Cowboys, Packers aim to extend spotless streaks in playoffs

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- An impressive streak will come to an end today at Lambeau Field.

The winner of the marquee playoff matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers advances to the NFC championship game. The loser is relegated to a footnote in a first-of-its-kind meeting in the postseason.

Dallas was perfect on the road this year, while Green Bay was perfect at home. Never before has an 8-0 road team in the regular season visited an 8-0 home team in the NFL playoffs.

"So you've got an immovable object going up against an unstoppable force," Packers fullback John Kuhn said. "Which one is going to give, we'll find out."

It should be pretty entertaining in the process.

The offenses have the potential to match each other score for score. The skill positions are stocked with stars, especially at quarterback.

Dallas' Tony Romo led the league in the regular season with a 113.2 passer rating, one point ahead of MVP candidate Aaron Rodgers.

But the game may not come down to Rodgers' right arm.

Rodgers has been slowed the last couple weeks in practice by a strained left calf. He has vowed to play, though mobility might be an issue.

All signs at the end of the week pointed to Rodgers being ready to go. Rodgers, who was listed as probable on the injury report, can do just as much damage standing in the pocket as on the move.

Plus, Green Bay's offensive line has played well all year.

"He looks like he's moving fine to me right now. (We are) not going to change anything or our approach of how we want to attack Dallas' defense," coach Mike McCarthy said.

Most teams might be fretting at the prospect of facing Rodgers at Lambeau, where the Packers have had long stretches of dominance with the ball.

The Cowboys seem unfazed. In fact, they're quite comfortable on the road.

"We just kind of put our head down and go to work," Romo said. "I don't know that we really get affected by where we're playing or who we're going against and that sort of thing."