{"id":396567,"date":"2025-09-25T19:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/396567\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T19:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:24:11","slug":"20-questions-on-packers-cowboys-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/396567\/","title":{"rendered":"20 questions on Packers-Cowboys history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers have a long history, which means there are plenty of facts and figures to bring to this challenge. Think it through and check the answers below in the photo gallery.<\/p>\n<p>1) This receiver was involved in the infamous catch-non catch call during the Cowboys&#8217; divisional-round loss to the Packers in the 2014 playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Beasley<br \/>\nDez Bryant<br \/>\nTerrance Williams<br \/>\nJason Witten<\/p>\n<p>2) Which former Packers player was most recently added to the Cowboys roster?<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Clark<br \/>\nJadeveon Clowney<br \/>\nDante Fowler<br \/>\nSolomon Thomas<\/p>\n<p>3) Who was the starting quarterback for the Cowboys in their 42-31 comeback victory over Green Bay on Thanksgiving Day 1994?<\/p>\n<p>Troy Aikman<br \/>\nSteve Beuerlein<br \/>\nJason Garrett<br \/>\nRodney Peete<\/p>\n<p>4) In that same Thanksgiving game against the Packers, who led the Cowboys with 228 yards from scrimmage?<\/p>\n<p>Alvin Harper<br \/>\nMichael Irvin<br \/>\nJay Novacek<br \/>\nEmmitt Smith<\/p>\n<p>5) Prior to becoming the head coaches for the Cowboys and Packers, respectively, Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi were assistant coaches together for what team?<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears<br \/>\nMinnesota Vikings<br \/>\nNew York Giants<br \/>\nPhiladelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have never beaten Green Bay in AT&amp;T Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>7) The Cowboys faced the Packers at Lambeau Field in the 1967 NFL Championship Game, the legendary Ice Bowl. What was the temperature at kickoff that day in Green Bay?<\/p>\n<p>Minus-3<br \/>\nMinus-8<br \/>\nMinus-13<br \/>\nMinus-18<\/p>\n<p>8) The Packers&#8217; Ray Nitschke is one of only 13 linebackers in NFL history with at least 25 career interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries. What two Cowboys linebackers join him on that list?<\/p>\n<p>Bob Breunig and Dat Nguyen<br \/>\nLee Roy Jordan and Chuck Howley<br \/>\nKen Norton Jr. and Bradie James<br \/>\nD. Lewis and Sean Lee<\/p>\n<p>9) This Cowboys kicker set a franchise record for most field goals in a game with seven against Green Bay on Nov. 18, 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Boniol<br \/>\nBilly Cundiff<br \/>\nRichie Cunningham<br \/>\nTim Seder<\/p>\n<p>10) On Nov. 29, 1964, vs. the Packers, this player became the first in Cowboys history to top the 100-yard mark in both kick and punt return yards in the same game.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Gaechter<br \/>\nBob Hayes<br \/>\nAmos Marsh<br \/>\nMel Renfro<\/p>\n<p>11) Which player was originally drafted by the Packers, but later had a 95-yard interception return to beat his former team, as a member of the Cowboys?<\/p>\n<p>Deion Sanders<br \/>\nKevin Smith<br \/>\nGeorge Teague<br \/>\nDarren Woodson<\/p>\n<p>12) How many Pro Football Hall of Famers played for both the Cowboys and Packers?<\/p>\n<p>13) What Cowboys defensive back had just one interception in the 1982 regular season, but had three in one game against the Packers, tying a franchise playoff record?<\/p>\n<p>Everson Walls<br \/>\nDextor Clinkscale<br \/>\nDennis Thurman<br \/>\nMichael Downs<\/p>\n<p>14) How many seconds were left on the clock when the Packers lined up for a game-winning field goal in Green Bay&#8217;s 34-31 victory over Dallas in the 2016 playoffs?<\/p>\n<p>15) Which Cowboys player has the most career receiving touchdowns against the Packers?<\/p>\n<p>Cole Beasley<br \/>\nDez Bryant<br \/>\nMicheal Irvin<br \/>\nJason Witten<\/p>\n<p>16) Who holds the Cowboys&#8217; playoff record for the longest play from scrimmage?<\/p>\n<p>Miles Austin<br \/>\nAlvin Harper<br \/>\nFelix Jones<br \/>\nTony Hill<\/p>\n<p>17) Which Cowboys player won NFC Defensive Player of the Week in 2016 for forcing three turnovers in a win at Lambeau Field?<\/p>\n<p>David Irving<br \/>\nTyrone Crawford<br \/>\nBarry Church<br \/>\nDeMarcus Lawrence<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys once played the Packers twice during the regular season?<\/p>\n<p>19) Which receiver played 10 seasons in Green Bay, earning a Pro Bowl selection, but his best average-per-catch season occurred with the Cowboys?<\/p>\n<p>Sterling Sharpe<br \/>\nFrank Clarke<br \/>\nPatrick Jeffers<br \/>\nRandall Cobb<\/p>\n<p>20) In a 2007 regular-season matchup with the Packers, featuring a pair of 10-1 teams, what iconic celebration followed a touchdown by Terrell Owens?<\/p>\n<p>Owens spiking the ball over the goal post<br \/>\nOwens grabbing a sharpie from his sock and signing the ball<br \/>\nOwens dumping popcorn on himself<br \/>\nOwens grabbing pom poms from the cheerleaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers have a long history, which means there are plenty of facts&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":396568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2072],"tags":[67818,68754,7,41,345,2514,2513,417,16139,1900,6,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-396567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-featured-gbvsdal-2025","9":"tag-featured-trivia-thursday","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-green-bay","12":"tag-green-bay-packers","13":"tag-greenbay","14":"tag-greenbaypackers","15":"tag-news-all-news","16":"tag-news-kurt-daniels","17":"tag-news-nick-eatman","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-packers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115266575802260477","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/396568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}