What we know: Tony Romo (and teammates!) scampered off to Cabo with Jessica Simpson, her friends and her parents last weekend. This is a big deal in Dallas. Once we linked up the photos Saturday morning and the story spread like a Spears sister, Cowboy Country hit DEFCON three. It turned into a full-blown crisis Monday, when Wade Phillips spent considerable time discussing Romo’s run-for-the-border at a press conference.

But since the game is played on the field, and not in Jessica’s pants, the talk today has turned to the status of Terrell Owens’ ankle. (Mr. Herd is not a fan.) TO has been locked in his hyperbaric chamber for three weeks, and hopes to emerge Sunday healthy and ready to torch a mediocre Giants secondary.

That’s where it gets dicey. All the home teams are favored this weekend, but all the home teams winning this round almost never happens (anyone want to look that up?), meaning somebody’s going to get lucky on the road. It seems unlikely that either New England or Indy will lose at home. Which leaves Dallas and Green Bay as potential targets. You factor in the Owens injury, and the fact that the Giants’ offense had some success against the Cowboys in two regular season meetings, and … it doesn’t quite spell disaster, but you can bet your bottom dollar that if the Cowboys lose, and Owens plays, Jessica Simpson will be Public Enemy No. 1 in Texas. While we find it ridiculous that Romo could get ripped for not being “focused” the week prior to the playoffs, we are mildly curious what Brett Favre and Peyton Manning (old, married men) were doing last weekend. We already know what Senor Brady was up to.

Jessica and Tony’s Mexican getaway! (Flynet)
Phillips unfazed by players Mexican getaway (Hashmarks)
Jessica’s Mexican Holiday Continues! (Flynet)
EARLIER: The Cowboys are so done – Romo’s Mexican Vacation