The Packers beat the Lions on Sunday with a score of 34-13. Neither team really had anything to play for, but the Packers were trying to bounce back from a terrible loss to the Bears the week before, and bounce back they did.

The Packers sat 9 starters for the game, and it was still never even close. The Lions defense could not slow the Packers, with Green Bay scoring touchdowns on their first three posessions, after which Brett Favre sat out the rest of the game and let Craig Nall take over.

Nall started very shaky, which is to be expected considering he was just signed a few weeks ago. After breaking some of the rust off, he finished pretty well going 7-15 for 88 yards and a touchdown.

The Dallas Cowboys took the opposite route on Sunday, playing most of their starters. However they went against a Washington team with a lot to play for, most importantly a guaranteed playoff spot with a win. The Cowboys result was also the opposite of the Packers, Dallas got blown out 27-6 and were never really in the game.

Of course, this changes nothing for the playoffs, the Cowboys still have the number one seed and home field through out and the Packers have the second seed. I also wouldn't read too much into either game. Dallas mentally took the week off and got their hats handed to them, much like the Packers did last week. It is tempting to think, "Oh, if only the Packers had won last week, they would be number 1." That is not true because if home field was on the line, Dallas would have played a completely different game.

Also, week one of the playoffs is out, and I have updated my Packers playoff schedule post to reflect that.

Edit: As Marie in the comments points out, the Packers will play Saturday, January 12th at 3:30 CT. I updated my post to reflect the new information.