Question: What team did the Cowboys beat by a score of 5-0 in the first-ever NFC divisional playoff game?
Answer: The Detroit Lions, who won the NFC wild card in the first season following the AFL-NFL merger. After winning the NFC East, the Cowboys hosted the Lions at the Cotton Bowl the day after Christmas in the first NFL playoff match on Astroturf. The odd score was the product of a Cowboys field goal and a safety. While it remains the lowest-scoring playoff game in NFL history, Cowboys head coach Tom Landry called it “the greatest win we’ve ever.” The Cowboys would lose to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 in Super Bowl V.
