<Ul> <Li> Jan. 22, 1983, NFC Championship Game at RFK Stadium, the Redskins defeated the Cowboys to earn a trip to Super Bowl XVII . Prior to the game the stadium physically shook as a capacity crowd of 54,000 chanted "We Want Dallas!" The game is best remembered for the quarterback hit by Redskins defensive end Dexter Manley that sent Cowboys' quarterback Danny White into the locker room shortly before halftime knocking him out for the rest of the game, and defensive tackle Darryl Grant's interception return for a 10 - yard touchdown of a Gary Hogeboom pass tipped by Manley to score the decisive points . John Riggins rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries as the Redskins defeated the Cowboys 31 - 17 . The Redskins went on to defeat Miami for their first Super Bowl championship . </Li> <Li> Before a sold - out 1983 season opener on Monday Night Football, the Redskins were leading the visiting Cowboys 23--3 going into halftime . Danny White's second half comeback erased the lead and the Cowboys took an improbable 31--30 victory . </Li> <Li> The second 1983 regular season meeting between the Redskins and Cowboys at Texas Stadium was more remembered for an infamous play by the Cowboys than it was for the game's outcome . On a 4th down and 1 play, Danny White was attempting to draw the Redskins offside by using hard counts, thereby giving the Cowboys a first down and keeping their drive going . But the Redskins' defense never moved and Danny White ran a play that resulted in a loss of yards, turning the ball over to the Redskins on downs . During the replay, coach Tom Landry was simultaneously shown yelling, "No, Danny, no!" from the sidelines (undoubtedly wanting White to call a time out to punt the ball). After the play, Landry was shown shaking his head in disgust . The Redskins went on to win, 31 - 10 . </Li> <Li> On December 9, 1984, down 21 - 6 at halftime, the Redskins scored 17 unanswered points on turnovers to take a 23 - 21 lead going into the fourth quarter . They came back to defeat the Cowboys, 30 - 28 . Coupled with the 34 - 14 win earlier in the year, the Redskins enjoyed their first season sweep of the Cowboys in series history . </Li> <Li> On September 9, 1985, the season opener of Monday Night Football was played at Texas Stadium . The Cowboys secondary, nicknamed "Thurman's Thieves", intercepted Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann five times . Redskins coach Joe Gibbs would pull Theismann from the game in the 4th Quarter due to his poor performance . To rub salt in the wound, fans at Texas Stadium began singing "Happy Birthday" to Theismann as he sat on the bench staring straight ahead (the game took place on Theismann's birthday). The Cowboys went on to win in a blowout, 44 - 14 . </Li> <Li> 1987 - Scab Game: No team in the NFL had more players cross the picket line during the 1987 strike than the Cowboys, who were 2--0 with their "scab" players entering a game with the Redskins on Monday Night Football . Washington had also won their two games during the strike, but without any veterans . For this game the Cowboys had Danny White, Randy White, Tony Dorsett, Ed Jones among other veterans, but were upset by the replacement Redskins players, 13 - 7, in a game former Washington head coach Joe Gibbs called "one of my greatest experiences and wins ." The Redskins finished 3--0 with the replacements, the strike ending the following week . The Redskins would go on to win Super Bowl XXII later that season . In 2000 Warner Bros. made a movie loosely based on the 1987 Redskins, The Replacements . </Li> <Li> On December 11, 1988, the Cowboys upset the reigning Super Bowl champion Redskins at RFK stadium, 24 - 17, ending any shot the Redskins had of making the playoffs . Rookie and eventual hall of fame wide receiver, Michael Irvin was the big star of the game with three touchdown catches . This game would prove to be the final victory for legendary Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry . </Li> <Li> The Cowboys lone victory of their woeful 1 - 15 season in 1989 would come on November 5 against the Redskins at RFK Stadium, 13--3 . Ultimately this loss coupled with a last second loss to the Philadelphia Eagles where Gerald Riggs fumbled the football at the Eagles' goal line with less than a minute remaining in the game prevented the 10--6 Redskins from making the playoffs for the second straight year . The Redskins led the Eagles 37 - 35 at the time when Riggs was stripped and the football was returned 96 yards to the Redskins' 4 - yard line . The Eagles scored a touchdown and won the football game 42 - 37 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Jan. 22, 1983, NFC Championship Game at RFK Stadium, the Redskins defeated the Cowboys to earn a trip to Super Bowl XVII . Prior to the game the stadium physically shook as a capacity crowd of 54,000 chanted "We Want Dallas!" The game is best remembered for the quarterback hit by Redskins defensive end Dexter Manley that sent Cowboys' quarterback Danny White into the locker room shortly before halftime knocking him out for the rest of the game, and defensive tackle Darryl Grant's interception return for a 10 - yard touchdown of a Gary Hogeboom pass tipped by Manley to score the decisive points . John Riggins rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries as the Redskins defeated the Cowboys 31 - 17 . The Redskins went on to defeat Miami for their first Super Bowl championship . </Li> <Li> Before a sold - out 1983 season opener on Monday Night Football, the Redskins were leading the visiting Cowboys 23--3 going into halftime . Danny White's second half comeback erased the lead and the Cowboys took an improbable 31--30 victory . </Li> <Li> The second 1983 regular season meeting between the Redskins and Cowboys at Texas Stadium was more remembered for an infamous play by the Cowboys than it was for the game's outcome . On a 4th down and 1 play, Danny White was attempting to draw the Redskins offside by using hard counts, thereby giving the Cowboys a first down and keeping their drive going . But the Redskins' defense never moved and Danny White ran a play that resulted in a loss of yards, turning the ball over to the Redskins on downs . During the replay, coach Tom Landry was simultaneously shown yelling, "No, Danny, no!" from the sidelines (undoubtedly wanting White to call a time out to punt the ball). After the play, Landry was shown shaking his head in disgust . The Redskins went on to win, 31 - 10 . </Li>

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