ARLINGTON, Texas -- The New Orleans Saints were trying to mount a comeback against the Cowboys on Sunday night when coach Sean Payton elected to fake a punt midway through the fourth quarter. Punter Thomas Morstead was sacked for a 2-yard loss by Jack Crawford with 6:47 remaining. It ended any potential momentum by the Saints, who trailed 31-17 at the time. There were two things that were interesting on the play: The Saints, faced with a fourth-and-9, put the ball into the hands of their punter over quarterback Drew Brees and the Cowboys had just 10 men on the field.
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