It really isn’t an NFL postseason without a classic showdown between longtime rivals. Fortunately, the 2024 playoffs has such a matchup with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys squaring off on Super Wild Card Weekend.
The Cowboys stroll into the playoffs with the No. 2 seed. Mike McCarthy’s team is among the favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Conversely, Matt LaFleur’s Packers are a surprise playoff team after capturing the No. 7 seed by virtue of their Week 17 win over the Chicago Bears. Adding to the intrigue of this game is the fact that McCarthy will coach against his old team in the playoffs for the first time.
Before we get to Sunday’s game, here’s a look at the five greatest games in the history of Cowboys and Packers.
Packers outlast Cowboys to advance to Super Bowl I
The 1966 NFL Championship Game between Green Bay and Dallas didn’t just determine that year’s NFL champion, it would also determine which team would play (and likely win) the first AFL-NFL Championship Game, a game that would later be known as the Super Bowl.
In front of a sellout Cotton Bowl crowd, the Packers raced out to a 14-0 lead after special teamer Jim Grabowski returned a fumble for a score. Despite Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr’s 51-yard touchdown pass to Carroll Dale, two rushing touchdowns by the Cowboys and two Danny Villanueva field goal trimmed the Packers’ lead to 21-20 minutes into the third quarter. Green Bay responded to back-to-back touchdown passes, as Starr — who went 19-28 for 304 yards and four touchdowns — found Max McGree and Frank Clark for scores.
But after Dallas quarterback Don Meredith found Frank Clarke for a 68-yard score, Dallas was in position to tie the game on the game’s final possession. Green Bay’s defense, however, ended the Cowboys’ comeback bid when Dave Robinson’s pressure of Meredith forced an errant pass that was intercepted by Tom…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-11 17:46:41
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