Twenty-six years and counting.
It's been 26 years since the Dallas Cowboys were a truly relevant team worthy of being considered a contender. The organization hasn't even reached the NFC Championship Game since it went to Super Bowl XXX.
Forget all of the ghosts of the past that supposedly crept into Sunday's meeting with the San Francisco 49ers. Roger Staubach solidifying himself as "Captain Comeback." Jimmy Johnson proclaiming, "How 'bout them Cowboys." Deion Sanders jumping ship from the Bay Area and joining America's Team. None of it matters anymore because it's ancient history.