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FRISCO, Texas (AP) Dak Prescott was a rookie the previous time the Dallas Cowboys were seeded this high in the playoffs, bli sfully unaware of how difficult it is to get in that position.The star quarterback is older and much wiser seven years later, while bearing much more of the burden for a franchise that hasn't won multiple games in the same postseason in 28 years.The No. 2 seed Cowboys (12-5) start yet another quest in Sunday against Green Bay (9-8), the same opponent, on the same field where Prescott's top-seeded team lost his playoff debut with Mike McCarthy, now the Dallas coach, on the opposing sideline.These Cowboys took an in eight seasons with Prescott, overtaking freefalling Philadelphia in the final two weeks.ADVERTISEMENT Now, they could get at least two playoff games at home, where they have a 16-game winning streak and were 8-0 this regular season.In other words, it couldn't have set up much better for a storied franchise that hasn't even been to an NFC championship game since winning the last of its five Super Bowl titles to cap the 1995 season.Very ready, Prescott said after the that wrapped up the division. Coming off of the past years, understanding the team we have, knowing that coming into this season we had a team that could compete, wanting to put ourselves in this position. Now its upon us.The 30-year-old Prescott is 1-2 in playoff openers at home, beating Seattle two years after the lo s to the [url=https://www.rangersday.com/texas-rangers-jersey/ted-williams-jersey]Ted Williams Jersey[/url] Packers before stumbling in a wild-card game against San Francisco to finish the 2021 season.The 2016 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is 2-6 overall in the postseason, sharing the same fate so far as his predece sor, Tony Romo, in trying to break from the quarterbacking shadow of Pro Football Hall of Famers, and multiple Super Bowl winners, Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Considering Prescott's experience, and not having the bad luck of facing four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers when his Cowboys were the No. 1 seed in the NFC seven years ago, the time might never be better.Well enjoy this, Prescott said after the victory over the Commanders finished a third consecutive 12-win season when a third straight trip to the playoffs had already been a sured. Enjoy this plane ride home, and guarantee you tomorrow, everybody turns the page, puts this regular season behind them and understands that tomorrows not promised.WHAT'S WORKINGThe Cowboys had their best per-carry average in the run game since the first victory over Washington six weeks earlier, which came a week after a season-worst showing in that category against the run blitzes of Detroit. Dallas also was mi sing both starting guards in six-time All-Pro Zack Martin and Tyler Smith.Even marginal succe s on the ground will be big for the Cowboys, considering how strong they've been through the air with Prescott. His four TD pa ses against the Commanders gave him the club record he had shared with Romo with his 11th career game with at least that many.Prescott led the NFL with 36 TD to ses. His wild-card opponent, Green Bay's Jordan Love, was second with 32.WHAT NEEDS HELPThe psyche of the Cowboys with their kicker after Brandon Aubrey's perfect season finally ended, first with a block and then with a bona-fide mi s when a 36-yarder clanked off the left upright.Granted, the 28-year-old rookie eased the mind of everyone on the Dallas by putting a 50-yarder right down the middle late against the Commanders.But that reality was, the end of Aubrey's 35-for-35 run came a week before the anniversary of Brett Maher's wild-card meltdown in Tampa Bay, when he mi sed four consecutive extra-point kicks. Maher kept his job through the divisional-round lo s a week later, but Dallas moved on after the season.STOCK UPCeeDee Lamb fell just short of the NFL receiving title in the best season ever for a Dallas wideout. For the second week in a row, Lamb was briefly ahead of Miami's Tyreek Hill before Hill did enough to keep the lead in receiving yards. Hill finished at 1,799 yards to 1,749 for Lamb.The fourth-year pro broke Michael Irvin's club records from 1995, the most recent Super Bowl season for Dallas, for catches and yards. His 135 grabs including a career-best 13 each of the past two games were 16 more than runners-up Hill and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Lions.STOCK DOWNThe breakout season for Lamb, and a strong showing from No. 2 receiver Brandin Cooks (eight TDs), resulted in the disappearance of Michael Gallup. He had a career-low 418 yards with 34 catches, the fewest since his rookie season. And that includes a season in which Gallup mi sed eight games.INJURIESMartin was a late scratch with an illne s, so there's little question he will be back against Green Bay. Smith has a plantar fascia injury, but the Cowboys are optimistic about a playoff return. ... CB Stephon Gilmore left the Washington game with a right shoulder injury. He said the medical staff popped the shoulder back into place, and he expects to play this week.KEY NUMBER19 Consecutive seasons without a repeat winner in the NFC East after the defending division champion Eagles finished 1-5 following a 10-1 start. It's the longest such streak in NFL history.NEXT STEPSThe Cowboys and Packers have split eight playoff meetings. Green Bay won the first two, followed by Dallas taking four in a row, including three consecutive seasons from 1993-95. The Packers have won the past two.___AP NFL: [url=https://www.rangersday.com/texas-rangers-jersey/buddy-bell-jersey]Buddy Bell Jersey[/url]