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ARLINGTON, Texas – In a pool report after the game, referee Tony Corrente explained two costly Cowboys penalties in Sunday’s 34-31 divisional-round loss to the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium.

First, Brice Butler’s 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on second-and-5 from the Packers’ 37-yard line, which ultimately led to a punt:

“They brought in a two-receiver set on a substitution, and number 19 (Butler) was one of those two players and came into the huddle, stayed in the huddle, then departed,” Corrente said. “He was substituted for. He has to stay either in the game or they can call a timeout to get out of it. Of course, he went out. It’s not an obscure rule, it’s just part of the…