Roger Staubach Hail Mary Pass Thriller!!

[TomKaren1994]

Don Criqui calling the game.

[TakeAShowerStinky]

I remember the Viking fans threw a bottle at the referee for not calling a pass interference against the Cowboys! Justice for the Vikings!

[tknippe]

Where was Paul Krause?

[TheSlyfox403]

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[Primordialfan1]

@TheSlyfox403

NFC Divisional Playoff in NINETEEN SEVENTY FIVE.

Now fuck off with your unoriginal shitcomment.

[TheSlyfox403]

@Primordialfan1 lol why dont you fuck off with your 12 year old bitch ass who has no friends so comes on youtube to yell at people like hes tough shit

[Primordialfan1]

@TheSlyfox403

LOL Typical yank scumcunt comment. Big keyboard warrior aren't you? hahahahahaha

[TheSlyfox403]

@Primordialfan1 LOL you british fags can't say shit you fags just shut the hell up an eat your crumpets and drink your tea dick pick.

[clturneriii]

I never saw Pearson push. On the other hand, the defender fell. I now know why ... never saw it before, but the defender steps on Pearson's foot, loses his balance (can see his ankle bend), and Pearson makes the catch.

No penalty called, none deserved, just bad luck for MN and good luck for DAL

[mrich1976]

If you watch, Staubach underthrew the ball a little, and the corner (who had good coverage) just couldn't adjust in time.

And, as Pearson is going into the end zone, somebody throws an orange into the frame...

[WatchOutx3]

@lilweaveman to me its more respectful to call someone colored then to call them straight out black. Idk just my opinion.

[KingOfTheNighttime]

It's just very difficult for receivers to make the Hall of Fame. Bob Hayes, who pretty much revolutionized the game and was the chief reason for the concept of zone defenses, didn't get in until after he died. To get in, a receiver pretty much has to break current receiving records of the time, revolutionize the game, and/or be a key component of championship teams. Of the three, an argument might be made for the last criteria, but some might say that was more Staubach than Pearson.

[quincee33]

@KingOfTheNighttime Cliff Branch should be in the Hall.

[lilweaveman]

@WatchOutx3 lol your calling someone else racist and you just referred to black ppl as colored ppl

[texasstadium]

Unsolved Mystery: Why isn't Drew Pearson in the Hall of Fame? The best clutch receiver of his time!

[quincee33]

@texasstadium didn't Dallas use many WR's in the 70's like Tony Hill, Preston Pearson, Cliff Harris??? not too sure, maybe i should check his stats, but Cliff Branch of the Raiders should be in the HOF for sure.... and no i'm not a Raiders fan.

[WatchOutx3]

@Jenxstud25 there's no such thing as a white man's sport. Stop being so racist. Especially on colored people, its not there fault there good at sports and every body wants them to be on there team. Maybe the "white men" should try to become more talented.

[TheTexanBorn]

9 people are Vikings fans.

[6400az]

Kalasa's voice, an obvious attempt to fill in the shoes of John Facenda. Epic failure.

[huskyjerk]

(1) Oust Harry Calas. Weatherman voice.

(2) The inept pass -- it was underthrown badly -- allowed the Cowboys to complete the pass. 

[WilliamDRowlett]

Great blocking by the Dallas offensive line. Roger was the only player in the backfield and it was obviously going to be a pass play.

[jesusfreakfebuary]

This saturday is the Hall Of famers birthday.

[IRISHMIKE62]

push-off. you can see pearson's elbows, then his arms extended and the dback lurch forward. pearson looking around for the flag doesnt help his cause. like the kid shoplifting, looking around to get caught. but...in his defense, you do what you have to do to win.

[samuelrosenbalm]

Pearson was just going for the ball. Not his fault that a pussy viking was in his way. Bow down to the almighty star bitches.

[zenmachinefilms]

Rather obvious push-off by Pearson that should have been flagged, but a great throw either way.

[lizzert]

woohooo i met drew 1 hr ago!

[Kribbytak]

That's a clear push-off. Even Pearson was looking for a flag. Either way, it's the Vikings' fault for not winning that game. They had their chances. And it's also their fault they didn't win any of the four Super Bowls they've been in. MN just can't seal the deal when it counts.

[RRPounder]

Wasn't that commentary from one of those little discs you'd put into something that looked like a walkie talkie?

[LiberalPersuasion]

There simply was no foul on this play. For those who claim there was a push by Pearson are simply seeing what they want to see of out of either dislike of the Cowboys or are Viking's fans. Nate Wright didn't defend the slightly under thrown ball correctly and the safety was out of position. Plus the Cowboys outplayed them on that day and deserved to win.

