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Doug Farrar

Dak Prescott got a free play vs. the 49ers because roughing the passer rules are dumb

With 45 seconds left in the San Francisco 49ers’ divisional round win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dak Prescott rolled to his right from his own six-yard line, and tried to throw the ball to tight end Dalton Schultz near the sideline. Prescott was flummoxed in his efforts by San Francisco defensive lineman Arik Armstead, who worked out of his left defensive tackle spot to roll with Prescott.

For the briefest of moments, it looked as if Armstead had Prescott in the grasp in the end zone. Tackling Dallas’ quarterback there would have ended the game, as the 49ers already had a 19-12 lead. But Armstead failed to tackle Prescott.

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