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00:00:00offense has not been on the field at the times they have been they've been shut
00:00:04down right away Derek Lastic will be the running back
00:00:08for this opening series in the absence of Emmett Smith gone with a thigh injury
00:00:14they start from their 15-yard line
00:00:30Jesse Tuggle number 58 well Derek Lastic is going to see what it's like to come
00:00:37here after a big guy goes down he already had a taste of that early at
00:00:40the beginning of the season and he understands the offense he knows how to
00:00:43read them he's had seven games to watch a real professional know how to run that
00:00:49offense so we'll see how he's gotten any better if he's got any better at it
00:00:54he averaged three and a half yards of carry in those first two games played quite
00:00:58well
00:01:07those are complete
00:01:10and the Dallas fans here give him his moose chant that's one of the nicknames
00:01:15the fans like to holler out for Daryl Johnston and there are Dallas fans here
00:01:21Tuggle and Ron George made the tackle you know what I see right now the Dallas
00:01:25offense they come out and they have their patience and that is so important
00:01:28in this league they're not going to get flustered they're not going to jump to
00:01:31any conclusions you know yeah you don't have Emmett Smith back there but we have
00:01:35a lot of talent
00:01:38first down Cowboys at their 25 opening series second half
00:01:46moving in motion
00:01:52Lastic hits a good block and he picks up five to the 30
00:01:57that's a good play right by Pierce Holt he got it to Nate Newt got extension on
00:02:02him now just to look like there was a big hole Holt comes off the block that's
00:02:07the biggest thing in defensive line play watch 95 right here he's gonna get
00:02:12engaged on 61 Nate Newt now watch the hands now you look like there's a big
00:02:15hole now watch him disengage yeah that's the difference between the
00:02:19National Football League and the rest of all football the defensive linemen and
00:02:23linebackers get off the block to make plays
00:02:27Atlanta's been cut on the ground
00:02:31against opposing offenses these last several games
00:02:34Hozar
00:02:36intended for Irvin incomplete
00:02:39Tim I'm gonna tell you something jumpy gathers is just infusing Nate Newt's
00:02:43anxiety I mean this is a 300 pound guy he's doing it again watch the matchup
00:02:47right here 97 on 61 jump this is called the forklift watch how he gets under him
00:02:52now just picks the guy up Nate would have been thrown into the lap of Hozar
00:02:57had Darryl Johnston not been there to give him some help that's one strong man
00:03:03right there jumpy gathers
00:03:09third down the crowd getting into it here
00:03:11love to see the Falcons stuff him again
00:03:18Hozar steps up away from the rush can't find a man open downfield and Hozar hit hard dropped the ball
00:03:26Hozar took quite a shot he's got the ball
00:03:29Hozar had the first down
00:03:31Tuggle put the lick on him
00:03:35Tim he didn't lick him he drilled him
00:03:37that was a shot
00:03:39and it remains Dallas ball
00:03:41with Alvin Harper
00:03:43came up with a loose ball
00:03:45now Jimmy Johnson saying hey we got the first down
00:03:47go mark it properly
00:03:49he doesn't have a chance to slide I think he wanted to
00:03:51but Jesse Tuggle beats him to the punch
00:03:53and just drills him
00:03:55now Gogan has a chance now you're in linemen
00:03:57that's the wrong decision
00:03:59the decision you make is fall on the ball
00:04:01don't try to pick it up
00:04:03watch the hit boom balls out
00:04:05now Gogan has a chance to get to it
00:04:07the ball fell on it and he didn't do it
00:04:09and Harper did not fall down at the marker
00:04:11as Jimmy Johnson hoped
00:04:13they're short
00:04:15the ball rolled back
00:04:17Harper recovered it
00:04:19Tony Smith awaits the punt of John Jett
00:04:23Jett standing at the Dallas 19
00:04:29the Falcons again stop
00:04:31the Dallas offense
00:04:37whistles and flags
00:04:43Tim I think what's happened
00:04:45they got the Dallas offense to jump
00:04:49false start
00:04:51before the snap
00:04:53number 48
00:04:55see what happened they got Darryl Johnson to jump
00:04:57that's because the last two punts
00:04:59Ken Tippins has been right up the middle
00:05:01and it's really put pressure on
00:05:03now you know you got pressure inside
00:05:05you have to be aware of him
00:05:07he takes a little false step and makes a jump
00:05:09Johnson you can see
00:05:11Jimmy Johnson there is
00:05:13that tension building in his face
00:05:15they've had a delay on a punt
00:05:17now they've had a false start
00:05:19and two near blocks
00:05:21Atlanta has just been doing everything
00:05:23offense defense special teams
00:05:25they've dominated the Super Bowl champs
00:05:27to this point long way to go
00:05:2912-0-4 remaining in the third quarter
00:05:32the Falcons have won three out of the last four
00:05:34after a horrendous 0-1-5 start
00:05:42Tony Smith hit right after he caught the ball
00:05:44good coverage by the Cowboys
00:05:46and the first man Van Der Beek
00:05:48making the tackle
00:05:58measuring 194 feet
00:06:00ninety-four feet in length
00:06:02sixty-seven feet tall
00:06:04that's two-thirds the length of a football field
00:06:06and nearly seven stories high
00:06:08floating around up there in this beautiful
00:06:10Georgia afternoon
00:06:12first down for the Falcons
00:06:14inside the dome at the thirty-one yard line
00:06:16they lead the Cowboys
00:06:18thirteen to zip
00:06:20they bear seventeen of twenty-five
00:06:22in the first half
00:06:24Hegram
00:06:26gets close to six yards
00:06:29I'm going to show you
00:06:31right at the end of that play
00:06:33Chris Hinton took Ken Norton
00:06:35and put him all the way into the sidelines
00:06:37Chris Hinton is really playing well
00:06:39beginning of the season
00:06:41when I watched film with Chris Hinton
00:06:43I said, gee Chris, it might be time to pack it in
00:06:45buddy, the legs aren't coming with you
00:06:47you're not getting out in the backers
00:06:49now I turned around and watched the film
00:06:51the last three games this weekend
00:06:53and Chris Hinton is playing
00:06:55like the Chris Hinton of old
00:06:57big strong guy
00:06:59and he really is aggressive
00:07:01eleven year veteran at thirty-two years of age
00:07:03out of Northwestern
00:07:05second, a long four
00:07:07Hegram
00:07:09at forty-one yards in the first half
00:07:11has stopped right at the line
00:07:13as Russell Maryland
00:07:15got underneath people, put the grab on him
00:07:17Tim, you're going to watch where Eric Krieger
00:07:19likes to run
00:07:21and here's where it is right here
00:07:23mostly to the center and to the right
00:07:25that's the strength of the offensive line
00:07:27on the out of Falcons
00:07:29that's where Chris Hinton, seventy-five
00:07:31is Jamie Dukes in the middle
00:07:33and also Whitfield to the right
00:07:35their strongest run blocking group
00:07:37he starts in the middle
00:07:39and then he'll break it anywhere
00:07:41he uses his vision
00:07:43but where they like to go to
00:07:45is the right side of that offensive line
00:07:47they've got a third down and four
00:07:51Dallas needs a good defensive play here
00:07:53Heber gets it up
00:07:55it's complete to Pritchard
00:07:57Pritchard has the first down yardage
00:07:59to the forty-six yard line
00:08:01Tim, they've been winning the battle in the run game
00:08:03Bob Whitfield seventy and seventy-five
00:08:05Hinton, but I got to tell you
00:08:07Tony Tolbert set ninety-two right here
00:08:09he is clearly winning the pass game on Whitfield
00:08:11watch how fast he gets to the corner
00:08:13fake to the inside like he's going
00:08:15with an arm under, came back over the top
00:08:17has the pressure, but again
00:08:19Heber has the presence to find Pritchard
00:08:21Pritchard has the presence
