![]() So, the Cowboys will have to get creative in covering Kamara. It appears as though he will be available to play this week and bring life to a struggling Saints offense. In a season muddled with injuries and players leaving in free agency, Kamara is all that is left. Going into week ten, when Kamara was ruled out due to injury, he had accumulated 60% of the team’s rushing attempts, 23% of the receptions, and 33% of their yards. Alvin Kamara is their only weapon at this point and needs to be treated as such. There are 26 players on New Orleans’ active roster, but the defense’s ability to stop the Saints rests on the shoulders of only one player. The Cowboys defense Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images It all rests on the impact of Cooper and Lamb’s return. This is also a matchup where the offense could continue to struggle if the rushing game is completely shut down. The Saints can be a favorable matchup for Dak Prescott to get his squad back on track. Hopefully, the reinforcements that are presumably returning will aid them in regaining consistency. However, the operative word here is “should.” The Dallas offense has been wildly inconsistent after the bye. This is a defense that is allowing over 30 points per game since their starting quarterback was injured. Meaning that explosive receivers such as Michael Gallup and hopefully CeeDee Lamb should be in for a big day.ĭallas should be able to put up points. To illustrate, Marshon Lattimore only allows a 59% completion percentage when targeted, but he is also surrendering nearly 20 yards a reception. While the New Orleans’ corners have done well preventing completions, they tend to allow big plays. Look at the discrepancy in the Saints’ defensive rankings by various outlets: This will be similar to the Buccaneers game, where the Cowboys will take advantage of a weaker coverage unit instead of trying to run against a tough rushing defense. In other words, Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb returning is even more pivotal. It will be challenging for the Cowboys to establish any rushing game, regardless of who is taking the carries.Īnother aspect of this game that we know will be true is that the Saints’ secondary has been underperforming. But the difference between New Orleans and the second-place team in this metric is larger than the difference between the second-place team and the nineteenth ranked rushing defense. The Saints are currently allowing a league-low 3.4 yards per rushing attempt. But there are a few facets of this matchup that we can reasonably expect to happen.įor one, the New Orleans’ run defense is still superb. The truth is that this game could go in a million different directions. There are a lot of aspects in this game that will remain unclear until the final whistle blows. Will both Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb be back? If they are, how much do they help the offense? Does losing Terence Steele impact this game? What has happened to the Saints’ defense since they lost Jameis Winston? The question marks surrounding the Dallas offense against the New Orleans Saints defense makes this exponentially harder to predict. So, what will it take for Dallas to get back on track? The Cowboys offense Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images It is not the game that we expected when the schedule came out, but it is the game we now have. It wouldn’t be a Dallas Cowboys season if not for a bit of drama sprinkled in.Įntering the game as a four-point favorite according to DraftKings Sportsbook, there is optimism the Cowboys can snap their two-game losing streak. Bad news, amidst a downward turn from Dallas after the bye, they are now dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that will significantly impact Thursday’s game. Good news, the Cowboys are finally done with the AFC West, and four of their remaining six games are against a still-struggling NFC East.
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