San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys: 1981 NFC Championship Game Open Thread
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 4:45 PM PST
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Date: January 10, 1982
Time: 1:05pm PST (estimated time)
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Records: 49ers (13-3) Cowboys (12-4)
Spread: Cowboys -3: Thanks to Jimmy Shapiro at Bodog for finding this for me. The 49ers rolled Dallas 45-14 earlier in the season at home, but as arnec's preview shows, the Cowboys were confident that game was a fluke. As a 49ers fan I would definitely take the 49ers to cover.
Weather: 52°F, 15mph NNW Wind
TV Broadcast: CBS - Vin Scully, Hank Stram, Irv Cross
Radio: CBS Radio - Pat Summerall, Jack Buck
Cowboys Coverage: Blogging the Boys (obviously not a 1981 website, but an old version of Blogging the Boys to keep with the retro nature of this game)
So here we are. The 49ers and Cowboys squaring off for a chance to reach the Super Bowl. Our 49ers are a franchise on the rise, finishing the regular season with their best record since joining the NFL. For those who questioned Bill Walsh's new offensive system, this "West Coast" offense, led by young Joe Montana could very well be the wave of the future. The 49ers are young but extremely talented. It's obviously waaaaay too early to start talking about a dynasty, but with incredible young talent in place on both sides of the ball, the 49ers appear to be a franchise on the verge of greatness.
The 49ers face a veteran Cowboys franchise looking to maintain their spot at the top of the mountain. The Cowboys went to four Super Bowls in the 70s and look to continue their run of excellence. The Cowboys are in their 15th playoff appearance in 16 seasons. Three of those appearances in the early 70s involved eliminating the 49ers, twice in conference championship games. Today, the 49ers can avenge that and potentially begin turning the tide in NFC dominance.
This should be a tough battle and I really don't expect a blowout like we saw back in week 6. This Cowboys team will come ready to play and I would imagine this will come down pretty close to the wire. We're one win away from the first Super Bowl in franchise history. Time to step up and take care of business!
Fooch's Note: Don't forget to check out our game thread/scouting report for the Hawaii Bowl.
GO NINERS!
Projected starting lineups after the jump...
Projected starting lineups taken from Pro Football Reference.
49ers
Offense
QB - Joe Montana
RB - Earl Cooper
WR - Dwight Clark, Mike Shumann, Mike Wilson
TE - Charle Young
LT - Dan Audick
LG - John Ayers
C - Fred Quillan
RG - Randy Cross
RT -Keith Fahnhorst
Defense
LDE - Jim Stuckey
NT - Archie Reese
RDE - Dwaine Board
LOLB - Willie Harper
LILB - Jack Reynolds
RILB - Craig Puki
ROLB - Keena Turner
LCB - Ronnie Lott
RCB - Eric Wright
FS - Dwight Hicks
SS - Carlton Williamson
Cowboys
Offense
QB - Danny White
RB - Tony Dorsett
FB - Ron Springs
WR - Drew Pearson, Tony Hill
TE - Billy Joe Dupree
LT - Pat Donovan
LG - Herbert Scott
C - Tom Rafferty
RG - Kurt Peterson
RT - Jim Cooper
Defense
LDE - Too Tall Jones
NT - Larry Bethea
RDE - Randy White
LOLB - Harvey Martin
LILB - Mike Hegman
RILB - Bob Breunig
ROLB - D.D. Lewis
LCB - Everson Walls
RCB - Dennis Thurman
FS - Michael Downs
SS - Charlie Waters
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i hope we win
DREAM DRAFT:
1a. Best OT available (Bulaga/Davis/Campbell)
1b. CJ Spiller or trade down to ~20 and get an extra 2nd rounder
2. Whoever our FO likes as best CB available. Maybe Donovan Warren/Trevor Lindley.
3. BPA
4. Jordan Shipley. Maybe even 3rd round.
5-7. BPA
by MichaelClutchtree on Dec 24, 2009 4:50 PM PST reply actions
Radio announcing
Is that Joe Bucks Dad or something?
