This year’s offseason series will focus on the most obscure players in franchise history.
Full Story »Steelers 20, Cowboys 13: A Statement Game, Indeed
With 12:26 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game between Dallas and Pittsburgh, the Steelers faced a fourth-and-goal from the Dallas one. The Steelers had managed to move the ball 73 yards on a long drive, but now it was do-or-die time for Pittsburgh. Greg Russell ran off left guard, but Bradie James and [...]
Full Story »Do or (Perhaps) Die: Cowboys-Steelers Preview
Until the Cowboys are officially out of the playoff race, every game from this point onward will have a playoff feel to it. If the Cowboys can pull off a win at Pittsburgh in December, it will be the biggest win this franchise has had in many years, especially this late in the season. The [...]
Full Story »A Look Back to 1994 and 1997: Dallas-Pittsburgh Season Openers as Bookends
Twice during the 1990s, the Cowboys traveled to Pittsburgh to open their season against the Steelers. In both instances, Dallas came away with huge wins. However, whereas the 1994 opener marked a new era with head coach Barry Switzer, the 1997 game four seasons later was one of the last highlights of the Switzer regime. [...]
Full Story »Cowboys vs. Steelers: The Early Rivalry
When the Cowboys and Steelers of the 1970s became immortalized by the two Super Bowls, the teams were a few years removed from having played each other annually when both teams were members of the NFL. The two teams have faced each other a total of 29 times, and 16 of those games took place [...]
Full Story »Should the Cowboys Be Envious of the Steelers’ Drafting Prowess? Sort Of.
Soon after last year’s draft, I got into a bit of a debate with a friend who is a Steeler fan over whether the Cowboys made a mistake by taking Felix Jones instead of Rashard Mendenhall, who was taken by the Steelers. This debate was the latest entry into a long-standing discussion that began with [...]
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