Dak Prescott was clinical as the Dallas Cowboys took care of business on the road against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday in the final game of the opening round of the playoffs.
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The Buccaneers got the best of the Cowboys in the season opener, 19-3, but Prescott's five total touchdowns and a dominant defense were too much in the 31-14 wild-card matchup.
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The Cowboys will travel to face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox) in the divisional round.
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Monday's thumping of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended Brady's personal seven-game winning streak against the Cowboys and gave Dallas its first playoff road win since the 1992 NFC Championship Game.
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It was the Cowboys' most complete performance this season since the 40-3 demolition of the Minnesota Vikings on Nov 20.
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It might be the jolt the team needs to make it back to a Super Bowl for the first time since 1995. Now the Cowboys will look to build on this after getting over the first hurdle.
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There will be no second shot at the 49ers and no eighth Super Bowl ring this season for Brady.
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Monday marked Brady's first loss to the Cowboys and was just the third time that his team was eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
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With Brady set to become an unrestricted free agent, general manager Jason Licht will make every effort to re-sign him this offseason, and the Bucs will give him all the time he needs to make a decision.
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Brady's 66 pass attempts were the most of his career in a playoff game, and his 31 in completions were the most for him in a playoff game.
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