ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 The last time Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys were on their home field, they had finished a two-game sweep of last season’s Super Bowl teams to spark talk of a rally to a playoff spot.<\/p>\n
This time, they watched those postseason hopes all but vanish.<\/p>\n
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