Bill Walsh was right stating, "If Jerry & Jimmy think they're gonna have the same success without each other, they're wrong". 26 years later neither has had the same success.

49ers: "Let's do the dumbest move in history, and give Charles Haley to our arch nemesis." Jerry Jones: "Hold my beer and watch this... Jimmy, you're fired."

Today's kids will never know of the greatest rivalry in the NFL that was the 49ers vs cowboys.

I am a raiders fan but growing up in California as a Nineties kid, I look back in sweet nostalgia on those cowboy and 49ers games. This would always be the greatest nfc rivalry in my eyes.

Who’s here because this matchup is finally happening after 27 years between the cowboys vs 49ers🏈

The 49ers biggest mistake was not the fact they traded Charles Haley. It was that they traded him to the Cowboys.

Another key component of this rivalry Pat Summerall and John Madden calling the regular season and NFC Championship games R.I.P both of them

we need more rivalries like this

Born and raised in Dallas.... Born in 1979.... So fortunate to witness the Cowboys dynasty in the early 90s..... Respect to The 49ers..... 10 Lombardi Trophies combined between these 2 Great NFL franchises.

8 Super Bowls between the 2 Teams from 1981 to 1995 says it all. 2 of the Greatest Teams of all time hands down.

Jimmy Johnson is a legend. His football IQ and his ability to see greatness in players not seen by many not to mention his trade strategy was just insane. I have always been a big fan of jimmy Johnson and that era of dallas football

All i can think watching this is....poor Buffalo

Young, Aikman, Emitt, Watters, Hailey, Rice, Taylor, Norton Jr, and Sanders. What a great era for the Niners and Cowboys.

A couple more years of these playoff matchups and we'll need a Part III

1972: Comeback by Staubach 1982: The Catch 2022: The "Slide"

Grant Hill will always look 28 years old.

Sam Elliott narrating for the boys is awesome. I loved this rivalry you just don't see great ones like that anymore.

I can't even lie, the 49ers Vs Cowboys game is giving me flashbacks to the early 90's right before my Packers took that next step. Watching the game on Fox and with John Madden (RIP) and Pat Summerall (RIP) calling the game are classic memories before all the rule changes. I can't wait for Sunday 💯

So, we meet again.

The worst decision Jerry Jones made was getting rid of Jimmy Johnson. Johnson built that team, Jones did not. Barry Switzer won a Super Bowl with Jimmy Johnson's men. Barry Switzer and Jerry Jones were not able to retool that team.

That '94 Niner team was really special especially in terms of what they were able to do in free agency. Deion Sanders, Rickey Jackson, Richard Dent Bart Oates, Tim McDonald, Tim Harris Charles Mann, Ken Norton & Gary Plummer

Mark my words we will see these teams plays in the NFC Championship Game again one day.

The real cold war in the early 90's

Always appreciate your enemy. They make you who you are.

The greatest rivalry, in football history.

It’s back on

2023 renewal of a playoff rivalry

LETS GO FORTYNINERSSSSS RIVALRY REIGNITED. LEGENDARY 70s 80s 90s RIVALRY COMES BACK FULL CIRCLE. RED AND GOLD UNTIL DEAD AND OLD🔴🟡

The Niners beating the Cowboys last night is quite possibly the most satisfying thing to come out of January for me.

Grant Hill was such an amazing person, its too bad he got hurt and his NBA career wasn't all that it could have been.

They meet again the rivalry is back

Cowboy-49er synergy was amazing...

Back to back years against the 49ers in the playoffs, LETS GO COWBOYS!!!

Here cause we adding another game to this classic rivalry this upcoming Sunday 😭💯 GO 🤠!!!

The 49ers and cowboys have played each other in the playoffs the last 2 years so the rivalry has been renewed

Next weekend the cowboys and 49ers will face off in the first round of the playoffs. Could this rekindle the rivalry? Would be cool.

49ers vs Cowboys!!!!!! it’s backkkkk

Who's watching this before the playoffs?

Ready to renew the rivalry for the 2022 playoffs!!! Go Niners!

Greatest short term rivalry in NFL history! Deion knew he interfered, so how did he makeup for it, he joined the Cowboys. What a rivalry!

This rivalry is amazing between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers

And so it continues this Sunday! All different players, coaches, even uniforms. Can’t wait!

