Brice Butler came onto the field, went to the middle where the Dallas players were starting to gather, then left without playing a snap. Talk about an all-time classic.
“I knew it was a ideal throw by him to keep me inbounds to help me catch with two feet in and fall forward”, Cook said.
Sunday’s chaos didn’t end with Mason Crosby’s game-winning 51-yard field goal.
There’s a Super Bowl berth on the line next week, but no matter how many bombs Ryan and Rodgers throw, it’ll be tough to top this one. If they’d lost the coin toss in overtime, the Packers seemed likely to lose. He completed a clutch, decisive, incomprehensibly long pass that wound up being completed.
Cook, who led Green Bay with 104 yards receiving, kept both feet inbounds with a knee just above the ground out of bounds. The play was confirmed on review.
That forced a 52-yard field-goal attempt by Dan Bailey, which tied the game at 31-31.
After two short completions, Rodgers then found WR Davante Adams for 14 yards to convert on third-and-3 to get the Packers into scoring range.
It’s finally game time – join APC as we follow along with the Divisional Playoff game between Green Bay and Dallas. He missed 11 games in 2015 because of a twice broken left collarbone.
NOTHING NEW: Rodgers’ run of three straight games with four touchdown passes – and 19 without an interception during the winning streak – prompted plenty of questions of how the Cowboys would deal with it, and what might be different in how they approach defending him.
Rookie sensation quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys. Exciting game but certainly not the ending the Cowboys were expecting.
That lone loss came at Lambeau Field when fans were stunned by the controversial incomplete pass call against Dez Bryant. These two teams faced off in Weekk 6 of the National Football League regular season, as Dallas beat the Packers 30-16 in Green Bay.
What?! Run it, you idiots!
Garrett also talked at length about his own decision to stick with Prescott once Romo recovered from fractures in his back.
On a third-and-two later in the first half, Prescott scrambled for a first down in leading another field goal drive. “The Cowboys have a bright future with Dak Prescott“.
McCarthy passed Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren on Green Bay’s coaching victory list with his 10th post-season win. Ultimately, the Dallas pass rush wasn’t able to make enough of an impact to slow down Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense.
It’s fair to point out that Christie has been in attendance at numerous Cowboys games, including the final win they had in the 2016 season at home against the Detroit Lions.
Green Bay and Rodgers responded quickly, and more impressively. The first was Dallas in 1972, when “Captain Comeback”, Roger Staubach, rallied the Cowboys in San Francisco.
The Cowboys have a 4-3 series lead in the playoffs. The NFL rulebook knows no depth. The Cowboys got the 34-31 win over Dallas in AT&T Stadium. Richard Rodgers caught a 34-yard touchdown and Ty Montgomery finished off two drives of a 90 and 80 yards, respectively, with two rushing scores.
The Cowboys quickly answered.