The Cowboys postseason came to an end in what seems like an eternity ago. The 48-32 beatdown by Green Bay was a shocking and painful conclusion to a season that showed true promise. The lessons to be learned from that fateful afternoon were entirely indigestible. At no point did Dallas appear to be in the game, making any kind of analysis a fool’s errand.
But while the postseason may be over for the Cowboys this year, there were still plenty of lessons to be gleaned from the conference finals that took place over the weekend.
Baltimore and Kansas City was a matchup of what many believed to be the best team in the AFC Ravens against the best QB on the planet. The game did not disappoint, with the 11-6 Chiefs winning the upset over the 13-4 Ravens, 17-10.
In the NFC, the top-seeded 49ers hosted the Cinderella Detroit Lions. Despite Detroit getting off to a hot start, the better team eventually prevailed with San Francisco punching their ticket to Super Bowl after their 34-31 win.
Both contests finished as one-possession games and both contests also taught, or better yet, reaffirmed, these lessons for the Cowboys to learn from over the brutally long offseason ahead of them.