Green Bay enters Week 6 at 3-2 after dismantling the Chicago Bears 31-7, while Dallas sits at 2-3 following its debilitating 24-16 loss to Tampa Bay. The Packers are coming off a performance in which Jordan Love threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns, Christian Watson delivered a pair of scoring receptions, and the defense forced five turnovers.
The Cowboys have plenty of their own offensive firepower, but this matchup could come down to whether they can slow down Love and a Green Bay passing attack
that looked particularly dangerous against Chicago. Here’s what Cowboys fans need to know about Green Bay heading into Week 6.
Jordan Love is coming off his best game of the season
Love has been productive throughout the first five weeks, but his performance against Chicago was a reminder of how dangerous he can be when the Packers’ passing game is clicking. Love completed 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with a 137.5 passer rating. He repeatedly attacked downfield, found receivers in space and took advantage of a Chicago defense that struggled to contain the Packers’ explosive plays.
Through five games, Love has thrown for 1,408 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. His completion rate sits at 60.5%, and his 95.5 passer rating reflects a quarterback who has generally protected the football while producing big plays.
Love’s deep-ball ability is especially concerning. Against Chicago, he completed six of eight passes thrown at least 20 yards downfield for 258 yards. When given time to throw, he has the arm strength and accuracy to turn a relatively ordinary drive into a scoring opportunity in a matter of seconds.
Christian Watson could be a nightmare matchup
If there is one Green Bay receiver Cowboys fans should be watching closely, it is Christian Watson. Watson is coming off a six-catch, 143-yard, two-touchdown performance against Chicago, including a 53-yard touchdown reception that helped put the game away. His first touchdown came on a 42-yard connection with Love, illustrating how quickly the Packers can produce explosive plays when their quarterback and receivers find their rhythm.
Through five games, Watson has 26 receptions for 474 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 18.2 yards per catch. That average illustrates the problem he presents for opposing defenses: Watson can turn a routine completion into a major gain, and he has the speed to stretch the field vertically.
Watson is not Green Bay’s only option, either. Matthew Golden had six catches for 123 yards against Chicago, while tight end Tucker Kraft remains another important target for Love. The Packers demonstrated that they can spread the ball around and punish a defense that commits too much attention to one receiver.
Green Bay’s defense is creating turnovers
The Packers’ defensive performance against Chicago showed why this matchup is about more than Love and Watson. Green Bay intercepted Chicago quarterbacks three times, including two interceptions by safety Xavier McKinney, and recovered two fumbles. The Packers finished with five takeaways and converted those turnovers into 15 points while keeping their own side of the ledger clean.
That performance pushed Green Bay’s season total to seven interceptions through five games, alongside 14 sacks. McKinney is an important part of this Green Bay defense. His two interceptions against Chicago highlighted his ability to capitalize when opposing quarterbacks make mistakes, and the Packers have several other defenders capable of disrupting the passing game.
Micah Parsons’ potential return against Dallas has been one of the more intriguing storylines surrounding this matchup before the season. Parsons tore his ACL in December 2025 and has been working through a lengthy rehabilitation. While initially having hope he could return against his own team, Parsons is not ready to begin practice this week, meaning he’ll miss the game.
Green Bay has already demonstrated that it can generate sacks and turnovers without Parsons in the lineup. The irony is difficult to ignore. Dallas traded Parsons to Green Bay in 2025 and later acquired Rashan Gary from the Packers as part of its effort to rebuild its own pass rush. Five games into the season, Green Bay has been considerably more productive at creating negative plays.
The Packers’ defense has shown that it can disrupt an opponent’s rhythm and turn mistakes into points. Dallas cannot afford to be careless with the football, particularly against a secondary that has made takeaways a central part of its early-season success.
A trip to Lambeau brings plenty of Cowboys history
The Cowboys and Packers have one of the NFL’s most recognizable rivalries, shaped by decades of memorable regular-season games and postseason meetings. The overall series has been competitive, but recent trips to Lambeau Field have generally been difficult for Dallas.
The Cowboys’ last regular-season win at Lambeau came in October 2016, when rookie Dak Prescott and Dallas defeated Green Bay 30-16. More recently, the Packers have repeatedly been the team to deliver the most painful blows in this rivalry. Green Bay defeated Dallas 48-32 in the 2023 season’s wild-card beatdown. The Cowboys’ most recent regular-season meeting with Green Bay was a 40-40 tie in September 2025, in Arlington.
Overall the Packers lead the all-time series against the Cowboys 22-17-1, and Dallas is 2-10 all-time at Lambeau. The historical context doesn’t decide Sunday’s game, but it does add another layer to a matchup in which Dallas needs to prove it can compete against one of the NFC’s more dangerous teams in a difficult road environment.
The Packers are not invulnerable. Their offense had been inconsistent before the Chicago game, and they, like the Cowboys could still be looking for answers.
