The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (1-2) at DALLAS (2-1)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE — Saints by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Saints 1-2-0, Cowboys 2-1-0
SERIES RECORD — Cowboys lead 15-11
LAST MEETING — Saints beat Cowboys 49-17, Nov. 10, 2013
AP PRO32 RANKING — Saints No. 16, Cowboys No. 19
SAINTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (6), PASS (5)
SAINTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (24), RUSH (T9), PASS (29)
COWBOYS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (3), PASS (24)
COWBOYS DEFENSE — OVERALL (21), RUSH (T15), PASS (21)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Saints have won eight of past nine in series after Cowboys won 11 of first 12 from 1967-84. Only win for Dallas in current stretch came in 2009 when New Orleans was 13-0. … Saints QB Drew Brees has thrown for 838 yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions in past two starts against Cowboys. He’s been sacked once total in those two games. … Saints set NFL record with 40 first downs in victory last season. … Saints RB Mark Ingram had only career 100-yard game against Cowboys last year, rushing for 145 yards and touchdown. … Saints WR Marques Colston has three straight 100-yard receiving games against Dallas. He has 364 yards and touchdown in those three games. … Saints WR Brandin Cooks leads NFL rookies with 18 catches. … Since joining league in 2009, New Orleans’ Jairus Byrd leads all safeties with 22 interceptions. … With three straight 100-yard games to start season, Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray has most since Emmitt Smith opened 1995 season with four straight. Murray leads NFL with 385 yards. … WR Dez Bryant had career-high 224 yards receiving against Saints two years ago. Bryant leads NFL with 36 TD catches since start of 2011. … Dallas’ Jason Witten needs 106 yards receiving to join Tony Gonzalez and Shannon Sharpe as only TEs with 10,000 yards. … Three Dallas defenders had career highs in tackles in last year’s blowout loss: S Barry Church (17), LB Bruce Carter (15) and S Jeff Heath (13).
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