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The plays that shaped the Cowboys vs. Seahawks Wild Card playoff game

The Cowboys were playing on a short week and trying to earn the first playoff victory in the Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott era, and the second in Jason Garrett’s tenure as head coach. Against the Seahawks, who have a seasoned head coach and a dangerous quarterback, it was always going to be tough. But the Cowboys pulled out a gutsy 24-22 win and will advance to the divisional round. Here are the five plays that shaped the game.

Tavon Austin returns a punt to the house, but a penalty brings it back

There was a good chance that Tavon Austin was going to have at least one impact play in this game, and it was almost a touchdown-scoring one.