I had intended to somehow tie together the three subjects in the title of this entry, only to realize, it’s all an excuse to post a short clip of Drew Pearson catching a short touchdown pass from Danny White in 1981.
I had tried to construct something like this: Philistine and place kicker for the Detroit Lions, Eddie Murray, kicked a game winning field goal against the Dallas Cowboys, in 1981. The Cowboys/Christians almost ran the Lions out of the Silverdome/Coliseum, building up a large lead early. The Lions, showing a lot of pride, came back to win. The referees (Romans) missed that the Lions had 12 men on the field, as Murray booted the winning field goal. That loss essentially cost the Cowboys home field advantage in the playoffs. They would eventually fall victim to the the 49ers of Bill Walsh, Joe Montana, Dwight Clark and Eric Wright(‘s fingertips), in Candlestick Park, in the NFC title game.
Eddie Murray would make up for his previous sins against the Cowboys, joining the team late in his career. He subsequently had his best season, kicking 3 field goals in Super Bowl XXVIII helping Dallas to their fourth title. It took just a quick re-read to realize the absurdity of my allusions.
The Cowboys and the Lions will square off on Sunday, in Jerry World. I thought back to this clip from 1981, Drew Pearson scores what appears to be one of the easiest, stroll in the park touchdowns ever, against the Lions. I added Beverly Hermann’s track “The Big One” to the video. This track plays in my head probably more than I should admit to. More on Beverly Hermann in the coming weeks. Without further ado:
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