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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
3-5 35
29.43
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
20 4-4
18.32

New Orleans Saints hand Dallas Cowboys third consecutive loss in 35-20 rout

New Orleans Saints rolled to a 35-20 win to hand Dallas Cowboys their third consecutive loss. New Orleans Saints never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Wil Lutz, who made 4 of his 5 FG attempts for 14 points, and Drew Brees, who passed for 280 yards and 2 touchdowns (7 points). The Dallas Cowboys defense (9 points) and Greg Zuerlein (9) carried the flag for Dallas Cowboys in defeat. New Orleans Saints (3-5) will look to add to their success against New England Patriots, while Dallas Cowboys (4-4) match up against Hou Texans (GA) in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lutz scored 14 points against the Bears in Week 8 to beat his 7.83-point projection. He made 4 of his 5 FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New Orleans Saints this week. In Week 9, Lutz and the Saints will go up against the Buccaneers.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 35
1
Wil Lutz
K
14
7.83
40%
2
Drew Brees
QB
7
5.95
20%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
6
6.79
17.1%
4
Jared Cook
TE
3
1.32
8.6%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 20
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
9
3.49
45%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
9
5.98
45%
3
Michael Gallup
WR
1
0.69
5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
1
4.96
5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Drew Brees teamed up with Alvin Kamara for a 47-yard pass for New Orleans Saints. Brees also lit up the scoreboard with a 20-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 32-0 lead for New Orleans Saints.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for Dallas Cowboys, who trailed 32-20 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Dallas Cowboys

Game Notes

Half of the starters on New Orleans Saints exceeded their projected point totals.
Dallas Cowboys had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as New Orleans Saints had two starters score zero points, while Dallas Cowboys had four.
New Orleans Saints put up more points than their season scoring average (30.5) while Dallas Cowboys fell short of theirs (25.25).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This victory puts an end to a four-match winless streak for New Orleans Saints.
Not only did New Orleans Saints win, but they also covered the 11.11-point projected margin of victory.
All three of the wins for New Orleans Saints have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Dallas Cowboys defense registered 9 points, the second-best score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

New Orleans Saints
We do respect the confidence this past week, New Orleans Saints. Playing not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Hunter Henry and Michael Thomas), while still getting the W... that's playing with fire. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be toast.
Dallas Cowboys
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 22 targets in Week 8. With just 12 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.