N.Y. Giants @ Dallas Cowboys ( 1995 Week 16 ) - 2.Half
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00:00:00Dallas six
00:00:05Now they have to work themselves out of that that's Kevin Williams at about the one
00:00:12Something good something big to happen outside the 30 Tito Wooten made the stop
00:00:20Look at what's happened in the last two games
00:00:22They've been out scored 31 to 7 in the second half of the last two games
00:00:27And I think the thing that they have to do and they didn't do before is is
00:00:31When they come out and they're in a situation like this instead of going for a big one and trying to get a big play
00:00:36Right away. I think they have to establish something. Let that big line do its work hand the ball to Emmett Smith
00:00:42You know, you know get first down start there start to build a foundation
00:00:47Don't panic
00:00:49At this point you just can't panic do what you do best
00:00:56This is Emmett Smith
00:01:01In the giant territory to about the 46
00:01:05Finally tripped up by Vincy Glenn good blocking out in front of it
00:01:08How would you like to be a cornerback and you're looking and here comes big Nate Newton and big Larry Allen pulling around the corner
00:01:16With Emmett Smith one of the best backs in football behind him. Now. This is an awesome look 61 state Newton
00:01:2273 is Larry Allen Emmett Smith does a little straight arm there then boom
00:01:28He gets a block there
00:01:29Then he's going to get another block there when those guys come out there and get on something
00:01:34That is a way to start a second half
00:01:36first down eight men will throw
00:01:43He almost got his own pass
00:01:45Nobody knew better because he could catch his own pass and get tackled there for and have to run
00:01:50With you bad knees
00:01:52that's not the prescription do bad knees and too bad calves and a bad back and shoulder and
00:01:59Troy Aikman is is not a a healthy quarterback
00:02:03But then again how many quarterbacks in this league in this game are healthy at this point? Isn't that the truth?
00:02:09It's a long season second and ten
00:02:13Smith is deep
00:02:16I
00:02:19Think Emmett Smith started too early. They've had trouble
00:02:27Donaldson went down and
00:02:29Derrick canard replaced him. We've seen it a couple of times in this game snapping too early snapping too too late
00:02:36I'm not sure that I should single out Derrick canard on this one
00:02:40Well on that one stab and that was his thing now whether Emmett Smith just saw something
00:02:45He wanted to get started a little early
00:02:47Of course, the back can move before the ball snap as long as he goes parallel to line motion number 22 on the offense
00:02:57See now he can move again and go in motion see now here's a motion here now if he moves forward
00:03:04Then that's what they're going to call
00:03:06If he moves forward right there before the ball snap because they already had one man in motion
00:03:10It was Johnston and even though he did go parallel because there was another guy in motion
00:03:15You couldn't have two guys in motion
00:03:25Giants played it. Well, he got a couple of yards, but that's all Cory Miller
00:03:29Was there to stop him?
00:03:32Yeah, I think the thing they have to do now is is is to get the ball to Michael Irvin
00:03:37I mean, that's that's that's the two things that they have to be able to do
00:03:40I mean, that's what you know, they call them. They know the triplets
00:03:43I mean, you know Troy Aikman Emmett Smith Michael Irvin and they're the big pay guys
00:03:48And if that's what they are
00:03:49They're gonna make plays now when you need them got to produce and you need them on third down and long yardage
00:03:55beyond Sanders at wide receiver
00:03:58To Aikman's left Irvin to the right
00:04:01control
00:04:05For Sanders
00:04:08They flag on the play
00:04:13Randolph was back there with him
00:04:19Dion Sanders down on this side against Thomas Randolph and they're all arguing right there whether it's Dion Sanders or Thomas Randolph
00:04:28Well, it's against Randolph, let's have another look at it
00:04:37That has to be number 23 Randolph here on Dion Sanders
00:04:42He didn't get started too soon and he didn't get a bump
00:04:45See and he's looking back then he looks into Dion and he just punches him there
00:04:50Pushes him a little and then that ball probably couldn't have been caught. Anyway, I
00:04:54Don't know that was close. I think they're starting to call this stuff close. I don't see
00:04:58I mean, you may have gotten a hand or two up there
00:05:04To about speed 11
00:05:06Stopped by Jesse Campbell. Well, if the Cowboys can't get a big play then they needed a big break. I
00:05:13Think they got one on that play
00:05:15You know somebody was saying to us two or three weeks ago that Emmett Smith the reason he was so durable is it
00:05:21That line was so good. He never got hit by any of the big guys
00:05:24It was always the safeties or the corners that were tackling him
00:05:28Recently, he's been being hit by the big guys
00:05:31And then this offensive line, you know, Ray Donaldson is not in there anymore
00:05:35But this offensive line is not as dominant as it was in the beginning and middle of the season
00:05:41second down
00:05:52Darryl Johnston
00:05:55Come up with it. That's that's the other thing you see like Corey Miller there what they're really doing on these short guys
00:06:01The underneath guys are really clamping on him
00:06:04They used to give him, you know more of a cushion
00:06:07But now if you see right down here, you see how tight they're playing on that
00:06:11They're not backing off and letting them have a free run underneath as they come out
00:06:15They're jamming them and playing all the underneath whether it's J. Novacek
00:06:19Moose Johnston or Emmett Smith, they're playing them tight and rotating towards Michael Irvin
00:06:37May not be a first down another one of those decisions if it's not
00:06:42Boy did Benji Glenn tattoo Michael Irvin
00:06:45Michael Irvin is going to come underneath then come under control
00:06:48See if they catch a ball watch 25 come in there
00:06:52Boy, he's zeroed in on that one right between the eights
00:06:58That's the intensity here Pat on Troy Aikman's face
00:07:02Decision has been made that they'll kick another field goal
00:07:06Would be bone yells 20th in the row
00:07:12He's hit
00:07:15He's hit three
00:07:18That one from 22 yards away and it's 14 to 9 the Giants over the Cowboys
00:07:26Repair work now on Emmett Smith
00:07:33The Cowboys to kick off trailing 14 to 9
00:07:39Lewis feels the kickoff by Ponyo gets out to the 30
00:07:46Billy Davis made this top Emmett Smith and that last remember he had a bad knee a couple of weeks ago
00:07:52Three weeks ago. Yeah, and then watch this play here
00:07:56Pat when when Corey Miller comes in here to tackle him
00:07:59Watch is he grabs across on that on that left knee see where he plants there
00:08:04Then it looks like it comes underneath you see as he grabbed it and pulled it back
00:08:08And then when Emmett Smith gets up here watch him limp
