Today I am looking at the Lions and Cowboys down in big D in the NFC Wild Card game. Once again Tony Romo is in the spotlight with all the pressure on his shoulders to win in the playoffs. Cowboys are coming off a remarkable season in which Murray rushed for over 1800 yds and sent 3 O-linemen to the Pro Bowl. Romo also finished with the best QB rating in the league at 112. The Lions come in at 11-5 also playing well down the stretch although their hopes of a first-round bye ended at the hands of GB in the season finale. Megatron is back healthy along with a good set of complimentary WRs in Tate, Ross and Bush, Bell, and Riddick out of the backfield.

Come playoff time this is when the QBs get their chance to shine because the run game is not likely to consistently flourish and the holes get closed a little faster at the line of scrimmage. Having said this I like the Lions to test the Cowboys run game with their No.1 RUN D unit putting the pressure on Romo to convert. On the back end the Lions are pretty strong 12th in the league against the pass. At the same time Stafford has a lot to prove as he has yet to win a playoff game and has been questionable with his decision-making at times. One advantage for Detroit though is a huge mismatch on the outside where Cowboys CB Carr matches up with Megatron. He was burned for over 300 yds receiving last time and is the Cowboys' Achilles Heel this yr with a pass D that is 26th in the league.

Dallas surprisingly is only 4-4 at home this year and it seems like they are not as relaxed playing in front of the home crowd as opposed to the road where they went undefeated. Again the pressure is massively on Romo's shoulders and he has has quite the year but he faces a Lions D that has the ingredients to stall the Cowboys' attack. Expect a close game and Detroit to exploit a weak Dal. secondary throughout the game. Take Detroit with the points.

The Play is Detroit Lions +6.5 40 Unit play