The Dallas Cowboys spent all season as the best team in the NFC, but all it took for their year to go up in smoke was a red-hot Aaron Rodgers, who needed only 30 seconds and a great grab from Jared Cook to get a field goal as time expired, sending Green Bay to the NFC Championship. By now, you know the drill: people on Twitter delighted in rubbing Dallas’ face in the loss. As the self-proclaimed America’s Team, the Cowboys are just an easy target for everyone.
Before we get to all the online people dunking on the Cowboys, or just holding their hearts after the game’s crazy finish, let’s take a moment to appreciate the Cowboys fans who, true to their overconfident nature, started taking their victory laps way too early. Like Skip Bayless, who tweeted this out when the Packers still had 30 seconds left.
Congratulations to Dak Prescott for again outplaying Aaron Rodgers, again holding off Romo and again performing like a clutch MVP.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 16, 2017
You’ve got to give it to the man — he works really hard to be this wrong. But he’s not nearly as committed as this poor fan, whose tweet from December blew up again after the game for predictable reasons:
@nfl Hey Dallas Cowboys! Now it's official. Don't let me down. SUPER BOWL 51 CHAMPIONS!!! Tattooed on 12/6/16. I'm calling it now. pic.twitter.com/BRDkhicgOS
— Jordan Garnett (@jordangarnett) December 6, 2016
Better start thinking of things to add underneath to try to make that less embarrassing, Jordan.
https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/820798179545403394
The Cowboys should be proud. They had a tremendous regular season.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/TylerRickyTynes/status/820798177162969089
https://twitter.com/woodymlb4/status/820798665853980672
https://twitter.com/TomBradysEgo/status/820800897630531586
https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/820800682953506820
.@AaronRodgers12 you a bad man bro… pic.twitter.com/RKYZ3V6IiZ
— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) January 16, 2017
ME: Dak played a hell of a game, silenced any calls for Romo
ALSO ME: (opens Photoshop) pic.twitter.com/hwwbep2AK9— matt ufford (@mattufford) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/Nai_Roy/status/820797967145713664
https://twitter.com/YourFavoriteZoe/status/820797110987669504
Olivia Munn rn… pic.twitter.com/A7trfYgVBY
— Joseph Flynn (@chinajoeflynn.bsky.social) (@ChinaJoeFlynn) January 16, 2017
2016 Dallas Cowboys: Pretty Damn Good When They Weren't Playing in the Playoffs or Against the Giants
— Joseph Flynn (@chinajoeflynn.bsky.social) (@ChinaJoeFlynn) January 16, 2017
SUICIDE WATCH! ALL DALLAS FANS! #ALERT
— Plaxico Burress (@plaxicoburress) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/820798773433683968
— Lana Berry (@Lana) January 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/820798015313182722