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Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints - Week 10
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

WAS
MIN		 27
 34
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STL
IND		 38
 8
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SEA
ATL		 33
 10
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PHI
GB		 27
 13
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OAK
NYG		 20
 24
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JAC
TEN		 29
 27
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DET
CHI		 21
 19
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CIN
BAL		 17
 20
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BUF
PIT		 10
 23
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CAR
SF		 10
 9
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HOU
ARI		 24
 27
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DEN
SD		 28
 20
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DAL
NO		 17
 49
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MIA
TB		 19
 22
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 31, Cowboys 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Tony Romo Pass: 300, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 DeMarco Murray Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54 Joseph Randle Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 55 Lance Dunbar Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 3 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 24 Terrance Williams Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 54 Cole Beasley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 6 Jason Witten Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 12 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 360, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17 Pierre Thomas Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 27 Darren Sproles Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 25 Kenny Stills Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 33 Lance Moore Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
WR 38 Marques Colston Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 10-100, 1 TD
TE 28 Ben Watson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 11 Garrett Hartley FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 22 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Cowboys In last meeting, QB Tony Romo completed 26 of 43 (60.5 pct.) for 416 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.8 rating. Has 115.1 rating in past 2 vs. NO... In career, when RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 11-0. Has 1,253 rush yards (113.9 per game) in those 11... WR Dez Bryant has 9 catches for career-high 224 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 18 rec. TDs in past 17. TE Jason Witten (851) ranks 2nd all-time in receptions by TE. Since 2007, has 599 catches, most by NFL TE. Rookie WR Terrance Williams has rec. TD in 4 of past 5. WR-KR-PR Dwayne Harris ranks 2nd in NFL with 34.9 KR avg. & is 4th with 15.1 PR avg... Since 2010, LB Sean Lee leads NFL LBs with 11 INTs & 305 INT yards. Ties for 1st among LBs with 2 INT-TDs. DT Jason Hatcher ties for 2nd in NFC with 7 sacks. Since entering NFL in 2005, DE DeMarcus Ware has 115 sacks, most in NFL.

Saints Since joining NO in 2006, QB Drew Brees leads NFL with 36,243 yards & 265 TDs. In last meeting, completed 37 of 53 (69.8 pct.) for 446 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.2 rating. In 12/10/06 game vs. Dal., completed 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 384 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.8 rating... RB Pierre Thomas had rec. TD in last meeting. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 198 catches, 1,745 rec. yards & 15 rec. TDs. Had 7 catches for 104 yards in last meeting... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 245 catches, 3,196 yards & 33 TDs. Had 9 catches for 116 yards & 2 TDs last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TDs. WR Marques Colston has 7,736 career rec. yards & needs 119 to pass ERIC MARTIN (7,854) for most in franchise history. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 100+ yards. WR Lance Moore has TD in all 3 games vs. Dal... DE Cameron Jordan has 6 sacks in past 7.


Results and Schedule

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NYG H W 36-31 +5
2 2013-09-15 KC A L 16-17 -1
3 2013-09-22 STL H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-29 SD A L 21-30 -9
5 2013-10-06 DEN H L 48-51 -3
6 2013-10-13 WAS H W 31-16 +15
7 2013-10-20 PHI A W 17-3 +14
8 2013-10-27 DET A L 30-31 -1
9 2013-11-03 MIN H W 27-23 +4
10 2013-11-10 NO A    
11   Bye      
12 2013-11-24 NYG A    
13 2013-11-28 OAK H    
14 2013-12-09 CHI A    
15 2013-12-15 GB H    
16 2013-12-22 WAS A    
17 2013-12-29 PHI H    
   

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 ATL H W 23-17 +6
2 2013-09-15 TB A W 16-14 +2
3 2013-09-22 ARI H W 31-7 +24
4 2013-09-30 MIA H W 38-17 +21
5 2013-10-06 CHI A W 26-18 +8
6 2013-10-13 NE A L 27-30 -3
7   Bye      
8 2013-10-27 BUF H W 35-17 +18
9 2013-11-03 NYJ A L 20-26 -6
10 2013-11-10 DAL H    
11 2013-11-17 SF H    
12 2013-11-21 ATL A    
13 2013-12-02 SEA A    
14 2013-12-08 CAR H    
15 2013-12-15 STL A    
16 2013-12-22 CAR A    
17 2013-12-29 TB H    

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Out  CB Morris Claiborne (hamstring)
 SLB DeVonte Holloman (neck)
 DT Jay Ratliff (groin)
 SS J.J. Wilcox (knee)
Doubtful  WR Miles Austin (hamstring)
Questionable  DT Jason Hatcher (neck)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (back)
 FS Barry Church (hamstring)
 WR Dwayne Harris (hip)
 DT Nick Hayden (ribs)
 FS Danny McCray (other-excused)
 RB DeMarco Murray (knee)
 DE George Selvie (shoulder)
 DE DeMarcus Ware (quadriceps)
IR  DE Edgar Jones (groin, 10/18/2013)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee, 9/25/2013)
   

New Orleans Saints
Out  NT Brodrick Bunkley (calf)
Questionable  WR Marques Colston (knee)
 TE Jimmy Graham (elbow)
 SS Roman Harper (knee)
 ILB David Hawthorne (toe)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (knee)
 DE Cameron Jordan (ankle)
 ILB Curtis Lofton (hamstring)
Probable  RB Darren Sproles (concussion)
 FS Kenny Vaccaro (chest)
IR  DE Kenyon Coleman (pectoral, 8/7/2013)
 WR Joe Morgan (knee, 8/27/2013)
 CB Patrick Robinson (knee, 9/18/2013)
 OLB Will Smith (knee, 8/27/2013)
PUP  OLB Victor Butler (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.3 29.3 23.8 NO
Rushing yards 59.0 70.3 113.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.31 3.27 4.18 DAL
Completion % 63.2% 67.7% 61.3% NO
Passing yards 259.8 318.7 239.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.47 11.99 11.01 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.25 8.12 6.75 NO
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 1.0 NO
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.6 NO
3rd down conversions 35.7% 39.1% 38.5% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 60.0% 48.7% NO
Time of possession 26:52 31:40 50:06 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison

  DAL
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.0 20.3 23.8 NO
Rushing yards 131.8 116.7 113.1 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.81 4.78 4.18 NO
Completion % 65.0% 60.0% 61.3% NO
Passing yards 312.3 220.7 239.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.52 11.20 11.01 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.48 6.72 6.75 NO
INT return 1.3 0.7 1.0 DAL
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.7 0.6 DAL
Sacks 1.8 3.7 2.6 NO
3rd down conversions 41.0% 34.4% 38.5% NO
4th down conversions 57.1% 20.0% 48.7% NO
Time of possession 33:08 28:00 50:06 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   DAL   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 18.2 8.3 9.7 DAL
Yards per kick return 30.9 19.9 24.0 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 7.5 5.8 9.7 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 22.1 25.2 24.0 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   DAL   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 7.0 6.3 DAL
Penalty yards 58.3 53.3 55.3 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 17 2003-12-28 DAL NO 7-13 NO
2004 14 2004-12-12 NO DAL 27-13 NO
2006 14 2006-12-10 NO DAL 42-17 NO
2009 15 2009-12-19 DAL NO 24-17 DAL
2010 12 2010-11-25 NO DAL 30-27 NO
2012 16 2012-12-23 NO DAL 34-31 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.