NFL Week 13 preview: Thursday's game
Today's games
Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1)
Time: 7:15 p.m., NFL Network
Line: Cowboys by 7.
Series: Cowboys lead series 14-12.
Last time: Packers 41, Cowboys 20, Oct. 24, 2004 at Green Bay.
Last week: Packers beat Lions 37-26; Cowboys beat Jets 34-3.
Notes: Both teams are tied for best record in NFC at 10-1. … Last time two 10-1 teams played was 1990, when San Francisco beat New York Giants 7-3. … In eight career games in Dallas, QB Brett Favre is 0-8 and has thrown 8 interceptions. … Green Bay is 10-1 for first time since 1962, has won six straight overall, and can tie franchise record for consecutive wins on road (8). … Rookie K Mason Crosby leads NFL with 98 points and NFC with 22 FGs. … Green Bay averages 81.8 yards rushing a game, worst in NFL. … Packers lead NFC in red zone scoring (92.1 percent). … Dallas is 10-1 for first time in team history and has won five straight. … QB Tony Romo has 29 TD passes, tying Danny White's single-season franchise record. Romo has NFC-best 105.3 passer rating. … WR Terrell Owens (64 catches, conference-best 1,093 yards) has scored in five straight games and his 13 TD catches lead NFC and match his total from last season. … Dallas leads NFC in points per game (32.5) and yards per game (388.8). Green Bay is second in both categories (26.9 and 380.4).
Bob LeGere's pick
Today's game
-7 COWBOYS 27, Packers 23
Last week: 8-7 straight up; 7-8 vs. the spread.
Season: 103-72 straight up; 72-95-8 vs. the spread