The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry is the National Football League (NFL) competition between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. In 2005, Sports Illustrated called it the top NFL competitor of all time and "one of the greatest in sports." ESPN ranks it's best competition in the NFL. Sportster has placed it as the 17th largest rival in the world. During this period of competition, two franchises have won 32 joint division titles and eight combined Super Bowls. They are the two richest franchises in the NFL. The competition started in 1960 when the Cowboys joined the league as an expansion team. During the year they were at separate conferences, but played once during the season. In 1961, Dallas was placed in the same division as the Redskins, and since then, they have played each other twice in every regular season.
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Texas oil tycoon Clint Murchison, Jr. has difficulty bringing the NFL team to Dallas, Texas. He tried to buy two teams, but the negotiations failed. In 1958, Murchison heard that George Preston Marshall, owner of the Washington Redskins, was eager to sell the team. Just as the sale would be completed, Marshall called for a change in the matter. Murchison was angry and canceled the whole deal.
Around this time, Marshall has fallen with Redskin band director, Barnee Breeskin. Breeskin has written music to the song Redskins fight, now a staple in the stadium; In addition, Marshall's wife wrote the lyrics. Breeskin wants to take revenge after negotiations fail with Marshall. He approached Tom Webb, Murchison's lawyer, and sold the rights for $ 2,500.
Murchison then decided to create his own team, with the support of the chairman of the NFL expansion committee, George Halas. Halas decided to put the proposition out of a Dallas franchise before the NFL owner, who needed unanimous approval to pass. The sole owner of the proposal was George Preston Marshall. However, Marshall finds that Murchison has the right to the battle song of Washington, so the deal is finally reached. If Marshall shows his approval of the Dallas franchise, Murchison will return the song. The Cowboys were later founded and started playing in 1960.
To build a list of expansion teams, Dallas was allowed to select certain players from certain teams per League rules. In addition to picking 3 players from the Redskins list, Cowboys traded the first round (# 2-Norm Snead) and the sixth round (# 72-Joe Krakoski) draft option in the 1961 NFL Draft to Redskins in exchange for ProBlack quarterback Eddie LeBaron, from retirement to become first quarterback of the first franchise.
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First Few Games
Although both teams will be giants in the National Football League, the start of the competition is not very exciting. The first match took place at Griffith Stadium on October 9, 1960 and was won by the Redskins. It was the only game they were going to win that year. The Cowboys will go without a win that season. The Redskins will win two of the first four and tie the other two.
Cowboy Chicken Club
In December 1961, a number of unknown Cowboys fans sneaked into the D. C. Stadium, which features pockets of chicken feed. When an Alaskan snowmine drags Santa Claus onto the field during a halftime show, the musicians will release dozens of hungry chickens into the field - 75 white, one black. The importance of black chickens is to symbolize how Marshall is the only owner in the league who will not recruit African-American footballers; Marshall stated, "We will start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites."
The chickens enter into two large chests, which are smuggled into the stadium on the morning of the game. Chickens and smugglers were not recognized until halftime, when a stadium deliveryman noticed a man guarding the chest and hearing the chickens. Although the guard tried to bribe officials with $ 100, he was quickly reported and arrested, and the chickens were confiscated. Apparently, the "official" is actually the general manager of the Redskins, Dick McCann.
The following year and the night before the third Redskins-Cowboys match lasted less than a year, the criminals sneaked into the Marshall hotel suite and dropped a large turkey in the bathroom. When Marshall went to the bathroom, the turkey swelled and devoured it, causing Marshall to flee from his room. "Chicken is good," Marshall said, "but a man should not fool a crazy turkey."
Just minutes before the game, while "Hail to the Redskins" roared across the stadium, four banners reading "CHICKEN" - one on each 50 yard line and one in each center of the final zone - were laid out on the top deck of the stadium. Two acrobats, hired by Cowboys fans and Chicken Club founders Bob Thompson and Irv Davidson (along with University of Maryland students with banners) rushed to the field wearing chicken costumes and started throwing colored eggs. One of them was arrested by a guard, but the others proved too elusive. At this time, the band plays the national anthem, because it can not move. The only chicken acrobat reaches this bag and releases a chicken, then returns to the egg throw. Running to the sidelines, he then attempts to leave the stadium by jumping on the bench but slipping.
A group of security guards then catches him, but he can free himself. He made it back to the 50-yard line, turned the wheelbarrow, then ran and dropped to the 30-yard line. At the moment, only realizing that the Anthem is over, both teams rushed to the field amidst the chaos. In the midst of the commotion, the man managed to get off the field and into the stands. Although a real chicken was caught, the acrobat was never caught.
