![]() ![]() ![]() And though the Niners are playing with their 3rd-string quarterback, they're on an 11-game winning streak and look set to make it 12. The Cowboys and 49ers are both better teams than they were last season. In the final seconds, Prescott threw two more incomplete passes and on the last try, got the ball to Turpin, who was stopped real quick by Jimmie Ward as time ran out. ![]() The Cowboys took over at their 6-yard line and completed a few passes to Schultz to get to the 24-yard line. With 2:06 left, the Niners took over at their own 26 and wasted enough time moving the ball until they had to punt it back with 45 seconds. Prescott narrowly missed throwing another interception, threw an incomplete pass, and then got sacked. The rest of the game was full of anxiety and shame for the Cowboys and fans of the Cowboys. Though the Niners never got another touchdown, they did get another field goal, a 28-yarder by Gould to make it a 19-12 lead that they never gave back up to the Cowboys. It could have been another score if he had not. A 44-yard return by Turpin was stopped only by a slight tackle by Gould. Maher was able to make a second, this time 43-yard field goal on the Cowboys' next drive, cutting the Niners' lead to 16-12. The Niners got their first touchdown when RB Christian McCafftey finally got a 2-yard run into the end zone, extending their lead to 16-9 early in the 4th quarter. But Maher made the 25-yard try to tie the game 9-9 in the 3rd quarter. The Cowboys did not maximize totally on that opportunity, missing the TD but making the field goal! There was much concern about that kick attempt by Brett Maher, who had missed four PATs in the Wild Card game against the Bucs. On the return, Ray-Ray McCloud fumbled and it was recovered by Cowboys' Damone Clark. The Niners finally made a mistake at the beginning of the second half. Niners took a 9-6 lead before the half.Īnother blow for the Cowboys came when Pollard was carted off the field with an ankle injury just before halftime. They took it down t o another field goal by Gould, this time from 50 yards. Kavontae Turpin set them up nicely on a 36-yard return, but Prescott threw another interception, in the red zone, to Fred Warner, who ran it back 16 yards and gave the Niners possession at the 28 with under 2 minutes in the half. ![]() The Cowboys had a chance to take back the lead before the half though. The Niners came back with another field goal in response, a 47-yarder by Gould that tied up the game, 6-6. The Cowboys were in the lead, but just 6-3. As was trend in last week's Wild Card game, kicker Brett Maher missed the extra point, this time as it was blocked by Samson Ebukam. It took them forever, nearly eight minutes, to get down there, but when they finally did, Prescott passed to TE Dalton Schultz in the end zone. The Cowboys came right back to score a touchdown in response. At the goal line, the Cowboys defense held off the Niners and forced a field goal, which Robbie Gould made without issue from 26 yards. That's because Prescott threw an interception, picked by CB Deommodore Lenoir to give San Francisco the ball on offense again. And yet it was the 49ers who came up with the first points of the game. The defenses ruled the beginning of the game as the Niners, Cowboys, and Niners again were forced to punt. It was the four field goals by Robbie Gould that racked up the majority of their points though. Purdy completed 19-of-29 passes for 214 yards and the rushing offense had 113 yards and a touchdown. Prescott managed to get just 206 yards on 23-of-37 passing and one touchdown to two interceptions. The defenses ruled the game between the Niners and Cowboys on Sunday, but the Niners defense came out on top. The Niners will now face the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game on Sunday. The same cannot be said for Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw two extremely costly interceptions that resulted in two field goals/six points for the Niners. It didn't matter though, as his team did enough to get the victory while he avoided costly mistakes. Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy threw for 214 yards and didn't manage to throw and touchdown passes. The Niners' are now on a 12-game winning streak as they head to the NFC Championship game. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 19-12 in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. Niners advance to the Championship game with victory over Cowboys ![]()
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