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
radio
Radio was Jack Buck and Pat Summerall (so yea his dad). The NFL Network coverage is the CBS TV crew of Vin Scully and Hank Stram.
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
49ers offense
Was Freddie Solomon hurt for this game?
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
He was the primary target on "The Catch"
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Solomon
Not sure if he was hurt but he scored the first TD
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
Alot of people dont know this
but he was the 3rd string QB in ’81 also
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Dorsett
He had a bruise after getting kneed in the face. Waiting to see if he ever returned because that would certainly have helped the 49ers not having to deal with him.
Tony HIll TD
10-7 Dallas. Nice catch, great throw from White. Eric Wright had solid coverage on him but didn’t look up to defend the ball.
Everybody knows the catch
but that TD montana just threw to clark was equally good, just not in a big moment
Clark
Prior to that he had a really impressive head fake that got him open for that nice over the shoulder catch.
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
pass interference on Lott
I was cooking up dinner and am like 15 minutes back of the live time. Lott was just called for pass interference on an interception. It was a pretty awful call.
Four days ago?
Was this game really played on December 20, 2009?
Why just be luckless or pedestrian when you can be both?
by Luckless Pedestrian on Dec 24, 2009 6:31 PM PST reply actions
whoops
That’s what I get for copying that from the Eagles game thread. Thanks for catching that.
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
amazing beard too
Puts Kyle Orton’s past efforts to shame.
by David Fucillo on Dec 24, 2009 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
Eddie D
I love the shot of Eddie Debartolo late in the last drive smoking a cigarette. You definitely wouldn’t see that today.
Last Cowboys drive
You don’t hear much of anything about the Cowboys final drive after The Catch. Watching it now, Dallas got into 49ers territory on a long pass, but a White sack/fumble on the next play ended it. Wow.
Yuck!
Our “49ers” logo is so ugly. I think we shoulda changed that too along with the unis…The old one was so much better…
Jason Hill supporter 'til the end
Oh the memory
I was at that game and this was the first time I had seen the whole game on TV complete with replays.. I had forgoten all the frustration and heart ache until now.. Reliving that final drive with all the turnovers in mind and hearing the crowd grow lauder after each gain just brough back that feeling. Man that was one HELL OF A RIDE…
Wishing all the NN fans a wounder Christmas and looking forward to closing out the season
GOOOO NNNNNIIIIINNNNNEEEERRRSSS
That was kind of an ugly game for an NFC championship one
lots of turnovers. The Niners got flagged for some big penalties (two PI on Lott though only one of ’em was deserved).
The Cowboys had a chance to tie it up on a last drive but we were able to get pressure on White and cause a fumble, one of the few times in the game when we did get pressure on him.
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
Forgot
That Montana had three ints., several dropped balls, and some luck, (a little bit like this year). I have always wondered if he was throwing the ball away that turned into the “catch.” Has he ever clarified what his intention actually was?
the pass
I thought I read somewhere he was in fact throwing it away since he had the next down. But no link to clarify that.
by David Fucillo on Dec 25, 2009 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
People forget that the Niners were 6-10 the previous year in 1980
The story line is one of a lost team that some how was not good enough to make it to the BIG TIME. the previous year were were 6-10 and no one and I mean no ever predicted the niners would be 13 -3 that year and to even sugest that they would be playing the holyer thatn though cowboys for the NFC championship was unthinkable… So when we did get to this game and to have made some many mistakes was pretty much the way it was expected.. Yes there were mistakes (on both sides) but for the niners it was the last chance to finaly, finally finally get to the supper bowl. And that last drive was like a figging opera… With each play in that last drive makeing first downs play after play and to come up to a 3erd and 3 ..and getting that kind of effort from all it was truely a sight to behold… Damn,
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