00:08:14And then they and then they took him off and they're they're working on that left leg now
00:08:21We're going to stretch it there that looks painful
00:08:26If you heard it you wouldn't want to put it in that position
00:08:35To the giant to the Dallas 41-yard line before Larry Brown finally trips him up
00:08:42Saw that hole and he burst I mean he put it he put it in another gear when he saw it
00:08:48Watch the blocking the holes gonna be right here
00:08:51You see there's a hole the lead block there and look as he sees it there
00:08:55He just turns on that jet and he just runs right by Dixon Edwards
00:08:59Dixon Edwards was coming across and he had him square and then Rodney Hampton put it into another gear and he went right by him
00:09:07First down Giants
00:09:16Wrapped up by miles
00:09:20We're talking about Rodney Hampton you look fifth consecutive year with a thousand yards and
00:09:25Maybe maybe he what I don't know if he was right
00:09:28I mean he's been in Pro Bowls and stuff but maybe because of the Giants record and the
00:09:33You know team not having as good as year as everyone expected
00:09:36I think they finally I think a lot of people have forgotten that right Rodney Hampton is a very very good football
00:09:42week after week
00:09:44plays hurt plays hard
00:09:49Second out of nine Brown
00:09:52And
00:09:55Right in his face
00:09:57Mike Girard
00:09:59That was one of those where you have to have a hot receiver where you're not going to block them all you have to get
00:10:04Rid of the ball watch. Here's the extra guy coming from here Brown is going to get back here and he sees this
00:10:10Exactly as he gets back there. See there's no one there to block Darren Smith
00:10:15So what happens when then then the quarterback has to get rid of the ball before he gets there
00:10:20That's one thing when I coached I never believed that I didn't know how you
00:10:23Told the quarterback that you weren't going to block them all you're responsible
00:10:28If there's an extra man the quarterbacks responsible, how can he do that?
00:10:33There's Brown back to throw pressure again
00:10:39Cowboy pressure
00:10:42I think that was Darren Woodson
00:10:44It is and I think that he hurt himself on that play too
00:10:47But he was a guy that he was up on that side and he came on a safety blitz and
00:10:52Dave Brown was trying to come right into it
00:10:56Look here, you're gonna see right here up the wrong side. You're gonna see right here. Yeah, he's gonna come in
00:11:02He's number 28. You're gonna see him right there
00:11:05You see him come in here and then he has the he has a penetration there and he's a guy that that made Dave Brown
00:11:12stop
00:11:15That's the arm that he had hurt before and he just landed on it
00:11:25He was coming into this this thing he one of his
00:11:28is it on one hand he had a broken finger and a
00:11:32Bruised hand on the right hand remembering the wrist and he was shaking hands yesterday left-handed
00:11:39This might be just one of those
00:11:41They went numb a stinger. They call it. I think Darren Woodson staying down too long for just a stinger
00:11:49But you may be right
00:11:51Now he's shaking hands with that right hand so yeah, you know, you can't have two things hurt at the same time
00:11:57You know like yesterday the the right hand hurts so much that he couldn't shake hand now when he hurts the left
00:12:03He can shake hands with the right
00:12:05That's a physiological thing that's according to dr. Madden. Well, no, I just I
00:12:10Know that you can't have if you have something that's hurt and you hurt something else more
00:12:15Then the thing that you hurt more is the thing that hurts you and the thing you used to hurt doesn't hurt any more
00:12:20I've had an overcheck. He's got the bad knee the bad ankle. He said they both hurt. No, you only have one
00:12:24I mean only one if one really hurts and the other one doesn't hurt anymore
00:12:28How is it the highest one or the lowest one or the one that's hurt the most?
00:12:33And then you know because when you take like an aspirin or something, how does it know where to go that's true, that's true
00:12:41At that case you got to take two aspirin, which one does it go to?
00:12:45Well one for each injury
00:12:47But that was a big play by the Cowboys because third down and the Giants have had success remember in the first half
00:12:53Dave Brown was running on his left foot and he was running on his right foot and he was running on his left foot
00:12:58And he was third down and the Giants have had success remember in the first half Dave Brown was running on all those situations
00:13:04and that time they plucked all the lanes and they plugged it by bringing Darren Woodson from the corner and you can imagine and better
00:13:11Believe that that's one of the things that they discussed at the half Barry Switzer. I
00:13:16Wonder if the communications have gone out again Pat Red Cassians over there talking to the Cowboys sideline
00:13:23Remember the rule if it goes out on one side, then you have to take it out on the other side
00:13:28I bet that's what happened. So the Giants have their punting team in we'll see what red cash and say
00:13:35No, maybe we won't
00:13:39Maybe red isn't going to tell the television audience. He's just going to keep it to the Cowboys and the Giants
00:13:45Well, they're working again on the communication. So that obviously has to be what's wrong
00:13:49Yeah, because out in the Giants side and the Cowboys have to take theirs off to Mike Horan
00:13:54Back to fun Kevin Williams deep for Dallas the rain hammers down
00:14:07Goes into the end zone, they'll bring it out to the 20
00:14:14That turf is really wet and it's getting weather look at that rain come down the hole in the roof
00:14:21Let's it in a lot of it
00:14:26Down on the Giants sideline, he's gotten sick
00:14:30You know, he's run so much in that in that first half and I think that's what it was
00:14:35Remember that that touchdown when when I said he sold out and he lost his shoe and he flopped in that thing
00:14:41Yeah, I think I think that took a lot out of him
00:14:45He may have the flu or something, too
00:14:47That was quite a shot and it's Smith tackled in the backfield by Corey Miller
00:14:53Now for another McDonald's game break, it's a stadium the score is the Giants 14 Dallas 9 Emmett Smith
00:15:02Whatever was wrong with his leg
00:15:04They apparently have gotten straight out. Here's a man back to throw
00:15:10Complete intended for urban
00:15:14Look at Felipe Sparks, he's proud of himself because he's on Michael Irvin. He knows he's going to be physical all day
00:15:20He's going to be as physical as Michael Irvin is then what Irvin doesn't get one. He said that's one for him
00:15:27He's a scrappy little guy. That's really
00:15:30He's a guy that you know has a lot of spirit and a lot of life in him and
00:15:35The game is fun has that twinkle in his eye and
00:15:38Kind of plays it the way it should be played big buddies with Darren. What's he better get out here in his guy, though?
