Dez did catch it.

That’s not really news, of course, but the NFL’s acknowledgment qualifies as such, and that, ladies and gentlemen, has finally happened.

The league’s competition committee now acknowledges, in “unanimous” agreement, that Bryant’s game-changing grab near the end of the Dallas’ 2014 NFC Divisional playoff game at Green Bay, in fact, should have counted.

While that’s swell and all, I know I speak for the entire tortured Cowboys fan base when I say that “my bad” just doesn’t really do the trick.

Dez’s catch set up first-and-goal from inside the 1-yard line. DeMarco Murray is scoring on the next play to give the ‘Boys the lead with less than four minutes to play. And, if you’ve ever seen “Butterfly Effect,” you know that everything changes after that.

1. Dallas Beats Green Bay — And Seattle

The Cowboys arrived at Lambeau Field winners of five straight and seven of eight — and they’d already defeated Seattle in Seattle in week six.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw four interceptions in the NFC title game and Green Bay led 19-7 late in the fourth quarter before allowing Seattle to come from behind despite five turnovers and eight penalties.

Dallas was too hot and playing too well to let Wilson off the hook like that. Queue the Jimmy Johnson clip:

2. Tony Romo Leads The Cowboys To Their Sixth Super Bowl Win

That’s right. The goat becomes the GOAT (in Cowboys’ history, relax…) by leading the Dallas past Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 49.

New England, you might recall, trailed 24-14 in the fourth quarter before rallying past the Seahawks after Pete Carroll and/or Darrell Bevell forgot they had Marshawn Lynch at running back. The Cowboys most certainly would not have forgotten that they had Murray.

3. Seattle Wins Super Bowl 50

The Malcolm Butler interception at the goalline, by virtually all accounts, tore the Seahawks apart. But if Seattle was never even in that game to begin with?

All good.

After an NFC Championship loss to the Cowboys in 2014, the Seahawks come back motivated — and cohesive — in 2015, with Richard Sherman manufacturing chips for each of the active roster’s 106 shoulders.

Carolina’s inability to diagnose a delayed blitz ultimately cost the Panthers in their Super Bowl loss to the Denver Broncos. Safe to say, Wilson sniffs that out, and the Seahawks defense has a field day against what was left of Peyton Manning.

4. Dak Prescott Is Drafted… By The 49ers

The following are things that we know:

• Dallas started 2-0 in 2015 before Romo was knocked out with a broken left collarbone.
• Jerry Jones’ loyalty to Romo was and is deep and undeniable.
• The Cowboys were losing a million games with Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel no matter what happened the year before.

Would Jones and the Cowboys have been in search of Romo’s heir apparent during the 2016 NFL Draft had Romo been entering that offseason with a 13-3 record over his previous 16 starts and a Super Bowl ring?

Probably not.

Jerry hung on to the notion of a Tony Romo comeback throughout Prescott’s 9-1 — and, ultimately, 11-1 — start. Anything less than the near perfection that Prescott displayed during that run and No. 9 would’ve likely returned to the starting lineup.

So that owner certainly wasn’t trying to trade into the first round for a quarterback just two starts after that quarterback led them to a Super Bowl — and he probably wasn’t using a fourth-round pick on Prescott, either.

San Francisco showed interest in Prescott throughout the process and was perhaps the most notable of a few teams rumored to be attracted to the idea of drafting Prescott in rounds 2-4.

5. Mark Sanchez Leads Cowboys To 1-9 Start

Romo goes down. Backup Kellen Moore goes down. Prescott is in the Bay Area. Where do the ‘Boys turn? To Mark Sanchez, of course.

With the Sanchize under center, Dallas is, um, not good. (Even so, the Cowboys are still good enough to beat Cleveland.)

6. Jim Nantz Is Still Stuck With Phil Simms

Romo rallies the Cowboys to 6-10, which, you know, is more than enough hope, promise and positivity for No. 9 to give it another go — and for Jerry to pass, once again, on drafting Romo's replacement. Sure, Dallas takes a waiver on Chad Kelly in the seventh round, but it's still comfortable with Romo and Moore.

As a result, CBS keeps Phil Simms as its top analyst alongside Jim Nantz. In other words, Nantz and anyone who watches football games with the volume on are the real losers in this deal.

7. Jimmy Garoppolo Is Traded To The Browns

The Niners are all set with Prescott, but the (alleged) situation in New England hasn’t changed. The Pats still shop Jimmy G and find a far less attractive suitor in Cleveland.

8. Kellen Moore Replaces Romo — Still Ends Up As An Assistant Coach

Playing in his age 37 season, Romo leads the Cowboys to a 4-2 start before suffering what amounts to a season-ending shoulder/back/collarbone injury.

The good news for football fans: Romo rescues us from Simms by Week 12.

The bad news for Cowboys fans: Kellen Moore is not good.

Kellen Moore moving from player to QB coach for Cowboys #cowboysnation https://t.co/pdJofytHhD

— CowboysTalkLine (@CowboysTalkLine) February 25, 2018

At the conclusion of the season, after Kelly makes the final start, Moore is still moved from actual quarterback to quarterback coach.

9. Baker Mayfield Is A Cowboy

The Austin native and Oklahoma Sooners legend makes his new home smack dab in the middle of his respective stomping grounds after being drafted fifth overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

Mayfield — the Romo replacement of Jerry's dreams — does, in fact, attend the draft at AT&T Stadium and his selection in front of the home fans is must-see TV.

10. Jets Sign Garoppolo To Record Contract

Garoppolo opts to test the free agent market in March and finds a very, very large stack of cash waiting for him in New York, where the Jets are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to jab the Patriots while simultaneously inking a player they hope will (finally) solve the position for them.

The Jets outbid the Browns, Cardinals, and Broncos to the tune of $140 million over five years.

So, to recap: Romo has a ring, Peyton Manning loses a ring, Dak Prescott is a Niner, Kellen Moore is still Kellen Moore, the Cowboys Shake ’n Bake, and Jimmy G’s a Jet.

And you thought it was just one catch.