Nov. 24, 1966
Cotton Bowl |
One year and three days after that bitter loss to the Browns, Don Meredith and the improving Cowboys faced their nemesis in the Cotton Bowl again and played their finest game in the club's seven seasons.
As a record crowd of 80,259 and an impressed national TV audience watched, the Cowboys celebrated their first game on Thanksgiving Day with clutch play on offense and defense.
Afterward, everyone knew they had a good shot at winning the NFL Eastern Division and advancing to the league championship game.
Tom Landry spoke glowingly of Meredith: "In the second half, Don was just great. It was the best job he has ever done for us at quarterback."
