Dak Prescott threw a screen pass to Ezekiel Elliott who turned it into a 16-yard touchdown to tie the game at 24. The Cowboys would make the most of their opportunity. Safety Jeff Heath intercepted Drew Brees and returned it 33 yards and into Saints territory. With a 25-yard pass to Amari Cooper and another to Allen Hurns, the passing game helped set up a five-yard touchdown run for Ezekiel Elliott.ĭown 24-17, the Cowboys defense came up big. The drive stalled at around the 20-yard line, but Wil Lutz kicked a 39-yard field goal.ĭown 24-10 late in the forth, the Cowboys were forced to rely on the arm of Dak Prescott. With a balanced attack, the Saints methodically picked apart the Cowboys defense. The Cowboys squandered another drive and handed the ball right back to the Saints who, once again, drove down the field with ease. Drew Brees capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to receiver Michael Thomas to give the Saints a 21-10 lead. The Saints received the ball to start the second half and drove down the field on the back of Mark Ingram III. The drive stalled at the Saints 40-yard line and we went into halftime with a 14-10 Saints lead. The Cowboys had a shot with a little over a minute left in the half to attempt to score some points, but were again undone by penalties. Brees connected with tight end Dan Arnold for a three-yard touchdown. They actually had a chance for a touchdown, but a holding penalty and a sack pushed them out of the red zone and into third and long which they failed to convert.īut field goals don’t beat the Saints and Drew Brees and the offense marched right back down the field to score another touchdown and take a 14-10 lead. The Cowboys offense responded with a field goal on their next possession, giving them a 10-7 lead. Early in the second quarter, the Saints scored on a two-yard rush by Mark Ingram II to tie the game at seven. The Cowboys defense managed to contain the Saints offense but it didn’t last long. Save for the Cowboys lone touchdown, it was a quiet first quarter. Dak was a perfect five for five on the drive which, of course, was balanced with a healthy dose of Ezekiel Elliot, who carried the ball for 27 yards. The Dallas Cowboys struck first with a goalline pass from Dak Prescott to who else but Jerry’s new toy, Amari Cooper. ![]() He was stuffed, and the Cowboys kept the ball another nine minutes to get a field goal.EA Dallas Cowboys 30, New Orleans Saints 27 Trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, coach Sean Payton went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1 and chose a handoff to Alvin Kamara. The only touchdown was a 16-yard screen pass to Elliott. The Cowboys held the ball for more than 21 minutes in the first half, but settled for field goals twice. Prescott had 194 of his 248 yards passing while helping the Cowboys to a 13-0 halftime lead - the first scoreless first half for the Saints since 2014 and their first deficit in five games. Two plays later, Brees dropped a deep throw to a backpedaling Keith Kirkwood in the end zone for a 30-yard score to get New Orleans within 13-10. The biggest was Randy Gregory’s roughing-the-punt penalty on Thomas Morstead. The only touchdown drive for the Saints was aided by three first downs on Dallas penalties. ![]() ![]() Brees was 18 of 28 for 127 yards, actually the second straight game and third overall under 200 yards for the MVP contender.
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