‘Shocked’ Troy Aikman admits he didn’t book a post-season vacation because he wanted to watch the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game… before they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Packers
- Aikman’s prediction that his former team would end its playoff misery did not come true
- The Cowboys haven’t appeared in an NFC Championship game in 28 years
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Troy Aikman has revealed that he didn’t bother booking a postseason vacation because he thought he would be in San Francisco to watch the Dallas Cowboys compete in the NFC Championship game.
But that prediction never came true, because the Green Bay Packers handed Dallas an embarrassing Wild Card loss at AT&T Stadium, ending its season after winning the NFC East.
Aikman’s prediction was half correct, as the 49ers did indeed win the conference championship. They host the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Now that his broadcasting responsibilities for the season have come to an end, the former Dallas quarterback gave his thoughts on the current state of the Cowboys.
“Pretty shocked,” Aikman said of the end of the Cowboys season.
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‘My (broadcasting) season ended last weekend with the Divisional Round. I’m free this weekend.’
“I really expected Dallas to be in the championship game,” Aikman continued. “I thought it was going to be in San Francisco. So I planned to go to the game. I haven’t booked a holiday after my season.’
“I thought the Cowboys would separate themselves in the second half, but they didn’t,” Aikman said.
As part of Aikman’s job, he sees a lot of teams around the league, and he thought the Cowboys could have made a playoff run.
Instead, it’s the familiar tune of disappointment in Dallas, with a 28th straight season without an appearance in a conference championship game.
Even the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback didn’t offer the Cowboys a way to correct their postseason woes.
“I’m not sure what the answer to that is,” Aikman said.