the cowboys have played the packers 5 times.
how many times have the cowboys played the packers?
5
the cowboys began the 2008 season by defeating the cleveland browns 28-10, coming off their commanding road win over the browns, the cowboys played their week 2 home opener under the mnf spotlight. in the last mnf game at texas stadium, dallas dueled with their nfc east foe, the philadelphia eagles. in the first quarter, the cowboys trailed early as eagles kicker david akers got a 34-yard field goal. dallas answered in their first possession with qb tony romo completing a 72-yard td pass to wr terrell owens in a game that had 9 lead changes, it also set different point records, including most first half points in mnf history (54) and most combined points in the rivalry's history (78). dallas held on to win 41–37. after starting 4–1 the cowboys flew to the university of phoenix stadium for a week 6 sunday night football showdown with the arizona cardinals. the cardinals returned the opening kick return for a touchdown but dallas tied the game 7–7 at halftime. with only 3:17 left in the 4th quarter tony romo completed a 70-yard pass to marion barber iii and the kicker nick folk hit a 52-yard field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime. in overtime the cowboys punter mat mcbriar had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown also in overtime qb tony romo broke his right pinkie finger. in the week following the game tony romo was listed as questionable, and then missed three games. in addition, matt mcbriar and sam hurd were placed in injured reserve, and felix jones was listed as out for 2–3 weeks with a hamstring injury. furthermore, adam (pacman) jones was suspended by the nfl for a minimum of 4 weeks after an altercation with his bodyguard. lastly the cowboys traded for wr roy williams with the detroit lions, in exchange for their first, third, and sixth-round picks. after the bye week, they won another four game, dallas finished the season 1–3, losing its final game in texas stadium to the baltimore ravens 33–24 followed by a disastrous 44–6 loss to philadelphia. with a 9–7 record, the team finished third in the division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. after the season ended, highly controversial and productive receiver terrell owens was released after receiving a $34 million extension the previous june that was supposed to allow him to retire a cowboy. jones said he released owens because of production and "in this particular case, we have an outstanding player in roy williams, and it was a significant factor in the decision i made to release terrell." in three seasons with the cowboys, owens had 235 receptions for 3,587 yards and 38 touchdowns, but his numbers declined last season, when he had 69 receptions for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns.
history of the dallas cowboys
elliott was named the dallas cowboys' starting running back going into the regular season, ahead of veterans alfred morris and darren mcfadden. in his professional debut, he had 20 rushing attempts for 51 rushing yards and scored his first career touchdown on an eight-yard run against the new york giants. the following game against the washington redskins, elliott had 21 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown but also fumbled twice, losing one of them. in a week 3 matchup against the chicago bears, he posted his first game with over a hundred yards and finished dallas' second consecutive victory with 30 rushing attempts for 140 rushing yards. in the next game, against the san francisco 49ers, he had 138 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. on october 9, 2016, elliott helped his team defeat the cincinnati bengals 28–14 and rushed for 134 yards on 15 attempts and scored two rushing touchdowns, including a 60-yard touchdown. the next week, the cowboys played the green bay packers, and elliott continued his four-game streak with over 100 yards after carrying the ball 28 times for 157 rushing yards.
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