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74_75_78_79_ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:54 pm Dallas, in '92 and the following years, had such the team-speed! And, of course, the coaching led by Jimmy. With no running game, Dan wouldn't have had much less problems against that Dallas D than he did vs San Fran eight years prior. Big D may have not beaten Mia/Pit/Hou/SD by a score of 59-17 (which is what the final score should have been in the real SB vs Bills), but it still would have been lopsided and not a memorable game. Their D may have not forced 9 turnovers, but likely multiple ones just the same thus a convincing victory.

Steelers were in their first year under Cowher, more improvement to come, and even in those more-improved years shortly after, they simply couldn't solve that team now under Switzer. With Jimmy (Wanny & Norv) at helm, Dallas does win convincingly over the 'Burgh in SBXXVII. Oilers defense was not all-that; needed Buddy the following year though he'd kill the locker room. Pardee & Co so outmatched in a SB event against them as well. San Diego? Ross an underrated HC, but still not JImmy nor was his staff to his staff. Nothing against Stan, but you don't think he throws INTs as well against that high-speed swagger-some Dallas D?

No AFC team gives Dallas a challenge in SBXXVII in my opinion. And I hated that team in real time! They being that superior (owning my Steelers) being the reason.

CSKreager wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2026 2:25 am

74_75_78_79_ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:54 pm Dallas, in '92 and the following years, had such the team-speed! And, of course, the coaching led by Jimmy. With no running game, Dan wouldn't have had much less problems against that Dallas D than he did vs San Fran eight years prior. Big D may have not beaten Mia/Pit/Hou/SD by a score of 59-17 (which is what the final score should have been in the real SB vs Bills), but it still would have been lopsided and not a memorable game. Their D may have not forced 9 turnovers, but likely multiple ones just the same thus a convincing victory.

Steelers were in their first year under Cowher, more improvement to come, and even in those more-improved years shortly after, they simply couldn't solve that team now under Switzer. With Jimmy (Wanny & Norv) at helm, Dallas does win convincingly over the 'Burgh in SBXXVII. Oilers defense was not all-that; needed Buddy the following year though he'd kill the locker room. Pardee & Co so outmatched in a SB event against them as well. San Diego? Ross an underrated HC, but still not JImmy nor was his staff to his staff. Nothing against Stan, but you don't think he throws INTs as well against that high-speed swagger-some Dallas D?

No AFC team gives Dallas a challenge in SBXXVII in my opinion. And I hated that team in real time! They being that superior (owning my Steelers) being the reason.

Dallas had no swagger or team speed. They took advantage of a weak NFC where their only competition was Brett “INT” Favre and a good but not great SF team

CSKreager wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2026 2:25 am

74_75_78_79_ wrote: ↑Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:54 pm Dallas, in '92 and the following years, had such the team-speed! And, of course, the coaching led by Jimmy. With no running game, Dan wouldn't have had much less problems against that Dallas D than he did vs San Fran eight years prior. Big D may have not beaten Mia/Pit/Hou/SD by a score of 59-17 (which is what the final score should have been in the real SB vs Bills), but it still would have been lopsided and not a memorable game. Their D may have not forced 9 turnovers, but likely multiple ones just the same thus a convincing victory.

Steelers were in their first year under Cowher, more improvement to come, and even in those more-improved years shortly after, they simply couldn't solve that team now under Switzer. With Jimmy (Wanny & Norv) at helm, Dallas does win convincingly over the 'Burgh in SBXXVII. Oilers defense was not all-that; needed Buddy the following year though he'd kill the locker room. Pardee & Co so outmatched in a SB event against them as well. San Diego? Ross an underrated HC, but still not JImmy nor was his staff to his staff. Nothing against Stan, but you don't think he throws INTs as well against that high-speed swagger-some Dallas D?

No AFC team gives Dallas a challenge in SBXXVII in my opinion. And I hated that team in real time! They being that superior (owning my Steelers) being the reason.

Dallas had no swagger or team speed. They took advantage of a weak NFC where their only competition was Brett “INT” Favre and a good but not great SF team

In 1993, that same defense overwhelmed the Packers while helping the team build a 28-7 lead over the 49ers where Bernie Kosar finished them off in the second half. The defense then shut out the Bills in the second half of the SB. Sure and the hell looked like swagger to me, those back-to-back seasons.

saturdaysarebetter wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2026 5:37 pm It seemed set up for Miami in 1985. They had defeated the undefeated Chicago Bears in the regular season. They would host the New England Patriots in Miami in the AFC Championship Game and they had already defeated the Patriots less than a month earlier on December 16th in Miami 30-27. So it was not a matter of if they could beat the Patriots because they had already done so.

In typical Marino big game fashion, he would throw two interceptions and was only 20-for-48 passing with a 54.9 quarterback rating. Meanwhile, his far-less heralded counterpart, Tony Eason was 10-for-12 passing with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

saturdaysarebetter wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2026 12:05 pm Even though Lorenzo Hampton averaged 4.5 ypc (186/830), Ron Davenport 4.2 ypc (75/314), Tony Nathan 7.5 ypc (27/203), Woody Bennett 4.5 ypc (36/162) and as a team the Dolphins averaged 4.4 yards per carry (so much for having no running game Marino excuse makers as plenty of Super Bowl-winning teams won with lesser yards per carry rushing!), Shula became enamored with his shiny quarterback who threw a league high 623 passes which led to high-scoring shootouts. Miami's defense had regressed and when your quarterback throws 23 interceptions and your defense only makes 13 interceptions, losing the turnover battle is not an ingredient for success.