The next day, while reporting a 38-10 Cowboys win, the Dallas News rating summary ends with, Presence-49,888 (and one chicken) .
1965 - 1967
From 1965 to 1967, the Redskins and Cowboys, led by Sonny Jurgensen and Don Meredith respectively, played four matches against each other resulting in a combined total of 222 points with just ten points of overall difference between the two teams.
November 28, 1965, DC Stadium: The Cowboys quickly took a 21-0 advantage on pass game, running running and a miserable 60-yard recovery. Despite passing Jurgensen's 26-yard touchdown to Charley Taylor, the fans in the stand called him to get back in favor of second-string quarterback Dick Shiner. However, Jurgensen then drove the Redskins down the field for a second touchdown to cut the Cowboys lead to 24-13. They then scored a touchdown in a hurry to make it 24-20. But when the Redskins gained momentum, Meredith threw a 53-yard touchdown on Frank Clarke. Jurgensen can then toss a goal pass to Bobby Mitchell to make it 31-27. The Redskins get the ball back on their 20-yard line with less than two minutes to go. After working on the field, Jurgensen escaped to the tight end of Angelo Coia to give the Redskins their first advantage, 34-31, with about a minute to play. However, Meredith is also not done. He drove the Cowboys to the Redskins for 37 yards with seven seconds to go. Danny Villanueva was then brought in and attempted to score a field goal, but was blocked by the Redskins back-back, Lonnie Sanders. Final: Redskins, 34 - Cowboys, 31
November 13, 1966, DC Stadium: In the second quarter with a Dallas 7-6 score, Meredith threw a 52-yard touchdown into Bob Hayes, followed in the third quarter with a 95-yard repetition, scoring 21-7. Then Washington scored three times in a row with 4-yard Jurgensen's pass to Jerry Smith and a 78-yard pass to Charley Taylor, followed by a Charlie Gogolak field goal, giving them an edge 23-21. Meredith then drives the Cowboys down field to create a one-yard touchdown run by Dan Reeves. But the Redskins matched their score on a drive that ended with a Jurgensen 18-yard score bait to Taylor, making it 30-28. Meredith gets the ball back indefinitely and the Redskins play away preventing. Somehow, he was able to drive them to the Redskins 33. The Redskins climbed a powerful push to push Cowboy out of the reach of the pitch. But it was too strong. Meredith was struck just as she was out of bounds. The penalty of putting the Cowboys in Redskins 12 for Villanueva field goal is easy. Final: Cowboys, 31-Redskins, 30
December 11, 1966, The Cotton Bowl: Redskins led 10-7 in the first half after midfielder John Reger recovered a block-kick and scored in the score. But Danny Villanueva then kicked a 26-yard field that tied the goal for Cowboys and Bob Hays caught a 23-yard pass to lead 17-10. The Redskins tied him to Bobby Mitchell's 11-yard reception from Jurgensen. The Cowboys regained the lead when Dan Reeves broke for a 67-yard run, making him 24-17. But the Redskins then drove the field and scored with an 11-yard Jurgensen pass to Jerry Smith, only to have the Cowboys regain the lead with a six-yard touchdown run by Don Perkins, making it 31-24. Jurgensen was then able to hit Charlie Taylor with a 65-yard touchdown pass that Taylor captured between two defenders, tying the game. After a good defense, the Redskins get the ball back with two minutes remaining. Starting on their 46-yard line, the Redskins raced back A. D. Whitfield raced right for the 30-yard rally that set up Charlie Gogolak's goal. Final: Redskins, 34 - Cowboys, 31
October 8, 1967, DC Stadium: The Redskins lead 14-10 with 70 seconds to enter in the fourth quarter. Cowboys take ownership on their 29-yard line. In the fourth minute with 23 seconds left, Meredith hit Dan Reeves open which beat linebacker Chris Hanburger to score, making it 17-14. After a kick-off with seven seconds to go, Jurgensen threw a long pass into Charley Taylor, but he was jailed on the Cowboys 20-yard line as time ran out. Final: Cowboys, 17 - Redskins, 14
Washington will win a rematch in Dallas that season, 27-20, but the Cowboys close the decade with four consecutive wins over the Redskins. In the late 60s Redskins hired Vince Lombardi to try to stop former Giants co-locator Tom Landry. Lombardi's 7-5-2 record with the Redskins is the team's first winning season in 14 years, but he's still being swept by the Cowboys. Lombardi's death in 1970 froze the Redskins development for two seasons.