00:08:23to get the first down
00:08:25at the forty-six yard line of Atlanta
00:08:27thirteen to nothing lead here
00:08:29early in the second half, nine forty-seven to go
00:08:31in the third
00:08:33Detroit has gone on top of Green Bay in that battle
00:08:35in the NFC Central
00:08:41play action
00:08:43Heber has the tight end
00:08:45Mitch Lyons
00:08:47post for a first down
00:08:49remember the first half, first quarter
00:08:51when they faked it
00:08:53they came all the way back
00:08:55and then they ran the naked with Heber all the way across
00:08:57they threw the Pritchard for the first down
00:08:59this time what they're doing is they're running the waggle
00:09:01they don't bring Heber
00:09:03all the way out in the roll
00:09:05they pull him up over the tackle
00:09:07let Lyons give Tolbert a shot
00:09:09sneak out into the flat
00:09:11nice looking play, we've seen tremendous variety
00:09:13from June Jones
00:09:15he is on a roll
00:09:17and perfectly executed
00:09:19to this point by Bobby Heber
00:09:21sore elbow and all
00:09:23second down and two
00:09:25forty-six yard line
00:09:27of Dallas
00:09:29Tegram
00:09:31has to take it outside
00:09:33he has the first down
00:09:35flags fly, it'll be a face mask
00:09:37likely on Kevin Smith
00:09:41Tegram is some kind of football
00:09:43and they, that's again
00:09:45to the middle right of that offensive line
00:09:47now you just use your eyes
00:09:49if you're running back, nothing there, nothing there
00:09:51bounce it outside, get the first down
00:09:53there's also a flag on the far side
00:09:55of the field Matt
00:09:57so there was a second penalty
00:09:59and Bob McElwee the referee will sort it out
00:10:01first one
00:10:03maybe against Atlanta
00:10:05we have a 5-15 situation
00:10:07illegal shift
00:10:09on the offense
00:10:11and a 15 yard face mask foul on the defense
00:10:13by rule
00:10:15we go back to the previous spot
00:10:17and enforce the 15 yard face mask
00:10:19that's right
00:10:21that's new this year Tim
00:10:23we ran into it again last week
00:10:25we go to the 15 yard
00:10:27that's the old 5-15
00:10:29you watch at the end, Tegram
00:10:31gets to the corner, now watch Smith with his hands
00:10:33he catches the face mask
00:10:35but Tegram's a tough guy
00:10:37look at the straight arm
00:10:39boy I like that kid
00:10:43look at Doug Shiley right there
00:10:45look at that, pointing it out
00:10:47hey there's a face mask
00:10:49it's funny, everybody becomes an official
00:10:51when there's something that's happened to your guy
00:10:53but when you see your own guy
00:10:55just absolutely tearing people apart
00:10:57you're looking in the stands
00:10:59you don't see anything
00:11:01it is a first down for Atlanta
00:11:03at the 31 yard line
00:11:05of the Dallas Cowboys
00:11:07there's Kevin Smith
00:11:09the brilliant young quarterback
00:11:11of the Dallas A&M
00:11:13he is going to be a superstar in this league
00:11:15has already three interceptions this year
00:11:17set a goal of eight
00:11:19love to get one here to stop this drive
00:11:21as Atlanta continues to dominate
00:11:23Tegram, and not much there
00:11:25Tolbert and Casillas
00:11:27the former Falcon
00:11:29number 75 in on the tackle
00:11:31Tony Casillas happy to come back in here
00:11:33wanted to show his Super Bowl ring
00:11:35to his former coach here
00:11:37Jerry Glanville
00:11:39he came off when Casillas was a Falcon
00:11:41and that's why he's a Cowboy
00:11:43well you could see his exuberance
00:11:45for stopping the Falcons on that play
00:11:47Charles Haley came over, pushed him, yelled at him
00:11:49told him to shut his mouth
00:11:51now they take him out of the game
00:11:53but Casillas is playing pretty well today
00:11:55gain of a long yard
00:11:57on the play
00:11:59second and nine
00:12:01they go to the shotgun
00:12:05to Haynes
00:12:07Haynes
00:12:09drops the ball but out of bounds
00:12:11it's a first down Atlanta
00:12:13Boy Charles Haley came clean
00:12:15as a whistle right up the middle to Hebert
00:12:17Hebert stayed right on Haynes to the screen
00:12:19then Haynes
00:12:21was patient enough
00:12:23to use Hinton to get him free
00:12:25now watch Haley come underneath
00:12:27comes unblocked
00:12:29Hebert knows where he has to go with the ball
00:12:31on the other end of the ball
00:12:33watch Chris Hinton, 75
00:12:35boy that's very very well done
00:12:37another good block right there
00:12:39by Bob Woodfield
00:12:41that's the third time
00:12:43they've run the screen
00:12:45and the third time it's been
00:12:47done flawlessly Tim
00:12:49and they have a first down at the 19 yard line
00:12:51Falcons threatening again
00:12:53open in the flat
00:12:55is Drew Hill
00:12:57and he gets a
00:12:59Larry Brown
00:13:01pushed him out
00:13:03Drew Hill
00:13:05and Mike Pritchard
00:13:07are two receivers in this Falcon offense
00:13:09that can get lost
00:13:11you see the speed, the great quickness
00:13:13and all of a sudden you look up
00:13:15and again there's Pritchard with the big catch
00:13:17Drew Hill keeping the thing going
00:13:19you have to have a catch, there's Drew Hill out in the flat
00:13:21gets his first down, he's got four receptions
00:13:23already for 40 yards
00:13:25and I guarantee you at the end of the day
00:13:27you look through the film and you say
00:13:29boy Drew Hill came up with some big receptions
00:13:31Georgia Tech man
00:13:3337 years old now in his 14th year
00:13:35and still an important
00:13:37contributor, second and two
00:13:39play action
00:13:41and he ends it all
00:13:43what a catch!
00:13:45Unbelievable!
00:13:53Second touchdown of the day
00:13:55for Pritchard
00:13:57his second brilliant catch
00:13:59that is the epitome
00:14:01of the kinesthetic sense
00:14:03body part awareness
00:14:07watch this guy
00:14:09the ball is thrown behind him
00:14:11Pritchard's body is moving
00:14:13to the right and he'll come back
00:14:15to make this catch
00:14:17look at this, boy that is beautiful
00:14:19take that play, package it
00:14:21put it right on the highlight film
00:14:23because we are going to watch it
00:14:26Johnson with a point after
00:14:28was kinetically correct as well with that
00:14:336.38 to go
00:14:35the Falcons are putting a rip in on the Cowboys
00:14:47Pritchard finds the hole in the middle
00:14:49he realizes a mistake right there
00:14:51tries to catch up
00:14:53but it's too late because Pritchard
00:14:55had made an unbelievable catch
00:14:57there's Mike Pritchard
00:14:59his second touchdown catch of the day
00:15:01and a 20 to nothing Atlanta lead
00:15:03as Johnson will kick it off
00:15:11Kevin Williams
00:15:13hit at the 23 yard line
00:15:17Jeff Donaldson on the tackle
00:15:19we have 6.28 to go
00:15:21in the third, Atlanta leading
00:15:23and a shutout
00:15:27secondary of the Dallas Cowboys
00:15:29talking over what Bobby Hebert has been doing to them
00:15:31and the Cowboys injury report
00:15:33not good right now
00:15:35Troy Aikman of course out with his hamstring
00:15:37Emmitt Smith left in the second quarter
00:15:39with a bruised quadricep muscle on his right leg
00:15:41a collision with Pierce Holt
00:15:43Kenneth Gant re-dislocated his shoulder
00:15:45to the special team
00:15:47who has also been playing in the secondary
00:15:49Kevin Aikman
00:15:51is gone for the rest of the day
00:15:53and Nate Newton is out for the knee injury
00:15:57Derek Lasek
00:15:59hard running for the Cowboys in a first down
00:16:01with a 35 yard line
00:16:03Scott Case on the tackle
00:16:05John Gieseck number 63
00:16:07has replaced Nate Newton
00:16:09that left guard
00:16:11we'll try and find out if Newton will be back
00:16:13they did a nice job by the three inside people
00:16:15Stepnowski, Gieseck, 63 and Gogan
00:16:17Lasek loose right up the middle
00:16:19very well blocked
00:16:21The Falcons
00:16:23Gary Glanville their coach
00:16:25saying they needed a big event early in the game
00:16:27and their big event was primarily keeping the ball
