How to Survive the Homerdome OR We’ve Got Questions

Guess we can’t really call it that anymore now can we?

For the Dallas Cowboys, a victory on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings can come in a variety of forms.

Check out how they can pull off a win, why I have so many questions and maybe even a prediction for the contest after the jump.

Making Brett Favre beat you would seem to be the order of the day for the Cowboys defense. Stop Adrian Peterson. Force a fumble or two.

Or shut down the big vertical passing game with Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice, Bernard Berrian and Visanthe Shiancoe. Weird how Shiancoe worries me the most of those four guys listed there.

Or have Tony Romo carve up a depleted secondary with precision passes to Miles Austin and Jason Witten.

All three would work, although Minnesota has just as good a chance, especially considering they’re at home and they have yet to lose there this season.

I really wouldn’t be too surprised by any outcome of this game. I could easily see either team winning this game by ten points or less, simply because I think these teams are that close to each other. Honestly? This game is a coin flip. A neutral site would probably yield 5 victories for both sides. (You can say that about most games. I just felt like channeling my inner Dan Dierdorf on that one.)

Minnesota has a high-flying offense; Dallas’ defense is playing as well as any unit left in the playoffs right now, save for maybe the Cardinals’ offense. I do believe the Cowboys had Philly figured out along with the advantage in most of the matchups. This game, though? I’m not so sure. There’s a reason Adrian Peterson has so many nicknames.

I’ve also seen way too many people pick the Dallas Cowboys this week, which makes me very nervous. Not saying everyone picked Dallas (Bob Sturm), it just seemed like that. The national opinion is not usually a good sign for the favorite.

Going into positional advantages to break down this game just seems pointless to me. Yes, the Cowboys are going to have trouble against the Vikings front running the ball, but what if Felix Jones can break off a few runs? Will that soften up the secondary? How many shotgun draws will be run? Will Roy Williams be as effective as he was last week? Will Wade actually break out a box of Krispy Kremes on the sidelines? Can his defense really slow down the Vikings?

Will Shaun Suisham cost us the game? Can the Dallas Cowboys get pressure on Favre without blitzing (i.e. Spencer, Ware, Ratliff…)? Who will commit the big turnover? Why is Brad Childress’ headset different than all the other NFL coaches’? Will I mute the TV to avoid hearing Joe Buck? Can Bobby Carpenter actually continue to make plays? Will Flozell Adams remember his hearing aid? Does Flozell Adams even have a hearing aid? Can Marion Barber actually walk, much less run?

Can the Dallas Cowboys really be this good? Or will they finally hear too much of themselves and get overconfident? Who will be in Jerry’s owner’s suite this week? Or will he watch the game from the sideline? Did Tashard Choice give a big super-inspirational speech before the game? Why does FOX have a robot? WHY?????????

And the most important question of all:

Can the Dallas Cowboys really keep going until Spring Training?

(Well, close enough anyway. You get the idea.)

So many questions. So little time.

Prediction: Dallas Cowboys 23, Minnesota Vikings 21