[Music] hey R buddy D I was wondering where you were how's it going get out of here go where's your agent I don't know I know this is uncool to do this now Ron but you belong with the big boys you belong the Big M you're R get away from my guy hey Jerry I was just just go Fleck this is a nice moment for you I'm going let you have give me a call Rob say hi to Marcy for [Music] me thanks for coming I missed you what can I say you're all I've got hello again everyone Frank gford with Al Michaels and Dan deardorf and welcome to tempy Arizona sundevil Stadium where the story tonight is the Arizona Cardinals they are still alive for a playoff spot the reason the Cardinals are alive however is the outstanding play in the surprising play of Rod Tidwell and we will talk about that too meanwhile the Dallas Cowboys continue to roll they know they're in the playoffs and going in there looking for a second consecutive Super Bowl who could have believed this Al here's the deal if Arizona wins tonight and next week amazingly the Cardinals will make the playoffs for the first time in 21 years better not mess up for Monday Night Football what I say everybody knows he gets nervous for nationally televised games the Cowboys continue their Super Bowl mission on Monday Night Football a Christmas [Applause] [Music] edition hey Shannon bye J good game yeah hey great calm this morning [Applause] thanks [Applause] you boy guys it's a real Bruiser out there tonight Franken or the Cardinals just refuse to go quietly into the desert night as their seemingly interminable season winds down come on guys I'm just trying to be a little poetic wax on now wax on ouch oh a tough hit on Rod Tidwell nothing poetic About That Yo I would have taken it for the touchdown all the way baby great Concentra that's his sixth catch of the night look to the right swon looks that way KS him and it's for a first down at the 19 yd line another Savage hit across the middle on Rod tid some shot didn't he they are working Tidwell aren't they nice job by swon that time right supposed to be a lot of practice between swon and Tidwell look man left season let kill be quiet less than two minutes to play Dallas leading by three second down and one now at the Dallas 11 yd line swon back to pass Blitz and down he goes he's sacked for a 6yd loss good move coming with the blitz getting after Swinson and Swinson's liming back to the Huddle he had too many men in that pattern they just did not have enough to pick up the Blitz [Applause] shut up 90 Razer X Out on one ready good coverage there you saw he had a chance to get rid of it but he had to tuck it away from second and one they've now gone to Third and seven in the waning moments of this game down to 17 Arizona 14 Tidwell in motion moving back to his left now play Fay swensson protected well lost one to the end touchdown Cardinal oh what a great effort did you see him go up on that ball well he held on to the football he's still down on the ground but Rod Tidwell upside down hits the ground hard and manages to maintain control of the football oh yeah he's hurt too oh yeah he's not getting up boy look at the faces of these Cardinal players now as all of a sudden Elation turns into concern for their fallen teammate Cardinal trainer comes racing out onto the field as Tidwell makes his ninth catch of the night God and gives Arizona the lead hey hey hey hey hey can you hear me come on I think go to a commercial show me what's wrong with my husband see told you he was too small for the NFL shut up look I just got got a commitment to the truth I'm not putting him down I'm keeping it real TP shut up shut up can't you just be loyal to your brother that loved you you know get the hell out of my house get out of my house hold on it's Jerry Maguire Jerry oh my God Jerry I am freaking out Marcy he's unconscious no I know I know just stay calm just keep the phone lines open I will call you back there's there there's good doctors on the field just stay calm no no Jerry you have to tell me something I cannot stay calm I am freaking here please just we got to stay calm your family needs you to stay calm I know I know but my whole life is this family Jerry it does not work without him on the neck and right now as we look at it from another angle All Eyes here at sundevil Stadium J everything that I said about your job just just do whatever you get right to me please just do whatever you can pleas Jer I'll tell you at a time like this you just hope that his family is not watching this check his neck it could be his neck it could be his back blink baby come on wake up [Music] rod rod can you hear me can you hear me do you know where you are Rod you can see the trainer still trying to revive Rod Tidwell you'd love to see some movement Rod off field get theie no no no get the gurnie let's get him off the field now no wait wait just just let me enjoy this for a minute well you're looking for any type of movement out of Rod Tidwell at all and is that his head coming up I see he's he's going to try to get up and he is getting up oh my [Applause] God everybody standing at at sundevil stadium and he's up on his feet the crowd loves it well here's a guy who most of the season has been very truculent with the media has been [Applause] standoffish R we we're happy for you buddy we going to get a flag on this who who cares no [Applause] [Music] [Music]