This is definitely a must-win game for the Cowboys but to achieve victory, Weeden needs to ensure he keeps up his accuracy and finish drives by putting points up on the board.
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It’s only week four of this early 2015 season, but the Dallas Cowboys have already found themselves in a little bit of a pickle.
Forget about the Super Bowl, how are they going to win this week traveling to Arizona to face the red-hot Cardinals? So Wilson was suddenly in a weird place at a very important time.
First, let’s lay a couple things on the table. The Saints are 0-3.
“Each day you just pay attention to how he’s functioning”.
With the score tied at 20, the Saints took over at their 20 with 1:51 left in regulation. But this is a different Falcons team.
“We practice that play all the time”, Williams said. As Todd Archer of ESPN reported, Michael, who has been inactive for the first three weeks after coming over in a trade from the Seattle Seahawks, was getting work with the first-team on Thursday.
But being critical and pointing out the flaws of this football team is my JOB. Despite their 39-28 loss last week to the Atlanta Falcons, Weeden played a pretty conservative game and showed hope that he’s more than capable of being under center. But New Orleans won the toss, got the ball first in overtime and never gave the Cowboys offense a chance to take the field. Saints fans started wearing bags by the dozens, even hundreds.
The Saints strength is their offense as they are ranked 12th in the league with 370 yards per game. The loss of their big offensive weapon, Jimmy Graham, could be a reason for the drop. This year, they are on a similar pace with 4 sacks in 3 games.
Insofar as the key records on the defensive side of the ball.
To say that New Orleans is due to win at home is definitely an understatement. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson asked a group of reporters this last week.
Dallas, on the other hand is much better.
These Saints are who they are, capable of winning a game that started incredibly slow and ended with all kinds of weird.
This factor should certainly help the Browns’ last-ranked rush defense improve their ranking.
This is what will be different…
Defensive tackle Nick Hayden said that didn’t matter. On Sunday, he was slightly more adventurous (see above), and finished 16 of 26 for 246 yards and a touchdown. He’s been targeted 17 times in three games, catching at least five passes in two games.
Peterson, 30, is at an age when running backs tend to wear down, but after being suspended for 15 games last season, he has emerged as an example of how an extended break from the rigors of competition can rejuvenate an aging star.
One could argue for Jamaal Charles, Le’Veon Bell or Matt Forte as the game’s best running back, but Peterson is certainly in the discussion.
Still, Payton said, the unique skills that Spiller brings are ones that more often will be used, as the Saints envisioned when they courted and signed him as a free agent.
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Which team will survive their injuries to win their week 4 matchup? The Cowboys should focus on once again establishing the run against the Saints but also put Weeden in a position to make a few attempts at big plays down the field.
