WATCH: Cowboys run hilariously bad final play from ridiculous formation
With six seconds left and on their own 24-yard line, the Dallas Cowboys were going to have to get creative to tie their NFC Divisional Game against the San Francisco 49ers. However, they got more creative than anyone was probably anticipating with the formation they drew up for their final play.
With three players wide out left and four players wide out right, it was running back Ezekiel Elliott who snapped the final ball to Dak Prescott. In the end, Elliott got laid out in pass protection by Azeez Al-Shaair as Jimmie Ward then tackled Kavontae Turpin to end the game and the Cowboy’s season.
Dallas had to start changing the game plan amid Prescott’s two-interception first half and Brett Maher’s initial missed extra point. Still, their defense hung on enough to give the Cowboys a chance late. In their final two possessions, though, they went three and out and then had six plays get them just to the 32-yard line to end the game.
Considering how things ended for the Cowboys last season against the 49ers in Arlington, it was a real blow for the team to overcome. Even so, this ending likely didn’t feel any less brutal to those faithful to ‘America’s Team’.
CeeDee Lamb joins Michael Irvin in postseason history books
Dallas Cowboy wide receiver CeeDee Lamb joined the postseason record books on Sunday versus the 49ers. His 10 catches mark the most by a Dallas receiver in a postseason game since Michael Irvin notched 12, also versus the 49ers, in the 1994 NFC Championship game.
Of Dak Prescott‘s first 29 pass attempts, Lamb received 13 targets. He is up to 117 yards as the Cowboys trail San Francisco 16-12 in the fourth quarter.
The former Oklahoma Sooners first-round pick had the snag of the day earlier in the game. He contorted his body for a 46-yard catch, which is the longest completion so far for either team.