[dolphinsneu]

What isn't really know about this game was that prior to the drive, the Vikings could have won if they had converted a 3rd and 2. They called a rollout by Tarkenton and the Cowboys sacked him on an all out blitz.

[DejectedPanda]

Blatant push off. But the Cowboys have always gotten away with that kind of thing. Irvings whole career was based on it. Good thing for him he played for the Cowboys.

[reno93535]

I remember that game and that play. During the game you could clearly see Pearson pusing off the back of the defender with both hands. No doubt. Should have been an offensive foul.

[Archie8Manning]

Well, that looked like a painful sack on Bradshaw but, eh, he was known for being a drama queen lol.

[crashbonasera]

as usual, Paul Krause makes no attempt at a tackle.

[ezurobski]

I still have that game on VHS tape, every down, without commercials. I still watch it when I feel blue...

[thincow12]

these were the great days, before savage negros ruined the sport with their ape antics and feloneous ways.

[mongoose636]

One I'll never forget-I was a sophomore in HS then and figured Dallas was about done. I was amazed and pleased!

[Thrive7]

Love the audio @ 2:20 of a crowd yelling "Jeff Lynne! Jeff Lynne!". That was probably taken from the Electric Light Orchestra concert on February 14, 1975 at the Cow Palace near San Francisco.

[ftsjr]

I was never a Vikings fan, but I have to give Sammy White his due. At 1:50 he caught a pass and took an incredible hit from Jack Tatum. His helmet was knocked off, but he held onto the ball.

[plntntvzn]

@ftsjr Exactly. It had to have been one of the greatest catches in NFL history. regardless of how Viking fans remember things, Sammy White was better than either Ahmad Rashad or John Gilliam. White was small but strong for his size and caught the ball over the middle way better than he ever got credit for. He was also very quick and a dangerous homerun threat. He ran good patterns and caught the ball anywhere. Even in his twilight, when he did not have homerun speed, he was still fast enough.

[StraightOuttaDC]

Flag. Dallas loses.

Or at least that's what should have happened.

[mustwinder]

That was pretty damn good coverage by #43, he did everything (athletically) he could to break up that pass, combination of luck and one hell of a throw and catch.

[GemCan78]

In the 1975 NFC Championship Game in the L.A. Coliseum, the Cowboys handled the fucking Rams like a boss, 37-7...the Vikings could never get it together in those four Super Bowls, from the simple fact, that they were always scoreless in the first half...

[Manongjojo]

Staubach was the best.

[ohshit13131]

Hey vikings fans even if you guys would've went to the superbowl... you would've lost like you always do. always a bridesmaid never a bride

[pgh5002]

people are actually calling that a push off. LOL, that would be the weakest call ever. BTW a push off has show full extension of the arm and be enough to reset the defenders feet...

[docsdk]

worst call in history of NFL....offensive interference..............peop­le forget that Vikings DOMINATED dallas that day and were 24 seconds away from the super bowl...............

[oneputtsteven]

Greatest coaching job ever in the history of the NFL by Landry that year. With a solid defense, Roger and some excellent recievers but a mediocre backfield, the man with the hat reached way back in time to pull out the old single wing and decided to put Roger in the backfield to utilize his versatility.

Other NFL coaches and commentators thought Landry was desparate, losing it or both. In the end though NFL defenses were befuddled by the "shotgun" formation.

[glrodriguez73]

there was no push off!! screw the vikings!

[zandor1956]

even tom landry had to smile he knew that dallas dodge a bullet

[markmissestexas]

Actually, "dodging a bullet" implies that Dallas was favored or SHOULD have won the game. In fact, Minnesota was the HEAVY favorite as Dallas was in a bit of a rebuilding mode after stars such as Bob Lilly retired or moved on the year before.

The Cowboys had no business being in the Super Bowl that year as the Vikings were clearly the best team in the NFL. If not for the "Hail Mary," the Vikings almost assuredly would have beaten the Vikings in the Super Bowl.

[markmissestexas]

would have beaten the Steelers* in the Super Bowl

[ohshit13131]

@markmissestexas the vikings were gonna play themselves?

[markmissestexas]

@ohshit13131

yea yea.. you know what I meant...

they would have beaten the Steelers* in the Super Bowl.

my fault.

[5lowrollD]

The hit the Bradshaw takes at 1:16. One of the most brutal tackles of his career. i can';t believe he survived that

[cubanice7892]

pass interference at 3:50

u can see his head rock back as pearson has his hands on the upper part of the defender's back. u have to admit its alittle peculair the way the defender falls away from the ball right before pearson catches it and right after his head rocks back.

