"Over the first 30 years of Super Bowl history, the Cowboys were almost synonymous with the NFL's championship game. Dallas represented the NFC five times out of the first 13 Super Bowls. They were in eight of the first 30 championship games. Dallas appeared in a total of 16 NFC Championship games, including twice when it was the NFL Championship game prior to the NFL-AFL merger, between 1966-1995."
"In 1970, the first year the NFL and AFL teams were playing in the same league, Dallas finally seemed to be ready to reach the summit. The beat the 49ers in the NFC title game and faced the Colts for the NFL championship. It was an ugly game at the Orange Bowl. The Colts had seven of the game's 11 total turnovers. The Cowboys were flagged 10 times for 133 yards against Baltimore's four for 31."
The Dallas Cowboys dominated early Super Bowl history with frequent appearances and conference championship showings through the 1966-1995 era. Dallas represented the NFC five times in the first 13 Super Bowls and appeared in eight of the first 30 championship games, totaling 16 NFC Championship games including two pre-merger NFL Championship appearances. By the end of the 1995 season the Cowboys were 5-3 in Super Bowls, had won the last three title games they played, and stood 8-8 in conference title games. Thirty years later those Super Bowl and conference-title records remained unchanged. Super Bowl V ended with a 16-13 Colts victory.
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