1967 was the last time the Cowboys played at Green Bay?

[Blackspider214]

Wade Phillips last game as HC was at Green Bay.

Well warranted, too. He completely lost that team. And by some accounts, they quit on him.

 

[windward]

Yup, for some reason we played a whole lot of our road games against them in Milwaukee. I'm not sure how that team decided which games were at Lambeau and which were in Milwaukee. I just know they discontinued the Milwaukee games in the 90s for some reason. (Anyone know?)

Milwaukee County stadium was ancient and with the renovations to Lambeau, it was just more cost effective to have all games at there.

 

[CCBoy]

Well warranted, too. He completely lost that team. And by some accounts, they quit on him.

Hey, into credibility ratings...add in a reference or two.

 

[NickZepp]

Yup, for some reason we played a whole lot of our road games against them in Milwaukee. I'm not sure how that team decided which games were at Lambeau and which were in Milwaukee. I just know they discontinued the Milwaukee games in the 90s for some reason. (Anyone know?)

Green Bay had a few things turn around in the mid 90s. Farve being a big reason. They were bad for most of the 70s, 80s, and early 90s.

 

[Alexander]

Green Bay had a few things turn around in the mid 90s. Farve being a big reason. They were bad for most of the 70s, 80s, and early 90s.

They were horrifically bad for nearly two decades, from the time Lombardi left to the time Holmgren took over.

What is funny is that during that time, nobody cared about them.

They were completely irrelevant.

Nobody knew what a "cheesehead" was, there was never talk about them having the greatest tradition, greatest fan base and you absolutely positively did not see a Green Bay fan anywhere outside the state.

They got a little pop during the Majkowski year, but it was not until Favre, Madden's "like a kid out there" nonsense did things change to where suddenly they were a flagship franchise again.

 

[perrykemp]

Yup, for some reason we played a whole lot of our road games against them in Milwaukee. I'm not sure how that team decided which games were at Lambeau and which were in Milwaukee. I just know they discontinued the Milwaukee games in the 90s for some reason. (Anyone know?)

My recollection is both teams were on the same sideline in Milwaukee.

 

[Alexander]

My recollection is both teams were on the same sideline in Milwaukee.

I recall that as well. Just how they configured the sidelines in what was really a baseball stadium.

 

[JDSmith]

They were horrifically bad for nearly two decades, from the time Lombardi left to the time Holmgren took over.

What is funny is that during that time, nobody cared about them.

They were completely irrelevant.

Nobody knew what a "cheesehead" was, there was never talk about them having the greatest tradition, greatest fan base and you absolutely positively did not see a Green Bay fan anywhere outside the state.

They got a little pop during the Majkowski year, but it was not until Favre, Madden's "like a kid out there" nonsense did things change to where suddenly they were a flagship franchise again.

So they were the Browns.

 

[NickZepp]

So they were the Browns.

Browns were real good in the mid to late 80s. With Bernie Kosar and company. Basically they lost 3 out of 4 years in the conference championship game to the Broncos. And they lost close games in the playoffs in the other 2 other years. They weren't irrelevant at all. They were also respectable in the late 70s early 80s when they had Sipe at QB and Greg Pruitt and Mike Pruitt at RB. They gave the eventual SB Champs Oakland all they wanted one year.

Green Bay had 2 seasons over .500 from 1973-1988. 1978(8-7-1) and 1982(5-3, lost to Dallas in the playoffs) Browns had a lot more than that.

 

[JDSmith]

Browns were real good in the mid to late 80s. With Bernie Kosar and company. Basically they lost 3 out of 4 years in the conference championship game to the Broncos. And they lost close games in the playoffs in the other 2 other years. They weren't irrelevant at all. They were also respectable in the late 70s early 80s when they had Sipe at QB and Greg Pruitt and Mike Pruitt at RB. They gave the eventual SB Champs Oakland all they wanted one year.

Green Bay had 2 seasons over .500 from 1973-1988. 1978(8-7-1) and 1982(5-3, lost to Dallas in the playoffs) Browns had a lot more than that.

I meant that they were the equivalent of the Browns of right now. A formerly good team, with a rabid local fanbase, who had become almost invisible in the NFL because of poor play.

 

[NickZepp]

Oh okay I get it. Basically. Or the Raiders of today.