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The Cowboys didn't offer up excuses for Brett Maher's rough night in Tampa. But his coach detailed some strange events he hopes won't pop up again in San Francisco.

Forget all that history. As the Cowboys left behind ghosts of playoffs past with their dominating victory over the Buccaneers.

Before we turn the page to see what needs to be done to shock the world yet again in the coming days, let's talk about how they did it on Monday evening, when most of the world predicted the opposite would occur.

Jason Peters and Jayron Kearse both helped lift the Cowboys to the second round of the NFL playoffs, and the team provided some early updates on their status for the NFC Divisional Round.

The Cowboys had no problem being forgetful in their dominating victory over the Buccaneers.

What a difference a week makes. Make that, eight days.

Micah Parsons said the postseason is where legends are made, and the Cowboys just embarrassed one on his own field.

Brett Maher's uncharacteristically rough night was overshadowed by the Cowboys dominant performance in their win over the Buccaneers in the wild-card round. With so much potential, Maher knows he has to correct his kicking woes … and fast.

Dak Prescott needed to have the game of his life if the Cowboys were to hand Tom Brady his first-ever loss against the franchise, and that's exactly what happened in the wild card battle.

A record-breaking performance from quarterback Dak Prescott and a dominating Dallas defense lead to a 31-14 Cowboys victory over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.

Here are the 10 most notable 'big facts' to remember ahead of Monday's 7:15 CT playoff matchup on ESPN.