The Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34-31 on Sunday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game. However, the Packers’ defense again had a rough go against the Cowboys’ offense, which was exacerbated by the loss of one of Dom Capers’ most versatile players.
Morgan Burnett, who has played safety, inside linebacker, and slot corner at different times this season, played just 16 snaps in the game due to a leg injury that he suffered when colliding with LaDarius Gunter early on. That forced the Packers to shuffle their secondary yet again, and led to another undrafted rookie getting the most playing time of any game in his young career.