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schroedingersnewcat t1_j5180mr wrote

Reply to comment by MettaWorldPeece in Cowboys-49ers rivalry set for record-tying 9th playoff game by TexOliver93

When I was a kid (in the late 80s early 90s) it was absolutely a thing. I recall a game in the early 90s where multiple players were ejected for a fight that broke out on the field.

It was like watching the Ravens and Bengals play now.

That said, I grew up in Chicago, so my 2 favorite teams are the Bears and whomever is currently beating the living snot out of Green Bay. I felt like a traitor 2 weeks ago uttering the phrase "Go Lions".

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minneapple79 t1_j51q77f wrote

Yup, growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s this was a huge rivalry. They played in a bunch of NFC championship games. The Catch, Jimmy Johnson’s “how bout them Cowboys” speech. When I saw this matchup come up it was like reliving my childhood all over again. I showed my 8-year-old nephew the video of The Catch and he’s been trying to recreate it in his living room much to his mother’s dismay (although it might be better than the usual catch he tries to recreate, which is Justin Jefferson’s catch against the Bills).

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ALC_PG t1_j537ovs wrote

>I recall a game in the early 90s where multiple players were ejected for a fight that broke out on the field.

Even in 2000 when both teams were kinda meh and hadn't faced off in the playoffs in years, we had the hilarious T.O./George Teague theatrics

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MettaWorldPeece t1_j518tf3 wrote

That would make sense. I didn't really start following football until 2005-2010ish.

And as an Eagles fan, I understand your pain. Cheering for the Commanders over the Cowboys in the last week of regular season was bittersweet.

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IGNOREMETHATSFINETOO t1_j51s24r wrote

Giants fan here: it hurt my soul to cheer for Tampa this past weekend, but I'm all in for the 9ers to whoop on those dirty 'girls.

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MettaWorldPeece t1_j51sddn wrote

Good luck to you this Saturday.

But at least Sunday we will be cheering on the same team.

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