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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
New Orleans Saints
4-6 241.9
222.73
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
207.56 3-7
257.46

New Orleans Saints hand Dallas Cowboys fourth consecutive loss, 241.90-207.56

New Orleans Saints earned a 241.90-207.56 win to hand Dallas Cowboys their fourth straight loss. New Orleans Saints never trailed in this one after taking a 47.00-point lead on Thursday behind Frankie Luvu (34 points) and Richie Grant (13). CeeDee Lamb (11 Rec, 150 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Drue Tranquill (15 Tackles) led the charge for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. New Orleans Saints (4-6) will look to keep it rolling against Buffalo Bills, while Dallas Cowboys (3-7) try to get back on track against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  New Orleans Saints   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 18.5 points against his 2.55-point projection. In a 24-16 win over the Texans, he caught 3 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. Slayton will face the Lions next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 241.9
1
Frankie Luvu
LB
34
10.45
14.1%
2
Javon Hargrave
DT
24
12.64
9.9%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
21.2
19.58
8.8%
4
Alex Anzalone
LB
20
15.1
8.3%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 207.56
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
38
17.75
18.3%
2
Drue Tranquill
LB
22
16.27
10.6%
3
Kenny Pickett
QB
19.06
15.33
9.2%
4
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
17
10.38
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Darius Slayton had a 54-yard touchdown catch for New Orleans Saints, helping the team to a 172.20-71.56 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, New Orleans Saints emerged with a 207.90-152.66 lead. For New Orleans Saints, Dak Prescott had a 35-yard touchdown pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Dallas Cowboys with a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  New Orleans Saints   Dallas Cowboys

What If

New Orleans Saints would have beaten five other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would have lost to seven other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
If they played Dallas Cowboys every week, New Orleans Saints would be 2-8 this season.
Dallas Cowboys would have topped New Orleans Saints 218.02-182.06 had they played each other last week.
New Orleans Saints would be 2-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dallas Cowboys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys would be 6-3.
If New Orleans Saints had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-86.
If they played every team every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 60-50.

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