00:16:29away from Dallas
00:16:31they've had it for 30 minutes of this game so far
00:16:33but Lasek running hard
00:16:35is another first down
00:16:37Harper on the tackle
00:16:41Well it's the second play in a row
00:16:43you're going to just blow Lasek right up the middle
00:16:45Lasek blocked by Gogan, 66
00:16:47right there at 71, 2 and A
00:16:49and Johnston right in the middle with a big block
00:16:51of Jesse Tuggle
00:16:53that sprang Lasek right up the middle
00:16:55another first down
00:16:57I guess in the event category
00:16:59for Atlanta, the loss of Emmitt Smith to the Cowboys
00:17:01this game
00:17:03with the thigh injury
00:17:05Kenny Johnson told us that
00:17:07he was afraid something ugly might happen
00:17:09out here today
00:17:11and Atlanta so far has just kept the ball
00:17:13away from the Cowboys
00:17:15but they're moving it now
00:17:17Michael Irvin makes the grab
00:17:19for a gain of about 5, his first catch of the afternoon
00:17:21and I was wondering when that was going to happen
00:17:23I don't care how much you want to match up
00:17:25Deion Sanders or any cornerback
00:17:27on Michael Irvin
00:17:29this guy is just like his nickname says
00:17:31he's a playmaker
00:17:33when you get the ball into his hand
00:17:35something good happens
00:17:37so you better find a way to get the ball into his hand
00:17:39and with one reception today
00:17:41and he's got a sore ankle that's been bothering him
00:17:43but he'll be the first down to go to offensive coordinator
00:17:45Norm Trimmer and say
00:17:47I'm open, I'm open, get me the ball
00:17:49second
00:17:51and a long five
00:17:53Lasek, he's got a hole, good running by the rookie
00:17:55and another first down, Dallas
00:17:57this is good, I like this
00:17:59Dallas Cowboys are coming out and saying
00:18:01we're not going to panic, we're going to run the football
00:18:03we do it well, we like our matchup
00:18:05on our offensive line, on your defensive line
00:18:07let's give the ball to the rookie
00:18:09and see what happens, so far
00:18:11what is happening is three consecutive first downs
00:18:13Atlanta had the two pass rushers
00:18:15in there, Gathers and Chuck Smith
00:18:17and they went to Smith's side
00:18:19on that play on the run and it paid off
00:18:21first down at the 41 yard line
00:18:23Mo Gardner and Mel Agee have returned now
00:18:25Agee the second
00:18:27in hand for Illinois
00:18:29is replacing the injured Mike Gann
00:18:31and gone for the season
00:18:33and Kosar
00:18:35hit the official
00:18:37that was Dennis Riggs, he was wide open
00:18:39he was wide open but he dropped the ball
00:18:41oh what a stick
00:18:43the guy needs a lot more practice
00:18:45you're going to play in the bigs Riggs
00:18:47let me tell you right here, see this guy
00:18:49he's wide open
00:18:51Kosar sees him beautifully
00:18:53and throws it right to him, look at that
00:18:55oh Riggs, that's terrible, that's like a 0%
00:18:57grade right there, that's terrible
00:18:59well we think
00:19:01Johnston might really have been
00:19:03the intended receiver
00:19:05so if that's the case, we'll let the official off the hook
00:19:07second down
00:19:09at 10 from the 41 yard line
00:19:15Kosar deep drop this time
00:19:17goes after Lasek
00:19:19Lasek hit from behind
00:19:21but squirts forward for a gain
00:19:23of about 7
00:19:25and it was Lester Archambault, the right defensive end
00:19:27coming back to get him
00:19:29Tim, what you're seeing right now from the Atlanta Falcons
00:19:31those confidence, and when a team is
00:19:33not winning, that's another thing
00:19:35that you see, you don't see any confidence
00:19:37when a team starts to play with confidence
00:19:39you see plays like Lester Archambault there
00:19:41balls thrown out in the flat
00:19:43he's made a big push inside, he turns around
00:19:45and he gets all the way back outside
00:19:47and makes a tackle to force a third down
00:19:49I think everybody
00:19:51thought Atlanta would be off to a better start
00:19:53this year with their free agent acquisitions
00:19:55but they struggled mightily
00:19:57went 0-5, they've been a much better team
00:19:59the last month
00:20:01third down and 5, Kosar steps up
00:20:03deep to the corner
00:20:05and it is cut
00:20:07Alvin Harper rolling in
00:20:09did he get into the end zone? No, he stopped at the 1
00:20:11Tim, I think they're going to call offensive pass interference
00:20:13there is a flag down
00:20:15there is a flag
00:20:21and Alvin Harper knows that he's following the officials
00:20:23because he gave a great push
00:20:25at the end of that pass
00:20:27which gave him the separation for the completion
00:20:29Darnell Walker I believe had the coverage
00:20:33they've been trying to isolate Harper on that rookie
00:20:35right from the start
00:20:45right at the end of the play
00:20:47Harper pushed off
00:20:49watched down at the bottom
00:20:51ball will be coming in
00:20:55I guess it could have gone either way
00:20:57but they gave it to defense
00:20:59well Clark never looked back for the ball
00:21:01and that's the key there
00:21:03he didn't look back
00:21:05of course the receiver had to look back
00:21:07because the ball was hanging up there
00:21:09so that's a good call
00:21:11and the Cowboys are first and goal at the 1
00:21:19Lassik is stopped
00:21:23Mo Gardner
00:21:25number 67
00:21:27if you're a defender right now
00:21:29for the Atlanta Falcons
00:21:31and Dallas Cowboys come out in I formation
00:21:33that really defines what's going to happen
00:21:35you're going to get play action to the pass game
00:21:37or you're going to follow Daryl Johnson to the football
00:21:39and if you're reading your keys
00:21:41Johnson will take it to the ball
00:21:45awesome about a half a yard
00:21:47spotted just inside the 2
00:21:55Lassik
00:22:01good defense by Tracy Eaton
00:22:05what a nice hit
00:22:07Lassik out in the flat
00:22:09he's squared to the line of scrimmage
00:22:11he has to just get his head in the air
00:22:13Eaton comes over the top and gets a nice shot on him
00:22:15Lassik made a good catch
00:22:17Eaton came a long way to cut him off
00:22:19third and goal
00:22:21no game
00:22:25virtually the same spot
00:22:27maybe got a length of a football
00:22:33let's see what they did last week
00:22:35they went with a play action out of five
00:22:37which they have as you call the timeout
00:22:39and they rolled out and hit Novacek underneath
00:22:47like to see here
00:22:49is first of all you give your quarterback an option
00:22:51you don't want to keep him just sitting in the pocket
00:22:53you have to make the throw
00:22:55you let him use his legs to buy him some time
00:22:57admittedly that is not one of Kozar's strong suits
00:22:59and second I got to think
00:23:01that this is four down situation
00:23:03you need three scores, three touchdowns
00:23:05so you're going to use the fourth down to score
00:23:13Lassik
00:23:15no
00:23:17Jesse Tuggle
00:23:19no
00:23:21and that surprises me
00:23:23I'm thinking
00:23:25you've got to give your quarterback an option
00:23:27let him use his legs
00:23:29stretch the defense
00:23:31instead he gives it to Lassik
00:23:33they will try to stretch the defense going this way
00:23:35and allow Lassik to come back underneath
00:23:37it doesn't happen
00:23:39good defense right here
00:23:41Pierce Holt makes the play
00:23:43doesn't make the tackle
00:23:45but Pierce Holt makes the play by knocking off
00:23:47to an end
00:23:49fourth down
00:23:55touchdown
00:23:57that's what I was looking for
00:23:59Wainwright for the score
00:24:01but Tim there's a flag down
00:24:03flag on the play Scott Galbraith
00:24:05touchdown is good
00:24:07the touchdown will count
00:24:09dropping the passer number 90 defense
00:24:11that penalty will be assessed on the kickoff
00:24:13Tim that's the play that I was looking for
00:24:15you go with the play action
00:24:17you buy some time
00:24:19you let Bernie give the half roll
00:24:21let your receiver stretch the defense
