DALLAS COWBOYS (8-5) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-0)
SERIES
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COWBOYS |
SAINTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
14-8 |
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STREAKS |
Past 5 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Phillips: 1-1 |
Payton: 1-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 20-17 vs. Chargers |
W 26-23 at Falcons |
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LAST GAME |
12/10/06: Saints 42 at Cowboys 17. New Orleans QB Drew Brees passes for 384 yards & 5 TDs as Saints tally 536 yards of offense in road win vs. Cowboys. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/28/03: Saints 13, Cowboys 7. New Orleans WR Donte' Stallworth catches 76-yard TD pass & K John Carney adds 2 FGs as New Orleans defeats Dallas in 2003 season finale. |
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BROADCAST |
NFLN (7:20 PM CT): Bob Papa, Matt Millen. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Randy Cross, Kevin Kiley (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 126 (Dal.), 125 (NO). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Dal.), 102 (NO). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Romo: 276-444-3,574 (3C)-22-7-97.4 |
Brees: 302-432-3,832 (1C)-32 (1L)-10-112.3 (1L) |
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RUSHING |
Barber: 166-716-4.3-4 |
P. Thomas: 135-713-5.3-5 |
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RECEIVING |
Witten (TE): 77 (3C)-793-10.3-1 |
Colston: 56-908-16.2-9 |
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OFFENSE |
391.1 (3L) |
426.1 (1L) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-1 |
+16 (2L) |
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DEFENSE |
329.4 |
347.6 |
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SACKS |
Ware: 9 |
Smith: 10 |
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INTs |
Jenkins: 4 |
Sharper: 8 (T1C) |
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PUNTING |
McBriar: 44.9 |
Morstead (R): 42.7 |
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KICKING |
Folk: 84 (33/33 PAT: 17/26 FG) |
Carney: 89 (50/52 PAT; 13/17 FG) |
NOTES
COWBOYS: QB TONY ROMO aims for 4th in row with 100+ rating. Has 7 TDs, 0 INTs & 114.3 rating in past 3. Team is 24-5 (.828) when he starts & has 100+ rating...RB MARION BARBER has 35 rush TDs since 2006, 2nd most in NFC. RB-KR FELIX JONES averages 42.5 yards per TD in career...WR MILES AUSTIN ties for NFL lead with 7 rec. TDs of 20+ yards. Has 999 yards, 17.2 avg. & 10 rec. TDs & can become 1st Cowboy since 1979 (TONY HILL) with 1,000+ yards, 17+ avg. & 10+ rec. TDs. TE JASON WITTEN has 254 receptions & 2,890 yards since 2007, both 2nd most among NFL TEs. WR ROY WILLIAMS had 4 catches for 111 yards (27.8 avg.) in only meeting (12/24/05 with Det.)...LB DE MARCUS WARE has 43 sacks since 2007, most in NFL. Has 9 sacks in past 9. Had sack in last meeting. CB TERENCE NEWMAN had INT last week...
SAINTS: Are 13-0 for 1st time in team history. Lead NFL with 35.8 scoring avg. Head coach SEAN PAYTON was asst. with Dal. from 2003-05...QB DREW BREEScompleted 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 384 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.8 rating in last meeting. Is 6-0 at home with 131 rating, completing 136 of 187 (72.7 pct.) for 1,926 yards (321 per game) with 18 TDs vs. 3 INTs. Needs 168 yards for 4th consecutive 4,000-yard season...RB REGGIE BUSH had 6 catches for 125 yards (20.8 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Had 2 rec. TDs last week. RB PIERRE THOMAS has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 3 at home...WR MARQUES COLSTON has 11 rec. TDs in past 10 Dec. games. WR ROBERT MEACHEM has TD in 5 of past 6 (7 TDs). In last meeting, WR DEVERY HENDERSON had catches of 50 & 42 (TD) yards...DE WILL SMITH has 3 sacks & FF in 2 meetings. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack. Has 7.5 sacks in past 7. S DARREN SHARPER has 57 INTs, 1,309 yards & 9 INT-TDs since 2000, most in NFL.