The Dolphins and Cowboys’ bizarre 1993 Thanksgiving ending deserves a deep rewind

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It’s November 25th, 1993. Were at Texas Stadium for a Thanksgiving day showdown between the hometown Dallas Cowboys and the visiting Miami Dolphins. Dallas controls the game with a one-point lead but Miami’s lining up for a field goal in the final seconds. A booming kick could give the Dolphins a chance to gobble up a statement win against the defending Super Bowl Champions. Before we witness what comes next, there’s so much to unpack. To do that, we need to rewind
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@Bormannator 6 ай бұрын

Later after the game Leon Lett got a letter from a little girl that said "Don't feel bad Leon. Last year during the Superbowl a player was going score a touchdown only to slow down and fumble the ball so everyone makes mistakes." The player who fumbled in the Superbowl was Leon Lett.

@jlobiafra 4 ай бұрын

😂

@YankeesLife 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing that on the America’s Game.

@fortynights1513 6 ай бұрын

Little would we know at the time that we were watching Dallas’ last loss of 1993, and Miami’s last win of 1993.

@treyblaze22 6 ай бұрын

That's crazy! The dolphins would become the only NFL team to start 9-2 and miss the playoffs while the cowboys would never lose another game on their way to repeat super bowl win.

@carlpacquing2575 6 ай бұрын

That's nuts!

@finchborat 6 ай бұрын

And after that, the Cowboys would win 10 straight games. If not for the OT loss to the Lions the next yr, it would've been a 17-game win streak.

@CC-rb1yf 6 ай бұрын

@@treyblaze22Yea that often gets overlooked and just as crazy as the end of this game. Some teams likely would fall apart with a loss like that. But not Dallas

@jasonperry709 6 ай бұрын

LEON LETT! NOOOOOOOO!! Honestly, that and the Bills coming back against the Oilers have to be the most indelible memories of football when I was a kid.

@jxchamb 6 ай бұрын

Same here. I'm close to 50 now and I don't watch football anymore because nothing will equal what I witnessed as a kid.

@jasonperry709 6 ай бұрын

AHH! you talked over the best call!

@holstorrsceadus1990 6 ай бұрын

Boy I Love Losing Superbowls

@maplebear6527 6 ай бұрын

One of the first games i can remember that got me hooked on football.

@b1646717 6 ай бұрын

@@holstorrsceadus1990.....ouch

@Visionary_Watcher 6 ай бұрын

Love Don Shula wearing sunglasses in a snow game

@ZamirStills 6 ай бұрын

“It’s Leon Lett! No!” will forever be ingrained into my memory.

@treyblaze22 6 ай бұрын

Who was the announcer who said that? Was it bob trumpey?

@huntergreer3599 6 ай бұрын

⁠@@treyblaze22yes it was Bob trumpy

@wakkawakkagaming3710 6 ай бұрын

I'm honestly surprised you didn't play the sound byte, "Leon Lett, nooo" is like a top 10 broadcasting moment in the NFL, its hilarious and tragic all at once

@Wyllies11 6 ай бұрын

Seeing Jerry's confused expression on the sideline is pure joy.

@Orion55901 6 ай бұрын

"Primetime DeBerg and Kosar mid-off" was not something i knew i needed to hear

@ToxicSpork 6 ай бұрын

My mom was a die hard Cowboys fan. The schadenfreude that day watching her yell at the TV was glorious

@kevinstewart8054 6 ай бұрын

There’s a word you don’t see everyday.

@jared_deraj 6 ай бұрын

@@kevinstewart8054i've never seen that one. impressive stuff

@dallasgoodman1989 6 ай бұрын

What happened at the end of the 1993 season again?

@marcrichardson517 6 ай бұрын

I still am, since ‘88, & I still feel it 2 this day…lol #GodBlessyourMother

@Adamdidit 6 ай бұрын

How'd the rest of the season feel?

@willhennessy864 6 ай бұрын

I find it amusing that Leon Lett's two most famous moments are both him making bonehead mistakes, and I'm sure he cries into his three Super Bowl rings about it. 😂

@slyfox2022 6 ай бұрын

Yea we still all make fun of him

@jonahfalcon1970 6 ай бұрын

Leon Lett was always a moron, even after his career.

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

I didn't know he had three rings until just now but i dam sure knew about the Super Bowl fumble and him sliding into the ball😂

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

@@slyfox2022yeah we do 😂

@RandomAssist 6 ай бұрын

Any time Steve DeBerg is mentioned I let out the same "oh no!" that Jon does when DeBerg is introduced in History of the Atlanta Falcons

@ggMwaniki 6 ай бұрын

Second I heard DeBerg I was like "Falcons legend and Dorktown hero Steve DeBerg?"

