The $9bn Cowboys excel at two things: making money and losing in the playoffs

Dallas’ postseason ineptitude has become as predictable as a running gag in a sitcom. The punchline was the same against the Packers

SENT PACKING: Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys sits on the bench during the fourth quarter of the NFC Wild Card Playoff defeat to Green Bay. Picture: Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images

The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs are always a must-watch, usually for all the wrong reasons. With their 1990s run of dominance firmly in time’s rearview mirror, the Cowboys’ 21st-century legacy mostly consists of postseason disappointment. After grabbing the NFC’s second seed in the regular season, it felt like these Cowboys should have easily handled a visiting Green Bay Packers team that many thought were just happy to be here.

Except, these are the Cowboys, a team who haven’t made it to the NFC Championship Game since 1995. At this point, their fans have come to expect embarrassment no matter how heavily the odds seem stacked in their favor.