 --> 02:00:25,960
There's the snap. There's the kick by White. Bounces at the three and goes into the end zone for a touchback. It's a touchback.

1648
02:00:25,960 --> 02:00:29,960
The ball bounced out to the field of play and the fans react because they don't know the rules.

1649
02:00:29,960 --> 02:00:33,960
The ball went into the end zone and therefore it is a touchback.

1650
02:00:33,960 --> 02:00:39,960
The only thing that could happen after that would be for the receiving team to get it and run it out of there, but it is a touchback.

1651
02:00:39,960 --> 02:00:45,960
You know, Atlanta really has had the big advantage as far as field position is concerned.

1652
02:00:45,960 --> 02:00:53,960
On five different occasions they had the ball on the plus 25, plus 40, plus 30, minus 45, plus 45.

1653
02:00:53,960 --> 02:00:59,960
Dallas on the other hand has only had field position twice, plus 49, minus 46.

1654
02:00:59,960 --> 02:01:05,960
Twenty-nine seconds left in the third quarter as Bartowski starts from his own twenty.

1655
02:01:05,960 --> 02:01:10,960
A blitz is on and Sandback gets outside. He's to the 30. And he is out of bounds.

1656
02:01:10,960 --> 02:01:15,960
They beat the blitz by running outside that time. And Charlie Waters finally got to him.

1657
02:01:15,960 --> 02:01:22,960
Yes, it was a safety blitz with Cliff Harris coming on the play. And they called the right play that time.

1658
02:01:22,960 --> 02:01:26,960
They guessed right. They ran outside and there was nobody there to pursue from the inside out.

1659
02:01:26,960 --> 02:01:28,960
He made a big gain in the play.

1660
02:01:28,960 --> 02:01:31,960
Fourteen yards, the first down to the Atlanta 34.

1661
02:01:31,960 --> 02:01:40,960
The wide receiver, Alfred Jackson, is out. Mitchell the tight end. I don't think he's caught a ball all day. He's quick left.

1662
02:01:40,960 --> 02:01:44,960
Look how much room he's got over there. He's wide open over there. They haven't thrown a ball to him yet.

1663
02:01:44,960 --> 02:01:50,960
Bartowski back to throw. He looks. He throws it over the middle and it is intercepted by Dallas.

1664
02:01:50,960 --> 02:01:56,960
They come back the other way. Aaron Kyle has it at the 45. He is down to the 40 of Atlanta.

1665
02:01:56,960 --> 02:02:01,960
Aaron Kyle had it go off the hands of his teammate Charlie Waters.

1666
02:02:01,960 --> 02:02:06,960
And Kyle intercepted with twelve seconds left in the quarter.

1667
02:02:06,960 --> 02:02:10,960
They went ahead of the game with three interceptions. That makes it number four.

1668
02:02:10,960 --> 02:02:15,960
Applied down the penalty against Atlanta. It's defined. Dallas keeps the ball.

1669
02:02:15,960 --> 02:02:20,960
And they have it at the 39 yard line and an Atlanta player is into it across the field.

1670
02:02:20,960 --> 02:02:26,960
Now they put it at the 40 yard line of Atlanta with twelve seconds left in the half.

1671
02:02:26,960 --> 02:02:30,960
What about that pass pattern and throw, Hank?

1672
02:02:30,960 --> 02:02:36,960
Well that time he threw the ball poorly, very obviously, Jack.

1673
02:02:36,960 --> 02:02:43,960
And a very alert play by Aaron Kyle who got to ricochet ball and made the interception.

1674
02:02:43,960 --> 02:02:47,960
He went in the game with three. Now he has four interceptions.

1675
02:02:47,960 --> 02:02:51,960
Benny Barnes has five. Kyle has three. Waters has four.

1676
02:02:51,960 --> 02:02:57,960
And Cliff Harris has four. Very good balance on the part of interception on the part of the Dallas Cowboys' secondary.

1677
02:02:57,960 --> 02:03:03,960
Yeah, they picked off 23 during the regular season. Recovered 13 bubbles at 58 sacks.

1678
02:03:03,960 --> 02:03:07,960
They're formidable upon them, but Atlanta has moved the ball against them.

1679
02:03:07,960 --> 02:03:13,960
That has led a couple of times here. Dallas has been ahead. We're tied 20-20. Twelve seconds left in the quarter.

1680
02:03:13,960 --> 02:03:17,960
After punting a moment ago, Dallas gets it back on the interception.

1681
02:03:17,960 --> 02:03:20,960
They throw the ball on first down here, Jack.

1682
02:03:20,960 --> 02:03:25,960
Danny White at quarterback. Hands off on an end-around play to the tight end of three.

1683
02:03:25,960 --> 02:03:30,960
Breaks the tackle at the 30. Down to the 25. Down near the 20 yard line.

1684
02:03:30,960 --> 02:03:33,960
Beautiful deception on the play.

1685
02:03:33,960 --> 02:03:41,960
It was the defensive end. Edgar Fields who finally stopped Dupree on the play that marks the end of the third quarter.

1686
02:03:41,960 --> 02:03:48,960
When we resume with 15 minutes left to play, Dallas will add the ball first down at the Atlanta 20 yard line.

1687
02:03:48,960 --> 02:03:55,960
The end of the first of the third quarter with the score Dallas 20, Atlanta 20.

1688
02:03:55,960 --> 02:04:04,960
The Los Angeles Rams were favored by 9.5 points to beat the Minnesota Vikings in their first NFL playoff game last season.

1689
02:04:04,960 --> 02:04:08,960
It rained in Los Angeles and the Vikings won in the mud 14-7.

1690
02:04:08,960 --> 02:04:14,960
Los Angeles has been made a little more than a touchdown choice against the Vikings in their first playoff game Sunday.

1691
02:04:14,960 --> 02:04:18,960
And it's not supposed to rain in Los Angeles on Sunday.

1692
02:04:18,960 --> 02:04:24,960
According to Rams owner, Carol Rosenblum, he checked with a weatherman and the weatherman says it's supposed to be a beautiful sunny day.

1693
02:04:24,960 --> 02:04:30,960
But Rosenblum goes on to say, I don't think the weather will have any effect on the outcome of Sunday's game.

1694
02:04:30,960 --> 02:04:39,960
The Rams coaches and players have been talking that way all week, but the feeling persists that the Vikings who won the NSC Central title with a mediocre 8-7-1 record

1695
02:04:39,960 --> 02:04:43,960
have something extra going for them against the Rams in the playoffs.

1696
02:04:43,960 --> 02:04:48,960
And that fact is that they are 4-0 against Los Angeles in playoff games.

1697
02:04:48,960 --> 02:04:52,960
Last season's playoff shocker cost Coach Chuck Knox his job.

1698
02:04:52,960 --> 02:04:56,960
He wasn't officially fired, but the displeasure was evident.

1699
02:04:56,960 --> 02:05:00,960
Dallas Cowboys have won six games in a row.

1700
02:05:00,960 --> 02:05:04,960
They're involved in a humdinger here in Texas.

1701
02:05:04,960 --> 02:05:08,960
They're dominating the stats so far in total offense, Jack, right now.

1702
02:05:08,960 --> 02:05:12,960
Dallas 332, totally arc. Atlanta 141.

1703
02:05:12,960 --> 02:05:19,960
Did you get the impression that Atlanta has sat on the ball when they've had it here, or did they try to move it in the third quarter?

1704
02:05:19,960 --> 02:05:27,960
Well, you know, they're a very, very unusual team. They're very conservative when they're even or ahead.

1705
02:05:27,960 --> 02:05:31,960
Once they get behind, they change personalities completely. They're like the Hulks.

1706
02:05:31,960 --> 02:05:41,960
Once they have to get something done when they're behind, but it's hard to understand why they don't execute that kind of aggressive attitude when the game is even or when they're ahead.

1707
02:05:41,960 --> 02:05:45,960
How do you assess the work of Danny White filling in for Staubach here?

1708
02:05:45,960 --> 02:05:53,960
The facts are facts. He's 9 of 14 with one interception, one touchdown for 109 yards. Very impressive.

1709
02:05:53,960 --> 02:05:57,960
And he has the first down at the Atlanta 20-yard line.

1710
02:05:57,960 --> 02:06:01,960
Pearson goes to the left. The two tight ends, Dupree and Smith, are in there.

1711
02:06:01,960 --> 02:06:03,960
Laid low on Dorsetta, the running back.

1712
02:06:03,960 --> 02:06:07,960
And on first down, they shift into the I-formation.

1713
02:06:07,960 --> 02:06:13,960
And White gives to Dorsett, comes back up the middle, goes outside, spins, goes to the 15.

1714
02:06:13,960 --> 02:06:20,960
And about the 13-yard line goes Tony Dorsett. He picked up about seven yards with a slashing brilliant run.

1715
02:06:20,960 --> 02:06:24,960
And they say he went out of bounds at the 15, giving him a five-yard gain.

1716
02:06:24,960 --> 02:06:37,960
He fumbled a ball and Scott Laidlaw was very alert and scooped the ball up because he was rolling around loosely that time and would have been recovered by Atlanta had Laidlaw not recovered that fumble.

1717
02:06:37,960 --> 02:06:41,960
The Cowboys are at the 15-yard line.

1718
02:06:41,960 --> 02:06:45,960
And Dorsetta picked up seven and fumbled it back a couple of yards.

1719
02:06:45,960 --> 02:06:51,960
And Laidlaw, trailing on the play, took it out of bounds at the 15-yard line.

1720
02:06:51,960 --> 02:06:53,960
Now Hill goes left and Pearson is right.

1721
02:06:53,960 --> 02:06:57,960
The second and five for Dallas, tied with the latter here, 20-20.

1722
02:06:57,960 --> 02:07:01,960
And Laidlaw tries to find running room. Got only a yard.

1723
02:07:01,960 --> 02:07:05,960
He was hit right at the line of scrimmage by Jeff Murrow.

1724
02:07:05,960 --> 02:07:12,960
N-E-double-R-O-W, the defensive end, along with Keikin-Dahl, the linebacker, Laidlaw going only a yard.

1725
02:07:12,960 --> 02:07:20,960
They shuttle in the plays with the guards, as they call the plays from the Dallas bench.

1726
02:07:20,960 --> 02:07:26,960
The ball's to the 14. And it's third down and four. Here's a key play.

1727
02:07:26,960 --> 02:07:33,960
May cause them to settle for three rather than get the touchdown if Atlanta's able to stop them here.

1728
02:07:33,960 --> 02:07:37,960
The square out is still there, Jack. They did it the last time they had a short yardage situation.

1729
02:07:37,960 --> 02:07:45,960
White's back to throw. He looks, he throws, and it is intercepted at the one-yard line by Atlanta.

1730
02:07:45,960 --> 02:07:52,960
So Dallas comes away empty as the ball is intercepted by Frank Reed.

1731
02:07:52,960 --> 02:07:58,960
Now they say no. One of the other officials has overruled it and said the ball hit the deck.

1732
02:07:58,960 --> 02:08:03,960
Reed made a diving catch after a deflection and it is fourth down.

1733
02:08:03,960 --> 02:08:07,960
For Dallas, they still have the ball. Reed is in an uproar.

1734
02:08:07,960 --> 02:08:11,960
As is Helmidoff cleaning up the officials who overruled him.

1735
02:08:11,960 --> 02:08:16,960
Rosina is trying to keep Frank Reed from being penalized.

1736
02:08:16,960 --> 02:08:18,960
How'd it look to you, Coach?

1737
02:08:18,960 --> 02:08:20,960
I very honestly thought he made the intercept.

1738
02:08:20,960 --> 02:08:23,960
I did, too.

1739
02:08:23,960 --> 02:08:27,960
Reed is complaining that he had caught it at the one-yard line.

1740
02:08:27,960 --> 02:08:34,960
And now the ball will be held by Waters at the 22, a 32-yard field goal attempt by Septien,

1741
02:08:34,960 --> 02:08:37,960
trying to put Dallas back out in front.

