OMFG
But there were other times, too. Take 1987, a year to remember. Among other things, it was the year the NFL players went on strike and the teams played for 3 weeks with scab players. The Eagles' real players refused to cross the picket line, kept together by team leaders John Spagnola and Reggie White, operating out of their own beliefs and with the support of Ryan - who didn't care if they all came in or all stayed out, as long as they all stayed together.So Dallas players decide to cross the picket line and beat up on a bunch of out-of-work Teamsters.[1] And when the real Eagles come back you don't think they're looking for a little payback?
The Cowboys, meanwhile, had stars crossing the picket line almost immediately. And when the Eagles played a scab game in Dallas, the Cowboys used many of their real players and took a real lead, understandably enough. Then the real players came out of the game. Then the Eagles scored. Then Landry put some of the real players back into the game. That's when Ryan went wild and vowed revenge.
Two weeks later, with the real players back, he got it. It was the fake kneel-down game, when Ryan ordered quarterback Randall Cunningham to pretend to kill the clock, then stand up and throw the ball into the end zone. It was an outrageous (but artful) bit of bad sportsmanship.
[1] Oh, and then they got their asses handed to them by the Redskins replacement players. I guess Landry knew this was one of their few easy wins that year.