Cowboys QB Dak Prescott We Underachieved
on Sunday in the NFL's Wild Card Round of the playoffs for the 2021 season. And while the players on the field might not be too familiar with one another, the fans who cheer for the uniforms certainly are.UPDATE:Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on the 23-17 lo s: We definitely underachieved, and it sucks. Point blank.The Cowboys-49ers playoff history is one that tells many tales. Dallas dominated early on, beating San Francisco in consecutive conference championship games in 1970 and 1971 before the 49ers exacted revenge in 1981 during the divisional round with the now infamous Montana-to-Clark play known as "The Catch."Then came the 1990's
Miles Mikolas Jersey when the Cowboys won two of three conference championship games against the 49ers from 1992-1994 on their way to three Super Bowl titles in four years.Some Cowboys fans today weren't even alive for any of those games, but some remember them like they were yesterday, and for them, is just a continuation of the rivalry.For the Cowboys, it's the first playoff appearance since the 2018 Divisional Round lo s to the Rams, and it's the first playoff appearance for the 49ers since the 31-20 Super Bowl LIV lo s to the Chiefs.Keep it here at CowboysSI.com for all the in-game updates for in Sunday's NFL Wild Card game at ATT Stadium.There were noadditions to the Cowboys reserve/COVID-19 list, so only linebacker Keanu Neal (chest/elbow) is mi sing on Sunday.The inactives for Dallas today: Neal, Nahshon Wright, Matt Farniok, Maurice Canady, Quinton Bohanna and Simi Fehoko.The 49ers listed inactives for Sunday areRB Trey Sermon,OT Jaylon Moore,CB Deommodore Lenoir,CB Darqueze Dennard and DT Maurice Hurst. Players with injury designations areLB Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) questionable,LB Marcell Harris (Achilles) questionable,S Talanoa Hufanga (knee) questionable, and P Mitch Wishnowsky (concu sion) questionable.Dallas wins the to s but defers. San Francisco receives the opening kick.FIRST QUARTERSan Francisco begins the first drive of the game accepting a pre-snap penalty on Dallas for a neutral zone infraction and starts first-and-5.Deebo Samuel runs up the middle for nine yards to the SF 39, and the 49ers stick with him on the next play but he's caught for a one-yard gain by Randy Gregory.The 49ers pa s on consecutive plays for 17 yards to Benjamin and for 11 yards to Aiyuk. Then Mitchell runs for 13 to the DAL 19 for a first-and-10. Elijah Mitchell carries around the right end for four yards for a touchdown. The SF scoring drive was seven
Jose Martinez Jersey plays, 75 yards, and took 4:06 off the clock. Jimmy Garoppolo was 3-for-3 for 43 yards on the drive.The Cowboys begin their first drive of the game with an incomplete pa s from Dak Prescott and an Ezekiel Elliott run that's a lo s of three yards. On third-and-13 Prescott is sacked by Nick Bosa for a quick three-and-out for Dallas with 9:27 left in the first quarter.San Francisco takes over from its own 42 with an incomplete pa s from Garoppolo to Mitchell under pre sure from Parsons, who was injured on the play and has left the game. On third-and-10 Garoppolo completes to Jennings for 11 yards for a first down. Jordain Lewis was on the coverage. First down SF from the DAL 47.Mitchell runs to the right for four yards, then up the middle for nine yards for another first down from the DAL 34. The Cowboys' defense has no answer for the 49ers' run game early. On first down, Garoppolo pa ses to Mitchell behind the line and Dorance Armstrong is waiting for him for a lo s of 11 yards. On third-and-16 the Cowboys faithful made some noise causing a SF delay of game penalty. On third-and-21 Kyle Juszczyk catches a pa s for 10 yards to the DAL 35. Robbie Gould is good from 53 yards. The 49ers scoring drive goes nine plays, 23 yards, and took 4:43 off the clock for a San Francisco 10-0 lead with 4:53 left in the first quarter. Micah Parsons remains out.Dallas takes over for its second po se sion of the game from its own 19. Prescott pa ses incomplete to Cooper then finds him on second
Whitey Herzog Jersey down for 10 yards. Elliott runs off left tackle for four yards for a first down.On third-and-6 Prescott hits Lamb for 32 yards but it's negated by a Connor Williams holding penalty. On the next play (third-and-16) Prescott hits Cedrick Wilson for six yards who tries to lateral a
Lance Lynn Jersey pa s to a sprinting Tony Pollard but he mi ses Pollard and the ball is officially fumbled out of bounds at the 19 (It was a brilliant play that would've gone for a huge gain had Wilson hit Pollard). Bryan Anger punts 59 yards to the SF 22.San Francisco takes its third po se sion of the game from its own 22.Mitchell loses a yard on first down then runs for six on second down. On third-and-5 Randy Gregory commits a neutral zone infraction giving SF a first down.Garoppolo pa ses to the left side for Aiyuk for nine yards to the SF 41. Mitchell then runs to the right and loses two yards, tackled by Vander Esch and Parsons ending the first quarter.SECOND QUARTEROn third-and-3 from the SF 39, Garoppolo hits Samuel acro s the middle for 19 yards to the DAL 42. .Mitchell runs left tackle for no gain then Samuel runs off right end for one yard. On third-and-9 Garoppolo finds Aiyuk on the near sideline for 10 yards right at the line to gain for a first down.Mitchell runs off left tackle middle for five yards then up the middle for two yards. On another third down Samuel fights for two yards bringing up fourth down.Gould is good from 40 yards pushing the SF lead to 13-0 with 9:40 left in the half. The SF scoring drive went 12 plays, 56 yards, and took 7:58 off the clock.Dallas takes over its third po se sion of the game from its own 33. Elliott runs off right end for five yards then another five yards for a Cowboys first down. Pollard runs around the right end for eight yards, then Prescott hits Lamb on a wide receiver screen for a first down and the Cowboys cro s midfield for the first time
Roger Maris Jersey in the game.Pollard runs again to the right side but for just two yards, then Prescott hits Wilson on the left side for 18 yards to the SF 25. On first down, Pollard runs again for five yards to the SF 20 and then for no gain bringing up a third-and-5 for Dallas. Prescott finds Cooper deep right in the end zone for the touchdown. The Cowboys scoring drive goes nine plays, 67 yards, and takes 4:21 off the clock. After the Zuerlein extra point it's 13-7 49ers with 5:19 left in the half.On the next play from scrimmage, Garoppolo finds Aiyuk acro s the middle for 37 yards to the DAL 38. Then Mitchell loses a yard up the middle. Juszczyk catches a pa s for five yards up the middle bringing up a third-and-6.Garoppolo's pa s is deflected at the line by Armstrong for a fourth down. Gould is good from 52 making the score 16-7 with 3:03 left in the half. The SF scoring drive was five plays, 41 yards, and took 2:16 off the clock.Dallas begins its drive from the SF 25, and Prescott hits Cooper for nine