Cowboys-Eagles

• 1st place at stake in  NFC-East, as well as tiebreaker for wildcard spots…Both teams are (8-3)….Eagles QB-Mark Sanchez reeled off 3-straight 300-yard games since replacing injured Nick Foles…RB-LeSean McCoy cracked 100-yard mark last weekend after having not been key part of offense for a month….QB-Tony Romo led Dallas to back to back road wins….RB-DeMarco Murray continues heavy-duty work on ground (1353Y) averaging 5.1YPC….big question, Dallas defense looks fatigued-can they hold up….Picking Eagles in upset win.

49ers-Seahawks

• At stake-key slot and tiebreaker in wildcard playoff race…both teams (7-4)…chasing 1st place Arizona….Seattle holds tiebreaker against Niners so far….battle of QBs-both carrying their teams…Seahawks-Russell Wilson nearly (2900APY) 18TDs….49ers-Colin Kaeperneck (2951APY) 15TDs-without much of a running game….Waiting to see if RB-Marshawn Lynch has big time breakout game on ground…Neither defenses been what they have been in past….Low scoring game-picking Seahawks.

Lions-Bears

• Critical game for Detroit (7-4) in midst of traffic jam wildcard playoff race….QB-Matthew Stafford not as explosive this year as in year’s past…Injuries to Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush really slowed down Lions offense…Bears QB-Jay Cutler coming off decent game last week, but just (9-14) as a starter in last year and a half…Chicago defense chewed up by injuries…Lions in blowout win.

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