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 Verfasst am: 23. Okt 2023 07:36 Titel: Cowboys-Packers rivalry Five greatest moments between these |
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While Sunday will mark only the 38th time that the and have faced one another, these two storied franchises have competed in some of the NFL's greatest games dating back to their first meeting on New Year's Day, 1967.Before they renew their Greg Monroe Jersey rivalry in Green Bay, here's a look at the five greatest moments in this rivalry's history.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 pa s 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 pa ses, as Starr -- who went 19-28 for 304 yards and four touchdowns -- found Max McGree and 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 po se sion. Green Bay's defense, however, ended the Cowboys' comeback bid when Dave Robinson's pre sure of Meredith forced an errant pa s that was intercepted by Tom Brown on the Cowboys' final offensive play. No. 38: 1966 NFL Championship Game - Packers vs. Cowboys (Jan. 1, 1967) : NFL 100 Greatest Games on NFL (@NFL) Green Bay would go onto defeat the AFL champion in Super Bowl I, 35-10.A partisan Packers crowd inside Lambeau Field braved the -23 windchill to see if their team could win a fifth NFL championship in a seven-year span while getting back to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys didn't make it easy, however, with Dallas taking a 17-14 fourth quarter lead on Lance Rentzel's 50-yard touchdown pa s from halfback Dan Reeves.Undaunted, Starr and the Packers drove into Cowboys' territory before facing third and goal from the 1-yard-line with just seconds left. After using their final timeout, legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi decided to risk having the clock run out on his team by calling a running play. Starr, who was supposed to give the ball to Chuck Mercein, decided to keep the ball while running behind Hall of Fame lineman Jerry Kramer. December 31, 1967The Ice Bowl from Lambeau.One of the coldest games in history, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Jabari Parker Jersey Starr puts the up early but the keep chipping away and eventually take the lead 17-14 Old Time Football (@Ol_TimeFootball) The score gave Green Bay a 21-17 lead en route to a 33-14 win over the in Super Bowl II. It would be the Packers' final championship during their decade of dominance.After already defeating Brett Favre's Packers twice in postseason play, the Cowboys raced out to a 14-3 lead in the on two touchdown pa ses from Troy Aikman to Michael Irvin. Undaunted, Favre -- who won his first of three straight league MVPs that season -- completed a 73-yard touchdown pa s to speedster Robert Brooks to cap off an exciting first quarter.Favre continued to fire away, throwing two more touchdown pa ses that included his go-ahead touchdown pa s to Brooks with 5:19 left in the third. The Cowboys countered with Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, who that season set the then-NFL record with 25 touchdown runs during the regular season. Following Favre's second touchdown pa s to Smith, Dallas embarked on a 14-play, 90-yard drive that ended with Smith's 5-yard touchdown run with 12:24 left. Five plays after Smith's score, cornerback Larry Brown -- who would make two similar plays on his way to earning MVP honors two weeks later in Super Bowl XXX -- picked off Favre while setting up Smith's game-clinching score.Despite taking the Packers' best punch, the Cowboys prevailed, 38-37, en route to becoming the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a four-year span. Green Bay, despite losing to Dallas in the regular season, would go 13-3 during the 1996 regular season before defeating the in Super Bowl XXXI.A week after helping lead the Cowboys to only their second playoff victory since Super Bowl XXX, quarterback Tony Romo led Matthew Dellavedova Jersey Dallas into Lambeau Field for a Divisional Round matchup during the 2014 postseason. After taking leads of 7-0 and 14-7, Cowboys running back -- who rushed for a Cowboys single-season record 1,845 rushing yards during the regular season -- gave Dallas a 21-13 third-quarter lead with his 1-yard touchdown run. Packers quarterback -- that year's league MVP -- led Green Bay's comeback, firing touchdown pa ses to and that gave the home team a 26-21 Mirza Teletovic Jersey win with 9:10 left. The Cowboys quickly responded, with Murray's 30-yard run helped get Dallas into Green Bay territory. But after the draft stalled, Dallas faced a fourth and two on the Packers' 32 with 4:42 left. That's when Romo lofted a deep pa s to Dez Bryant, who appeared to haul in the pa s while putting the Cowboys in position to advance to their first conference title game in 19 years.That's when the officials, after reviewing the play, ruled that Bryant "did not complete the act of making the catch" while awarding the ball to the Packers. (Sorry to do this, but its my job)ON THIS DAY in 2015 On 4th and 2, Tony Romo took a deep shot for Dez Bryant in one of the most amazing catches ... that wasntGreen Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 26-21 to move onto the NFC Championship game (@TommySledge) Green Bay would then run out the clock while defeating the Cowboys in the postseason for the first time in 47 years. And while Dallas fans spent the week (and years since) railing against the league's decision to overturn Bryant's score, Green Bay lost an equally heartbreaking game to the in the NFC title game. The 2016 Cowboys appeared to have a feeling of destiny entering the postseason. Led by rookie sensations and , Dallas won an NFC-best 13 regular season games while earning home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Cowboys were also looking to settle the score with the Packers two years removed from their gut-wrenching playoff lo s at Lambeau.Green Bay, having defeated New York in the wild-card round, raced out to a 21-3 lead that included two touchdown runs by . While Dallas responded with 10 consecutive points, Rodgers' second touchdown pa s, a 3-yard pa s to , gave Green Bay a 28-13 lead with just over 11 minutes left in the third quarter.Dallas continued to battle, as touchdowns by Bryant and helped set up game-tying, 52-yard field goal with Thon Maker Jersey 35 seconds left. After having trailed for most of the game's first 59 minutes, the Cowboys had appeared to have forced overtime while keeping their Super Bowl hopes alive. That's when Rodgers ended those dreams for good, as he fired an improbable, 36-pa s to Cook that set up game-winning, 51-yard field goal as time expired. WW... Aaron Rodgers a Jared Cook, la atrapada de la Ronda Divisional. NFL Mxico (@nflmx) That win, coupled by Green Bay's 2017 regular season victory over Dallas, has given the Packers a 19-17 series lead entering Sunday night's showdown. Click here Click here Click here |
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