10. 2020 GREEN BAY PACKERS at 7. 1968 DALLAS COWBOYS
7. 1968 DALLAS COWBOYS
Record: 12-2
Pythag: 12-2
Off: 1st
Def: 2nd
1st Cap Division
lost Div Rnd Browns 31-20
HC Tom Landry
Cotton Bowl: 60 degrees
Bill Mercer/Blackie Sherrod
Offense
QB Don Meredith 30 30 SMU
RB Craig Baynham 24 24 Geo Tech
RB Don Perkins 30 N Mexico
WR Lance Rentzel 25 Oklahoma
WR Bob Hayes 26 All Pro Florida A&M
TE Pettis Norman 26 JC Smith
LT Tony Liscio 28 Tulsa
LG John Niland 24 Iowa
C Malcolm Walker 25 Rice
RG John Wilbur 25 Stanford
RT Ralph Neely 25 All Pro Oklahoma
Defense
LDE Larry Cole 22 R Hawaii
LDT Jethro Pugh 24 Eliz City St
RDT Bob Lilly 29 All Pro TCU
RDE George Andrie 28 Marquette
LLB Chuck Howley 32 All Pro W Virginia
MLB Lee Roy Jordan 27 Alabama
RLB Dave Edwards 29 Auburn
LCB Cornell Green 28 Utah St
RCB Mike Johnson 25 Kansas
LS Mike Gaechter 28 Oregon
RS Mel Renfro 27 All Pro Oregon
K Mike Clark 28 A&M
P Ron Widby 23 Tenn
KR Craig Baynham 24 Tenn
PR Bob Hayes 26 All Pro Florida A&M
The '66 Cowboys upset the '11 Packers in Region 13; Dallas looks to tie the Packers with their 9th team into round 2. Best offense in football, second best defense. 30 year old Don Meredith had 22 scores and 12 picks. 25 year old Lance Renzel had a thousand yards receiving. 26 year old All Pro Bullet Bob Hayes caught 10 TDs and ran back two punts for scores. 25 year old Ralph Neely is also an All Pro. 2 All Pros on defense, 29 year old Bob Lilly, 32 year old Chuck Howley.
10. 2020 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 1st
Def: 13th
1st NFC North
d. Rams Div Rnd 32-18
lost Bucs NFC Title 31-26
HC Matt LaFleur OC Nathaniel Hackett DC Mike Pettine
Offense
QB Aaron Rodgers 37 All Pro Cal
RB Aaron Jones 26 UTEP
WR Davante Adams 28 All Pro Fresno
WR Marques Valdes Scantling 26 S Florida
WR Allen Lazard 25 Iowa St
TE Robert Tonyan 26 Indiana St
LT David Bakhtiari All Pro 29 Col St
LG Elgton Jenkins 25 Miss St
C Corey Linsley All Pro 29 Ohio St
RG Lucas Patrick 27 Duke
RT Billy Turner 29 N Dakota St
Defense
LDE Dean Lowry 26 Nwestern
NT Kenny Clark 25 UCLA
RDE Kingsley Keke 24 A&M
LOLB Preston Smith 28 Miss St
LILB Christian Kirksey 28 Iowa
RILB Krys Barnes 22 R UCLA
ROLB Za'Darius Smith 28 Kentucky
LCB Jaire Alexander 23 Louisville
RCB Kenny King 25 Wash
SS Adrian Amos 27 Penn St
FS Darnell Savage 23 Mary
K Mason Crosby 36 Colorado
P JK Scott 25 Alabama
KR Darrius Shepherd 25 N Dakota St
PR Tyler Ervin 27 S Jose St
The '64 Packers became the 9th Green Bay team to advance in the upper half of the region - they then watched the 49ers go by them and add their 10th team to round 2. This Green Bay team had the best offense in 2020. Aaron Rodgers is a 37 year old All Pro, 51 scores and 5 picks. Yeeesh. 26 year old Aaron Jones had 14 starts and nearly 1500 yards from scrimmage. 28 year old Davante Adams is an All Pro, 18 TDs, over 1300 yards receiving, 115 catches. 26 year old Robert Tonyan had 11 TDs; two All Pros on the line, 29 year old David Bakhtiari, 29 year old Corey Linsley. On defense, 28 year old Za'Darius Smith had 12.5 sacks.
It's Cowboys/Packers; Green Bay trying to catch the Niners - the Cowboys trying to catch Green Bay - lets head to the Cotton Bowl for the kick.
1st Qtr:
The Cowboys start at the 31.
3 and out.
Packers at the 36.
1/10- A yard for Aaron Jones.
2/9 - Aaron Rodgers going up top - he finds Davante Adams - that's a big 38 yard gain, Rodgers hitting Adams for 38 on the second play of the drive.
