13. 1966 DALLAS COWBOYS at 4. 2011 GREEN BAY PACKERS
4. 2011 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Record: 15-1
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 19th
1st NFC North
lost NYG Div Rnd 37-20
HC Mike McCarthy OC Joe Philbin DC Dom Capers
Lambeau Field: 45 degrees
Wayne Larrivee/Larry McCarren
Offense
QB Aaron Rodgers 28 All Pro Cal
RB Ryan Grant 29 N Dame
WR Donald Driver 36 Alcorn St
WR Greg Jennings 28 W Michigan
WR Jordy Nelson 26 Kansas St
TE Jermichael Finley 24 Texas
LT Marshall Newhouse 23 R TCU
LG TJ Lang 24 E Michigan
C Scott Wells 30 Tennessee
RG Josh Sitton 25 C Florida
RT Bryan Bulaga 22 Iowa
Defense
LDE Ryan Pickett 32 Ohio St
NT BJ Raji 25 B College
RDE Howard Green 32 LSU
LOLB Clay Matthews 25 USC
LILB AJ Hawk 27 Ohio St
RILB Desmond Bishop 27 Cal
ROLB Erik Walden 26 Mid Tenn St
LCB Charles Woodson 35 All Pro Michigan
RCB Tramon Williams 28 La Tech
RCB Tramon Williams 28 La Tech
SS Charlie Peprah 28 Alabama
FS Morgan Burnett 22 Geo Tech
K Mason Crosby 27 Colorado
P Tim Masthay 24 Kentucky
KR/PR Randall Cobb 21 Kentucky
San Francisco just placed Team #8 into round 2; the winner of this game will match. The 4th seed in region 13 is the 15-1 2011 Packers with the best offense in football. 28 year old Aaron Rodgers is an All Pro, 48 scores, 6 picks. 15 scores and over 1200 yards receiving for a 26 year old Jordy Nelson. 35 year old Charles Woodson is an All Pro on defense, he had 7 picks.
13. 1966 DALLAS COWBOYS
Record: 10-3-1
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 1st
Def: 4th
1st NFL East
lost NFL Title Packers 34-27
HC Tom Landry DC Dick Nolan
Offense
QB Don Meredith 28 SMU
RB Dan Reeves 22 S Carolina
FB Don Perkins 28 N Mexico
WR Pete Gent 24 Mich St
WR Bob Hayes 24 All Pro Florida A&M
TE Pettis Norman 27 JC Smith
LT Jim Boeke 28 Heidelberg
LG Tony Liscio 26 Tulsa
C Dave Manders 25 Michigan St
RG Leon Donahue 27 S Jose St
RT Ralph Neely 23 Oklahoma
Defense
LDE Willie Townes 23 R Tulsa
LDT Jim Colvin 29 Houston
RDT Bob Lilly 27 All Pro TCU
RDE George Andrie 26 Marquette
LLB Chuck Howley 30 All Pro WVA
MLB Lee Roy Jordan 25 Alabama
RLB Dave Edwards 27 Auburn
LCB Cornell Green 26 All Pro Utah St
RCB Warren Livingston 28 Arizona
LS Mike Gaechter 26 Oregon
RS Mel Renfro 25 Oregon
K/P Danny Villaneuva 29 N Mex St
KR/PR Mel Renfro 25 Oregon
Dallas had the best offense, 4th best defense in football in '66, Dandy Don is 28, 29 scores and 12 picks. 22 year old Dan Reeves scores 16 times, 24 year old Bullet Bob Hayes is an All Pro, 13 scores, over 1200 yards receiving. On defense, 27 year old Bob Lilly, 30 year old Chuck Howley, 26 year old Cornell Green were all All Pros. We're going to Lambeau for the kick.
1st Qtr
The Cowboys start at the 28.
1/10 - Don Meredith throwing to Pete Gent, 13 yards to the 41.
1/10 - Don Perkins rumbles for 30 yards, Dallas at the 29.
The drive stops - and when Villaneuva...misses the FG....the Packers take possession at the 35.
