Tonight, the NFL finishes off its Sunday with a game between two teams that had one of the best rivalries in the league three decades ago. The Cowboys and 49ers have renewed that rivalry recently as well, playing in postseason games after the 2021 and 2022 seasons (both going down as victories for San Francisco.
Those games came after a long drought for the rivalry that spanned more than 25 years. The 1990s were filled with instances of big regular season and playoff games between the Cowboys and 49ers franchises, and the two teams combined for six Super Bowl wins in eight seasons from 1988 to 1995.