ARLINGTON, Texas -- A once promising season for the Dallas Cowboys ended in chaotic fashion Sunday after a 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC wild card game at AT&T Stadium.
To secure the win, the 49ers had to withstand a final-second comeback that saw the Cowboys reach the San Francisco 41 with 14 seconds to play and at least seemingly in position to throw a final pass to the end zone to conjure up memories of Roger Staubach's Hail Mary to Drew Pearson in the 1975 playoffs.
It never happened.