Trivia Thursday: Cowboys-Packers Answers 

1) Did Dez catch it?

True. Of course he caught it!

With Dallas trailing 26-21 and 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter, Dez Bryant appeared to have made a spectacular catch that would have set the Cowboys up at Green Bay's 2-yard line. Instead, upon video review, officials ruled the pass incomplete, and Dallas went on to lose the game.

Later, the NFL would state the play should have been ruled a catch, and it eventually changed the definition of what a catch should be.

2) Which former Packers player was most recently added to the Cowboys roster?

In one of the biggest trades in Cowboys history, defensive tackle Kenny Clark and a pair of No. 1 draft picks were acquired from the Packers in exchange for defensive end Micah Parsons. Clark spent nine seasons in Green Bay, earning Pro Bowl honors three times.

3) Who was the starting quarterback for the Cowboys in their 42-31 comeback victory over Green Bay on Thanksgiving Day 1994?

The Cowboys trailed Green Bay, 17-6, at halftime, but proceeded to score 36 points over the final two quarters – the most in franchise history in the second half ­– to capture the win. Jason Garrett, starting for an injured Troy Aikman, finished the day with a career-high 311 passing yards and two touchdowns.

4) In that same Thanksgiving game against the Packers, who led the Cowboys with 228 yards from scrimmage?

Emmitt Smith rushed for 133 yards on 32 carries, plus had six catches for 95 yards for a total of 228 yards from scrimmage. The effort marked the 10^th game in Cowboys history that a player topped 220 yards from scrimmage as well as the third and final time in his career Smith reached the mark.

5) Prior to becoming the head coaches for the Cowboys and Packers, respectively, Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi were assistant coaches together for what team?

Vince Lombardi (front row, left) was the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants from 1954-58. Tom Landry (back row, right) played for the team from 1950-53, was a player/coach for two more seasons and then joined New York's staff full time from 1956-59. Together, Landry and Lombardi helped the Giants to the NFL title in 1956 and lost in the championship game in 1958.

6) True or False: The Cowboys have never beaten Green Bay in AT&T Stadium.

True. The Cowboys haven't defeated Green Bay at home since a Thursday night victory at Texas Stadium on Nov. 29, 2007. Tony Romo threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns, including a pair to wideout Patrick Crayton (pictured), to lead Dallas to the win.

7) The Cowboys faced the Packers at Lambeau Field in the 1967 NFL Championship Game, the legendary Ice Bowl. What was the temperature at kickoff that day in Green Bay?

The coldest game played in NFL history, the minus-13 reading on the thermometer was just the tip of the ice berg … literally. By the end of the game the temperature was reportedly minus-20 in Green Bay. The Packers would score a touchdown in the final seconds on a quarterback sneak to win, 21-17. Players from both teams suffered frostbite due to the harsh conditions.

8) The Packers' Ray Nitschke is one of only 13 linebackers in NFL history with at least 25 career interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries. What two Cowboys linebackers join him on that list?

Ray Nitschke had 25 interceptions and 23 fumble recoveries during a 15-year career all spent with the Packers, Chuck Howley (left) had 25 picks and 18 fumble recoveries over 15 years in Dallas, and Lee Roy Jordan (right) totaled 32 interceptions and 18 fumble recoveries as well in 14 seasons as a Cowboy. Howley and Nitschke are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame while Jordan is in the Cowboys' Ring of Honor.

9) This Cowboys kicker set a franchise record for most field goals in a game with seven against Green Bay on Nov. 18, 1996.

Chris Boniol made all seven of his field goal tries, accounting for every Cowboys point in a 21-6 win over the Packers. That set a team record, since tied, for the most field goals made in a game.

10) On Nov. 29, 1964, vs. the Packers, this player became the first in Cowboys history to top the 100-yard mark in both kick and punt return yards in the same game.

Mel Renfro returned eight kickoffs against the Packers, tied for the most in team history, for 156 return yards. He also returned four punts for 117 more, including a 69-yarder for a touchdown. Renfro's 273 total return yards overall is still the team record, and he is one of only three players in Cowboys record books to top the century mark in both kick and punt return yards in a single game (Reggie Swinton, Nov. 22, 2001 vs. DEN; and Dwayne Harris, Oct. 13, 2013 vs. WSH).

