It is now official: the Cowboys will face the Giants at 3 p.m. (central) next Sunday. The Giants looked pretty good today in a 24-14 win over Tampa Bay. As I noted yesterday, this is the first time that the Cowboys and Giants have ever played one another in the playoffs.

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Other squads continue to raid the Cowboys’ coaching and scouting staffs:

* Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says that Dolphins are expect to hire Tony Sparano.

* The Ravens are looking at both Sparano and Jason Garrett.

* Assistant director of pro scouting Brian Gaine is also headed to Miami to join general manager Jeff Ireland.