Maclain Way and Chapman Way deliver a sharp Netflix chronicle of Dallas Cowboys’ 1990s dynasty and its long shadow. The eight-episode doc, born from a blank canvas heyday curiosity, threads together access to the team’s inner circle, NFL Films hours, and a flood of Dallas Morning News photo negatives to reframe how the era is understood. It centers the partnership and later feud between Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson, revealing how their alliance kicked off a modern NFL juggernaut while leaving open wounds that still echo today. The film also situates the Cowboys’ impact within a bigger NFL arc, linking ownership, star power, media influence, and the league’s rise to global prominence.

Key voices span familiar players and figures—Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, Barry Switzer, and Charles Haley—alongside outsiders like Rupert Murdoch, Phil Knight, and George W. Bush, who contributed to the mythos and access. The Way brothers emphasize capturing humanity over spectacle, a through-line that runs deeper than highlight reels and game clips. They recount hundreds of hours of interviews and a treasure trove of archival material, showing how the early-90s Cowboys helped redefine what a modern NFL franchise could be.

Readers see why the documentary matters for fantasy fans: the film hints at how team-building, owner-coach dynamics, and star power shape long-term roster strategy and risk. It’s not just nostalgia; it’s a case study in organizational culture that fuels decisions about how to evaluate players, dynasty value, and the staying power of a franchise’s era-specific aura in the fantasy landscape.