1/10 - 1 for Jones
2/9 - Bob Lilly drops Aaron Rodgers, big sack for the Cowboys.
3/15 - Rodgers picks it up - brilliant strike to Marquez Valdes Scantling for 19, the Pack is at the 11 yard line.
The drive ends on a Lee Roy Jordan sack - Crosby FG makes it 3-0.
Dallas at the 36.
1/10 - Don Perkins gains 16 yards.
1/10 - 17 for Perkins.
1/10 - Craig Baynham goes for 3
2/7 - Don Meredith's first completion, 15 to Lance Renzel and the Cowboys are at the 13.
1/10 - Meredith - End Zone -- Bob Hayes -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - Meredith 13 yard strike to Hayes - the Cowboys take the 7-3 lead.
GB at the 31 - they get a first down on 5 yard Jamaal Williams run, but they have a 4th down and line up to punt as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr Cowboys 7 Packers 3
Dallas up on that Bob Hayes TD reception, they'll be getting the ball back after the punt.
Dallas at the 19.
1/10 - Meredith to Pettis Norman, 13 yards
1/10 - Perkins gets 3 - a face mask adds 15 more and the Cowboys are at midfield.
1/10 - Meredith 3 to Rentzel.
2/7 - Meredith 10 yards to Rentzel - Dallas at the 37.
1/10 - 2 for Perkins
2/8 - 5 for Dan Reeves
3/3 - Big gain for Perkins, he goes all the way to the Packer 8 yard line - the Packers with no answer for Don Perkins so far in this one.
1/goal - Meredith -- End Zone -- Baynham -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - 8 yard strike to Baynham - Dandy Don with his second TD pass of the day, the Cowboys go up 14-3.
Packers at the 22.
1/10 - Rodgers to Williams, 5 yards
2/5 - Rodgers to Adams, 13 yards to the 40.
1/10 - Rodgers to Williams, that's another first down - Pack at midfield, Rodgers moving the ball through the air.
1/10 - 2 for Williams
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Rodgers picks it up - 16 yards to Valdes Scantling, the Pack at the 32.
1/10 - Jones for 1
2/9 - First carry for AJ Dillon, he gets 18 yards and the Pack is at the 13 yard line.
And that's where the drive ends - Lilly picks up his second sack - Crosby hits his second FG and ar the 2 minute warning, it's 14-6.
Pack way back at the 4.
1/10 - Baynham gets 5.
2/5 - Incomplete
3/5 - Meredith to Perkins, he goes for 14 yards, picks up the first down, a false start on the next play mans Dallas has a 1st and 15 at the 18 with 1:24 to go.
1/10 - Meredith to Baynham - he's got a step and gets to the 35 yard line, it's a first down for the Cowboys.
That's it - the Pack uses a timeout to stop the clock before the punt, they get it back with less than 30 seconds left at their own 19 yard line.
1/10 - Rodgers -- Going Deep -- Rodgers with the big Strike to Adams -- Davante Adams catches the home run ball and goes 52 yards - all the way to the Dallas 29 yard line! Green Bay uses their second timeout, they've got 12 seconds left in the half and are at the Dallas 29 yard line!
1/10 - It's a Draw - Aaron Jones -- Jones bursts through the line -- Jones has a Step -- Aaron Jones is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Aaron Jones ends the first half with the 29 yard TD run -- super gutsy call, Matt LaFleur risking the end of the half, but must have seen the opening in the Dallas defense - Pack decides to kick the XP instead of trying to tie it up - and so we go to the half, 14-13 Dallas.
3rd Qtr: Cowboys 14 Packers 13
Fun game in Dallas, the end of the half Packer TD slicing the deficit to a point.
Pack at the 35.
1/10 - Aaron Jones takes the first run 64 yards - stepping out of bounds just before hitting the goal line -- Aaron Jones, who went to high school in Texas, went to UTEP, comes to Dallas and ends the half with the big TD run - and starts the half with the 64 yard run. Big, big, big game for Aaron Jones.
1/goal - Aaron Rodgers sneak -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - it takes just 2 plays and the Packers take the lead, 20-14.
Cowboys at the 7.
1/10 - Don Perkins again, 16 yards, Perkins keeps putting the pressure on the Packer defense
1/10 - Meredith, quick 5 to Hayes
2/5 - Baynham goes for 23, Dallas crossed midfield.
1/10 - Meredith to Perkins. 5.
2/5 - Meredtith to Renzel. 8 - Dallas at the 36.
1/10 - Meredith forced to run, 3 yards.
2/7 - Dan Reeves pops a 19 yrd run, Dallas started at the 7 and are all the way to the Packer 14, we have 8 minutes left in the third.
