Pressure is on the Cowboys as they start postseason vs. Packers

One of two things will happen over the next couple weeks: Either the Dallas Cowboys will advance past the divisional round of the playoffs for the first time since the 1995 season, or they’ll take a home loss that will send their fan base into a full revolt.

The Cowboys got the No. 2 seed in the NFC East, which means they won’t be on the road until the NFC championship game at the earliest. And the Cowboys were 8-0 at home this season. It means that a playoff run that ends before the NFC title game would be seen as an absolute failure.

The Green Bay Packers will be trying to make it a long, long offseason in Dallas by knocking off the Cowboys as the No. 7 seed.

Packers (9-8) at Cowboys (12-5)

Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET, Fox

Betting line: Cowboys -7.5, total of 50.5

Super Bowl odds: Packers +8000, Cowboys +750

Odds vis BetMGM

Why we’re watching

This Cowboys offense is really fun, particularly at home. They led the NFL with 509 points. That’s tied for 22nd most in NFL history.

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys won the NFC East title with a win in the season finale. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

The engine of Dallas’ offense is the Dak Prescott-to-CeeDee Lamb connection. Dallas led the NFL with 36 passing touchdowns. Prescott threw for 4,516 yards. Lamb continued his ascent with a ridiculous 135-catch, 1,749-yard, 12-touchdown season. The Cowboys also had a 1,000-yard rusher in Tony Pollard.

If you like fun offensive football, Dallas is a pretty good team for it.

What could put us to sleep

The Packers have had an up-and-down season. They finished it well with three wins to make the playoffs, but there were some ugly losses too. They looked bad in road losses to the Giants and Raiders this season. The Buccaneers torched their defense in Lambeau Field.

Green Bay did well to make the playoffs as they moved on from the Aaron Rodgers era. Jordan Love had a promising season, particularly in the second half. But if there’s one game that could get out of hand this wild-card weekend,…

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Publish date : 2024-01-11 19:12:23

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