FRISCO, Texas -- Mike McCarthy will wake up early Sunday and have his Starbucks, a venti blonde roast. At around 9 a.m. CT, he will make his way to Lambeau Field with the Dallas Cowboys' athletic trainers and equipment staff.
Some six hours before kickoff against the Green Bay Packers (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox), he could go down the street named after him -- Mike McCarthy Way -- but it wouldn’t be the most direct route.
For nearly 13 years, Green Bay was home. Now, for the first time since his dismissal, he returns as the Cowboys' head coach.