Playoff ‘nerves’ for rookies?

Cowboys just want Prescott, Elliott ‘to be themselves.’

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Aaron Rodgers has been unbeatable on a seven-game run that carried Green Bay to the divisional round.

So was Dallas rookie Dak Prescott for 11 straight games in the regular season, a surge that ultimately benched 10-year starter Tony Romo and led to the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the quarterback’s playoff debut today against the Packers (11-6).

Rodgers plays at the home of the Cowboys (13-3) for the first time since winning his only Super Bowl following the 2010 season. And perhaps he’ll flash back to his first playoff game a year before that while watching his counterpart try to lead Dallas to its first NFC championship game in more than 20 years.

“There’s a lot of nerves in your first playoff game, you know there was for me,” Rodgers said of a 51-45 wild-card loss to Arizona seven years ago. “I think I threw a pick on my first play. So yeah, you’ve got to find a way to settle in.”

The two-time MVP has a good memory. He was right about that shootout loss, when he settled in and threw four touchdown passes after his only interception.

And Prescott, who had the lowest interception rate for a rookie in NFL history in the regular season, knows it’s about having a short memory now.

“We’re not putting too much pressure on ourselves, on this team or this situation,” Prescott said. “We’re continuing to be the same guys we’ve been all year. When it’s time to lock in, trust me we’ll be ready.”

Prescott and NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott will try to become the first rookie QB-RB tandem to win a playoff game in the Super Bowl era.

Two had a chance after the 2012 season — Andrew Luck and Vick Ballard with Indianapolis and Robert Griffin III and current Dallas running back Alfred Morris with Washington.

“I don’t view these guys as rookies,” said 14th-year tight end Jason Witten, set for his sixth trip to the postseason.

”They’ve had a lot of at-bats at the plate. They’ve shown it over the course of 16 games who they are and how they play. I think they understand they just have to be themselves.”

Prescott led a 97-yard scoring drive in just 33 seconds at the end of the first half at Lambeau Field in Dallas’ 30-16 victory in Week 6. Rodgers threw an interception and the Packers lost three fumbles. Elliott was the first 100-yard rusher of the season against the Packers.

“That was really early in the season, so yeah they’re going to be a better team — as we are,” Elliott said.