I remember the Longley pass well, I was watching from Hawaii, my tough duty station in the army at the time.

I also remember a Skins/Cowboys game that I attended at Texas Stadium sometime in the late '70's or early 80's. A good game but the Cowboys were behind two scores with only 2 or so minutes to go. It was so cold that we decided that the game was over and went to the car to warm up. Big Mistake! Staubach threw two TD passes to win the game.

By the way....wasn't Longley from Abilene?

Yes, an Abilene connection..

Read the interesting saga of The Mad Bomber here.

Lifelong Redskins fan here - I bleed burgundy and gold, but only on Sundays. ;-) I grew up loathing everything to do with Dallas, of course.

I was privileged to attend a Redskins-Cowboys game at RFK on a Monday Night. Unfortunately, it was in the post-Joe Gibbs I era. However, the 'Skins won the game and it turned out to be their only win of that season, which makes it extra memorable for me.

You can be sure that I will be parked on my sofa for this afternoon's game with my Redskins flag flying high outside (yes, I have one and it gets put out every game day during football season).

Hail to the Redskins! Hail victory!

Jen, I was thinking of you when I posted this, knowing that you're a Redskins fan. I wish I could work up the same enthusiasm for the rivalry today, but I can't. I won't watch the game...and it does have significant playoff implications.

I'm not sure pro football ever got any better than Landry-vs-Gibbs, both coaches being men of stellar character as well as cutting-edge football "scientists."

Yeah, Landry was a class act and we loved him here in DC.

It was a good game, but I'm sure I thought so since my fellas were stomping the 'boys into the ground.

It was a good game, but I'm sure I thought so since my fellas were stomping the 'boys into the ground.

Oh? You think? ;-)

Oh yeah.

I'm still of the opinion that the Dallas-Phillidelphia rivalry has surpassed our Redskins rivalry, and it will be obvious soon. It started back in the 90s with Buddy Ryan and batteries in snowballs, and has gotten worse over time.

We feel better about beating the Eagles than the Redskins in my part of town.

Phelps, I'm actually going to throw a third team into the nominations: the Giants. I actually get more satisfaction out of beating them than either the Skins or the Iggles.

That is, if I really cared anymore, period.

Longley was an ACU alum? I think I knew that. That's my alma mater, too. So...cool.

Clint Longley, Tex Cobb, Wilbert Montgomery and Max Lucado...all products of Abilene Christian U. What that says about the school, I don't know.

What about the Cowboys-Steelers rivalry? I thought that was a big deal too.

Tex Cobb

I didn't realize he went to ACU. I've always been fond of him...not a great boxer, but a very watchable actor. Doesn't take himself too seriously.

Re: Cowboys/Steelers rivalry - It's difficult to create/maintain a rivalry with someone not in your same division or even conference. If they played each other more often, perhaps it would be different.