The Dallas Cowboys, the NFC’s No. 2 seed, had nine 2023 All-Pro honorees. The Green Bay Packers had one, kick returner Keisean Nixon. The Cowboys had seven Pro Bowl honorees. The Packers had zero. The Cowboys entered the Wild Card matchup undefeated at home in their last 16 contests. And since the NFL playoffs expanded, a No. 7 seed had never won a playoff game. Until Sunday. Until the Packers traveled down to Arlington, Texas, and dominated the Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy to advance to the Divisional Round against the San Francisco 49ers.
There was plenty of internet fodder earlier in the season that head coach Matt LaFleur lost the locker room, ill-equipped to guide a young roster through a "rebuild.