As of now,Saints havent beat an above .500 team..

[bula]

Just looked at their schedule and results this year. They have wins over a few .500 teams and the rest are all junk (sub .500). I originally was nervous about this being a let down game, but all things being equal - the saints just aren't even close to Dallas. This should be a pretty easy win for us.

 

[stealth]

the colts and the giants were our only "real" foes this season, oh ya need I remind you about the Commanders beating us?

 

[SaintsFanMan]

Just looked at their schedule and results this year. They have wins over a few .500 teams and the rest are all junk (sub .500). I originally was nervous about this being a let down game, but all things being equal - the saints just aren't even close to Dallas. This should be a pretty easy win for us.

So what are you trying to say? We are over due? Thanks.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Just looked at their schedule and results this year. They have wins over a few .500 teams and the rest are all junk (sub .500). I originally was nervous about this being a let down game, but all things being equal - the saints just aren't even close to Dallas. This should be a pretty easy win for us.

Means very little... actually could be a bad thing.... law of averages.. you know

 

[superpunk]

Hey, it's not like they're Florida and scheduled Ball State late in the year.

You play who's in front of you - beat who you're supposed to beat. We have one win over a team with a winning record, I think - although Carolina was playing much better when we beat them, and the Giants aren't slouches.

 

[calico]

They remind me of the 2003 Cowboys, but with more talent on offense.

Dallas had the same problem that year of beating no one until Carolina later in the season.

 

[dallascowboysfan31]

actually the only good team at the time was philly that they beat.

however according to mike ditka the saints are the best team in the NFC

 

[sbuscha]

the colts and the giants were our only "real" foes this season, oh ya need I remind you about the Commanders beating us?

Actually we lost to Giants, Eagles,Commanders and Jags. What does it matter what schedule they have beaten. They are supposed to beat those teams. Have you ever heard of any given Sunday? Saints are a good team. We best be ready to play!!!

 

[SaintzRmarching]

OK. First thing. There are 4 teams in the NFC with better than .500 records and Dallas is the only one on our schedule right now. We beat 2 teams with .500 records (Falcons twice and Eagles). Dallas beat no NFC teams with .500 record or better and 2 with .500 record (Panthers and Giants). The Saints beat a hot Eagles team who was 4-1 and had just beaten Dallas so i don't see why that game wasn't us proving everything. We beat a 2-0 Falcons team. A 5-6 49er's team who was on a run. As far as i'm concerned neither the Saints or Cowboy haven beaten anyone cause neither team has a real NFC match on paper until this Sunday according to your LAW OF BEATING TEAMS WITH .500 RECORDS. Congrats on beating the struggling Colts.

 

[lspain1]

OK. First thing. There are 4 teams in the NFC with better than .500 records and Dallas is the only one on our schedule right now. We beat 2 teams with .500 records (Falcons twice and Eagles). Dallas beat no NFC teams with .500 record or better and 2 with .500 record (Panthers and Giants). The Saints beat a hot Eagles team who was 4-1 and had just beaten Dallas so i don't see why that game wasn't us proving everything. We beat a 2-0 Falcons team. A 5-6 49er's team who was on a run. As far as i'm concerned neither the Saints or Cowboy haven beaten anyone cause neither team has a real NFC match on paper until this Sunday according to your LAW OF BEATING TEAMS WITH .500 RECORDS. Congrats on beating the struggling Colts.

Well Spoken SaintzRmarching. You may not get a lot of credit on a Cowboys board this week, but the truth is that parity has watered down the NFC this season. Your losses to the Bengals and Ravens are the two that might indicate some flaws (particularly on your defense). The Saints may know considerably more about the Cowboys than vice versa from a preparation standpoint and that could make a difference if the game is close.

I believe the Cowboys will score....I don't know whether the Cowboy defense can stop the Saint attack. We'll see.

 

[SaintzRmarching]

Well Spoken SaintzRmarching. You may not get a lot of credit on a Cowboys board this week, but the truth is that parity has watered down the NFC this season. Your losses to the Bengals and Ravens are the two that might indicate some flaws (particularly on your defense). The Saints may know considerably more about the Cowboys than vice versa from a preparation standpoint and that could make a difference if the game is close.

I believe the Cowboys will score....I don't know whether the Cowboy defense can stop the Saint attack. We'll see.

I fully expect the Cowboys to win this one unfortunately. But I hope for it to be a good game. I just don't like the argument that this thread presents.

It's like the saints were suposed to lose to the Falcons just to have beat a team with an above .500 record. Falcons would be 8-4 if we had lost to them twice. But we beat them twice so we're 8-4. I watched the end of the Cowboys-Wash game and thought it was very unfortunate for you guys to lose that way.

 

[Doomsday]

however according to mike ditka the saints are the best team in the NFC

That is good news for Dallas fans.