1742
02:08:37,960 --> 02:08:41,960
Waters gets it down. Septien kicks it off to the right, no good.

1743
02:08:41,960 --> 02:08:45,960
And they do come away empty, the Cowboys do.

1744
02:08:45,960 --> 02:08:51,960
A 32-yard miss by Septien and the Atlanta Club gets the ball, still tied.

1745
02:08:51,960 --> 02:08:55,960
14-0-3 remaining in the game.

1746
02:08:55,960 --> 02:08:59,960
Atlanta's ball first down at their own 20 with a score.

1747
02:08:59,960 --> 02:09:03,960
Dallas 20, Atlanta 20, let's take time out.

1748
02:09:03,960 --> 02:09:11,960
Well, a tough call by the officials on that, but replay on CBS indicates that that ball was indeed trapped.

1749
02:09:11,960 --> 02:09:17,960
You know, it's so easy for me to sit here at AFRTS in Washington, or the guys up in the press box.

1750
02:09:17,960 --> 02:09:22,960
You know, there's an old saying, but it's very true, and that's this, no one ever blows a call up in the press box.

1751
02:09:22,960 --> 02:09:30,960
That call was not blown, it was a very good call, but again, Fritz Graff, the official making that call,

1752
02:09:30,960 --> 02:09:37,960
this is his 19th year in the National Football League, one of the senior officials in the National Football League.

1753
02:09:37,960 --> 02:09:42,960
Pretty tough call, but with six officials this year, that's one of the advantages.

1754
02:09:42,960 --> 02:09:49,960
You get a lot of different angles on a particular call, but Graff did one thing that sometimes is good at doing, sometimes it's not.

1755
02:09:49,960 --> 02:09:53,960
He checked with his fellow officials, and the idea there, of course, is to get the call right,

1756
02:09:53,960 --> 02:09:59,960
but of course, sometimes when you do that, you let people think that you might be in a little bit of doubt of your call,

1757
02:09:59,960 --> 02:10:04,960
but he called it, and he called it right, at least according to a look on the replay.

1758
02:10:04,960 --> 02:10:12,960
Instead of being given the interception of their own one, Atlanta makes out the better board after the missed field goal,

1759
02:10:12,960 --> 02:10:15,960
they're at their 20-yard line.

1760
02:10:15,960 --> 02:10:23,960
Kachowski ends off to his running back, and here comes Standback out for about 10 yards over the left side, near the 30-yard line.

1761
02:10:23,960 --> 02:10:29,960
Bubba Bean, the little guy, the little back, threw a block and helped clear the way,

1762
02:10:29,960 --> 02:10:36,960
along with the offensive tackle Phil McKinley, who pulled and was out there leading the appearance,

1763
02:10:36,960 --> 02:10:43,960
along with Mike Kent, the other tackle, and a gain of nine by Haskell Standback, injured earlier, back in there now.

1764
02:10:43,960 --> 02:10:46,960
And has only made one first down so far in the second half, Jack.

1765
02:10:46,960 --> 02:10:52,960
They're just about to get another one, it would appear, second and one from their own 29.

1766
02:10:52,960 --> 02:11:00,960
And oh, they didn't make it that time. It was Randy White running into Bubba Bean.

1767
02:11:00,960 --> 02:11:06,960
Standback again, getting him in an upright position and then just stopping him right in his tracks.

1768
02:11:06,960 --> 02:11:13,960
Bob Rooney, the middle linebacker, was also involved in that play along with Dee Dee Lewis, the right linebacker.

1769
02:11:13,960 --> 02:11:18,960
So it is third and one from their 29.

1770
02:11:18,960 --> 02:11:27,960
And they put in the two tight ends. Jim Wright, the rookie from Texas Christian, is in there.

1771
02:11:27,960 --> 02:11:32,960
Larry Cole, Larry Bethe, checking for Dallas.

1772
02:11:32,960 --> 02:11:37,960
Third down and one from their own 29 for Atlanta with a key play. 12.43 left.

1773
02:11:37,960 --> 02:11:44,960
Here's Standback, and he's a baker to him and a sack of Barskowski back in the 20-yard line.

1774
02:11:44,960 --> 02:11:48,960
Randy White again on Larry Cole, primarily.

1775
02:11:48,960 --> 02:11:53,960
Kicking time for Atlanta.

1776
02:11:53,960 --> 02:11:59,960
A sack by Dallas. They've gotten him a few times. That's the fifth time they have sacked Barskowski.

1777
02:11:59,960 --> 02:12:07,960
Play action fast that time, and he had Francis breaking open downfield, but he just couldn't get the ball to him because of the rush.

1778
02:12:07,960 --> 02:12:16,960
And now we have John James standing at his five about to punt the ball to put Johnson, who is at his own 40.

1779
02:12:16,960 --> 02:12:22,960
Funny time in this game. A lot of things will happen before the curtain comes down.

1780
02:12:22,960 --> 02:12:29,960
Dallas has done a real good job of confusing the blocking responsibilities on kick situations with all the jumping around they're doing.

1781
02:12:29,960 --> 02:12:35,960
They have 10 men at the line of scrimmage. There is a snap. The rush. They don't get it, but it's a bad kick by James.

1782
02:12:35,960 --> 02:12:42,960
And it bounces out of bounds at the 30-yard line of Atlanta.

1783
02:12:42,960 --> 02:12:50,960
James with his hands on his hips. Comes off the field thoroughly disgusted with that kick.

1784
02:12:50,960 --> 02:12:55,960
Greg Brazina got into a little break-up along the sideline with Bruce Hother, the linebacker.

1785
02:12:55,960 --> 02:13:02,960
12-0-1 left in the game. I don't know if there will be any yardage marked off here.

1786
02:13:02,960 --> 02:13:06,960
But a terrible punt by John James.

1787
02:13:06,960 --> 02:13:18,960
He shanks that one, and it went out of bounds at the Atlanta, well, they mark it at the 20-yard line of Atlanta.

1788
02:13:18,960 --> 02:13:19,960
The

1789
02:13:19,960 --> 02:13:24,960
Buckeyes are about to make a 4-yard mistake. That's a 30-yard line of Atlanta.

1790
02:13:24,960 --> 02:13:26,960
How long was that punt?

1791
02:13:26,960 --> 02:13:29,960
10 yards.

1792
02:13:29,960 --> 02:13:37,960
I saw Bobby A's make one like that at the Pro Bowl game, Hank. They didn't have any kickers, and A's kicked one about 9 yards.

1793
02:13:37,960 --> 02:13:44,960
A 10-yard punt gives Dallas a scoring chance from the Atlanta 30.

1794
02:13:44,960 --> 02:13:46,960
Looks like they're going to run left.

1795
02:13:46,960 --> 02:13:51,960
With Dorset and Laidlaw in the backfield, and Pearson in motion, they come the other way with Dorset.

1796
02:13:51,960 --> 02:13:55,960
Behind the block of Laidlaw, he cuts it back down near the 20-yard line.

1797
02:13:55,960 --> 02:13:57,960
Looks like he's got a first down.

1798
02:13:57,960 --> 02:14:01,960
And now a flag goes down. Who's doing what to whom down there?

1799
02:14:01,960 --> 02:14:06,960
As hefers flair, another flag is down.

1800
02:14:06,960 --> 02:14:10,960
Laidlaw got a good block, and Dorset cut it back.

1801
02:14:10,960 --> 02:14:16,960
And now it's against Atlanta. The flag has been thrown.

1802
02:14:16,960 --> 02:14:20,960
Dallas was penalized a moment ago.

1803
02:14:20,960 --> 02:14:24,960
Brazina was into it again downfield.

1804
02:14:24,960 --> 02:14:32,960
And the ball is marked to the 10.

1805
02:14:32,960 --> 02:14:40,960
A personal foul on this area of the 59th defense first down.

1806
02:14:40,960 --> 02:14:43,960
Number 59, Pennywell.

1807
02:14:43,960 --> 02:14:47,960
The middle linebacker was caught on a personal foul. Did you see what he did, Hank?

1808
02:14:47,960 --> 02:14:49,960
No, I sure didn't.

1809
02:14:49,960 --> 02:14:54,960
But they've been throwing late elbows and everything.

1810
02:14:54,960 --> 02:14:59,960
And his first and goal is a 10-yard line for Dallas with a score tied 20 all.

1811
02:14:59,960 --> 02:15:03,960
51 remaining in the game.

1812
02:15:03,960 --> 02:15:07,960
And on first down, there was movement by the tight end Dupree.

1813
02:15:07,960 --> 02:15:10,960
The pass is thrown, caught by Laidlaw.

1814
02:15:10,960 --> 02:15:15,960
He's out of bounds, but I'm almost certain that this penalty will be against

1815
02:15:15,960 --> 02:15:19,960
Dallas and Billy Joe Dupree, who beat the snapcops.

1816
02:15:19,960 --> 02:15:24,960
In which case, it would make a first and goal from the 15-yard line.

1817
02:15:24,960 --> 02:15:32,960
Left 45 left in the game, score tied 20-20.

1818
02:15:32,960 --> 02:15:38,960
The Dallas fans won't boo this decision because they all saw it.

1819
02:15:38,960 --> 02:15:44,960
Yeah, it was really obvious Dupree jumped offside prematurely and they get a set 5-yard.

1820
02:15:44,960 --> 02:15:47,960
But there's a listen to the foul from Dallas.

1821
02:15:47,960 --> 02:15:51,960
Offside 89, offense first down.

1822
02:15:51,960 --> 02:15:56,960
The offside call against Dallas makes it first and goal from the 15-yard line.

1823
02:15:56,960 --> 02:15:59,960
You know, Atlanta's third in the National Football League in penalties,

1824
02:15:59,960 --> 02:16:05,960
and today they already have six penalties for 66 yards.

1825
02:16:05,960 --> 02:16:09,960
On first and long, Danny White at quarterback.

1826
02:16:09,960 --> 02:16:12,960
With Pearson on the right side.

1827
02:16:12,960 --> 02:16:14,960
Hands the ball off in the running play.

1828
02:16:14,960 --> 02:16:22,960
And going down inside the 10-to-the-5, down to the one-yard line goes Scott Laidlaw.

1829
02:16:22,960 --> 02:16:25,960
Rolland Lawrence came up and got him.

1830
02:16:25,960 --> 02:16:30,960
Tremendous a touchdown, but the ball is right at the goal line.

1831
02:16:30,960 --> 02:16:34,960
And this will be second down, and Atlanta players are strewn all over the field,

1832
02:16:34,960 --> 02:16:37,960
two of them shaking up.

1833
02:16:37,960 --> 02:16:44,960
God Laidlaw's had a fine running day, he's piled up some yardage as has Bubba Bean of Atlanta.

1834
02:16:44,960 --> 02:16:48,960
That was a trap play with Herbert Scott, their left guard trapping.

1835
02:16:48,960 --> 02:16:53,960
He wanted to really trap Mike Lewis, but Mike Lewis came inside very tough.

1836
02:16:53,960 --> 02:16:57,960
He jumped on the outside of Lewis and popped into the scoring area,

1837
02:16:57,960 --> 02:16:59,960
just about a yard short of the goal line.

1838
02:16:59,960 --> 02:17:03,960
A big personnel loss as Rolland Lawrence comes limping off the field, Hank.

1839
02:17:03,960 --> 02:17:08,960
He's injured him.

1840
02:17:08,960 --> 02:17:12,960
Rolland Lawrence, the cornerback, is injured.

1841
02:17:12,960 --> 02:17:14,960
And he's on the sideline.

1842
02:17:14,960 --> 02:17:17,960
You know what I can't see, Hank?

1843
02:17:17,960 --> 02:17:21,960
It's second down, and I don't know if it's second and goal.

1844
02:17:21,960 --> 02:17:25,960
Is that forward marker right on the goal line or not?

1845
02:17:25,960 --> 02:17:27,960
I think, could they get a first down?

