The only playoff game we lost while Dak has been here where the defense did a respectable job was against San Francisco in 2022. Even had Dak not crapped the bed in that game I still believe the defense would’ve broke down when the game was on the line. Our defense clearly cost us the playoff game against Green Bay in 2016. Our defense was the main reason we lost to SF in 2021. We got road graded for 169 yards and SF held the ball for over 34 minutes. We never sacked Jimmy G once. Dak had his issues in that game but statistically he was better than Jimmy G. Our defense cost us the playoff game against the Rams in 2018 when we got road graded for over 200 rushing yards and our defense was the main reason we lost to Green Bay this past January. I’ve never put all our playoff losses “entirely” on the defense.
I think 2021 was on the holding penalties by Collins and Williams, giving up 5 sacks, Dak was met with pressure instantly on a do or die 4th and 10, and was so close to getting it to Wilson.
And Wilson of course that stupid lateral missed Pollard by a mile. That might have only been the 4th worst thing he did in the entire game.
Jimmy was one high throw away from possibly putting the game out of reach, so we were lucky the game stayed within a possession.
But with so many pieces failing, it's gonna take San Francisco screw ups much like the Falcons in the Super Bowl get us over them. And they never cracked...Jimmy threw us one gift but that was it.
That game being pinned on Dak is so stupid. Unless you want to just bash him for that last play slide in bounds.
The following year I agree you can make a case for a few Dak plays costing us. (The 2nd Interception, not throwing to wide open Hilton for a probable Touchdown) But I don't see how anyone with two brain cells to rub together can blame the other 4 losses on him.
