11. 1980 DALLAS COWBOYS at 6. 1963 GREEN BAY PACKERS
6. 1963 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Record: 11-2-1
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 2nd
Def: 2nd
2nd NFL West
Did not make playoffs
HC: Vince Lombardi DC Phil Bengsten
New City Stadium: 45 degrees
Ray Scott
Offense
QB Bart Starr 29 Alabama
RB Tom Moore 25 Vandy
FB Jim Taylor 28 LSU
WR Boyd Dowler 26 Colorado
WR Max McGee 31 Tulane
TE Ron Kramer 28 Michigan
LT Norm Masters 30 Michigan St
LG Fuzzy Thurston 30 Valpo
C Jim Ringo All Pro 30 Syracuse
RG Jerry Kramer All Pro 27 Idaho
RT Forrest Gregg All Pro 30 SMU
Defense
LDE Willie Davis 29 Grambling
LDT Dave Hanner 33 Arkansas
RDT Henry Jordan 28 All Pro UVA
RDE Lionel Aldridge 23 R Utah St
LLB Dan Currie 28 Michigan St
MLB Ray Nitschke 27 Illinois
RLB Bill Forester 31 SMU
LCB Herb Adderley 24 All Pro Michigan St
RCB Jesse Whittenton 29 UTEP
LS Hank Gremminger 30 Baylor
RS Willie Wood 27 USC
K Jerry Kramer 27 All Pro Idaho
P Jerry Norton 32 SMU
KR Herb Adderley 24 All Pro Michigan St
PR Willie Wood 27 USC
The '66 Cowboys just knocked off the '11 Packers two games ago - those two franchises match up again here, the 6th seed in the region is the '63 Pack, 2nd in both offense and defense. Bart Starr was 29, 15 scores and 10 picks. 10 scores and over a thousand yards rushing for 28 year old Jim Taylor. 3 All Pros on the line, 32 year old Jim Ringo, 27 year old Jerry Kramer, 30 year old Forrest Gregg. On defense, 28 year old Henry Jordan and 24 year old Herb Adderley were also All Pros. Green Bay looks to move its 8th team into round 2.
11. 1980 DALLAS COWBOYS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 1st
Def: 13th
2nd NFC East
Won Wild Card 34-13 vs. Los Angeles Rams
Won Divisional Round 30-27 vs. Atlanta Falcons
Lost Conference Championship 7-20 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
HC: Tom Landry OC Dan Reeves DC Ernie Stautner
Offense
QB Danny White 28 Arizona St
RB Tony Dorsett 26 Pitt
RB Robert Newhouse 30 Houston
WR Tony Hill 24 Cal
WR Drew Pearson 29 Tulsa
TE Billy Joe Dupree 30 Mich St
LT Pat Donovan 27 Stanford
LG Herbert Scott 27 All Pro Va Union
C John Fitzgerald 32 B College
RG Tom Rafferty 26 Penn St
RT Jim Cooper 25 Temple
Defense
LDE Too Tall Jones 29 Tenn St
LDT Larry Cole 34 Hawaii
RDT Randy White 27 Maryland
RDE Harvey Martin 30 A&M Commerce
LLB Mike Hegman 27 Tenn St
MLB Bob Breunig 27 Ariz St
RLB DD Lewis 35 Miss St
LCB Steve Wilson 23 Howard
RCB Aaron Mitchell 24 UNLV
SS Charlie Waters 32 Clemson
FS Dennis Thurman 24 USC
K Rafael Septien 27 Louisiana
P Danny White 28 Ariz St
KR/PR James Jones 22 Miss St
Will the Dallas Cowboys be the first organization to place its 9th team in round 2? Top offense in football. Danny White's 28, 29 scores, 25 picks. 26 year old Tony Dorsett rushed for nearly 1200 yards and had 11 scores. 24 year old Tony Hill had over a thousand yards receiving. Herbert Scott was a 27 year old All Pro. 32 year old Charlie Waters and 24 year old Dennis Thurman combined for 10 picks. It's our second Pack/Cowboys matchup in the region - lets head to Wisconsin for the kick.
1st Qtr
Dallas starts at the 31.
1/10 - Danny White's first pass is Picked Off by Ray Nitschke - one play and Nitschke intercepts White, Packers take over at the 32.
They're unable to move the ball - and when Jerry Kramer misses a FG, Dallas gets the ball back at their own 38 none the worse for wear.
Dallas gets a first down, White 13 yards to Tony Hill - but that's as far as it goes, Packers take over at the 35 after the punt.
2 first downs - Bart Starr to Ron Kramer, 9 yards and a 26 yard Jim Taylor run, but Jerry Kramer...misses his second FG of the day and with 6 minutes left in the qtr, Dallas gets the ball back at the 24.
