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Four important wins during the 1981 season were two wins each over the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.
Walsh felt that this was because the Cowboys were scheduled to play the Rams the next week in a rare Sunday night game and that showing the highlights of the 49ers ' win would potentially hurt the game's ratings.
Two of those games were at home against the Dallas Cowboys, making the Cowboys wear their " unlucky " or " jinxed " navy-blue jerseys, as the Cowboys are one of three teams who routinely wear their white jerseys at home with limited exception.
In both 1996 and 2003, the Panthers were responsible for eliminating the Cowboys in the playoffs which led to the local nickname for the Panthers being the " Cowboy killers ".
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders soon gained the spotlight with their revealing outfits and sophisticated dance moves, which debuted in the 1972 – 1973 season, but were first seen widely in Super Bowl X ( 1976 ).
Yet the glory days of the Cowboys were again beginning to dim as free agency, age and injuries began taking their toll.
Star receiver Michael Irvin was suspended by the league for the first five games of 1996 following a drug-related arrest ; he came back after the Cowboys started the season 2-3 ; they finished 10-6 and won the NFC East title, but were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs 26-17 by the second-year Carolina Panthers.
Gailey led the team to two playoff appearances with a 10 – 6 record in 1998 and an NFC East championship, but the Cowboys were defeated in the playoffs by the Arizona Cardinals 20-7 ; after an 8 – 8 season in 1999 ( during which Irvin suffered a career-ending spinal injury in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles ) ending in another playoff loss ( this time to the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 ), he was fired and became the first Cowboys coach who did not take the team to a Super Bowl.
The Cowboys were eliminated by the ( eventual Super Bowl Champion ) Giants in the divisional round of the playoffs, the first NFC No. 1 seed to do so since the playoff re-alignment.
Two exceptions were when the Cowboys wore their normal white uniforms on Thanksgiving in 2007 and 2008.
However, the roots of the curse likely date back earlier to the end of the 1968 season when the blue-shirted Cowboys were upset badly by the Cleveland Browns in the divisional playoffs.
The now Arizona Cardinals, back when they were in St. Louis, were one of the first teams to try doing this trick when the Cowboys visited the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Among these were the 1989 " Bounty Bowls ," in which Ryan allegedly placed a bounty on Dallas kicker Luis Zendejas and Veterans Stadium fans pelted the Cowboys with snowballs and other debris.
It is said that the rivalry was fueled in the 1970s due to the stark contrast of the teams: the Cowboys, being more of a " flashy " team with Roger Staubach's aerial attack and the " flex " Doomsday Defense ; while the Steelers were more of a " blue-collar " team with a strong running game and the 1970s-esque Steel Curtain defense, a contrast that still exists today.
In, the Vikings again won the Central Division with a 9 – 5 record and advanced to their 4th NFC Championship Game in 5 years, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion Cowboys, 23 – 6, at Texas Stadium.
Before long, the Giants were 6 – 2, but lost two straight to division foes: to the Cowboys 33 – 20 at home, and to the Eagles on the road, putting the G-Men in 2nd place in the NFC East at 6 – 4.
With the merger of the NFL and AFL in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the NFC East Division with their archrivals the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, and the Dallas Cowboys.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting a 10-4 regular season record.
It is the only Super Bowl in which the Most Valuable Player Award was given to a member of the losing team: Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley, who intercepted two passes ( sacks and tackles were not yet recorded ).
Then the Cowboys overcame the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game, 17-10, aided by Thomas ' 143 rushing yards, along with interceptions by Renfro and Jordan late in the third quarter that were both converted into touchdowns.
The Cowboys were unable to get any points off the turnover and had to punt.

Cowboys and joined
The Cowboys joined the NFL as a 1960 expansion team.
Dave Garrett served as the Cowboys ' play-by-play announcer from 1995 – 97, when Brad Sham left the team and joined the Texas Rangers ' radio network team as well as broadcast Sunday Night Football on Westwood One.
After Staubach joined the Cowboys in 1969 after spending 4 years of service in the United States Navy, however, both quarterbacks competed for the starting job.
The Steelers joined the Cowboys in their attempt to be the first team to ever win a third Super Bowl, after wins in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw had the best season of his career, completing 207 of 368 passes for 2, 915 yards and 28 touchdowns, with 20 interceptions.
Bush was joined by former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach.
Other players joined the WFL despite being drafted by NFL squads, such as quarterback Danny White, who signed with Memphis before eventually joining the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
In the 2011 season the Vaqueros joined the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs against White Sands Pupfish, Roswell Invaders, Ruidoso Osos, Alpine Cowboys and Carlsbad Bats.
Cowboys, First Nations dancers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their red serges are joined by clowns, bands, politicians and business leaders.
In early March 1978, Stevie Shears, whose style of guitar playing was considered a limiting factor, was sacked from the band after they toured England and joined Cowboys International in 1980.
Summerall and Baldinger were joined by Daryl Johnston, who at the time was working as Fox's # 2 color man with Dick Stockton and who was a longtime teammate of Smith's with the Cowboys, for this game.
After his required service in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969.
In 1993 Hinton joined Dallas Cowboys football coach Jimmy Johnson and wrote Turning the Thing Around.
They were joined by a few veterans who crossed the picket lines, including New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau, Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Randy White, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Steve Largent.
With the win, the Steelers joined the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys as the only franchises to have won five Super Bowls.
Sims, who joined the Cowboys with older brother Ashton, would have a stand out year in 2011.
In August 1996 Andie Rathbone joined, a well known drummer on the Chester scene who had been playing with several bands including " DNA Cowboys ", " The Wandering Quatrains " and " Jonti ".
Calgary later joined the WHA in 1975 when the Vancouver Blazers relocated to become the Calgary Cowboys.
In 1972, Stallings joined the staff of the Dallas Cowboys as Tom Landry's secondary coach.
Upon leaving the Sabres, he joined the NHL-rival-league World Hockey Association with the Vancouver Blazers in 1974 – 75, then the Calgary Cowboys for two seasons as the franchise relocated.
After the band dissolution, Phil Lewis joined The London Cowboys, then Airrace, and in 1987 L. A.
He also joined the select group to start in the conference championship for two different franchises, joining Craig Morton ( Cowboys and Broncos ), Doug Williams ( Buccaneers and Redskins ) and Jay Schroeder ( Redskins and Raiders ).
He performed with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra during its 1937-38 season, but had more interest in country fiddling and joined Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys, an Atlanta-based western music band.
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin joined the roundtable as the main football analyst and was known for his outlandish and eccentric wardrobe on the set.
Ferrie and Stephen were later joined by Andrew Pendlebury ( ex-The Sports ; lead guitar, vocals ), Terry Doolan ( ex-Sacred Cowboys ; rhythm guitar, vocals ), and Des Hefner ( ex-The Birthday Party ; drums, vocals ).

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