11) Which player was originally drafted by the Packers, but later had a 95-yard interception return to beat his former team, as a member of the Cowboys?

With 23 seconds left in the game and the Cowboys clinging to a 20-13 lead, Green Bay was at the Dallas 25-yard line. But that's when George Teague picked off a Brett Favre pass at the 5 and raced 95 yards for the game-clinching touchdown. It's still the fourth-longest interception return in team history.

12) How many Pro Football Hall of Famers played for both the Cowboys and Packers?

Two Hall of Famers, cornerback Herb Adderley (left) and offensive tackle Forrest Gregg (right), started with Green Bay and finished their careers in Dallas. And both were also members of the Cowboys' 1971 Super Bowl championship squad. Gregg, a former star at nearby SMU, only saw action in six games that season, but Adderley played in 13, starting seven, and led the team with six interceptions. He also picked off a pass in the Cowboys' Super Bowl VI victory over the Miami Dolphins.

13) What Cowboys defensive back had just one interception in the 1982 regular season, but had three in one game against the Packers, tying a franchise playoff record?

Dennis Thurman had just one interception during the strike-shortened 1982 regular season. But in his one playoff game facing Green Bay, which occurred in the second round of the 1982 tournament, he tied a team record with three interceptions, including a 39-yard pick-6.

Only Thurman and Charlie Waters have had three interceptions in a playoff game in Cowboys history.

14) How many seconds were left on the clock when the Packers lined up for a game-winning field goal in Green Bay's 34-31 victory over Dallas in the 2016 playoffs?

The Cowboys had just tied the game, 31-31, with 35 seconds remaining in their playoff showdown with Green Bay, but Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers then hit tight end Jared Cook down the left sideline for a 31-yard gain. That left 0:03 on the clock for Mason Crosby to line up for a 51-yard field goal, and his kick split the uprights as the clock hit zeros.

15) Which Cowboys player has the most career receiving touchdowns against the Packers?

Michael Irvin totaled seven touchdown catches in 10 career games against the Packers, which included three scores in three playoff matchups. Dez Bryant is second with five, Cole Beasley has four and Jason Witten is tied for fourth with three.

16) Who holds the Cowboys' playoff record for the longest play from scrimmage?

Alvin Harper scorched the Packers with a 95-yard touchdown catch from Troy Aikman in the NFC Divisional round during the 1994 season.

17) Which Cowboys player won NFC Defensive Player of the Week in 2016 for forcing three turnovers in a win at Lambeau Field?

David Irving forced three fumbles for the Cowboys, who beat the Packers 30-16 in the middle of the 2016 season. On this play, Irving stripped Aaron Rodgers of the ball.

18) True or False: The Cowboys once played the Packers twice during the regular season?

True. In 1989, the NFL schedule-makers had the Cowboys and Packers play a home-and-home during the regular season. The Cowboys lost the 1989 season finale at home to the Packers at a frozen Texas Stadium.

In this pic, Herschel Walker runs the ball against the Packers at Lambeau Field earlier in the season. It proved to be Walker's final game with the Cowboys before the iconic trade, sending him to Minnesota just four days later.

19) Which receiver played 10 seasons in Green Bay, earning a Pro Bowl selection, but his best average-per-catch season occurred with the Cowboys?

Randall Cobb played one year in Dallas, but his 2019 season with the Cowboys saw him average 15.1 yards per catch, the most of his entire career.

20) In a 2007 regular-season matchup with the Packers, featuring a pair of 10-1 teams, what iconic celebration followed a touchdown by Terrell Owens?

Owens famously grabbed a bucket of popcorn to celebrate his touchdown in the first half of what was a 37-27 win at Texas Stadium.

The previous year when Owens signed with the Cowboys, he gave the memorable quote of "Get your popcorn ... it's gonna be a show."

As for the other celebrations - dunking the ball over the crossbar, signing a ball with a sharpie and grabbing a cheerleader's pom-poms, those were all T.O. celebrations at other times in his career.