NFL: Greatest Games - Philadelphia Eagles 1980 NFC Championship Game

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Starring: The Dallas Cowboys
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2007-12-04
Running Time: 125 minutes
The 1980 NFC Championship Game was the shining moment of the Dick Vermeil era in Philadelphia. The game, played at the Vet against the hated Cowboys propelled the Eagles into Super Bowl XV. Played on January 11, 1981 , a team that featured Ron Jaworski as QB and Vince Papale on Special Teams. Nostalgia plus action plus Eagles glory, as they took down their rivals, the Dallas Cowboys.

Classic...
I loved this video. I love 60's, 70's, and 80's football. This was a time when the game was at it's finest. I'm a loyal and true Dallas Cowboys fan. One of the only things that I didn't like about the video was watching them lose the game. That was the first of 3 NFC Championship games that they lost in a row. I needed to see how it happend and now I have. The only other knock is that it doesn't show the halftime or post-game show. What it does do is show to every play and the commentary from Summeral and Brookshire is top notch. I wish they would release more full game footage such as this. If you are a real football fan, this is a great buy!

Not Bad; Not Perfect
If you're wondering what you get with this DVD, allow me to fill you in. It's the game, just the game, and nothing but the game. There is no pregame, halftime, or postgame. The other question you might have is probably whether it is edited or not. Good news and bad news here. It is edited, but it isn't as bad as the quick replay games on the NFL Network.

What they have taken out are the fades into and out of commercials, any promos read during the game, and time spent marking off penalties. I can live with all that. What I don't like is that there are a couple of instances where they do jump from one play to the next. There aren't many of these, but there are a couple (Montgomery's long run in the second quarter jumps right to the next play - Jaw's TD pass nullified by a penalty). One other complaint that I have is that there are a couple of penalties that go unexplained. You know there was a flag, but because they don't show the mark-off, we don't know what the penalty was.

The presentation is far from perfect, but I'm glad they gave us this much. The video and audio are fine (Pat Summerall & Tom Brookshire on the call). For the most part, the game does flow like the original broadcast. Just be forewarned that there are a couple of nasty edits that bring it in at just over 2 hours.