@RichieWohlers 6 ай бұрын

In 1993 he was the oldest player in the league. In 1998, he was still the oldest player in the league. LOL

@DolFan316 6 ай бұрын

The crazy part is that the Cowboys were 10-point favorites despite being 7-3 to Miami's 8-2! I cannot conceive of any other 8-2 team being 10-point underdogs before or since.

@tylerjh9 6 ай бұрын

The best thing about the Rewind series, is either I learn more details about my favorite sport moments, or there is real anticipation built up, like in this episode, as I learn about an event I never knew even happened

@joesmith5247 6 ай бұрын

Same, especially the latter

@markjackson6431 6 ай бұрын

Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Ken Griffey Junior Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Untitled: Red Sox Players (particular Yaz) Prism: Steph Curry and all those mid major players Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Bonds breaking the respective HR record Untitled: Don Nelson

@jamesrobertson9761 6 ай бұрын

Keith Byars had a crazy long run I’m surprised wasn’t mentioned. That dude came to play until he retired.

@andrewpadaetz5549 6 ай бұрын

This was also the first time most of us got to know a referee wearing number 85-Ed Hochuli.

@cacaphonie 6 ай бұрын

Miss that muscled man in his extra schmedium stripes

@weegeemike 6 ай бұрын

Me and my dad were just laughing about Leon Lett the other day 😂😂😂 he asked "who was the big lineman on those 90s Dallas teams that always fumbled or ran the wrong way" and I replied "OH NO LEON LETT!!" and we both giggled like children 😂

@gups4963 6 ай бұрын

One guy a bit more memorable in a different sport, though it involves another Dallas area team. Remember Robin Ventura charging the mound on an old Nolan Ryan and getting his ass beat. Leon's mistakes were somewhat understandable, but what moron gets into a fist fight with a pitcher who throws over 100mph?

@otaviofrn_adv 6 ай бұрын

Man, Leon Lett have done some very respectable things as a player, but when it was "primetime", he is known for the blunders It's somewhat weird to think

@MrGUnit27 6 ай бұрын

13:08 Can we appreciate how swagged out Don Shula looks here? The NFL needs to bring back those Starter jackets

@MR-zh1wh 6 ай бұрын

Jimmy Johnson last loss as Dallas' head coach. They used Lett on this play because of the weather. He didn't usually play on kicks, which somewhat explains his mistake.

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

I can see if he tried to fall on the ball but he slid into it LOL

@YankeesLife 2 ай бұрын

The thing you said about them having Leon on the kick block team because of the weather is actually true

@b1646717 6 ай бұрын

This and his fumble at the 1 yard line in the super bowl because he was celebrating too early will be his legacy.

@laurelanderson6782 6 ай бұрын

Well, that and the 100+ *pounds* of weed he got busted for...

@andrewyoung8837 6 ай бұрын

He’s a 3X Super Bowl champ. Doubt he really cares.

@stonecoldku4161 6 ай бұрын

2008 National Championship. Kansas vs. Memphis. Mario's Miracle deserves a Deep Rewind.

@BoogalooBartholomew 6 ай бұрын

I would love to see an episode on this.

@bobbygonzalez61 6 ай бұрын

So mad y'all left out the commentary, "LEON LETT!" is one of the funniest calls of anyone's name in any sporting event ever

@kevinwillette5161 6 ай бұрын

I'll never forget watching this at my grandparents house in 7th grade. Wild stuff for a kid who hated Dallas.

@thomastedder2944 Ай бұрын

💯 Solid video. What a moment!!!! As a Miamian and Floridian, having family gone back nearly 100 years - this moment was #1 in Miani Dolphins Football memories for me .

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@jfliguy 6 ай бұрын

I still remember the atmosphere at Grandma's house when Leon Lett flubbed it off

@1234Peacekeeper 6 ай бұрын

Oh the Starter jackets... iconic 90s swag

@hoser412 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this game and not understanding what the hell was going on. Leon Lett was an incredible football player, but man did he have some weird moments

@miketrian 6 ай бұрын

That snow covered field freeze frame. I thought this was an old timey NFL rewind from like the 1930s 😂

@doubledown0411 6 ай бұрын

One of the very cool random non-championship sports moments I was watching live as it happened. We really all thought Jimmy Johnson would strangle Lett during the post game press conference 😄

@sil-80nick 5 ай бұрын

The Kevin Williams slide into the end zone after the punt return was an iconic highlight during my youth. Cowboy games showed that highlight for years.

