1978 NFC Playoff - Falcons at Cowboys - Enhanced CBS Broadcast - 1080p/60fps
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- I've enhanced the 1978 Falcons at Cowboys NFC Divisional Playoff. I used Topaz Video AI to upscale the picture to 1080p, double the framerate to 59.94, denoise, and sharpen. I then used Da Vinci Resolve to adjust contrast and to color-grade the picture. See before/after screenshots here -- imgbox.com/g/g...
I've enhanced the 1978 Falcons at Cowboys NFC Divisional Playoff. I used Topaz Video AI to upscale the picture to 1080p, double the framerate to 59.94, denoise, and sharpen. I then used Da Vinci Resolve to adjust contrast and to color-grade the picture. See before/after screenshots here -- imgbox.com/g/g9BgDCEIuM
Can you do the same thing with the men's 1964 4x100 m final? The anchor leg by Hayes is one of sports top 10-15 achievements of all time.
OMG! This is amazing! Great Job! I would love to see the before and after just to see the difference.
See the before/after screenshots I posted here -- imgbox.com/g/g9BgDCEIuM
Please please please ENHANCE some more Oakland Raider games from the 70's.
Superb job
Nice! Wish the Falcons would go back to those uni's.
I totally agree. That bright red looked really sharp. The black they have now is plain and boring. I believe the red uniforms were patterned after the Georgia Bulldogs.
Amen!!!
Thank you. I thought I was one of the few who love the classic 70's looks.
Yeah Matt. I was going to say "I forgot how neat looking those Falcon uniforms looked!" Pretty sharp.
@@dantheman5745 Hey Dan!! *haha* Who Dey!!!! :o)
I was born in August of 1978 in Eatonton Georgia. My parents had me dressed in falcons gear from day one 😂
Wow! No dancing after a TD...Love it!
Game time temperature: 32 degrees. Two days later and about 12 miles east, the Cotton Bowl was played in an ice storm and 20-degree temperatures. Joe Montana drank chicken soup to overcome hypothermia, and led Notre Dame from a 34-12 deficit to a 35-34 win over Houston.
Man those Atlanta helmets and jerseys are beautiful
Game looks beautiful. Only thing I’ve been watching the last couple of weeks are these works of art you’ve created.
What a great game
Yes, I agree Michael...absolutely love these wonderful renditions of these great games in what was the best era ever in Pro Football...the 70's!
word!
"He was knocked unconscious but I don't think it's that serious; I think he'll be back for the second half." My how far we've come
You also notice how few times play is stopped on the field because of injury
1:37:18
In the wrong direction. Should have introduced more danger and higher drama. There's ni reason we don't have swords in play yet tbf.
This is when MEN played the game and they played more for the love of the game the the money. Now they just play for the money and everyone is soft
How far we've regressed. Entitled brats today that act like we're supposed to worship them. It's a dangerous game... Idc about how long they play. They took the risk, I don't give sympathy for self inflicted choices. Back then they were men about it. Now they're just entitled and less talented. Sissies tbh.
Man I absolutely LOVE these old school enhanced games!!!::And the commercials top off the watching experience. I remember them from when I was a lil kid. 😂😂😂
Thank you for keeping the commercials. They complete the experience.
yes, the ads MAKE the videos!
Those Falcons unis are sharp, they really need to go back to those full time
Nobody is going to look the way they did back in 1978, not if jerseys don't even cover the arms anymore like 2024
Steve Bartkowski...underrated quarterback in his day.
Pat Summerall on the call. Legend.
With Tom Brookshier handling the commentary.
He and Brookshier hated the Cowboys and it was obvious...Brookshier the most.
@@rjhyden
Summerall didn't hate Dallas.... but Brookshiere most definitely did.🏈
"THE GRITS BLITZ" The Coolest Nickname Defense in NFL History.
