As the No. 2 seed, the Cowboys have the opportunity to host two playoff games, thanks to the Eagles' gift of the NFC East title. They have won 16 consecutive home games coming into Sunday.
Once again, the Cowboys capitalized on a golden chance, continuing a pattern that began with their 1995 Super Bowl triumph. It was as if they had vanished.
The humiliating 48-32 loss came from a quarterback playing in his first postseason game, and Dallas was the victim. It was never in question and was never that close.
With a 1-3 record in the last three postseasons, including two defeats at home, owner Jerry Jones will have a lot of soul-searching to do this offseason: should he remove Mike McCarthy? If he does, would he put his faith in Dan Quinn, the team's defensive coordinator, whose squad allowed the most points in a playoff game ever?
Do we see Dak Prescott, who has a salary cap burden of over $60 million for the upcoming season, threw two interceptions on Sunday, and a career postseason record of 2-5, receiving a large allocation of resources from him? On Sunday, though, all eyes were on the Packers, who stomped all over the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
With a passer rating of 157.2, Jordan Love threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns in his first career postseason start, completing 16 of 21 passes.
Three touchdowns and 118 yards on 21 carries were accounted for by Aaron Jones, while Romeo Doubs received six receptions for 151 yards and one more score. Dontayvion Wicks and Luke Musgrave both caught touchdown passes.
Darnell Savage had a 64-yard pick-six, while Jaire Alexander had an interception of Prescott at the Dallas 19-yard line, which resulted in a brief scoring drive. After the Cowboys scored on the last play of the half, the Packers took a 27-7 lead into halftime.
Darnell Savage had a 64-yard pick-six, while Jaire Alexander had an interception of Prescott at the Dallas 19-yard line, which resulted in a brief scoring drive. After the Cowboys scored on the last play of the half, the Packers took a 27-7 lead into halftime.