00:24:23give him time to see everybody
00:24:25and find Galbraith in the end zone
00:24:27Scott Galbraith
00:24:29activated this week a free agent
00:24:31signed from the Cleveland Browns
00:24:336'2, 255 pounder
00:24:35they signed him because they have two tight ends
00:24:37on injured reserve
00:24:39Alfredo Roberts and Jim Pricel
00:24:41went on last week
00:24:43they declared him from the Rams
00:24:45when Roberts went down
00:24:47and they activated Galbraith
00:24:49over Joey Mickey
00:24:51the rookie from Oklahoma
00:24:53so Galbraith finds himself
00:24:55with a big touchdown here
00:24:57at the Georgia Dome
00:24:59another Belichick alumnus
00:25:01hits pay dirt
00:25:07the Cowboys finally on the scoreboard
00:25:09Atlanta shut out the Rams last week
00:25:11and they had a 20 to zip game
00:25:13going against the Super Bowl champs
00:25:15but the Cowboys went 77 yards
00:25:17and 11 plays
00:25:19and Scott Galbraith
00:25:21a reserve tight end special teamer
00:25:23got the pass
00:25:25they try the
00:25:27it looks like Dallas may have it
00:25:29what a gutsy call by Jimmy Johnson
00:25:31what a call
00:25:35now the usual rugby scrum
00:25:37we'll wait and see who's got it
00:25:39there's one signal indicating Atlanta
00:25:41boy I like that
00:25:43you know Jimmy Johnson told me last night
00:25:45he thinks the problem
00:25:47Dallas ball
00:25:49with the coaches in this league is they're afraid to fail
00:25:51well right there
00:25:53he just hung his guts out on the line
00:25:55and said look I'm going to roll the dice
00:25:57and he came up big
00:25:59Eddie Murray's onside kick
00:26:01recovered by Dallas
00:26:04well he catches everybody off guard
00:26:06they don't have their hands team on
00:26:08now ball comes off right there
00:26:10now it's anybody's ball
00:26:12one that Dallas comes up with
00:26:14Bill Bates I believe
00:26:16which should come as no surprise
00:26:18one of the scrappier
00:26:20Dallas Cowboys in the history of the franchise
00:26:22diving in there
00:26:24at risk of life and limb
00:26:26Donaldson had a chance to get it
00:26:28bounced off his chest came up
00:26:30and Bill Bates if there's a loose ball
00:26:32Bill Bates is going to find it
00:26:34so Dallas with the ball
00:26:36at the Atlanta 34 yard line
00:26:42Lastic gets away
00:26:44and then is racked up just over the line of scrimmage
00:26:46but we're going to see good football right now
00:26:48I can start to feel it
00:26:50in the stadium you know the crowd
00:26:52senses too that Dallas is starting
00:26:54to get an upper hand so you got to make
00:26:56a definitive stand right here if you're the defense
00:26:58you know funny thing
00:27:00last time the Cowboys were on offense
00:27:02was a touchdown and on that
00:27:04touchdown the biggest playmaker
00:27:06was the guard Kevin
00:27:08Gogan they lined him up as a tight end
00:27:10and they ran him down inside
00:27:12and he blocked everybody
00:27:14off allowed Gabbard to come clean
00:27:16and score the touchdown
00:27:18and that's the end of the third quarter
00:27:20with the score the Atlanta Falcons
00:27:2220 the Dallas Cowboys 7
00:27:24our coverage will continue after this message
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00:27:34that's Gogan with the pick
00:27:36and that enables Galbraith to come across
00:27:38see right there folks see
00:27:40Gogan bumped off pace
00:27:42that allowed Galbraith for the touchdown
00:27:44first down Dallas
00:27:46following that onside pick recovery
00:27:48for Harper and a good play
00:27:50by Darnell Walker
00:27:52what a feisty rookie
00:27:54jumping up there over the taller man to knock it away
00:27:56Harper has met the challenge
00:27:58there's a flag down on the far side of the field
00:28:02and Atlanta looks like they may be called
00:28:04for a penalty off the ball
00:28:08the other rookie Roger Harper
00:28:10is upset he may be the man
00:28:12who is the culprit
00:28:16Gary Glanville is out on the field
00:28:18to get a closer word
00:28:20from the officials
00:28:22regardless of the call
00:28:24Glanville had an outstanding play right there
00:28:26and has played well today
00:28:28the ball is tipped there is no D.P.I.
00:28:30no defensive pass interference
00:28:32because the ball is tipped
00:28:34no
00:28:36D.P.I.
00:28:38D.P.I.
00:28:40you're getting it all here inside jargon here
00:28:42you got the 5-15 you know
00:28:44defensive pass interference you get the 5-15
00:28:46sounds like a police radio
00:28:48watch Darnell Walker 45
00:28:50he really plays this well
00:28:52he's a great man you keep your eyes
00:28:54on the receiver
00:28:56when he reaches for the ball you reach
00:28:58look at that look at that beautiful
00:29:006'3 vs.
00:29:025'9
00:29:04no defensive pass interference
00:29:08Walker playing with a bad knee
00:29:10has played very well indeed
00:29:12remember the Falcons without Darion Conner
00:29:14their regular right side linebacker
00:29:16he is inactive today
00:29:18because he is facing a D.U.I.
00:29:20here in Atlanta
00:29:22Jerry Glanville
00:29:24his coach to head him off to Washington
00:29:26until things are resolved
00:29:283rd and 9
00:29:30post yard
00:29:32deep side line complete to Harper
00:29:34they got Harper over on
00:29:36the Sanders side and he had plenty
00:29:38of room for a first down at the Atlanta 20
00:29:40nicely done by Harper
00:29:42when they caught him in his zone he drove Sanders
00:29:44off the ball hooked up for the first down
00:29:46cut
00:29:48look very simple
00:29:52Cowboys at the Atlanta 20
00:29:54remember this started with that onside kick by
00:29:56Murray recovered by the great veteran
00:29:58Bill Bates
00:30:0032 year old 11 year man
00:30:02from Tennessee
00:30:04took it away from bigger Falcons
00:30:06and post yard has the Cowboys
00:30:08at the 20
00:30:1020-7 the score
00:30:12Atlanta on top
00:30:14Harper
00:30:16incomplete
00:30:22a little low a little wide
00:30:24well they said they were going to keep going
00:30:26to that team all game long and they have been
00:30:28true to their word
00:30:34Chuck Smith
00:30:36and Jumpy Gethers the pass rushers come in
00:30:38onto the down 4 for Atlanta
00:30:40here now on 2nd and 10 from the 20
00:30:42Smith
00:30:44number 90 Gethers number 97
00:31:00Hosar up the middle for the tight end
00:31:02Novacek and he makes a good catch in traffic
00:31:04Jesse Total
00:31:06put the hit on him Novacek held on
00:31:08picked up about
00:31:107
00:31:12well Tim I was looking forward to a big match
00:31:14up right here between Deion Sanders
00:31:1621 and Irvin and today
00:31:18Deion Sanders
00:31:20has won this battle and there is nowhere
00:31:22to throw the football he's been all over him
00:31:24the only time he's caught his pass
00:31:26Irvin's caught his pass in the spin zone
00:31:28and he's been for 5 yards
00:31:30Hosar near Millie back into the
00:31:32lineup on the front floor of Atlanta
00:31:34Hosar 13-23 now
00:31:36has a 3rd and 2
00:31:40play action
00:31:46first down
00:31:48Dallas
00:31:50here they come Tim
00:31:52that's why
00:31:54the Dallas Cowboys are the
00:31:56champions of this league
00:31:58you're down 20-0
00:32:00you're going into the 3rd quarter
00:32:02you come up with your first
00:32:04touchdown
00:32:06then you come back with the onside kick
00:32:08you make the call you're not afraid
00:32:10to take some chances
00:32:12and then you bring your guy in Hosar
00:32:14who's not a good runner
00:32:16he has to make the play
00:32:18Hosar looks like a stork
00:32:20when he takes off running out of there
00:32:22still knows where the marker is
00:32:24and has enough to get there for the first down
00:32:30and the Falcons take a time out
00:32:3213-06 to go
00:32:34regulation time
00:32:36it's 20-7
00:32:40Kellan at the Georgia Dome
00:32:42we've got ourselves a football game here
00:32:44Norm Johnson 24 consecutive field goals
00:32:46opened the scoring with a pair today
00:32:48and then Pritchard with a pair of touchdown
