PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Packers Ignoring Odds Against Them

Coach Mike Holmgren knows the line, and he wants to make sure his Green Bay Packers know it too.

The Dallas Cowboys are 14-point favorites over the Packers for Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff at Texas Stadium.

“That’s a lot in this league,” Holmgren said. “They (players) look at those things. They’re human. It conjures up some emotion.”

“We don’t buy that 13-point underdog thing,” defensive back Terrell Buckley said. “Half the time, they (oddsmakers) are not right.”

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