@brianb8060 6 ай бұрын

"Leon Lett! Oh my goodness gracious!" That will be in my head till the day i die. 😂😅 🐬 🐬 🐬 🐬 🐬

@sirstewartwallace3917 6 ай бұрын

The story on why Thanksgiving football didn't take off in St. Louis is rather interesting. The NFL was unaware that the city had its own Thanksgiving football tradition with the Turkey Day Game and many in the area viewed the league's move as an attempt to upstage the long-established high school matchup. Along with both NFL contests being one-sided, the city's residents got their way and the NFL retreated, letting the Turkey Day Game continue.

@TheStellerclear 6 ай бұрын

As a kid, i remember watching this, but i didn't REALLY understand what happened... and even in my recollection, I've just chalked this up to "some kind of crazy field goal play that ended up in a return for a touchdown".... which obviously was not the case... thanks for clearing this all up for me!!! LOL!! Killer Channel!!!

@6thwilbury2331 6 ай бұрын

I would have bet large sums of money that you had already done a rewind on this one. Either way, great work... it will forever remain one of the great brainfarts in NFL history.

@lonefinch2127 6 ай бұрын

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@vodocrypto 6 ай бұрын

7:07 “the Miami cowboys” lmao

@whatsoperadoc7050 6 ай бұрын

I was 8 watching this game, Remember it to this day.. Fins up.

@groverrogers6916 6 ай бұрын

Me too DC4L

@stevejonesll1399 6 ай бұрын

FINS UP?? Is that really the dolphins catch phrase? That's terrible dude, no offense, but hopefully by now they have a new one, I have never heard that before

@whatsoperadoc7050 6 ай бұрын

@@scottymaxx4008 You know you’re a loser in life when the best part of your day is whining on the internet.

@irshkashirkle 6 ай бұрын

@scottymaxx4008 could be worse, you could call yourself "America's team" 😂. And this is coming from a bills fan, I have no love for either team.

@jimmygreer2140 6 ай бұрын

I love how your commentary flies in the face of history. That turned out to be Jimmy Johnson's final loss in Dallas and the Dolphins didn't win another game that year. So in spite of the loss the Cowboys were still elite and the Dolphins confidence from beating the champs didn't go very far.

@aarondonnell5216 6 ай бұрын

Leon Lett, oh my goodness, gracious. Lol, that was a great thing to see that year, until my nines got killed later in the NFC championship game but Leon Lett should be remembered more as a great part of that team but will be remembered for the superb owl blunder and this moment. Great rewind secret base.

@thenumberquelve158 6 ай бұрын

There's nothing like watching an SB Nation video, asking questions like "Why doesn't anybody laugh at Pete Stoyanovich falling onto his butt and sending a football straight into the arms of a Cowboy anymore??" and then realizing that the answer to that question is literally the rest of the video.

@ThurstonCyclist 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this live. The ending was so deeply, deeply satisfying.

@laurelanderson6782 6 ай бұрын

Same

@Shawn-Leider 6 ай бұрын

Is this that Leon lett incident? Can’t wait to see

@xavierwalt7927 6 ай бұрын

Real talk, anyone else get the Secret Base noti and just drop what they're doing to jump in lol?

@shakarussanders9911 6 ай бұрын

I remember this game like yesterday, i was a freshman in highschool! We drove to my grandma's house for Thanksgiving and we watched there

@Actionronnie 14 күн бұрын

About 20 years later in the Canadian Football League, a defensive end was going to score but fumbled at the 1 yard line with nobody around him. The announcer says "can you say Leon Lett " 😂

@andrewmilos2342 6 ай бұрын

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@IROC400 6 ай бұрын

I knew what play was going to follow as soon as I saw Lett.

@serisothikos 6 ай бұрын

Joe doing some good work

@JonPITBZN 6 ай бұрын

Leon Lett and doing stupid things: name a more iconic duo

@holstorrsceadus1990 6 ай бұрын

Nice. Happy Thanksgiving y'all.

@drphot6050 6 ай бұрын

Another banger from the SB Team... I had to pause at the 5:00 mark to see the top 6 teams on that rating's list. Wow have some things changed!

@jonahfalcon1970 6 ай бұрын

"LEON LETT...?!?!" is etched in my brain forever.

