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Week 13 (10-1) at (6-5) Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 8:20 PM ET | AT&T Stadium | Referee: Walt Anderson REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 16-12 LAST GAME: 10/4/15: Cowboys 20 at Saints 26 (OT) STREAKS: Saints have won 4 of past 5 LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/28/14: Cowboys 38, Saints 17 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS DALLAS COWBOYS LAST WEEK W 31-17 vs. Atlanta LAST WEEK W 31-23 vs. Washington COACH VS. OPP. : 4-2 COACH VS. OPP. : 1-4 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 37.2/23.3 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 21.3/19.4 OFFENSE 416.6 OFFENSE 334.0 PASSING : 272-356-3135-29-2-127.3 PASSING : 219-336-2427-13-5-93.2 RUSHING : 150-706-4.7-11 RUSHING : 217-1074-4.9-6 RECEIVING Michael Thomas: 86-1080-12.6-8 RECEIVING Ezekiel Elliott (RB): 47-363-7.7-2 DEFENSE 358.9 DEFENSE 331.1 SACKS : 8 SACKS Demarcus Lawrence: 8.5 INTs Chris Banjo, : 2 INTs (R), Xavier Woods: 2 TAKE/GIVE +8 (17/9) TAKE/GIVE +3 (13/10) PUNTING (NET) : 46.5 (43.1) PUNTING (NET) Chris Jones: 44.6 (39.2) KICKING : 109 (43/44 PAT; 22/23 FG) KICKING Brett Maher: 88 (22/23 PAT; 22/26 FG) SAINTS NOTES COWBOYS NOTES • SAINTS lead NFL in points per game (37.2) & point differential • QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 22 of 31 (71 pct.) for 289 (+153) in 2018. yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.6 rating & had rush TD • QB DREW BREES had 4 TD passes vs. 1 INT for 111.9 rating last week. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. Since entering last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 3+ TDs & 110+ rating. league in 2016, has 7 games with 2+ pass TDs & rush TD, In his past 4 vs. Dal., has completed 136 of 170 (76 pct.) for most in NFL over span. In 5 career Thursday games, has 6 1,537 yards (384.3 per game) with 11 TDs vs. 1 INT for 119.3 pass TDs vs. 2 INTs for 98.5 rating & 2 rush TDs. rating. Leads NFL in comp. pct. (76.4) & rating (127.3) in 2018. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 143 scrimmage yards (121 • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 98 scrimmage yards in Week rush, 22 rec.) & rush TD in Week 12. In his past 4, has 643 12. In his past 6, has 575 scrimmage yards (95.8 per game) scrimmage yards (160.8 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). with 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.). Aims for his 5th in row on road Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. with 75+ scrimmage yards & TD. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 15 Has 368 scrimmage yards (122.7 per game) & 4 rush TDs scrimmage TDs & 5th with 1,225 scrimmage yards in 2018. in 3 career games on Thursday. RB MARK INGRAM has 348 scrimmage yards (116 per • WR had 8 catches for 180 yards & game) & 2 rush TDs in 3 career meetings. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 2 TDs last week. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (TYREEK HILL) with 1 rec.) in his past 3. multiple games (2) of 180+ rec. yards & 2+ TD catches since • WR MICHAEL THOMAS ranks 2nd in receptions (86) & 2017. Had 6 receptions for 137 yards in only career meeting 4th in rec. yards (1,080) this season. Has 3 TD catches in (9/11/16 with Oak.). WR had 8 catches his past 3 on road. WR AUSTIN CARR aims for his 3rd in for 107 yards & 2 TDs in only career game vs. NO (12/27/15 row with rec. TD. TE DAN ARNOLD & rookie WR KEITH with Jax.). KIRKWOOD each had 1st-career TD catch last week. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had .5 sack & 1st-career • DE CAMERON JORDAN had 2 sacks in Week 12. In his past 7 INT last week. Has 2.5 sacks, FF & INT in his past 2 Thursday Thursday games, has 9.5 sacks, 12 TFL, FF & FR. LB DEMARIO games. Had sack in last meeting. Rookie LB LEIGHTON DAVIS leads team with 76 tackles in 2018. Had sack & FF last VANDER ESCH led team with 9 tackles in Week 12. Is week. Had 10 tackles & FF in his last game vs. Dal. (11/6/16 with only NFL rookie with 90+ tackles (91) & 5+ PD (7) in 2018. Cle.). S MARCUS WILLIAMS had 1st-career sack, FF & FR LB has 25 tackles, sack, 2 FFs & FR in last week. Has 4 INTs in his past 7 road games. his past 3 at home. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (8:20 PM ET): Joe Buck, , Erin Andrews (Field reporter), Kristina Pink (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Tony Boseli | SIRIUS: 81 (NO), 83 (Dal) | XM: 226 (NO), 225 (Dal)