Can Brett Favre finally beat Dallas?
2-9 all-time and 0-3 in the playoffs.
That’s what Brett Favre is trying to improve on when his Minnesota Vikings play hosts to the Dallas Cowboys in their big NFC divisional match-up at the 2010 NFL playoffs.
As of this writing, the Minnesota Vikings are three-point favorites to beat the Dallas Cowboys and advance to the NFC championship game. But if I was a betting man, I’d think twice before I bet on the Vikes because of the fact that Favre hasn’t beaten the Cowboys in the playoffs, and this Vikings team lost two of their last three games coming in.
Still, if there’s a guy who can lead the Vikings to a playoff win over the Cowboys, it’s Brett Favre. At 40 years old, nobody thought he’d still be playing at this level and this Sunday, the Vikings need him now more than ever or it’s an early summer for ‘em.
The Dallas Cowboys on the other hand are one of the hottest teams in the league after finally posting their first winning record in December for quite a while. They have won three games in a row, scoring 75 points overall while only giving up 14.
Of course, the main reason for their turnaround has been the steady play of quarterback Tony Romo and the elevated play of their defense. In last week’s 34-14 playoff win over the Eagles, Romo completed 23 of 35 attempts for 244 yards and two TDs. Romo didn’t give up any interceptions.
Adding to the success the Cowboys have been having recently is the play of second year running back Felix Jones. He had an outstanding game last week against the Eagles with 148 yards rushing on 16 carries. For the season, Jones has a 5.9 yards per carry average.
On the defensive side of the ball the Cowboys are playing outstanding football. The team has given up just 14 points total in their past three games. Their rush defense has been solid allowing no more than 73 yards on the ground in their past five games.
And since Adrian Peterson has been struggling lately, all this just add more pressure on Favre to play big. But as far as Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is concerned, he knows beating a guy like Brett Favre won’t be easy.
”He’s had so many big games and won so many big games, put the team on his back so many times,” Phillips said of Favre. ”He just has great experience, and everybody has seen what a great player he is. And he’s come back and played probably just as well as he ever played this year. So he’s in top form.”
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