DMN: Rick Gosselin's ranking: Cowboys No. 3

11:42 PM CST on Sunday, November 25, 2007

Flip a coin between Green Bay and Dallas for No. 2. The Packers moved into the No. 2 spot last week, so I'll let them stay there another week. The rightful holder of the No. 2 rank will be decided on the field Thursday night when the Packers visit the Cowboys. The winner is likely to earn home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. The Cowboys do not want to play in Green Bay in January – nor do the Packers want to return to Dallas. This will be the highest-stakes game played in the NFC this season.