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It was largely an unimpressive night from Dak Prescott. He had a couple of nice throws up the seam (including one to Randall Cobb on that final drive that got them into hail mary range), but his accuracy throughout much of the night was pedestrian, and he just couldn’t get the ball moving downfield consistently.
Ezekiel Elliott couldn’t get anything going on the ground, either. New Orleans stifled him all night. It didn’t matter if the Cowboys were trying to stretch things out wide or hit a gap up the middle. Zeke was unable to convert on a couple of short-yardage situations and he fumbled the ball the one time he picked up enough yards to move the sticks on a key 4th-and-1.
Robert Quinn gave Terron Armstead issues all game long with his speed. One of his two sacks cames from beating the pull protection to the outside and looping all the way around to get the sack while fighting through a hold.
Leighton Vander Esch had a few issues in the run game with missed tackles, but he was flying to the ball carrier and making plays that few other linebackers could make. Vander Esch forced the Saints to have to look to different weapons outside of Alvin Kamara and effectively prevented any big plays from the Saints’ star back.
Ezekiel Elliott couldn’t get anything going on the ground, either. New Orleans stifled him all night. It didn’t matter if the Cowboys were trying to stretch things out wide or hit a gap up the middle. Zeke was unable to convert on a couple of short-yardage situations and he fumbled the ball the one time he picked up enough yards to move the sticks on a key 4th-and-1.
Robert Quinn gave Terron Armstead issues all game long with his speed. One of his two sacks cames from beating the pull protection to the outside and looping all the way around to get the sack while fighting through a hold.
Leighton Vander Esch had a few issues in the run game with missed tackles, but he was flying to the ball carrier and making plays that few other linebackers could make. Vander Esch forced the Saints to have to look to different weapons outside of Alvin Kamara and effectively prevented any big plays from the Saints’ star back.