Packers quarterback Jordan Love throws for 272 yards and three TDs on his playoff debut, while Aaron Jones also runs in three scores; Green Bay travel to San Francisco to take on NFC top seeds the 49ers in next weekend’s Divisional Round
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Highlights from the Green Bay Packers against the Dallas Cowboys on the Super Wild Card Weekend.
The Dallas Cowboys suffered an embarrassing 48-32 home defeat to the Green Bay Packers to again exit the NFL playoffs in disappointing fashion.
The Cowboys were much fancied to progress through to the Divisional Round ahead of the matchup, having won their last 16 consecutive home games, but Green Bay blew them away early, building a 27-0 advantage inside the final two minutes of the first half.
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Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love somehow found Dontayvion Wicks for the 20-yard touchdown as the Packers continued to dominate in the first half versus the Dallas Cowboys.
Dallas briefly threatened to rally, with quarterback Dak Prescott finding tight end Jake Ferguson for their first score with the final play before the interval, before then adding a Brandon Aubrey field goal on their opening possession of the second half to cut their deficit to 17.
But, crucially, the Dallas defense simply had no answer for the Green Bay offense, the Packers scoring touchdowns on five-straight series’ until pulling their starters out of the game in the fourth quarter.
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Jason Bell struggled to contain his emotions as Dallas, who had won their last 16 games at home in the NFL, continued to get pummeled by Green Bay in the Wild Card Round.
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Jordan Love went 16-of-21 passing on his playoff debut, racking up 272 passing yards and three TDs. Running back Aaron Jones too found the end zone on three occasions for the Packers as he had a 118-yard day on 21 carries.
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Luke Musgrave found himself completely open to score a 38-yard touchdown as Green Bay continued to dominate Dallas.
Ferguson also had a hat-trick of TDs for the Cowboys, but two of those came in garbage time in the fourth quarter as Dallas made the scoreline somewhat more respectable after having fallen behind 48-16 at one stage with the last of Love’s scoring strikes to Romeo Doubs.
Prescott finished 41-of-60 passing, for 403 yards and three TDs, but he also tossed two interceptions, the second of which was returned 64 yards for a pick-six by Darnell Savage Jr, earning Green Bay their 27-0 lead late in the first half.
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Darnell Savage’s pick-six saw Green Bay incredibly move 27-0 ahead against Dallas in the first half.
Prescott and the Cowboys found more joy in the second half but it was too little, too late, and it means that the five-time Super Bowl winners not only fail to progress to the Divisional Round but that their NFC Championship Game drought now stretches into a 29th season.
Image: Dallas Cowboys' playoff struggles since last Super Bowl win in 1995 season
Stats leaders:
Green Bay Packers
- Passing: Jordan Love, 16/21, 272 yards, 3 TDs
- Rushing: Aaron Jones, 21 carries, 118 yards, 3 TDs
- Receiving: Romeo Doubs, 6 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
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Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love was thrilled after his side thrashed Dallas on the road to reach the Divisional round.
Dallas Cowboys
- Passing: Dak Prescott, 41/60, 403 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
- Rushing: Tony Pollard, 15 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: CeeDee Lamb, 9 catches, 110 yards
- Jake Ferguson, 10 catches, 93 yards, 3 TDs
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Following a disastrous first half, Around the NFL debate whether Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy will be sacked should they lose to Green Bay in the Wild Card Round.
Score summary
Scoring summary
| FIRST QUARTER | |
| Packers 7-0 Cowboys | Aaron Jones three-yard rushing TD (extra point) |
| SECOND QUARTER | |
| Packers 14-0 Cowboys | Aaron Jones one-yard rushing TD (extra point) |
| Packers 20-0 Cowboys | Jordan Love 20-yard TD pass to Dontayvion Wicks (missed extra point) |
| Packers 27-0 Cowboys | Darnell Savage 64-yard Interception return for a TD (extra point) |
| Packers 27-7 Cowboys | Dak Prescott one-yard TD pass to Jake Ferguson (extra point) |
| THIRD QUARTER | |
| Packers 27-10 Cowboys | Brandon Aubrey 34-yard field goal |
| Packers 34-10 Cowboys | Aaron Jones nine-yard rushing TD (extra point) |
| Packers 35-16 Cowboys | Tony Pollard one-yard rushing TD (missed extra point) |
| Packers 41-16 Cowboys | Jordan Love 38-yard TD pass to Luke Musgrave (extra point) |
| FOURTH QUARTER | |
| Packers 48-16 Cowboys | Jordan Love three-yard TD pass to Romeo Doubs (extra point) |
| Packers 48-24 Cowboys | Dak Prescott seven-yard TD pass to Jake Ferguson (two-point conversion) |
| Packers 48-32 Cowboys | Dak Prescott 14-yard TD pass to Jake Ferguson (two-point conversion) |
What’s next?
With their emphatic victory in Dallas, Green Bay will travel to San Francisco to take on NFC top seeds the 49ers in next weekend’s Divisional Round.
Watch the Buffalo Bills host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 9.30pm, live on Sky Sports NFL, Monday, following the postponement of their game – originally scheduled on Sunday – due to a storm; the Philadelphia Eagles then travel to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to close out Super Wild Card Weekend, from 1.15am, Tuesday morning.
Sourse: skysports.com
