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New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys - Week 16
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
DET		 31
 18
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TEN
GB		 7
 55
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STL
TB		 28
 13
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SD
NYJ		 27
 17
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OAK
CAR		 6
 17
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NO
DAL		 34
 31
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NE
JAC		 23
 16
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MIN
HOU		 23
 6
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IND
KC		 20
 13
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CIN
PIT		 13
 10
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BUF
MIA		 10
 24
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WAS
PHI		 27
 20
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CLE
DEN		 12
 34
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NYG
BAL		 14
 33
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CHI
ARI		 28
 13
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SF
SEA		 13
 42
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 30, Saints 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Drew Brees Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 1
RB 41 Mark Ingram Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 55 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 13 Marques Colston Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 31 Lance Moore Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 59 Joseph Morgan Rec: 2-40, 0 TD
WR 83 Devery Henderson Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 3 Jimmy Graham Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
K 17 Garrett Hartley FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 30 Defense / ST  
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Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 8 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 DeMarco Murray Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 57 Felix Jones Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 15 Dez Bryant Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 30 Miles Austin Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 2 Jason Witten Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 2 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees had 307 yards & 4 TDs last week, his NFL-record 17th game with 300+ yards & 4+ TDs. In 12/10/06 game at Dal., completed 26 of 38 (68.4 pct.) for 384 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140.8 rating. Has 7 career games with 5+ TD passes... Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 146 catches & 13 rec. TDs. RB Chris Ivory had 2 rush TDs in last meeting... Since 2010, TE Jimmy Graham leads NFC TEs with 27 TDs (incl. playoffs). WR Marques Colston has 8 TDs in past 11. Had 6 catches for 105 yards in last meeting. WR Lance Moore aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD. WR Joseph Morgan avg. 41.2 yards per catch (9 catches, 371 yards, 3 TDs)... CB Jabari Greer had 2 INTs last week. DE Will Smith has 6 sacks in 4 meetings & aims for 5th in row with sack. Had sack, INT & FF in last game vs. Dal. Since 2006, S Roman Harper has 18.5 sacks, most by DB (incl. playoffs). DE Cameron Jordan leads team with career-high 8 sacks. Saints have 2 players with 100+ tackles: LB Curtis Lofton (113) & Harper (108).

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has 4,269 pass yards & has only 4 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Won last start vs. NO, completing 22 of 34 (64.7 pct.) for 312 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 104 rating... RB DeMarco Murray aims for 4th in row with rush TD. When he has 18+ att., Cowboys are 9-0. Has 992 rush yards (110.2 per game) in those 9. RB Felix Jones is only active player in NFL with 60+ yard rush TD, 70+ yard rec. TD & 90+ yard KR-TD. Had 113 scrimmage yards in last meeting... WR Dez Bryant has 37 catches for 584 yards (97.3 per game) & 8 TDs in past 6. Aims for 7th in row with TD. WR Miles Austin aims for 3rd in row vs. NO with TD. Had 60-yard rush TD in last meeting. TE Jason Witten had TD last week. Has 89 catches (8.1 per game) since Oct. 1, 2nd most in NFL during span. Since 2007, has 541 catches, most by NFL TE. Had 10 catches for 99 yards in last game vs. NO... CB Brandon Carr aims for 3rd in row with INT. LB DeMarcus Ware has 37 sacks in past 33. Has 103 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in past 3 vs. NO. LB Anthony Spencer has 6.5 sacks in past 5.