[dallasfan2419]

the greatest cowboy to ever live. by the way for those of u who are wondering. 24 is for marion barber and 19 is 4 miles austin

[CalgarianSJB]

good gosh, will the viking fans ever quit whining about getting beat on a great cowboy play!...besides, even had the vikings been GIVEn the call, the steelers woulda knocked em around like they did before...go cowboys! greatest team of the seventies!...

[tonytnt1980]

And i quess there was always an excuse for the 4 viking super bowl losses and countless playoff loses, and the only reason favre always keeps the media in suspense as to whether he will be back or not is so they can shift the attention away from his screw ups at the end of the season, pretty schrewd.

[da19570]

What the new orleans saints let the dallas cowboys win to end the sainta unbeaten record during the regular season?.

[LivingWorstNightmare]

"The refs rigged the game" same thing from every Vikings game since the 70's. They lost, get over it. Now they're saying the saints had the game rigged, when the Saints had way more penalties than Minnesota. Those bullshit calls over hitting Favre's old ass, were all legit.

get the fuck over yourselfs. i geuess every game is rigged.

[bimmerboy9336]

Hey stupid ass, the Refs just came out and said they missed some "Crucial" Calls in the saints/vikings nfc championship game. so they did screw it up! 5 turnovers gives the vikings some reason to think that we didnt deserve to win, but the better team lost period.

[relevance13]

well.. it wasn't the first time and it won't be the last.

[quentin98765]

boooo! offensive interference!

[bimmerboy9336]

I know you cowboy fans never get the calls against you so i know you think the rules dont apply. The vikings are one of the best franchises in sports. Just no Super Bowl. To me we have worse luck then the Cubs for the simple reason that we were such a dominate team in the late 60's 70's 90's and even having our shots in the 2000's the cubs teams were never "DOMINATE" like the vikings have been in there franchise history......another chance for a ring that was given up or taken away....sad...

[TAKEMONEY9]

it would be tough to consider them one of the best franchises is sports beings they probably barely crack the top 10 in the NFL alone

[bimmerboy9336]

I would say 100 games over .500 and 35 500 or better seasons with 24 playoff apperances and 16 division titles in 47 years is pretty damn good. Top 10 NFL franchise of course! top 10 sports team without a championship? i would think so.

[TAKEMONEY9]

Yea I would easily put them in the top 10 on the best franchises without a championship list. To me it sounded like you had them in the top 10 of franchise of all sports.

[bimmerboy9336]

no not with the yankees and canadians ETC

[nietsnebur]

He pushed off, he pushed off, he pushed off BAH! Get over already.

[bimmerboy9336]

okay I was at "Arise with the Guys" in 1999 at The "Barn" (for you cowboy fans its the golden gopher basketball stadium) where Tom Landry gave a speech becuase it was a christian event. At the end of his speech he utterd the words "Oh yeah, and Pearson pushed off" the crowed went nuts. if you have your head coach saying there was a pushoff then there probably was a pushoff. The fact that they called defensive pass interfearance in my mind creates a conspiracy that the refs rigged this game.

[biazilla]

Push off my ass...that was just another lame ass loss you Vikings were use to back in the 70's...The Vikes are 0-4 in the big game... 50 years in existence and no Super bowl victories.....good luck with cry baby Favre

[bchiles0123]

Even if, those type things were allowed back then.

[jordanhelton12]

jack lambert would have killed him

[Varangian1915]

Well this definitely was a pushoff you cowboy fan cowards: 34-3.

[Varangian1915]

I think Rice just caught another TD pass, and Senslessbaugh is still looking for the first pass. HAHA.

[shaqshak]

ha ha cow girls

[hop2171]

God i love that sack on Bradshaw! That guy from the browns should have knocked out the entire steeleROIDS team!

[steelandvelvet]

How can you love that? What if that was your neck dude! It could have paralyzed or killed him. That was not a "sack". Love your neighbor.

[hop2171]

its called hating the steeleROIDS with all my heart for over 30 years. Dont feel bad as i hate the eagles just as bad and you can throw penn state into that mix as well.

[drugstrorecwby41]

theres no doubt that Pearson Pushed

off.

too bad theres wasnt instant replay.

Vikings could of won a Super Bowl!

F The Cowboys......Bunch of cheaters!!

