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GREEN BAY, Wis. Joe Montana Super Bowl Jersey . - An impressive streak will come to an end on Sunday 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 post-season.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 youve got an immovable object going up against an unstoppable force, Packers fullback John Kuhn said. Which one is going to give, well find out.It should be pretty entertaining in the process.The offences 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 the pocket as on the move.Plus, Green Bays offensive line has played well all year.He looks like hes moving fine to me right now. (We are) not going to change anything or our approach of how we want to attack Dallas defence, 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, theyre quite comfortable on the road.We just kind of put our head down and go to work, Romo said. I dont know that we really get affected by where were playing or who were going against and that sort of thing.Here are some things to watch ahead of the teams first meeting since the Packers had a come-from-behind 37-36 win in 2013 in Dallas:CALF WATCH: The most closely-monitored leg muscle in Wisconsin belonged to Rodgers, who first hurt his left calf three weeks ago. He hasnt practiced much over the last week in order to focus on treatment, though most teammates think their veteran leader could play well without any practice at all.No, Im going Sunday. Just a matter of how, Rodgers said at midweek.McCarthy expects Dallas to stick with a typical scheme that doesnt include much blitzing. The Packers could also line up Rodgers in more shotgun formations to limit his steps.CLEARED COWBOYS: Linebacker Rolando McClain and defensive end Jeremy Mincey cleared concussion tests and practiced Friday after missing the first two workouts of the week dealing with symptoms coming out of the win over Detroit. They are important pieces for the Cowboys, especially against the potent Packers.McClain, though hes had a hard time staying on the field late in the season, has been a stabilizer as a late addition before training camp after Sean Lee was lost for the year to a knee injury.Mincey, who joined Dallas as a free agent after going to the Super Bowl with Denver last season, has been a leader for the line and came on late to lead the team with seven sacks.SLOWING DOWN?: NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray ran for at least 100 yards in 10 of the first 11 games, but has been held under the century mark in four of the past six games, including 75 against the Lions. Hes up to 411 carries and is closing in on doubling his previous career high of 217.I feel fresh, said Murray, who has 1,920 yards in 17 games. I havent missed time. Im feeling good.CLAMPING DOWN: Green Bays run defence improved in the second half of the season. Once the worst unit against the run in the league, the Packers started giving Clay Matthews more snaps at inside linebacker at midseason to help tighten up against the ground game.But stopping Murray will by far be the toughest test for the improved run defence.THIRD GO-ROUND: Romo and Jason Witten have their third chance to reach the NFC championship game. After losing a division-round game to the New York Giants as the No. 1 seed in the NFC during the 2007 season, they followed a wild-card win over Philadelphia with a blowout loss to Brett Favre and Minnesota two years later. Its just exciting to be in this position, Witten said. So much work and the challenges to get back here, you dont take that for granted.___AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL___AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon in Dallas contributed to this story. Jalen Hurd Super Bowl Jersey . Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Mitch Wishnowsky Super Bowl Jersey . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points.  Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. http://www.authenticsf49erspro.com/Kyle-...rs-jersey/ . The weekend at Oriole Park has been less kind, with three players suffering varying degrees of injury. The worst ailment of the three, at least optically, is the deep bone bruise suffered by Adam Lind when he fouled a pitch off the top of his right foot in the sixth inning of Saturdays game.Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) - Travis Wilson accounted for four scores as No. 23 Utah crushed Colorado State, 45-10, in the Las Vegas Bowl. Wilson was 17-for-26 for 158 yards with a touchdown and an interception and added 11 carries for 91 yards and three scores for the Utes (9-4), who improved to 3-1 in this bowl game. Definitely happy with how we played, said Wilson. I wish I had a little bit better completion percentage. I missed on a couple of those deep balls. I was seeing that the running was really working for me so I was taking advantage of it. Devontae Booker had 26 carries for 162 yards and a score and Bubba Poole added a rushing touchdown for Utah, which won its first bowl game since a 30-27 overtime triumph versus Georgia Tech in the 2011 Sun Bowl. Proud of how our boys played today, and that really was a product of the preparation of the last three weeks, said Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham. They did a great job the last three weeks preparing themselves the last three weeks. All they had to do was come out and do what they did the last three weeks and execute. Garrett Grayson was 20-for-34 for 227 yards with an interception and also caught a touchdown pass for the Rams (10-3), who fell to 6-8 in bowl games. Colorado State was being coached by offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin as former head coach Jim McElwain bolted for Florida earlier this month. Utahs first snap of the game was a trick play that saw a reverse go to the left before a lateral back to the right got the ball to Wilson, who went deep for a 36-yard completion to Kaelin Clay. Two plays later, Wilson ran it in from eight yards out for a 7-0 lead. The Utes second touch saw the team find the end zone again, as Wilson went to the left corner of the end zone where Delshawn McClellon made a leaping grab for a 16-yard score. Troy McCormicks 49-yard run set up the touchdown. Colorado State got on the board on its next possession with a trick play of itts own. Joe Staley Super Bowl Jersey. At the Utah 39, Charles Lovett took a toss to the right and then went back to the left for Grayson, who caught the pass and raced into the end zone to make it a 14-7 game with 5:42 to play in the first quarter. Utah, though, quickly answered, as Booker took the first snap up the middle and raced down the right sideline for a 60-yard score and a 21-7 lead. The Rams were able to get a 41-yard field goal from Jared Roberts to make it an 11-point game with 2:09 to play in the first quarter, and had a chance to cut further into their lead when Wilson was picked off by DeAndre Elliott, but the team was unable to move the ball and had to punt. Utah moved the ball 37 yards on eight plays, capping the drive with a 38-yard field goal from Andy Phillips to make it a 24-10 game with 8:25 left in the first half. Phillips attempted another 38-yard field goal on the last play of the first half, but hit it off the left upright and it stayed out. Colorado State got into scoring position on its first possession of the second half as Roberts lined up for a 44-yard field goal attempt, but he missed it well to the left. Utah took advantage of the miss to build on its lead, as Wilson capped a 10- play, 73-yard match with a 15-yard run into the end zone for a 31-10 advantage with 4:12 to play in the third. Early in the fourth, Utah recovered a fumble at the CSU 12, and the next snap saw Wilson run it in for a 38-10 lead 1 1/2 minutes into the final frame. Grayson had a pass picked off on Colorado States next possession and that led to a 10-yard TD run by Poole. Game Notes Utah improved to 14-4 in bowl games, overall ... Utah leads the series with its former Mountain West Conference foe, 56-22-2 ... Utah totaled 548 yards to just 278 for Colorado State ... The Utes controlled the ball for nearly 34 minutes ... Colorado States Rashar Higgins led all receivers with seven catches for 110 yards. ' ' '