The Saints have won two games in a row and the Cowboys have won 4 in a row. Bill Parcells vs. Sean Payton should be an interesting match-up as Payton used to work for Parcells.
The Saints will try to be more balanced than they usually have been this season. Deuce McAllister (790 yards rushing) and Reggie Bush (368 yards rushing) might have a rough time finding running room against the Cowboys defense which is allowing only 90.3 yards rushing and 3.6 yards per carry this season. Drew Brees (3,649 yards passing) will have a hard battle on his hands against the Cowboys secondary which has 14 interceptions this season.Â
Look for the Cowboys to blast away on the ground against the Saints who are allowing 133.1 yards rushing and 5.0 yards per carry so far this season. Julius Jones (877 yards rushing) and Marion Barber (568 yards rushing) should both have good games against the soft Saints defense. The Saints pass defense has allowed 21 TD passes this season and have only intercepted 8 passes on the season. Look for T.O., Terry Glenn and Jason Witten to get their yards in this game.
The Cowboys are 4-1 at home this season and have won the 4 games by an average of 20 points per game. I don’t think they’ll win by that many against the Saints, but I do think they will win this football game.