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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 1978 Dallas Cowboys season was their 19th in the National Football League (NFL). For the third consecutive season, the Cowboys finished in first place in the NFC East. The Cowboys scored 384 points, which ranked first in the league, while the defense only gave up 208 points, 3rd best in the lea
[15] [16] Their "Doomsday Defense" proved as dominant as ever in those two games, forcing 7 turnovers against Chicago and 4 against the Vikings. Meanwhile, the Broncos earned their first ever trip to the Super Bowl in team history by defeating the two previous league champions: the Pittsburgh Steelers , 34–21, and the Oakland Raiders , 20 ...
The Dallas “Doomsday” Defense helped the Cowboys to two championships and five total Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s. Stars included Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly; Hall of Fame ...
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.'
The 1977 Dallas Cowboys season was their 18th in the National Football League (NFL). The club appeared twice on Monday Night Football . Rookie running back Tony Dorsett rushed for 1,007 yards and became the second member of the Cowboys (first since 1973 ) to have a 1,000-yard rushing season.
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He also received All-SWC honors on a defense that allowed only eight points per game. Lilly was a consensus All-American as a senior in 1960 and was a 2006 inductee to the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. He is a notable brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, Texas Gamma ...