Two teams of the old guard are measured with the hope of fulfilling their hobbies.
It seems that both the 49ers and Cowboys have a recent history in the postseason when the reality is that they have faced each other on a total of seven occasions, the last being the 38-28 victory of the Gambusinos in the ancient Candelero Stadium in that 1995 divisional game. .
In those 90’s the faces had also been seen just the previous season in the NFC Championship with the victory of those unforgettable Cowboys by a score of 38-21 in the disappeared Texas Stadium, after having seen the faces in ’93 in San Francisco with the 30-20 victory of those Cowboys led on the pitch by Jimmy Johnson.
Not forgetting, of course, that game of “the catch” between Joe Montana and the late Dwight Clark in 1982 for the dramatic 28-27 victory before an effervescent Bayside crowd.
Good ‘ol times.
In total there are 37 occasions since the arrival of the blue-silver team in 1960, with the now hosts in this current postseason holding the advantage with a 19-17-1 record that includes a 5-2 postseason run and a 2-0 home run.
Certainly it has rained since the last consequential game, and with San Francisco’s resounding victory in overtime against the Rams at their Sofi Stadium on the last day that gave them a pass to the tournament, this old postseason rivalry between teams resumes, hobbies and cities.
Now the protagonists are Kyle Shanahan against Mike McCarthy, whose teams arrive after surviving seasons where questions abounded more than answers and in the end they are survivors of the first season in league history to add 17 games in 18 weeks of season regular.
The Cowboys finished their regular-season card as the No. 1 total offense, nine on the ground and second in the air, combined with No. 19 total defense, 16 against the run and 20 against the passing game. The 49ers arrive at AT&T Stadium in the city of Arlington, Texas with the total offense number seven, seventh in the run and twelve passing, with the total defense number three, seven against the run and sixth against the pass.
Certainly valid values for a great show where the winner will see what fate will bring while the loser will begin the plans for the crazy coco on his favorite beach.
With all this in between, I pass on my five keys.
