>Go back even earlier to the Broncos and the Cowboys in 1978. I was living in Colorado then and I remember the hype. It was amazing...

Yeah. I remember. It was Tony Dorsett's first and only Super Bowl win. Randy White and Harvey Martin were co-MVPs, although many felt that Cowboys' Randy Hughes, the free safty, was also deserving of the award. Afterwards, Harvey Martin did the "Orange Crush" soft drink. :)

I really felt for Craig Morton. He finally made it to a Super Bowl, against his old team at that, and got clobbered. I always liked him.

But I think the 49er's and the Cowboys rivalry in the early 90's were more intense because it lasted several years. The Broncos were a one year wonder in 70's. What happened to them after 1978? I don't remember.