I remember those days, I was 13 years old and I’m 60 now , how time flys. I wished I could relive those times
Thank you so much for uploading this, Dave! I remember watching this live! Christmas Eve, 1978. It was a very good game. Danny White’s fake punt and run for the first down gave the Cowboys momentum and they never looked back. Love seeing Preston Pearson. One of the toughest guys ever to play in the NFL.
mattdon2164 You 100% spot on . I turned 61 yesterday on 1/23/63. And I know what you mean . Just Summerall voice makes me happy . My wife says I’m crazy . Anyway I live in Pa and suffered with Minnesota all this years . Lol😊take care buddy . Joey
New Years Eve. My Houston Oilers won on Christmas Eve, as did the Falcons.
@@stevenyanchak549 I remember that Oilers victory that Christmas Eve! Playoff win over the Pats at Foxboro, right? Tight End Mike Barber had a great game.
@@mattdon2164 Yes!
Love this football era!
Me too my friend !!
Same here miss those days now more than ever before.
The good old legendary era
except for the astroturf
Remember this game well and how COLD it was in Irving that day. Really felt like it was in the 20s. This is real top quality work by Dave, you could see the shine on the helmets well, the green of the turf (and the splotches on it as well, either from wear and tear or the wetness)
Always loved that Dallas deep shotgun. The ball was snapped and Staubach had already moved his right foot back and was in the process of moving the left one as well to be ready to throw as quickly as possible. So many other shotgun operating qbs would take the snap flatfooted and then start setting up to throw...Staubach was doing it while the ball was coming too him
Duel in Dixie gets the hype but this was a quality game in itself
The Dallas area was hit with a major ice storm beginning the evening of this playoff game that lasted into New Years Day. Which of course brought about the famous 'Chicken Soup' game at the Cotton Bowl where Joe Montana brought Notre Dame back from a 34-12 deficit to win 35-34 over Houston on the game's final play.
@@LanceTX7 that must've been what I was remembering...never made the connection that this was around the time of Montana's now legendary comeback as well. I remember seeing highlights of it the next day and being annoyed that the mass of humanity gathered near the endzone on Montana's game winning pass obscured the catch so much
The ice just barely held off until after the game ended
Boy, I still remember those Miller Lite commercials. They ran constantly. Thanks for posting this game.
this was BEFORE the Lite Beer by Miller and Bud Light ads of the 1980's....
The beauty of these replay games on the web, that is if you have a laptop or desktop PC, is that you can look up background info of the participants in this game [while the video is running, or pause the video], whether it is Tom Brookshire or Scott Laidlaw.
The 'other' Atlanta/Dallas playoff game. Not quite 1980's Duel in Dixie, but still a fine late afternoon game
Fantastic that this one it is getting 'It's Due"!
Great memory of watching this live on TV with my dad back in the day. Nice memory. Thanks for sharing....
For some reason I remember watching this game 45 yrs ago probably because it was ATL's first ever playoff appearance..
Actually it was their second game. They beat the Eagles 14-13 in the wild card game the week earlier.
Love the Falcons uniform.
I was 15 y.o. when i watched this excellent game, when I enjoyed watching the NFL. The game play is EXCELLENT!! Plus, the excellent team up of Pat and Tom! Just the right amount of banter and humor without being annoying. And I must say, I am just as disappointed with the result of the game as I was back then!
I was 12 and lived in a trailer park and lost 50 cents to a 15 year old on this game. Been a Cowboy fan ever since.
I remember watching this game as a kid on TV at my grandparents' house. For those of us who grew up watching the NFL in the 1970's, it was super cool to see the Falcons in a playoff game. They had never been in a playoff game in their entire existence, and aside from a couple of so-so years, they had been terrible for most of it. The 70's in the NFC was the have's and the have nots for most of the decade. The Falcons and Saints had never been in the playoffs ever, the Giants and Eagles hadn't been in the playoffs since the early 60's (and were horrible for most of that stretch). The Bears ('77), Lions ('70), and Packers ('72) only went once in the 70's heading into 1978, and the 49ers hadn't had a sniff of them since '72. The Vikings and Rams won their divisions easily year after year, and the Cowboys usually won the NFC East while the Cardinals and Redskins would sometimes win the division and usually had decent teams to challenge. The year before this game, the Bears and the great Walter Payton had won the wildcard for their first playoff appearance in 14 years and went to Dallas and got destroyed 37-7, but the Falcons went into Dallas and really held their own, being physical and taking it to Dallas, almost winning the game.
