NEW ORLEANS SAINTS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE DALLAS COWBOYS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 @ MERCEDES- BENZ SUPERDOME GAME INFORMATION • ROSTERS • DEPTH CHART • TEAM AND PLAYER STATISTICS DALLAS COWBOYS (3-0) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-1) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 – 7:20 P.M. (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA. TV: NBC (WDSU-6 locally) – Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color analyst) and Michele Tafoya (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One – Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Ja- son Taylor (color analyst) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play) and Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Qui- nonez (sideline) The New Orleans defense stopped four Seattle fourth THE MATCHUP down attempts. Midway through the second quarter, cor- Following an impressive 33-27 win at the Seattle Sea- nerback Eli Apple punched the ball out of Seahawks run- hawks to improve to 2-1, the New Orleans Saints return ning back Chris Carson’s hands, it was picked up by safety home when they host the Dallas Cowboys (3-0) at the Mer- Vonn Bell and he returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. cedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday Night Football. While cornerback Marshon Lattimore led New Orleans with a career-high 12 tackles, Bell and linebacker Demario Da- The Saints will be looking to improve to 3-1 after splitting vis were tied for second on the club with nine stops the two games on a slate for a road trip. After finishing 1-9 apiece. in the month of September from 2014-16, a 6-4 mark in the month since 2017 has set the club up for in-season suc- For the second time in three weeks special teams also cess that have resulted in deep playoff runs the past two played an important role in the victory. Early in the first campaigns. Sunday night’s contest against the Cowboys quarter, rookie wide receiver/return specialist Deonte Har- will be the first of a two-game homestand for the Saints, ris returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown. Punter opening NFC South Play against Tampa Bay on Oct. 6. Thomas Morstead enjoyed a dominant day in a facility known for difficult conditions, punting six times for 324 The Saints jumped out to a 27-7 lead Sunday by the yards with a 54.0 gross punting average and a 52.0 net. end of the third quarter against the Seahawks, their most Four punts fell inside the 20-yard line, including two inside favorable start in a contest of the season. Running back the five. Second-year defensive back J.T. Gray also rec- Alvin Kamara had 161 total yards from scrimmage and orded a game-high and career-best three coverage tack- two touchdowns, as he carried 16 times for 69 yards with a les. TD and caught nine passes for 92 yards with a score. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, making the start in place The Saints and Cowboys have met 29 times with Dallas of an injured Drew Brees, completed 19-of-27 passes for holding a 17-12 lead. However, New Orleans has won the 177 yards with two touchdowns, zero interceptions and a last two meetings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Sig- 112.7 passer rating. nifying the must-see football aspect of the series, the last four meetings have taken place on prime time. Cowboys vs. Saints: Week Four 2 SERIES HISTORY LAST MEETING Dallas leads the series, 17-12, though New Orleans has Dallas Cowboys 13, New Orleans Saints 10; November won nine of the last 12 meetings. The Cowboys won 8 of 29, 2018 @ AT&T Stadium – A sluggish offense kept New 10 from 1973-1994 and 13 of the first 16 between the Orleans from winning this Thursday night matchup in Dal- clubs. 11 games have been decided by a touchdown or las as the Cowboys captured their third-straight victory. less, six contests by three or less. The Saints have a 7-3 The Saints dropped to 10-2, with their ten-game winning record in series contests played at the Mercedes-Benz Su- streak concluded. perdome: New Orleans got off a slow start on defense and offense in Date Result Site Att. the first half as they surrendered ten points on a 26-yard field goal by K Brett Maher and then seven more points on 10/15/67 L, 10-14 Cotton Bowl 64,128 a 16-yard screen pass from QB Dak Prescott to RB Ezekiel 11/12/67 L, 10-27 Tulane Stadium 83,437 Elliott. 