1846
02:17:27,960 --> 02:17:28,960
Yes, I think they could.

1847
02:17:28,960 --> 02:17:29,960
Without getting a touchdown?

1848
02:17:29,960 --> 02:17:31,960
Yes.

1849
02:17:31,960 --> 02:17:32,960
So it's second down and inches.

1850
02:17:32,960 --> 02:17:35,960
They could get a first down without getting a touchdown.

1851
02:17:35,960 --> 02:17:36,960
Dallas could.

1852
02:17:36,960 --> 02:17:41,960
11-28 remaining in the game.

1853
02:17:41,960 --> 02:17:43,960
Danny White filling in for the injured.

1854
02:17:43,960 --> 02:17:46,960
Rodgers, stop box, trying to put his club on top again.

1855
02:17:46,960 --> 02:17:50,960
The two tight ends are Smith on the right side, Dupree on the left side.

1856
02:17:50,960 --> 02:17:52,960
They're in the high formation.

1857
02:17:52,960 --> 02:17:53,960
Split backs now.

1858
02:17:53,960 --> 02:17:56,960
Laidlaw on door set.

1859
02:17:56,960 --> 02:18:00,960
On the second down, Danny White gives it to Laidlaw.

1860
02:18:00,960 --> 02:18:03,960
To the goal line and did not get in.

1861
02:18:03,960 --> 02:18:07,960
Did not get in.

1862
02:18:07,960 --> 02:18:12,960
Now they'll measure and see if it is a first down, which it would appear to be.

1863
02:18:12,960 --> 02:18:17,960
That was another trap that time.

1864
02:18:17,960 --> 02:18:21,960
Well, the old personal foul, the flag thrown against Atlanta a moment ago,

1865
02:18:21,960 --> 02:18:23,960
had a lot to do with it.

1866
02:18:23,960 --> 02:18:31,960
Dallas drive, 11-01 remaining in the game.

1867
02:18:31,960 --> 02:18:33,960
They're going to measure.

1868
02:18:33,960 --> 02:18:37,960
Ball right on the goal, right at the goal line.

1869
02:18:37,960 --> 02:18:42,960
And if it indeed is a first down, it'll be a first down and about two inches to go.

1870
02:18:42,960 --> 02:18:48,960
It is a first down for Dallas.

1871
02:18:48,960 --> 02:18:52,960
Two inches away.

1872
02:18:52,960 --> 02:18:54,960
I mean just two inches away.

1873
02:18:54,960 --> 02:18:56,960
They take out the wide receiver, Drew Kersen.

1874
02:18:56,960 --> 02:18:59,960
They keep the two tight ends in there.

1875
02:18:59,960 --> 02:19:01,960
Smith and Dupree.

1876
02:19:01,960 --> 02:19:04,960
10-55 remaining in the game.

1877
02:19:04,960 --> 02:19:08,960
But Johnson is in as a wide receiver, tight formation otherwise.

1878
02:19:08,960 --> 02:19:10,960
In the high formation now.

1879
02:19:10,960 --> 02:19:15,960
First down, Dallas trying to regain the lead.

1880
02:19:15,960 --> 02:19:22,960
It is Laidlaw and he has stopped again, caught in midair and driven back.

1881
02:19:22,960 --> 02:19:25,960
Right at the line of scrimmage, two inches away.

1882
02:19:25,960 --> 02:19:29,960
He keeps leaving his feet, Coach, and they're flucking him off in midair.

1883
02:19:29,960 --> 02:19:34,960
Well, usually the defensive linemen come in very low and you want to get over the top.

1884
02:19:34,960 --> 02:19:39,960
But that time the safety man, Frank Reed, did a good job along with Kukendall,

1885
02:19:39,960 --> 02:19:44,960
who made the stop at the line of scrimmage and prevented him from going in for the touchdown.

1886
02:19:44,960 --> 02:19:47,960
Second and goal.

1887
02:19:47,960 --> 02:19:50,960
And now 10 minutes remaining in the game.

1888
02:19:50,960 --> 02:19:54,960
Score tied, 20-20.

1889
02:19:54,960 --> 02:19:55,960
Dallas tied it up.

1890
02:19:55,960 --> 02:19:59,960
They got the last points on the board.

1891
02:19:59,960 --> 02:20:02,960
Atlanta really tough on defense.

1892
02:20:02,960 --> 02:20:04,960
They send up an eight-man front.

1893
02:20:04,960 --> 02:20:09,960
They're in the high formation and Laidlaw gets the touchdown.

1894
02:20:09,960 --> 02:20:12,960
Laidlaw gets the touchdown over the left side.

1895
02:20:12,960 --> 02:20:29,960
And Dallas goes on, got 26-20 with 946 remaining.

1896
02:20:29,960 --> 02:20:34,960
A wild playoff game, massively different than anticipated by most people.

1897
02:20:34,960 --> 02:20:45,960
Here's the extra point attempt, and don't take this one for granted.

1898
02:20:45,960 --> 02:20:47,960
It's quite meaningful.

1899
02:20:47,960 --> 02:20:49,960
Waters will put it down, set the end, kicks it.

1900
02:20:49,960 --> 02:20:51,960
It's good.

1901
02:20:51,960 --> 02:20:56,960
And it's a seven-point lead for Dallas with 946 left in the game.

1902
02:20:56,960 --> 02:20:59,960
There's a timeout on the field with a score.

1903
02:20:59,960 --> 02:21:04,960
Dallas 27 and Atlanta 20.

1904
02:21:04,960 --> 02:21:13,960
So far in the second half, the Atlanta team really has not been able to generate any kind of a consistent personality offensively.

1905
02:21:13,960 --> 02:21:19,960
And even though they had good field position in the first half, the second half has just been the opposite way.

1906
02:21:19,960 --> 02:21:23,960
They got the first position on their own 14, and next time on their own 14.

1907
02:21:23,960 --> 02:21:24,960
Then they got a good break.

1908
02:21:24,960 --> 02:21:27,960
They got it on the 45-yard line of Dallas.

1909
02:21:27,960 --> 02:21:30,960
But they didn't succeed in making the yardage for the first down.

1910
02:21:30,960 --> 02:21:31,960
We're forced to punt.

1911
02:21:31,960 --> 02:21:35,960
The next time they got the ball was on their own 20, the next time on their own 20.

1912
02:21:35,960 --> 02:21:39,960
So they really didn't have good field position like they had early in the game.

1913
02:21:39,960 --> 02:21:54,960
On the other hand, the Dallas team wound up with good field position, got the ball on the plus 30 of the Atlanta team on the last drive to put them ahead 27-20 with 946 left in the fourth quarter.

1914
02:21:54,960 --> 02:22:00,960
Prior to that, Dallas had the ball on the 41-yard line of Atlanta and had good field position.

1915
02:22:00,960 --> 02:22:07,960
So the field position structure has changed dramatically in the second half.

1916
02:22:07,960 --> 02:22:10,960
This game has been tied twice.

1917
02:22:10,960 --> 02:22:13,960
Dallas has had the lead three times.

1918
02:22:13,960 --> 02:22:16,960
Atlanta's had the lead three times.

1919
02:22:16,960 --> 02:22:22,960
This is the biggest lead of the afternoon for the Cowboys, who's 70-n will kick it off.

1920
02:22:22,960 --> 02:22:25,960
These stats tell the whole story in the second half.

1921
02:22:25,960 --> 02:22:30,960
Atlanta has had only one first down, minus 9 yards passing, 38 yards rushing.

1922
02:22:30,960 --> 02:22:31,960
Jack, that tells the whole story.

1923
02:22:31,960 --> 02:22:37,960
It's a line drive kick that zones into and out of the end zone.

1924
02:22:37,960 --> 02:22:41,960
A line drive knuckleballing kick by Rafael Septien.

1925
02:22:41,960 --> 02:22:43,960
And Atlanta will start from their own 20.

1926
02:22:43,960 --> 02:22:45,960
And now they're under the gun.

1927
02:22:45,960 --> 02:22:47,960
The gun will sound in 9 minutes and 39 seconds.

1928
02:22:47,960 --> 02:22:50,960
And Atlanta trails by 7.

1929
02:22:50,960 --> 02:22:53,960
Dallas seems to be the pressure of the two teams.

1930
02:22:53,960 --> 02:22:54,960
Hank, do you notice that?

1931
02:22:54,960 --> 02:22:56,960
Yes, I think you're right.

1932
02:22:56,960 --> 02:22:58,960
They have a little bit more bounce at this stage of the game.

1933
02:22:58,960 --> 02:23:01,960
You know, sometimes when you lose your quarterback or a key performer,

1934
02:23:01,960 --> 02:23:04,960
sometimes it acts as a catalyst.

1935
02:23:04,960 --> 02:23:05,960
And it's very inspiring.

1936
02:23:05,960 --> 02:23:09,960
It looks like this team has really played inspired football once they lost Roger Sabat.

1937
02:23:09,960 --> 02:23:12,960
Let's see what Barkowski can get done.

1938
02:23:12,960 --> 02:23:14,960
First down from his own 20-yard line.

1939
02:23:14,960 --> 02:23:16,960
Going from our right to our left, he's back to throw.

1940
02:23:16,960 --> 02:23:19,960
He's rushed, he looks, he throws the screen, and it is caught.

1941
02:23:19,960 --> 02:23:25,960
At the 30-yard, 20-yard line, and the play comes out beyond the 25 for a pickup.

1942
02:23:25,960 --> 02:23:30,960
As Haskell stand back caught that one, and Barkowski was lucky that somebody else didn't pick it off.

1943
02:23:30,960 --> 02:23:36,960
Randy White was all over Barkowski, but he got rid of the ball for a gain of 7 yards.

1944
02:23:36,960 --> 02:23:40,960
He expressed a good touch on that last pass because he threw it over the top

1945
02:23:40,960 --> 02:23:46,960
and got it to the receiver in good shape and picked up 7 yards on the play, makes a second and 3.

1946
02:23:46,960 --> 02:23:51,960
I still have a feeling in my bones about an overtime game.

1947
02:23:51,960 --> 02:23:56,960
Here's Barkowski handing off and a tackle in the backfield and a loss on the play.

1948
02:23:56,960 --> 02:24:01,960
George Franklin was dripped up by Harvey Martin for a loss on the play.

1949
02:24:01,960 --> 02:24:05,960
Back at the 21, it's going to be a 39.

1950
02:24:05,960 --> 02:24:06,960
That was a big play.

1951
02:24:06,960 --> 02:24:10,960
Yes it was, and you know that's the first time we've said anything at all about Harvey Martin.

1952
02:24:10,960 --> 02:24:13,960
You didn't even know he was in a ball game until that last play.

1953
02:24:13,960 --> 02:24:18,960
We have 838 remaining in the game.

1954
02:24:18,960 --> 02:24:24,960
The ball is back at the 21-yard line of Atlanta, and they have third down and nine.

1955
02:24:24,960 --> 02:24:28,960
Things might be crumbling out from under them.

1956
02:24:28,960 --> 02:24:37,960
After struggling everyone here in Texas Stadium, Barkowski on third down, the blitz is on.

1957
02:24:37,960 --> 02:24:43,960
He's back to throw, he runs and throws, and it is incomplete.

1958
02:24:43,960 --> 02:24:47,960
Incomplete, and brother, that was very close to interference.

1959
02:24:47,960 --> 02:24:54,960
Billy Richmond was about to catch the ball, and he was heavily covered by Benny Barnes,

1960
02:24:54,960 --> 02:24:56,960
who came within an eyelash that had been interfering with the match.

1961
02:24:56,960 --> 02:25:00,960
Yes, it was very close. It could have been called either way, Jack.

1962
02:25:00,960 --> 02:25:03,960
But the officials evidently didn't think it was pass interference.

1963
02:25:03,960 --> 02:25:07,960
Very honestly, from this vantage point, I thought it was.

1964
02:25:07,960 --> 02:25:15,960
It's kicking time for James who got off an 11-yard putt a moment ago.

