STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
DATE: Sunday, January 14, 2024
GAME TIME: 4:30 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhard, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) GB: 82 or 225 DAL: 83 or 227 National: 88
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: GB leads series, 17-13
LAST GAME: 11/13/22: DAL 28 at GB 31
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/6/19: GB 34 at DAL 24
POSTSEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Series tied, 4-4
LAST GAME: NFC-DIV 1/15/17: GB 34 at DAL 31
LAST GAME AT SITE: 1/15/17
Green Bay Packers
Playoff Record: 36-25
Championships: 13 [1929-31, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961-62, 1965, 1966 (SB I), 1967 (SB II), 1996 (SB XXXI), 2010 (SB XLV)]
Last Postseason Game: NFC-DIV 1/22/22: SF 13 at GB 10
Dallas Cowboys
Playoff Record: 36-30
Championships: 5 [1971 (SB VI), 1977 (SB XII), 1992 (SB XXVII), 1993 (SB XXVIII), 1995 (XXX)]
Last Postseason Game: NFC-DIV 1/22/23: DAL 12 at SF 19
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Matt LaFleur vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 56-27 (.675) Postseason: 11-10. Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 167-102-2 (.620) Postseason: 11-10.
GREEN BAY PACKERS NOTES:
• PACKERS qualified for postseason for 4th time in 5 seasons under HC MATT LAFLEUR. Had 31 rec. TDs by players in 1st or 2nd NFL season, most by any team in a season in common-draft era.
• QB JORDAN LOVE ranked 2nd in NFL with 32 TD passes & 4th in NFC with 4,159 pass yards in 2023 reg. season. Was 1 of 3 QBs (Dak Prescott & Brock Purdy) with 9 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2023. Since Week 11, has 20 TDs (18 pass, 2 rush) vs. INT & 112.7 rating in his past 8 starts.
• RB AARON JONES was 1 of 4 players with 400+ scrimmage yards (406) over final 3 weeks of season (Weeks 16-18). Has 466 scrimmage yards (93.2 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career playoff games. Has 472 scrimmage yards (157.3 per game) & 6 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Dal., incl. 182 scrimmage yards (107 rush, 75 rec.) & career-high 4 rush TDs in last road meeting (10/6/19).
• RB AJ DILLON had 899 scrimmage yards (676 rush, 223 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in 2023. Rushed for 65 yards in last meeting.
• WR JAYDEN REED ranked 3rd among rookies in rec. TDs (8), tied-3rd in scrimmage TDs (10), 6th in rec. yards (793) & 8th in receptions (64). Aims for his 6th in row on road with TD.
• WR DONTAYVION WICKS (rookie) had 39 catches for 581 yards & 4 rec. TDs in 2023 & aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Reed & Wicks became 1st pair of rookie teammates each with 500+ rec. yards since 2014 (JAX Allen Hurns & Allen Robinson).
• WR ROMEO DOUBS had 59 receptions for 674 yards & careerhigh 8 rec. TDs in 2023.
• WR CHRISTIAN WATSON had 4 rec. TDs in his final 3 reg.- season games (Weeks 11-13) this season.
• DL KENNY CLARK had career-high 7.5 sacks & team-high 9 TFL in 2023. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 postseason games.
• LB RASHAN GARY led team with 9 sacks in 2023. Has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3 playoff games.
• LB PRESTON SMITH had 8 sacks this season, his 6th-career season with 8+ sacks.
• LB QUAY WALKER led team with 118 tackles in 2023, his 2ndstraight season with 115+ tackles.
• CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had 5 PD in 7 games in 2023.
DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:
• DALLAS clinched NFC East for 2nd time in 3 seasons. Led NFL in scoring offense (29.9). Only team to go undefeated at home in 2023 & became 2nd team since 2000 to win 16 straight reg.-season home games.
• HC MIKE MCCARTHY spent 13 seasons as GB head coach & led Packers to SB XLV title following 2010 season.
• QB DAK PRESCOTT led NFL with 36 TD passes, ranked 2nd with 105.9 rating & 3rd with 4,516 pass yards in 2023. Since 2021, has 60 TDs (57 pass, 3 rush) vs. 13 INTs for 111.4 rating in 23 reg.- season home starts. Has 15 TDs (11 pass, 4 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 92.3 rating in 6 career playoff starts, incl. 302 pass yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 103.2 rating in last postseason meeting (2016 NFC-D). Aims for his 6th in row, incl. postseason, vs. GB with 2+ TD passes.
• RB TONY POLLARD had career-high 55 catches, 1,316 scrimmage yards (1,005 rush, 311 rec.) & 6 rush TDs in 2023 reg. season, his 2nd-straight 1,300-yard season. Rushed for 115 yards & TD in last reg.-season meeting (11/13/22).
• WR CEEDEE LAMB led NFL with career-high & franchise-record 135 receptions in 2023 reg. season & became 6th player ever with 130+ catches in a season. Became 4th player ever with 125+ catches & 10+ rec. TDs (12) in a season. Had 7 games with 11+ catches, most in a season in NFL history. Ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high & franchise-record 1,749 rec. yards in 2023 reg. season. Aims for his 8th in row at home with TD. Had 11 catches for 150 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last reg.-season meeting (11/13/22).
• WR BRANDIN COOKS had 54 catches for 657 yards & 8 rec. TDs in 2023 reg. season, incl. TD catch in each of his final 3 games. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his 6 career postseason games.
• LB MICAH PARSONS had career-high 14 sacks in 2023 & became 5th player since 1982 with 40+ sacks (40.5) in 1st 3 NFL seasons. Is 1 of 4 players with 50+ TFL (52) since 2021. Has 3 TFL & 3 PD in 3 career playoff games.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 6th-career season with 10+ TFL (10) in 2023. Has 8 TFL in 8 career playoff games, incl. both of his playoff games vs. GB.
• CB DARON BLAND led NFL with 9 INTs & had NFL-record 5 INT-TDs in 2023 reg. season.
• CB STEPHON GILMORE has 11 PD in 7 career playoff games.
