Cowboys will head to Lambeau confident
January, 5, 2015
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- Maybe because it had been so long, the mind remembers it differently.
The Dallas Cowboys went five seasons between playoff appearances and five seasons between playoff wins. When the Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 9, 2010 for their first playoff win since the 1996 season, there seemed to be a sense of relief.
This was a team that lived through the horror of the bobbled field goal snap in the 2006 season and the divisional-round loss to the New York Giants in the 2007 season when they had home-field advantage.
After beating the Detroit Lions 24-20 on Sunday, the emotions ranged from delighted to drained, but the message remained the same.
“This group, we expect that,” tight end Jason Witten said. “It’s not an overconfidence or anything like that, but it’s a humble group that believes they can win, and I think we’ve just kind of been that way all year. We kinda put our head down and stay together and work our tails off and then go play that way.”
Now, for the first time since the 1967 NFL Championship -- better known as the Ice Bowl -- the Cowboys will travel to Lambeau Field for a playoff game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers did not lose at home during the regular season. The Cowboys did not lose on the road in the regular season. Aaron Rodgers did not throw an interception at home. Tony Romo threw just two interceptions on the road.
“I think obviously it’s going to be a tough game,” Romo said. “They’re outstanding. Green Bay is as good as we’ve gone against offensively, and they’re playing really good defensive football, too. It’s going to be a great challenge. I do know that this is the kind of games you want to be playing in, though, and we have the kind of football team where I’m very confident has a good chance to go up there and play a good game.”