1965
02:25:15,960 --> 02:25:19,960
And Dallas shows the big rush.

1966
02:25:19,960 --> 02:25:22,960
The snap of the ball.

1967
02:25:22,960 --> 02:25:25,960
Still yet to come.

1968
02:25:25,960 --> 02:25:28,960
Still yet to come. Now it's high, handled by James.

1969
02:25:28,960 --> 02:25:33,960
He kicks it off down to the Dallas 43, taken by Johnson, the 45 to midfield,

1970
02:25:33,960 --> 02:25:35,960
and the 45 is Atlanta.

1971
02:25:35,960 --> 02:25:40,960
And down near the 40-yard line are the Dallas Cowboys in Atlanta territory.

1972
02:25:40,960 --> 02:25:44,960
And Mike Gostezino made the Atlanta tackle.

1973
02:25:44,960 --> 02:25:50,960
With 8.01 remaining, the Cowboys lead by the score of 27-20.

1974
02:25:50,960 --> 02:25:54,960
And there's the timeout. They have the ball at the Atlanta 41.

1975
02:25:54,960 --> 02:26:00,960
And with the score, Dallas 27, Atlanta 20, let's take timeout.

1976
02:26:00,960 --> 02:26:03,960
With his early-season mental lapses hopefully behind him,

1977
02:26:03,960 --> 02:26:07,960
the talk about Steve Grogan has now turned to a physical well-being.

1978
02:26:07,960 --> 02:26:11,960
The New England Patriots quarterback said Friday his strained left knee

1979
02:26:11,960 --> 02:26:17,960
should present no problems when he leads the path into the AFC semifinal playoff game of the Houston Oilers.

1980
02:26:17,960 --> 02:26:20,960
Coach Chuck Fairbanks said he doubted Grogan would have been ready to play

1981
02:26:20,960 --> 02:26:25,960
had the Patriots played last weekend, but he expects his quarterback to be ready on Sunday.

1982
02:26:25,960 --> 02:26:29,960
Fairbanks said Grogan's slow start this season was partially due to the paralyzing injury

1983
02:26:29,960 --> 02:26:33,960
suffered by Darrell Stingley in an August 12 exhibition game.

1984
02:26:33,960 --> 02:26:38,960
Grogan's pass was a bit overthrown, and Stingley fractured two vertebrae when he leaped for the ball

1985
02:26:38,960 --> 02:26:41,960
and was hit in midair by Oakland's Jack Tatum.

1986
02:26:41,960 --> 02:26:45,960
Steve had a period of time where he was upset over Darrell's injury,

1987
02:26:45,960 --> 02:26:49,960
and there was a period when he wasn't throwing the ball very well and subconsciously

1988
02:26:49,960 --> 02:26:51,960
wanted his receivers to be wide open.

1989
02:26:51,960 --> 02:26:54,960
Those are the comments from head coach Chuck Fairbanks.

1990
02:26:54,960 --> 02:26:58,960
So the New England Patriots and the Houston Oilers on Sunday.

1991
02:26:58,960 --> 02:27:07,960
Earlier today, Pittsburgh eliminated Denver 33-10.

1992
02:27:07,960 --> 02:27:12,960
Here Dallas leads 27-20, first down of the Atlanta 41-yard line.

1993
02:27:12,960 --> 02:27:17,960
And on first down, Danny White out of the eye, gives the door set,

1994
02:27:17,960 --> 02:27:21,960
and the man running over the middle got two or three yards.

1995
02:27:21,960 --> 02:27:25,960
As he went over the left side, found little to go on, went up into the air,

1996
02:27:25,960 --> 02:27:28,960
spun forward, Robert Pennywell, the middle linebacker, got him.

1997
02:27:28,960 --> 02:27:32,960
Now we're under eight minutes remaining in the game, 7.45.

1998
02:27:32,960 --> 02:27:36,960
Yes, earlier today, Pittsburgh defeated Denver 33-10,

1999
02:27:36,960 --> 02:27:43,960
and Pittsburgh will host the championship game against either New England or Houston.

2000
02:27:43,960 --> 02:27:47,960
That will be determined tomorrow. You'll hear the game on CBS Radio.

2001
02:27:47,960 --> 02:27:52,960
And again, season's greetings from all of us at CBS Radio Sports.

2002
02:27:52,960 --> 02:27:54,960
And a happy New Year to you.

2003
02:27:54,960 --> 02:27:58,960
Out of the eye formation on second and seven, White's back to throw,

2004
02:27:58,960 --> 02:28:01,960
throws long down the sideline, incomplete to Drew Pearson.

2005
02:28:01,960 --> 02:28:04,960
He had to get it over the head of Rolland Lawrence, injured earlier,

2006
02:28:04,960 --> 02:28:08,960
back in there now, and Pearson could only try for a one-handed grab,

2007
02:28:08,960 --> 02:28:09,960
but couldn't come away with the ball.

2008
02:28:09,960 --> 02:28:12,960
Because of the coverage, it did look like Drew Pearson expected

2009
02:28:12,960 --> 02:28:15,960
to get the ball thrown to him that time, and it was kind of a feeble effort

2010
02:28:15,960 --> 02:28:17,960
to make that one-handed catch.

2011
02:28:17,960 --> 02:28:22,960
Now it's third down and seven for the Cowboys.

2012
02:28:22,960 --> 02:28:26,960
The Dallas team, the way this Atlanta team has played late in the fourth quarter

2013
02:28:26,960 --> 02:28:29,960
of so many games, they better take advantage of this field position

2014
02:28:29,960 --> 02:28:32,960
because it could make a big difference in the final outcome of this game

2015
02:28:32,960 --> 02:28:34,960
with 7.15 left in the contest.

2016
02:28:34,960 --> 02:28:39,960
They're at the 38-yard line of Atlanta. Preston Pearson is in the backfield for Dallas.

2017
02:28:39,960 --> 02:28:43,960
Out of the shotgun formation, the blitz is on, the blitz is on,

2018
02:28:43,960 --> 02:28:47,960
White's back to throw, he's rushed, and on the run, he throws the ball,

2019
02:28:47,960 --> 02:28:49,960
and it is incomplete out of bounds.

2020
02:28:49,960 --> 02:28:51,960
Well, the blitz worked that time.

2021
02:28:51,960 --> 02:28:53,960
They chased him out of the pocket and made him throw it away.

2022
02:28:53,960 --> 02:28:55,960
It's fourth down for Dallas.

2023
02:28:55,960 --> 02:28:58,960
You know, that's why the count and the cadence is so important.

2024
02:28:58,960 --> 02:29:02,960
If you permit the defense to anticipate what the rhythm and the cadence is going to be,

2025
02:29:02,960 --> 02:29:04,960
they can blitz like they did that last time.

2026
02:29:04,960 --> 02:29:06,960
Dewey McLean is so frustrated.

2027
02:29:06,960 --> 02:29:10,960
He's about a half-yard away from Danny White all the while, chasing him at full speed.

2028
02:29:10,960 --> 02:29:13,960
But he made him throw the ball into the turf, and that's what it's all about.

2029
02:29:13,960 --> 02:29:15,960
He didn't complete the pass.

2030
02:29:15,960 --> 02:29:18,960
Now we have 7.08 remaining as Dallas will punt.

2031
02:29:21,960 --> 02:29:26,960
That was really a big series for the Atlanta team because had they scored on that last drive

2032
02:29:26,960 --> 02:29:30,960
or on this possession, they really would have been in serious trouble.

2033
02:29:30,960 --> 02:29:35,960
White gets the snap from about midfield. He kicks it high in the air.

2034
02:29:35,960 --> 02:29:40,960
The blitz is called for and taken on the eight-yard line by Rickman.

2035
02:29:40,960 --> 02:29:42,960
He should let that ball go, eh?

2036
02:29:42,960 --> 02:29:45,960
Yes, he should have. He was inside the ten, and the basic rule of thumb is

2037
02:29:45,960 --> 02:29:49,960
anytime that you're inside the ten, let it drop and play the percentages

2038
02:29:49,960 --> 02:29:51,960
and hope it'll go into the end zone.

2039
02:29:51,960 --> 02:29:56,960
So now Atlanta will start from their own nine-yard line with 7.01 remaining.

2040
02:29:56,960 --> 02:29:58,960
A pause in the action with a score.

2041
02:29:58,960 --> 02:30:01,960
Dallas 27, Atlanta 20, and let's take time out.

2042
02:30:01,960 --> 02:30:06,960
A lot of bitter remarks came out of Lincoln, Nebraska when it was learned

2043
02:30:06,960 --> 02:30:10,960
November 18th that Nebraska's opponent in the Orange Bowl would be Oklahoma

2044
02:30:10,960 --> 02:30:14,960
in a rare rematch, but most of that feeling has died away.

2045
02:30:14,960 --> 02:30:17,960
At the time, just after Nebraska's upset by Missouri,

2046
02:30:17,960 --> 02:30:21,960
Costa-Cornhuskers are shot at the national title against top-ranked Penn State.

2047
02:30:21,960 --> 02:30:25,960
The players and coaches said they thought it would be unfair to have to beat Oklahoma again.

2048
02:30:25,960 --> 02:30:29,960
The feeling was that it was tough enough to beat the Sooners 17-14

2049
02:30:29,960 --> 02:30:31,960
the first time on November 11th.

2050
02:30:31,960 --> 02:30:37,960
According to Nebraska tailback IMHIP, earlier it was disappointing to the whole team,

2051
02:30:37,960 --> 02:30:40,960
but now everyone is up because we have to prove a lot to a lot of people

2052
02:30:40,960 --> 02:30:43,960
who think the first win was a fluke.

2053
02:30:43,960 --> 02:30:46,960
He said we went through a lot of things in those seven days,

2054
02:30:46,960 --> 02:30:50,960
but anyway, we had our destiny in our own hands to play for the national championship

2055
02:30:50,960 --> 02:30:51,960
and lost it.

2056
02:30:51,960 --> 02:30:55,960
Those comments from defensive back Jim Spillen.

2057
02:30:55,960 --> 02:30:57,960
He says, I think for myself and everybody else on the team,

2058
02:30:57,960 --> 02:31:00,960
it was about the toughest thing we've ever had to handle.

2059
02:31:00,960 --> 02:31:02,960
I'm in Jack Buck with you, Hank.

2060
02:31:02,960 --> 02:31:05,960
Should I repeat my gut feeling about the overtime game?

2061
02:31:05,960 --> 02:31:06,960
Yeah, you might as well.

2062
02:31:06,960 --> 02:31:09,960
You've been doing it all afternoon.

2063
02:31:09,960 --> 02:31:10,960
You might as well do it again.

2064
02:31:10,960 --> 02:31:13,960
I've got a feeling I'm going to go into overtime here.

2065
02:31:13,960 --> 02:31:17,960
The ball's at the nine-yard line, a first down for Atlanta.

2066
02:31:17,960 --> 02:31:20,960
Bartkowski, a quarterback, hands off on the running play,

2067
02:31:20,960 --> 02:31:25,960
and out it comes to the 15-yard line and a flag goes down.

2068
02:31:25,960 --> 02:31:31,960
Running with the ball was Mike Esposito is in there now for Atlanta.

2069
02:31:31,960 --> 02:31:34,960
Esposito is out of Boston College.

2070
02:31:34,960 --> 02:31:42,960
Here's a penalty going to be marked off against the Atlanta Falcons.

2071
02:31:42,960 --> 02:31:46,960
Boy, the field position for Atlanta in the second half has really been atrocious.

2072
02:31:46,960 --> 02:31:51,960
I mention again, second half, they've had it on their own 14, their own 14,

2073
02:31:51,960 --> 02:31:53,960
plus five, and they blew it.

2074
02:31:53,960 --> 02:31:58,960
Holding, Devano off it, first down.

2075
02:31:58,960 --> 02:32:01,960
Then they had it on their own 20, their own 20, their own 20,

2076
02:32:01,960 --> 02:32:03,960
and now on their own nine.

