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Alex Claudio Jersey for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Let's get right to it.It's not such a good morning for...DAK PRESCOTT AND THE DALLAS COWBOYSThis lo s was so bad that we elevated it to the top spot. TheCowboyshave crashed out of the playoffs early once again, . This lo s might be the most confounding of them all.There are many, many areas in which Dallas either underachieved or outright failed, but the most notable one is the last play of the game ...Trailing by six points with14 seconds leftandno timeouts,Dak Prescottran up the middle for 17 yards and slid down with nine-ish seconds left.Prescott gave the ball to centerTyler Biadasz, but rules state a referee must spot the ball to start play.By the time a referee was able to run up to the play (and through the Cowboys' formation) and spot the ball, there was just one second left. By the time Prescott spiked it, the clock read 0:00.I want to give credit to (CBS announcer ) Tony Romo, who diagnosed the situation perfectly on the broadcast to explain that there was no refereeing error here. That didn't stop Cowboys fans from .Let'
Yovani Gallardo Jersey s review the actual i sues here:Prescott needed to know a referee has to spot the ball. The play was immediately after a timeout, so if no one reminded Prescott of that, that's a failure on coaching, too.The play call was, frankly, terrible. Even if Prescott's run had been executed to perfection, the Cowboys would have had one shot at the end zone from the 24, instead of two shots from the 41. By calling a run play up the middle, the Cowboys gave themselves no margin for error, and it ultimately cost them their season.But let's also make sure that one mistake at the end of the game doesn't mask a plethora of others from the Cowboys. Dallas had for 89 yards. Four of those penalties gave the 49ers a first down.The Cowboys allowed five sacks.All five came on plays the 49ers blitz.The NFL's highest-scoring team scored 17 points.Prescott threw a bad interception toK'Waun Williams, andDeebo Samuel scored on the next play.Mike McCarthymade a couple of questionable-at-best decisions. Early in the fourth quarter, trailing 23-7, McCarthy opted for a 51-yardGreg Zuerleinfield goal instead of going for it on 4th-and-7. Luckily for McCarthy, Zuerlein converted, but at 23-10, the Cowboys still needed two touchdowns. They ended up getting one.The Cowboys now enter a longer-than-expected offseason with plenty of questions to answer.
Aaron Rodgers Jersey One of the biggest ones: will McCarthy return? NFL insider Jason La Canfora saysJerry Jonescould fire McCarthy and , especially after the early playoff exit.Not so honorable mentionLeBron James for the team's continued struggles.Kevin Durantsprained his MCL and is Meanwhile, Draymond Green is with a calf i sue.Seahawks fans won't be happy to hear Ru sell Wilsonreportedly wants to this offseason.Baylor became the first AP No. 1 team to Expect a new No. 1 -- either Auburn or Gonzaga-- by mid-day.And a good morning to everyone else but especially to... THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERSLet's not forget about the team that actually won that Cowboys game: . They are now two games away from the .To recap...The 49ers marched right down the field on the opening drive, going 75 yards in seven plays, capped by anElijah Mitchell 4-yard rushing touchdown.San Francisco then scored a field goal on each of its next three drives. It was just the second time the 49ers scored on each of their first four po se sions of a game this season. The other time was against the Jaguars.The 49ers defensive line was awesome: five sacks, and, as I mentioned earlier, none came off a blitz.They won despite losing stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner to injury during the game.The
Cory Spangenberg Jersey 49ers will never win with tons of style points or a high-flying offense. But the idea that they are an offensive eyesore is far from the truth. You know who led the NFL in yards per play this year? That's right, the 49ers did. San Fran is simply are who they are, and they won't apologize for it. Yes,Jimmy Garoppolois going to make some mistakes. He gifted the Cowboys life with a truly horrible interception yesterday. If you're going to judge Garoppolo negatively for that play, though, make sure to credit him for a huge Week 18 in which he led a ma sive comeback to get the 49ers into the playoffs.San Francisco has limitations offensively, but it also has the playmakers -- Samuel, Mitchell, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk-- to make things happen when needed. The defense is solid enough to keep them in games, and the defensive line is spectacular. It's just a tough, tough bunch. As the Cowboys found out, just because the 49ers barely snuck into the playoffs doesn't mean they can't do damage. Packers, be forewarned.As for the rest of the weekend's playoff action Let's go rapid-fire through the other four games three of which were not competitive at all: After a slow start, the Chiefs scored a touchdown on six straight drives, including fivePatrick Mahomes touchdown pa ses. Travis Kelce
Jonathan Villar Jersey threw for Kansas City's sixth touchdown and became the first player in postseason history to throw a touchdown, catch a touchdown and record 100+ receiving yards. Ben Roethlisberger it was the last game of his career.Tampa Bay dominated in all facets of this one, leading 31-0 early in the fourth quarter. Tom Brady threw touchdowns to Rob Gronkowski
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