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New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys - Week 4
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYG
WAS		 45
 14
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TEN
IND		 17
 41
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TB
PIT		 27
 24
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MIA
OAK		 38
 14
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GB
CHI		 38
 17
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DET
NYJ		 24
 17
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CAR
BAL		 10
 38
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BUF
HOU		 17
 23
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JAC
SD		 14
 33
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PHI
SF		 21
 26
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ATL
MIN		 28
 41
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NO
DAL		 17
 38
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NE
KC		 14
 41
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Saints 31, Cowboys 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 15 Khiry Robinson Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 30 Pierre Thomas Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 25 Brandin Cooks Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 70 Kenny Stills Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 79 Joe Morgan Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 1 Jimmy Graham Rec: 7-75, 1 TD
K 19 Shayne Graham FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Tony Romo Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 1 DeMarco Murray Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 50 Lance Dunbar Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 3 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR 43 Terrance Williams Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 69 Cole Beasley Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 9 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 12 Dan Bailey FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 24 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees has won past 3 starts vs. Dal. In past 2 meetings, has completed 71 of 94 (75.5 pct.) for 838 yards with 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127 rating. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 39,596 pass yards & 288 pass TDs... RB Mark Ingram aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD. In last meeting, rushed for 145 yards & TD. RB Pierre Thomas has 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in past 2 vs. Dal. RB Khiry Robinson made 1st NFL start last week & rushed for career-high 69 yards... Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), TE Jimmy Graham leads NFL TEs with 310 catches, 3,971 yards & 41 TDs. WR Marques Colston aims for 4th in row vs. Dal. with 100+ yards. Has 23 catches for 365 yards (121.7 per game) & TD in past 3 meetings. WR Kenny Stills had 52-yard TD in last meeting. WR Brandin Cooks leads NFL rookies with 18 catches... LB Junior Galette aims for 3rd in row with sack. DE Cameron Jordan had sack last week. Since entering NFL in 2009, S Jairus Byrd has 22 INTs, most by NFL S.

Cowboys Overcame 21-point deficit to win last week... In last home start vs. NO, QB Tony Romo passed for 416 yards, 4 TDs & 0 INTs for 123.8 rating... RB DeMarco Murray rushed for 100 yards & TD last week. Has 100+ rush yards & TD in all 3 games to start season. Has rushed for 5 TDs in past 4 at home... WR Dez Bryant had career-high 224 yards (9 catches, 2 TDs) in 12/23/12 meeting. Averaged 24.9 yards per catch & had 2 58-yard TDs. Had 68-yard TD last week. Has 25 rec. TDs in past 27. Since 2011, has 36 rec. TDs, most by NFL WR. Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 637 catches & 7,056 yards, both are most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in receptions (889) by NFL TE... LB Bruce Carter had 25-yard INT-TD last week. CB Morris Claiborne had INT in Week 3. S Barry Church had career-best 14 tackles in last meeting.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 ATL A L 34-37 -3
2 2014-09-14 CLE A L 24-26 -2
3 2014-09-21 MIN H W 20-9 +11
4 2014-09-28 DAL A    
5 2014-10-05 TB H    
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 DET A    
8 2014-10-26 GB H    
9 2014-10-30 CAR A    
10 2014-11-09 SF H    
11 2014-11-16 CIN H    
12 2014-11-24 BAL H    
13 2014-11-30 PIT A    
14 2014-12-07 CAR H    
15 2014-12-15 CHI A    
16 2014-12-21 ATL H    
17 2014-12-28 TB A    
   

Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 SF H L 17-28 -11
2 2014-09-14 TEN A W 26-10 +16
3 2014-09-21 STL A W 34-31 +3
4 2014-09-28 NO H    
5 2014-10-05 HOU H    
6 2014-10-12 SEA A    
7 2014-10-19 NYG H    
8 2014-10-27 WAS H    
9 2014-11-02 ARI H    
10 2014-11-09 JAC A    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 NYG A    
13 2014-11-27 PHI H    
14 2014-12-04 CHI A    
15 2014-12-14 PHI A    
16 2014-12-21 IND H    
17 2014-12-28 WAS A    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Out  RB Mark Ingram (hand)
Questionable  ILB David Hawthorne (leg)
 TE Ben Watson (groin)
Probable  ILB Curtis Lofton (shoulder)
IR  ILB Khairi Fortt (undisclosed, 9/3/2014)
   

Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  DT Davon Coleman (knee)
 MLB Rolando McClain (groin)
 DT Terrell McClain (concussion)
 DT Henry Melton (hamstring)
 DE Anthony Spencer (knee)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (shoulder)
 WLB Justin Durant (groin)
 TE Gavin Escobar (knee)
 QB Tony Romo (back)
IR  DE Ben Gardner (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
 DE Demarcus Lawrence (foot, 9/2/2014)
 MLB Sean Lee (knee, 7/1/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 26.0 25.7 22.3 NO
Rushing yards 140.3 156.7 113.6 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.84 4.95 4.17 DAL
Completion % 70.9% 67.4% 64.2% NO
Passing yards 281.3 206.7 234.7 NO
Passing yards per completion 10.17 10.33 10.46 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.21 6.97 6.72 NO
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 0.8 NO
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.0 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.3 2.0 NO
3rd down conversions 61.5% 54.3% 41.7% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 47.4% DAL
Time of possession 31:56 33:15 30:08 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.0 23.0 22.3 DAL
Rushing yards 101.3 109.0 113.6 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 3.95 4.48 4.17 NO
Completion % 63.2% 64.6% 64.2% NO
Passing yards 278.3 250.3 234.7 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.60 11.73 10.46 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.32 7.59 6.72 NO
INT return 0.0 1.3 0.8 DAL
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks 1.3 1.0 2.0 NO
3rd down conversions 45.2% 48.6% 41.7% NO
4th down conversions 100.0% 33.3% 47.4% DAL
Time of possession 28:38 26:45 30:08 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return -2.5 5.0 8.3 DAL
Yards per kick return 24.3 26.4 23.2 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 2.3 7.0 8.3 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 25.4 17.3 23.2 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 5.7 6.9 NO
Penalty yards 32.0 37.3 60.3 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2014 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys
 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
2013 10 2013-11-10 DAL NO 17-49 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.