It wouldn't be long before the Eagles, Giants, and 49ers became powerhouses again, and the 6 year reign of Dallas/Minnesota as NFC champs saw 1978 as their final crown for a LONG time. The Cowboys wouldn't win the NFC until the great "92/'93/'95 teams, and haven't won again since, and the Vikings haven't won the NFC since 1976, almost 50 years ago.
70's NFL was the best era! Steelers, Raiders, Dolphins, Cowboys, Vikings and Falcons.
The Falcons no way maybe the Rams not the Falcons
Really they had 2 good seasons the falcons the other teams at least made the Super Bowl!
The Falcons were playing with house money. They beat the Eagles in the Wildcard game 14-13. To their credit, the Falcons made a good game of it against Dallas. I agree, Atlanta needs to go back to these uniforms.
they do. The Falcons really look like an XFL team now
The Falcons came out with an aggressive offensive plan that Dallas wasn't ready for, at least in the first half. In the second half, the Cowboys' defense doubled down and shut down Falcons. Also, I think the Falcons may have underestimated how good a quarterback Danny White was at this point.
Agreed on the Falcons' need to permanently go back to these helmets and uniforms.
Incredible memories Dave!! Thank you sincerely for these great videos. What a blessing to live and watch these games as a teenager, REAL MEN, REAL FOOTBALL. Not like today.
Thank you for this it brings back great memories growing up back then. And thanks for leaving the actual commercials too. Miss those old Falcons uniforms loved their helmets. I like how they didn't have the score on the tv screen back then you actually had to use your brain and remember things like that.
I remember this game well, it was one day after Woody Hayes of Ohio State was fired after he punched an opposing player in the gator bowl the previous evening, that same day the steelers defeated the broncos to advance to the AFC Title game. This game was not as easy as everyone thought it would be for Dallas but they prevailed.
Hey, love those Clemson Tigers!
NFL in the 70's: "he was knocked unconscious, but I don't think it is serious. He will be back in the 2nd half."
Never was a cowboys fan but Always great respect for Landry and Staubach.
Great job of enhancement. I remember this game. I was in 3rd grade and a Cowboys fan. Players knew how to act back then. None of the silly celebrations or showboating you see today. They had more dignity back then.
AMEN
I have been watching nfl football since 1970 when my parents stopped taking me to church on Sundays. It’s amazing to me how dramatically the game has changed over time. The huge pads they had to wear, the loose uniforms, and how damn slow the players seemed in these old games. The plays are not as complex, and when players got knocked out they just got up and continued playing. The passing game was pretty basic too, because the timing was not as critical. Today, the plays are super complex, defenses are as well, and the players are so incredibly fast. QBs are much more athletic. And timing coupled with complex routes are key. Despite these differences, the game back then was just as entertaining.
i remember watching the game live with my older brother, Jim (RIP) .This was the FIRST time he had seen HIS TEAM, the Falcons in the PLAY OFFS. The Cowboys were MY TEAM (Seahawks were NEW) and MAN was he in a BAD MOOD that xmas.
Johnny U... sideline reporter! ❤😮
Thank you for the upload. I only watch classic sports these days and the announcer's voices bring a calmness to my mind.
Thank you for including the commercials
Loved these old Falcon teams. Thanks again Dave!
This is gonna be a good one. I was watching the 🦅🦅Philadelphia🦅Eagles🦅🦅 versus the Minnesota Vikings as well as a few others. They were some epic games. Looking forward to this one next!
Best uniforms by Atlanta, ever. I miss this era of the NFL, when the players were big but not oversized 300+ mammoths like they are today. The game just flowed better back then as compared to today.
Have some 🥜🥜🥜
And every pass play didn't end with either a DB or WR punching the air with a temper tantrum from not getting an interference call against the other guy.
