When talking about enmity in NFL cannot be left aside “The eternal rivalry” that star the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas CowboysThat’s why today we present to you The list with its best moments.
5El verdadero Super Bowl
Being two of the winningest franchises in league history has made them see each other’s faces on several occasions at the meeting of National Conference championship. The Californians were able to defeat the Texans to the third time in which they were measured consecutively, in the 1994 season.
In that season, the squads of both teams were the best in the league with names like Jerry RiceDeion Snader, Steve Young and this caused the cover of Sports Illuestrated prior to the match he called it “The Real Super Bowl” (the real Super Bowl).
In the end, the 49ers won by a score of 38-28, to beat the then San Diego Chargers by an impressive 49-26.
4Bernie’s List
The 1993 season began with a contractual problem between Emmitt Smith y los Cowboys, which caused a slow start. In the Conference Championship game, Troy Aikman suffered a concussion when he hit his head on Dennis Brown’s knee in the third quarter and had to leave the game.
Con 14 points ahead for San FranciscoDallas had an almost impossible mission by not having its starting quarterback, but Bernie Kosar entered the field and then “Bernie’s list” became popular, which was a paper that Kosar handed over to his brother week after week. coach Jimmy Johnson with a playbook that he hoped would work with that week’s opposing defense.
The Cowboys ended up winning the game 38-21 to ultimately win their second consecutive championship ring.
Bernie Kosar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
3El Captain Comeback
The 1972 Divisional Round had a visit from the then champion Dallas to Candlestick Park to face the 49ers. At the end of the third quarter the locals won by a score of 28-13. Coach Tom Landry decided to bench his quarterback Craig Morton to start Roger Staubach, who had not started due to an injury.
So it was that thanks to his great leadership, Staubach completed a fourth quarter period that made the final score 30-28 for the visitors. It was then that he cemented his nickname “Captain Comeback.”
2El festejo Terrel Owens
Week 4 of the 2000 season The highlight was the visit of the 49ers to Texas Stadium and left us with one of the best moments between the 49ers and Cowboys.
In the second quarter, Jeff Garcia connected with Terrel Owens for a 3-yard scorethen the receiver ran to the center of the field to celebrate on the lone star with his arms open to the sky.
With four minutes left in the game, García connected with Owens again for a new score and the wide receiver did not hesitate to celebrate in the same way, but on this occasion, the Dallas players did not stay with their arms crossed and a brawl broke out out of frustration that the 40-17 left in the locals.
In Terrel Owens stepping on the midfield star. pic.twitter.com/3VFT8g7JhR
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1The Catch
If we talk about the best moments between the 49ers and the Cowboys, it is mandatory to remember one of the most iconic postcards in American football: The Catch (the catch). It was January 10, 1981 in the final of the National Conference. Until then the Texans had eliminated the Californians on three consecutive occasions, in 1970, 1971 and 1972.
The score favored Dallas 27-21 with 51 seconds left. The 49ers offense was inside their opponent’s 10-yard line and Joe Montana threw a pass to Dwight Clark while evading pressure, having Ed Jones in front of him with his arms raised and jumping. Clark rose over Everson Walls’ coverage and caught the ball in the end zone to make the final score 28-27.
This victory allowed Montana and company to reach Super Bowl XIX, defeat the Miami Dolphins and begin one of the most remembered dynasties in the history of the tournament.
2023-10-08 19:48:56
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