00:32:50catches
00:32:52but the Cowboys climbing back
00:32:54despite the loss of 3 starters
00:32:56Emmitt Smith the big one
00:32:58a quadricep injury
00:33:00as he ran into big Pierce Holden
00:33:02a blocking roll and then Kenneth Gant
00:33:04Gant with a shoulder that he hurt
00:33:06earlier in the season
00:33:08and Nate Newton out with a knee injury
00:33:10Isik in his spot
00:33:12Lasik for Smith
00:33:14first and goal
00:33:16Hosar batted down by Chuck Smith
00:33:18flag down at the Lattice Grimmidge
00:33:22Chuck Smith the second year man from Tennessee
00:33:26signal against Atlanta
00:33:30an offside call
00:33:32preliminary signal
00:33:36offside
00:33:38defensive left side
00:33:40half the distance
00:33:42first down
00:33:44might have been a reason why
00:33:46Smith was able to get in so quickly
00:33:48in the hand up
00:33:50they just called it the left side
00:33:52that's where he came from
00:33:54they'll march it inside the 5
00:33:56and mark it at the 4
00:33:58just between the 4 and 5 yard line
00:34:03first and goal
00:34:05now inside the 5 for the Cowboys
00:34:09down by 13
00:34:17Lasik
00:34:19great play from behind by Lester Archambeau
00:34:23that's the second play Archambeau has made
00:34:25on pure effort, Tim
00:34:27number 92 Lester Archambeau
00:34:29right at the top
00:34:32this is a tough game
00:34:34Lasik has some speed
00:34:36Archambeau has some of his own
00:34:38and he makes the tackle
00:34:40Archambeau the 4 year man
00:34:42from Stanford
00:34:44he's in the spot normally occupied by Rick Bryan
00:34:46gone for the year with an Achilles injury
00:34:48and Tim Green
00:34:50who would have been the second man there
00:34:52in fact was a starter early in the season
00:34:54he's gone with a knee injury
00:34:56second and goal from the 6
00:34:59post-start complete
00:35:01but good coverage on Lasik
00:35:03Jesse Solomon
00:35:05stops him in his tracks
00:35:07boy there's a player Jesse Solomon
00:35:09that you are not going to get any tricks on
00:35:11he knows he's inside the 10 yard line
00:35:13and he's manned up
00:35:15he's not going to let you get any kind of separation
00:35:17he's got to be right on top of you
00:35:19he's one of the players in this league
00:35:21who really really understands the game
00:35:23I love him
00:35:25played briefly for the Cowboys
00:35:27played for Minnesota
00:35:29came out of college as a free agent
00:35:31made the Vikings
00:35:33Clark, Eaton and Jenkins
00:35:35now into the secondary on the 3rd down play
00:35:44post-side flush
00:35:48touchdown
00:35:51flag down
00:35:54Kosar made it to the end zone marker
00:35:56that's going to be a hold on Michael Irvin
00:35:58and it is against Dallas
00:36:00Irvin was trying to get open Tim
00:36:02he was in the corner of the end zone
00:36:04and he saw Kosar coming
00:36:06so he turned and blocked
00:36:08got his hands caught inside
00:36:10and they called
00:36:12how about this running quarterback Bernie Kosar
00:36:20the running quarterback of Bernie Kosar
00:36:22what he is is a gamer
00:36:24the guy knows how to play the game
00:36:26now he knows he has a chance
00:36:28right there at the end
00:36:30you didn't quite see Irvin with the hold
00:36:36but it was on the first guy
00:36:38it was on Walker
00:36:40and he had turned to try to block Walker
00:36:42got his hands caught in there
00:36:44referees right on top
00:36:48takes the points off the board
00:36:50touchdown and goal from the 11th
00:37:02Kosar for Darrell Johnston
00:37:04Jenkins is there
00:37:06they stumble at the 5
00:37:08nice defense
00:37:12that brings them forth
00:37:14and if you're a Dallas Cowboy
00:37:16and you're North Turner
00:37:18you still have 2 touchdowns to go
00:37:20you gotta get 7 points on both of them
00:37:24now watch number 88 Michael Irvin
00:37:26right on Turner
00:37:28see how the hands right in there
00:37:30see that hold
00:37:32he tried to get away with one
00:37:34he didn't quite get it
00:37:36it's 4th and goal on the 6th
00:37:38Dallas will go
00:37:48John
00:38:14John
00:38:16Irvin
00:38:18first down
00:38:20on their 4 yard line
00:38:22having stopped the Cowboys
00:38:24with the help of a penalty to Irvin
00:38:26Eric Pegram
00:38:28onto the 9 yard line
00:38:32well later today here on CBS
00:38:34stay with us for the conclusion
00:38:36of the Franklin Funds
00:38:38short shootout from Sherwood Country Club
00:38:40in Thousand Oaks California
00:38:42Greg Norman hosts the event
00:38:44for the past and present
00:38:46including Arnold Palmer, Nick Price and Ray Floyd
00:38:48today at 430 Eastern
00:38:50following football on CBS
00:38:56no man's going to stay riveted to the screen
00:38:58can hardly wait
00:39:00hit that ball and walk out
00:39:02second and 5 from the 10
00:39:06and Atlanta leading 20 to 7
00:39:089.52 to go
00:39:10Pegram escapes
00:39:14Leon Lett
00:39:16nearly had it in the backfield
00:39:18and he got out to the 15
00:39:20and should have a first down
00:39:22Leon Lett blew up the field
00:39:24had a chance to get a hand on him
00:39:26but that's why Eric Pegram
00:39:28is the kind of back he is
00:39:30escapability and he got away from it
00:39:32he wasn't a lucky stiff
00:39:34I knew you'd come to that escapability
00:39:36and I tell you that and he comes up with a big chance
00:39:38to have a first down here
00:39:40Eric Pegram is right about the 70 yard mark
00:39:42what an outstanding day
00:39:44they are going to measure
00:39:50and they got it
00:39:52big first down for the Falcons
00:40:02Bobby Hebert
00:40:0422 of 30
00:40:06240 yards
00:40:082 touchdowns and a very sore elbow
00:40:12most important
00:40:14no turnovers for the Falcons
00:40:16no turnovers
00:40:18there hasn't been a turnover in this game
00:40:20by either team
00:40:22obviously
00:40:365 more for Eric Pegram
00:40:38Darren Smith on the tackle
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00:40:54Pegram now has 75 yards
00:40:56Matt on 25 carries
00:40:58he is a legitimate workhorse
00:41:00Darrell Johnston
00:41:02on the Dallas bench
00:41:04hoping to get back on the field
00:41:06and try to help out his running back
00:41:08a classic in the absence
00:41:10of Emmett Smith down with an injury
00:41:18big play on the corner
00:41:20Pegram nowhere to go
00:41:22that is Charles Haley
00:41:24that is one player
00:41:26as far as I'm concerned
00:41:28one of the best understanding defensive players in the league
00:41:30watch him number 94
00:41:32watch how he plays
00:41:34he is almost flawless
00:41:36he has played Mike Cairn
00:41:38for a lot of years because he was in San Francisco
00:41:40when I played with Charles Haley
00:41:42I found Charles Haley
00:41:44to probably be the most complete
00:41:46understood player on the team
00:41:48as far as the defense was concerned
00:41:50he had an understanding working knowledge of everything
00:41:52third and six
00:41:54they go to the shotgun
00:41:58Hebert gets time
00:42:00hits his man
00:42:02it will be short of the first down
00:42:04nailed immediately by Brock Marion
00:42:06number 31
00:42:08and that rookie from Nevada Reno is in there
00:42:10for the injured Kenneth Gant
00:42:16Brock Marion except for the touchdown
00:42:18which was an unbelievable catch by Pritchard
00:42:20has played pretty well to him
00:42:22and he's come in and they've asked him to do some things
00:42:24that he's not real familiar with
00:42:26and he's gotten the job done
00:42:28with a hard hit on Pritchard
00:42:30who was helped off by backup Falcon
00:42:32Joe Toliver
00:42:34Alexander into punt
00:42:36back forward is Kevin Williams
00:42:3835 of Dallas
00:42:407-10 and counting down
00:42:42fourth quarter
00:42:56good protection
00:42:58Alexander's punt taken at the 38 by Williams
00:43:02and he goes out at the 43 yard line
00:43:04forced out by Ron George
00:43:06so good field position for Dallas
00:43:08after a 38 yard punt
00:43:16had to throw it away
00:43:18and that will not
00:43:20well let's see
00:43:22are they going to call him?