00:15:52He'll have a Dallas first down Jesse Campbell made this stop
00:15:57Yeah, something was wrong there because sleepy sparks didn't get out here on Michael Irvin at all that giant defense wasn't right
00:16:04And it wasn't set
00:16:06J. Novacek is gonna run it in here. You see he just he just comes in
00:16:11He's gonna run right up the middle and then see right there in the middle of screen running in that thing is wide open
00:16:18Now that's what you get with that too deep, you know that zone that cover to you can get a deep middle
00:16:29Even
00:16:31Got about five
00:16:33Got about five
00:16:35After that whistle blows, there's always someone that yells easy. Yeah, it's kind of like a fight, you know break it
00:16:41Take it easy. Take it easy. The whistle blows easy easy, you know
00:16:44Don't don't be getting up on guys and don't be you know, stepping on people and that kind of stuff
00:16:49Look down at that number at the bottom of that graphic the two fumbles inside the opposing five
00:16:57Today he has made a conscious effort and you can see it to cover up the ball. He's not a fumbler
00:17:03I mean, he just had a few family stuff happened. It's happened Emmett Smith
00:17:12He
00:17:14Gets a couple not enough for a first. Well, you know, they're not getting that movement in the middle anymore
00:17:19No, and yeah, yeah
00:17:20I mean, it's not all Derek Kennard
00:17:22But I don't think that middle of the line when they had Ray Donaldson Nate Newton Larry Allen in there
00:17:28They used to get more for him the ball snap. Boom. They'd get that push right in the middle now
00:17:32You'd see guys just fly out of there and they and you don't now
00:17:35I mean you you saw that play a good again good giant defense, but that cowboy offensive line
00:17:42It was what's dominant isn't dominant the line of scrimmage anymore
00:17:47Third down
00:17:57Williams gets the first down and more that's a big catch for him big catch for the cowboy
00:18:07You see here's Kevin Williams here he's going to come right on a slant
00:18:11Troy Aikman throws that ball perfectly where he doesn't have to wait for it
00:18:15He can catch it and keep running. That's that 49 of thing
00:18:18That's a Jerry Rice where they bring him in there and you hit him with that slant where they don't have to stop and they
00:18:24Can just keep running and that's one thing that Kevin Williams can do is run in the open field
00:18:32Smith
00:18:35Whirls down to about the 26
00:18:38Jesse Campbell made this
00:18:40This cowboy crowd is coming alive because they know that this is the way the cowboy offense plays football
00:18:46And you know to complete a pass here complete a pass here
00:18:49And then from this point on there should be a heavy dose of Emmett Smith
00:18:59Second down and about to
00:19:02Two
00:19:10Before he got back to the line of scrimmage by Michael Brooks
00:19:15Brooks as you said is very active and that's the place to do it
00:19:18You're going to see Michael Brooks here and he gets penetration and he gets to this point right here
00:19:24You see if they can get to the line of scrimmage then they're okay, but see Michael Brooks is in there
00:19:28He's two yards into the backfield before Emmett Smith gets to the line of scrimmage
00:19:36Look at the way Emmett Smith has run
00:19:39To the left. Okay to the middle better, but to the right not much there third and three
00:19:46Kevin Williams was the intended target and here comes the field goal unit again
00:19:53And if there's anything that the Cowboys have really had trouble with I mean, I think they've had trouble stopping a run on defense
00:19:59The other thing I think they've had trouble with is third down conversions
00:20:03They look like they can start to get some things going
00:20:06But then they get to third down and they have to get to the line of scrimmage
00:20:10Conversions they look like they can start to get some things going
00:20:13But then they get to third down and they haven't had a lot of success converting those third down
00:20:2045 yards out this time for Ponyo. He's made 20 in a row
00:20:29Plenty of distance
00:20:32Ponyo's fourth of the day on 45 yards and it's 1412
00:20:40With 443 left in the third quarter
00:20:46Fingon looks like he'll be set to go back into the giant lineup. He was throwing a football in before he was throwing something else
00:20:55Bouncing kick
00:20:59One of the up linemen was looking for somebody to take it Kozlowski nobody wanted it so he kept it
00:21:111412 the Giants leave Dallas in the third quarter
00:21:19The Dallas Cowboys 12 Pat Summerall with John Madden at Texas Stadium
00:21:27Big Larry Allen just selected to the Pro Bowl for his first time. Congratulations to all of those
00:21:35Who were selected?
