3 reasons the Dallas Cowboys will beat San Francisco in Divisional Round
By Randy Gurzi
1. This one means more to the Cowboys
Entering this weekend, the 49ers are on an impressive run. They’ve won 11 games in a row and deserve all the credit in the world for turning things around following a 3-4 start. Having said that, their winning streak didn’t contain a lot of signature wins.
It’s always hard to win in the NFL and in no way is this meant to discount their streak, but with the most impressive wins coming against the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers during that span, it would be foolish to act as if they’re going to easily handle the Cowboys.
Throw in the fact that this one means more to Dallas, and it’s easy to see the pendulum swing in the favor of the road game.
No Cowboys fan needs to be reminded of how their 2021 campaign ended, but we’re about to open that wound anyway.
Just as they did in 2022, Dallas had 12 wins last year. They then hosted the 49ers in the Wild Card Round and it was clear from the start it was a bad matchup. The Cowboys struggled to find any consistency until the end of the game. They scored 10 points in the final quarter but it all ended when Dak Prescott took off for a 17-yard gain and slid down at the San Francisco 24.
With no timeouts remaining, they never got the snap off as time expired and they lost 23-17.
From there, they heard throughout the offseason about how they choked again. They had to endure more insults from television personalities with an agenda and online mocking from social media warriors.
They’ll never be able to go back to that game, but they do have a chance to flip the narrative and hand the Niners a loss in front of their home crowd. Look for that to be another major factor as the Cowboys look to get back to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1995 campaign.