00:43:24Kosar I'm sure felt that he was outside the tackle
00:43:26outside the area
00:43:28that he should be able to offload
00:43:30and the ball was short
00:43:32of the line of scrimmage
00:43:34short of the line of scrimmage of the foul
00:43:36it was thrown into the ground
00:43:38and not toward the line of scrimmage enough
00:43:40yeah well here's the key
00:43:42that's where the tackles are
00:43:44now he's got to be able to get outside
00:43:46you know what I think he was outside
00:43:48no but the call is that he didn't get it far enough
00:43:50toward the line of scrimmage
00:43:52you must throw the ball forward
00:43:54if you just down it right in front of you
00:43:56well that's what Bob McAuley just explained here
00:43:58tough call
00:44:00I think I got to get into the officiating business here
00:44:02I don't know
00:44:04I'd love to see you in those stripes
00:44:06second down at the 33 yard line
00:44:1420 to go
00:44:18Kosar sends Johnston in motion
00:44:20he's got it
00:44:26intended for Lassik
00:44:28incomplete
00:44:30and he's nailed by Archambault as he let it go
00:44:32Tim he gave up on looking
00:44:34John down the field
00:44:36and he looked for Lassik all the way
00:44:38and Archambault came right up the middle
00:44:40watch number 92 he's going to come straight up
00:44:42and you're going to see he's going to be looking
00:44:44see here comes right underneath
00:44:46finds Lassik
00:44:48really played a good game himself
00:44:50Tim
00:44:52a couple of guys have really answered the bell
00:44:54Archambault has come to play
00:44:56Darnell Walker the rookie has come to play
00:45:04third down
00:45:06and 20
00:45:10Kosar gets some time
00:45:12it's Gaynor
00:45:14under 39
00:45:1640 yard line by Tuttle and Case
00:45:18fourth down
00:45:22Cowboys will punt
00:45:246.22 remaining
00:45:26just a follow up on that rule
00:45:28I just happened to have here in front of me
00:45:30from the league
00:45:32it will not be called
00:45:34if the pass lands near or beyond
00:45:36the line of scrimmage
00:45:38provided he's out of the pocket
00:45:40facing an imminent loss
00:45:42he didn't get it close enough to satisfy Bob McElwee
00:45:44good because I didn't want to go into
00:45:46officiating business anyway
00:45:48I don't think you were going to get an invitation somehow
00:45:52Jet hits it from the 31
00:45:54good punt
00:45:56fair catch signal
00:45:58Smith at the 15
00:46:00Tim to this point in the game
00:46:02the biggest play that
00:46:04the Atlanta Falcons have come up with
00:46:06has been the fourth
00:46:08the hold by Michael Irvin
00:46:10you're going to watch him down in
00:46:12the block, Darnell Walker
00:46:14watch his left hand, he sees Kosar scrambling
00:46:16and he gets caught right there
00:46:18Kosar made it
00:46:20to the marker, you saw the touchdown
00:46:22signal up, wiped out
00:46:24by the holding penalty against
00:46:26Michael Irvin
00:46:28with the point after would have brought them to
00:46:3020-14, instead it remains
00:46:3220-17
00:46:34Atlanta ball, first down at their 15
00:46:42That's a tough call of Michael Irvin
00:46:44because he's given the effort
00:46:46he wants to make the block, he knows what he has to do
00:46:48he just got caught
00:46:50Bobby Hebert, 23 of
00:46:5231, 245 yards
00:46:54two touchdowns, a brilliant day
00:46:56for Hebert
00:47:02He has not had a turnover by either team
00:47:04Hegram
00:47:06gets about four
00:47:08Tony Casillas
00:47:10in the tackle
00:47:12Now we want to remind you about Thanksgiving
00:47:14day coming up this week in NFC Central
00:47:16matchup, we'll see the Chicago Bears
00:47:18and the Detroit Lions
00:47:20and of course, Barry Sanders of the Lions
00:47:22Pat Semmel and John Madden
00:47:24will be at the Silverdome
00:47:26on our special holiday coverage
00:47:28and it all begins with the NFL Today at 12 noon
00:47:30Eastern Time
00:47:32Happy Thanksgiving everyone
00:47:34Tim, I can't wait to see who's going to get Madden's turkey leg
00:47:36I think last year they had
00:47:38one of those freak turkeys with about five legs
00:47:42Second down and
00:47:44six
00:47:50Hegram shakes two tackles
00:47:52and may have gotten the first down
00:47:56Very close, great effort
00:47:58and Morton pushed him out
00:48:02It looked to me like Eric Pickard got the first
00:48:04and the official gave him a bad mark, but you're going to watch him
00:48:06start inside, get everybody inside
00:48:08now he eludes Haley
00:48:10watch him make Ken Norton miss
00:48:12It looked right there like he got
00:48:14the first down, but
00:48:16they're saying no
00:48:18Well, they're going to miss
00:48:264.55
00:48:28remaining
00:48:30Atlanta winners of three of their last four
00:48:32games after their 0-5
00:48:34start took them out of the playoff picture
00:48:36immediately
00:48:38but it is a first down
00:48:4482 yards for Eric
00:48:46Hegram, he has had a brilliant day
00:48:48and the coaching staff
00:48:50knows it, they thought he was capable of it
00:48:52it was just a question of time
00:48:54in Jerry Glanville's mind when he was going to
00:48:56be comfortable with the whole scheme
00:48:58and it's obvious that he's comfortable
00:49:00128 yards rushing last week
00:49:02against the Rams
00:49:04He's had 300 yard days
00:49:06Doug Shively is the defensive coordinator
00:49:08of this team, but right today
00:49:10they should give him a couple of pom-poms
00:49:12because he has been cheering his rear end off
00:49:14on the sideline
00:49:16He might get the turkey leg award
00:49:18early
00:49:20first down at the 25
00:49:26Hegram takes it outside
00:49:28good tackle, or he would have had more yardage
00:49:30Darren Woodson got a hand on his foot
00:49:32Yeah, that could have been a big one
00:49:34Darren Woodson made a big play
00:49:38Now if this game goes the way it's going
00:49:40Tim, we're going to have to give an award
00:49:42out, and it's going to go to Bobby
00:49:44Hebert because we know how painful
00:49:46that elbow is
00:49:48and he has just been unbelievable today
00:49:50Sure has, the numbers we
00:49:52counted not too long ago
00:49:5423 of 31 passing
00:49:56245 yards, two touchdowns
00:49:58and he's taken several good shots
00:50:00although they have basically given him
00:50:02excellent protection today
00:50:04much improved offensive line performance
00:50:06just last month
00:50:08second along five
00:50:10Hegram again
00:50:12Dallas stacks him up
00:50:14about maybe a yard
00:50:16Tolbert first contact, and Brock Marion
00:50:18coming up to help
00:50:20That's their second
00:50:22charge timeout
00:50:2442nd timeout
00:50:26Tim, Dallas
00:50:28has taken their timeout
00:50:30right here
00:50:32and what Jimmy Johnson is trying to do
00:50:34they got the big third down
00:50:36now you have to win this third down
00:50:38we get the ball back
00:50:40we have to score pretty quick, you only have four minutes
00:50:42remaining, and then another onside
00:50:44kick for another score
00:50:46Dallas, remember
00:50:48the problems that they have faced here
00:50:50with personnel today
00:50:52starting with Troy Aikman, second week in a row
00:50:54they lose Emmitt Smith in the second quarter
00:50:56to a thigh injury
00:50:58they've lost Nate Newton and Kenneth Gant as well
00:51:00three starters out
00:51:02and a team that is trying to stay another New York Giants
00:51:04Giants play the Eagles
00:51:06in a 4 o'clock Eastern time start
00:51:08in a Dallas loss
00:51:10and a giant win would move them into a tie
00:51:12in the NFC Leagues
00:51:14Tim, I gotta be honest with you though, Emmitt Smith
00:51:16you see the injuries right there
00:51:18the biggest one being Emmitt Smith
00:51:20but Emmitt Smith is not the reason
00:51:22they're winning this game today, the reason is
00:51:24they have not been able to stop the offense
00:51:26of the Atlanta Falcons
00:51:28Eric Pegram has had a big day
00:51:30they have not been good on third down
00:51:32the Dallas defense
00:51:34and now the only chance they're going to have
00:51:36is to be big on third down
00:51:38so we're going to see