1/10 - A yard for Tony Dorsett.
2/9 - Another yard.
3/8 - White throws to Dorsett, 13 yards to the 39.
1/10 - Robert Newhouse gets a yard.
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - White to Billy Joe DuPree - 20 yards and Dallas is at the Packer 40.
1/10 - Dorsett picks up 17 yards to the 23.
1/10 - Newhouse is stopped at the line
2/10 - Dorsett's stopped at the line and that's the last play of the qtr.
2nd Qtr: Packers 0 Cowboys 0
2 missed Packer FGs is the story here; Dallas 3rd and 10 at the GB 23.
White's buried by a Willie Davis sack, just buried - and then Rafael Septien misses a FG and the Packers take over at the 38.
1/10 - Jim Taylor for 4
2/6 - Taylor stuffed at the line
1/10 - Starr to Ron Kramer, its a 22 yard bingo - Pack at the Dallas 36.
1/10 - Lew Carpenter gets a carry, 7 yards
2/3 - Here's a carry for Tom Moore, 11 yards to the 18.
1/10 - Moore again, running through a big hole on the right side -- and he's gonna go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS- Tom Moore with the 18 yard TD run and the Pack take the lead.
Dallas at the 24.
They get a first down on a Newhouse 10 yard gain, but the drive ends in a kick.
Pack at the 29 - they get a first down, Starr 14 to Max McGee - but the drive ends with a Dennis Thurman Pick of Bart Starr and a tick before the 2 minute warning, Dallas has the ball at their own 42.
3 and out.'
Packers at the 20.
They take the rest of the half, getting first downs on Starr 13 to Dowler and 7 to Kramer, but are unable to advance beyond midfield as the half ends.
3rd Qtr: Packers 7 Cowboys 0
The clubs trade INTs, the only score the Tom Moore TD run.
Pack will open the half at the 25.
One first down on a couple of Taylor runs, Dallas starts after the punt at the 19.
3 and out
Pack at the 33. 3 and out.
Dallas at the 28.
1/10 - 2 for Dorsett, an offsides gives Dallas 5 more.
2/3 - Incomplete
3/3 - White pulls it down and picks it up.
1/10 - 7 for Dorsett
2/3 - Newhouse loses a yard
3/4 - White to Drew Pearson, 12 yards to the Pavker 43.
1/10 - 2 for Dorsett
2/8- 5 for Dorsett
3/3 - White -- again trouble, he is going to be short of the first down - Landry doesn't hesitate, he's gonna go for it.
Big spot here, 4th and a long 1 at the Packer 34, about 45 seconds left in the third, Pack up a touchdown.
4/1 - Newhouse with the big gainer, 16 yards to the Packer 19 yard line - that's the last play of the third.
4th Qtr: Packers 7 Cowboys 0
Dallas has their best chance of the game, first down at the Packer 19.
The drive ends here - they have to take the FG, it's 7-3.
Packers at the 12- they get a first down on a Jim Taylor 10 yard run, but that's it - the Cowboys now, start at their own 34, 10 minutes to go in the football game, down 7-3.
But -- they go 3 and out.
Packers regain at their own 38, 8 minutes left.
1/10 - Elijah Pitts getd a carry and goes for 7.
2/3 - 6 for Taylor
1/10 - 3 for Moore
2/7 - Starr - downfield -- Max McGee -- it's a 32 yard pickup -- all the way to the Dallas 14 yard line.
1/10 - Blitz - Starr runs -- Starr has a step -- Starr to the goal -- Starr takes a vicious shot -- but he falls Into The End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - a gutty 14 yard scramble to paydirt for Bart Starr and now it's 14...nope, 13-3, Packers miss the XP, but with less than 5 minutes to go it's a 10 point lead and that looks insurmountable.
Dallas starts at the 38. 4 plays lead to nothing - they turn the ball over on down - and two playts later Elijah Pitts has a 2 yard dive into the end zone -- TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - it's done, 20-3 with a little more than 3 to go.
Dalas starts at the 22 - they get a couple first downs on 17 yard receptions by Hill - but the drive ends with a Herb Adderley pick, Green Bay runs the rest of the clock out and it is done.
Final: Packers 20 Cowboys 3
Easy one for Green Bay; they'll be headed to New England in round 2 to take on the '12 Patriots.
Starr: 7 for 14, 105 yds, 1 TD(rush) 1 INT
White: 7 for 28, 113 yds, 2 INT
Taylor: 19 carries, 134 yds
Dorsett: 17 carries, 56 yds
McGee: 3 catches, 56 yds
Hill: 3 catches, 47 yds
Player of the Game: Ray Nitschke