These teams were so loaded it came down to individual superstars to push one over the other. Look at the legends that played for both clubs - Charles Haley, Ken Norton, Jr., and Deion Sanders. Absolute gamesmanship between two of the most storied teams in football and two of the owners with the deepest pockets. 80-95 was probably my favorite era of football.

Round 2 of the 2020's in 6 days.

My family and I moved to America in the early 80s to the Bay Area. From that point on when we learned about football we hated the cowboys and still do. 49ers forever.

This is the best rivalry even if it’s a younger rivalry compared to the packers vs bears. Easily the 49ers and cowboys have the biggest fanbases outside of their states, and they both have 5 Super Bowls. Hard to argue against that and the fact that they have two beautiful uniforms. 🔶🔴🏉

Aikman defiantly standing in the pocket all covered in mud with his icy cold stare is the definition of a warrior.

Alot of young people don't even know the early 70's 49ers with John Brodie at QB were very good and lost to the Cowboys in the NFC title game 2 years in a row.

Now the rivalry has finally been renewed!

This video gets me so hyped for football! From a time when I fell in love with the sport. The BEST times.

Funny when Sam Elliott talks about how its funny when California boys act Texas tuff. Sam you where born in Sacramento!!!!

And Here we are with 49ers & Cowboys in the Wildcard

I was a kid when this all happened and loved the rivalry, but I don't remember it being so intense! But I hope I get to see that kind of intense rivalry again.

Great game today! Brought back memories from the 80s and 90s

This matchup best of wild card weekend

I agree the rivalry should be reborn to much hugging and love today

This was back when rivalries felt truly authentic. I remember watching them in the 80's and 90's and how many fights these teams would get into BEFORE the game and AFTER the games. It was insane the hate they had for each other.

Giving away Haley and when their triplets starting consistently delivering...Smith, Irvin, Aikman...that's when they took the throne. The NFC Championship Game...I remember it like it was yesterday. I was so sick. I was probably one of few kids in NJ, a Giants die hard area that was a Niners fan. My stepfather was a Cowboys fan. It was one of the few times I actually felt sick after that loss. In SF. Didn't go away until they won the SB between theirs and signed Deion.

There will never be another era of football like this again!!!

Watching this before the 49ers and Cowboys this weekend 😤

Should have put the 1996 game in there aswell. Both teams were still SB contenders that year, just not the clear cut two best teams in the league anymore.

Colts-Patriots of the 00s doesn't match up to this rivalry. 1990s football is so intriguing

These teams were also both classy when they were clashing for the NFC title. It was a great time in the NFL.

I just wanted to thank my Parents for having me in 1982 so I was able to see this at a age were I remember all of it …Go Niners 💪

And now they meet again in the playoffs

27:55 its amazing that deion slipped and still had the makeup speed to get back in perfect position

I am a forty plus year 49er fan. I have to give a ton of credit to the Cowboys. We made a major mistake trading Haley to them, but the key was all the draft picks from the Walker trade and using them as well as they did. It was one hell of a rivalry.

This was the top rivalry of the early 90s. Coming in at second was Bills-Dolphins around this time

Here we go again !!!

One of the best rivalries in nfl HISTORY

Whos here after its confirmed there facing eatch other in the playoffs

Top 3 Rivalries in my lifetime: 1. 49ers vs. Cowboys (80s&90s) 2. Ravens vs. Steelers (00s-10s) 3. Seahawks vs. 49ers (10s-current)

From 92 thru 95. These 2 teams were so far above the rest of the league. And if it wasn't for 2 games. The 94 nfc title game and the 95 playoff game the 49ers lost to Green bay. Dallas probably would have won 4 superbowls in a row. And both these teams would have faced each other 4 straight times in the Nfc championship game. They dominated the entire league for 4 straight years. That's amazing

