CFZ Dak’s Playoff Numbers: Niners vs Others

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Dak’s performances the last two seasons versus the Niners have created a narrative that Dak is a bad playoff QB. When in fact, he’s just been bad against the Niners.

Dak Playoffs vs 49ers
  • 0-2
  • 57.5% Completion
  • 230 yards/game
  • 2 TD, 3 INT
  • 66.7 Pass Rating

Dak Playoffs vs Everyone Else
  • 2-2
  • 66.9% Completion
  • 274.8 yards/game
  • 9 TD, 2 INT
  • 107.4 Pass Rating

We quite possibly make an NFCCG if we avoid them the last two years. But to be the conference champ and SB representative you have to beat the best.

The Niners have arguably the best roster in football top to bottom; certainly in the top 3. There are only going to be a few QB’s on earth who can beat those type of teams consistently. We need to have our own version of an elite team and competitive coaching, which I think we may now have.

Hopefully our offensive additions and defensive fortitude are enough to get over the hump this year. We played them better last year than the year before.

If there’s a world where we don’t play them, Dak has shown he can play more than well enough to win.
Well....if we have to worry about "avoiding the 9ers", I'm not sure there's any point in bothering with the playoffs.
 

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80’s and Mid-90’s they sure owned us in the Playoffs. As great as those 92-93 NFC Championships were, the Boys were legitimately scared of them by 95 and lucked out when Green Bay won.

Nothing wrong hoping the same for our team. Rather play the Eagles, we matchup better.

Also… all-time record probably not a good measure because people forget that the 49ers were one of the NFL’s worst franchises until Walsh took over.
The Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson were not afraid of the 49ers.

“We will win the ball game. And you can put it in 3 inch headlines.”

49ers put up a good fight during the pre-game but the game was over by halftime with the 49ers trailing 28-7.



The 49ers went on a free agent signing spree (signed Deion, Ken Norton Jr., Richard Dent, and etcetera) during that offseason with the goal of beating the Cowboys.
 

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The Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson were not afraid of the 49ers.

“We will win the ball game. And you can put it in 3 inch headlines.”

49ers put up a good fight during the pre-game but the game was over by halftime with the 49ers trailing 28-7.



The 49ers went on a free agent signing spree (signed Deion, Ken Norton Jr., Richard Dent, and etcetera) during that offseason with the goal of beating the Cowboys.

I didn’t say under Jimmy.
 

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22/33
66%
226 yards
1 TD
1 INT
83.6 rating


This is good QB play? Interesting considering Rush put up similar stat lines (without the INT) and the Dak coalition swore we won because of our defense.
He won the game. Also had a game clinching first down run in the 4th quarter.

It's funny how when Dak's stats are used to defend his play they are useless. But if the stats aren't great it's the first thing the haters reference.
 

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He won the game. Also had a game clinching first down run in the 4th quarter.

It's funny how when Dak's stats are used to defend his play they are useless. But if the stats aren't great it's the first thing the haters reference.
I'd take worse stats during the regular season if he would show up when it matters most
 

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I'd take worse stats during the regular season if he would show up when it matters most
Fair enough but maybe the rest of the team needs to show up as well. Can you seriously look at the past two playoff losses to the 49ers and say the offensive line played well? That the receivers were getting open consistently? That the running game was great? That the defense was getting a lot of turnovers? That the coaches had tremendous gameplans?

When the Cowboys win it's the Cowboys. When the Cowboys lose it's Dak Prescott. The rest of the team is instantly off the hook.

Not absolving Dak of all the blame at all. Just saying there is a lot more blame to pass around.
 

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He won the game. Also had a game clinching first down run in the 4th quarter.

It's funny how when Dak's stats are used to defend his play they are useless. But if the stats aren't great it's the first thing the haters reference.
“He won the game” lol


So when Tony Romo had his infamous 5-pick game vs Buffalo, we should pretend that he played well because the team won?

The OP, strategically showed his raw #s as evidence that Dak only struggles against the numbers. Even though, his games against the Bucs and Packers heavily skew these numbers. Now when I show his numbers against the other teams he played, im being hypocritical??
 

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He won the game. Also had a game clinching first down run in the 4th quarter.

It's funny how when Dak's stats are used to defend his play they are useless. But if the stats aren't great it's the first thing the haters reference.
For players that had good to great regular season success but not post season success; their fans tend to compare their regular season stats to other players’ who won championships.

I.e., Barry Sanders fans versus Emmitt Smith…

They focus strictly on regular season stats.

Young Cowboys fans comparing Romo’s and Dak’s regular season stats to Aikman’s.

When I bring up the post season stats and championships; then the excuses come out.

Aikman had a loaded team. Emmitt had the greatest OL ever that anyone could have ran behind. Championships are team stats. Romo and Dak would have won 4 SBs each with Aikman’s teams. Barry would had rushed for 30,000 yards behind Emmitt’s OL. And so on.
 

