Lions Fall To Cowboys 24-20 In Wild Card, Ending Season
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes to Terrance Williams, the second for the lead late in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Cowboys rallied for a 24-20 wild-card win over Detroit on Sunday in their first playoff game in five years.
The Cowboys (12-5) wiped out an early two-touchdown deficit to earn a trip to Green Bay, their first visit there in the postseason since a heartbreaking loss to the Packers in the Ice Bowl in 1967.
The Lions (11-6) went 99 yards for one of two first-quarter touchdowns, but Matthew Stafford couldn't get them in the end zone again. He fell to 0-2 in the playoffs three years after losing a wild-card game to New Orleans.
The winning drive came after officials reversed a pass interference penalty against Dallas, resulting in a Detroit punt.
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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain and Detroit Lions guard Travis Swanson didn't return for the second half of Sunday's NFC wild-card game.
McClain was seen sitting on the bench talking to a trainer and doctor in the second quarter. The Cowboys said after halftime that the linebacker wouldn't return because of illness and dehydration.
Swanson left before halftime with a knee injury. After his return was initially announced as questionable, an update after halftime said he was done for the game.
Swanson, a rookie who has started at guard, center and tackle for the Lions, had started in place of Larry Warford at right guard. Warford was out with a knee injury.
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