My serious list is as follows:
1. Super Bowl XXVI - I was in high school and this solidified my love for this team. I was so fired up the next day at school. We were playing touch football but I was ready to lay the wood like Brad Edwards on the Buffalo receivers.
2. Super Bowl XXII - I mean, 35 points in the 2nd quarter. You can't beat that. Still the greatest thing I've ever seen in one quarter of a game
3. Riggins TD Run in Super Bowl XVII - I was too young to remember it. What I remember about that Super Bowl was my parents calling me into the room to see the team on the phone with President Reagan. But once I was old enough to understand the game and watch the highlights, I realized what an iconic play that was.
4. The Art Monk Ovation - The only off field moment in this list, but the highlight of fandom since the 91 Super Bowl. I've never clapped that long, cheered that long, or seen anything like it. That was such an amazing night and was so glad to be a part of it. I was crying literal tears, not the figurative ones I talked about on the podcast last week. I was excited to be there and see Green and Monk, but was blown away by the ovation.
5. The Monday Night Miracle - It took until the 8th quarter of football to score a TD in 2005. But they scored 2 in the blink of an eye to destroy the hearts of all the bandwagon fake fans that say they are cowboys fans. Moss even talked trash about ruining the night of the vastly overrated Aikman, Irvin, and Smith (Smith deserved all the praise he got. The other 2 were overrated). And the dumb look on Parcells face at the end of the game was topped only by the dumber look he had later in the year when the Redskins embarrassed them late in the season to go to the playoffs while Bill would head home in January.
I've always tried to separate the players from the coaches, from the front office, and from the owner. So I'll celebrate the great moments that happen on the field despite the owner, GM, coach, or even some of the players. But the selling of the team would probably rank just behind those moments I listed above. The difference is the excitement from this potential sale will last a long time. I still get chills thinking about that Monk ovation, but once that night was over, it was over. This sale could have such a long lasting impact to this team and my fandom. It's been about about 5 years since I've been to a game. I used to go every year and I even went to the playoff game in 2016 against the Packers. Today was the first time I thought about going to a game again.