00:21:41Gives to Rodney Hampton. This is good hitting weather. You hear those guys down there
00:21:45I mean those in the in the trenches to everyone taking off on that
00:21:49That's good. See Darren Woodson's up in there
00:21:53Emmett Smith
00:21:55When he went back to the Dallas sideline again this time
00:21:58They really look like they were looking and working on his knee
00:22:01Yeah
00:22:02The the time before they were stretching his quad is what they were doing when they had that leg back
00:22:08Stretching the muscle that last time it looked like they were checking his knee
00:22:15Picks his way for a giant first down into Dallas territory
00:22:20Brock Marion tripped him up
00:22:23Yeah
00:22:23One thing these this this giant offensive line to really stay in with their blocks because on that play Rodney Hampton
00:22:30Started to the right and then there was nothing there and then he had that patient
00:22:34But he felt that backside or that left side so that left side away from where he was going
00:22:39Those guys were staying with their blocks, you know, like like Bishop and jumbo Elliott and then he was able to get in behind them
00:22:46First down Giants Calloway's the man in motion
00:22:52Brown fakes
00:22:54Fires outside the Calloway incomplete
00:22:59Yeah, Dave Brown was talking last night about how this field here in Texas has the biggest crown of any place
00:23:07He plays and when you get on one hash mark
00:23:10It's hard to see that sideline and it looked like I'm at play that he had trouble there with that crown
00:23:15You know because he threw that ball low and he said that he always does that and he came out early
00:23:20To try and adjust to throw in the ball across the field
00:23:24See we're on the left hash mark like they are now left hash mark throwing the right sideline is very hard to see
00:23:31Throwing downhill. You only see about from the knees up on your receiver
00:23:38Darren Smith
00:23:42Brought down there but Hampton got the good yardage again. They keep feeding Rodney Hampton
00:23:47They don't have to worry about Dave Brown throwing from the left hash mark to the right sideline in the ground in the field
00:23:55Terry
00:23:56Allen look at that John. No, this is how they've done it
00:24:00I mean, it was Terry Allen and it was Ricky Waters and today it's Rodney Hampton
00:24:03I mean if there is a secret to get to the Cowboy defense is with a good running back
00:24:08That's what Dan Reed said to us. We've got to be able to run the ball and they have
00:24:21By Larry Brown
00:24:25Well, he got that ball in on the out that time
00:24:29Here's what the here's what the crown looks like Matt
00:24:32Look, if you look if you look at the players on the far sideline, you can only see from just about waist up
00:24:38So if you're on this this side looking across the field, you don't see anything except the top half of their body
00:24:47Quarterbacks think about stuff like sure
00:24:50He's done
00:24:53Hampton with that surge gets down to the 15-yard line of Dallas just carrying people with him
00:25:01He's been doing that all day
00:25:03And he's been running with you know, we've seen him run with quickness. We've seen him run with the power
00:25:10Charles Haley there. He said he was only going to be there for the first half, but he's getting a little concerned now
00:25:15And I think the Cowboys at some point they have to get concerned I think at some point they have to get desperate
00:25:21I think at some point they have to get a little mad. I mean, they look like they're just too passive
00:25:27Again to the 10-person goal from there
00:25:37Rodney Hampton in the middle
00:25:40With his runs up the middle
00:25:4321 carries a hundred and twelve yards
00:25:47That's running between the tackles and that's what he does best and that's where you have to stop
00:25:52But again good blocking good lead blocking, but Charlie way, you know
00:25:56This this offensive line is really controlled the defensive line of the Cowboys
00:26:01He
00:26:10Carries people to about the six Darren Smith
00:26:15The Cowboys tried to get penetration on that one. In fact, they did get penetration. They got Leon lead in there
00:26:23Look at Dan Reeves has a walkie-talkie now different kind of communication
00:26:27I think I think one of them goes to the quarterbacks helmet
00:26:32No, sir. No wonder some of that stuff doesn't work all the time. I mean you got headsets. They got stuff around their waist
00:26:37They got stuff in their hands
00:26:40The old days a quarterback when they were the field general
00:26:45Second they're at the six-yard line
00:26:51To about the two Godfrey miles will be on the bottom of that pile
00:26:56Giants in the red zone inside the 20. They've had three opportunities
00:27:01Two touchdowns and one missed field goal. I think this is time for the Cowboys start getting mad
00:27:08That's the end of the third quarter at Texas Stadium
00:27:12And the Giants lead the Cowboys 14 to 12 and they're headed for more
00:27:19That's what Dave Brown did then
00:27:21Well, that's what Dave Brown did then so the Giants will try a 20-yard field goal
00:27:30And they lead now 17 12
00:27:42Back at Texas Stadium
00:27:4517
00:27:4712 the Giants lead the Cowboys. What cause is that when when the steam comes off the head? Is that when?
00:27:54Hot mixes with cold 100% humidity. You know what it is. I don't know
00:28:01I mean, sometimes you just play so hard. It's what's hardest folks starts coming out the top of your head
00:28:06Well, your head's hotter than the air
00:28:09And
00:28:13Evan Williams gets out to about the 17-yard line
00:28:18Elias down to stop him. Yeah, the Giants are really whipping the Cowboys here today and
00:28:23You just have the feeling that if the Cowboys are really a championship team that they have to start playing with some urgency
00:28:33And the results of a drive and possessions have to be better than field goals
00:28:38Well, you know the guy that always scored all the touchdowns
00:28:40In fact, he was going for a record is going for a record as Emmett Smith, and I don't think he's the same
00:28:46I don't know what the offensive line is
00:28:48But at some point like I said, they have to start playing with urgency. I don't feel that they're playing with urgency
00:29:00Passes incomplete Kevin Williams died for the throw from Aikman
00:29:08And I still think they have to get the ball to Michael Irvin
00:29:11I mean, you know that and you just can't say well Sleepy Sparks is being physical. They're rotating
00:29:16They got a safety on that side
00:29:18Even if they do that stuff you got to find a way to get him open and you have to throw him the ball
00:29:23You just can't say just because they rotate to him that you take him out of the game
00:29:27Well, you hate to go back to what the 49ers have done for years with Jerry Rice
00:29:31He's been double-covered for years and they don't give up going to it
00:29:34If your guy is a playmaker, you've got to get him the ball to let him make play
00:29:43Emmett Smith is hammered
00:29:48Trying to set up a screen pass had no chance
00:29:51Yeah, because this this this giant defense is really swarming. I mean look everything is tight up there
00:29:57You see they're Titan playing tight to the line of scrimmage. They're playing the short guys tight. They're playing any screen there
00:30:03They're spying and they're jumping it. They're not backing off and letting stuff develop
00:30:08They're hitting it before it develops Mike Crowe was all over