[hop2171]

even if they did have instant replay you cant use it to call a penalty

[dmny214]

u can't replay a push off or a would be pass interference, that is just drew pearson, im sorry the soon to be in the ring of honor drew pearson and captain america himself the great Roger Staubach doing effortless work. nothing spectacular for them

[riva0047]

January 17, 2010.

Revenge is sweet.

[pdsor]

It was Mark Mullaney, Gary Larsen retired the year before.

[patzer469]

Actually, it was Mike Mularkey, not Mark Mularkey, except it wasn't Mike Mularkey, either. Number 77 for the Vikings in 1975 was Gary Larsen. Mularkey didn't join the Vikings until l983. That doesn't change the fact that he was held. It also doesn't change the fact that Pearson pushed off. One thing I will admit, however, as a Vikings fan, is that I don't think either the Vikings or the Cowboys were good enough to beat the Steelers that year.

[wayneschlaegal]

boy did I hate the Steelers back then! did?? hmmmmm

[19eddiehodge]

That's definately not a push-off.

[RMCTIC]

Thats because he didnt push off and never "admitted" doing so. Whoever said he admitted it is a tool

[tallsmile28]

Pearson said. "There was contact with Nate Wright, but there was no deliberate push."

To this day, Pearson insists that he did not commit offensive pass interference

[KieranTVogel]

wow PI

[crosssxeyed]

Most of you kids probably weren't even born when this game took place. I was in high school and clearly remember the game. What you have to keep in mind was that in those days there was no instant replay. What was called stood. Yes, you have the luxury to watch and rewatch and dissect this until you THINK you know what happened. But in the heat of the game in those days, many calls were "missed." Look at any dozen other games from that era and see similar "missed" calls. It's over. History.

[tretcherousape]

@crosssxeyed you remember high school? in the 70's?

[wigginsdt]

This was not passing interference by the way.

[lcr1955]

Mularky in this play is #77. And wouldn't you know it...the official is standing right there and doesn't blow the whistle. The Vikings, in my opinion, were robbed.....

[lcr1955]

Another overlooked aspect of this play...Vikings defensive lineman Mark Mularkey (spelling) was held and dragged to the ground by a Cowboy offensive line, and no penalty was called.

[RMCTIC]

Must suck to be blind. Mularkey was not held, he bull rushed and absolutely trucked the OL. If he hadnt fell, he would have gotten to Staubach.

[steelandvelvet]

Hold on boy! Roger the Dodger would have done his dodge, catch me if you can.

[jjahner]

What they dont tell you about this game is that the Cowboys got away with anothe controversial play earlier in the drive. On a 4th and 16, Drew Pearson had stepped out of bounds running his route and the came back in. When he went up to catch the ball he came down out of bounds as well. The refs was standing right there. 5 yards away and said he was in bounds. The game should have been over at that point.

[popeye54321]

It's impossible to tell if there was offensive pass interference from that angle. From what that shows, it shouldn't have been called and wouldn't have 8 out of 10 times today.

[steelandvelvet]

You are correct. Another angle would be needed. In the slow motion, the defender's head and shoulders kind of jerk sideways at one point, but it's not clear if it was from a push, or Pearson reaching for the ball, or the defender's off balance momentum.

[jaxxonmontana]

Two words: OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE. Oops, sorry, three words.

[CWDavis71]

LOL! Cowboys still haunting the vikings after all these years...the haunting will continue this coming weekend...when the new-era Cowboys put you out of the playoffs on your home field!

[tintobasher714]

@CWDavis71 yes vikings r going down

[undergroundassault]

Fucking push pearson. He later admitted that he pushed the vikings guy down.

[BeirutWedding]

He NEVER admitted that.

[kolst8406]

The question I'd like answered is what the hell was Free Safety Paul Krause(number 22) doing on that play? It looks like he was just late getting over there.

[3ringsAIKMAN]

Both players slowed down to turn towards the ball, as it was clearly underthrown. As the Viking defender did so, he lost his balance making it appear that Pearson pushed him. As Pearson turned, he KEPT his balance reaching downward with BOTH hands for the underthrown ball....NO INTERFERENCE !

[SickBritKid]

There was no interference in that play....

[patzer469]

Are you kidding? Drew Pearson admitted that he pushed off.

[SickBritKid]

@patzer469

That Vikings defender tripped over his own feet....

[thomasuras]

Their was really def pass interference with that leg whip.

[teeosupreme]

@patzer469 I'd like to know where you heard Drew Pearson say he pushed off. The wide receiver has the right to the football If their was a flag on the play it should've been on the viking defender. I'm an old school cowboy fan and never heard drew admit pushing off.

[steelandvelvet]

Roger to Drew, always comes thru!