A Week 17 loss to the Eagles saw Dallas boasting the regular season record of 13-3, led by Prescott’s partnership with fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott.
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The Packers won the NFC North at 10-6 and are coming off a 38-13 win over the New York Giants in a wild card game.
– The Cowboys had five players selected to the Pro Bowl: C Travis Frederick, OG Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith, Prescott and Elliott. In order for the Cowboys to win this game, they must continue to do what works, and that’s run the ball, use play action pass, and dominate TOP (time of posssession). Meanwhile, quarterback Aaron Rodgers has rediscovered his exceptional play of late, tossing 19 touchdown to zero interceptions in the weeks since Turkey Day. Ty Montgomery has two touchdowns on the ground, where he has totaled four carries and 26 yards. It’s been 14 years since they’ve made it to the AFC Championship. They found that with Elliott.
“This is a complete offense”, McCarthy said.
Aaron Rodgers wasn’t quite ideal, but Mason Crosby was.
Whether Rodgers is handing him the ball, or he’s throwing him the ball, Montgomery is going to remain heavily involved until the Cowboys defense proves it can slow the second-year Stanford product. Yet, considering the stage and the circumstances, Rodgers might have given his best performance last weekend against the Giants and their No. 2 ranked defense by DVOA. After a two-yard throw to Bryant, Elliott picked up eight yards around right edge for a first down.
However, fifth-round rookie Dak Prescott stepped in, and suddenly Jerry Jones’ boys became the most feared team in the NFC.
Prescott, who took over the injured Tony Romo to start the season, proved to be up to the task.
The Cowboys moved into position for a reply. “We understand the importance of the game and how important each play is”.
Prescott connected with Bryant, who beat cornerback LaDarius Gunter along the left sideline, for a 40-yard touchdown to make it a 21-10 game. The score brought the Cowboys within 8 points of the Packers, trailing 28-20.
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The Cowboys have a 4-3 series lead in the playoffs. But he is coming back at the ideal time.