Results and Schedule
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 WAS H L 32-40 -8
2 2012-09-16 CAR A L 27-35 -8
3 2012-09-23 KC H L 24-27 -3
4 2012-09-30 GB A L 27-28 -1
5 2012-10-07 SD H W 31-24 +7
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-21 TB A W 35-28 +7
8 2012-10-28 DEN A L 14-34 -20
9 2012-11-05 PHI H W 28-13 +15
10 2012-11-11 ATL H W 31-27 +4
11 2012-11-18 OAK A W 38-17 +21
12 2012-11-25 SF H L 21-31 -10
13 2012-11-29 ATL A L 13-23 -10
14 2012-12-09 NYG A L 27-52 -25
15 2012-12-16 TB H W 41-0 +41
16 2012-12-23 DAL A W 34-31 +3
17 2012-12-30 CAR H    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A L 29-31 -2
7 2012-10-21 CAR A W 19-14 +5
8 2012-10-28 NYG H L 24-29 -5
9 2012-11-04 ATL A L 13-19 -6
10 2012-11-11 PHI A W 38-23 +15
11 2012-11-18 CLE H W 23-20 +3
12 2012-11-22 WAS H L 31-38 -7
13 2012-12-02 PHI H W 38-33 +5
14 2012-12-09 CIN A W 20-19 +1
15 2012-12-16 PIT H W 27-24 +3
16 2012-12-23 NO H L 31-34 -3
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    

Injury Report
New Orleans Saints
Questionable  RB Chris Ivory (hamstring)
 CB Patrick Robinson (groin)
Probable  TE Jimmy Graham (wrist)
 RB Pierre Thomas (knee)
IR  SLB Chris Chamberlain (knee, 8/19)
 FS Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring, 12/15)
 WR Nick Toon (foot, 9/1)
 CB Corey White (knee, 12/18)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  NT Josh Brent (other-excused)
 NT Jay Ratliff (groin)
Questionable  WR Kevin Ogletree (other-illness)
 ILB Ernie Sims (concussion)
Probable  WR Dez Bryant (fingers)
 CB Morris Claiborne (concussion)
 RB Felix Jones (knee)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
 SS Charlie Peprah (foot)
 OLB DeMarcus Ware (elbow)
IR  ILB Bruce Carter (elbow, 11/26)
 DE Kenyon Coleman (triceps, 11/14)
 FS Matt Johnson (hamstring, 11/17)
 ILB Sean Lee (toe, 10/24)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (hand, 12/8)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Offense 		 DAL
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 29.3 29.8 22.8 DAL
Rushing yards 135.0 75.0 118.4 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 5.01 3.39 4.32 NO
Completion % 63.5% 67.2% 60.0% DAL
Passing yards 289.0 279.5 224.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 11.69 10.32 10.85 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.42 6.94 6.51 NO
Interceptions 1.3 0.3 1.0 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.7 NO
Sacks allowed 1.0 2.5 2.3 NO
3rd down conversions 41.4% 46.6% 37.1% DAL
4th down conversions 25.0% 100.0% 43.8% DAL
Time of possession 30:11 31:35 30:31 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NO
 Defense 		 DAL
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.5 25.0 22.8 NO
Rushing yards 111.5 124.5 118.4 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.51 5.03 4.32 NO
Completion % 59.4% 63.5% 60.0% NO
Passing yards 273.3 251.3 224.8 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.69 11.30 10.85 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 6.95 7.18 6.51 NO
INT return 1.5 0.8 1.0 NO
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.8 0.7 DAL
Sacks 1.0 3.0 2.3 DAL
3rd down conversions 36.8% 40.0% 37.1% NO
4th down conversions 25.0% 33.3% 43.8% NO
Time of possession 29:49 29:45 30:31 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NO   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.0 14.1 10.3 DAL
Yards per kick return 25.6 19.3 22.9 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 19.1 10.3 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 29.1 19.5 22.9 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NO   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 7.8 6.4 NO
Penalty yards 56.0 61.3 54.0 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 17 2003-12-28 DAL NO 7-13 NO
2004 14 2004-12-12 NO DAL 27-13 NO
2006 14 2006-12-10 NO DAL 42-17 NO
2009 15 2009-12-19 DAL NO 24-17 DAL
2010 12 2010-11-25 NO DAL 30-27 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.