@musicmaster158 6 ай бұрын

I was at the Cleveland Airport watching the end of the gams before heading to Vegas!

@jpmnky 6 ай бұрын

Cannot believe that was thirty years ago.

@dannyswanzy8094 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this game with my friend (im a fins fan and he is a boys fan) when we were kids. Ill never forget it. I had to close my eye for the field goal at the end lol

@juanmanuelbonzano 6 ай бұрын

Do another Colapse series, please!

@KeezCEOKidd 3 ай бұрын

WHAT???? LMAO. I swear these are some of the most suspenseful, unpredictable stories. I was born in 94, so I had no idea where this was going. And once I thought it did, it went somewhere else. What a plot twist.

@martinw28703 6 ай бұрын

@7:07 😂😂😂 Bruh said , “Miami Cowboys”!!!! 😂🤣😂😂😂😂

@eddieesuarez 6 ай бұрын

Came here to confirm what I heard. Also pretty sure I saw a dolphins 13 jersey with Scott on the back.

@xandercrews4729 6 ай бұрын

Wow, 30 years ago. I remember seeing this as a little kid not having much of an idea what was going on

@yeti4269 6 ай бұрын

I feel like growing up in the mid 2000s, this clip was shown on repeat and therefore I can hear it at any point in time

@rjm22nd 6 ай бұрын

Leon is still a 3X Super Bowl champ.......regardless of the 2 infamous goof-ups.....and was a huge part of their defense, so it's all good no matter what.

@mumdangerous 6 ай бұрын

Yo how do you do a rewind of this game and not include Byars' 77 yard TD and the snow angel?

@DanaHoltzbert 6 ай бұрын

"It's Leon Lett! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

@kapowjam3462 6 ай бұрын

Amazing job. I didn't know what happened so I was wondering "who blocked it? Was it Leon? No one is saying."

@biggsweaty 6 ай бұрын

Excellent episode, excellent timing-and excellent to see Jerry Jones foiled again

@otaviofrn_adv 6 ай бұрын

this and the Monday Night game vs Washington in 2005 are the best moments of him on a sideline. That night was the night tha the triplets were inducted in the ring of honor. Washington turned it around with two late TD's by Santana Moss. Two bombs sent by Mark Brunell. And one of the hardest hits ever by the late Sean Taylor

@biggsweaty 6 ай бұрын

@@otaviofrn_adv R.W. McQuarters

@kincamell 6 ай бұрын

Massive Classic. I forgot Jimmy Johnson became the Dolphins Coach

@prairiehawker 6 ай бұрын

I remember it like Yesterday. I kept screaming Let It Be...Let It Be!

@theaquariancontrarian3316 6 ай бұрын

I remember this game. I was laughing my butt off because my brother was beside himself yelling at the tv 😂😂😂 oh leon you made for great entertainment

@Sicklajoie 6 ай бұрын

Ironic part is this would be Miami's final win of the year - they would lose their last 5 games and miss the playoffs, while Dallas would win the Super Bowl.

@jliller 6 ай бұрын

It's telling that in their last three games Miami gave up 47, 45, and 33 points - the only times that season they gave up more than 27 points. By that point they'd lost their only good CB (Vincent), their starting FS (Oliver), and their starting MLB (Offerdahl) to injuries on a defense with no depth. They also Mike Golic (yes, that Mike Golic) starting at DT in his last NFL season as a mid-season injury replacement, and never had a good 3rd starting LB. All capped off by one of the worst punters (both gross and net averages) and weakest running games (25th out of 28 teams) in the league.

@Mouspadu 6 ай бұрын

Please rewind Texas’ Quick Kick to the Coffin Corner!

@RickRottman 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this game at my now ex-wife's sister's house. Her brother was a huge Dolphins fan and a massive racist. It was one of the weirdest things I'd ever witnessed. He would yell racial slurs at the TV anytime a Black player on the Dolphins did something wrong. I didn't know people like that existed. Racists, sure but not racists who watched football and yelled slurs at their team's players. Until that day, I didn't know racists even watched football. Anyway, great video. Watching it brought back those memories of watching the game live. 👍👍

@thedremexin8281 6 ай бұрын

You NEED to do a rewinder on Liverpool’s 2005 champions league win

@nikhilbhatnagar4705 6 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about the 49ers. From the Harbaugh Era to now with Shanahan. Something like that? I feel like its a cool story!

@TapCat 6 ай бұрын

Lett had above average talent on the D-Line but was truly world class as a knucklehead!

