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Prediction: Packers 30, Cowboys 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Tony Romo Pass: 275, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 DeMarco Murray Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 11 Joseph Randle Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 15 Lance Dunbar Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 1 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR 13 Terrance Williams Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 15 Cole Beasley Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
TE 3 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 6 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
 
Green Bay Packers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Aaron Rodgers Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 Eddie Lacy Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 12 James Starks Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 21 John Kuhn Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 2 Jordy Nelson Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 5 Randall Cobb Rec: 7-85, 1 TD
WR 16 Davante Adams Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
TE 8 Richard Rodgers Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 10 Andrew Quarless Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 2 Mason Crosby FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys Won 34th playoff game last week, most in NFL history. Are 34-25 (.576) in postseason. Have played 59 postseason games, most in league history. This is Dallas' 31st time in postseason, tied for most in NFL history...JASON GARRETT is 5th Cowboys head coach to win 12+ games in regular season. Are 8-0 on road, 6th NFL team in 16-game schedule (since 1978) with 8-0 road mark... Cowboys had 6 players selected to Pro Bowl: WR Dez Bryant (2nd), C TRAVIS FREDERICK (1st), rookie G ZACK MARTIN (1st), RB DeMarco Murray (2nd), QB Tony Romo (4th) & T TYRON SMITH (2nd). Team's 6 offensive selections are most in NFL... QB Romo led NFL with franchise-record 113.2 rating. Has 2 of 3 100+ rating seasons in team history. Had 114 rating last week in WC. In past 5 (incl. playoffs), is 5-0, completing 102 of 142 (71.8 pct.) for 1,280 yards with 14 TDs vs. 1 INT for 129.4 rating... RB Murray led NFL with team-record 1,845 rush yards & 12 100-yard games. Murray passed HOFer EMMITT SMITH for most rush yards & most 100-yard rush games in season by Cowboy. Incl. playoffs, leads NFL with 14 rush TDs. Rushed for 134 yards & TD in last meeting. Cowboys were 2nd in NFL in rush offense (147.1)... WR Bryant led NFL with franchise-record 16 rec. TDs. Since 2012, leads NFL with 41 rec. TDs. Is only player in NFL with 12+ rec. TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Had 88 catches for 1,320 yards & 16 TDs, his 3rd consecutive season with 85+ catches, 1,200+ yards & 12+ TDs. TE Jason Witten had 703 rec. yards & is 2nd TE in NFL history (TONY GONZALEZ) with 700+ rec. yards in 11 consecutive seasons. WR Terrance Williams was 2nd on team with career-high 8 rec. TDs. Had 2 TDs last week in WC, 1st Cowboy with 2+ rec. TDs in playoff game since HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN (1/14/96). Williams had 76-yard TD in WC, longest rec. TD by Cowboy in playoffs since ALVIN HARPER (1/8/95, 94 yards). WR Cole Beasley & TE Gavin Escobar each had 4 rec. TDs... Cowboys had 4 players with 70+ tackles: S Barry Church (93), LB Rolando McClain (81), rookie LB Anthony Hitchens (73) & S J.J. Wilcox (70). CBs Sterling Moore (13) & Orlando Scandrick (9) had most PD on club. LB Bruce Carter had career-high 5 INTs & led NFL LBs. DE Jeremy Mincey led team with 6 sacks. Also had sack in WC & has 6 sacks in past 8, incl. playoffs. Rookie DE Demarcus Lawrence had sack, FF & 2 FR last week... K Dan Bailey has made 89.8 pct. of FGs in career in regular season (114 of 127), highest mark in NFL history (min. 100 FGs). Scored 131 points, his 4th consecutive 100-point season.

