The Catch

by: Sam Bixler and Juan Chairez

The 49ers season

The 49ers went 13-3 in the regular season that year. Their home stadium was Candlestick Park in San Francisco After losing two of their first three games they finished the season on a twelve and one run.

Bill Walsh was their head coach

They ran a 3-4 defense

The 49ers uniforms

49ers players
Joe Montana was the starting quarterback
Dwight Clark was their leading receiver. Ricky Patton, Johnny Davis, and Earl
Cooper were their leading rushers Ronnie Lott was the teams leading tackler with 89 tackles. for the 49ers

Dallas Cowboys uniforms

The Cowboys season

The cowboys went 12-4 in the

regular season that year Their home stadium was Texas stadium Tom Landry was their head coach. They were the NFC East Champions They went on four game win streaks three separate times.

Cowboys Players

Danny White was the starting

quarterback for the Cowboys Tony Dorsett was the their leading rusher Tony Hill was their leading receiver

Tony Dorsett

Joe Montana

Joe Montana wanted to make his mark on the league. After a 6-10 record last year, Joe Montana and the 49ers wanted to become know as super bowl contenders.

Joe Montana

Danny White

-Danny White was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in 1981. - He backed up Roger Staubach for five seasons He wanted to make is mark on the NFL by leading the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl.
Danny White

The Stage was set

th The Catch took place on January 10 ,
1982 at Candlestick park. The stakes were high because it was the NFC Championship Game The San Francisco 49ers were attempting to defeat the Dallas Cowboys and go to the Super Bowl for the first time in the Joe Montana Era

How we remember it
This is the most famous picture of The Catch

Dwight Clark catching the ball

Video
The Catch

Citaions

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