He was the genius voice of the NFL And always will be !

But Bob Ryan and his staff wrote the scripts.

The voice of “GOD”

The Sinatra of Pro Football.

Even though he has passed he is still the voice of the NFL

In the truest sense of the word. Well said.

Great point.

@Matt Joseph If Ed Sabol had liked another sport, would pro football be what it is today?

John Facienda was second to none

you never mentioned the 2,414 young boys that died in Vietnam that year.

it was one of the better throws of the day.

Best throw of the whole game probably.

@@GetBenched2010 haha)) so true !!!

At least one year later he would set another record, largest sack in nfl history when he threw Bob Griese for 29 yards

Capping 5 years of playoff heartbreak for Dallas. The championship the following year was almost anticlimactic. The Cowboys should have burned those blue jerseys. Lombardi would have won three Super Bowls with their talent.

It was the next season that I really started watching and following the NFL. I missed this Super Bowl and the one before it because of Cub Scout commitments. Super Bowl III me and a friend watched with our dad's for most of the game. Then we got bored and stopped watching around halftime, lol!!

First game I really remember watching was the Ice Bowl.

Absolutely right about the music.

So was Mason's on the rocks of Mrs. Weatherwax! lmao

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Lol!

I agree. It's a great combination of music and film. The best Super Bowl video, with Super Bowl IV (Chiefs-Vikings and Hank Stram talking) a close second.

They made a awful game look like a war of attrition on the gridiron. To Facenda narrating, the Music and a lot of great shots with the fans,players and coaches.

@Joseph Kirkhom Agree as well. For the worst Super Bowl ever.

Hands down the best Super Bowl video NFL Films ever made.

Without question. It employed some of the greatest cues in NFL Films' history. Along with devastatingly effective use of slow motion. These elements combined to bring to life, the genuinely brutal character of this game. It wasn't an awful championship, really. It was more of a reflection of a rare instance, in which both teams had years of frustration to exorcise. That there didn't seem to be much flow to it, only bespeaks the utter desperation of each side. The montage, towards the end, is extraordinary in the depiction of that fury (enhanced as it was by a section of a work by Tchaikovsky). As Landry said, long after, it was the hardest hitting game he had ever witnessed.

Like Super Bowl 🏈 50

I agree

Hard-hitting defense causes "sloppy" play. Quite a lot of defensive players in this game went to the Hall of Fame. Rightly so.

I suspect the heat on the artificial surface in Miami had something to do with it too.@@JGldmn333

Absolutely!

Can’t believe they included that. Just remarkable.

There's a rumor that NFL Films staged that scene.

Too Funny lol I wonder if he eventually got the tickets? lol

that wasnt staged. it was real.

Back to New York for Mr Mason

Now that is a memorable, unique, and humorous observation fitting to the larger masterpiece.

She should have been the MVP besides Howley

It’s Mrs. Weathereax to you 😛

" Take a blimp ride "

I agree. I also liked Super Bowl IV, with Hank Stram's commentary.

The Cowboys paid Morton back when they played him and the Broncos in Super Bowl XII....

I watched the colts SB win in 2006-2007 when I was a kid myself it was amazing

Yeah brother, my dad was a Johnny U fan too, and I remember watching NFL highlights with dad and John Facenda narration. It was a good time and I'm thankful for that

Matt Millen was another. Four rings with three different teams. Raiders, 49ers and Redskins.

Only the knives were missing....

@@JGldmn333 agree!! Tough guys back then

I noticed it too, years ago, when I was a kid. Drove me nuts! I complained to my parents about it, but the lament fell on deaf ears. I always knew that if I ever met Steve Sabol this would be the first thing I'd ask him about.

I noticed that back in 1971 when I saw this film for the first time. They actually showed O’Btien’s extra point, not the winning field goal.

Legendary John Facenda.

While we're talking about the commentary, does anyone know the title of the song that's playing during it?

@@walterfox4761 Keith Mansfield "Power Montage," which can be found on YT.

@@steveprestegard5151 found it. I didn't realize that this part was the middle section of a bigger song. Thanks for the help 👍.

