While nothing will ever top an Eagles loss, the Packers' epic collapse against the Bears on Saturday might have delivered more gratification for the Dallas Cowboys.
Not only does Dallas now have the No. 20 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft thanks to the Packers' loss, but it is quite satisfying that former players Micah Parsons and Trevon Diggs, the latter of whom was claimed by Green Bay after his Cowboys release, will join Dallas in Cancún.
Cowboys fans were eager to see how much Diggs would play against Chicago. If you hardly noticed him on your screen, that's because he only played one snap. Even as Green Bay's defense capitulated in the second half, Diggs couldn't get on the field.
That's probably because his only snap went as badly as possible. Diggs dropped back nearly 10 yards in coverage as soon as the ball was snapped. The Bears, who had trips on the left side, called a wide receiver screen, and D.J. Moore promptly bulldozed Diggs in the open field.
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Ex-Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs looked lost on his only snap in Packers' playoff loss
It’s hard to pinpoint what Diggs was trying to do on the play. Even if the coverage called for him to line up 10 yards off the line of scrimmage, it was easy to see what the Bears wanted to do. He was one of two Packers defensive backs lined up on the left side, so Chicago had the numeric advantage.
It’s no secret that Diggs struggles as an open-field tackler. With that in mind, it wouldn’t be surprising if Bears head coach and play-caller Ben Johnson targeted him by dialing up the screen once he checked into the game. He tried to hold his ground against Moore, and it went how you would expect.
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With the Packers' elimination, Diggs' future is up in the air. Micah Parsons will surely advocate for Green Bay to re-sign him in the offseason, but it's pretty clear what the team thinks of him.
Desperate for cornerback help, defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley trusted Diggs with just one snap. Even though he didn’t join the Packers until ahead of Week 18, they almost certainly hoped for more when they claimed him off waivers.
There was a real sense of dread among Cowboys fans that Diggs would make a big play for the Packers. Given how disastrous his season in Dallas was, it almost felt inevitable. But Diggs simply isn’t the same player who took the league by storm early in his career.