""If we can make it through December, everything's gonna be all right I know..."

Mighty Merle's old classic can serve as Jerry's theme song starting today, where the Cowboys face -- forget Merle for a second and cue the dramatic backdrop music -- "Danger in the Desert" to start the final month of the season.

For years, a trip to the Arizona outback has been a neutral-site destination for the Cowboys, and nothing hisses off the natives like half the house swearing loud allegiance to the star on the helmet.

Except the pro-Cowboys crowd also seems to severely hiss off the home-team Cardinals, who over the years has usually provided serious competition and interesting contests.

Today, the Cowboys bring a four-game winning streak to the desert, while the Cardinals have four wins for the season.

But..."