TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter) SXM App: New Orleans | Dallas
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 18-13 (won 2 of past 3) Postseason: —
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/2/21: DAL 27 at NO 17 Postseason: —
HEAD COACHES:
Dennis Allen vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 25-46 (.352) Postseason: —
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-4 Reg. Season: 168-102-2 (.621) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
SAINTS NOTES:
• QB DEREK CARR completed 19 of 23 atts. (82.6 pct.) for 200 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.5 rating in Week 1, his 9th-career game with 80+ comp. pct. & 3rd-career game with 140+ rating. Can become 1st player since 2011 (Aaron Rodgers) with 140+ rating in 3 straight games. Has 17 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 123 rating in his past 6 starts. Aims for his 6th in row with 100+ rating & 7th in row with 2+ TD passes. Passed for 373 yards & TD for 101.8 rating in his last start vs. Dal. (11/25/21 w/ LV). • RB ALVIN KAMARA had team-high 5 catches, 110 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 27 rec.) & 55th-career rush TD in Week 1. Has 37 career games with 110+ scrimmage yards, 3rd-most in NFL since 2017. • RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had 1st rush TD of season last week. • WR CHRIS OLAVE had 5+ catches in 7 of his 9 road games last season. • WR RASHID SHAHEED led team with 73 rec. yards & had 8th-career TD catch in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. • TE FOSTER MOREAU had 14th-career TD catch in Week 1. • DE CAMERON JORDAN had 2 sacks, FF & FR in last road meeting (11/29/18). • DE CHASE YOUNG had 2 TFL & sack in his only career game at Dal. (11/26/20 w/ Was.) & has TFL in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Dal. • DT NATHAN SHEPHERD aims for his 4th in row with TFL. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS had sack in Week 1. Has 9+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. Dal. Has 5+ tackles in 17 of his past 20 road games. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had career-high 3 sacks & became 2nd DB (Rodney Harrison) since 1982 with 3 sacks in Week 1. Aims for his 4th in row with PD. • CB PAULSON ADEBO aims for his 6th in row with PD. • S TYRANN MATHIEU had 6th-career FF & 8th-career FR in Week 1.
COWBOYS NOTES:
• DALLAS has won 16 straight reg. season home games, longest active streak in NFL & tied-4th longest streak since 2000. • QB DAK PRESCOTT had 2,470 pass yards (308.8 per game) & 23 TDs (22 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 120 rating in 8 reg. season home starts last season. Is 14-0 in his past 14 home starts with 100+ rating in 11 of 14 games. Has 2+ TD passes in 8 of his past 9 at home. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 72nd-career rush TD last week, 2nd-most among active players. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 5 catches & 86 scrimmage yards (61 rec., 25 rush) in Week 1 & became 3rd-youngest player ever to reach 400 career catches. Had 73 catches, 1,028 scrimmage yards (128.5 per game) & 9 TDs (8 rec., 1 rush) in 8 home games last season. Aims for his 8th in row at home with TD catch. • WR BRANDIN COOKS had 58th-career rec. TD last week & aims for his 5th in row with rec. TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with TD catch. Was selected by NO in 1st round (No. 20 overall) of 2014 NFL Draft & had 215 catches for 2,861 yards & 21 TDs (20 rec., 1 rush) in 42 games (2014-16). • LB MICAH PARSONS had 1st sack of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Has 20.5 sacks & 29 TFL in 25 career home games. Had sack in last meeting. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 2 sacks, 3 TFL & FF last week, his 7th-career game with 2+ sacks. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS had 9 tackles, 2 sacks & his 10th-career INT in Week 1, his 3rd-career game with 2+ sacks. • CB TREVON DIGGS had 2 PD & 19th-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with INT & 4th in row with PD. Had INT in last meeting.