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For players that had good to great regular season success but not post season success; their fans tend to compare their regular season stats to other players’ who won championships.

I.e., Barry Sanders fans versus Emmitt Smith…

They focus strictly on regular season stats.

Young Cowboys fans comparing Romo’s and Dak’s regular season stats to Aikman’s.

When I bring up the post season stats and championships; then the excuses come out.

Aikman had a loaded team. Emmitt had the greatest OL ever that anyone could have ran behind. Championships are team stats. Romo and Dak would have won 4 SBs each with Aikman’s teams. Barry would had rushed for 30,000 yards behind Emmitt’s OL. And so on.
Which proves that championships are won by teams and not individuals. Aikman, Emmitt, and the o-line alone did not win Super Bowls. They won them together.

Yet today every loss is because of Dak Prescott and every win is because of the rest of the team or the "other team sucks". It's beyond ridicuous.
 

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Which proves that championships are won by teams and not individuals. Aikman, Emmitt, and the o-line alone did not win Super Bowls. They won them together.

Yet today every loss is because of Dak Prescott and every win is because of the rest of the team or the "other team sucks". It's beyond ridicuous.
Dak’s last two games against the 49ers (especially the last one against Brock Purdy) was not that good.

When Barry rushed for -1 yards on 13 carries in the playoffs against a team he rushed for 188 yards a few weeks earlier; it definitely did not help his team win

Aikman and Emmitt both elevated their play in the playoffs.

Thus, their playoff stats are better than their regular season ones (Aikman more so during the 3 SB out of 4 years run).

“Troy Aikman had a passer rating of 106.3 with 2,915 yards, 21 touchdowns and 8 interceptions in 11 games in the playoffs between the 1992 and 1995 seasons.”

“Troy Aikman had a passer rating of 111.9 with 689 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception in 3 games in Super Bowls in his career.”

In the playoffs, Smith’s YPC & rushing yards and TDs per game were higher than Barry’s, Walter’s, Jim’s, LT’s, and so on.
 

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80’s and Mid-90’s they sure owned us in the Playoffs. As great as those 92-93 NFC Championships were, the Boys were legitimately scared of them by 95 and lucked out when Green Bay won.

Nothing wrong hoping the same for our team. Rather play the Eagles, we matchup better.

Also… all-time record probably not a good measure because people forget that the 49ers were one of the NFL’s worst franchises until Walsh took over.
The early 70's 49ers were legitimate playoff contenders with HC Dick Nolan before they went downhill from the mid-to-late 1970s before Walsh arrived.

1970 playoffs___ Cowboys faced the 49ers on the road (Kezar Stadium) in the first NFC Championship Game ever; Dallas won 17-10 in a tough game to advance to Super Bowl V.
1971 playoffs___ 49ers-Cowboys NFC Championship rematch...this time at Texas Stadium; Dallas prevailed 14-3 to advance to Super Bowl VI.
1972 playoffs__ divisional round: the epic comeback at Candlestick Park. Cowboys down 21-3 in the second quarter, then 28-13 entering the 4th...Landry benches Morton and puts Staubach in.
Final score Dallas 30, San Francisco 28.

Watched all three of those great games as a teenager in San Antonio.
 

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The Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson were not afraid of the 49ers.

“We will win the ball game. And you can put it in 3 inch headlines.”

49ers put up a good fight during the pre-game but the game was over by halftime with the 49ers trailing 28-7.



The 49ers went on a free agent signing spree (signed Deion, Ken Norton Jr., Richard Dent, and etcetera) during that offseason with the goal of beating the Cowboys.

Again i LOVE the 90's Cowboys... if you have mistaken any team since with that talent then thats on you because it aint there not even close...
 

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Again i LOVE the 90's Cowboys... if you have mistaken any team since with that talent then thats on you because it aint there not even close...
The 2007 Cowboys had 13 pro bowlers including two first team all-pros on offense and lost to the Wild Card Giants in the playoffs.

Talent is relative to the era and teams the Cowboys played.

The 13-3 Cowboys were not the favorites against the 14-2 49ers in the NFC Championship game.

In the 1993 NFC Championship game; the intro compared certain positions of both the Cowboys and 49ers.

The Cowboys were stacked. The 49ers as well.

 

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Oh damn… that’s hard to argue with.

Just goes to show how much the other 21 starters matter.

In football, more than any other sport, it takes a complete team to get near a championship.

That's just the thing.... when Dak hasn't won this or that in 6 healthy seasons as a starter, the unintelligent haters blame him for everything.

But when you point out other good to great quarterbacks who haven't won this or that.... those same unintelligent haters make up different excuses for those OTHER quarterbacks within the same exact time frame.
 
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