1984-12-17 Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

[DIMP]

I #as at this game in person as a 15 year old Cowboy fan as was my 14 year old brother. My stepdad and the man who got us the tickets and joined us were Dolphin fans. The Dolphins also happened to be my second favorite team. The Dolphins were not as desperate to win this game as the Cowboys but did need the victory to secure home field advantage in the AFC over the Broncos. Definite back and forth in our group and on the field and mixed emotions for me.

[duanestrange]

Danny White most underrated Cowboys QB of all time .. has won more playoff games then Prescott and Romo combined

[JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

This ended up being the last Dolphins win against the Cowboys at home–until now.

[darylwilson]

I remember watching this game as a kid, thinking we needed to get to this guy. The only way possible was to blitz and he made us pay just about everytime. I forgot how exciting this game was back then. BTW, b.s call on Bill Bates. No forcible contact.

[coachNewman]

The week prior we lost to the Redskins at home so we needed this win to go to the playoffs. Was such a frustrating game. Highs and lows with this one. "live by the blitz, die by the blitz"

[squonktears]

Miami rb Tony Nathan is one of my all time favorite versatile running backs . fine runner, great hands, great blocker .

[richierich]

This was one of the games I couldn't get a ticket I was there three hours before the game

[stevefowler]

Just watch #57 at center for the Dolphins...he dominated the best players in the NFL on every snap...best center in NFL history. Dwight Stephenson.

[eulissbenoit]

As a cowboys fan this game was exciting as could be

[dnKsTaH]

This was what we should have had as a Super Bowl in '84...
Instead of a blow out loss....
Just a nice back n forth close game 28-21... would have been epic

[rshelley]

A great game between 2 legendary coaches and franchises...Cowboys missed the playoffs for the first time in like 10 years because of this loss and Miami went to the Super Bowl and lost to the older NFL

[slb]

This is the first MNF game that I distinctively remember watching when I was a kid. I was 9yrs old. I remember the when the Cowboys secondary wouldn't let The Fun Bunch do their celebration after a score that one game. I believe it was this season.

[juliantucker]

people forget how good OJ was in the booth

[devildog]

My two favorite teams growing up. I first saw Dallas play in the Cotton Bowl, and it’s the only game I saw with my dad before he passed. And then I grew up in Florida from 12-19 years old. We usually rooted for Miami because there were NO other Florida teams at that time. But Big D will ALWAYS be my team.

[johnflowers]

Retro Dan Marino in in his Record-Breaking Year. Simply an "Awesome Game to o say the least for Dolphins Nation-GO 🐬

[chrisuncleahmad]

End of an era- this was Dandy Don Meredith's final MNF game

[DrSeuss-nvhw]

This Miami ('84) team had a super elite offense and a poor defense.

[sportshistorybuff]

A bad omen for the Cowboys this season was being swept by the Giants, 28-7 and 19-7 at home, their first time being swept by a division opponent since St. Louis did it in 1970. Sitting at a decent 7-5 after 12 weeks, Dallas easily beat St. Louis and Philly, but imploded against lost heartbreakers to Washington and Miami here.

[debbiehenson]

The amazing Randy White. Goat Defensive lineman.

[sportshistorybuff]

Shula's Dolphins lost SB VI to Dallas, then beat them 6 of 7 times to take a 6-2 lead in their series. It evened out thereafter.