If you hate the Dallas Cowboys, then you're probably, er, make that definitely downright giddy today. Not only did the 'Boys lose to the Packers yesterday to get eliminated from the NFL Playoffs, but they lost to them thanks to a controversial call that was made by the referees towards the end of the game—which is almost exactly how the Cowboys won a playoff game against the Lions last weekend. The refs ruled that Dez Bryant did not maintain possession of the football on a fourth-down catch that likely would have helped Dallas take the lead:
And it resulted in the Packers taking the ball and running out the remainder of the clock to earn a win. It was pretty much the worst way that the Cowboys could have gotten knocked out of the postseason.
That's not the only thing that Cowboys haters have going for them today, though. There are also three images of Jerry Jones' suite from yesterday floating around—courtesy of NJ.com—that perfectly illustrate both the thrill of victory and, more importantly, the agony of defeat for the Cowboys.
In the first photo, Jones, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, and others look ecstatic after Bryant makes his catch:
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They also look really happy in a second photo that was taken after the refs initially ruled Bryant's catch complete:
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But in the third photo, which was captured at the end of the game, all the life has been sucked out of the box:
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So the scene inside the suite went from "WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE SUPER BOWL!":
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To "OMFG, HOW DO YOU OVERTURN THAT CALL?":
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From "YES, WE CAN FINALLY CALL TONY ROMO AN ELITE QUARTERBACK WITHOUT EVERYONE LAUGHING AT US!":
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To "WAIT, DIDN'T EVERYONE SAY THAT THE NFL WANTED US TO ADVANCE IN THE PLAYOFFS?!?":
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From "HEY, CHRIS CHRISTIE, SEE YA IN SEATTLE!":
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To "DID JERRY JONES JUST CANCEL MY FLIGHT HOME? BUT...BUT...BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HIS GOOD LUCK CHARM!":
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We could do this all day, but we think you get the point. One play caused so much joy and so much pain. Ain't playoff football great?
[via NJ.com]
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