2077
02:32:03,960 --> 02:32:09,960
Conversely, Dallas had it on the plus 49, 46, plus 41, plus 30, plus 40,

2078
02:32:09,960 --> 02:32:14,960
and that's really been a difference in the game so far.

2079
02:32:14,960 --> 02:32:17,960
The holding call puts Atlanta back at the five-yard line.

2080
02:32:17,960 --> 02:32:20,960
Makes it first and 15, back at their own five.

2081
02:32:20,960 --> 02:32:25,960
Barskowski from the end zone, scrambling, throwing, and broken up,

2082
02:32:25,960 --> 02:32:28,960
and a flag is down.

2083
02:32:28,960 --> 02:32:29,960
Interception.

2084
02:32:29,960 --> 02:32:32,960
The ball was a beautiful interception.

2085
02:32:32,960 --> 02:32:36,960
But now a flag is down back upfield.

2086
02:32:36,960 --> 02:32:38,960
We caught that ball on the interception, Ag.

2087
02:32:38,960 --> 02:32:40,960
I was watching the flag upfield.

2088
02:32:40,960 --> 02:32:41,960
Did Waters get it?

2089
02:32:41,960 --> 02:32:42,960
It looked like Penny Barnes got it.

2090
02:32:42,960 --> 02:32:44,960
But now let's see what happens.

2091
02:32:44,960 --> 02:32:47,960
That's interference they call.

2092
02:32:47,960 --> 02:32:52,960
It's against Dallas.

2093
02:32:52,960 --> 02:32:59,960
An illegal chuck downfield as the Atlanta man was racing by, Wallace Francis.

2094
02:32:59,960 --> 02:33:02,960
He was given an illegal chuck.

2095
02:33:02,960 --> 02:33:07,960
And the ball is going to be marked off against the Cowboys.

2096
02:33:07,960 --> 02:33:10,960
That was really a fabulous interception.

2097
02:33:10,960 --> 02:33:16,960
And I saw the one, and very frankly, I don't know whether it was Penny Barnes or Charlie Waters.

2098
02:33:16,960 --> 02:33:18,960
Illegal chuck, heck, 31.

2099
02:33:18,960 --> 02:33:20,960
Defense is the first down.

2100
02:33:20,960 --> 02:33:23,960
It was Penny Barnes.

2101
02:33:23,960 --> 02:33:32,960
Penny Barnes gave the illegal chuck, and it's the first down for Atlanta,

2102
02:33:32,960 --> 02:33:36,960
an automatic first down, a five-yard penalty out to their own 10-yard line.

2103
02:33:36,960 --> 02:33:41,960
And Barskowski keeps it on the ground and comes out to about the 13-yard line

2104
02:33:41,960 --> 02:34:03,960
with Standback running with the ball, Bubba Bean running with the ball.

2105
02:34:03,960 --> 02:34:05,960
This is CBS Radio.

2106
02:34:05,960 --> 02:34:09,960
We are experiencing transmission difficulties from the site of this National Football League game.

2107
02:34:09,960 --> 02:34:14,960
We hope that you will please stay tuned on this CBS Radio Network station.

2108
02:34:14,960 --> 02:34:19,960
Well, as you heard, we are experiencing technical difficulties on CBS Radio.

2109
02:34:19,960 --> 02:34:24,960
This game is being televised by CBS Television, and we can just tell you that Haskell Standback

2110
02:34:24,960 --> 02:34:30,960
is carried for about pretty close to a first yard down out to the 25-yard line.

2111
02:34:30,960 --> 02:34:32,960
Things have resumed. Let's get back.

2112
02:34:32,960 --> 02:34:34,960
Come out to the 25.

2113
02:34:34,960 --> 02:34:37,960
Mitchell, the tight end is out.

2114
02:34:37,960 --> 02:34:43,960
And they put in the three wide receivers, Wallace Francis, Alfred Jackson, and Billy Rickman.

2115
02:34:43,960 --> 02:34:45,960
Rickman is left.

2116
02:34:45,960 --> 02:34:51,960
First down from their own 25, Barskowski and company is back to throw.

2117
02:34:51,960 --> 02:34:55,960
Rolls right a little, goes in over the middle, caught beyond the 40-yard line,

2118
02:34:55,960 --> 02:34:57,960
and the tackle is made near the 45.

2119
02:34:57,960 --> 02:35:03,960
Francis caught that ball in rough, rough traffic and was wrestled out by Henderson and others.

2120
02:35:03,960 --> 02:35:07,960
But another Atlanta first down, and they're on the move.

2121
02:35:07,960 --> 02:35:12,960
Steve Barskowski, you know, he continues to impress you with the way he reacts in pressure situations.

2122
02:35:12,960 --> 02:35:15,960
That time there was a lot of pressure on Steve.

2123
02:35:15,960 --> 02:35:20,960
He moved slightly to evade the rush, got the ball right on the money to Francis,

2124
02:35:20,960 --> 02:35:22,960
and it's another first down for Atlanta.

2125
02:35:22,960 --> 02:35:24,960
Beautiful throw by Steve Barskowski.

2126
02:35:24,960 --> 02:35:28,960
Five minutes left. Dallas leading 27-20.

2127
02:35:28,960 --> 02:35:34,960
Here is Sandback coming outside, crossing midfield, going to the Dallas 47-yard line.

2128
02:35:34,960 --> 02:35:37,960
The play calling of Atlanta has been exquisite all afternoon.

2129
02:35:37,960 --> 02:35:41,960
Yes, it has been, and they're doing a good job of mixing up the run and the pass.

2130
02:35:41,960 --> 02:35:42,960
They keep them off balance.

2131
02:35:42,960 --> 02:35:47,960
And I want to mention again, Dick Woods, my former quarterback coach with New Orleans,

2132
02:35:47,960 --> 02:35:52,960
has done a great job here with Barskowski, as has Bill Walts, the offensive line coach

2133
02:35:52,960 --> 02:35:55,960
who was with me for 15 years in Kansas City,

2134
02:35:55,960 --> 02:36:00,960
along with Doug Shively, who also worked with us in New Orleans, working with our linebackers.

2135
02:36:00,960 --> 02:36:02,960
All of whom have done a great job for Atlanta.

2136
02:36:02,960 --> 02:36:05,960
The ball at the Dallas 47, second down and two.

2137
02:36:05,960 --> 02:36:07,960
Sandback has been tearing them up.

2138
02:36:07,960 --> 02:36:09,960
It was seen in the first half.

2139
02:36:09,960 --> 02:36:11,960
Sandback here in the second half doing the damage.

2140
02:36:11,960 --> 02:36:14,960
The fake handoff, Barskowski back to throw.

2141
02:36:14,960 --> 02:36:17,960
Looks, throws long, overthrown, incomplete.

2142
02:36:17,960 --> 02:36:23,960
Intended the ball for his running back Mike Esposito, and he was well covered.

2143
02:36:23,960 --> 02:36:28,960
Aaron Kyle was over there on the corner and got the help he needed from Charlie Waters.

2144
02:36:28,960 --> 02:36:31,960
That stops the clock with four oh eight remaining.

2145
02:36:31,960 --> 02:36:34,960
Second, third down and two.

2146
02:36:34,960 --> 02:36:36,960
So a critical down coming up for the Falcons.

2147
02:36:36,960 --> 02:36:40,960
You know, Mike Chen, the offensive tackle, left tackle of Atlanta,

2148
02:36:40,960 --> 02:36:42,960
has really done a great job on Harvey Martin.

2149
02:36:42,960 --> 02:36:45,960
You know, you don't even know that Martin's been in the game.

2150
02:36:45,960 --> 02:36:46,960
He nullified him.

2151
02:36:46,960 --> 02:36:47,960
Yes he has.

2152
02:36:47,960 --> 02:36:50,960
Now it's third down and two.

2153
02:36:50,960 --> 02:36:53,960
For the Atlanta club.

2154
02:36:53,960 --> 02:37:01,960
The running play gets the first down inside the 45 of Atlanta to Esposito again.

2155
02:37:01,960 --> 02:37:04,960
Esposito, only a rookie.

2156
02:37:04,960 --> 02:37:07,960
Cliff Harris that time was looking from his free safety position.

2157
02:37:07,960 --> 02:37:12,960
They ran right in the area where he vacated the spot and picked up the yardage for the first down.

2158
02:37:12,960 --> 02:37:14,960
It's a beautiful march here by the Atlanta changes.

2159
02:37:14,960 --> 02:37:17,960
Started this march on their own nine yard line.

2160
02:37:17,960 --> 02:37:19,960
And then were penalized back to the five.

2161
02:37:19,960 --> 02:37:23,960
Now they're down to the Dallas 41 with three forty one remaining in the game.

2162
02:37:23,960 --> 02:37:24,960
A first down.

2163
02:37:24,960 --> 02:37:26,960
That was a crucial third down call.

2164
02:37:26,960 --> 02:37:27,960
I don't know.

2165
02:37:27,960 --> 02:37:28,960
I've told you this, Jack, before.

2166
02:37:28,960 --> 02:37:30,960
But you know, there's a chance this might be an overtime game.

2167
02:37:30,960 --> 02:37:31,960
No way.

2168
02:37:31,960 --> 02:37:34,960
Here's a first down play coming up and Barchowski back to throw.

2169
02:37:34,960 --> 02:37:35,960
Look throws it long.

2170
02:37:35,960 --> 02:37:36,960
He's got it.

2171
02:37:36,960 --> 02:37:37,960
He is incomplete.

2172
02:37:37,960 --> 02:37:41,960
Overthrown to Al Jackson.

2173
02:37:41,960 --> 02:37:44,960
He was covered on the corner by Aaron Kyle.

2174
02:37:44,960 --> 02:37:48,960
Have you had that feeling at all, Jack, about the possibility of being an overtime game?

2175
02:37:48,960 --> 02:37:49,960
Never entered my mind.

2176
02:37:49,960 --> 02:37:53,960
Cliff Harris was also back there helping on pass defense.

2177
02:37:53,960 --> 02:37:55,960
Now the clock has stopped with three twenty four remaining.

2178
02:37:55,960 --> 02:37:57,960
They went for the bomb that time, Hank.

2179
02:37:57,960 --> 02:38:00,960
I guess every once in a while you've got to air it out.

2180
02:38:00,960 --> 02:38:04,960
But for the most part, you better take the short stuff that's available to you.

2181
02:38:04,960 --> 02:38:06,960
Yeah, but it's good sometimes to blow out the carbon.

2182
02:38:06,960 --> 02:38:08,960
And that's what happened on that last play.

2183
02:38:08,960 --> 02:38:09,960
He had a chance to get the ball on top.

2184
02:38:09,960 --> 02:38:13,960
They were expecting something short, but he just didn't get it on the money like he should have.

2185
02:38:13,960 --> 02:38:17,960
It's second down and ten for the Falcons.

2186
02:38:17,960 --> 02:38:21,960
Dallas shows the blitz.

2187
02:38:21,960 --> 02:38:24,960
And on second down, the blitz is on.

2188
02:38:24,960 --> 02:38:26,960
The pass is incomplete.

2189
02:38:26,960 --> 02:38:28,960
Intended for Dennis Pearson.

2190
02:38:28,960 --> 02:38:31,960
A little square off pattern and he got rid of it a little too quickly.

2191
02:38:31,960 --> 02:38:32,960
Yeah, there again.

2192
02:38:32,960 --> 02:38:34,960
So he was intimidated by the blitz.

2193
02:38:34,960 --> 02:38:36,960
He didn't have to get rid of the ball that quickly at all.

2194
02:38:36,960 --> 02:38:42,960
He would have had a chance to lick him on the outside, but he got the ball off too quickly and it falls incomplete.

2195
02:38:42,960 --> 02:38:43,960
Third down and ten.

2196
02:38:43,960 --> 02:38:44,960
Now what happens, Hank?

2197
02:38:44,960 --> 02:38:45,960
Three twenty one remaining.