That was a crazy game! Lots of turnovers.

@@DeplorableJaredBrodersen Most players who played said it was the hardest-hitting game they ever played in.

Richard Gavin, You have it exactly nailed, on both counts. Landry later called it the hardest hitting game he had ever witnessed, and that's saying something!!!

And the music especially when they got into the last 7 minutes of the game

I don't get it. If you love defense, this is one of the greatest games ever.

NAH, Colts choked more with all those turnovers. Dallas couldn't do squat on offense for the entire 2nd half while the Colts moved the ball up and down the field yet kept giving the ball away. Colts deserved to win for dominating the entire 2nd half.

@@jonburrows8602 Dallas drove to the 1-yard-line in the second half and would have put the game away if not for Duane Thomas's fumble which was recovered by Dallas but incorrectly given to Baltimore.

@@markminter6312 They didn't really drive to the 1 yard line, they were handed a turnover in the red zone and moved it like 15 yards, lol. They did pretty much squat for the entire 2nd half, which the Colts completely dominated.

​@@jonburrows8602both Colts scores in the 2nd half came literally off of Dallas turnovers. Cowboys blew the game. Period.

@@jonburrows8602 dominated my ass. They fumbled the opening kickoff; they were gifted the fumble recovery that the Cowboys actually recovered; they missed a FG off that possession; Morrall was intercepted in their next possession; they fumbled into the EZ for a touchback on their next possession; they scored a TD from inside the Dallas 10, which you suggested in your comment here isn't doing anything; they punted, and finally kicked the winning FG after getting another TO inside the Dallas 30 -- again, after as you say doing "squat." So either you're being hypocritical or you don't know what actually went down. The FACT is that the Cowboys would have won this game going away had ANY of the following actually happened: 1) Staubach started over Morton (far fewer bad throws and could have gotten away from the Colts defense); 2) the officials not missed the fumble recovery call; 3) Renfro knocked down the TD pass instead of only tipping it. That was the only play the Colts' offense made all day. Not saying the Cowboys made many more, nor am I saying they were necessarily the better team, but Morton played like he was throwing the game (he wasn't -- some of those picks were off receiver's hands). However, your assertion is laughingly incorrect.

the 1970 season was the beginning of a decade where the defences overwhelmed the offences. this super bowl featured the 2 best defences in the NFL. they played for the turnovers and they got the turnovers. by 1972 teams were running the ball a lot more and basically playing not to lose. by 1978 the NFL started changing the rules to open up the passing game because in 1977 there were only about 6 teams that were any fun to watch.

Gump Worsley the Jets and Giants weren’t one of them.

@@gumpworsley1231 one of them was" How bout them Cowboys"

yep. the cowboys were the champs that year. staubach, stabler, jones, bradshaw and tarkenton [before he was injured] provided the excitement. the broncos, rams and bears had fine teams but mediocre passing games and were rather boring to watch [unless walter payton was ripping off a long run].

Two great defensive teams. They really clobbered each other there, and that explains a lot of the turnovers.

So? Just because white people are joyless doesn’t mean everyone has to be

Curtis said he decided to just fall to the ground when he saw the Dallas offensive lineman looking mad as hell & just waiting to nail him.

I wonder if Ella Mae was related to former Packers reserve DT Jim Weatherwax

In this game it turned out to be with 5 seconds left

Forget Chuck Howley she was the MVP of SB V

We all know what he was suspended for , probably better not say it here

@@michaelleroy9281 As Peggy Hill once said, "Lance NO PANTS Rentzel"!

Agreed. The use of Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky shows this was a gridiron war between men.

This is magnificent. I love the music. Ahhh the NFL of the late 60s and early. I watched this game live w my older brother. Oh man,it was a great time to be 11 yo...my brother was 14!

@@Wixom2200 Same. The music was the best. Watched with my older brother. I was 9. My brother was 12. Sadly, he died last year, on 9/11/21.

Yeah, but the worse QB can cost the better team the game. Where the hell was Staubach, Mr. Landry AKA, Mr. Stubborn? Think he throws those two awful 4th qtr passes. (a slight deflection didn't matter)?