Growing up in Green Bay, I had a neighbor who's dad was a paper mill executive who transferred to GB from Georgia. I never heard the end of it when the Falcons made the playoffs. I remember for Christmas he got a Falcons helmet and on Xmas day I could see him out of my window playing football with his dad with that damn red helmet on.
Watched Haskel Stanback play at A.L. Brown High School (Kannapolis, NC} back in the 1960s.
I enjoy these reruns more than the real games today.
I miss the ol' red Falcon jerseys.. Jerry Glanville basically screwed up their traditional color scheme.
Back in the 80s & early 90s teams were converting to blacked-out uniforms, so they could sell more Starter jackets to gangbangers (& wanna-bes). Glanville was on the cutting edge of that trend.
Yeah I liked the old red uniforms and helmets better.
Thank you Dave I remember this game specifically when I was 14.... The first round of the NFL playoffs were always so damn exciting
Been a cowboys started with the Aikman era but never seen a actual full game with Roger! Just awesome
Authentic announcers, people and players. No crazy social media, advertisements, and greedy players
As a Falcons fan I cried when they lost this one. The Falcons were the best that year.
The picture quality of this game looks great even after all of these years.
I miss this era of real football. Thank you for this!
Lehman Bennetts Falcons were always tough on defense during his time in Atlanta. In 1977 when they allowed the least points in the league they finished 7-7. Had they had any offense they surely would of won more games. My biggest memory of a Dallas and Falcons match was the 1980 playoff game where Dallas trailed by 13, and Danny White led a tremendous comeback to break Falcons fans hearts.
That was a heartbreaking loss..Atlanta went 12-4 that year winning their first ever division title..I though for sure that they would beat Dallas that day.
That 80 game is where falconing really became noticeable this 79 game was the beginning of it though. Bart came into his own that year, but to bad his first 2 yrs destroyed his knees making his career short
Tom Brookshier was/is such an underrated football announcer. All his little quips and bits of terminology, slang, colorful and concise statements after each play make watching the game FUN! Today you get loud, screaming technical analysis of each move on the field like they're coaches and we're players. And he and others didn't talk about the star players like they were demigods sent down to grace us poor peons with their presence. Just, "Boy, he can sure fire a ball, can't he?" "Yes he can!" then carry on with the play by play.
Fran was just a weird little dude when I was a kid, thanks to you, I know he was a badass now.
Dave, there's only so much you can do with videotape & you do a great job cleaning it up. Imagine if NFL Films had put together complete games using film? I'm sure they have plenty of film footage still in the NFL Films vault out there on Steve Sabol Drive in NJ.
Thanks Scotty. NFL Films did do that with a handful of games some years ago with their 'Greatest Games' series, but that isn't even a drop in the bucket. I know they have thousands upon thousands of film cannisters from years prior, as Ed Sabol told his cameramen to shoot games and let the film run like water. It's unfortunate that the GOTW program for this particular game had a horrible transfer - dark and almost devoid of color.
Great picture for a 1978 film. Omg this was before Madden and summeral were paired up
This was heartbreaking but not as bad as the 1980 Atlanta playoffs loss to Dallas when the Falcons led most of the game and let Dallas score two late touchdowns to win.
I remember that game. I think Dallas lost the next week at Philly.
They did and Philadelphia ended up losing to Oakland in the Super Bowl.@@re8746
I just came here to see those stellar Falcons colors. They need to ditch the black scheme and embrace that red, black, peach, and white again. Love from Wisconsin
This was the second-ever playoff game for the Falcons after defeating the Eagles (who were in the playoffs for the first time since winning the NFL Championship in 1960 when that was the ONLY playoff game in most years) in the Falcons first-ever playoff game.
Yes, and the Eagles lost because Mike Michael their vehicle kicker stunk
Yes, that was a nail-biting game
That first play with Staubach doing the toss to Laidlaw: You don't see that type of running play in football anymore. At least I don't recall seeing it played nowadays.
Dorsett doesn't touch the ball for the first two series!
Thank you for your work and for posting this! This was the first NFL game I attended, and coming from a town of about 5,000, the entire experience was incredible. I've "bought into the machine" ever since.
