Cowboys vs Packers, is it going to be a barn burner?

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We know the strength of both teams is it's offenses.
We know the weakness of both teams is it's defenses.

The logical and captain Duh Obvious answer would be yes it is going to be a barn burner so bet the over.

However I have seen college and pro games where you just know that it is going to be a barn burner only to be a slow moving game where the scores don't come and teams turn out getting more FGs than TDs.

Oh...and yes...I am really bored today.
 
The Cowboys defense isn't a weakness. Maybe it's not a strength but certainly not a weakness. We're the best playoff team in creating turnovers. And we've given up less points than Denver, Indy, and Carolina.
Green Bay has a decent defense of their own.
I expect a 27-24 type game.
 
Packers need late touchdown to win because field goal ain't enough.

Interception!

Kneel !


21-17 Cowboys
 
I have no feel for this. Other than I think we will play hard and compete.

I think we have a decent chance against anyone.
 
I encourage everyone to visit the Packers website and view the comments from each article. They are predicting a complete blow out. I went there to get the pulse of their fans, but most of them are still talking about the Lions game which tells me deep down they don't want anything to do with us.
 
<If> the conditions are not windy and the game is in the high teens / low 20s as predicted I think it will be high scoring.

If it is windy -- the wind combined with the cold will damper scoring quite a bit.

I live in the Midwest -- 20 degrees is perfectly acceptable. 20 degrees with the wind in your face (even a light wind) is something altogether different.
 
I am looking at it from a best case scenario for Dallas. But for a win, I think Dallas has to win time of possession by something like 38 to 22 minutes or 37 to 23 minutes. So I kinda agree with 2 others in this thread...
one said 21-17 and another said 27-24. I am thinking along those lines...Somewhere between, say, 40 and 52 total points.

In a perfect scenario, I'd like to see Murray with 30 carries and 6-7 carries for Randle.
 
Slow moving game for 3 quarters and...BOOM. Dallas uses the run game and that big O-line to wear down the Packers D and keep Rodgers off the field by controlling the clock . Once their defense is tired, Romo and Dez go to work.

27-17

Cowboys
 
No pass rush and it's a defensive necessity to play soft in the secondary,,, and you're facing Aaron Rodgers. It will probably take at least 30pts to win this one.
 
EGG said:
No pass rush and it's a defensive necessity to play soft in the secondary,,, and you're facing Aaron Rodgers. It will probably take at least 30pts to win this one.
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I would say 30 points is the dividing line for me.

If the Cowboys score <less> than 30 points they have less than 50% chance of winning.

If the Cowboys score <more> than 30 points they have greater than a 50% chance of winning.

I guess that's pretty obvious.
 
Vegas has it as a 30-23 type game.

Packers favored by 6.5 and the O/U being 53.

Home team usually gets 3 points, so a rested Packers team is a sensible 6.5 point favorite.

My only concern is Rodgers is the best QB we've faced all year. His calf isn't much of a concern. We just need to not let them get ahead early and put our defense in a bad position.

If we can keep Romo's pitch count under 30 and control the clock, we should win comfortably. They aren't that much better than Detroit. We also just played one of the worst games of the year and still won a playoff game. So I'm not concerned if we're firing on all cylinders.

Should be a good one, I'm saying 31-28 Dallas on a last minute FG from Bailey.
 
Bull Frog said:
I encourage everyone to visit the Packers website and view the comments from each article. They are predicting a complete blow out. I went there to get the pulse of their fans, but most of them are still talking about the Lions game which tells me deep down they don't want anything to do with us.
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I'd like to know why they think it's going to be a blow out seeing as how the two teams finished with the same record. That's why it'll be soooo sweet if we go up there and get a win.
 
Apollo Creed said:
If we can keep Romo's pitch count under 30 and control the clock, we should win comfortably. They aren't that much better than Detroit. We also just played one of the worst games of the year and still won a playoff game. So I'm not concerned if we're firing on all cylinders.
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A part of me wants to be shocked at what you're saying, yet another part of me thinks you are right. Green Bay is not as good at defense as Detroit for sure, but that damn offense.
 
CowboyGil said:
I'd like to know why they think it's going to be a blow out seeing as how the two teams finished with the same record. That's why it'll be soooo sweet if we go up there and get a win.
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My guess is they're going by the Detroit game, since they beat Detroit a lot easier than Dallas did. Never mind that they got manhandled by the seahags with a healthy Rodgers while Dallas beat them.

Personally, I think this game will be determined by the OL. and I'll take the Cowboys OL over theirs any day of the week---and of course, twice on Sunday.
 
MagicMan said:
My guess is they're going by the Detroit game, since they beat Detroit a lot easier than Dallas did. Never mind that they got manhandled by the seahags with a healthy Rodgers while Dallas beat them.

Personally, I think this game will be determined by the OL. and I'll take the Cowboys OL over theirs any day of the week---and of course, twice on Sunday.
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The bolded part means nothing. The Seahawks play the type of game to beat Aaron Rodgers defensively. We don't really.
 
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