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Aaron Rodgers effect on Cowboys
November, 5, 2013
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas – With sources saying Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers couldmiss three weeks with a fractured left collarbone, the Dallas Cowboys stand to benefit. Sort of.
At 5-4, the Cowboys could see a potential wild-card partner in the Packers be greatly affected by missing their quarterback. In 2008, Tony Romo missed three games with a broken pinky. The Cowboys lost two of the three games with Brad Johnson at quarterback, including a 34-14 embarrassment to theSt. Louis Rams, and missed the playoffs by a game.
The Packers are set to give Seneca Wallace the keys to the offense, which shows you why the Cowboys value the quarterback position and have Kyle Orton as their backup.
The smoothest road for the Cowboys to take for a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2009 is to win the NFC East. They have a one game lead on the Philadelphia Eaglesand a 3-0 record in the division.
Thinking wild-card should not enter into their equation. They would lose a tiebreaker to theDetroit Lions. The San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers have a better record at this point. The Cowboys control their fate inside the division.
If they get into a wild-card battle, then they almost have to sweep the Chicago Bears and Packers in December meetings.
Rodgers could be back for the Packers by Dec. 15 and the last time he played at AT&T Stadium he won Super Bowl XLV.
November, 5, 2013
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas – With sources saying Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers couldmiss three weeks with a fractured left collarbone, the Dallas Cowboys stand to benefit. Sort of.
At 5-4, the Cowboys could see a potential wild-card partner in the Packers be greatly affected by missing their quarterback. In 2008, Tony Romo missed three games with a broken pinky. The Cowboys lost two of the three games with Brad Johnson at quarterback, including a 34-14 embarrassment to theSt. Louis Rams, and missed the playoffs by a game.
The Packers are set to give Seneca Wallace the keys to the offense, which shows you why the Cowboys value the quarterback position and have Kyle Orton as their backup.
The smoothest road for the Cowboys to take for a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2009 is to win the NFC East. They have a one game lead on the Philadelphia Eaglesand a 3-0 record in the division.
Thinking wild-card should not enter into their equation. They would lose a tiebreaker to theDetroit Lions. The San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers have a better record at this point. The Cowboys control their fate inside the division.
If they get into a wild-card battle, then they almost have to sweep the Chicago Bears and Packers in December meetings.
Rodgers could be back for the Packers by Dec. 15 and the last time he played at AT&T Stadium he won Super Bowl XLV.