Dude! That looks amazing!
A game of two very different halves. And one I don't recall and as a Dallas fan of over a decade at the time I cannot think of a reason I don't recall it. Little did Robert Pennywell realize his vicious hit on Roger Staubach just before halftime was the end of the Falcons season. If Roger stays in and continues to be ineffective IMO Landry doesn't yank him for Danny White until it was too late.
I found it very irritating that the Broncos loss to the Steelers and the upcoming Minnesota at LA game was talked up but the Houston at New England game only got one quick mention. I would have expected rookie running back sensation Earl Campbell to have received at least some recognition.
Gorgeous presentation. One interesting thing, and it really stands out in this game, is the variance in color depending on which angle is being shown. When the primary camera angle is used, the Cowboys' end zones look accurate. On the overhead shots, the end zones are paler. I think color control has become more uniform in the 45 years since the game was played, and you don't see that so much anymore.
This game has always been one of my lesser favorites, because Roger got KO'ed and didn't finish. Still, it was exciting to see Danny White lead his first great comeback for the Cowboys, especially in such an important game.
Another really fine piece of work, Dave!
Thanks George - I've definitely noticed the different color/contrast depending on the angle in many of these games I've enhanced. You really have to take that into account when trying to find an overall color grade/contrast adjustment.
I wonder if there's as much variance on old NBC broadcasts. They always had better cameras than CBS back then. NBC had the better video, and CBS had the better audio.
@@GeorgeDamon Not too many NBC games were preserved in the 70's-1980 by folks with home VCR/BETA machines. A strange anomaly, but the CBS telecast far outnumber the NBC games.
Yes, I've noticed the same thing over the years, and it's strange, for a couple of reasons. First, while I understand the outsized popularity of the Cowboys during the '70s (most of whose games were aired on CBS), the AFC had several teams that were also very popular. It's surprising to me how few (relatively speaking) Steelers, Raiders, and Dolphins games have survived. I don't know whether it's because I'm a Cowboys fan and I have more awareness of their games or if it's actually true, but it seems to me that the number of surviving Cowboys games far surpasses those of the AFC's "Big 3" from the same era.
Second, as I said in my earlier post, NBC's visual presentation was superior to CBS's. Their cameras were simply better, and they gave the broadcasts a smooth look as opposed to CBS's (and ABC's) grittier look. You'd think that NBC's games would have been highly desirable as telecasts worth keeping.
It's a good thing that so many (again, relatively speaking) MNF games have survived, because in some cases those are the only ones that feature teams whose games didn't get preserved much, if at all, on other network broadcasts.
@@GeorgeDamon The legacy of NBC tossing out videos is legendary in some circles.
The first several years of videos for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson were tossed, as legend has it, an NBC executive wanted to free-up storage space and ordered the tapes discarded of those shows to free up shelf space.
Little of Carson's early years on The Tonight Show survived, as either a few pirated tapes [prior to the master reels being tossed] or kinescopes did survive.
When Carson Productions got the rights to The Tonight Show with NBC, the surviving videos were kept and are being stored in underground vaults.
This was my favorite era of football. Atlanta had this game wom
37:50 --- imagine having 'too tall' jones and randy white coming for you lol
@ 38:25, punter John James was a three-time Pro Bowl selection for the Falcons.
Beautifully Wonderful Work
Mr. Volsky !🍾
Only 20 years later Summerall would call the Falcons first SuperBowl, with JohnMadden.
Man Staubach is out cold and the commentators have no idea he got knocked out from a concussion we have come a long way but still not far enough 😢
Staubach is the richest QB to this day and he never got the giant contracts that todays players get. The men of this era have no regrets and only the softness of todays standards have lowered the heights men could reach
Jackie Smith was celebrated this game and hated a couple weeks later after dropping the winning TD in the Super Bowl.
The dropped TD would have only tied the SB ,and it occured inthe 3 qtr ,thus it couldn't have won the game for cowboys .
