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The Doomsday Defense was the defensive lineup of the Dallas Cowboys American football team during the dynasty years of the late 1960s – 1970s. This defense was the backbone of the Cowboys' dynasty, which won two Super Bowls ( VI , XII ) and played in three more ( V , X and XIII ).
The Cowboys' "Doomsday Defense" finished the season as the top-ranked defense in the league against the run by only allowing 107.6 yards per game. Pro Bowl linemen Ed "Too Tall" Jones , Harvey Martin and Randy White anchored the line, while linebackers Bob Breunig , D. D. Lewis and Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson provided solid support.
In a 14-game season he totaled 85 tackles and an estimated league-leading 23 sacks [5] (more than Michael Strahan's 22.5 record in 16 games), he was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a consensus All-Pro selection, was a key player in the Cowboys winning Super Bowl XII, and a co-MVP of the game with Randy White.
The 1971 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League (NFL), the first at the new Texas Stadium in suburban Irving, Texas and the 12th season under head coach Tom Landry. The Cowboys led the NFL with 406 points scored. Their defense allowed 222 points.
Dallas' 3-1 start has been buoyed by a stingy defense that has one star player comparing them to the Cowboys' famous 1970s 'Doomsday Defense.'
Seattle won the Super Bowl that season. The following year, again the stingiest against both production and scoring, Seattle won the NFC championship before losing 28-24 to Tom Brady's Patriots in ...
The 1975 Dallas Cowboys season was the team's sixteenth season in the National Football League (NFL), all under head coach Tom Landry.The Cowboys finished second in the National Football Conference (NFC) East division with a 10–4 regular season record and advanced through the playoffs to Super Bowl X, where they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 21–17.
The Packers had a dismal start in 2023, but with the youngest team in the NFL, they went 7-3 down the stretch and became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game be destroying the second-seeded ...