Troy Aikman
The story of the intense rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys that lasted through the entire 1980's and 1990's.
The 49ers–Cowboys rivalry during the 1990s, when San Francisco and Dallas faced each other in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive times.
The NFC champion New York Giants and the AFC champion New England Patriots meet for the championship of the National Football League.
In what would be the first NFC Championship against each other in the 90s, the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers faced off for the chance to go to Super Bowl XXVII. The featured two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Troy Aikman and Steve Young. Young threw for 313 yards but Aikman led the Cowboys to a 30-20 victory by throwing for 322 yards and 2 touchdown passes.
The fabulous offensive troika of quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith, and trouble-filled wide receiver Michael Irvin led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in the decade, capped by a marvelous performance in the Super Bowl. Of the three championship seasons, this was the most interesting. NFL Films does a masterful job examining the highs and lows of a 12-4 season, with much of the story told in the words of players other than the big three.
