It might be 2010 Super Bowl week in Miami, but many Dallas fans have their sights set on the 2011 Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium.
But if the hometown Cowboys are going to go to the big game in their own city, they'll face the toughest road in the conference to get there.Here are the 2010 superbowl odds.
Dallas faces both Super Bowl teams – Indianapolis and New Orleans. And only three games on the schedule (Detroit and Washington twice) come against teams with a 6-10 or worse record in 2009. Overall, the Cowboys' opponents have a .543 winning percentage (139-117). Take out Detroit and Washington and that number jumps to .620 (129-79). Ouch.
Only two AFC teams – the Texans and Titans – have tougher schedules based on opponents' winning percentage in 2009 – partly because they have to play the Cowboys.
Another bad sign: No host city team has ever made it to the Super Bowl. That means if the Cowboys can clinch the NFC's best record next season, they can be the only team to ever claim they have a true homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
The superbowl betting schedule with dates and probable times is usually released in April before the draft.
For now, here are the Cowboys' 2010 season opponents (2009 record in parentheses).
Home games
■ New Orleans Saints (13-3): Super Bowl Saints will seek revenge for loss at Superdome to Cowboys.
■ Chicago Bears (7-9): Brian Urlacher will return after being injured for most of the season, and Jay Cutler (we think) will throw fewer interceptions.
■ Detroit Lions (2-14): Don't laugh. Last time Lions came to Dallas (final game of 2006 season) they won.
■ Jacksonville Jaguars (7-9): Usually a tough defensive team; made a poor switch to a 3-4 defense and couldn't pressure the QB. Will move back to 4-3 for 2010.
■ Tennessee Titans (8-8): Scarier than their record might indicate. After an 0-6 start, Longhorns alumnus Vince Young took over and led a five-game winning streak and an 8-2 finish.
■ Washington Redskins (4-12): Mike Shanahan takes over and is bringing back Jason Campbell because he has no other option.
■ N.Y. Giants (8-8): New defensive coordinator Perry Fewell charged with restoring pride to disgraced defense. The Giants gave up 427 points last season, their most since 1966.
■ Philadelphia Eagles (11-5): Coach Andy Reid claims Donovan McNabb is his starter, but do we really believe him with Kevin Kolb wanting his chance?
Road games
■ Green Bay Packers (11-5): Cowboys go back to Lambeau for second straight year (they lost 17-7 in 2009).
■ Minnesota Vikings (12-4): Brett Favre retired (yeah, right), and if it's really true, the Vikes have no other options other than Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson
■ Arizona Cardinals (10-6): Kurt Warner retires (more confident) and new QB Matt Leinart hasn't looked great yet.
■ Houston Texans (9-7): No longer a laughingstock. Matt Schaub is the real deal.
■ Indianapolis Colts (14-2): Easily the toughest game on the schedule.
■ Washington Redskins (4-12): New defensive coordinator Jim Haslett might switch to a 3-4 defense to be more like Dallas.
■ N.Y. Giants (8-8): Though Eli Manning is getting better, they need to re-establish rushing game that led team to Super Bowl.
■ Philadelphia Eagles (11-5): Can Eagles recover from three losses to the Cowboys?
For 2010 super bowl odds go through super bowl betting section at SPORTSBETTING.com.
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