NFL Playoffs: Top 10 Divisional Playoff games in NFL history

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 23: Wide receiver Tyreek Hill #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs flashes a peace sign toward outside linebacker Matt Milano #58 of the Buffalo Bills as he heads for the end zone to score a touchdown during the 4th quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 15: Jared Cook #89 of the Green Bay Packers makes a catch while being defended by Morris Claiborne #24 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at AT&T Stadium on January 15, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Best divisional round games in NFL history: 6. Packers 34, Cowboys 31 (NFC: 2016)

This time the site was AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Two years earlier, it was Lambeau Field when the Green Bay Packers edged the Dallas Cowboys, 26-21, in the 2014 NFC Divisional Playoffs. To this day, the question continues to be asked: Did Dez catch it?

This time around, the teams engaged in a back-and-forth affair that was highlighted by one of the great passes and receptions in postseason annals.

Both Aaron Rodgers (355) and Dak Prescott (302) threw for 300-plus yards. The former threw for two scores and the latter three touchdowns and each served up an interception. Rodgers and the Packers owned a 21-3 second-quarter lead before the Cowboys rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the score on two occasions. The latter saw Dallas’ Dan Bailey connect on a 52-yard field goal with 31-all with 35 seconds to play.

Taking over at their own 25-yard-line, Green Bay would come up big in the closing seconds. On third-and-20 from their own 32-yard-line, Rodgers rolled to his left and found tight end Jared Cook for an amazing 35-yard gain with three seconds left on the clock. On the final play of the game, Packers’ kicker Mason Crosby nailed a 51-yard field goal and Mike McCarthy’s club had a walk-off victory.

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