@@glpm7180 , The one to Reeves wasn't awful. Reeves just let it get away; it was right in his hands. I don't think I've ever heard him talk about the miscue, that almost certainly, kept the game from going into OT.

Dallas was not the best team. Also, who knows what Staubach would have done in Super Bowl V. The Colts would have found a way to stop him.

@@mikevanriel7573 The Colts were definitely the better team that year, just 2 losses compared to the Cowboys 4, just a season removed from an NFL Championship and SB appearance and a 1 loss season the year before that (1967). Plus, the Cowboys got lucky in the playoffs in getting to face two teams (Lions & 49ers) brand new to the playoffs, while the Colts beat the powerhouse Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship. And Staubach was given plenty of chances to beat out Morton in 1969 and 1970 and couldn't do it.

The Cowboys had at least 3 chances to blow this game open early & often but couldn't.. Does that sound like the best team 2u??!!

Reeves said the ball was thrown too high; "maybe a back fresh out of college might have caught it".......

@@ronswoboda8310 Of course HE would say that, he doesn't want to take the blame for losing them the game. The film doesn't lie. That has to be a catch.

But they were the first ever AFC Champion... so theres that.

Not useless at all. I love facts like that. Here's another one I noticed: Dallas under Tom Landry won both Super Bowls in New Orleans and lost the three they played in Miami.

@@kevbomevbo3492 Oh that's pretty cool and never tripped over that.

Another blue jersey jinx

Several of those Colts players went on to join the Dolphins for their 2 Super Bowl wins. Earl Morrall most notably, who filled in for Griese, most of their perfect 72 season.

LOL I was wondering the same thing lol Something tells me he did lol

nymike06, It was staged. Jack Newman was the name of the longtime sound man for NFL Films. I don't know if 'Mason' was, in fact, Newman (probably not), but that encounter at the ticket window, was a fake, whether Mrs. Weatherwax was in on it, or not!!!

I always wondered that too!!!! I have the dvd set at home, I watch it all the time LOL

Set him right, Mrs. Weatherwax!!

Jack Newman said he was from New York, but had no New York accent!

Actually for the Orioles on October 15, 1970, for the Colts on January 17, 1971 ( yes I know it was the Colts 1970 season)

Great Linebackers, May, Curtis, Hendricks

O's should have won in '71 as well. The Pirates...seriously?

This year it was hard picturing the Colts from the old NFL as an AFC formerly AFL team

Before 1978 the designated home team had to wear colored jerseys

Mason didn't have a way to contact Ed Sabol and vouch for him? Where was his CB radio?

Arturo, Yet, if Schaecter hadn't been faked out of his jock by Billy Ray Smith, the game would have likely been over, despite the 3rd quarter having just begun and Morton's ineffectiveness due to his injured elbow. Morall was the better quarterback that day, no question, but the bottom line is, effectively his play and leadership led to 0 points. The Cowboys were clearly the better team and got screwed by that erroneous call. If not for that, Morton probably wouldn't have had to throw much at all, save outlets to his backs, for the remainder of the contest.

@@mitchellmelkin4078 What erroneous call are you talking about? Renfro touched that ball.

@@jonburrows8602 Unitas threw that pass, but it's amazing how strong the sour grapes can be with some even 50 years later when the evidence is right there. Look at Raiders fans commenting on the Immaculate Reception.

@@jonburrows8602 The Duane Thomas fumble at the goal line. Dallas center Dave Manders recovered the ball.

@@Bob31415 Sure he did, lol.

Even watching this when I was a kid I knew that supposed video shot of the winning field goal was actually a shot of an extra point kick. It may actually have been my childhood introduction to the concept of "fake news."

True, but Facenda's narration corrects all of the errors!

I noticed the same thing.

Tough call, but I would have to say the Ice Bowl. They were one play away from a Super Bowl, had played remarkably well under horrific circumstances. (Meredith 6 for 12 in the second half, Dallas holding the Packers to something like -23 yards in the second half until the game winning drive) and one play destroyed it all. If Dallas wins those two games against GB, it might be called the Landry Trophy, instead.

