Bobhaze
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Any long time fans of the Dallas Cowboys will certainly remember that mentioning the name of the Pittsburgh Steelers can still induce heartburn and frustration. In the 1970s, the steelers were the only team that stood in the way of the Cowboys winning four SBs in that decade instead of two.
To this day, the loss in SB XIII is the toughest loss I’ve ever felt as a long time Cowboys fan. That 35-31 loss was so full of “what could have been” plays like the infamous Jackie Smith drop in the end zone or the phantom PI call on Benny Barnes or the crazy kickoff fumble by Randy White. I’m feeling all that frustration all over again as I type this. But I digress.
The Cowboys hold a 17-16 all time series lead over the Steelers, which includes the Steelers 2-1 lead in playoff wins, all in SBs. These two teams have played some of the greatest games in NFL history. SB X and SB XIII were both close 4 point Cowboys losses. The Cowboys got a dose of revenge in SB XXX when Larry Brown essentially became Steeler QB Neil O’Donnell‘s best receiver. Unfortunately the Steelers have 6 SB wins to our 5.
Some interesting tidbits of this series:
To this day, the loss in SB XIII is the toughest loss I’ve ever felt as a long time Cowboys fan. That 35-31 loss was so full of “what could have been” plays like the infamous Jackie Smith drop in the end zone or the phantom PI call on Benny Barnes or the crazy kickoff fumble by Randy White. I’m feeling all that frustration all over again as I type this. But I digress.
The Cowboys hold a 17-16 all time series lead over the Steelers, which includes the Steelers 2-1 lead in playoff wins, all in SBs. These two teams have played some of the greatest games in NFL history. SB X and SB XIII were both close 4 point Cowboys losses. The Cowboys got a dose of revenge in SB XXX when Larry Brown essentially became Steeler QB Neil O’Donnell‘s best receiver. Unfortunately the Steelers have 6 SB wins to our 5.
Some interesting tidbits of this series:
- In regular season games, both teams have played 15 games at their respective home stadiums. Dallas is 9-6 and Pitts is 8-7.
- Pittsburgh leads in the playoff matchups 2-1. SBs X and XIII were both in Miami. Our SB XXX win was in Arizona.
- The series started 64 years ago with the Steelers winning the first game 34-27 in Sept, 1960 at the Cotton Bowl.
- The last meeting took place at AT&T in 2020 and the Steelers won 24-19.
- The Cowboys longest winning streak in the series was 7 straight between 1964-72. The longest steeler streak was 5 straight between 1975 -82.
- Since 2000, the Steelers are 3-2 against the Cowboys.
- The last time the two teams met in Pittsburgh was in 2016 in that great Cowboys comeback win where Zeke scored late to seal a thrilling 35-30 win.
- Some recent Cowboys players who also played for the Steelers include Flozell Adams, Chaz Green, Taco Charlton and Mat McBriar.