Washington’s 26-3 triumph in the first NFC championship game at RFK Stadium took the Washington-Dallas rivalry to another level.
Such a dominating performance was unexpected from Allen’s “Over the Hill Gang,” which was coming off the franchise’s first playoff win in a quarter-century. Washington and Dallas split their regular season series, with each team winning at home and with a different quarterback from the one who would start the NFC championship game. Sonny Jurgensen led Washington to a 24-20 win over Dallas at RFK Stadium in Week 6, but he tore his Achilles’ tendon the following week.
“I feel more emotion when we play the Redskins than when we used to play Green Bay for championships,” Manders explained. “It’s a personal thing. When we beat them in Dallas a few weeks ago, they just couldn’t say, ‘We got whipped.’ They had to come up with an excuse, like Jack Pardee bitching about a block. When we lose, we lose.”The mutual dislike between the teams only added to the anticipation of their most important meeting yet.
Dallas, which didn’t manage a first down for the first 24 minutes of the game, got on the board in the second quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Toni Fritsch after running back Calvin Hill overthrew a wide open Walt Garrison on an option pass. The Cowboys had a chance to cut Washington’s lead to 10-6 before halftime, but Fritsch hooked a 23-yard field goal attempt wide left.Washington’s lead remained 10-3 midway through the third quarter when Kilmer fumbled a snap deep in his own territory.
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