2198
02:38:45,960 --> 02:38:47,960
You don't make a first down on third down.

2199
02:38:47,960 --> 02:38:49,960
Can you afford to kick the ball away?

2200
02:38:49,960 --> 02:38:50,960
No, I don't think so.

2201
02:38:50,960 --> 02:38:56,960
I think you have to try to, in this field position, you've got to try to make the first down and keep the ball moving.

2202
02:38:56,960 --> 02:38:59,960
The ball's at the Dallas forty-one and a third set.

2203
02:38:59,960 --> 02:39:02,960
The crowd rises to the occasion.

2204
02:39:02,960 --> 02:39:03,960
Rickman is left.

2205
02:39:03,960 --> 02:39:04,960
Two wide receivers to the right.

2206
02:39:04,960 --> 02:39:06,960
Jackson and Francis.

2207
02:39:06,960 --> 02:39:10,960
On third down, Barchowski is chased by Jones.

2208
02:39:10,960 --> 02:39:13,960
He throws the ball and it is complete, complete.

2209
02:39:13,960 --> 02:39:15,960
Down at the thirty-two yard line.

2210
02:39:15,960 --> 02:39:17,960
Very close to a first down.

2211
02:39:17,960 --> 02:39:20,960
Apparently short by inches to Wallace Francis.

2212
02:39:20,960 --> 02:39:23,960
Boy, was that a great throw on Barchowski's part.

2213
02:39:23,960 --> 02:39:25,960
I thought he was throwing the ball away.

2214
02:39:25,960 --> 02:39:27,960
But he got it.

2215
02:39:27,960 --> 02:39:28,960
Jones was really after him.

2216
02:39:28,960 --> 02:39:29,960
Yes he was.

2217
02:39:29,960 --> 02:39:31,960
Number seventy-two, the defensive left end.

2218
02:39:31,960 --> 02:39:35,960
And Wallace Francis was Johnny on the spot.

2219
02:39:35,960 --> 02:39:36,960
He caught the ball.

2220
02:39:36,960 --> 02:39:42,960
Just inches away from a first down and a fourth down for Atlanta with three fourteen left.

2221
02:39:42,960 --> 02:39:44,960
Barchowski.

2222
02:39:44,960 --> 02:39:46,960
They put in the two-side end.

2223
02:39:46,960 --> 02:39:50,960
Mitchell.

2224
02:39:50,960 --> 02:39:52,960
And Lewis Gilbert.

2225
02:39:52,960 --> 02:39:53,960
Here's a big play.

2226
02:39:53,960 --> 02:39:54,960
Stand back.

2227
02:39:54,960 --> 02:39:55,960
Here's the up back.

2228
02:39:55,960 --> 02:39:56,960
Right side.

2229
02:39:56,960 --> 02:39:57,960
They ought to run right outside.

2230
02:39:57,960 --> 02:39:58,960
See if they do.

2231
02:39:58,960 --> 02:39:59,960
It's fourth down and inches.

2232
02:39:59,960 --> 02:40:02,960
And here's a toss to Franklin and he.

2233
02:40:02,960 --> 02:40:03,960
It's stopped.

2234
02:40:03,960 --> 02:40:04,960
On fourth down.

2235
02:40:04,960 --> 02:40:07,960
Appears to be south by Dallas.

2236
02:40:07,960 --> 02:40:10,960
Henderson gammed up the play.

2237
02:40:10,960 --> 02:40:12,960
And let's see if Franklin got it.

2238
02:40:12,960 --> 02:40:13,960
They're going to measure.

2239
02:40:13,960 --> 02:40:15,960
I don't think he did, Jack, but he might have.

2240
02:40:15,960 --> 02:40:16,960
But it's very close.

2241
02:40:16,960 --> 02:40:18,960
I don't think he made the first down.

2242
02:40:18,960 --> 02:40:20,960
But that was the place to run on the defense.

2243
02:40:20,960 --> 02:40:23,960
The defense really did a great job of responding to what they saw.

2244
02:40:23,960 --> 02:40:25,960
And came up and did a great job.

2245
02:40:25,960 --> 02:40:26,960
He went quite deep, didn't he?

2246
02:40:26,960 --> 02:40:28,960
Well, he's going to always be deep from the eye formation.

2247
02:40:28,960 --> 02:40:34,960
But he just didn't turn it up field with as much enthusiasm and aggressiveness as he should have.

2248
02:40:34,960 --> 02:40:35,960
Let's see if they made it.

2249
02:40:35,960 --> 02:40:36,960
They did not.

2250
02:40:36,960 --> 02:40:39,960
The ball goes to Dallas.

2251
02:40:39,960 --> 02:40:43,960
They cover with three oh nine remaining.

2252
02:40:43,960 --> 02:40:47,960
And Dallas leading by seven, twenty seven to twenty.

2253
02:40:47,960 --> 02:40:50,960
And they have the ball at their own thirty three yard line.

2254
02:40:50,960 --> 02:40:53,960
Well, Atlanta started from their own forty five.

2255
02:40:53,960 --> 02:40:58,960
And they give it up to Dallas at the Dallas thirty three.

2256
02:40:58,960 --> 02:40:59,960
Three oh nine left.

2257
02:40:59,960 --> 02:41:00,960
A pause in the action.

2258
02:41:00,960 --> 02:41:02,960
The score, Dallas twenty seven.

2259
02:41:02,960 --> 02:41:03,960
Atlanta twenty.

2260
02:41:03,960 --> 02:41:05,960
Let's take time out.

2261
02:41:05,960 --> 02:41:13,960
Terry Bradshaw's passing and Franco Harris's running carried the Pittsburgh Steelers to a thirty three to ten victory over Denver in the AFC semifinal playoff game.

2262
02:41:13,960 --> 02:41:18,960
Bradshaw hit on sixteen and twenty nine passes for two hundred seventy two yards and two touchdowns.

2263
02:41:18,960 --> 02:41:22,960
While Harris ran for one hundred five yards and scored twice.

2264
02:41:22,960 --> 02:41:27,960
John Stallworth set our playoff record by catching ten of Bradshaw's throws.

2265
02:41:27,960 --> 02:41:33,960
Four other Super Bowl contenders are watching the playoff action before taking the field on Sunday.

2266
02:41:33,960 --> 02:41:42,960
In Foxboro, Massachusetts, the New England Patriots host the Houston Orders and in Los Angeles, the Rams entertain the Minnesota Vikings.

2267
02:41:42,960 --> 02:41:49,960
Arkansas coach Lou Holtz says that he has no plans to leave the Razorbacks to take the head coaching job at Ohio State.

2268
02:41:49,960 --> 02:41:56,960
Holtz was reported to be a leading candidate for the job, which opened up at longtime Buckeye coach Woody Hayes was fired earlier Saturday.

2269
02:41:56,960 --> 02:42:08,960
Holtz made the remarks from Honolulu where he'll coach the West squad in next week's Hula Bowl.

2270
02:42:08,960 --> 02:42:10,960
Ball control is the name of the game now for Dallas.

2271
02:42:10,960 --> 02:42:14,960
They have Danny Whitey quarterback Roger Stopock was injured earlier.

2272
02:42:14,960 --> 02:42:20,960
The boys had the ball at their own thirty three yard line and the Gibbets to Doris said running right.

2273
02:42:20,960 --> 02:42:23,960
He hurdles at the thirty five gets out to the thirty six.

2274
02:42:23,960 --> 02:42:27,960
He got three yards Tom Pride more finished him off.

2275
02:42:27,960 --> 02:42:28,960
Three minutes left in the game.

2276
02:42:28,960 --> 02:42:31,960
Cowboys leading by seven.

2277
02:42:31,960 --> 02:42:35,960
They send in the new play with Burton Lawless one of the guards.

2278
02:42:35,960 --> 02:42:41,960
Jackie Smith comes in to join Billy Joe Dupree as the tight end.

2279
02:42:41,960 --> 02:42:45,960
Two forty five remaining.

2280
02:42:45,960 --> 02:42:52,960
A light drizzle is falling now here in Dallas to the point where the official umpire keeps the ball covered.

2281
02:42:52,960 --> 02:42:53,960
Center is John Fitzgerald.

2282
02:42:53,960 --> 02:42:56,960
The quarterback is Danny White.

2283
02:42:56,960 --> 02:43:04,960
Flip backs Laidlaw and Doris said on second down a bootleg play in the pass play and it is caught by Jackie Smith at this field.

2284
02:43:04,960 --> 02:43:07,960
He's down to the forty six yard line in Atlanta.

2285
02:43:07,960 --> 02:43:10,960
Jackie Smith got the first down pass.

2286
02:43:10,960 --> 02:43:16,960
A bootleg a roll out right and a little flip pass to Jackie Smith who got a touchdown pass here earlier.

2287
02:43:16,960 --> 02:43:18,960
That's quite a big part in this game.

2288
02:43:18,960 --> 02:43:30,960
He has and of course he's a great performer very sure handed tight end and a good pressure player as was expressed on that last play where he made the nice catch on second down.

2289
02:43:30,960 --> 02:43:32,960
Two minutes left in the game.

2290
02:43:32,960 --> 02:43:33,960
Time is called.

2291
02:43:33,960 --> 02:43:34,960
The clock is stopped.

2292
02:43:34,960 --> 02:43:36,960
Two minutes remaining in the football game.

2293
02:43:36,960 --> 02:43:43,960
When we resume Dallas will have the ball first and ten of the Atlanta forty one and Dallas is leading by seven.

2294
02:43:43,960 --> 02:43:45,960
And now with the score Dallas twenty seven.

2295
02:43:45,960 --> 02:43:49,960
The Atlanta Falcons twenty let's take time out.

2296
02:43:49,960 --> 02:43:55,960
We're talking about Arkansas coach Lou Holt saying that he has no plans to leave the Razorbacks to take that head coaching job at Ohio State.

2297
02:43:55,960 --> 02:44:03,960
So Woody Hayes fired earlier in the day for hitting a Clemson player in that football game on Friday night.

2298
02:44:03,960 --> 02:44:06,960
That was the Gator Bowl Clemson versus Ohio State.

2299
02:44:06,960 --> 02:44:14,960
That game was televised at ABC and ABC in New York says that Hayes attack on that player during the Gator Bowl touched off a swarm of fans.

2300
02:44:14,960 --> 02:44:31,960
Off a swarm of phone calls at network headquarters in New York and a network spokesman says that half the calls protested Hayes action while the other half complained because the network replayed the incident only one.

2301
02:44:31,960 --> 02:44:38,960
The New York Knicks won their third straight NBA game Saturday afternoon by defeating the Kansas City Kings one twelve to one oh eight.

2302
02:44:38,960 --> 02:44:41,960
Bob McAdoo led the Knicks with twenty nine points.

2303
02:44:41,960 --> 02:44:50,960
One of them doing a fourth quarter surge so the Knicks three straight one twelve one oh eight over Kansas City.

2304
02:44:50,960 --> 02:44:57,960
The Falcons lead at the half twenty to thirteen they trail now twenty seven to twenty they've been shut out here in the second half.

2305
02:44:57,960 --> 02:45:05,960
First down Dallas going from our left to our right at the Atlanta forty one and on first down is Jorsett running left trying to go outside.

2306
02:45:05,960 --> 02:45:17,960
He is hit breaks the tackle and goes out of bounds near the forty stays in bounds as it turned out at the forty yard line of Atlanta and he got six one forty five remaining.

2307
02:45:17,960 --> 02:45:22,960
That was critical for Atlanta when Jorsett did not go out of bounds.

2308
02:45:22,960 --> 02:45:24,960
Fox still running.

2309
02:45:24,960 --> 02:45:26,960
He's seen as three timeouts in Atlanta.

2310
02:45:26,960 --> 02:45:28,960
It better use one of them Hank.

2311
02:45:28,960 --> 02:45:29,960
Yes they have to pretty soon here.

2312
02:45:29,960 --> 02:45:34,960
They've got second second down and four situation.

