Cowboys Vs. Saints 11/25/10
The Dallas Cowboys host the New Orleans Saints in game two on Thanksgiving Day.
New Orleans Saints (7-3) at Dallas Cowboys (3-7)
NFL Football: Thursday November 25, 2010 4:15 PM EST
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The Dallas Cowboys host their annual Thanksgiving Day game and this year they welcome the defending Super Bowl Champions the New Orleans Saints.
It’s been a disappointing year for the Dallas Cowboys as their dream of playing in and hosting the Super Bowl appear dead. With making the playoffs taking a miracle, the Cowboys look to play the role of spoiler as Jason Garrett looks to prove that he is a worth candidate to become the actual head Coach as opposed to the interim tag he has been labeled with since taking over for the fired Wade Phillips. Garrett is off to a 2-0 start and he’s been helped by the improved play of Jon Kitna who has completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 1,223 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The running game still needs work but it has been improving, picking up key first downs and giving the offense a chance by giving the Cowboys reasonable down and distance to work with. Jason Witten leads all Dallas receivers with 50 catches but Miles Austin leads in yards with 732 and Dez Bryant is becoming the force most expected as he leads in touchdown receptions with six. Bradie James is the Cowboys leading tackler with 76 and Ketih Brooking has 73. DeMarcus Ware has eight and a half sacks and Dallas has 20 as a team. Terrance Newman has two interception and Bryan McCann looks to be a budding star with an interception return for a touchdown and a special teams touchdown in the last two games. As a team Dallas is averaging 22.9 points and 356.6 yards while the defense is allowing 27.1 points and 352.4 yards per game.
The New Orleans Saints are in second place in the NFC South, a game back of the Atlanta Falcons and in a log jam of teams all tied for what would be two Wild Card spots. The Saints are coming on strong but they have been doing it without their backfield and while rumors of Reggie Bush’s return surface just about every Monday, he has yet to return from his injury and Pierre Thomas remains out as well but the Saints will need them over the final portion of the season if they are going to have a shot at repeating. Drew Brees is having another superlative year and is looking like a Hall of Fame cinch as he has completed 69.5 percent of his passes for 2,969 yards with 22 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Chris Ivory has filled in the backfield gaining 481 yards but scoring just one touchdown. Marques Colston has 62 catches for 705 yards and four touchdowns while Lance Moore has 38 catches for 491 yards and five touchdowns. Jonathan Vilma anchors the defense with 62 tackles and two sacks while Roman Harper has 55 tackles. Sedrick Ellis has four sacks and Jabari Greer leads in interceptions with two but the Saints don’t have anywhere near the turnover margin they had last season. For the season New Orleans is averaging 23.5 points and 382.3 yards per game while the defense is allowing 17 points and 291.7 yards per game.
Dallas is 3-8 against the spread in their last 11 games overall, 1-4 against the spread in their last five home games, and 2-6 against the spread in their last eight against the NFC. New Orleans is 4-1 against the spread in their last five as a favorite, 6-13 against the spread in their last 19 against the NFC, and 3-8 against the spread in their last 11 games following a win. The underdog has covered in the last six meetings of these two.
These two met last season in New Orleans and it was the Saints first loss of the season in a game that wasn’t even competitive. Both of these teams have offenses that are loaded with talent and on the National stage with a game loaded with TV time outs, it means a lot of stoppages and plenty of possessions for both sides. For my free play I’ll go with the over which is at 50 currently.
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