Saints @ Cowboys: Game Preview
by Dave Cariello on Nov 24, 2010 6:01 AM CST
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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-3) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (3-7)
SERIES
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SAINTS |
COWBOYS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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15-8 |
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STREAKS |
5 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Payton: 1-1 |
Garrett: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 34-19 vs. Seahawks |
W 35-19 vs. Lions |
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LAST GAME |
12/19/09: Cowboys 24 at Saints 17. Dallas QB Tony Romo completes 22 of 34 attempts (64.7 pct.) for 312 yards & 1 TD as Cowboys take 24-3 lead & hold off New Orleans. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/10/06: Saints 42, Cowboys 17. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 5 TDs as Saints tally 536 yards of offense. |
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BROADCAST |
FOX (3:15 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 123 (NO), 126 (Dal.). XM: 124 (WW1), 105 (NO), 103 (Dal.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Brees: 290-417-2,969 (1C)-22 (1C)-14-93.3 |
Kitna: 100-158-1,223-10-7-89.7 |
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RUSHING |
Ivory (R): 101-481-4.8-1 |
Jones: 98-404-4.1-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Colston: 62 (T3L)-705-11.4-4 |
Witten (TE): 50-561-11.2-3 |
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OFFENSE |
382.3 (3C) |
356.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-4 |
-6 |
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DEFENSE |
291.7 (3C) |
352.4 |
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SACKS |
Ellis: 4 |
Ware: 8.5 (2C) |
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INTs |
Greer: 2 |
Newman: 2 |
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PUNTING |
Morstead: 46.7 (2C) |
McBriar: 47.9 (1C) |
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KICKING |
Hartley: 53 (23/23 PAT; 10/15 FG) |
Buehler: 59 (26/27 PAT; 11/15 FG) |
NOTES
SAINTS: In only start at Dal., QB DREW BREES completed 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 384 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.8 rating. When Brees has 120+ rating, his teams are 24-1 (.960), incl. playoffs…RB REGGIE BUSH had 162 scrimmage yards in last game at Dal., incl. 6 catches for 125 yards & TD. RB PIERRE THOMAS had 5 catches for 50 yards in last meeting. RB JULIUS JONES spent 1st 4 seasons with Dal. (2004-07) & rushed for 150 yards & 2 TDs on Thanksgiving 2004…WR MARQUES COLSTON had 8 catches for 113 yards & 2 TDs last week. WR LANCE MOORE had TD in last game vs. Dal. TE JEREMY SHOCKEY had career-high 12 catches & 129 yards with TD in last game vs. Dal. (11/11/07 with NYG)…DE WILL SMITH has 5 sacks in 3 meetings & aims for 4th in row vs. Dal with sack. CB JABARI GREER had INT in last game vs. Dal. (10/8/07 with Buf.). DT SEDRICK ELLIS has 4 sacks, 2nd most by NFC DT. LB JONATHAN VILMA had 14 tackles & sack in last meeting…
COWBOYS: Are 27-14-1 on Thanksgiving, incl. 4 consecutive wins...QB JON KITNA is 2-0 in career vs. NO. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TDs & 120+ rating…Incl. playoffs, RB FELIX JONES has 9 career TDs (7 rush, 1 rec., 1 KR) & averages 49.8 yards per TD (448 yards). RB MARION BARBER rushed for 2 TDs in last meeting…WR-PR DEZ BRYANT has 44 catches & needs 3 to pass HOFer BOB HAYES (46) for most by Cowboys rookie. Has 8 TDs (6 rec. 2 PR), most among NFL rookies. WR MILES AUSTIN had 7 catches for 139 yards & TD in last game vs. NO. TE JASON WITTEN aims for 3rd Thanksgiving in row with 100+ yards. LB DE MARCUS WARE has 3 sacks in 2 meetings. Has 65 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. Has 4 sacks in past 2 on Thanksgiving. CB BRYAN MC CANN had 97-yard PR-TD last week & is 1st rookie ever with 97+ yard TD in consecutive games (101-yard INT-TD in Wk 10). CB TERENCE NEWMAN has 4 INTs in past 6 Thanksgiving games, incl. INT-TD.
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Anyone else watching this with the sound off and WWL on the radio?
…and please SOMEONE, please, do something about fAikman and sBuck? How do these clods get a gig much less a high-profile one?
Who Dat? TWO DAT! Do dat AGAIN!!!
Will be away from a 'puter.....
will have to stomach those knuckleheads! WHO DAT!
DON'T STOP 'TIL WE REACH THE TOP!!!!!!!!
