Cowboys–Packers rivalry

The Cowboys–Packers rivalry is a professional American football rivalry in the National Football League (NFL) between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. The two teams do not play every year; instead, they play at least once every three years. Due to the NFL's scheduling rotation, all NFC East teams will battle all NFC North teams every third year. In addition, if the two teams finish in the same place in their respective divisions in any season, they will play each other the following season. The rivalry has also resulted in notable playoff games.[1][2] Additionally, the Packers won Super Bowl XLV in AT&T Stadium.

Dallas Cowboys–Green Bay Packers

Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers
First meeting	November 6, 1960 Packers 41, Cowboys 7
Latest meeting	October 6, 2019 Packers 34, Cowboys 24
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	37
All-time series	Packers, 20–17
Regular season series	Packers, 16–13
Postseason results	Tie, 4–4 January 1, 1967: Packers 34, Cowboys 27 December 31, 1967: Packers 21, Cowboys 17 January 16, 1983: Cowboys 37, Packers 26 January 16, 1994: Cowboys 27, Packers 17 January 8, 1995: Cowboys 35, Packers 9 January 14, 1996: Cowboys 38, Packers 27 January 11, 2015: Packers 26, Cowboys 21 January 15, 2017: Packers 34, Cowboys 31
Largest victory	Packers, 45–7 (2010)
Longest win streak	Cowboys, 8 (1991–96)
Current win streak	Packers, 3 (2016–Present)

As of the end of the 2019 season, Green Bay is the only team in the NFC with a winning overall record against the Cowboys.[3] The two teams have met eight times in the postseason, with each team winning four times.

History

Game Results

Date	Location	Result	Series	Notes
November 6, 1960	Green Bay	Packers 45–7	Packers 1–0	Cowboys' inaugural season. This loss was the Cowboys' eighth of ten straight losses to start the season.
November 29, 1964	Dallas	Packers 45–21	Packers 2–0
October 29, 1965	Milwaukee*	Packers 13–3	Packers 3–0
January 1, 1967	Dallas	Packers 34–27	Packers 4–0	NFL Championship Game. Packers would go on to win Super Bowl I
December 31, 1967	Green Bay	Packers 21–17	Packers 5–0	NFL Championship Game, also known eponymously as the "Ice Bowl". Packers would go on to win Super Bowl II
October 28, 1968	Dallas	Packers 28–17	Packers 6–0
November 26, 1970	Dallas	Cowboys 16–3	Packers 6–1	Game played on Thanksgiving. Cowboys go on to lose Super Bowl V
October 1, 1972	Milwaukee*	Packers 16–13	Packers 7–1
October 19, 1975	Irving	Packers 19–17	Packers 8–1	Cowboys go on to lose Super Bowl X
November 12, 1978	Milwaukee*	Cowboys 42–14	Packers 8–2	Cowboys go on to lose Super Bowl XIII
September 28, 1980	Milwaukee*	Cowboys 28–7	Packers 8–3
January 16, 1983	Irving	Cowboys 37–26	Packers 8–4	NFC Divisional Round
October 19, 1984	Irving	Cowboys 20–6	Packers 8–5
October 8, 1989	Green Bay	Packers 31–13	Packers 9–5
December 24, 1989	Irving	Packers 20–10	Packers 10–5	Cowboys QB Troy Aikman's first start against the Packers
October 6, 1991	Milwaukee*	Cowboys 20–17	Packers 10–6
October 3, 1993	Irving	Cowboys 36–14	Packers 10–7	Packers QB Brett Favre's first start against the Cowboys.
January 16, 1994	Irving	Cowboys 27–17	Packers 10–8	NFC Divisional Round. Cowboys go on to win Super Bowl XXVIII
November 24, 1994	Irving	Cowboys 42–31	Packers 10–9	Thanksgiving game
January 8, 1995	Irving	Cowboys 35–9	Tie 10–10	NFC Divisional Round
October 8, 1995	Irving	Cowboys 34–24	Cowboys 11–10
January 14, 1996	Irving	Cowboys 38–27	Cowboys 12–10	NFC Championship Game. Cowboys go on to win Super Bowl XXX
November 18, 1996	Irving	Cowboys 21–6	Cowboys 13–10	Cowboys win 8 straight meetings. Packers go on to win Super Bowl XXXI
November 23, 1997	Green Bay	Packers 45–17	Cowboys 13–11	Packers go on to lose Super Bowl XXXII
November 14, 1999	Irving	Cowboys 27–13	Cowboys 14–11
October 24, 2004	Green Bay	Packers 41–20	Cowboys 14–12
November 29, 2007	Irving	Cowboys 37–27	Cowboys 15–12
September 21, 2008	Green Bay	Cowboys 27–16	Cowboys 16–12	Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers' first start in the rivalry, and the Cowboys' first ever win at Lambeau Field.
November 15, 2009	Green Bay	Packers 17–7	Cowboys 16–13
November 6, 2010	Green Bay	Packers 45–7	Cowboys 16–14	Packers go on to win Super Bowl XLV
December 15, 2013	Arlington	Packers 37–36	Cowboys 16–15	Packers come back from a 26-3 halftime deficit to win 37-36 behind 5 consecutive touchdown drives by backup QB Matt Flynn and the Packers' offense.
January 11, 2015	Green Bay	Packers 26–21	Tie 16–16	NFC Divisional Round, known as the "No Catch" game. Wide receiver Dez Bryant controversially had a 31-yard catch on fourth-and-2 overturned by referees, leading the Packers to a 26-21 win at Lambeau Field.
December 13, 2015	Green Bay	Packers 28–7	Packers 17–16
October 16, 2016	Green Bay	Cowboys 30–16	Tie 17–17	Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's first start in the rivalry.
January 15, 2017	Arlington	Packers 34–31	Packers 18–17	NFC Divisional Round, Packers win on game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby as time expires.
October 8, 2017	Arlington	Packers 35–31	Packers 19–17	Packers come back from a 21-12 halftime deficit to win 35-31 on a touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to wide receiver Davante Adams with 11 seconds left on the clock.
October 6, 2019	Arlington	Packers 34–24	Packers 20–17	Aaron Jones ties a Packers franchise record with 4 rushing touchdowns.

Summary of Results

Type of Game	Overall record	at Dallas Cowboys	at Green Bay Packers	Notes
Regular season	Packers 16–13	Cowboys 8–7	Packers 9–5	The "at Green Bay Packers" column includes five games played in Milwaukee, in which the Cowboys were 3–2
Postseason	Tie 4–4	Cowboys 4–2	Packers 2–0
Regular and postseason	Packers 20–17	Cowboys 12–9	Packers 11–5

References

1. DawnMacelli (9 January 2017). "Packers-Cowboys: A Playoff Rivalry As Old As The Super Bowl Itself". Blogging The Boys. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
2. "Dallas-Green Bay reaches the top of NFL playoff rivalries". newsok.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
3. "Dallas Cowboys Records by Opponent". footballdb.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.