WHEN THE BRONCOS HAVE THE BALL: The Patriots will try to stop the Broncos strength the run game and force Jake Plummer to beat them. Plummer will be going against a pass defense that ranked 31st among 32 teams during the regular season, in part because of rampant injuries in the secondary. Plummer 134.4 rating against New England on Oct.The spotlight always shines brightly on the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones makes sure of that, which at times is part of the problem. Since last year's 88 finish the third nonplayoff year in a row under Jason Garrett they've switched defensive schemes (hiring Tampa2 guru Monte Kiffin), hired a new offensive playcaller (Bill Callahan) and handed a $119.5 million contract extension to 33yearold Tony Romo, who is 13 in playoff games.

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