Mike McCarthy did his best during Monday’s media availability. Bombarded with questions about facing his former team this week, McCarthy said all the right things. Playing in Green Bay is “just another game” and he wants to win this one as much as the other games. McCarthy did get emotional when thinking back on his time in Wisconsin, but the coach said nothing to indicate this matchup meant anything more than usual.
But we know the truth. This game means just a little bit more to McCarthy. It means more for Cowboys fans, too, who have had their fair share of encounters with the Packers; most of those are best left in the past, of course.