1/10 - 4 for Perkins
2/6 - Meredith - End Zone -- Pete Gent -- TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS - A 93 yard drive by the Cowboys to answer the Packers, Meredith to Gent the capper - Dallas retakes the lead and it is 21-10., little more than 6 left in the third.
Pack at the 32.
1/10 - Nothing for Jones
2/10 - Rodgers to Jones, 7 yards
3/3 - AJ Dillon busts a 19 yard gain, out to the Cowboy 44.
1/10 - 3 for Williams
2/7 - Rodgers 10 yards to Jones, another first down
1/10 - 3 for Dillon
2/7 - 2 for Jones
3/5 - Rodgers to Adams right at the sticks -- that's a first down at the 20.
1/10 - 3 for Jones
2/7 - Chuck Howley sacks Rodgers, that's the 4th Cowboy sack of the day and that is the last play of the third qte
4th Qtr: Cowboys 21 Packers 20
Set up for a fantastic finish; Pack down 1, 3rd and 14 in field goal range at the 24.
They don't pick it up - the Crosby FG makes it 23-21 Pack.
Dallas at the 33.
1/10 - Green Bay's first sack, Dean Lowry gets Meredith
2/14 - It's back to back sacks, Rashan Gary gets Meredith.
3/21 - And then Bob Hayes - catches the ball in space and then uses the speed - Hayes with the 30 yard reception, Dallas picks up the first down.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Kenny Clark gets Meredith - the Pack defense finally getting home, 3 big sacks on the drive.
3/16 - Meredith -- Bob Hayes -- Hayes has the 16 yards -- Dallas again - Meredith to Hayes again -- Dallas at the 35.
1/10 - Walt Garrison's first carry, 5 yards.
2/5 - Meredith - End Zone -- Hayes --- Picked Off by Jaire Alexander! Alexander with the massive intercption - he Picks off Don Meredith in the End Zone and now with 10 minutes to go, the Packers have the ball at the 20, up by 2.
1 first down for the Pack, Rodgers 6 to Adams.
But with less than 7 to play, they have to punt. Dallas at the 31.
2 first downs, 14 yards from Meredith to Norman, 14 yards from Meredith to Garrison.
But instead of taking a shot at a 58 yard FG or going for a 4th and long - Landry decides to punt the ball back to the Packers - that is a super tough call here - the Packers regain possession at their own 16, up 2, 4 minutes left.
1/10 - Nothing for Jones.
2/10 - DD Lewis sacks Rodgers, Dallas has 5 sacks today.
3/17 - Rodgers picks it up - a 23 yard reception by Valdes Scantling - Green Bay now has a first down at their own 32 yard line.
1/10 - Jones, no gain - but we're now at the 2 minute warning.
2/10 - 2 yards for Jones, Cowboys call their first timeout.
3/8 - Bob Lilly gets his 3rd sack of the day - that's a huge stop - Dallas stops the Packer drive - the Cowboys stop the clock - Dallas gets the ball after the nice Hayes return, Dallas is at their own 44, 98 seconds to go, Dallas with 1 timeout remaining.
And coming out with the offense is Craig Morton - Meredith pulled - Landry going with Morton - 1:38 to play, Dallas down 2, Dallas at their own 44.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Morton finds Gent - right at the first down marker, Dallas at the Packer 46 there is a minute left in the game
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Rashan Gary gets his second sack - Dallas forced to use its final timeout - it's 3rd and 15 at their own 49 with 39 seconds left in the game.
3/15 - Morton finds Lance Rentzel -- a huge 25 yard pickup - Dallas has a first down at the Packer 26, Morton hurrying the Cowboys to the line -- he'll spike the ball to stop the clock, theres 15 seconds left, Dallas at the Packer 26, Cowboys out of timeouts.
Landry's not waiting. Mike Clark comes out on the field - Clark lining up for a 43 yard FG that almost certainly wins the game for the Cowboys.
Snap. Kick. GOOOOOOOOD!!!! GOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! Mike Clark drills a 43 yard FG and with just seconds remaining - Dallas takes the 24-23 lead - Clark -- Clark- Mike Clark gives the Cowboys the 1 point lead!!!
And that is the final - squib kick, some laterals - it's over.
Final: Cowboys 24 Packers 23
Craig Morton comes off the bench and leads the Cowboys to the game winning FG. One spot remains in region 14.
Meredith: 19 for 27, 213 yds 3 TD/INT
Rodgers: 14 for 20, 203 yds
Perkins: 13 carries, 84 yds
Jones: 14 carries, 120 yds 1 TD
Hayes: 5 catches 64 yds TD
Adams: 5 catches, 105 yds
Lilly: 3 sacks
Gary: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Bob Lilly
