![]() The Cowboys were led by their triplets, quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith and wide receiver Michael Irvin. The Packers were coached by Mike Holmgren during that time. The next three postseason games would all be played at Texas Stadium in the 1990s, as Jimmy Johnson was now the head coach of the Boys after owner Jerry Jones had fired Landry after the 1988 season. Still, that wasn’t enough as the Cowboys, led by the three interceptions of Dennis Thurman, won 37-26 in a second-round NFC playoff game at Texas Stadium. Quarterback Lynn Dickey threw for 332 yards, while wide receiver James Lofton had five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown, plus had another score on a 71-yard run. The next time the two teams met in the postseason was after the 1982 season, when Starr was the head coach of the Packers and Landry was still at the helm of the Cowboys. Two weeks later, the Packers beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II, which turned out to be Lombardi’s last game as head coach of the Packers. Starr was once again the hero, as he threw two touchdown passes to Boyd Dowler in the game and then scored the game-winning touchdown on a quarterback sneak with just 13 seconds remaining in the game and with his team having zero time outs. I have written about that classic game a number of times, including a story that has fullback Chuck Mercein, halfback Donny Anderson and right guard Jerry Kramer describing their epic final drive to win the “Ice Bowl” 21-17 with just seconds remaining. The two teams met again the very next year in the 1967 NFL title game, this time in Green Bay at Lambeau Field. The Packers then went on to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Super I two weeks later. 89’s arms draped around him, Meredith threw an errant pass that was intercepted by safety Tom Brown of the Packers to seal the victory. And on fourth down, quarterback Don Meredith of the Cowboys was pressured by outside linebacker Dave Robinson and with No. The game came down to the Cowboys being on the 2-yard line of the Packers with less than a minute to go, trailing 34-27. ![]() 15’s passer rating for that game was 143.5. Quarterback Bart Starr was magnificent in that game, as he threw four touchdown passes (including a beautiful 51-yard pass to Carroll Dale) without throwing an interception for 304 yards. The winner of that 1966 NFL championship game would be playing in Super Bowl I. Lombardi never lost to Landry while he coached the Packers, both in the regular season (3-0) and in the postseason (2-0).īoth postseason games were NFL title games, with the first being played at the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1967. In essence, Lombardi ran the offense for the G-Men, while Landry ran the defense during their tenure in the Big Apple. Lombardi and Landry had coached together in New York with the Giants, as the team won the NFL title in 1956. The two teams were destined to become quite a rivalry, as Vince Lombardi was head coach of the Packers when the Cowboys joined the NFL in 1960 and their head coach was Tom Landry. The Packers have also won two postseason games against the Cowboys at Lambeau Field, including the legendary “Ice Bowl” game on December 31, 1967. The Packers and Cowboys also played five games at County Stadium in Milwaukee in the regular season, with the Cowboys holding a 3-2 edge. In Wisconsin, the Packers defeated the Cowboys in their inaugural year 41-7 at then City Stadium (now Lambeau Field) and are now 7-2 overall versus the Boys in Green Bay during the regular season. With the latest game being the 2016 NFC title game, as quarterback Aaron Rodgers led Green Bay to a stirring 34-31 victory. ![]() The Packers are also 2-4 in the postseason in the Big D area. The Packers were 2-1 at the Cotton Bowl, 2-7 at Texas Stadium and now are currently 2-0 at AT&T Stadium. ![]() ![]() When the two teams meet on Sunday at AT&T Stadium, it will be the 15th time that the Packers have played Dallas on the road in the regular season. The Cowboys have won five Super Bowls overall. Overall, the Packers have won 13 NFL titles, including four Super Bowls, one of which was won at Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium). The two teams have also met eight times in the postseason, with each team winning four times. Since that time, the teams have met 28 times in the regular season, with the Packers holding a 15-13 edge. The Green Bay Packers joined the NFL in 1921, while the Dallas Cowboys joined the league in 1960. ![]()
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