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Gilberto Manzano

Cowboys’ Loss to 49ers Was the Sort of Defeat That Sticks With a Team

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Let’s just say what most of us are thinking: The 49ers have the Cowboys’ number. Only the most diehard Cowboys fans believe their favorite team can defeat the juggernaut that is the 49ers if they meet again in the postseason.

Full discretion here, I picked the Cowboys to beat the 49ers on Sunday night. That, of course, didn’t occur, with the 49ers cruising to a 42–10 victory at Levi’s Stadium to remain one of two teams that are 5–0 in the NFL. The Eagles are the other undefeated team. They can match up with the 49ers, and they know they can beat the 49ers because they did it in January during the NFC title game.

The Cowboys (3–2) have forgotten what it’s like to beat the 49ers, losing three consecutive games to their NFC rivals, including two postseason games. They also evidently don’t know how to beat the 49ers.

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