The 49ers face the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round on 1972-12-23 at Unknown. The postseason matchup is the calendar's home test of the divisional posture the regular season built.
The offensive line, the running back rotation, and the receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the bye-week preparation.[1][2]
The Divisional Round matchup against the Dallas Cowboys is the kind of postseason game where the staff has been pointing toward since the regular season closed. The 49ers' calendar carries through to the Divisional Round bracket with the Dallas Cowboys as the kind of opponent that defines the postseason script. Win and the bracket continues. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Dallas Cowboys' offensive line.
Around the bracket the Divisional Round produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into across the conference's postseason slate. The 49ers' game is one of the most-anticipated postseason windows. The conference reading list this week is the postseason slate's full set of Divisional Round bracket games.
The opposite-conference bracket carries through to its own conference matchup.
Across the regular season the 49ers tracked the kind of pace that anchored the conference seeding into the Divisional Round. The starting quarterback's passing line came through. The lead back's rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The Dallas Cowboys are tracking their own postseason posture. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the front rotation's pass-rush production against the Dallas Cowboys.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10-4 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 1-13 | L11 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 14-0 | W14 |
| New York Jets | 7-7 | L2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5-9 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-9-1 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 3-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 10-3-1 | W6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8-6 | W3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5-9 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-9-1 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 8-5-1 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-7 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6-7-1 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-11-1 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-4 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 8-5-1 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-7 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-9-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 11-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 8-6 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4-9-1 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2-11-1 | L5 |
Cowboys vs 49ers - 1972 NFC Divisional Round
Cowboys vs 49ers 1972 Divisional Game
1972-12-23 NFC Divisional Playoff Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers (MUTAL Radio)
1972 NFC Divisional - Cowboys vs. 49ers (Video synched with audio)
1972 NFC DIVISIONAL COWBOYS AT 49ERS (radio broadcast)
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The 49ers lost the Divisional Round 28-30 against the Dallas Cowboys on 1972-12-23. . . . On the Dallas Cowboys' side . . The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff was projecting Friday.[1][2]
The 49ers lost the Divisional Round 28-30 against the Dallas Cowboys on 1972-12-23. . . .
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script the staff has been projecting since the regular season closed. The offensive line's pocket time on the dropbacks produced the kind of pass-protection the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half. The Divisional Round's afternoon ends with the projected outcome.
The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been pointing toward. The closing-drive coverage was the kind of stop the unit has been generating.
49ers 28, Dallas Cowboys 30. Margin: minus 2. The Divisional Round's box score reads: . . . On the Dallas Cowboys' side: . . The week's box score reads continue the calendar's pacing trend.
A 28-30 Divisional Round home loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers' postseason bracket continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
. . . The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through across the bye-week preparation. On the defensive side for the Dallas Cowboys, and .
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.
By the numbers
. The lead-back rotation: . Receiver room: .
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in postseason play, anchors the bye-week preparation. The receiver room's distribution carried the offense's production.
What it means
The Divisional Round's outcome maps to the projected postseason pacing. The season closes here. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.
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