Emotions are high right now after the Dallas Cowboys’ shocking blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. If there is a silver lining to be found today, this level of embarrassment is more likely to lead to the big changes that the team needs to break the cycle of disappointment.
It’s one thing to lose heartbreakingly on some late-game blunder or heroics from the opposition. That’s what we’ve seen more often over the last decade; much narrower losses in the 2014, 2016, and 2022 playoff eliminations.