From 1991 through 1998, the Eagles went 5-13 vs. The Eagles won 37-20 in the rematch at the Vet after the strike was settled, and Buddy never lost to the Cowboys again.Īfter Buddy and Landry were gone, the Cowboys owned the Eagles.
Once Landry played starters in the 1987 strike replacement game – the Cowboys won 41-22 at Texas Stadium – Buddy was determined to humiliate and embarrass him every way he could.
The Cowboys didn’t win a playoff game from 1983 through 1990, and the Eagles didn’t win one from 1981 through 1991.īuddy Ryan’s open disdain for Tom Landry, Tex Schramm and the entire Cowboys franchise is what really breathed life into the rivalry. The Cowboys won 21 of 23 matchups with the Eagles from 1967 through 1978, but it was 1980, when the Eagles crushed Dallas in the NFC Championship Game at the Vet, that the rivalry first came to life.īut then both franchises experienced long, bleak stretches. Eagles injury update: Julio Jones out with concussion
