Packers vs. Steelers in Super Bowl a Dallas Nightmare

What a nightmare for fans of the Dallas Cowboys. In two weeks their glittery $1.15 billion stadium will be taken over by an NFL horror show — the two franchises that have brought more acute misery to Dallas than any other.

First and foremost, there are the Green Bay Packers, who forever and ever are seen in NFL Films walking off the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field as winners of the 1967 NFL Championship — a.k.a. the Ice Bowl — after beating the Cowboys in one the most dramatic finishes in pro football history. You remember the washed-out color footage, don’t you? The hefty linemen digging their cleats into the icy field to get a little traction with 16 seconds left, and then — oh, never mind, just watch:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVEAx0PtGrU

And there are the Pittsburgh Steelers, who beat the Cowboys in Super Bowl X back in 1976, led by Lynn Swann’s four receptions for 161 yards, then did in Dallas again three years later behind Terry Bradshaw’s 318 passing yards and four TD connections. Check it out:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P89FVtpZ4K4

And …

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3c1mvNC3Pw

Yes, Dallas did get one back by beating Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XXX, but that’s hardly going to dull the sting of having those 60-yard hi-def video screens filled with black-and-gold and green-and-gold. The horror!

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