ARLINGTON, Texas — Outdated playoff foes Dallas and San Francisco haven’t met within the postseason for the reason that final of three consecutive NFC championship video games within the Nineties.
The wild-card assembly Sunday is step one towards a Tremendous Bowl as an alternative of the final, with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys (12-5) making an attempt to get that far within the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 12 months after their rivalry with the 49ers was the largest factor going within the NFL.
Prescott was the starter from the start of his rookie season in 2016, main Dallas to the highest seed within the NFC earlier than a loss in his playoff debut at house to Inexperienced Bay. Now he’s the $40 million-a-year quarterback making an attempt to get the storied franchise’s long-awaited run getting in his third journey to the postseason.
“I don’t essentially know why folks have labeled the phrase ‘stress’ as such a foul factor truthfully,” Prescott stated. “I believe it creates excessive expectations and excessive requirements, and so they normally create excessive outcomes.”
Jimmy Garoppolo and the visiting 49ers (10-7) are two years faraway from shedding to Kansas Metropolis within the Tremendous Bowl. They wanted a tense victory on the Los Angeles Rams within the finale to qualify for the playoffs whereas the Cowboys cruised late within the season as NFC East champs.
“We all know we've an opportunity to do one thing particular and it’s simply you don’t get that chance yearly,” stated Garoppolo, who was Tom Brady’s backup for 2 of New England’s Tremendous Bowl titles earlier than getting his begin towards Patrick Mahomes when the Chiefs rallied within the fourth quarter for a 31-20 victory.
“And so I’ve been on a variety of groups that went to the Tremendous Bowl, and I’m not saying something like that, however simply there’s a sense and also you need to make them rely so long as you could have them I assume,” Garoppolo stated.
Garoppolo additionally is aware of each recreation from right here on out might be his final with the 49ers. San Francisco traded three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance third total final spring, and it’s solely a matter of time earlier than the previous North Dakota State quarterback will get his probability.
However every time Garoppolo helps lead the Niners to a win, it provides him one other recreation this season and raises some questions on whether or not he might return in 2022 for the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
“It’s all the time behind your thoughts,” Garoppolo stated. “It has been in mine actually this complete season. I knew what sort of season it was, knew every part that was occurring behind the scenes and whatnot. So it was somewhat totally different. However, on the identical time, you’ve acquired to toe that line since you don’t need to get too emotional in these moments.”
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