It seems strange that a head coach turning in his third straight 12-win season would be sitting on a hot seat, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones found himself having to reaffirm the job status of Mike McCarthy just as the team prepares to enter the postseason. This comes as other clubs are sniffing around about the No. 3 man in the Cowboys organization.
On the field, the Dallas defense must prepare for the unknown in Packers quarterback Jordan Love, all while Love can’t be sure two of his top pass-catching targets will be there for him Sunday. The Cowboys hope to force Green Bay into making a costly choice on fourth downs, we get insight into the special brotherhood that the Dallas offense has become, and we learn that Dak Prescott may have a million extra reasons to want that Super Bowl ring. We check out the going rate for wild-card tickets, we look at the power rankings heading into the first round, and we do a little daydreaming about what a (late) first-round draft pick might bring. All that, plus Sounds from the Sideline, shenanigans surrounding a popular online vote, and a Ring of Honor legend is tackling a new opponent after the opioid crisis hits close to home. News and Notes, coming right up…
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