1/10 Ryan Grant carries for 3
2/7 - Aaron Rodgers finds James Starks, 16 yard pickup across midfield.
1/10 - Give to Grant - he is Blown Up by Bob Lilly in the backfield -- Fumble -- Dallas recovers and they will take over at their own 38.
3 and out.
Packer ball at the 20.
1/10 - Rogers -- Jermichael Finley -- 13 yard pickup.
1/10 - Grant gets a yard.
2/9 - Rodgers - Jordy Nelson, 20 yards across midfield.
1/10 - Rodgers - Greg Jennings for 5.
2/5 - Grant gets 2
3/3 - Rodgers - Jennings -- 19 yard pickup, it's a first down all the way at the 20 yard line.
The drive ends here - Crosby FG is good..3-0 Pack, less than 3 to play in the first.
Dallas at the 25.
1/10 - Meredith - Dan Reeves, 8 yds.
2/2 - Meredith - Pettis Norman, 14 yds to the 47.
1/10 - Meredith is flushed, pulls it down - 5 yard pickup on the scramble.
2/5 - Meredith - Frank Clarke - big 22 yard gainer, the quarter ends with Dallas at the 26.
2nd Qtr: Packers 3 Cowboys 0
Dallas missesd a FG, the Pack hit a FG and that's the game so far. Dallas at the 26, 1st down.
1/10 - 4 yard gain for Perkins
2/6 - 14 yard gain for Reeves.
1/goal - Don Perkins goes off tackle right into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Dallas goes 75 yards for the first TD of the day.
Pack at the 32.
1/10 - Grant gets a yard
2/9 - Starks goes 11 yards to the 44.
1/10 - Rodgers - 7 yards to Grant.
2/3 - 2 yard run for Grant.
3/1 - Starks picks it up.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Grant gets 2 and the Pack hit the Dallas 40.
3/8 - Rodgers to Nelson, 11 yards and the first down.
1/10 - Grant goes for 7.
2/3 - Rodgers --- End Zone --- Donald Driver --- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Aaron Rodgers with a 22 yard bullet to Donald Driver and the Pack regain the lead.
Dallas at the 14, 3 and out including a Clay Matthews sack.
Pack at midfield, 6 left in the half.
1/10 - Rodgers ---- finds Finley running in open field, Finley will go all the way to the Dallas 5 yard line.
1/goal - Grant...Grant is into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - 2quick Green Bay scores make it 17-7.
Dallas at the 39.
They get a first down on a 21 yard reception for Bullet Bob Hayes. But after a punt, the Pack take over just before the 2 minute warning at their own 15.
3 and out including a Bob Lilly sack, Dallas spending a timeout, they get the ball back at 1:36 at the Green Bay 45.
1/10 - Reeves 11 yard gain. Dallas stops the clock at 1:26.
1/10 - Meredith - Bob Hayes, 14 yards and he's out of bounds.
1/10 - Meredith to Reeves, 9 yards, to the 11, clock running.
2/1 - Reeves picks up the first down, Cowboys use their final timeout, 47 seconds left and a first and goal
1/goal - Draw play. Reeves --- Dan Reeves is Gonna Go -- Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Green Bay will get the ball back with 33 seconds left in the half, leading now 17-14.
Big return by Randall Cobb - all the way to the Packer 47, Green Bay has all 3 timeouts.
1/10 - It's a draw - 19 yards for Ryan Grant, Packers stop the clock with 18 seconds left at the Dallas 34.
1/10 - Rodgers - Finley, 9 yards, 8 seconds left, Packers stop the clock.
2/1 - Rodgers -- End Zone ---- Incomplete
Crosby hits the FG -- and we go to halftime, Green Bay up 20-14.
Third Qtr: Packers 20 Cowboys 14
Competitive here in the 4/13 matchup; winner faces the '95 Niners in rnd 2.
Packers at the 29.
3 and out.
Dallas at the 31 - they get a first down, Dan Reeves busts a 46 yard run - but Tramon Williams sacks Meredith and the drive ends in a missed FG.
Pack at the 28 - 3 and out.
