The Green Bay vs. Dallas match up tonight will be the deciding factor over home-field advantage for the NFC this season. We could very well see the winner of this game finishing 15-1 while the loser finishes 14-2. That’s a) how good these two teams are and b) how bad the NFC might be.
Since I don’t pick Cowboys games because any pick would be incredibly influenced by personal bias, let’s just get this out of the way before some more prattling.
Packers (+6.5) at COWBOYS
When you consider both teams are sitting at 10-1 and aren’t coming off of short weeks having played last Thursday for Thanksgiving games, you would think that 6.5 would be a bit high. The three real factors you have to figure in this one are:
1. Darren Woodson is questionable for the Pack. It will be really hard to contain the Cowboys potent passing game without one of the starters, especially with Patrick Crayton back tonight.
2. The Cowboys are playing in Big D. Sure they lost their only game of the season at home but that was against the cheaters and the ‘Boys have looked a ton better at home than on the road.
3. The Cowboys have played more quality opponents to get to 10-1. The only team with a winning record that the Pack has faced were the Lions last week and they’re sliding.
Still, anything is possible when Brett Favre steps on the field, especially this year. But then again, you can say the same thing about this uber-potent Cowboys offence. Again, it must be said: This should be the game of the year.