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GREEN BAY, Wis. - A brisk wind blew through the open doors of the Hutson Center, turning the Green Bay Packers indoor practice facility into an ice box.Bundled up in a heavy parka, the conditions felt just right to coach Mike McCarthy.In the cold, the Packers are in their element. It might be one edge that Green Bay could have ahead of Sundays playoff game against the warm-weather Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field.Ball security is at a premium in the playoffs. Receivers — and the defensive backs trying to snare interceptions — must be prepared for the sting that comes with trying to catch a cold ball.I think whoever handles the ball best in the cold is going to come up on top. I think we definitely have the advantage, Packers cornerback and special teams ace Jarrett Bush said.At the same time, it is football, and youve got to line up and prove it between the white lines.The forecast Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 20s. Thats downright balmy compared to the arctic front that encased Green Bay at midweek, when temperatures hovered near zero.To top it off, a snowstorm that was supposed to dump 3 to 4 inches of snow on the area started just before practice began Thursday, forcing McCarthy to move the team indoors for the whole session.It warmed up, but only slightly, which was fine by McCarthy. The Packers were even able to get the temperature inside the facility to about 22 degrees, which would be roughly the high temperature for Sunday.I feel like we got done what we needed to get done these two days, McCarthy said. We were able to get the wind direction changed, so we felt like it was pretty close to what the conditions will be that were playing in on Sunday.Though not nearly as cold as when the teams last met in Green Bay in the post-season — the 1967 NFL championship dubbed the Ice Bowl after being played in brutally cold conditions.It was minus 13 for that game at kickoff. Its not supposed to be that chilly this weekend, though its not exactly weather familiar to some Cowboys, either.According to STATS, the Cowboys are 11-13 since 1991 in games played in with the temperature lower than 40 degrees. Their most recent game in that category: Dec. 4, when Dallas beat Chicago 41-28 at Soldier Field.It comes down to what is your resistance to the cold, how much can you tolerate it, Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr said. This game, this time of the season, get comfortable. ... Just be comfortable to be at your best.For defensive end Jeremy Mincey, that means sticking with his usual routine of wearing sleeves.Packers guard T.J. Lang said hes going with extra-long elbow sleeves, while receiver Davante Adams is going with bare arms.No sleeves. Never sleeves, the Packers rookie said. Yeah, we dont wear sleeves in the wideout room.But there is more to preparation than making fashion choices.Carr said its important to be fast and light. He wants to stay warm without wearing too many layers. Hell check the condition of the heated field before the game for footing.Bring multiple pairs of clears out, detachables, nubs, long studs, short studs, whatever, Carr said. Just check the field and the footing and see if its soft or it can hold up to up to the studs.Dallas, 8-0 on the road this season, clearly plays well away from home no matter the conditions. McCarthy downplayed any talk of having a cold-weather advantage.I think footballs football. Im not counting the weather, he said.One Cowboy familiar with Midwest winters is quarterback Tony Romo, who grew up in Burlington, in southeastern Wisconsin, and played college ball at Eastern Illinois.Romo is 3-5 as a starter in games played when the temperature dipped below 40. Dont forget that the Cowboys also play in cold weather late in the season if they have road games against NFC East rivals New York, Philadelphia and Washington.It can affect you if you havent played in it before and if youre not prepared, Romo said. For us, well just put our head down and go to work, like we always do.___Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL___AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon in Dallas contributed to this report.___Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Acheter Adidas Superstar Pas Cher . Old times for a defence that has looked just plain old recently? "No," safety Ryan Clark said. "We used to be much better than that. Adidas Superstar En Soldes . On the day after Billy Horschel posted his 12th straight round in the 60s, won his second straight tournament against a world-class field and picked up an additional $10 million bonus as the FedEx Cup champion, Watson was kicking back in his seat at a Kansas City Royals game. http://www.pascheradidassuperstar.fr/. If Vettel wins at Suzuka on Sunday, and his nearest rival Fernando Alonso finishes worse than eighth, the German driver will join his compatriot Michael Schumacher and Argentine Juan-Manuel Fangio as the only men to win four consecutive titles. Destockage Adidas Superstar . The 27-year-old hit .209 in 86 at-bats last year after missing the 2010 season following surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Adidas Superstar Soldes Pas Cher . He learned about pressure and expectations at the 2010 Games in his hometown of Vancouver. His next mission is to build on that experience at his next Olympic appearance in Sochi, where he plans to ride the momentum from the teams strong start to the season. PERTH, Australia -- Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard each won their matches to give Canada a 3-0 victory over Italy in a group tie at the Hopman Cup on Thursday. But that was not quite enough to give the team a berth in Saturdays final. Poland narrowly reached the championship by winning a set in mixed doubles against Australia to mathmatically clinch and then went on to win the evening tie 2-1. Canada would have needed an Australian victory to reach the final. Montreals Bouchard needed only 15 minutes on court for a 4-0 victory as Flavia Pennetta quit with right wrist pain to hand Canada a 1-0 lead. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., hammered 10 aces and 21 winners in his 6-2, 6-4 win to keep Italys Andrea Seppi winless over six matches and two editions in Perth. Canada won the mixed in a walkover due to Pennettas injury absence. The 23-year-old Raonic said hes pleased with his improving form as the Australian Open start approaches on January 13. "I played much better today, it was night and day between today and my previous two matches," said Raonic. "I had to take matters into my own hands, thats something weve been working oon.dddddddddddd I took the initiative today. "We are leading into a Grand Slam, and you want to make the most of every competitive opportunity." Bouchard would have preferred to have played a proper match against Pennetta, who said that she woke up feeling poorly with the wrist pain, which she also felt at times last season when she returned to the WTA after surgery. "Its disappointing not to play a full match, but Flavia was having problems," said Bouchard, 19. "I was excited to play. "Its also tough to play an injured opponent, it can do things to your game. But I was playing with confidence, I believe in my game and am confident. I feel good, Ive had a good start to the year." Bouchard was playing for the first time since Canadas last group match Sunday. On her one of days off, she visited a horse show and also advised Raonic against going swimming with non-lethal sharks in the city aquarium, which he did anyway in a publicity effort for the event. The 32nd-ranked Bouchard had previously beat Australian Samantha Stosur and fell to Pole Agnieszka Radwanska prior to the Pennetta result. ' ' '