Preview: Green Bay Packers Divisional Playoff vs. Dallas Cowboys

WISCONSIN -- The Green Bay Packers will take on the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday. It is the second time the two teams have met this season, with Dallas winning the Week 6 matchup at Lambeau Field.

• GREEN BAY (11-6) at DALLAS (13-3)
• Sunday, Jan. 15
• AT&T Stadium
• 3:40 p.m. CST

First time out

In that early-season matchup, rookie Dak Prescott threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys forced four turnovers over the Packers in a 30-16 win at Lambeau field.

Back then, the Packers lost three of five fumbles, and Aaron Rodgers struggled, throwing an interception in the malady.

The Packers leading rusher was Eddie Lacy who carried 17 times for 65 yards as his counterpart on the other sideline Ezekiel Elliott rushed 28 times, carving up the Packer defense for 157 yards.

Playoffs!

Turn the page to 2017, and the resurgent Green Bay Packers are back.

To get to Dallas, the Packers nuked the New York Giants defense on their way to a 38-13 win last Sunday in an NFC Wild Card game at Lambeau Field.

According to Packers.com, the 38 points scored by the Packers against the Giants were the most in a postseason game since Jan. 15, 2011, at Atlanta (48-21). It ranks No. 5 in team history for most points in a playoff contest, with four of the top five scoring games coming under the direction of McCarthy.

The Packers will have to make up for the loss of their top wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who suffered multiple fractured ribs on a play versus the Giants.

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