How the San Francisco 49ers ended the Dallas Cowboys season, 19-12

Fort Worth Star-Telegram sports editor Dave Ammenheuser’s live blog from Sunday’sSan Francisco 49ers’ 19-12 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Levi Sadium in Santa Clara, Calif., in the NFC Divisional playoff game.

Scoring summary

FIRST QUARTER

SF: Robbie Gould, 26-yard field goal. 2:12. 49ers lead 3-0

SECOND QUARTER

DAL: Dalton Schultz, 4-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick blocked). 9:25. Cowboys lead 6-3

SF: Robbie Gould, 47-yard field goal. 3:43. Tied 6-6

SF: Robbie Gould, 50-yard field goal. 0:00. Tied 9-6

THIRD QUARTER

DAL: Brett Maher, 25-yard field goal. 9:08. Tied 9-9

FOURTH QUARTER

SF: Christian McCaffrey, 2-yard run (Robbie Gould kick). 14:58. 49ers lead 16-9

DAL: Brett Maher, 43-yard field goal. 11:03. 49ers lead 16-12

SF: Robbie Gould, 28-yard field goal. 3:04. 49ers lead 19-12

All commentary in reverse chronological order (with last play of the game listed first).

Fourth quarter notes

DAL 10th drive, DAL 6 with 45 seconds left: Prescott incomplete pass. 38 seconds left. Pass to Schultz for a gain of 9. 33 seconds left. Prescott pass incomplete to Gallup; Prescott pass to Schultz. 5 seconds left: Final play: Pass from Prescott to Turpin. Clock expires. 49ers win 19-12, advance to the championship game.

SF 9th drive, SF 26: 16-yard pass to Kittle; 2 minute warning. Mitchell 1-yard run. Cowboys timeout (1), Mitchell runs for 13 yards to DAL 44 for first down. Mitchell runs for 1. Cowboys timeout (2). Mitchell runs for 1. Cowboys timeout (3). Pass to McCafferty. 3rd-and-9 at DAL 44. Punt to DAL 6.

DAL 9th drive, DAL 18: Incomplete pass to Schultz; Incomplete pass to Gallup; Prescott sacked at the DAL 18. Punt to SF 26. 2:05 left (Cowboys have all of their timeouts).

SF 8th drive, SF 25: 49ers move down the field, taking precious time off the clock, using 7:59 of the clock ending with a Robbie Gold 28-yard field goal. 49ers lead 19-12 with 3:04 left.

DAL 8th drive, DAL 43: Big kick return from Kovantae Turpin sets Cowboys up in good field position. Cowboys move the ball to the SF 25 where Brett Maher boots a 43-yard field goal, pulling Cowboys within 16-12 with 11:03 left.

SF 7th drive continues, DAL 2: 2nd-and-goal. Christian McCaffrey scores on 2-yard run on first play of the fourth quarter. Robbie Gold’s extra point gives 49ers a 16-9 lead with 14:58 left.

Third quarter notes

SF 7th drive, SF 9: 49ers put together lengthy drive, moving to the DAL 10 on final play of the third quarter. It will be 2nd-and-goal at DAL 2 when fourth quarter begins.

DAL 7th drive, DAL 9: Cowboys immediately get out of big hole with a 45-yard pass from Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb. However, the Cowboys don’t pick up any more yards and punt it away to the 49ers. Fair catch at SF 9. 5:58 left.

SF 6th drive, DAL 47: Big kick return sets up 49ers drive. However, the opportunity is wasted. 3-and-out from there. Punt to DAL 9.

DAL 6th drive, SF 21: Cowboys take advantage of the fumbled punt return, moving to the SF 7 where Brett Maher boots a 25-yard field goal to tie the game 9-9 with 9:08 remaining in the quarter.

DAL 5th drive, DAL 25: First drive of the quarter dies at the DAL 47. forcing a punt. However, the 49ers McCloud fumbles, recovered by DAL’s Clark at the SF 21.

Halftime stats

▪ 49ers hold a 141-136 edge in yards

▪ Dak Prescott is 12 of 16 for 81 yards, a touchdown and two costly interceptions; Brocky Purdy is 12 of 19 for 129 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions.

▪ Tony Pollard, who left the game late in the second quarter with an apparent high ankle sprain, has six carries for 22 yards; Ezekiel Elliott has just 9 yards on two carries.

▪ Deb Samuel leads the 49ers with 15 yards rushing; Christian McCaffrey has just 8 yards on five carries.

▪ CeeDee Lamb leads the Cowboys with four catches for 23 yards; Deebo Samuel has four receptions for 45 yards to lead the 49ers.

Second quarter notes

SF 5th drive, SF 28: 49ers again take advantage of the Cowboys’ turnover, moving to the DAL 32 where Robbie Gould boots his third field goal of the half, a 51-yarder as time expires in the half. 49ers lead 9-6.

DAL 4th drive, DAL 25: Cowboys drive into the SF territory, where on 2nd-and-2 at SF 18, Dak Prescott is picked off for the second time. This time by Fred Warner who returns ball to the SF 28. 1:15 left in half.

SF 4th drive, SF 25: 49ers respond and march down the field, going 10 plays and 46 yards that ends with another Robbie Gould field goal (this one from 47 yards). Game tied 6-6 with 3:43 left in the half.

DAL 3rd drive continues, DAL 41: Cowboys complete the march down the field, completing a 14-play, 74-yard drive that ends with a Dak Prescott to Dalton Schultz 4-yard touchdown pass. Brett Maher’s extra point is blocked. Cowboys lead 6-3 with 9:25 left in the half.

First quarter notes

DAL 3rd drive, DAL 26: Cowboys move ball to DAL 41, setting up 3rd-and-5 for start of the second quarter.

SF 3rd drive, DAL 21: 49ers take advantage of the Prescott turnover and get on the scoreboard first. 49ers move thte ball to the DAL 8. Robbie Gould’s 26-yard field goal gives 49ers a 3-0 lead with 2:12 left in the quarter.

DAL 2nd drive, DAL 20: Familiar narrative comes back. Dak Prescott throws interception on 3rd-and-9 at DAL 21. Intercepted by Lenoir at DAL 27, returns it to DAL 21.

SF 2nd drive, SF 18: 49ers move into DAL territory (Kittle big gain), drive stalls at DAL 38, punt into end zone. 7:01 left in quarter.

DAL 1st drive, DAL 26: Cowboys pick up a first down (TY Hilton catch), before drive stalls at DAL 40. Punt to SF 18. 10:11 remaining in the quarter.

SF 1st drive, SF 25: 49ers go 3-and-out (big sack on second down). SF punts to DAL 26

Fans watch players warm up before an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Coin toss

The Cowboys won the toss, will kickoff to begin the game.

Pregame antics

The 49ers messed with Cowboys kicker Brett Maher prior to Sunday’s game, not allowing him to practice from their side of the field. Maher, who missed four extra points last week against Tampa Bay, was on the field a long time before the start of the game.

49ers trying to punk and intimidate Brett Maher..won't give him space to warm up. Cowboys players tried to intervene.. pic.twitter.com/YSo9fuqoip
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) January 22, 2023