00:30:13Emmett Smith, even if he caught it, there was nothing there
00:30:18Third down ten
00:30:34Very unhappy as Michael Irvin that caught him just before the ball came down
00:30:40That's a heck of a throw here by Troy Aikman to get that ball out there and a heck of a catch by Michael Irvin
00:30:46See he has a left foot. He held that left foot then held the right foot there till the ball got there
00:30:52And had possession and that's why he's a playmaker and that's what they have to do. They have to get the ball to him
00:30:59critical crucial first down for Dallas
00:31:03To keep things going Aikman pump fake those
00:31:08Complete on the fly
00:31:14Oh, Benzie Glenn's keeping his hands behind him
00:31:16I don't know about that because all he did was cut off the pass pad and he has to be able to do that
00:31:25Here comes red cash and down they get the call they have to get straightened out on this pass interference officials do
00:31:33I mean, that's the second time I've seen that where where a guy just cuts off the pass pattern
00:31:41Now watch Vincy Glenn here, he's just cutting off that thing see he can do that he can take that route
00:31:49Watch him watch 25 come over to me. He doesn't do anything wrong
00:31:53He just cuts off that angle because now if you hit him while you're trying to get in front of him, that's a penalty
00:31:59That's a different story. You run in front of him without hitting him. That can't be a penalty. They have to let him do that
00:32:15Made the stop 26 yard gain
00:32:18Williams
00:32:21Williams is up here on top. It's a slant pattern just as he breaks. He hits him right there. He doesn't break stride
00:32:27You can't throw it any better than that. No, that's perfect
00:32:31Thomas Randolph was there really had pretty good coverage against them
00:32:34But Aikman threw a perfect pass to Kevin Williams first and goal at the six
00:32:40Emmitt Smith deep
00:32:42Johnston in motion
00:32:45To the five and that's all
00:32:48Hamilton made the stop on Emmitt Smith
00:32:51Again me the offensive line of the Cowboys really isn't controlling the offensive line
00:32:57Of the Giants because they are getting penetration. They're getting someone in there all the time
00:33:02There's something wrong with Larry Allen the Cowboys need Larry Allen now
00:33:07He just pointed to his head and that's something wrong with his helmet or his equipment in some fashion
00:33:17Replaced by Ron Stone second goal at the five Nova check moves this time
00:33:28Touchdown
00:33:33And he's limping again
00:33:36That ties an NFL record with his 24
00:33:44We talked about playmakers we talked about urgency
00:33:48Throwing the ball to Michael Irvin which they did they got the penalty hand in the ball to Emmitt Smith
00:33:53Getting a block by Moose Johnston on the goal line and they're gonna go for two here in this situation
00:33:59But watch Moose Johnston in the block that he gets right here. That's a block right there. That springs
00:34:05In fact, he got two. Oh, he got two guys that would spring the corner for Emmitt Smith
00:34:11Emmitt Smith
00:34:13Stayed in limped after he scored the touchdown, but went back to the huddle. They're gonna go for two
00:34:19the Cowboys lead by one
00:34:24Smith in the backfield behind Aikman. They throw a fade
00:34:29is incomplete
00:34:30Michael Irvin leap
00:34:33Philippe Sparks was with him. So the Cowboy lead remains a point 18 17
00:34:391248 left to play in the contest
00:34:43Cowboys by one
00:34:48Michael Irvin
00:34:51In the leap
00:34:53For the two-point conversion, which was unsuccessful and now they're looking at his knee
00:35:00On the touchdown. They were looking at Emmitt Smith's knee after that play
00:35:07Returns the kick
00:35:10To about the
00:35:1227-yard line Emmitt Smith. They're still
00:35:15Doctoring on the sideline see now when they pull that up. Yeah, they're stretching. That's the quad. That can't be a knee
00:35:21No, no, no, that's not the knee, but it's the same leg that the knee injury was on but it's a quad muscle
00:35:28In fact after he scored the touchdown
00:35:30I saw him grab the quad which is you know, the muscle the big muscle in front above the knee
00:35:37That's what they're trying to stretch right now
00:35:39The Giants now down by one
00:35:46First down
00:35:49At their own 27 the Giants now down by one
00:35:54Brown fake to have been chased by Tolbert gets it there
00:35:58Pierce gets a giant first down stopped by Brock Marion
00:36:02Dan Reeves is really called a good game today
00:36:05I mean, he's you know with with what he has to work with here
00:36:09You know Dave Brown moving Dave Brown running, you know, a couple receivers can catch one once in a while Rodney Hampton a big runner
00:36:16He is really had a good game plan and really managed this game
00:36:22Well, Dave Brown has done a good job also in executing. He looks like a different quarterback from what he did a year ago
00:36:32Captain
00:36:34For a McDonald's game break, let's again return to your Hollywood studios James Brown
00:36:39Padel and I had control of his baby the Cowboys in a struggle
00:36:44They leave the Giants by one in the fourth quarter 1127 left to play 1817 Dallas
00:36:57Hammers up the middle and into Cowboys territory to the about the 42
00:37:02He not only hammered he burst. Oh, I mean, this is really something Rodney Hampton's having a career day today
00:37:09I mean watch him. It's a lead draw. He gets a thing here
00:37:12He makes it he gets a good lead block and then watch right there
00:37:15I mean he feels that thing and just gets a burst right at the end. It takes two or three guys with him
00:37:21Darren Woodson down again
00:37:24Well, Darren Woodson's a warrior. I mean he's in there trying to make tackles
00:37:28He's in on everything Brock Marion. The other safety is not having a good day
00:37:32I think he always seems to be standing around the pile. He has a
00:37:36broken finger thumb on one hand and
00:37:39He really he really hasn't been able to help stop the run much
00:37:43Look at the rushing yards 196 and again Dan Reeves had told us
00:37:47When you ask him what the key to winning and beating Dallas today was
00:37:52He said we got to be able to run the ball and they've been able to do that
00:37:55The other thing he said is shorten the field
00:37:58You know have a short field for them and give the Cowboys a long field and they've done that Brown to Hampton
00:38:08Near another giant first down if he doesn't have it
00:38:12They've just worn this defense out
00:38:15Yeah, the defense is there's Russell Maryland there who isn't who isn't suited up today. We already saw Charles Haley
00:38:21We know he's not there and this Cowboy defense is just getting tired
00:38:25I mean if you watch him out there in the field, this is a tired group this defense
00:38:29It really you remember in years past when Russell Maryland was available and they had other flight people Chad Hennings
00:38:37They rotated those tackles and kept them fresh now. They can't do that
00:38:41No, and they're just wearing them down this giant offense is wearing the Cowboy defense down short
00:38:47It's into the secondary down to about the 20 Brock Marion again
00:38:54Wrestled him down Scott Case has replaced Darren Woodson ever watch the block in here
00:38:59I mean watch these five guys when the ball snap just take off. I mean they get a double team on Chad Hennings
00:39:05They knock him way out of the box
00:39:06Look at those holes that Rodney Hampton has to run in and then Rodney Hampton does the running too?
