Cowboys-Packers rivalry rewind: From the Ice Bowl to Micah Parsons' Dallas return — SkimNews
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- Micah Parsons' return to Dallas ended in a 40-40 overtime tie between the Packers and Cowboys in Week 4 of the 2025 season, with both teams trading touchdowns on six straight second-half possessions before Brandon McManus' 34-yard field goal with one second left sealed it — the NFL's highest-scoring tie since regular-season overtime began in 1974.
- The 2023 wild-card playoff upset saw the 12-5 Cowboys, unbeaten at home and heavy favorites, fall to the 9-8 Packers in Jordan Love's first playoff start after Dak Prescott threw two interceptions, including a pick-six that fueled a 27-0 Green Bay lead.
- The 2014 'Dez Catch' at Lambeau Field was overturned by referee Gene Steratore on fourth down with Dallas trailing 26-21; the Cowboys never got the ball back, and years later NFL competition committee members said it should have been a catch — prompting a unanimous 32-0 owners' vote in 2018 to revise the league's catch rule, under which Bryant's grab would have stood.
- Aaron Rodgers' career pivot came at Dallas on Nov. 29, 2007, when he replaced an injured Brett Favre and threw for 201 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-26 passing in his first meaningful action after three seasons as a backup with one touchdown pass total.
- The 1995 NFC Championship Game saw the Cowboys' 'Triplets' — Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith — beat the Packers 38-27, powered by Smith's 150 rushing yards and three touchdowns; the Cowboys have not played in a conference championship game since.
- The 1967 Ice Bowl saw Bart Starr's quarterback sneak with 16 seconds remaining win the NFL Championship for the Packers at minus-13 degree temperatures, after Starr convinced Vince Lombardi to attempt it despite no timeouts and a frozen playing surface.
- Mike McCarthy's 2022 return to Lambeau as Cowboys coach ended in a 31-28 overtime loss after Dallas blew a 28-14 fourth-quarter lead; McCarthy later said publicly embracing the homecoming that week was a mistake.
Why it matters: The tie preserved Green Bay's unbeaten record at AT&T Stadium, now 6-0-1 including Super Bowl XLV, extending a venue dominance that stretches back decades. For Dallas, the result continued a rivalry defined by heartbreak since the 1995 NFC title win — the Cowboys' last conference championship appearance.
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