Packers-Cowboys rivalry rewind: From the Ice Bowl to Micah Parsons' Dallas return

The past betwixt the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys runs deep, starting with 1 of the NFL's astir iconic games, coined the Ice Bowl.

From Hall of Fame coaches (Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson) to Hall of Fame players (Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer, Paul Hornung, Forrest Gregg, Reggie White, Brett Favre, Charles Woodson, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro, Bob Hayes, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith) -- and apt aboriginal Hall of Famers (Aaron Rodgers, Zack Martin, Jason Witten) -- their biggest meetings are loaded with prima power.

Who knows wherever Micah Parsons' instrumentality to AT&T Stadium for the archetypal clip since the blockbuster August trade volition rank, but it surely adds different section to 1 of the NFL's astir storied rivalries. NFL Nation reporters Rob Demovsky and Todd Archer look backmost astatine the apical moments betwixt the Packers and Cowboys.

Ice Bowl: Starr's sneak beats Cowboys

A twelvemonth aft the Packers bushed the Cowboys successful the 1966 NFL Championship Game to play successful Super Bowl I, the teams met again astatine a frozen Lambeau Field. Temperatures astatine kickoff were 13 beneath zero and the upwind chill was minus 45, bringing astir the game's nickname, The Ice Bowl.

On the archetypal play of the 4th quarter, Dan Reeves completed a 50-yard halfback enactment walk to Lance Rentzel for a touchdown that gave Dallas a 17-14 lead. But Starr had the Packers astatine the Cowboys' 1-yard enactment with 16 seconds near and convinced Lombardi to effort a backmost sneak, contempt not having timeouts and a frozen playing surface. Starr crossed the extremity enactment for the winning score, and the Packers had the victory.

Rivalry renewed: "Triplets" assistance Cowboys past Packers successful '95 NFC rubric game

While the Cowboys won 2 Super Bowls and played for 3 much successful the 1970s, the Packers mostly struggled, reaching the playoffs lone doubly from 1969 to 1992.

The Cowboys built what would go the squad of the 1990s with Johnson and the "Triplets" -- Irvin, Aikman and Smith. In 1994, the teams met successful the divisional circular of the playoffs astatine Texas Stadium arsenic the Cowboys chased a 3rd consecutive Super Bowl. Aikman threw for 337 yards, including a 94-yard touchdown walk to Alvin Harper, successful a convincing divisional circular win. Their quest for a Lombardi Trophy ended the pursuing week against the San Francisco 49ers, but 364 days later, Dallas bushed the Packers successful the 1995 NFC Championship Game 38-27, led by Smith's 150 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.

The Cowboys person not played successful a league title crippled since.

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