00:39:12I mean guys are just going off him part of it is poor tackling by the Cowboys
00:39:17I mean, they're reaching their arms out and you can't do that when you have a Rodney Hampton
00:39:30Gives to Hampton what's in his back
00:39:33You know who else is blocking? Well is Charles way
00:39:36I mean, you know
00:39:37I mean part of it is the offensive line and you always got the tight end in there with that number 30
00:39:42Charles way, he's making a heck of a lot of blocks on those lead blocks
00:39:47You know, he's doing a lot of stuff that Daryl Johnston does
00:39:51And doing them very well. Rodney Hampton has carried the ball 29 times for a hundred and sixty nine yards
00:39:59He'll probably get another carry right here
00:40:08The Hampton
00:40:09Down near the cannon down near a first down
00:40:13Stopped by Darren Woodson. Hey, Dan Reeves knows what to call there and what to look on that sheet
00:40:19You just feed Rodney Hampton
00:40:21I mean he has a warrior out there today that is that is whipping some people boy
00:40:25And he just got to keep doing that got a bunch of guys whipping some people
00:40:29I know look at that lead block again by Charles way
00:40:32No, he's a guy that the line has done a good job of controlling the defensive line of the Cowboys and then way
00:40:39Has done a good job of leading on that linebacker third and one
00:40:51It'll be first and goal and about tonight shunt a carver
00:40:54Bay the stop
00:40:57Yeah, we talked about the defense being tired this is why look at the time of possession
00:41:0229 minutes 15 seconds for the Giants that not only wears down that defense
00:41:07But I'll tell you the other thing it does it
00:41:09Frustrates that offense that Cowboy offense having to stand there in the field and not have the ball
00:41:15Of course it frustrates the coaches to
00:41:18first and goal at the nine
00:41:21All you can do is look at Rodney
00:41:27To the five and inside the five Brock Marion made the stop
00:41:32Yeah, you just watch Rodney. He has to go like it. He didn't make the Pro Bowl this year, but I know one team
00:41:38He's gonna make
00:41:40He's coming out here, but this guy if he were at home, and he were playing this game at Giants Stadium
00:41:47He'd get a standing ovation. He should look at that
00:41:5192 yards after the initial contact
00:41:55There's a warrior today
00:42:01Second and goal
00:42:04Calloway in motion and half this is Wheatley
00:42:08Hampton and Wheatley scores, but I'm glad
00:42:15But a penalty marker down
00:42:18And
00:42:20Giants are really controlled at ball. That was a tense play of this drive
00:42:25Look at Dan Reeves, you know what the penalty or you know who the penalties against
00:42:31And you know what it is I
00:42:35Remember time in the NFL Pat where they never called holding penalties against the run
00:42:43Calling is Charles way
00:42:45Yeah way has been doing such a good job of blocking
00:42:49And most of his good blocks have been lead blocks on the inside. This was one in the outside
00:42:57Barry Switzer when you when your defense isn't stopping him you start hoping for penalties
00:43:03And that Cowboy defense have not stopped the Giants
00:43:09Rodney Hampton has had some day
00:43:12If you're wondering about yards
00:43:16Gained it's 218 set back in 1950 by Gene Roberts
00:43:26Greatly Keith Elias, I beg your pardon not Wheatley Hampton gets a little rest
00:43:34Well, you know if they didn't have that play call back that would have been that would have put the Giants a great position
00:43:40That was a big penalty against him
00:43:42But I think on that last down that second down is when they needed Rodney Hampton in there
00:43:47This down here because of the penalty in the situation now becomes a passing down three wide receivers
00:43:55Third down brown drop
00:44:04He is
00:44:05Devastated the Cowboy defense running that time left was up to the occasion
00:44:11Well, I think they finally figured out that you got to take those running lanes away
00:44:15You always have to take a passing lane away and what Dave Brown did to him in the first half
00:44:20They finally figured out on third down on passing down. You have to take that running lane away, too
00:44:26Gallery, so ending attempt to field goal with Tommy Maddox holding
00:44:3427 yards
00:44:41And
00:44:43Anyway, so pumps it through and the Giants recapture the lead 20 to 18
00:44:49five minutes and 17 seconds left
00:44:54Called on Charles way when they call that touchdown back to Tyrone Wheatley, but that looks like a pretty good block
00:45:01He gets a good lead block knocks Darren Woodson down
00:45:05Wheatley scores the touchdown now here he is again right here watch this block here
00:45:10He's going to be leading on Darren Woodson. This was a touchdown, but the penalty there
00:45:14They called a penalty there for holding on Charles way and the Giants had to go back in and settle for a field goal
00:45:21So that's a big penalty now that we so kicks it off
00:45:26There's Kevin William
00:45:28The wedge in front of him
00:45:32Can't keep his feet finally struggles to the 41-yard line before he goes down
00:45:37Rodney Young tripped him up. He almost broke it
00:45:40I
00:45:47Working on Dave Brown's ankle
00:45:51After that last play
00:45:56Giants over the Cowboys Pat Summer all with John Madden
00:46:03I just saw Eric Williams down there Pat hitting himself in the head. I think that's the way I said someone has to get mad
00:46:09I mean you have to get this urgency. I think maybe Eric Williams is starting to show
00:46:14He was in there. He was in the huddle just hit himself in the head. Now. You're talking
00:46:19Eggman back to throw it
00:46:28He slipped down it rained all night all day until just a few minutes ago it was coming down hard
00:46:40Watch
00:46:42Eric Williams here Pat. We said he was hitting himself it watch him. He picks up this linebacker
00:46:47He's gonna stay with him now. Watch how he finishes it off
00:46:51An overhand right first down, Dallas
00:46:55Williams is getting back where it used to be because the one time he was the most
00:46:58Almost broken
00:47:01About the 38
00:47:03Sparks tripped him up. Today's game is being produced
00:47:07By Bob Center and directed by Sandy Grossman the associate director is Rich Russo the broadcast associates Mike Roy and Fran Morrison
00:47:16stage managers Rich Nelson
00:47:18Studio was produced by Scott Atkinson directed by Bob Levy and the executive producers of Fox Sports
00:47:24Ed Gorin and David Hill and the announcers Pat Summer all in John Madden
00:47:31Second and four
00:47:37Eggman to throw
00:47:40And a flag on the play a flag on the play
00:47:44Made the catch one out of bounds
00:47:47Sparks is yelling
00:47:49He came here to Dallas to compete and he has competed as hard as you can compete all day
00:47:54This is against Dallas. I mean, he's done it physically and emotionally and verbally
00:48:00competing
00:48:08Michael Irvin, here's Michael Irvin. Here's Felipe
00:48:11He's got a lot of energy and he's got a lot of confidence and he's got a lot of
00:48:16Follow Michael Irvin. Here's Michael Irvin. Here's Felipe Sparks here
00:48:20But he's looking in at the quarterback. He's playing his own then then he turned and he just got pushed off with one hand
00:48:28I don't know about that. That's I mean it did push off
00:48:32And he's been getting away with that for a long time. But this officiating crew has been awfully touchy today
00:48:39Second down and 14 now
00:48:42337 left on the game clock
00:48:45Giants lead by two
00:48:53Come up with the interception Felipe Sparks, we're talking about the guy that's been competing all day
00:49:00That was right on the sideline
00:49:02Troy Eggman tried to force that ball into Michael Irvin Felipe Sparks had great coverage on that play
