49ers vs. Cowboys
Nine playoff meetings and CBS's No. 1 NFL rivalry of the 1990s.
The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. As the Cowboys play in NFC East and the 49ers in the NFC West, they do not play every year; instead, they play at least once every three years and at least once every six seasons at each team's home stadium due to the NFL's rotating division schedules when their respective divisions are paired up.
Quick Facts
- Teams
- San Francisco 49ers (NFC West), Dallas Cowboys (NFC East)
- Overall series
- 49ers lead 21–19–1
- Playoff meetings
- 9 (Cowboys lead 5–4)
- Ranking
- CBS (2020): No. 1 NFL rivalry of the 1990s
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Background
It is one of the greatest inter-division rivalries in the NFL. Sports Illustrated ranked it as the eighth best rivalry while the NFL Top 10 ranked this rivalry to be the tenth best in the NFL. In 2020, CBS ranked it as the No. 1 NFL rivalry of the 1990s. The rivalry was also the subject of two 2015 episodes of NFL Network's The Timeline entitled "A Tale of Two Cities" with actors Sam Elliott (Cowboys) and Jeremy Renner (49ers) as narrators.
The 49ers lead the overall series, 21–19–1. The two teams have met nine times in the playoffs, with the Cowboys holding a 5–4 record.
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