This Sunday it will be played the game that has been repeated the most times in the Super Bowl with three different editions. Los Dallas Cowboys They will travel to Acrisure Stadium to face the Pittsburgh Steelers within the framework of Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season.
Historically, Both franchises have faced each other 33 times with a favorable balance for the Cowboys of 17-16. When the Texas franchise joined the NFL in 1960, it was part of the West division, but the following year it shared a division with the Steelers due to the inclusion of the Minnesota Vikings.
Pittsburgh won the first two Super Bowls against Dallas
The first time Dallas and Pittsburgh met for the Vince Lombardi Trophy was in the 1975 season, in the Super Bowl X edition. Terry Bradshaw’s Steelers and The Steel Curtain won the match 21-17 thanks to Glen Edwards intercepting a Roger Staubach throw on the last play of the game. Wide receiver Lynn Swann was the MVP of the game after catching four passes from his quarterback and setting the record for yards per reception, from that time in the big game, with 161.
The second duel between the Cowboys and Steelers for the Super Bowl occurred in Super Bowl XIII and the Pennsylvania team won 35-31. The match was very different from three years before because now it was a shootout between Bradshaw and Roger Staubach because In the last quarter both teams scored 14 points each. The black and yellow quarterback took the MVP after throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns.
The Cowboys broke the curse thanks to the Triplets
It took 17 seasons for these franchises to meet again in the Big Game and Those from Dallas managed to break the curse to win Super Bowl XXX 27-17 thanks to Troy Aikman, Emmit Smith and Michael Irving and a defense that punished Neil O’Donnell throughout the game. However, ‘America’s Team’ has not played for Lombardi since then.
Now, Cowboys and Steelers will seek to improve their record in the 2024 season after suffering losses against the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts, respectively. Some of the most important duels will be CeeDee Lamb against Joey Porter Jr. TJ Watt against Terence Steele. Brandon Aubrey and Chris Boswell.
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