00:49:10Troy Eggman is looking up there to get the replay
00:49:15Watch Felipe Sparks here. He's underneath. He's between Eggman and Michael Irvin
00:49:20He gets the ball comes down with one knee
00:49:23Remember the rule one knee equals two feet if you have one knee inbound that takes a president over two feet
00:49:30Watch him. He catches the ball. Watch the right knee is in there
00:49:35So he caught that ball inbound
00:49:37That's the name of a book. Yep. One knee equals two feet Felipe Sparks did it watch him. He's underneath
00:49:43Now he's gonna go he's getting between him and the ball. He catches the ball and he did have the one knee in
00:49:49Hampton gets the carry and he hits again straight ahead for about five stopped by Leon Lett
00:49:57322 left the Cowboys have all of their timeouts left as do the Giants the score is 20 to 18
00:50:04Giants
00:50:05Cowboys just took one so they have two left
00:50:09And
00:50:12That's the standings in the nfc east
00:50:15Dallas 10 and 4 going into this game. The eagles have already won
00:50:19Dallas should lose
00:50:21And the eagles would move in the first place in the nfc east by virtue of a better record within the division
00:50:29Second and five giants at their own 40
00:50:34brown
00:50:36Right at the line of scrimmage stretches for perhaps a yard or a half maybe godfrey miles
00:50:43Was the first cowboy to make contact this game is presented by authority of the national football league is intended for the private use of our
00:50:50audience
00:50:51Another dallas timeout any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent of the dallas cowboys
00:50:57And the national football league is prohibited
00:51:01a career high for rodney hampton
00:51:06He has had a busy day
00:51:08He's had a great day. Yeah, you know and and a lot of it was his running
00:51:12I mean he's been able to you know, run most of that between the tackles
00:51:16I knew who the runner was going to be dan reeves knew that
00:51:19You know the way to beat the cowboys or have a chance to beat the cowboys is with your running game
00:51:25And of course he did it. He called on rodney hampton
00:51:29And if they were going to do it rodney hampton had to do it and he he rose to that occasion today
00:51:34And with that occasion he's passed some
00:51:37Some pretty good runners in giant history eddie price
00:51:41back in 1951
00:51:43joe morris, of course
00:51:47And hampton moves up third down
00:51:52They need about six
00:51:57And brown's gonna throw it incomplete
00:51:59Charles way
00:52:02Way
00:52:03charles way
00:52:06Yeah, he's had charles way open a couple times and charles white either dropped the ball or he didn't get him to him
00:52:12I mean the the call was a good call the play fake was a good play fake
00:52:17But getting the ball to the open guy, they just haven't been able to do that in this situation
00:52:22Watch number 30 charles way there. I don't know. He just he just dropped that dropped it
00:52:27Well, I don't know that he would have had the first down anyway, I don't think he would have
00:52:31So mike haran is into punk
00:52:35And deon sanders back on the turn with kevin william
00:52:41Deon sanders handles it
00:52:48Adam striver down to make the stop on sanders
00:52:53Don't forget to go away from right here right now
00:52:56Yeah, this one isn't a bad one here. No, I mean you have one team that's trying to get
00:53:01kind of revenge, you know the division thing dan reeves and
00:53:05All that against a team that was supposed to be one of the best in football and was thinking a super bowl
00:53:10259 left the cowboys are down to one timeout. They'll get the clock stopped at the two-minute warning eight minutes
00:53:18That was complete to kevin william
00:53:21Wrapped up by thomas randolph short of a first down
00:53:26Just barely
00:53:31No huddle offense
00:53:44Eggman it was a first down smith gets out of bounds stop the clock
00:53:51Right
00:53:55All the cowboys have to do here they
00:53:58They only have one timeout, but they're going to get another time out of the two-minute one
00:54:02So they have plenty of time and all they have to do is get in in field goal position
00:54:07So that's what they're thinking about so they need about you know
00:54:10You have to get about 20 yards to get to the 50 and then about 20 more so they're talking about
00:54:15Picking up on these downs about 40 yards, but they have to get first down
00:54:22Second down
00:54:28Incomplete
00:54:32Kevin williams the intended receiver
00:54:34Then that's the thing that you always assume you always assume they're going to get first down
00:54:39And then of course the giants the thing they have to do is stop them here
00:54:42And then i'm sure the cowboys will go for it on fourth down
00:54:45So the giants have to play two big plays of defense here to win the game
00:54:50And the cowboys of course have to get a first down or two
00:54:53Well, we're talking about something on the way over the stadium
00:54:57When alvin harper was here
00:54:59A lot of the things that teams do on defense they couldn't do or didn't do because they respected alvin. They feared alvin harper
00:55:07He's not here
00:55:10That's kevin williams midfield
00:55:12Randolph
00:55:16Kevin williams getting the single coverage because of the double on michael irvin
00:55:20I think troy eggman's trying to get in one more call here one more play before the two-minute warning. He has seven seconds
00:55:30He'll get us one more play
00:55:34Passes caught incomplete must have hit the ground kevin williams again the intended retired target
00:55:41Two minute warning now bonyo loosens up
00:55:47He's hit 21 in a row
00:55:54We got fire in the stadium this afternoon in spite of the rain
00:55:59Second and 10 on the giant 49 for the cowboy eggman has the pass deflected
00:56:05And
00:56:07Yeah, one thing you have to be impressed with the giants is they really haven't softened up their defense
00:56:12You know, everyone says that prevent defense they get too soft and here you see they they still keep on the four-man rush
00:56:18They're still using line stunts. They're still getting pressure. They're still getting a push on troy eggman. That was coleman rudolph
00:56:26In fact, I would think on on this one here. It's a big down to to bring some heat here
00:56:30I mean, I think a lot of teams make mistakes when the other team only needs a field goal of going too soft on defense
00:56:38Defense cannot go soft here
00:56:44Look at the nickel
00:56:47The pass is caught
00:56:50By michael ervin what a throw and what a catch and what a critical first down for dallas
00:56:56Yeah, that's who you go to he's on philippe sparks up there on top
00:57:00The last time they threw it philippe sparks got that one
00:57:03This one troy eggman got it into michael ervin and that was all michael ervin. I mean, that's that's using a body
00:57:10That's a heck of a play
00:57:13First and ten down they need to get closer
00:57:17Incomplete behind emmett smith
00:57:21They're not close enough I don't think for bonyo
00:57:25No, they aren't his career longest is is 47 yards
00:57:29Longest this year is 45 yards
00:57:35They need another first down here is what they have to get then the
00:57:39Again, the giant defense has to stop that first down and I think I think you got to bring some heat
00:57:44I think I think I think maybe you have to bring a linebacker. Maybe you have to bring five
00:57:48And I know when you do that, you know that you expose your coverage a little but I think you have to get there
00:57:53You can't let troy eggman get in the ribbon
00:57:56They don't appear to be setting up a blitz
00:58:00If it is it's a late one
00:58:03Novacek had it and dropped it
00:58:06Or did he?
