That September, the Dallas Cowboys opened their NFL season by beating the Washington Redskins 23–10 on Monday Night Football, the start of a 13-3 campaign that would culminate with the first of three Super Bowl victories they’d amass in a dynastic four-year window. These events seem completely unrelated. They are not. The Cowboys’ success in the nineties was built on a trio of superstar skill players,[*] a dominating offensive line, and a defense that emphasized team speed.
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