00:51:42Deion Sanders has come in on this third down
00:51:44play offensively for Atlanta
00:51:46he loves these opportunities
00:51:48he's in the 4 wide out
00:51:50and they go to him
00:51:52Sanders got away
00:51:54that could be 6, that is 6 Tim
00:51:56he's high stepping from the 35 yard line
00:51:58oh boy
00:52:00Deion
00:52:02Deion
00:52:04Deion
00:52:16Deion
00:52:26Bobby Hebert knew he had Deion Sanders
00:52:28manned up
00:52:30you know there's no one who can run with him
00:52:32he took advantage of it
00:52:34and once Sanders had the step
00:52:36Tim, he was high stepping
00:52:38from about the 35 yard line in
00:52:40it was Darren Woodson
00:52:42that he got away from
00:52:44the 35 yard line
00:52:46Sanders can't resist a little bit of showboating
00:52:48you know he's got a high step in that circumstance
00:52:54whatever his personality flaws might be
00:52:56these Atlanta Falcons teammates
00:52:58absolutely love this guy
00:53:00what a spark he's provided
00:53:02since joining him from the Braves
00:53:04without Sanders
00:53:06they went 0-5
00:53:08they are 3-1 with him
00:53:10and about to go 4-1
00:53:12Tim, the pattern was very basic
00:53:14Sanders was just going to come here
00:53:16and he's just going to come out and get the first down
00:53:18now you're going to watch
00:53:20Darren Woodson, 28, break on him
00:53:22underneath, once he misses this
00:53:24everybody's locked up in man coverage
00:53:26now watch, right there, right around the
00:53:2835-40 yard line
00:53:30he goes into his Broadway act
00:53:32and that's 6 points
00:53:3670 yards
00:53:38touchdown play
00:53:40three touchdown passes for this guy
00:53:42Tim, Bobby Hebert
00:53:44now it's not quite Thanksgiving
00:53:46but I've got to give Bobby Hebert my turkey sandwich
00:53:48and that's as close as he's going to get
00:53:50to Madden's turkey leg
00:53:52but he has had a tremendous day
00:53:54the courageous
00:53:56Cajun Bobby Hebert
00:53:58with his very sore
00:54:00elbow tendinitis
00:54:02they haven't found a painkiller that'll
00:54:04help him deal with it
00:54:06so he's been playing with pain
00:54:08he's not feeling a thing right now
00:54:10except plenty of Thanksgiving joy
00:54:1224-32
00:54:14315 yards and three touchdowns
00:54:263-51 remains to play
00:54:28champion cowboys
00:54:30with a 7-2 mark
00:54:32to stay ahead of the Giants
00:54:34Johnson kicks a high short one
00:54:36fair caught
00:54:38by Vanderbeek
00:54:40that's his second fair catch
00:54:42of the kickoff today
00:54:44Emmett Smith
00:54:46in his civvies on the sideline
00:54:48with that bruised quadricep muscle
00:54:50he's been working on
00:54:52he's been working on
00:54:54he's been working on
00:54:56that bruised quadricep muscle
00:54:58collision with Pierce Holt
00:55:00in the second quarter
00:55:02that's the one right there
00:55:04he caught it with his right quad
00:55:06Holt ran into it and as soon as he got hit
00:55:08he knew it
00:55:16boy there's an impressive watch
00:55:18in for the Atlanta Falcons
00:55:20that's the first fourth quarter touchdown
00:55:22since the first week against the Washington Redskins
00:55:27Ernie Kosar and the Cowboys
00:55:29at the 24-yard line
00:55:313-46 to go
00:55:3327-7 the score
00:55:35Atlanta on top
00:55:37Kosar for Garrett Johnston
00:55:42Johnston runs over a few Falcons
00:55:44that's a first down at the 40-yard line
00:55:46Sanders and Case
00:55:48finally bring him down
00:55:52well we've had
00:55:54Shamu
00:55:56at the top of the city of Atlanta
00:55:58tonight bringing us today's aerial shots
00:56:00Shamu Blimp also aids
00:56:02in marine mammal research for SeaWorld
00:56:04and great to have along with us today
00:56:08Nova check
00:56:10incomplete
00:56:12well did that
00:56:16I went to see Shamu with the kids
00:56:18it didn't look like that it was in water
00:56:20this is the aerial version
00:56:22that Shamu gets around
00:56:24the offensive game plan
00:56:26that North Turner the coordinator for the Cowboys
00:56:28wanted to get in today
00:56:30was going to be to feature Alvin Harper
00:56:32and take advantage of the rookie
00:56:34Walker
00:56:36and it never just came to fruition
00:56:40Atlanta kept the ball for most of the first half
00:56:42that was really the story of the game
00:56:44Kosar going deep
00:56:48and overthrows Alvin Harper
00:56:50you know there were some skeptics
00:56:52last week because the first long ball
00:56:54Kosar threw as a cowboy
00:56:56was short of his target
00:56:58and so some of those who thought
00:57:00well maybe he can't throw the long ball
00:57:02anymore maybe he does
00:57:04have diminished skills which was
00:57:06the big phrase out of Cleveland
00:57:08they let him go but
00:57:10he shows he's got
00:57:12some arm strength there
00:57:14he can throw the football if it's a different kind
00:57:16of throw let's say Troy Aikman
00:57:18Troy Aikman throws that deep ball
00:57:20he never gets higher than about 7 or 8 yards
00:57:22off the surface
00:57:24when Kosar throws the ball
00:57:26he's got to put a little bit more air under it
00:57:28let the guys run under it
00:57:303rd and 10 Dallas
00:57:32with the middle complete
00:57:34Novacek
00:57:36for a first down
00:57:38the tight end
00:57:40makes the catch at midfield
00:57:42Novacek
00:57:44No. 3
00:57:46tight end receiver in the NFC
00:57:48behind Brent Jones
00:57:50in Jordan, Minnesota
00:57:56and Johnson can hold on to that one
00:57:58incomplete
00:58:02well that should have been caught
00:58:04Bernie Kosar has played pretty well
00:58:06he's stood in there under some pressure
00:58:08he's had to scramble
00:58:10he had a touchdown that was called back
00:58:12that would have kept him right in the middle of this game
00:58:14and given him a chance
00:58:16but he doesn't have to hang his head
00:58:18I don't know if it would have been any different
00:58:20if Aikman were playing today
00:58:22Atlanta just kept the ball away from Dallas
00:58:24in the first half that was the key
00:58:26taking their 13 to nothing lead
00:58:28they simply didn't let the Cowboys have the ball
00:58:30and they played inspired both ways today
00:58:32full credit to the Falcons
00:58:362nd and 10
00:58:40flag down
00:58:42and a sack by Mo Gardner
00:58:44first sack of the afternoon
00:58:48and the hold is against Dallas
00:58:52holding No. 71
00:58:54offense
00:58:56that penalty is declined
00:58:583rd down
00:59:00Mark Toonay charged with the hold
00:59:02the left tackle No. 71
00:59:04Big Ernie Logan No. 73
00:59:06just put a power rush to Toonay
00:59:08he had to hold him to try to stop him
00:59:10Logan, the 3rd year man from East Carolina
00:59:12getting some late game time
00:59:14today as a backup on the
00:59:16Falcons defensive front
00:59:182-29
00:59:243rd down
00:59:26and 14
00:59:32early jump by Holt, he tried to get back
00:59:34nice little move
00:59:36that he made around Gieseck
00:59:38but he couldn't get back in time
00:59:48that was a defensive tackle
00:59:50pirouette we saw from Holt there
00:59:54I spoke with Pierce Holt before the game
00:59:56and he is one beat up guy
00:59:58and you know when we talk about the scheme
01:00:00that he's running in today
01:00:02one of the things that he would like to see
01:00:04in this scheme is for them to have a base
01:00:06something that he can always go back to
01:00:08because he never expected all the double team
01:00:10he's getting and he never expected
01:00:12that he's going to have to be rushing the passer
01:00:14almost every play the way they run this scheme
01:00:183rd and 9
01:00:22can't find a man open down field
01:00:24and it's finally sacked
01:00:26good coverage
01:00:28Chuck Smith and Pierce Holt finally get him
01:00:30that was a coverage sack
01:00:32Pierce Holt right in the middle of the street
01:00:34is doubled and you're going to have the zone
01:00:36all behind, watch them run with their
01:00:38receivers, now everybody's covered
01:00:40pushed him out of bounds, you can cross this guy out
01:00:42now look at this, cover, cover, cover
01:00:44and 3 guys deep
01:00:46nowhere to go with the ball
