Fireworks In Arlington: Why the Green Bay Packers won
By Kenn Korb
In what was easily the most exciting game in this year’s playoffs, the Green Bay Packers came away with an thrilling 34-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round of the 2016 NFL Playoffs.
Despite a massive early lead, things got mighty hectic towards the end for the team. Still, Green Bay managed to survive the late onslaught by the Cowboys — one which completely erased an 18-point deficit the Packers had placed on them — to come away with a miraculous last-second victory in the divisional round of the 2016 NFL playoffs.
There were multiple players stepping up big for both offenses throughout this game; through them, we saw a seemingly endless dazzling display of big plays and exciting moments, all coming to a head with the final three drives seeing the teams trade 50+ yard field goals.
Among all of the amazing highlight-level contributions, what plays, players, and moments were the most important to bringing about this outcome?
Here’s which ones I believe made the most difference for the Packers …