Because I like old, resurgent QBs, I want so badly to pick Arizona to beat Dallas at home--and that's what I'm doing.

But to win, the Cards must overcome a couple of large obstacles. First, Arizona’s defense must find a way to get the Cowboys off the field on third down. So far, few have. The Cowboys’ offense is leading the league in third-down efficiency at 58 percent, far and away the best in the league. Second, what makes Dallas’ offense so special is their explosive running game. We tend to think of the Cowboys' offense being dominated by Romo, T.O. and Whitten. But in three of their four wins they have averaged over 193 yards on the ground.

For the Cardinals to neutralize Dallas’ ground game they will have to play with a lead. In Dallas’ loss to the Redskins, Washington got up, 17-7, in the second quarter, never turned the ball over, and Dallas ended up running the ball only 11 times. That means Kurt Warner has to get hot early and avoid the costly turnover.

AN OLD MAN'S GAME?

Speaking of old, resurgent quarterbacks ... How about what Brett Favre has done so far? Favre turns 39 today.

Happy Birthday, Brett.

With little time to read the playbook, Favre has completed over 70 percent of his passes and has a 12-4 TD/INT ratio for a QB rating of 110.8, No. 1 in the league.

Guess who’s third?

That’s right, 37-year-old Kurt Warner.

Obviously, the NFL is a young man’s game. But Favre and Warner’s success goes to show that at the quarterback position, health and fitness being a given, experience goes a long way.

Erik Kramer, quarterback for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears in the 1990s, writes a regular blog for playerpress.com at www.erikkramerpass.com.