01:00:48Pierce Holt comes up with the sack
01:00:50they'll go on 4th down
01:00:54Koshar gets some time and he's got his man
01:00:56first down Alvin Harper
01:00:58inside the 30 of Atlanta
01:01:02and it brings us to the 2 minute warning
01:01:04with the score, the Falcons 27
01:01:06and the Cowboys 7
01:01:10disappointed looking Charles Haley
01:01:12on the Dallas sideline, 2 minutes to go
01:01:14Atlanta leading 27 to 7
01:01:20first down Dallas at the 30
01:01:24Koshar and it's over
01:01:26Koshar and it is almost picked off
01:01:28intended for Irvin
01:01:30it was Vinnie Clark
01:01:32knocking it away
01:01:34very nice play by Vinnie Clark
01:01:36he had Irvin open
01:01:38Clark goes up in the air and knocked it away
01:01:40the entire defense of the Atlanta Falcons
01:01:42today really has played well too
01:01:44boy they sure have and they have been hot this past month
01:01:46the victory today for Atlanta
01:01:48will draw them to 4 and 6
01:01:50and then they are at home next week
01:01:52against Cleveland
01:01:54counting today 3 of the next 4 games
01:01:56are at home for Atlanta
01:01:58so that 0 and 5 start
01:02:00just buried them
01:02:02they are a better team than that 0 and 5 record
01:02:04as indicated at the beginning of the season
01:02:06Koshar
01:02:08getting out of the hands of Irvin
01:02:10and off the hands of Donaldson
01:02:12now he might have an interception
01:02:14that went right off his noggin
01:02:16off Donaldson's helmet
01:02:18it's keeping your eye on the ball
01:02:20case with a coverage and a good lick
01:02:22on Irvin as the ball arrives
01:02:26funny when you talk to Jerry Glanville
01:02:28about his safeties
01:02:30the two guys he always talks to
01:02:32look at this point right off his head
01:02:34it's Donaldson and Eaton
01:02:36he said those are my trained killers
01:02:38Donaldson and Eaton
01:02:40his defense was ready to play today
01:02:42no doubt
01:02:443rd and 10 Cowboys
01:02:46Dallas will be at home on Thanksgiving Day
01:02:48against Miami
01:02:50wait for the result of the loose ball
01:02:52Koshar picks it up
01:02:54gets it off to Daryl Johnson
01:02:56actually turned it into a 1 yard game
01:03:00Dallas will be looking at the scoreboard
01:03:02of the game later today
01:03:04the Giants at Philadelphia
01:03:06New York will have a chance
01:03:08to move into a tie atop the NFC East
01:03:14Dallas will fall to 7 and 3
01:03:16and the Giants as we said
01:03:18will be playing at Philadelphia
01:03:20and of course Philadelphia without Randall Cunningham
01:03:22a good opportunity for the Giants today
01:03:24who are a healthier team
01:03:26to move into a tie
01:03:28well losing Emmitt Smith throws a wrinkle into the air
01:03:30getting Troy Aikman back soon
01:03:32there's another wrinkle
01:03:34I still think the Dallas Cowboys
01:03:36are the strongest team in the NFC
01:03:38there's still a long way to go here
01:03:40we're early in the second half of the season
01:03:42there's Emmitt Smith
01:03:44colorful attire now
01:03:46a bruised quadricep muscle
01:03:48no way to predict
01:03:50whether or not he'll be ready to go next week
01:03:52Troy Aikman wants to come back
01:03:54he says he could have played today
01:03:56but they don't want to take a chance
01:03:58with this franchise quarterback
01:04:00hamstring injury to Troy
01:04:04and in the NFC West
01:04:06New Orleans and San Francisco
01:04:08tie at a top
01:04:10they'll meet each other this week
01:04:12Atlanta will move to 4 and 6
01:04:17Monday night New Orleans will be at San Francisco
01:04:19for a showdown in the West
01:04:21fourth down
01:04:23Kosar has got a man
01:04:25touchdown
01:04:27Kevin Williams
01:04:29the rookie from Miami
01:04:31there's no quitting the Cowboys
01:04:33they are the champions
01:04:35and even though this one is out of reach
01:04:37Kosar
01:04:39perfectly on target
01:04:41to the rookie
01:04:43very nicely done by Bernie Kosar
01:04:46waits for Williams to clear through the zone
01:04:48has enough time, they go with the double stunt
01:04:50stands in the pocket, watch
01:04:52look at that, that's perfectly done
01:04:59Eddie Murray for the point after
01:05:01with 1.30 on the clock
01:05:09and it's good
01:05:12yeah, there was a good rush up the middle
01:05:14by Lester Archambault
01:05:18watch Kevin Williams
01:05:20number 85, he's in the middle of the three receivers
01:05:22right there, working on Melvin Jenkins
01:05:24now there should be a safety over the top
01:05:26he makes Jenkins with that
01:05:28outside move, you see the safety
01:05:30fight to the outside, that frees him back
01:05:32to the inside
01:05:36so it's 27 to 14
01:05:38Atlanta on top and of course they'll now be
01:05:40looking for the onside try from Eddie Murray
01:05:42Dallas had a surprise successful one
01:05:44that got them back into the game
01:05:46it led to the Kosar touchdown
01:05:48which was wiped out by the penalty
01:05:50to Irvin
01:05:52today's game was produced by Richie Zients
01:05:54and directed by Andy Kindle
01:05:56the coordinating producer of the NFL today is Eric Mann
01:05:58directed by Larry Cavalina
01:06:00the senior producer of the NFL on CBS
01:06:02is Ed Gorin and the executive
01:06:04in charge of production is Rick Gentile
01:06:06and our technical director today
01:06:08Jim Warden and his outstanding technical crew
01:06:10bringing you the pictures from the Georgia Dome
01:06:12nice shot right there
01:06:14Bobby Apair
01:06:16Evander Hallfield the world champ
01:06:18getting his little boy up there
01:06:20getting a picture taken with him
01:06:22Evander's been real busy, he was at the Hawks basketball game
01:06:24last night, got the football game today
01:06:26you know once you win the heavyweight championship
01:06:28you can take a little time off and go and watch
01:06:30the other athletes
01:06:32what a job Evander did against Riddick Bowe
01:06:34that wild night in Las Vegas
01:06:36one of only three heavyweight champions
01:06:38to regain their crowd
01:06:40Billy Patterson and Muhammad Ali
01:06:42that's pretty distinguished company
01:06:44Murray's onside, kick try
01:06:46again another scramble
01:06:48a perfectly kicked ball by Murray
01:06:50flag is down on the play
01:06:52well they're going to call the flag
01:06:54because it hit one of the Dallas defenders
01:06:56before it went ten yards
01:07:02Murray kicked two beauties
01:07:04two beauties
01:07:06his onside kicks, they got one
01:07:10and this one was touched
01:07:12by a cowboy
01:07:14Dixon Edwards number 58
01:07:16it hits him and as soon as that happens
01:07:18you see that he shouldn't have reached out
01:07:22and then the flag comes down
01:07:24there's the penalty, now they'll re-kick it
01:07:34well I'm sure the special teams
01:07:36coaching staff
01:07:38are going to say you've got to know where you are
01:07:44oh ok, yeah I thought that
01:07:46Dallas had recovered, had Dallas recovered
01:07:48they'd re-kick, but the receiving team
01:07:50the Falcons did recover
01:07:52so they won't re-kick
01:07:56it'll be Falcon ball at the 49 yard line
01:07:58where they recovered it
01:08:00128 to go
01:08:06as we said earlier
01:08:08Dallas next face is Miami
01:08:10they'll be at home on Thanksgiving day
01:08:12against the Dolphins
01:08:14and then Philadelphia at home
01:08:16then they go to Minnesota and the Jets
01:08:20Jets playing better
01:08:22they've got two tough games
01:08:24even if you can see them in the Philadelphia game
01:08:26Philadelphia's going to be a tough game
01:08:28one scrappy team
01:08:34Tony Casillas came back
01:08:36to face his old teammates here in Atlanta
01:08:38comes out on the losing end
01:08:40was planning on
01:08:42waving his Super Bowl ring
01:08:44at Jerry Glanville
01:08:46he had the opportunity
01:08:48but he has to eat a little crow today
01:08:52Ernie Kosar had a fine afternoon
01:08:54the first half
01:08:56didn't let him have the ball
01:08:58second half
01:09:00Dallas did much better with Kosar
01:09:02controls
01:09:06under 30 seconds we go
01:09:08as the Falcons will just try to
01:09:10let this thing wear itself out