2313
02:45:34,960 --> 02:45:36,960
Jorsett just got sick.

2314
02:45:36,960 --> 02:45:41,960
Atlanta has led about 20 seconds click off the clock here.

2315
02:45:41,960 --> 02:45:50,960
It's second down and four one fifteen remaining in the game and Dallas leading by seven twenty seven twenty.

2316
02:45:50,960 --> 02:45:58,960
Preston Pearson is in the backfield and now with one second left Dallas calls timeout.

2317
02:45:58,960 --> 02:46:06,960
Jackie Smith didn't know where to line up on the play was confused on the formation and he went from one side to the other and Danny White finally said let's talk it over.

2318
02:46:06,960 --> 02:46:08,960
Let's get it straightened out here.

2319
02:46:08,960 --> 02:46:11,960
You and I were talking about Atlanta and their need for a timeout.

2320
02:46:11,960 --> 02:46:19,960
Who gives a dumb with Jackie Smith and the Dallas Club block has stopped with one on nine remaining in the game.

2321
02:46:19,960 --> 02:46:31,960
Dallas leading by seven they have the ball at the 40 yard line of the Falcons second down and four they get a first down here and do not fumble the ball.

2322
02:46:31,960 --> 02:46:33,960
This one is just about over.

2323
02:46:33,960 --> 02:46:43,960
Yes it'll be in the vault and I'm sure they'll try to run another play outside on the second and fourth situation to consume as much time as they possibly can.

2324
02:46:43,960 --> 02:46:53,960
And of course at the same time try to stay in bounds. Greg Brazino the linebacker who is a leader on the field for the Falcons trying to rally his forces.

2325
02:46:53,960 --> 02:46:59,960
And out come the Cowboys wide receivers left and right Pearson and Tony Hill.

2326
02:46:59,960 --> 02:47:09,960
Now the official keeps them from snapping the ball.

2327
02:47:09,960 --> 02:47:21,960
Two games tomorrow the first of the two at 1250 Eastern time the AFC playoff game Houston at New England to determine the opponent for the Pittsburgh Steelers on the seventh of January.

2328
02:47:21,960 --> 02:47:23,960
The Steelers beat Denver earlier today.

2329
02:47:23,960 --> 02:47:32,960
Here's Danny White rolling with the ball running with the ball falling on the run and complete to three to try to make a one handed check.

2330
02:47:32,960 --> 02:47:47,960
Now the clock is stopped with one oh three remaining and all of this gives Atlanta a further opportunity if and when they get the ball going to be third down and four one oh three left.

2331
02:47:47,960 --> 02:47:52,960
And another new play from the sideline carried by the messenger Burton Lawless.

2332
02:47:52,960 --> 02:48:07,960
Dallas leading 2720 lead three to nothing trailed seven three tied it to 10 all dollars regain the lead 13 to 10 and Atlanta 1713 Atlanta 2013 at halftime with the Falcons haven't scored.

2333
02:48:07,960 --> 02:48:17,960
Dallas tied it up at 20 all and Dallas took the lead 2720 with about 945 left in the game.

2334
02:48:17,960 --> 02:48:26,960
Now we have one oh three left if they run right sweep Atlanta show the blitz on third down white back to throw throws it to the sideline.

2335
02:48:26,960 --> 02:48:33,960
A little pumping over there on the sideline the Cowboys wanted interference but the official said it took place out of bounds.

2336
02:48:33,960 --> 02:48:37,960
Now 59 seconds remaining in the game.

2337
02:48:37,960 --> 02:48:39,960
I understand those last two calls.

2338
02:48:39,960 --> 02:48:47,960
The officials had it happen out of bounds. I'm talking about the offensive calls with regard to stopping the clock on two successful plays.

2339
02:48:47,960 --> 02:48:49,960
They might have gotten the first down.

2340
02:48:49,960 --> 02:48:52,960
They surely would have kept the clock going made Atlanta calls.

2341
02:48:52,960 --> 02:48:53,960
I'm out of that.

2342
02:48:53,960 --> 02:48:55,960
Now they have three timeouts left.

2343
02:48:55,960 --> 02:49:02,960
Atlanta has and there's 59 seconds left in the game which is a lot of time reading the way this Atlanta team is operated in a short yardage.

2344
02:49:02,960 --> 02:49:09,960
They have a very short time period in four or five games that they've won this season.

2345
02:49:09,960 --> 02:49:12,960
Here is Danny White waiting for the snap from center.

2346
02:49:12,960 --> 02:49:20,960
It is crucial Billy Rickman is back standing at his 10 waiting for the punt and the snap the kick by White.

2347
02:49:20,960 --> 02:49:23,960
He angles it for the sideline Rickman lets it go over his head.

2348
02:49:23,960 --> 02:49:25,960
It bounces into the end zone.

2349
02:49:25,960 --> 02:49:34,960
They come out to the 20 yard line and Atlanta will have only 49 seconds with which to do something about their seven point deficit.

2350
02:49:34,960 --> 02:49:40,960
Let's pause five seconds for stations to identify themselves on the CBS radio network.

2351
02:49:40,960 --> 02:49:48,960
This is the American Forces radio and television service.

2352
02:49:48,960 --> 02:49:56,960
I ask you to play the role of medical expert but when you're dealing with a concussion does that mean that Stobrock might be able to play next week.

2353
02:49:56,960 --> 02:50:02,960
I'm sure he'll be able to play next week but I don't think he can afford to take a chance the day that he gets hurt.

2354
02:50:02,960 --> 02:50:07,960
Bartkowski back to throw throws long down the middle and it's dropped incomplete.

2355
02:50:07,960 --> 02:50:10,960
Incomplete is the call beyond the 30 yard line.

2356
02:50:10,960 --> 02:50:17,960
Incomplete as Bartkowski threw high to Rickman got his hands on it but couldn't come down with the ball.

2357
02:50:17,960 --> 02:50:24,960
40 seconds left.

2358
02:50:24,960 --> 02:50:33,960
You really have to give this team a lot of credit this Atlanta team because they're not nearly as gifted as the Dallas Cowboys and yet they played a remarkable game here this afternoon.

2359
02:50:33,960 --> 02:50:36,960
Win lose or draw they still deserve a great deal of credit.

2360
02:50:36,960 --> 02:50:39,960
Lehman Bennett is fine coaching staff the entire organization.

2361
02:50:39,960 --> 02:50:45,960
They're off on the right track doing a great job and they really express a lot of spirit and animation in this game here today.

2362
02:50:45,960 --> 02:50:48,960
The ball is in the opening ball now with 40 seconds left.

2363
02:50:48,960 --> 02:50:50,960
Second and 10 from the 20.

2364
02:50:50,960 --> 02:50:54,960
Bartkowski back to throw he looks throws it's in his gutter.

2365
02:50:54,960 --> 02:50:57,960
Then comes Dallas the other way with the ball.

2366
02:50:57,960 --> 02:50:58,960
And Cliff Harris has it.

2367
02:50:58,960 --> 02:50:59,960
Dallas has it.

2368
02:50:59,960 --> 02:51:02,960
29 seconds left and they've got this football game.

2369
02:51:02,960 --> 02:51:05,960
I know the Falcons do have free timeouts for them.

2370
02:51:05,960 --> 02:51:10,960
Bartkowski threw it.

2371
02:51:10,960 --> 02:51:16,960
Dallas man Cliff Harris was just standing there couldn't wait for the ball to come to him.

2372
02:51:16,960 --> 02:51:20,960
He had four during the regular season.

2373
02:51:20,960 --> 02:51:27,960
He's a member of the Pro Bowl as is his running mate at safety spot Charlie Waters.

2374
02:51:27,960 --> 02:51:29,960
And Dallas has a seven point lead.

2375
02:51:29,960 --> 02:51:31,960
Bartkowski is intercepted.

2376
02:51:31,960 --> 02:51:36,960
You know normally you go into a game with the anticipation of having a ball on 13 possessions.

2377
02:51:36,960 --> 02:51:41,960
Each team and ironically right at this stage of the game with 29 seconds left.

2378
02:51:41,960 --> 02:51:47,960
Atlanta has put it in play 13 different times and Dallas is not putting it in for the 13th time.

2379
02:51:47,960 --> 02:51:51,960
So the balance of that situation is perfect.

2380
02:51:51,960 --> 02:51:56,960
Atlanta will have to use their timeouts immediately now and they have three remaining.

2381
02:51:56,960 --> 02:51:59,960
The ball is at the 24 yard line of the Falcon.

2382
02:51:59,960 --> 02:52:04,960
White at quarterback wants to avoid mistakes penalties and so forth.

2383
02:52:04,960 --> 02:52:10,960
And the blitz was on and a whistle sounds before the snap of the ball.

2384
02:52:10,960 --> 02:52:14,960
And perhaps well let's see if Atlanta was drawn offside.

2385
02:52:14,960 --> 02:52:22,960
Yep. Pro-sever against Dallas and that's what was in my mind Hank about mistakes.

2386
02:52:22,960 --> 02:52:24,960
And five yards to be marked off against him.

2387
02:52:24,960 --> 02:52:30,960
It's hard to understand why they'd make that kind of mistake at this stage of the game Jack.

2388
02:52:30,960 --> 02:52:35,960
The ball starts moving before the snap.

2389
02:52:35,960 --> 02:52:40,960
Ball is moved back to the Atlanta 29 yard line.

2390
02:52:40,960 --> 02:52:47,960
Herbert Scott the left guard was moving on the play.

2391
02:52:47,960 --> 02:52:52,960
North first and 15.

2392
02:52:52,960 --> 02:52:56,960
Preston Pearson is in the backfield.

2393
02:52:56,960 --> 02:52:58,960
With Laidlaw, Dorsett is out.

2394
02:52:58,960 --> 02:53:08,960
Oh Laidlaw is really horse-collared as he took a handoff and he ran right into Bailey and Fields of Atlanta.

2395
02:53:08,960 --> 02:53:14,960
Timeout called by Atlanta with 22 seconds remaining and they have two timeouts left.

2396
02:53:14,960 --> 02:53:20,960
There was a loss on that play sending the ball back to the 31 making it second down and 17.

2397
02:53:20,960 --> 02:53:23,960
Laidlaw was laid low that time with that tackle wasn't he?

2398
02:53:23,960 --> 02:53:26,960
Was he not.

2399
02:53:26,960 --> 02:53:33,960
Now the clock will start with a snap of the ball.

2400
02:53:33,960 --> 02:53:42,960
22 seconds remaining in the game.

2401
02:53:42,960 --> 02:53:45,960
Rosino went to the sideline.

2402
02:53:45,960 --> 02:53:49,960
Comes back to try to rally his defense.

2403
02:53:49,960 --> 02:53:58,960
Dallas will be in action on January 7th in a game here which you'll hear on CBS radio.

2404
02:53:58,960 --> 02:54:03,960
They'll be going against either Minnesota or Los Angeles.

2405
02:54:03,960 --> 02:54:09,960
Either here or in Los Angeles if Dallas does indeed win this afternoon.

2406
02:54:09,960 --> 02:54:14,960
White was second down and 17 just trying to run off the final 22 seconds.

2407
02:54:14,960 --> 02:54:19,960
As Pearson and Laidlaw against the Laidlaw he tackles it to 13 and goes down.

2408
02:54:19,960 --> 02:54:24,960
And another timeout called by Atlanta with 16 seconds remaining.

2409
02:54:24,960 --> 02:54:28,960
And now the Falcons have but one timeout remaining.

2410
02:54:28,960 --> 02:54:32,960
And it is third down.

2411
02:54:32,960 --> 02:54:38,960
Third down coming up for the Cowboys.

2412
02:54:38,960 --> 02:54:44,960
It might turn out that the Falcons will get the ball one more time.

2413
02:54:44,960 --> 02:54:50,960
16 seconds left in the game.

2414
02:54:50,960 --> 02:54:57,960
Dallas earlier had an opportunity to really put Atlanta in a bad hole not only score wise but time wise.