Another SAINTS fan in Panther country!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's nice in the notes how they mention stats/results of the last game we played against Dallas at Dallas
but that was 4 years ago at a completely different Dallas stadium.
What’s more relevant is that they should note we played them last year at our house and lost…
It's gonna be a great year.
ps
I notice they did mention 2009 in the grid, but not in the notes section paragraph…
ok, I’ll simmer down now
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 24, 2010 8:18 AM CST up reply actions
Does anybody really think Jon Kitna can win 3 games in a row?
And all of those Thanksgiving day stats for the Cowboys don’t mean much when you consider that traditionally the NFL schedules horrible teams for the Cowboys to thump on Thanksgiving. And traditionally the Cowboys field a competitive football team, so a lot is changing this year.
"I want to hand this trophy to the MVP of the Super Bowl -- and the MVP of the entire league.''
-- Saints coach Sean Payton, handing the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Drew Brees after Super Bowl 44.
Freakin Buck and Aikman?
Why the Hell do they always get the cowboy games?
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
Um....because they're the number 1 team on Fox....and the game is on Fox. And they're better than about anyone else out there outside of Monday/Sunday night teams.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
come on man. seriously?
A SAINT in Panther country
by carolinasaintsfan on Nov 24, 2010 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
Yes...seriously.
I can understand hating Buck as he tends to talk down his nose while calling games. But he’s also incredibly knowledgeable about the game. Aikman is hands down one of the top 2-3 color commentators currently working. People just hate him because he was a Cowboy.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
It makes him biased.
If he wasn’t biased I would be fine with him.
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
by Jon Banks on Nov 24, 2010 11:29 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Fakeman is smart (in general), true, and he’s a good commentator as well. But he’s also a biased moron who can’t wrap his brain around the concept that there are other good teams out there outside the NFC East.
And THAT is why we are tired of him. If he would give other teams their due, we’d like him a whole lot more. Give the Saints, the Bucs, the Pack, the Bears, even the Dirty Birds — all of which are pretty decent (or better) teams this year — their proper due instead of salivating over Dallas, Jersey A, and Philly all the time.
I've never seen him biased.
In fact most of the time he’s very, very, very overly critical about NFC East teams, the Cowboys in particular.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
Going to have to disagree with you.
I can remember the Texans and Cowboys game earlier this year, the Cowboys had sealed the game up and Aikman and Buck could not stop being so giddy. They both kept saying how they were gonna go on a tear and win the NFC East. It was disgusting how much they were showing their allegiance.
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
At the time that was what they were expected to do.
Philly was mired in what QB to play when. Everyone thought the Giants were still too busy trying to be a finesse team, and nobody has really given the Skins any credit this year except for Clayton who probably still thinks they can squeak out the NFC East crown.
I think people just try to find perceived slights, even when they don’t exist, simply because they don’t like them personally.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
I'm fine with Aikman.
I have no personal qualms with him. Just his bias is all.
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
On a separate note…how’d the test go?
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
Thanks for asking,
Because the professor left for Thanksgiving early, I won’t know my grade until after next week. But I feel really confident in my work which I hadn’t on the other two tests. So I feel like I made a high A. And I think that is amazing in Tax Accounting. Also FYI, surgery went great, oral surgeon said I was one of his easiest cases and the teeth practically came out on their own.
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
FYI and IMO
God i hate abbreviations!
Anything over a C in tax accounting is impressive as it is without a doubt the most painfully boring material ever to study for. Going through my professional programs i hated tax most of all.
I like Hamburgers!
It truly is. I fall asleep studying for that class.
But I pulled a few all nighters for this past test because I need a good grade in the class.
Week 12 matchup: Cowboys
Week 12 motto: Lets go for 2-0 in Jerryworld
Best of luck
I highly recommend a nice cathartic note burning session when you are done. When i passed my final exam i spent about 5 hours with friends, a large variety of drinks and several bags of course notes in the backyard until each and every page had gone into the fire pit.
I like Hamburgers!
Tax accounting?
A phrase springs to mind: “Better you than me.”
Congratulations and all, but…seriously, I hope you wind up running off to Tahiti or something.
It was worth the wait.
The Worst sports announcers in NFL history!
How they even got into announcing sports is beyond me.
Dennis Miller can do a much better job than those 2 clowns
Would we prefer Gumbel and Dier-dork?
I have to mute it after a play when he starts to speak when I’m watching a game they are calling.
Anything wrong with the Fox team we usually have, Kenny, Moose, & Goose? Well, Goose, but…
"In fact with that article from today that had him real lean and everything, I think I’m going to play him at corner this week in place of Tracy Porter."-Greg Williams in refefernce to Sedrick Ellis
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