The most underrated, least appreciated Cowboy of all-time is Danny White. Fake punt in the first half that set up a touchdown. Then filling in at QB after Roger went out and bringing Dallas back from 7 down to a 27-20 victory. They don't reach Super Bowl 13 without Danny White.
Working retail back then on weekends, I missed this game. Thanks for posting this replay.
The old commercials are awesome. You can pick out actors just getting started. James Cromwell is the guy in the chicken outfit.
Before RPO, Sub Unit schemes, West Coast Offenses of utilizing everyone on offense ( except the Line men) of various designed plays, it was just 11 starters with 40 second play clock for players to rest up before playing next play. 2nd String was 2nd string and only came out to rest starters or replace from injuries. The game was more PERSONAL for the starters, more physical due to going harder in practices to get better. Fans had a better sense of how physical each play was and lived of this vibe of wondering who would be the next player hurt off opposing teams like QBs, and stretchers were very common of every game in NFL.
It's a near certainty I watched this game as a boy, and with intense emotions about it. I've lost interest in today's NFL; I'd rather watch this. Nice work.
Old school Falcons uni's were the best
I suspect Danny Whites run around 28:00 Is all Danny White. The Dallas right guard and offensive line seem to have no idea he’s going to run
I think you’re right
Wasn't it the season before this (1977) that Atlanta had one of the top 5 defenses in the history of the NFL?
Yep
Pat Summerall. Nuff said.
I used to do a really good Summerall impersonation where it gave me goosebumps 😂 I haven't messed with it for several years. He was one of the NFL announcing greats!
Outstanding!
Too Tall had a great game.
Awesome. I was at this gAme and a major ice storm hit in late 3rd early 4th quarter. The ride home ws treacherous to say the least. The next day Montana made a big comeback against Houston in the cold and icey Cotton bowl.
montana in the Cotton Bowl? Wow
@@HeritageWealthPlanning Joe Montana. He played for Noterdame and then went to the NFL and played for the 49ers & Chiefs.
@@TexasNewsOwL AHA! Notre Dame. Got it
Woody Hayes was a great halftime feature.
Falcons had the shiniest helmets if that could have helped them win, LoL At least they looked good
They rarely even show the cheerleaders any more. And I notice a lot less people on the sidelines back in those days. It looks like a freaking circus now days on the sidelines.
Back when the NFL was great! Great unis, playing for the love of the game and the game wasn’t “Hollywoodized”
"Hollywood" Henderson PLAYED for the Cowboys #56 so maybe your analogy don't fit, lol
Back in the days before NFL uniforms became skin-tight
There were still 2 seconds left on the clock on the last play. Atlanta should have had a play left from around midfield.
I miss Pat Summeral
There was always a running joke that John Madden drove Pat Summerall to drink. I wonder if Pat resumed his habit when John died, went to the afterlife, and found him
On that last play which was a QB sack on 4th down there was 2 seconds on the clock. The Atlanta falcons should've got the ball at midfield where they could've gotten a hail Mary which would've tied the game thus forcing overtime. I'm surprised the Falcons didn't protest that ruling since that sack occurred with 2 seconds left.
39:04 "Moriarity was right on the muff!"
I'm enjoying this game right now Dave!!🙏
Why did you edit out the Steelers-Broncos highlights from halftime?
I wish you would put that back in.
I seem to recall that when left in the video it got blocked for viewing because of copyright. I thus had to remove it in order to publish it.
Was there . . .was cold.
Atlanta had the best defense that year.
Ed Jones should be in the Hall of Fame
Beautiful video.
The day before the infamous New Years Ice Storm
Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshire called NFC football games together from 1975 through 1980. They were and still are what I consider to be the greatest sportscasting team in pro football history. (Curt Gowdy and Charley Jones of NBC in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s are a very close second place in my book.) Summerall 's and Brookshire's chemistry and teamwork in the broadcasting booth made watching pro football games most enjoyable. Why they split them up I will never know. I would take Summerall and Brookshire over Summerall and Madden any day. And I like the red and gray uniforms that the Atlanta Falcons wore from 1978 to 1989. 37:11