@redgreen82 6 ай бұрын

Jimmy Johnson’s last loss as Cowboys coach

@vitaly5297 6 ай бұрын

-"I was so mad, I wanted to shoot the TV" -"So was my dad... and then he did" TBBT

@AnthonyWilliams_83 6 ай бұрын

Man I remember this game!

@win9804 4 ай бұрын

Why did you leave out one of the most infamous announcer calls ever! “IT’S LEON LETT!!!! NOOO!!!!”

@hadiitiniguez2393 6 ай бұрын

I think there was a time out prior to the kick. The kicker was smart enough to clear the snow.

@gordonhall9871 6 ай бұрын

30 years ago i saw this game - the snow was strange

@keepitprivate91 6 ай бұрын

CAN YOU PLEASE DO A REWIND OF THE 2003 NBA LOTTERY!

@JoeVideoed 4 ай бұрын

I remember going up to the Rocky Mts. in Colorado for a Thanksgiving feast w/ friends of my Denver landlady. There was a collective "OHHHHHHH" from every1 in the living room when watching the replay of Lett's gaffe. Bob Trumpy should've been designated a nat'l treasure for his call of that.

@benlist5861 6 ай бұрын

You have to do Andy Murray winning Wimbledon in 2013

@markb.2332 6 ай бұрын

I'm a longtime Dolphins fan but watching Don Beebe stealing the touchdown away from Leon Lett in the Super Bowl is one of the greatest moments in sports history.

@matthewnormand2041 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching that live. Was that really 30 years ago?

@darylsbrown 6 ай бұрын

It's one of the best Thanksgiving ever!

@zackaryhaselius2226 6 ай бұрын

1991 World series deserves a rewind.

@greenft_mn 6 ай бұрын

Think there already is one

@zackaryhaselius2226 6 ай бұрын

@@greenft_mn i looked. Nope.

@smalldollars 6 ай бұрын

I remember these days! Being 8 years old living in Fort Worth.. thinkinking the sleet was snow and not a care in the world.. not even this game!!

@takuyamiyaishi3140 6 ай бұрын

Please do a rewinder of Marlin Jackson's interception in the 2006 AFC Championship that sent the colts to the Super Bowl!!!!

@otaviofrn_adv 6 ай бұрын

while at it, the late catch by Reggie Wayne too I remember Asante Samuel Sr putting the hands on his head after he msised the pick

@bensantiago4557 6 ай бұрын

A good example of how its always a sixty minute game

@mr_leavell 6 ай бұрын

That was a heart breaking lost that season….that would also be their last….

@wademcreynolds7428 6 ай бұрын

The thing I best remember about this game wasn't the ending but Keith Byars running in a touchdown and then making a snow angel.

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

It's hard to believe tomorrow will be 30 years since this game was played. I remember Hardly anyone gave us a chance to win. Jimmie should have told his players do not lett leon touch the ball 😂. Phinz Up . Oh one more thing thank you for this video. Up until Lately its been hard being a dolphins fan So thank you for bring it back some great memories

@ChristineCAlb1 6 ай бұрын

30 years??? Man, I feel old now!! Ha ha! I remember watching this game and teasing my Cowboys-loving aunt about it.

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

@@ChristineCAlb1 lol

@jamesgeschwender2276 6 ай бұрын

Is leon lett known for three Super Bowl wins or 2 bone head moves? I didn't even know he won three Super Bowls until I just read it in the comments but I did know about the Super Bowl fumble and of course slide into the ball in Dallas

@B3FMandCProductions 6 ай бұрын

Virginia legend Terry Kirby mentioned

@jliller 6 ай бұрын

Shame he blew out his knee in 1994. He was looking like possibly best RB Miami had in a decade, and he was a good receiver out of the backfield too.

@TheHihihihi12121212 5 ай бұрын

Nobody has mentioned that Doug Pederson was the holder?

@secularZoo 6 ай бұрын

🎼Lett it be, Lett it be... You see a blocked kicked football, Lett it beeeeeee 🎵

@GoBirds808 6 ай бұрын

I remember this. Fourth grade thinking, it’s snowing in Dallas??

@jlobiafra 4 ай бұрын

I lived in Houston and it even snowed there. That was one of the coldest fronts in Texas history

@mikelliteras397 6 ай бұрын

Remember this like it was yesterday. Bent leg Leon sliding into the ball to give “don’t you know who I am” Stoyanovich another shot. Leon was a great player, he just wasn’t the smartest or didn’t always think things through.