You forgot Super Bowl XIII. If Jackie Smith catches that pass...if the officials don't call DPI on Benny Barnes...if Charlie Waters doesn't collide with the umpire...

1968 Eastern Conference playoff to Browns 31-20 same game in 1969 to Browns 38-14 they were called Next Years Champions because of these 2 games

The kick shown that went through the goal posts was his extra point that tied the game. The ball was spotted just 10 yards from the goal line. That kick in reality barely made it inside the upright.

Is there footage of the real kick? I have always suspected that wasn't the game winner because the kick was too close. I wonder why NFL Films did that??

@@scottfarmer8758 yes there is actual footage of the kick

Thanks for that observation. I thought it was weird since Curtis returned that interception to the 28, and the Colts pretty much just lined up the FG from there. They most certainly didn’t get that close; that kick was good well before it even hit top height. Too bad they didn’t have a good representation of the actual kick. Still can’t believe Staubach rode the pine that whole game; Morton looked like shit through most of that game. They would annihilate Miami with Roger the dodger the very next year...

@@tvgator1 I dislike Morton as a QB. He can take you far, but not far enough. I liked when the Cowboys killed him in the Super Bowl against Denver.

And a hall of fame too

@@ronnielarrick7658 RIP Mike Curtis, great player, great man.

In addition to the interception that set up O'Brien's game winning FG, Curtis also caused the 3rd quarter fumble by Thomas when the Cowboys were just inches away from a TD and a 20-6 lead.

Agent 86 what they did, Gave the MVP to Chuck Howley at the 2 minute warning?

#MissedItByThatMuch

It was.

That's correct. Super Bowl V was the first Super Bowl to become the definitive championship of the NFL; the first four Super Bowl games were mere exhibition games. 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 🏟️🏟️🏟️🏟️🏟️ ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

@@dariowiter3078 , That's a ludicrous assertion. Certainly, no one in the NFL, from owners down to players, thought of them as exhibitions, as whoever lost to the AFL entrant would have been responsible for puncturing the haughty and condescending superiority they had supercilliously claimed since 1960. The Old Guard was humbled by what happened to Baltimore and Minnesota.

​@@mitchellmelkin4078 Wrong team was favored in Super Bowl IV. Chiefs had much more talent as well as Super Bowl experience. Kansas City's front four was just as tough as the Purple People Eaters, and the Chiefs were superior at linebacker and in the secondary.

Dallas would have won with Meredith at QB. Morton had some serious arm problems that season.

Rusty, I don't know if you're being sarcastic, as Meredith hadn't played for two years, by that time. Maybe he would have still been more effective than Morton, whose bad elbow prevented the Cowboys from comfortably winning the game. Staubach would have presented a much different look for the Colts to contend with. But Landry was never going to remove Morton, unless he had been knocked out, or suffered such a serious injury that he couldn't continue.

Staubach was given plenty of chances to beat out Morton in 1969 and 1970 and couldn't do it. Morton was a better QB than seen here, his elbow was hurt and he couldn't throw deep, which was his forte. Plus he was missing his best receiver, Lance Rentzel.

​@@RJC96cjChipped elbow.

I think it's because both teams played tight due to their reputations as chokers.

Don't tell Johnny Unitas or any of the other members of that team "now Indianapolis." Their loyalty was to Baltimore. When Unitas heard that Art Modell wanted to move the name Browns to Baltimore, he put a stop to it because of how much he resented the name Colts being taken from Baltimore.

That's why these Super Bowls really mattered, the money for the winners was more than their salary in some cases.

Agent 86, It appears you're joking. At any rate, that encounter was a set-up. Jack Newman was the sound man for NFL Films, not an official in the league office.

Cowboys center Dave Manders actually recovered that fumble, but Colts DT Billy Ray Smith conned line judge Jack Fette into believing Baltimore recovered by screaming "WHITE BALL! WHITE BALL!"

He said that before they had 6 games left in the regular season which they won them all then the 2 playoff games then the Super Bowl I know that story

Probably the tightest NFL SB video every made to go with the sloppiest SB ever played.

@@jonburrows8602 You say sloppy, I say hard-hitting.