Dallas at the 33.
1/10 - Meredith - Hayes -- 17 yards to midfield.
1/10 - Meredith forced to run - Meredith forced to run - he's got a dozen and Dallas is at the 38.
1/10 - Meredith short to Hayes, 2 yards.
2/8 - Meredith is sacked again, Jarius Wynn gets him.
3/13 - Meredith to Dan Reeves, Reeves scratches his way to the sticks and Dallas has a first down at the 28.
1/10 - Reeves busts one - gets all the way down to the 1 yard line, knocked out of bounds just before the goal.
1/goal - Play action --- Meredith -- End Zone -- Pete Gent --- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Meredith finds the end zone and with less than 3 minutes left in the third the Cowboys have taken the 21-20 lead.
Packers at the 46. Rodgers hits Jennigns for a dozen as the qtr ends.
4th Qtr: Cowboys 21 Packers 20
Upset alert, the 13th seeds in Region 13 have a 1 point lead as we go to the 4th, Packers first down at the Dallas 42.
1/10 - Grant for 5
2/5 - Rodgers hits James Jones for 18 yards to the 19.
1/10 - Starks gets 1
2/9 - Grant gets 5
3/4 - Rodgers hits Jennings who reaches out and getsw the first down at the Dallas 9 yard line.
1/goal - Starks for 5
2/goal - Grant....is Into the End Zone...TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - the Packers will fail in an attempt at the 2 pt conversion, but with less than 11 minutes left, Green Bay is up 5.
Dallas at the 20.
1/10 - Perkins has a hole, 18 yards and when the Pack is offsides on the next play Dallas is at the 43.
1/5 - Reeves gets 8
1/10 - 3 for Reeves
2/7 - Les Shy gets a carry, 3 yards
3/4 - Meredith to Perkins, 7 yards and the Cowboys reach the 36.
1/10 - Meredith dump to Shy, 1 yard.
2/9 - Reeves gets a yard.
Big spot here. 3rd and 8 for the Cowboys at the Packer 21, less than 5 minutes left in the game, Packers up 5.
3/8 - Meredith -- Hayes -- 18 yards and that's a big, big strike for Meredith - the Cowboys have a first and goal at the 3.
1/goal - Reeves is stopped in the backfield.
2/goal -- Meredith.....Perkins.....Perkins is Into the End Zone ---- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - 80 yard, 7 minute drive for the Cowboys -- and then Perkins runs in the 2 pt conversion - the Cowboys take the 29-26 lead and the Pack will take over with less than 4 minutes to go. Pack at the 28.
1/10 - Bob Lilly with his second sack of the day, Rodgers dropped 5 yards back.
2/15 - Give to Grant - he's stopped dead at the line by Lilly.
3/15 - Incomplete
The Packers are at their own 22; 4th and 15, little more than 2 minutes left.
McCarthy's gonna go for it - Pack down a FG - they do have all 3 timeouts, but they do not want to give the ball back to Dallas.
4th/15 --- Rodgers......Incomplete
And that might do it -- Dallas up a FG, they take over at the 22.
1/10 - Reeves busts one for 17, that takes us to the 2 minute warning, Dallas at the 5.
1/goal -- Perkins is into the End Zone ---TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Perkins is into the endzone -- Dallas goes up 36-26.
The Packers will get the ball at their own 35, 1:45 left in the game, now trailing by 10.
Green Bay gets a first down, 14 yards from Rodgers to Finley - but eventually they turn it over on downs and the game ends.
Final: Cowboys 36 Packers 26
The 4th seed in Region 13 is gone and the '66 Cowboys become the 8th Dallas team to move to rnd 2.
Meredith: 15 for 20, 164 yds, TD
Rodgers: 16 for 22, 224 yds, TD
Reeves: 16 carries, 154 yds, TD
Perkins, 9 carries, 80 yds, 2 TD, 2 catches, 11 yds, TD
Grant: 28 carries, 102 yds 2 TD
Hayes: 5 catches, 72 yds
Finley: 4 catches, 79 yds
Lilly: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Don Perkins
