Rodgers: Packers' success vs. Cowboys gave Jones 'infatuation' with McCarthy

Aaron Rodgers thinks the Green Bay Packers' success against the Dallas Cowboys helped his former head coach, Mike McCarthy, land the top job with the NFC East team.

"We've had a lot of success down there, and I think that was probably one of the reasons," said Rodgers said Wednesday, according to Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "We obviously won the Super Bowl (in Dallas' stadium), but we won some big games down there over the years.

"So I'm not surprised that (Cowboys owner) Jerry (Jones) had an infatuation with Mike because we've had some really good performances."

In 11 seasons under McCarthy, Rodgers led the Packers to six wins in eight games against the Cowboys. Moreover, the former MVP's two game-winning career playoff drives both came in divisional-round matchups against Dallas during the 2015 and 2017 postseasons.

Though it's been speculated that a deteriorating relationship between Rodgers and McCarthy was a factor in the latter's firing in 2018, the quarterback said he reached out to his former coach to congratulate him.

"I don't know. I thought maybe he would go somewhere where he had maybe some GM opportunity as well, but I'm happy for him," said Rodgers. "I sent him a text, and he sent me a text back."

The Packers continued their success against the Cowboys this season, winning their Week 4 matchup 34-24.