49ers–Cowboys rivalry
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The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers lead the series 20–19–1. It is one of the great inter-division rivalry games in the NFL.[1][2] 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. Additionally, not only both teams could meet in the playoffs, but also if they finish in the same place in their respective divisions, they would play the ensuing season.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Sports Illustrated ranked it as the eighth best rivalry[9] while the NFL Top 10 ranked this rivalry to be the tenth best in the NFL.[10] In 2020, CBS ranked it as the No. 1 NFL rivalry of the 1990s.[11][12] 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.[13][14][15]
First meeting | November 20, 1960 49ers 26, Cowboys 14 |
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Latest meeting | October 8, 2023 49ers 42, Cowboys 10 |
Next meeting | October 27, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 40 |
All-time series | 49ers, 20–19–1 |
Postseason results | Cowboys, 5–4
49ers 19, Cowboys 12 |
Largest victory | Cowboys, 59–14 (1980) 49ers, 42–10 (2023) |
Current win streak | 49ers, 3 (2022–present) |
Championship success during the tenure of rivalry | |
Super Bowl titles (10)
NFC Championships (16) |