Packers vs Cowboys 2024 NFL Playoff: Simone Biles fires Dallas a warning
American gymnast Simone Biles knows about rivalries and setting the tone early. Taking to social media, the gymnast posted a six-word statement intended to send a friendly shiver down the spine of Dallas Cowboys fans and players.
"We are coming for you Dallas," she wrote in an Instagram story.
The story featured a smiling Cowboy emoji, a Cowboy boot emoji and a horse emoji. Biles is the wife of Green Bay Packers strong safety Jonathan Owens, and as such, was supporting her husband by going after his rivals.
Simone Biles and other Packers fans root for upset against red-hot Cowboys
Heading into 2023, many doubted Jordan Love had what it took to match Aaron Rodgers. However, in his first season as a starter, the young quarterback has done something his predecessor failed to do in 2022.
Rodgers failed at the doorstep of the playoffs in a win-and-in showdown against the Detroit Lions. This year, Love was in the same situation, but ensured the Packers climbed into the seventh seed and were rewarded with a showdown against Dallas.
The 9-8 Packers will face the 12-5 Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 4:30 p.m. EST. As far as No. 2 seeds the team could have ended up facing, they got a red-hot one but still have reason to believe they lucked out.
The bad news is that Dallas is coming into the game on a two-game win streak.
The good news for Biles, however, is that if one zooms out to the big picture, the Packers can be considered favorites to win in the contest. Dak Prescott is 2-4 in playoff games in his career and has never managed to win in consecutive playoff appearances.
He lost his first playoff game in 2016, won a playoff game in 2018, and lost his first playoff game in 2021. He won a playoff game in 2022 and if the pattern holds, would be on pace to lose against the Packers.
Of course, the NFL seems to love to upset patterns as soon as they become established, so one can't automatically call Sunday's showdown a win for the Packers. Will Jordan Love win his first playoff introduction?