ARLINGTON, Texas _ Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott wanted it.
He wouldn't be denied.
And when it mattered most, he made the flipping difference for the Dallas Cowboys in a 24-22 victory against the Seattle Seahawks in the wild-card playoffs.
Facing a third-and-14 and nursing a three-point lead with a little more than 2 minutes to go, Prescott went 16 yards on a quarterback draw and nearly scored on a flip at the 1-yard line, sending the whiteout, towel-waving crowd at AT&T Stadium into delirium.
He got the score on the next play to send the Cowboys to divisional playoffs against either the Los Angeles Rams next Saturday or the New Orleans Saints next Sunday, depending on the outcome of Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears.
The Cowboys defense set the tone by stoning the Seahawks' top-ranked running game and keeping quarterback Russell Wilson in check. Running back Ezekiel Elliott added 137 yards on 26 carries.
But Prescott carried them to victory, completing 22 of 36 passes for 226 yards with a touchdown through the air and the game-decider on the ground as the Cowboys rallied from a 14-10 fourth-quarter deficit and had to survive an onside kick.
It was the just fourth playoff win since the Cowboys won their last Super Bowl title in 1995 but it was the first for Prescott.
Here are five thoughts from the game:
