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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Green Bay Packers

5 Things You Didn't Know About Cowboys vs. Packers

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As we approach the highly anticipated matchup between two of the most historic organizations in NFL this weekend, many will point out that it is the first meeting between the Packers and Cowboys in Lambeau since the Ice Bowl. While that may be the case, there is much more history between these two organizations. Here are five things you didn't know about this matchup.

5. Dallas Leads Series

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5. Dallas Leads Series

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Despite the long histories of these two teams, they don't get to play each other that much. This weekend's matchup will mark their 32nd time squaring off against one another, and the Cowboys hold the slight edge 16-15. What's even more remarkable is that Dallas leads in points scored 719-710. If history tells us anything, this game should be close this weekend.

4. Dallas Owned Green Bay in the 90s

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4. Dallas Owned Green Bay in the 90s

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The Packers and Cowboys squared off in the playoffs three straight years in the 1990s, and each time, the Cowboys came out on top. While the Ice Bowl is often the game most point too, the Cowboys have enjoyed more postseason success recently against the Packers.

3. The Packers Have Won Last Three Meetings

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3. The Packers Have Won Last Three Meetings

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The Packers have had the Cowboys' number as of late. Last year, Matt Flynn led a momentous comeback against the Cowboys in Dallas while keeping the Packers in the playoff hunt. Before last year, the two teams played four years in a row from 2007-10. The Packers have won the last three.

2. Packers Cost Wade Phillips His Job

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2. Packers Cost Wade Phillips His Job

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In 2010, before the Packers made their run to the Super Bowl, they welcomed the Dallas Cowboys to Lambeau Field for Sunday Night Football. The Packers won 45-7, embarrassing the Cowboys on national television, which ultimately cost Wade Phillips his head coaching job.

1. Launched Aaron Rodgers' Career

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1. Launched Aaron Rodgers' Career

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In 2007, the 10-1 Packers traveled to Dallas to take on the 10-1 Cowboys in one of the premiere matchups of the season. An elbow injury to Brett Favre forced the Packers to insert Aaron Rodgers into the lineup. He played well, and he showed the Packers' brass enough to move on from Favre the following year. The rest, so they say, is history.

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