Cowboys open as underdogs to 49ers, again play final game of weekend

A look at the referee assignment, opening lines and history behind all of it. Interesting Prescott and over/under tidbit await. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys don’t have long to savor their emphatic, 31-14 defeat of the greatest quarterback of all time. No, after slaying their road playoff demons, their grass field demons, and their voodoo QB demons, there is no rest for the weary. The team celebrated their wild-card round victory but almost to a man spoke of the turning of the page.

That’s key, because Dallas was slotted in the final wild-card window, a Monday night game, and now are going to face off against a team that played on Saturday afternoon, just shy of 60 hours of extra rest. Now they’ll look to slay the “longest winning streak in the NFL demon” while avenging their early 2021 playoff exit. Here’s the scoop.