The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 19-12 in the NFL National Football Conference (NFC) Divisional Round game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday.

The 49ers' rookie quarterback (QB), "Mr. Irrelevant" (the last one selected in the draft) Brock Purdy, completed 19 of his 29 passes for 214 yards. Though he didn't throw any touchdowns (or any interception), he ran the team's offense in a way as solid as Kyle Shanahan's style of coaching.

The 49ers led in both passing (11-9) and rushing first downs (7-5), third down efficiencies, 50 percent (7-for-14)-33.3 percent (5-for-15), as well as possession (32:52-27:07). Their only touchdown came from running back Christian McCaffrey who rushed two yards to score it at the beginning of the fourth quarter. That play set the team over the opponents by seven points (16-9), which the Cowboys never overcame.

Kicker Robbie Gould made four field goals and one extra-point shot for the 49ers. By contrast, his Cowboys counterpart Brett Maher scored two field goals, but missed the extra point after tight end Dalton Schultz received a four-yard pass from Dak Prescott to get a touchdown in the second quarter.

Maher's shot was blocked, but judging by the way it was flying, the ball was unlikely to fly into the stands. He had six point after touchdown (PAT) attempts in two playoff games this season, but Maher made only one of them.

He wasn't the only underperforming Cowboy on Sunday night. As the team's QB, Prescott passed 23-for-37 to produce 206 yards and one touchdown, but he also threw two interceptions. Moreover, Prescott's shortcoming continued to hurt his team. When he saw the 49ers' defenders seeming to approach him, Prescott often got anxious and then threw in an unreasonable way. That was partly why the team suffered low efficiencies on offense in the second half.

Sunday's victory was the 36th playoff win achieved by the 49ers, the second-most in league history. If the team can win the Super Bowl this season, they will surpass the New England Patriots to become the new NFL all-team leader in postseason wins. The 49ers will play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Narnia, Pennsylvania, on January 29.

The Cowboys suffered their seventh straight loss in the NFC Divisional Round. They have made the playoffs 12 times since they won the Super Bowl in 1995, but the team has never reached the NFC Championship Game.

In the American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional Round game that ended earlier on Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 27-10 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard, New York.

The Bengals' QB Joe Burrow threw 23-for-36 to generate 242 yards and two touchdowns after hitting wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and tight end Hayden Hurst. Running back Joe Mixon completed 20 carries to rush 105 yards and one touchdown.

The Bengals' defensive group did a great job of containing the Bills' QB Josh Allen, who is a major candidate for the NFL Most Valuable Player Award this season. Allen missed 17 of his 42 passes, threw no touchdown but one interception by cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. Allen ran into the end zone to score the team's only touchdown in the second quarter, but it was too little for the Bills to come back. So was the 25-yard field goal made by kicker Tyler Bass.

The Bengals will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 29. Though the Chiefs' QB Patrick Mahomes is one of the best in his position in the league in the past five seasons, Burrow and the Bengals beat Mahomes and the Chiefs in the three times they met, including in the AFC Championship Games last year.