 

[peplaw06]

OK. First thing. There are 4 teams in the NFC with better than .500 records and Dallas is the only one on our schedule right now. We beat 2 teams with .500 records (Falcons twice and Eagles). Dallas beat no NFC teams with .500 record or better and 2 with .500 record (Panthers and Giants). The Saints beat a hot Eagles team who was 4-1 and had just beaten Dallas so i don't see why that game wasn't us proving everything. We beat a 2-0 Falcons team. A 5-6 49er's team who was on a run. As far as i'm concerned neither the Saints or Cowboy haven beaten anyone cause neither team has a real NFC match on paper until this Sunday according to your LAW OF BEATING TEAMS WITH .500 RECORDS. Congrats on beating the struggling Colts.

So the 4-1 Eagles were "hot," but the 9-0 Colts were "struggling?" :laugh2:

I don't so much like the premise of the thread, since there aren't that many great teams on either team's schedule, but to discount the win over the Colts is a stretch.

I think it's hard to look at the schedule in hindsight and say what was a "tough win," and what was mediocre. When the Saints beat the Eagles, they were playing well... now, not so much. When we beat the Panthers, some thought they were about to hit their stride.

Division games are "tough" no matter where they are played. So I think those 6 games should be a wash.

Then our divisions play each other, so we play many of the same teams. The difference comes from which AFC divisions we've played and how we've fared. That's where the Boys have an edge.

We're 3-1 against the AFC South (Indy, JAX, TEN, HOU)...

You're 1-3 against the AFC North (BAL, PIT, CIN, CLE).

The records of those two conferences are within one game, the difference being Indy is 10-2 while BAL is 9-3.

But all of this is solely to get a read on our teams performances. It will all be settled on the field Sunday night.

 

[SaintzRmarching]

So the 4-1 Eagles were "hot," but the 9-0 Colts were "struggling?" :laugh2:

I don't so much like the premise of the thread, since there aren't that many great teams on either team's schedule, but to discount the win over the Colts is a stretch.

I think it's hard to look at the schedule in hindsight and say what was a "tough win," and what was mediocre. When the Saints beat the Eagles, they were playing well... now, not so much. When we beat the Panthers, some thought they were about to hit their stride.

Division games are "tough" no matter where they are played. So I think those 6 games should be a wash.

Then our divisions play each other, so we play many of the same teams. The difference comes from which AFC divisions we've played and how we've fared. That's where the Boys have an edge.

We're 3-1 against the AFC South (Indy, JAX, TEN, HOU)...

You're 1-3 against the AFC North (BAL, PIT, CIN, CLE).

The records of those two conferences are within one game, the difference being Indy is 10-2 while BAL is 9-3.

But all of this is solely to get a read on our teams performances. It will all be settled on the field Sunday night.

Are you laughing at colts struggling cause it's true. They've won games this year by barely anything. Should have lost to the titans twice. Payton has lost that "spark" he used to have. THE COLTS ARE GOING TO BE 1 AND DONE FOR THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. There are too many good teams in the AFC and the Colts only way to the 2nd round of the playoffs is via bye. Colts lost 2 in a row. When we beat the Eagles they were 4-1 with the MVP of the league at that time. I won't even argue our AFC record cause that doesn't matter. You should be worried about your Division and NFC record.

 

[peplaw06]

Are you laughing at colts struggling cause it's true.

Sorry man, 9-0 is not "struggling," I don't care how close the games are. I'd love for the Cowboys to have been struggling along at 9-0, and you'd love for the Saints to be doing the same.

They've won games this year by barely anything. Should have lost to the titans twice. Payton has lost that "spark" he used to have. THE COLTS ARE GOING TO BE 1 AND DONE FOR THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR. There are too many good teams in the AFC and the Colts only way to the 2nd round of the playoffs is via bye. Colts lost 2 in a row.

I don't necessarily disagree with anything here, but the fact remains, they're 10-2. Actually I lied, I disagree that they've lost 2 in a row. They beat the Eagles like a drum last week.

But they could easily lose their first round game... Looks like that will be either Baltimore or New England coming to Indy, and we all know the struggles they have with 3-4 defenses.

When we beat the Eagles they were 4-1 with the MVP of the league at that time. I won't even argue our AFC record cause that doesn't matter. You should be worried about your Division and NFC record.

Something about the Eagles... We had just played them as you know, in a very emotional game that apparently took a lot out of them, because since then they're 2-5, including 1-1 with Garthia. And they had to travel to your place.

And how do the AFC records not matter? I like to take the whole picture into account... we have the same records, with a lot of the same teams on the schedule. Our common opponents have been pretty close, but we did better against a slightly better AFC division. Sorry if you want to discount that as irrelevant for your purposes, but it's definitely pertinent IMO.

Oh and I didn't throw this gem out there, but we're about the hottest team in the league. We've won 5 out of 6... in your last 6 you're 3-3.