00:58:08I don't know if he did you don't see that often
00:58:10But again, jay novacek
00:58:12They didn't know if he was going to be able to play just the other day and he didn't practice all week
00:58:17And he practiced for the first time on friday a little
00:58:20I was there at practice that day and he was out there for about half the practice and he went in early
00:58:25He only had about 15 practice plays all week
00:58:29Third and 10. I think the cowboys still need about 10 more yards another first down
00:58:37Eggman retreats
00:58:46A catch for kevin william
00:58:49Whatever funk or whatever shadow he's been in
00:58:52He's come out of today. He's getting out of it today
00:58:56That that was a great catch
00:58:58I mean he got he got open and he just lays out watch how he stretches out to catch that ball
00:59:04I mean not only stretching out getting your hands out there making that catch but then holding on to it
00:59:10I mean look at that. Whoa, that's a heck of a catch
00:59:14That's a playmaker catch. That's it. And and again good pass protection by his offensive line and troy eggman making that throw
00:59:22first down at the giant
00:59:2426 eggman fired
00:59:27And novacek hangs on
00:59:30at the 20 or 21
00:59:32bonyol
00:59:33It's going to be on his shoulders if they can't get in again, the cowboys still have one time out
00:59:40And I don't think they want to take it yet. You don't want to take your time out yet
00:59:44You want to save that for a field goal?
00:59:46Well, they just took it
00:59:50You think there's no pressure on a kicker just watch his face
00:59:57The giant 21 yard line
01:00:01Second and four that was a giant time out
01:00:03I was going to say the cowboys still have one time out
01:00:06Which is a big thing because now you can throw the ball inside
01:00:10You don't have to throw it outside or you don't have to throw it in the end zone
01:00:14You can throw the ball anywhere because you still have one time out left when you're out of time out
01:00:20Then you have to throw the ball to the sideline or the end zone
01:00:27Second and four at the giant 21
01:00:36Enough for a first down
01:00:39At the 15
01:00:40And that's the other thing you can do when you have one time out left is you can run the ball
01:00:46I still think they ought to take a shot at the end zone
01:00:48I think if you take a shot at the end zone, you have a chance for a touchdown
01:00:52If you don't make it you have a chance at a field goal. So I think you get a two-way go
01:00:57Block is stopped with 42 seconds left
01:01:0220 to 18
01:01:0842 seconds left the giants 20 dallas 18 first and 10 at the giant 15
01:01:1420 to 18 the score
01:01:17And it looks like the cowboys are in a run formation here that they're not going to take the shot at the end zone
01:01:23Although I think that's a good call
01:01:27Flag on the play a penalty marker down
01:01:33Johnston was the ball carrier
01:01:38All against larry allen
01:01:4242 42
01:01:46Yeah, what the cowboys are doing now is they're just trying to get on a hash marker in the middle of field
01:01:52Run the ball out and kick the field goal
01:01:55Now most of the soccer style kickers are more effective from the left hash mark
01:02:02So you think they just want to leave it there in the left side because their other alternative
01:02:05Could be to get it to the middle see the ball will be spotted wherever it's down
01:02:10Yeah, so if it goes on this hash marker to the left of it, it's on that hash mark
01:02:14It's in the middle. They spot it where it is
01:02:17Novichak is the movement
01:02:19Give the ball to emmet smith
01:02:22Emmett covers the ball. He got body wrapped around it. Michael brooks made the stop
01:02:30And as we were talking about pat they're going to leave the ball on the on the left hash mark for bonyo
01:02:37Bonyo is hit
01:02:40For today
01:02:4320 to 18 clock is running down to 15 seconds. Emmett smith has been
01:02:49Limping all day long. He can barely get off the field. Yeah, we saw two great warrior running backs today
01:02:56Rodney hampton on the giant side and emmet smith on the cowboy side
01:03:03They let the clock run down to two seconds bonyo
01:03:09It's a good thing he's got shoulder pads because he's got a lot of weight on his shoulders
01:03:13You know, they call me names. I didn't like to be called. Well, you just stay there and listen to it
01:03:17Well, you just stay there and listen to him. Yeah, see bonyo didn't do that
01:03:21He ran off the field and then he went through his vision stuff and then he came back on like he wasn't out there before
01:03:32Well, the line of scrimmage is going to be
01:03:35about the 17th, so it's going to be
01:03:3835 yards
01:03:39novichak holding
01:03:41hella straight snapping
01:03:44bonyo kicking
01:03:48And he hits five in a row
01:03:52And the cowboys escape
01:03:56Over the giants 21
01:03:59to 20
01:04:05It was a struggle
01:04:17And the big players the playmakers made the play and so did kevin williams