🏈On January 3, 1983 Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett becomes the only player in NFL history to run 99 yards for a touchdown. Taking a handoff two yards deep in the end zone, Dorsett bursts through a big hole off tackle against the Minnesota Vikings' defense, cuts to his right and then races down the sideline. He avoids being knocked out of bounds on the Vikings 25 and tightropes down the sideline for the score. "I just saw a lot of green," says Dorsett after the Cowboys' 31-27 defeat on

🏈On January 3, 1983 during Monday Night Football, Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett explodes for an NFL record 99-yard touchdown run in Dallas’ 31-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the regular season. Dorsett set an NFL record that can only be tied. He finished the game with 16 carries for 166 yards and a touchdown.🏈 | Davenport Sports Network

On this date in 1983, Tony Dorsett became the first player ever to score on a 99-yard run. 💨 (🎥 @nfllegacy) | Dallas Cowboys on CBS Sports

Tony Dorsett 's record 99 yard touchdown run with commentary (1983)

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