You pay all that money for a new stadium and put the scoreboard too low...

San Francisco have to kick it away for the first time in the game, in what could just be a bit of a change of momentum coming up now.

They should have had the ball around midfield but for that awful penalty on the punter - now the defence has to get a stop, without Nick Bosa.

Jauan Jennings comes up with a huge catch to convert the third down from Jimmy Garoppolo's pass.

San Fran really backed up here in their own half and scrapping for every yard.

Bosa out!published at 23:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2022

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San Francisco 49ers 16-7 Dallas Cowboys

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Massive blow for San Francisco with Nick Bosa ruled out for the rest of the game. He's their defensive giant so that is some blow.

Dallas eventually have to punt again - twice actually as we get a doink off the TV screen at AT&T Stadium - another design flaw in Jerry Jones' fancy home of the Cowboys.

This time, and 49ers special teams manage not to hit the punter and San Fran get the ball back, but this time right on their own line.

Jimmie Ward should've picked off Prescott there when Dak goes for the house with a deep pass into the end zone.

It was a bit floaty and Ward really should've caught that ball, but Dallas get away with it.

Special teams and penalties make all the difference, how many times do we need to keep saying it? Well, someone should tell these two teams, this time the 49ers who come up with a ridiculous penalty to let Dallas keep the ball.

The Cowboys are punting and yet the 49ers come charging in and hit the punter on his plant leg - that's roughing the kicker, that's 15 yards and that's a first down!

Kyle Shanahan is disgusted on the sidelines as they'd done the hard work and got Dak off the field.

Arik Armstead comes up big with the sack on Dak Prescott as that drive really got away from Dallas with the penalties.

The second half kicks off in Arlington - and crucially Dallas have the ball. Let's see if they can start like the 49ers did.

Uh - and just as we say that the Cowboys have back-to-back penalties to go from third and four to third and 14!

It's half-time in the second instalment of today's NFL triple header.

The first saw Tampa Bay cruise into week two of the play-offs.

Andrew Priestley: The Cowboys seem to have a real mental block when it comes to the big games / play-offs. The early 90s and ‘The Triplets’ is a long, long time ago now.

So, will the 49ers hold on, or will the Cowboys come back?

Thumbs up for San Francisco and thumbs down for Dallas.

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Elijah Mitchell has three run plays for the 49ers, without getting far, to bring us to the half in Dallas.

The Cowboys got some offence going in the second quarter but the 49ers kicked a couple of field goals to stay clear and make it a nine-point game.

All to play for when these two NFL powerhouses come back out for the second half.

Dak Prescott fires a pass down the middle towards Cedrick Wilson on third and 20, and the wide receiver appears to be completely unsighted as he lets the ball go right by him.

The Texas sun is glaring through the glass at the the top of the AT&T Stadium. It's one thing building a big shiny new stadium but if it means your players can't even see the ball...

The Cowboys have to punt with 34 seconds to the half.

Ouch! Bosa out for 49erspublished at 22:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2022

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San Francisco 49ers 16-7 Dallas Cowboys

Dalton Schultz makes another catch for a first down but an offensive holding penalty on the next play puts the Cowboys back on halfway.

San Francisco's defensive end Nick Bosa also suffered a blow to the head on the play and has to come off to be assessed.

Dak Prescott's radar is a little off as he throws slightly behind Cedrick Wilson, then a screen pass to Ezekiel Elliott hits the deck.

But Prescott then finds tight end Dalton Schultz for 12 yards to move the chains.

The last drive went swimmingly for the Cowboys. They could do with a repeat if they're to cut the deficit again before the break as there's just 3:03 to the half.

They're soon on third and one, and Ezekiel Elliott does just enough to claim a first down right before the two-minute warning.

Field goal - 49erspublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2022

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San Francisco 49ers 16-7 Dallas Cowboys

Jimmy Garoppolo makes a big play to Brandon Aiyuk on the first play on the 49ers drive, with the wide receiver still going after the catch to claim 37 yards.

Defensive end Dorance Armstrong then bats down a Garoppolo pass on third and six, leaving Robbie Gould to kick his third field goal of the first half, this time from 52 yards.

So Dallas are learning on their run game on this drive, churning out a few yards at a time to get into San Francisco territory for the first time.

Dak Prescott then finds Cedrick Wilson, who grabs a chunk of yards after the catch for the Cowboys' biggest play of the day - 18 yards.

They're now up to the 49ers' 25-yard line.