Packers Have won 13 NFL championships, most all-time. Team's .612 postseason winning pct. (30-19) is best in NFL history (min. 25 games). Club has 30 playoff wins, tied for 3rd most. Are 16-5 (.762) at home in postseason. Team's 30th playoff appearance, 3rd most in NFL history. Won division for 22nd time in team history & 4th in row... MIKE MC CARTHY has led team to playoffs in 7 of his 9 seasons as head coach... Are 8-0 at home, outscoring opp. 318-163. Packers had 5 players selected to Pro Bowl: FB John Kuhn (2nd), LB Clay Matthews (5th), WR Jordy Nelson (1st), QB Aaron Rodgers (4th) & G JOSH SITTON (2nd)... QB Rodgers had 112.2 rating, only QB in NFL history with 6 consecutive seasons with 100+ rating. Had NFL-record 133.2 rating at home & his 25 TDs are most by QB with 0 INTs at home in season. Had 100+ rating in all 8 home games. At home, has 477 consecutive att. & 38 pass TDs in row without INT (incl. playoffs). Has 103.1 postseason passer rating, 2nd best in NFL history. His 1.57 INT pct. (5 INTs, 318 att.) is 4th lowest in NFL playoff history... RB Eddie Lacy rushed for 1,139 yards & scored 13 TDs (9 rush, 4 rec.), 1st Packer with 1,000+ rush yards & 10+ scrimmage TDs in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 2,317 rush yards, most by Packer in 1st 2 NFL seasons. Rushed for 141 yards & TD in last game vs. Dal. FB Kuhn is 1 of 2 active players with 4+ rush (4) & 3+ rec. (3) TDs in postseason... WR Nelson is 1 of 8 players in NFL history with 95+ catches (98), 1,500+ rec. yards (franchise-record 1,519) & 13+ rec. TDs (13) in season. Nelson & WR Randall Cobb (91 catches, 1,287 yards, 12 TDs) are 1st NFL teammates with 1,200+ rec. yards & 12+ rec. TDs in same season. Are also 1st duo in team history with 90+ catches each & 1st Packers teammates with 10+ rec. TDs each. Lacy (13), Nelson (13) & Cobb (12) are 1st GB trio with 10+ TDs each in season. TE Andrew Quarless had 6 catches for 66 yards & TD in last meeting ... Team had +14 turnover differential, best in NFL... LB Matthews led team with 11 sacks & his 4 career 10+ sack seasons are tied for most in team history. Has 6.5 sacks in past 4. In postseason career, has 7.5 sacks, 3 FFs & 3 FRs in 8 games. In 3 games vs. Dal., has 2.5 sacks, 2 FR & 62-yard INT-TD. LB Julius Peppers is only player in NFL history with 100+ sacks (125.5) & 10+ INTs (11). CB Sam Shields has 4 INTs, incl. 52-yard TD, in past 6 playoff games. CB Tramon Williams has 4 INTs, incl. 70-yard TD, in past 8 in postseason. Shields & Williams each had INT in last game vs. Dal. DT Mike Daniels has 12 sacks in past 2 seasons, 3rd most by NFC DT. Packers had 3 players with 90+ tackles: S Morgan Burnett (122), rookie S HA HA CLINTON-DIX (91) & LB A.J. Hawk (90)... PR Micah Hyde has 3 PR-TDs (93, 75 & 55 yards) in 1st 2 seasons, tied for most in team history. Had 2 PR-TDs in 2014, tied for 2nd most in season by Packer.


Results and Schedule

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 SF H L 17-28 -11
2 2014-09-14 TEN A W 26-10 +16
3 2014-09-21 STL A W 34-31 +3
4 2014-09-28 NO H W 38-17 +21
5 2014-10-05 HOU H W 20-17 +3
6 2014-10-12 SEA A W 30-23 +7
7 2014-10-19 NYG H W 31-21 +10
8 2014-10-27 WAS H L 17-20 -3
9 2014-11-02 ARI H L 17-28 -11
10 2014-11-09 JAC A W 31-17 +14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 NYG A W 31-28 +3
13 2014-11-27 PHI H L 10-33 -23
14 2014-12-04 CHI A W 41-28 +13
15 2014-12-14 PHI A W 38-27 +11
16 2014-12-21 IND H W 42-7 +35
17 2014-12-28 WAS A W 44-17 +27
WC 2015-01-04 DET H W 24-20 +4
DP 2015-01-11 GB A    
   

