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Packers vs. Cowboys
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When Cowboys have the ball |
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Lance Allan
Pregame Analyst, Packers Gameday
Sports Anchor/Reporter, Today's TMJ4
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Throw the football.
The Eagles made it painfully apparent: you can pass on the Cowboys all day long. Also, Roy Williams out with a broken arm will actually hurt Dallas in stuffing the run. Williams being out should actually be better for the Cowboys in defending the pass. The Packers need good blitz pickups on DeMarcus Ware and Greg Ellis.
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Luck.
The one hope the Packers have against Tony Romo is that he gets too geeked up near home. The Packers will be hard pressed to pressure him. Kampman should work Marc Columbo well, but the rest of the line is the biggest in the NFL. T.O. had Al Harris for lunch next year - mix Harris and Woodson on T.O.
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Cowboys 34, Packers 31.
Green Bay needs big contributions on special teams, a special performance on defense and maybe one turnover on offense. I think it's a whale of a game, a shootout, but even on a short week, the Cowboys break their 0-5 mark at Lambeau Field. |
Jeff Falconio
In-Game Anchor, Packers Gameday
Co-Host, Wisconsin Sports Weekend
Contributor, Sportsbubbler
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Let Aaron Rodgers be Aaron Rodgers.
It's worked so far this season. Once again, Rodgers will have a chance to pick apart a shaky secondary.
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Getting to Tony Romo.
The Cowboys have yet to give up a sack this year.
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Cowboys 34, Packers 27.
Expect another shootout between these two. Dallas should ahve an easier time running the football. |
Jim Ganzer
Editor, Sportsbubbler |
Stopping the Dallas pass rush.
The Packers must keep DeMarcus Ware and Greg Ellis off of Rodgers and give him time to throw. |
Guarding Jason Witten.
The Packers need to improve their performance when defending tight ends, and Witten is one of the best. They need to shut him down. |
Cowboys 27, Packers 24.
Dallas will control the time of possession.
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Greg Matzek
Co-Host, Wisconsin Sports Weekend
Contributor, Sportsbubbler
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Ball control.
The Packers need to do more than just win the time of possession battle. Dallas has a quick strike offense that is a bit scary for defensive coordinators to deal with. The Packers need to sustain lengthy drive and wear out the Dallas defense.
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Rush Tony Romo effectively. Romo has shown time and time again that pressure adversely affects his effectiveness. Let him drop back with time and he'll pick you apart. Hit him a few times and he rushes his decision making.
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Cowboys 30, Packers 26.
I think this is a high scoring game similar to the Cowboys' Monday Night battle with Philadelphia. In the end, I think the stars of Dallas do just enough to give the Packers their first loss. (The random score is a product of weird things happenings, which I think will happen.) |
Dan O'Donnell
News Anchor/Reporter, 620WTMJ
Co-Host, Wisconsin Sports Weekend |
Can Aaron Rodgers make it three in a row?
Dallas' front four looked dominant against Philadelphia, so giving Rodgers time in the pocket will be key to beating a Cowboys defense that showed on Monday night that it can surrender big plays. |
Pressure Romo, lock down Barber late.
With the second-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history, Terrell Owens can beat you in 132 different ways. Beating the vaunted Cowboys passing game means putting constant pressure on Tony Romo and containing Marion Barber, who is statistically the NFL's best fourth-quarter rusher. |
Cowboys 27, Packers 24.
Despite some defensive lapses against the Eagles, Dallas has looked like the best team in football early on this season. The Packers will keep it close, but look for the Cowboys' Big D to show up when it counts. |
Jay Sorgi
Postgame Anchor, Packers Gameday
News and Sports Anchor/Reporter, 620WTMJ
Contributor, Sportsbubbler
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Neutralizing Dallas' "Bermuda Triangle."
Pass rushing linebackers Greg Ellis and DeMarcus Ware and safety Ken Hamlin are the Cowboys' defensive strengths, and they created havoc on Green Bay last time out when it counted. Occupy Ellis and Ware's vacant space with slant patterns before they even have the chance to reach the pass pocket, throw deep fly patterns against Dallas' suspect corners, and run the ball with Ryan Grant, and Rodgers and company are in business.
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Let T.O. be T.O. - to an extent - but stop the rest of the Cowboys arsenal.
Barnett and Hawk must hawk Barber and Felix "The Cat." It then becomes the Packers' pass rush speed in the undersized Kampman, KGB and Jenkins against a big, mobile line in Dallas. Oh, and Jason Witten against Aaron Rouse and Brady Poppinga? Pray. But I'd rather take my chances with T.O. and stop the others than double the loudmouth and get burned by the rest.
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Packers 35, Cowboys 31.
Green Bay will need at least that many points to beat Dallas with their awesome arsenal - hopefully only meaning T.O. - taking advantage of the Packers' suspect secondary. Knowing Rodgers succeeded mightily in last year's loss, he and the deepest receiving corps in the NFL will have the confidence, preparation, and yards-after-catch against Dallas' own sub-par secondary to be up to the task.
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Todd "The Llama" Welter
Producer, Sports Central
Reporter, 620wtmj.com
Contributor, Sportsbubbler
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Running the ball.
The only way to possibly stop high powered offenses like Dallas is to keep them on the sidelines. |
Getting the ball to Terrell Owens.
The Packers' secondary has shown its weakness for stopping the cream of the crop at wide receiver. It doesn't get any more creamy than T.O. |
Cowboys 24, Packers 17.
Aaron Rodgers still has ways to go before he wins games like this. The Lambeau advantage keeps it close. |