2415
02:54:57,960 --> 02:55:01,960
They got a little mix up with their offensive play calling.

2416
02:55:01,960 --> 02:55:05,960
And they call a timeout which stopped the clock.

2417
02:55:05,960 --> 02:55:09,960
And then a penalty stopped the clock.

2418
02:55:09,960 --> 02:55:12,960
Ball is at the Atlanta 30.

2419
02:55:12,960 --> 02:55:15,960
And only the most bizarre of events would change this around.

2420
02:55:15,960 --> 02:55:21,960
But remember what happened this year in that giant Philadelphia game.

2421
02:55:21,960 --> 02:55:24,960
Danny White on third down and 16.

2422
02:55:24,960 --> 02:55:30,960
Calls the play from the Atlanta 30 with 16 seconds left.

2423
02:55:30,960 --> 02:55:33,960
And he gives the ball to it running back.

2424
02:55:33,960 --> 02:55:38,960
Jason Pearson wants to stay in bounds killing off the dime, dancing around.

2425
02:55:38,960 --> 02:55:41,960
Finally tackled with nine seconds left.

2426
02:55:41,960 --> 02:55:44,960
Seven seconds left as Atlanta calls timeout.

2427
02:55:44,960 --> 02:55:46,960
And it's fourth down coming up for Dallas.

2428
02:55:46,960 --> 02:55:48,960
And here comes Big Ben.

2429
02:55:48,960 --> 02:55:53,960
They'll put three receivers on the right side, I'm sure on the right side of the field because they're on the left hash mark.

2430
02:55:53,960 --> 02:55:57,960
And try to take a chance with throwing the ball up field and getting a jump ball.

2431
02:55:57,960 --> 02:55:58,960
Would you do that?

2432
02:55:57,960 --> 02:55:58,960
Yes, I would.

2433
02:55:58,960 --> 02:55:59,960
I wouldn't do it.

2434
02:55:59,960 --> 02:56:00,960
I would.

2435
02:56:00,960 --> 02:56:02,960
You have to try to get a chance to get back in the ball game some way.

2436
02:56:02,960 --> 02:56:04,960
And I think that's the thing about the Atlanta when they get it.

2437
02:56:04,960 --> 02:56:05,960
Oh yeah, if Atlanta gets it.

2438
02:56:05,960 --> 02:56:06,960
Sure.

2439
02:56:06,960 --> 02:56:08,960
It's fourth down coming up, seven seconds remaining.

2440
02:56:08,960 --> 02:56:15,960
Dallas is to the point now where they could take a safety and run off the clock if they wanted to do so.

2441
02:56:15,960 --> 02:56:18,960
But of course that would be a dangerous play also.

2442
02:56:18,960 --> 02:56:20,960
I guess they'll just play it straight here, Hank.

2443
02:56:20,960 --> 02:56:23,960
Maybe even punt the ball and play it a normal bet.

2444
02:56:23,960 --> 02:56:31,960
You know, a good thing to do here would be line up in the field goal, fake the field goal and roll out right or left and either make the completion or run the ball.

2445
02:56:31,960 --> 02:56:35,960
As much time as possible and in all probability the game would be over.

2446
02:56:35,960 --> 02:56:39,960
The ball is at the Atlanta 31 yard line.

2447
02:56:39,960 --> 02:56:40,960
Seven seconds left.

2448
02:56:40,960 --> 02:56:43,960
The clock will start with a snap of the ball.

2449
02:56:43,960 --> 02:56:45,960
They're going to run from scrimmage.

2450
02:56:45,960 --> 02:56:49,960
Dallas is on fourth down, fourth down and long, fourth and 18.

2451
02:56:49,960 --> 02:56:52,960
White gets the ball, bootlegs the ball.

2452
02:56:52,960 --> 02:56:56,960
He's being chased and he is tackled with two seconds left.

2453
02:56:56,960 --> 02:56:59,960
And because now the game is over.

2454
02:56:59,960 --> 02:57:00,960
The game is over.

2455
02:57:00,960 --> 02:57:05,000
The

2456
02:57:05,000 --> 02:57:10,960
time has run out and the season is over for the Atlanta Falcons.

2457
02:57:10,960 --> 02:57:14,960
Dallas has won this game and what a tough chore it was.

2458
02:57:14,960 --> 02:57:20,960
27 to 20 and they go on to the NFC championship game.

2459
02:57:20,960 --> 02:57:24,960
The end of the contest between the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys.

2460
02:57:24,960 --> 02:57:29,960
Where the final score is Dallas 27 and Atlanta 20.

2461
02:57:29,960 --> 02:57:34,960
The Dallas Cowboys coming out with a seven point victory.

2462
02:57:34,960 --> 02:57:37,960
The victory a lot of folks figured would be a laugher.

2463
02:57:37,960 --> 02:57:41,960
Dallas was savored by some two touchdowns in this football game.

2464
02:57:41,960 --> 02:57:47,960
But Dallas after taking a three nothing lead in the first quarter and a 34 yard field goal by Ray Fiorsepian.

2465
02:57:47,960 --> 02:57:52,960
Then being for Atlanta on 11 yard run to give the Falcons a seven to three lead.

2466
02:57:52,960 --> 02:57:57,960
Dallas came back to recapture the advantage on an 11 yard run by Laidlaw.

2467
02:57:57,960 --> 02:58:00,960
Then a 42 yard field goal by Mazetti tied the game.

2468
02:58:00,960 --> 02:58:04,960
Dallas took the lead again on a 48 yard field goal by Fiorsepian.

2469
02:58:04,960 --> 02:58:11,960
But then Bartkowski hooked up with Francis on a 17 yard touchdown pass to give Atlanta a 17 to 13 lead.

2470
02:58:11,960 --> 02:58:15,960
It was a 20 to 13 advantage on a 22 yard field goal by Mazetti.

2471
02:58:15,960 --> 02:58:20,960
And then a three yard pass from White to Smith after Roger Staubach was shaken up.

2472
02:58:20,960 --> 02:58:24,960
And he suffered a mild concussion from what we understand in the first half.

2473
02:58:24,960 --> 02:58:27,960
White to Smith for three yards to tie the score.

2474
02:58:27,960 --> 02:58:31,960
A one yard run by Laidlaw and that was the final margin of victory.

2475
02:58:31,960 --> 02:58:37,960
While the Atlanta Falcons were in their first playoff position in the history of their franchise.

2476
02:58:37,960 --> 02:58:40,960
They won last week over Philadelphia.

2477
02:58:40,960 --> 02:58:42,960
But they couldn't handle the Cowboys today.

2478
02:58:42,960 --> 02:58:47,960
Earlier today Pittsburgh eliminated Denver from the playoffs with a 33 to 10 win.

2479
02:58:47,960 --> 02:58:53,960
And just now Dallas has taken the measure of Atlanta 27 to 20.

2480
02:58:53,960 --> 02:58:55,960
Dallas went out in front in the first quarter.

2481
02:58:55,960 --> 02:58:58,960
And a 34 yard field goal by Fiorsepian.

2482
02:58:58,960 --> 02:59:00,960
They led 3 to nothing.

2483
02:59:00,960 --> 02:59:03,960
14 yard draw play scored by Bubba Bean.

2484
02:59:03,960 --> 02:59:05,960
Put Atlanta on top 7 to 3.

2485
02:59:05,960 --> 02:59:11,960
A 13 yard burst by Scott Laidlaw put Dallas back out in front by the score of 10 to 7.

2486
02:59:11,960 --> 02:59:14,960
That was after Danny White had run out of fun information.

2487
02:59:14,960 --> 02:59:19,960
At the end of the first quarter the score was tied 10 all.

2488
02:59:19,960 --> 02:59:26,960
As Atlanta had gotten back into the game to tie it with a 42 yard field goal by Tim Mazetti.

2489
02:59:26,960 --> 02:59:32,960
Fiorsepian a 48 yard field goal which tied a Dallas Cowboy playoff record for distance.

2490
02:59:32,960 --> 02:59:34,960
And Dallas again had the lead 13 to 10.

2491
02:59:34,960 --> 02:59:38,960
But Wallace Francis got a 17 yard touchdown pass.

2492
02:59:38,960 --> 02:59:42,960
The Falcons, the visitors here today, led 17 to 13.

2493
02:59:42,960 --> 02:59:46,960
And then 20 to 13 on a 22 yard field goal by Tim Mazetti.

2494
02:59:46,960 --> 02:59:48,960
And they enjoyed that seven point advantage at halftime.

2495
02:59:48,960 --> 02:59:51,960
But Atlanta was not the score in the second half.

2496
02:59:51,960 --> 02:59:58,960
And when Roger Staubach was injured it was Danny White coming into the game through a 2 yard touchdown pass to Jackie Smith.

2497
02:59:58,960 --> 03:00:03,960
The extra point tied the game in the third quarter with 7 minutes remaining.

2498
03:00:03,960 --> 03:00:04,960
That was 20-20.

2499
03:00:04,960 --> 03:00:07,960
That was the score at the end of the third quarter.

2500
03:00:07,960 --> 03:00:14,960
And then Dallas, after a personal foul that helped them move the ball down near the Atlantic O-line,

2501
03:00:14,960 --> 03:00:18,960
sent Scott Laidlaw over from inches away, 27-20.

2502
03:00:18,960 --> 03:00:21,960
That was with 9.46 remaining in the game.

2503
03:00:21,960 --> 03:00:23,960
There was no further scoring.

2504
03:00:23,960 --> 03:00:24,960
Atlanta is out.

2505
03:00:24,960 --> 03:00:29,960
Dallas will play on January 7th against either Minnesota or Los Angeles.

2506
03:00:29,960 --> 03:00:37,960
And we'll continue with our wrap up here in just one moment.

2507
03:00:37,960 --> 03:00:40,960
You know the big difference in the second half, Jack, as you mentioned,

2508
03:00:40,960 --> 03:00:44,960
is the fact that the Atlanta team was winning 20-13 at halftime.

2509
03:00:44,960 --> 03:00:49,960
And they had a distinct advantage as far as field position is concerned in the first half.

2510
03:00:49,960 --> 03:00:52,960
In the second half, however, they had the ball on 8 possessions.

2511
03:00:52,960 --> 03:00:57,960
And only one time out of the 8 possessions did they have any kind of good field position.

2512
03:00:57,960 --> 03:01:00,960
That being on the plus 45 yard line of Dallas.

2513
03:01:00,960 --> 03:01:02,960
And they didn't take advantage of the opportunity.

2514
03:01:02,960 --> 03:01:07,960
Conversely, however, the Dallas Cowboys had possession seven times.

2515
03:01:07,960 --> 03:01:11,960
And of the seven times, they had good field position on every occasion

2516
03:01:11,960 --> 03:01:13,960
and had the ball in the following areas.

2517
03:01:13,960 --> 03:01:18,960
The first time on their own 49, the next time on their plus 46,

2518
03:01:18,960 --> 03:01:23,960
then plus 41 of Atlanta, plus 30 of Atlanta, plus 40 of Atlanta,

2519
03:01:23,960 --> 03:01:27,960
plus 24 of Atlanta, minus 33 of Dallas.

2520
03:01:27,960 --> 03:01:29,960
And that was really the difference in the second half.

2521
03:01:29,960 --> 03:01:35,960
It was amazing that the Atlanta team stayed so close, making it 27-20.

2522
03:01:35,960 --> 03:01:36,960
And quite a surprise it was.

2523
03:01:36,960 --> 03:01:40,960
Danny White, who has patiently served as an understudy for three years,

2524
03:01:40,960 --> 03:01:43,960
coming in to replace the injured Roger Starbucks or Raleigh Dallas

2525
03:01:43,960 --> 03:01:46,960
to that seven-point playoff victory over the Falkens

2526
03:01:46,960 --> 03:01:53,960
to put the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game for the ninth time in the past 13 years.

2527
03:01:53,960 --> 03:02:06,960
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