To me, as a Cowboys fan, the most interesting tidbit in this doc, is Jimmy asking Deion to not forget about him when it came time to choosing his destination in 1994. We have heard since from Jimmy that he got bored in places, and would have left Dallas, maybe even as soon as he ended up doing. What he said to Deion, on the sidelines of his second Superbowl win, in what was his LAST game as Cowboys head coach, disproves all of that. He wouldnt have said that to Deion if he hadnt planned on coming back ATLEAST that next year, so whatever happened at that celebration dinner with Jerry, was the reason he left big D, and in my opinion, what was to be the greatest dynasty in NFL history. Man, it hurts as a Cowboys fan, because I think we threepeat in 1994 if Jimmy stays, and end up winning four in a row when we beat Pittsburgh the year after. Jerry DID fire him in my opinion now. Jimmy agreed to it, but he didnt quit. Such a waste. It always pisses me off when you see situations like that, where LIFE IS GREAT, and dumb egos cause men to take it for granted, blow up something beautiful, and NEVER achieving the same success as they had together. A lot like great rock bands splitting up, and ending up playing at State Fairs, because they were nowhere near as good as solo acts. And what have we received as Cowboys fans since Jimmy was run out of town, with a LOADED roster? One Superbowl win where we really didnt play well enough to win, if not for Neil O Donnell gifting us the championship with two awful throws, and almost THIRTY EFFING YEARS of mediocrity.

One of the rivalries I wish I got to see live. I was born in 94 so I missed it, but I watched enough documentaries to see how exciting it was.

This is the greatest NFC playoff rivalry of all time!! Its also one of the best NFL rivalries because both are the epitome of great NFL franchises.

Her we are again, 1/13/22. Three days before this rivalry is renewed in the playoffs. Let's gooo!! "How bout them Cowboys!!"

Niners v cowboys is the lakers v celtics .this rivalry is legendary.both footballs where dynasty at the sametime .the niners from 80s to 90s .the cowboys build from the bottom to the top fast turn around three yrs

Fun Fact. Charles Haley absolutely despised Steve Young (Haley was a Montana guy) even when they were teammates on the niners. So looking back, I can only imagine how much joy he felt teeing off on Steve Young as a Cowboy during that rivalry.

The Deion and Jerry Jones Commercial is one of the BEST EVER!!

Bring back this rivalry, 2022 style!!! lets go 9ers!!!

I'm going to bring up something most of us have forgotten about that unbelievable 1994 season. FOX started broadcasting NFC games that season. The broadcast crews for FOX and NBC did a joint broadcast during the games, where the pregame crews talked to each other about their respective games and the pending Super Bowl. I don't know what it was about that, but there was something so magical about that segment.

49ers-Cowboys rivalry during the 80s into early 90s were always the best for me. With a smattering of Redskins and the Giants, it seemed as if it's always the 49ers versus the NFC East. Then came the Packers. But looking back, I have a lot of respect for all those teams who always played my Niners tough. I cannot hate on the Cowboys. Respect.Your.Opponent.

Because of this the salary cap started . The cowboys and niners were dominating the 90s the NFL had to make a move. Plus some free agents also wanted change .

We go again

Wow. What a great time that was to be a fan of football. I remember being seven years old watching these games as a Cowboy fan, and having great respect for the Niners.

Anyone watching this ahead of the wildcard game this weekend?

Wow in that 1994 NFC Championship game the Cowboys turn it over three times in the first quarter and gave the 49ers 21 points in the first quarter alone..... that was just too much to overcome

Can't wait for this Sunday!!

COWBOYS, 49ERS, JOHN MADDEN AND PAT SUMMERAL...FOOTBALL AT ITS BEST ALL TIME !!!

Rewatching to get ready for the playoffs!! Go Cowboys!!

Rilvalry renewed this Sunday Go Cowboys

That’s the best rivalry in NFL, I got to witness the tail end of the rivalry in the 90s, it was indeed a two team league.

Seeing this rivalry as a child, all those Sunday's on FOX...These guys were my heroes.

this weekend they play yet again the last time since the 94 nfc title game good luck to both clubs

I wish this rivalry was still a thing

Deion Sanders going to Dallas has got to be the best heel turn in history.

Greatest time in NFL and the greatest rivalry during that time.

The Cowboys and 49ers rivalry in the 90’s is very similar to the Steelers and Raiders rivalry in the 70’s. I love rivalry’s where two teams are in the top of their prime and completely hate each other. When you think of Cowboys/49ers, you think of Dwight Clark’s catch. When you think Raiders/Steelers, you think of the immaculate reception.

This is one of the strongest narrative arcs in all of NFL history; can NFL Films do one on the Cowboys-Steelers rivalry of the 70's?