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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott speaks during a news conference following an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys' Prescott fined $25,000 for comments about officials

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2022 08:31 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott speaks during a news conference following an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Analysis: Dak Prescott hands it to all the wrong people

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 18, 2022 09:34 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott speaks during a news conference following an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys face same questions after another early playoff exit

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 17, 2022 03:11 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, right, gestures while talking to an official during the first half of his team's NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys no advantage being home with another playoff loss

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 16, 2022 08:25 PM EST

Umpire Ramon George (128) backs away from the line of scrimmage after setting the ball on the final play for the Dallas Cowboys in the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the San Franciso 49ers in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
49ers hang on over Cowboys 23-17 in chaotic wild-card finish

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 16, 2022 08:18 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Emmanuel Moseley (4) runs to the end zone after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Cowboys, 49ers meet again in postseason in wild-card round

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 14, 2022 05:28 PM EST

Philadelphia Eagles' Josiah Scott (33) trips up Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Cowboys back in playoffs with older, wiser Prescott, Elliott

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 14, 2022 05:21 PM EST

FILE - Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio looks on before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Denver. Fangio has been fired as coach of the Denver Broncos after going 19-30 in three seasons. Fangio was fired Sunday morning, Jan. 9, 2022, one day after Denver’s season-ending 28-24 loss to Kansas City. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Denver Broncos' head coach search starts out in the Midwest

By Arnie Stapleton Jan. 14, 2022 04:49 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
49ers, Cowboys renew playoff rivalry after 27-year hiatus

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2022 02:08 PM EST

FILE - Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, right, talks with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan during a workout at the NFL football team's practice facility in Flowery Branch, Ga., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Kyle Shanahan and Dan Quinn will always share the painful memory of coaching in the Super Bowl together with Atlanta five years ago when the Falcons couldn't hold a 25-point lead in the second half of a loss to New England. The wild-card meeting Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 between the visiting 49ers (10-7) and Cowboys (12-5) is the first in the playoffs involving both coaches since that crushing loss in Houston.(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Shanahan, Quinn bring painful past to 49ers-Cowboys meeting

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 13, 2022 02:18 AM EST

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Cowboys get rhythm, higher seed for playoffs; Niners next

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 10, 2022 12:45 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ced Wilson (1) scores a touchdown past Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Andre Chachere during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Prescott throws 5 TD passes in Cowboys' romp over Eagles

By Dan Gelston Jan. 08, 2022 11:19 PM EST

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Gardner Minshew runs with the ball as Dallas Cowboys defensive end Tarell Basham tries to stop him during the first half of an NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles 1/9/2022

Jan. 08, 2022 08:33 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) hands off the ball to running back Tony Pollard (20) during the second quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Cowboys, Eagles gear up for playoffs with little at stake

By Les Bowen Jan. 06, 2022 12:43 PM EST

Lambeau Field is seen before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Return of crowds did little to boost home advantage in NFL

By Josh Dubow Jan. 05, 2022 12:26 PM EST

FILE - Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter (64) talks to teammates during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Dec. 20, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. Tretter, the NFL Players Association president who has been pushing for daily COVID-19 testing all season, said he tested positive for the virus on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NFL's 2nd season of COVID just as trying as 1st, maybe more

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 04, 2022 05:53 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup (13) is helped off the field after being injured while catching a touchdown pass against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys face sit-or-play decisions at Eagles before playoffs

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 03, 2022 12:53 PM EST

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Antoine Wesley (85) catches a pass for a touchdown as Dallas Cowboys cornerback Anthony Brown (30) defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cards hold off Cowboys 25-22 in matchup of playoff teams

By Schuyler Dixon Jan. 02, 2022 07:49 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys 1/2/2022

Jan. 02, 2022 04:37 PM EST

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Dalton Schultz in the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Rolling Cowboys, reeling Cards meet with playoffs on horizon

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 30, 2021 05:08 PM EST