The Cowboys won the toss and elected to defer which is a mindset that many people agree with generally.
Unfortunately the Saints showed up to AT&T Stadium ready to rock. They marched 80 yards across 7 plays and in just 4:10 for an opening touchdown from Alvin Kamara.
Dallas began to move and was experiencing a fair amount of success. Plenty of different people touched the ball, but then penalties began to happen. Sort of.
There was questionable no call against CeeDee Lamb (as in he was interfered with) and a horrible non-call on what was clearly a facemask against Rico Dowdle. Ultimately the Cowboys settled for a 52-yard field goal which Brandon Aubrey converted. It marked his 13th (out of 13 attempts) since joining the team in 2023.
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Derek Carr and the Saints got back to work though… quickly. On the first play of the next drive he fired a dot to Rashid Shaheed for a 70-yard touchdown.
Dallas got back to work on offense and began putting together a drive and were well past midfield when the period ended.
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The Cowboys won every home game at AT&T Stadium last year, obviously only in the regular season, and are looking to pick up where they left off in that sense.
Injury Updates
As of Sunday morning it seems unlikely that Jake Ferguson will play for the Cowboys, but thankfully the week revealed that he seemed to have avoided a serious injury last week in Cleveland.
[UPDATE]: Jake Ferguson is out, as is New Orleans corner Marshon Lattimore.
NFL News Relevant To The Cowboys
On Saturday the San Francisco 49ers placed running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve. He is set to miss at least the next four games which takes him out through Week 5. The Cowboys visit San Francisco in Week 8, the first game out of the bye for Dallas.
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Also on an injury note, Philadelphia wide receiver A.J. Brown was officially listed as questionable on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.
Up Next For The Cowboys
Dallas hosts the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4:25pm ET.
Dallas Mavericks star big man Anthony Davis might be facing season-ending left hand surgery after being injured in Thursday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, ESPN reported on Friday.
Davis reportedly underwent an MRI exam on Friday that showed ligament damage in the hand. Davis reportedly will seek a second opinion to see if surgery is needed.
ESPN reported Davis would miss at least six weeks if surgery is avoided.
Davis was injured with 2:52 left in the 116-114 loss while defending Utah star Lauri Markkanen on a drive to the basket. Davis was in obvious pain after the play and left the contest with 2:08 remaining after he was holding the hand and unable to defend Markkanen’s next basket.
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The timing of the injury could affect Dallas’ trade plans. The club reportedly planned to shop Davis prior to the 5 February trade deadline.
Davis hasn’t even been with the Mavericks for a year yet. He came over in the controversial and disastrous deal in which star Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Davis, who turns 33 in March, is making $54.1m this season. He is due to make $58.5m next season and has a player option for $62.8m in 2027-28.
Davis has played in just 29 games for the Mavericks – nine last season and 20 this season.
He is averaging 20.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots this season. He is a 10-time All-Star.
Dallas Police Central Business District officers recovered 39 bags of crack cocaine during an arrest Tuesday.
The officers, working with the U.S. Marshal’s North Texas Fugitive Task Force, seized the drugs when they arrested 40-year-old Velisa Purvis, who was wanted on four outstanding felony warrants.
Officers spotted Purvis in the 1500 block of Garrett Avenue near Old East Dallas and took her into custody.
In addition to the cocaine, officers recovered two bags of suspected methamphetamine, drug packaging, money and marijuana.
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She now faces additional charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between four grams and 200 grams and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between one and four grams for the crack cocaine, methamphetamine, currency, and individual packages with the intent to distribute.
