The Dallas Cowboys’ catastrophic loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night is just the latest postseason failure for the franchise in what seemingly has become an annual tradition in the sports world.
Fans can’t say it’s a surprise per se, despite the Cowboys being at home as a No. 2 seed against the seventh-seeded Packers, as Dallas has proven time and time again in recent years that this is what happens when the lights shine bright. Just ask Mark Schlereth.
Back in August, the Fox Sports analyst absolutely blasted team owner and general manager Jerry Jones when he traded for former first-round pick Trey Lance without informing coach Mike McCarthy or his own starting quarterback, Dak Prescott, of his plans. In Schlereth’s epic August rant, he said, “Oh, they may win a bunch of regular-season games because they’re talented. They’ll get in the playoffs, and they’ll s--- in their helmets like they do every year.”
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And sure enough, Schlereth was right on the money. The Cowboys were dominant at home in 2023, going 8–0 in the regular season, and drew a young Packers team that was being led by a first-year starting quarterback in Jordan Love.
Nevertheless, the Cowboys trailed by as many as 27 points before ultimately losing the wild-card matchup, 48–32. Since winning Super Bowl XXX after the 1995 season, the Cowboys have been one of the NFL’s worst teams in terms of postseason performance, posting a 5–13 playoff record without advancing to a conference championship game in that span.
