Saints vs Cowboys Game Preview and Matchup History

• QB Tony Romo has 4,269 pass yards and has only four 4,000-yard seasons in team history.
• Romo won his last start vs. New Orleans, completing 22 of 34 (64.7%) for 312 yards with 1 TD, 0 INTs and a 104.0 rating.
• RB DeMarco Murray aims for fourth game in row with a rush TD.
• When Murray has 18+ attempts, the Cowboys are 9-0.
• RB Felix Jones had 113 scrimmage yards in last meeting vs. New Orleans.
• WR Dez Bryant has 37 catches for 584 yards (97.3 per game) and 8 TDs in his past 6. He aims for his 7th in a row with TD.
• WR Miles Austin aims for his third game in a row vs. New Orleans with a TD.
• Austin had a 60-yard rush TD in last meeting.
• TE Jason Witten has 89 catches (8.1 per game) since Oct. 1st, second most in NFL during that span.
• Since 2007, Witten has 541 catches, most by an NFL tight end.
• Witten had 10 catches for 99 yards in the last game vs. New Orleans.
• CB Brandon Carr aims for third game in a row with an INT.
• LB DeMarcus Ware has 37 sacks in his past 33 games. He has 103 sacks since 2006, most in the NFL.
• Ware has 4 sacks and 2 FFs in his past three games vs. New Orleans.
• LB Anthony Spencer has 6.5 sacks in his past five.
• In 12/10/06 game at Dallas, QB Drew Brees completed 26 of 38 (68.4%) for 384 yards with 5 TDs, 0 INTs and a 140.8 rating.
• RB Chris Ivory had 2 rush TDs in last meeting vs. Dallas.
• WR Marques Colston had 6 catches for 105 yards in last meeting vs. Dallas.
• WR Lance Moore aims for his third game in a row vs. Dallas with TD.
• DE Will Smith has 6 sacks in four meetings and aims for fifth game in a row with sack.
• Smith had a sack, INT and FF in last game vs. Dallas.
• DE Cameron Jordan leads team with career-high 8 sacks.
• Saints have 2 players with 100+ tackles: LB Curtis Lofton (113) and S Roman Harper (108).

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