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January 18th, 2010 
Nathan Nau 
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas (12-5) at Minnesota (12-4)
After off of two very impressive victories over the Philadelphia Eagles, the high-flying Cowboys will look to take one step closer to the Super Bowl as they invade Minnesota on Sunday afternoon.
The key to this colossal match up will be the Cowboys defense versus the big play Vikings offense. The Dallas Cowboys will attempt to utilize the leagues second best scoring defense to slow down Adrian Peterson and force a 40 year old quarterback to beat them.
Unfortunately for the Cowboys, their passing defense has struggle at times this season and the Vikings 40 year old quarterback just happens to be one of the best of all time.
The Vikings, who has the leagues second ranking scoring offense this season, will attempt to ride the back of Adrian Peterson to set up effective, but dangerous play action passing attached that feature the leagues oldest quarterback.
Prediction: Dallas 24, Minnesota 21
New York Jets (10-7) at San Diego (13-3)
In perhaps the most interesting game of the weekend, the leagues No. one defense will look to slow down arguable the leagues No. one offense.
Assuming that the Jets defense is able to slow down one of the best offenses in the league, the key match up will be the Jets rookie quarterback against the San Diego Chargers defense.
Mark Sanchez, who has a quarterback rating of just 63 this season, will have to play a near perfect game in order for the Jets to have chance to win this game. Considering the fact that Sanchez is a rookie, a perfect game, and the difference between winning and losing, could mean ball control and limiting turnovers.
The Chargers will look to storm out of the gate, put points on the board and force Sanchez to win the game with his arm. The Chargers, who are last in the NFL in rushing offense, will need to have a somewhat balanced attack to keep the Jets defense guessing.
Prediction: Chargers 27, Jets 13
Arizona (11-6) at New Orleans (13-3)