11/3/68 L, 3-17 Tulane Stadium 84,728 However, the New Orleans defense would respond in the second quarter as CB Marshon Lattimore stripped the ball 9/28/69 L, 17-21 Tulane Stadium 79,567 from Cowboys WR Amari Cooper and recover it at the Dal- 11/9/69 L, 17-33 Cotton Bowl 68,282 las 39-yard line. The Saints were unable to capitalize 10/17/71 W, 24-14 Tulane Stadium 83,088 though as they were stopped on a fourth-and-one rush at- tempt at the Cowboys one-yard line. Facing a key third-and 9/24/73 L, 3-40 Texas Stadium 52,715 -seven play from the Saints 33-yard line, Prescott complet- 9/19/76 L, 6-24 Superdome 61,413 ed a 11-yard pass to Cooper to convert a first down. But three plays later on a third-and-seven, DT David Onyemata 11/19/78 L, 7-27 Texas Stadium 57,920 minimized the damage with his third sack of the contest 12/19/82 L, 7-21 Texas Stadium 64,506 when he dropped Prescott for a seven-yard loss and forced the signal-caller to fumble a ball which he recovered, hold- 9/25/83 L, 20-21 Texas Stadium 62,136 ing the halftime damage to a field goal and 13-0 Cowboys 10/21/84 L, 27-30 ot Texas Stadium 50,966 lead. 10/3/88 W, 20-17 Superdome 68,474 The New Orleans defense strung a drive together to open up the second half, but the Saints couldn’t advance past 9/10/89 W, 28-0 Superdome 66,977 the Cowboys 15, as K Wil Lutz drilled a 33-yard field goal. 12/2/90 L, 13-17 Texas Stadium 60,087 A series highlighted by a sack by LB A.J. Klein would forced a Dallas punt. Brees then engineered a ten-play, 88- 12/8/91 L, 14-23 Texas Stadium 64,530 yard drive that ended with a 30-yard touchdown pass to 12/19/94 L,16-24 Superdome 67,323 rookie WR Keith Kirkwood to put the Saints within three. 12/6/98 W, 22-3 Superdome 65,065 The clubs then traded punts going into the fourth quarter and on a third down play, DE Cameron Jordan sacked 12/24/99 W, 31-24 Superdome 47,835 Prescott, forced him to fumble and recovered the ball. 12/28/03 W, 13-7 Superdome 68,451 However a Brees pass would be intercepted on the next 12/12/04 W, 27-13 Texas Stadium 64,056 drive by Cowboys DB Jourdan Lewis to allow Dallas to hold on. 12/10/06 W, 42-17 Texas Stadium 63,722 • Lutz moved into sole possession of second place in club 12/19/09 L,17-24 Superdome 70,213 record books with his 21st consecutive field goal. 11/25/10 W, 30-27 Cowboys Stadium 93,985 • With two sacks, Jordan moved into sole possession of 12/23/12 W, 34-31 OT Cowboys Stadium 92,570 fourth place on the club’s all-time list with 69.5 career takedowns and it also would mark the fourth time in his 11/10/13 W, 49-17 Superdome 73,018 career he would reach double digits for sacks. Jordan also 9/28/14 L, 17-38 AT&T Stadium 91,176 recorded his first fumble recovery since 2015. 10/4/15 W, 26-20 Superdome 73,009 11/29/18 L, 10-13 AT&T Stadium 93,004 Cowboys vs. Saints: Week Four 3 NEW ORLEANS – DALLAS Fewest Points, Both Teams: 20 points (Twice), Cow- boys won 17-3 on November 3, 1968 at Tulane Stadium STATISTICAL COMPARISON (First Time). Saints won 13-7 on December 28, 2003 at the Louisiana Superdome (Most Recent). League Rankings Saints Cowboys INDIVIDUAL Record 2-1 3-0 Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.0 (11t) 32.3 (4) Most Rushing Yards (Saints): Running back George Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 27.3 (26) 14.7 (4) Rogers, 166 yards on 33 carries (5.0 avg.) with one Total Off. (NFL Rank) 339.7 (21) 481.3 (3) touchdown on December 19, 1982 at Texas Stadium. Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) 97.7 (20) 179.0 (3) Passing Off. (NFL Rank) 242.0 (17) 302.3 (4) Total Def. (NFL Rank) 436.3 (27) 336.0 (15) Most Rushing Yards (Cowboys): Running back Tony Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) 134.7 (26) 90.0(10) Dorsett, 152 yards on 25 carries (6.1 avg.) with one Passing Def. (NFL Rank) 301.7 (30) 246.0 (15) touchdown on November 19, 1978 at Texas Stadium. Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 19.2 (21) 5.5 (29) Punt Return Avg.