Jimmie Johnson led the Cowboys to two Super Bowls, but he was rejuvenated after a terrible first-half performance against the Packers.
The Cowboys were held to just seven points in the first 30 minutes, and on Fox's halftime show, Johnson gave viewers a taste of what he would have said if he were still coaching after a rough first half.
“There's no need to point fingers at this or that,” Johnson said. “I'm going to get my rear end in there and play the way I know how to play. We can win games. We're going to open up. We're going to go at a fast tempo. Defense, Jordan Go after Love. You can't give him that much time. If you do what you have to do, we can win this game.”
The speech was enough to infuriate fellow halftime analyst Michael Strahan. He pretended to tear his suit jacket and lined up in a three-point stance.
The Cowboys trailed 27-7 at the end of the first half, but took the lead in the second half with a 34-yard field goal.
Things haven't been going well in Dallas since the mid-1990s, with eliminations in the divisional round occurring frequently for quite some time.
The Cowboys haven't advanced past the regional round since winning Super Bowl XX in 1995, the franchise's last Super Bowl victory.
Johnson had a 44-36 record during his five years in Dallas, leading the Cowboys to back-to-back championships.
The Cowboys made the playoffs in three of his five years at the helm.
Johnson coached the Dolphins from 1996 to 1999 before moving into broadcasting as part of the Fox broadcast team.
