Everyone was saying all week that the 49ers were a bad matchup for the Cowboys. That their run game was uniquely designed to exploit this overachieving defense. But the Cowboys talked all week about how they wouldn’t be bullied in their own house.
Well, that’s exactly what happened. The 49ers marched down the field with ease on the opening drive and scored a touchdown, and the Cowboys went three-and-out. Things never got better from there, even if Dallas made it close in the end. As is often the case in playoff games like this, there was a handful of plays that were huge in determining the outcome.