Green Bay Packers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-04 SEA A L 16-36 -20
2 2014-09-14 NYJ H W 31-24 +7
3 2014-09-21 DET A L 7-19 -12
4 2014-09-28 CHI A W 38-17 +21
5 2014-10-02 MIN H W 42-10 +32
6 2014-10-12 MIA A W 27-24 +3
7 2014-10-19 CAR H W 38-17 +21
8 2014-10-26 NO A L 23-44 -21
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 CHI H W 55-14 +41
11 2014-11-16 PHI H W 53-20 +33
12 2014-11-23 MIN A W 24-21 +3
13 2014-11-30 NE H W 26-21 +5
14 2014-12-08 ATL H W 43-37 +6
15 2014-12-14 BUF A L 13-21 -8
16 2014-12-21 TB A W 20-3 +17
17 2014-12-28 DET H W 30-20 +10
WC   Bye      
DP 2015-01-11 DAL H    

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  WLB Anthony Hitchens (ankle)
 MLB Rolando McClain (knee)
 DT Terrell McClain (ankle)
 DE Jeremy Mincey (head)
Probable  SLB Bruce Carter (knee)
 TE James Hanna (knee)
 DL Nick Hayden (shoulder)
 FS Jeff Heath (thumb)
 RB DeMarco Murray (hand)
 QB Tony Romo (back)
IR  CB Morris Claiborne (knee, 10/4/2014)
 DE Jack Crawford (thumb, 11/26/2014)
 WLB Justin Durant (biceps, 10/29/2014)
 DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)
 DT Henry Melton (knee, 12/30/2014)
   

Green Bay Packers
Questionable  TE Brandon Bostick (other-illness)
 NT Josh Boyd (knee)
Probable  QB Aaron Rodgers (calf)
IR  WR Jared Abbrederis (knee, 8/26/2014)
 WR Kevin Dorsey (foot, 11/7/2014)
 ILB Jamari Lattimore (ankle, 12/13/2014)
 ILB Andy Mulumba (knee, 9/19/2014)
 NT B.J. Raji (biceps, 8/26/2014)
 DE Luther Robinson (calf, 12/8/2014)
 DE Khyri Thornton (hamstring, 8/30/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Offense 
GB
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 38.0 25.0 22.0 DAL
Rushing yards 133.8 148.8 112.6 GB
Rushing yards per attempt 4.26 4.84 4.24 GB
Completion % 71.9% 63.9% 62.2% DAL
Passing yards 242.0 266.3 227.7 GB
Passing yards per completion 11.88 11.94 10.65 GB
Passing yards per attempt 8.53 7.63 6.63 DAL
Interceptions 0.3 0.0 0.9 GB
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.3 0.6 GB
Sacks allowed 1.8 1.0 2.6 GB
3rd down conversions 40.8% 51.3% 38.5% GB
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 46.9% DAL
Time of possession 32:11 33:50 30:03 GB
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Defense 
GB
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 20.8 22.0 GB
Rushing yards 75.8 99.5 112.6 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.81 3.85 4.24 DAL
Completion % 68.0% 55.1% 62.2% GB
Passing yards 271.0 193.5 227.7 GB
Passing yards per completion 10.54 10.98 10.65 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.16 6.05 6.63 GB
INT return 1.5 0.8 0.9 DAL
Fumble recoveries 1.3 0.0 0.6 DAL
Sacks 2.0 2.0 2.6 -
3rd down conversions 45.5% 34.7% 38.5% GB
4th down conversions 42.9% 77.8% 46.9% DAL
Time of possession 27:49 26:10 30:03 GB

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DAL   GB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.9 8.2 9.2 DAL
Yards per kick return 22.6 15.5 23.7 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 6.4 16.2 9.2 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 21.5 23.0 23.7 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DAL   GB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 5.8 6.5 GB
Penalty yards 64.3 47.5 54.4 GB

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 7 2004-10-24 DAL GB 20-41 GB
2007 13 2007-11-29 GB DAL 27-37 DAL
2008 3 2008-09-21 DAL GB 27-16 DAL
2009 10 2009-11-15 DAL GB 7-17 GB
2010 9 2010-11-07 DAL GB 7-45 GB
2013 15 2013-12-15 GB DAL 37-36 GB

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.