Cowboys’ loss to Packers ranks atop list of Dallas’ worst playoff losses since last Super Bowl victory

On January 28, 1996, Jerry Jones hoisted the Dallas Cowboys’ fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy. Little did anyone know back then that would be the last time the Cowboys would sniff a Super Bowl for the next three decades. 

Dallas has yet to make it back to an NFC title game since then, let alone a Super Bowl. The Cowboys’ playoff failures continued on Sunday as Dallas fell at home to the seventh-seeded Packers, the same franchise that handed Landry’s Cowboys two crushing playoff losses in the late ’60s. 

Jones’ franchise is now 5-13 in the postseason since defeating Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XXX. Of those 13 losses, several stick out more than the others. Here’s a look at the Cowboys’ five worst playoff losses over the past 28 years. The first game on our list shouldn’t be a surprise. 

1. 2023 NFC wild card 

Yep, Sunday night’s loss is the Cowboys’ worst playoff defeat over the last 28 years. Why? Because the Cowboys were the NFC’s No. 2 seed playing a Packers team that barely made the playoffs. And they were absolutely crushed in the first half.

Adding to the magnitude of this loss is the Cowboys having the NFL’s top-ranked offense and fifth-ranked scoring defense. Specifically, it surely hurt Jones to see Dak Prescott get outplayed by Jordan Love, a first-year starter who played Dallas’ defense like a fiddle. 

While a Super Bowl was ultimately the goal, it’s safe to say Cowboys fans would have been content with a hard-fought loss to the top-seeded 49ers, falling one game shy of the big game. Instead, Cowboys fans are once again dealing with an unsatisfying ending to a promising season. Rest assured that Jones won’t take his team’s most recent setback sitting down. 

2. 2007 divisional round 

On paper, the Cowboys’ best team since the ’90s was the 2007 squad that tied the franchise record for regular season wins (13). That team was led by future Hall of Famers Demarcus Ware, Terrell…

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-01-15 01:19:27

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