1970s
1972
The rivalry took place in 1971, when Washington hired George Allen as head coach. During the 1972 season, Allen Redskins met Dallas three times on his way to a date with the Miami Dolphins at Super Bowl VII. This is how the season progresses.
After a famine season in 1970, the Redskins recruited George Allen from the Los Angeles Rams. As the 1972 football season approached, the preseason predictors touted the Cowboys, who had beaten Dolphins, 24-3 in the previous Super Bowl, to win back NFC East.
The sixth game of the season brings Cowboys to Washington, D.C. Both teams came into the match with a 4-1-0 record. Sonny Jurgensen was Washington's early quarterback, with Billy Kilmer being attacked after suffering a loss earlier. Craig Morton is the Cowboys quarterback while Roger Staubach is injured watching from the side. Despite the Washington home-field advantage, the Cowboys were favored by goals.
A goal on the pitch and Morton's goal goal gave Dallas a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, which extended to 13-0 in the second period. Jurgensen led a Washington drive that climaxed with bait to Larry Brown for a touchdown, but on the Redskins half trailed six points. The other seven points added to the advantage in the third quarter when Walt Garrison scored. But then, Larry Brown broke for 34 yards and a touchdown to bring the score to 20-14. Curt Knight kicked a 42-yard field to make it 20-17. Charley Harraway ran 13 yards to score 24-20, the Redskins were on top. During this offensive assessment period, the Over-the-Hill Gang defenses close the Cowboys. In the end, Washington had beaten the Cowboys and was in first place in the East NFC.
Now with two games left, Washington is 11-1 and has won the Eastern NFC title. The next loss to Cowboys (34-24) is meaningless. This is the first time since the NFL went into division format in 1967 that the Cowboys have not won their division.
Playoffs in 1972 pitted Washington against the Green Bay Packers. The final score is Washington 16, Green Bay 3. The win sends the Redskins to the NFC Championship Game against Cowboys who enter the playoffs as wild-card entries. Cowboys, who finished runner-up to the Redskins in regular season beat NFC West champion San Francisco 49ers 30-28.
The game was played in Washington. Staubach is back for the Cowboys, and Dallas fans are happy to have it. But Billy Kilmer for the Redskins was a better quarterback that day. After a goal on the field got the assessment started, Kilmer connected with Charley Taylor on a 15-yard touchdown pass and Washington led 10-3 at half-time. In the fourth quarter, Kilmer again went to Taylor, this time for a touchdown of 45 yards. Knight added three more field goals in that period and the Over-the-Hill Gang defense allowed only a second-quarter field goal. The final score is Washington 26, Dallas 3.
1973 Redskins 14, Cowboys 7
Roger Staubach has won back the quarterback job after missing most of the 1972 season with a shoulder injury, but Tom Landry pulled him in the third quarter when he missed an important signal and was fired by the Redskins defense. Dallas led 7-0 when Staubach was replaced by Craig Morton. At the end of the fourth quarter, the game was tied 7-7 when Redskins defender Brig Owens took the wrong Morton pass and ran 26 yards to score. The Cowboys threatened in the final seconds to tie the game, but Ken Houston tackled Walt Garrison on the line of one yard as time went on, preserving the Redskins victory.
1974 Thanksgiving Games
On November 28, 1974, the Redskins were 8-3 and ready to secure the playoff spot with victory against Cowboys (6-5) in a national television match in Dallas. With less than ten minutes to go in the third quarter, Washington led 16-3, when Redskins midfielder Dave Robinson beat Roger Staubach out of the game. Rookie Clint Longley led the Cowboys to victory in the final minutes, making a 50-yard touchdown to Drew Pearson with 28 seconds left. The final score is Cowboys 24, Redskins 23.
The Redskins was stunned. "I do not have much to say," said coach George Allen when it was over. "It's probably the heaviest loss we've ever had."
1979 season end match
The following is a list of results from all meetings between the Cowboys and the Redskins from their first meeting on October 9, 1960, to the latest game on December 1, 2016.
1960s (Cowboys 10-7-2 )
1970s (Cowboys 12-9)
1980s (Cowboys 11-9)
1990s (Cowboys 12-8)
2000s (Cowboys 14-6)
2010s (Cowboys 11-5)
Monday Nightcot
Cowboys and Redskins meet for the 17th time on Monday Night Football in 2015, tied with the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders for the most frequent pair in the history of Monday Night Football. The series has been played nine times on Washington's home court (five times in RFK Stadium and four times in FedExField) and eight times on Dallas home ground (six at Texas Stadium and twice at AT & T Stadium).
MNF (Cowboys lead 9-8)
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