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Not to be outdone, Taysom Hill went back to work with the goal of making a case for himself as permanent starter for the Saints, and he got help from wideout Lil'Jordan Humphrey on a 24-yard touchdown to open the second quarter.īut just when you thought it would become a barn burner, things cooled down offensively once again, and the Cowboys were nursing a six-point lead the Saints hoped they could prevent from becoming anything more - especially considering Dallas had the first offensive possession of the second half. who drew first blood, on a drive in the first quarter that looked a lot like the usually prolific group the NFL has become accustomed to seeing from Dallas - big plays coming from both Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb (who both returned in Week 13) and capped off by a twisting touchdown catch by Michael Gallup. Something had to give for one of these clubs, and it did, with the Cowboys using their defense to pummel Taysom Hill into submission and delete another uneven performance by their offensive counterparts.

But going into their prime-time battle in Week 13, the Cowboys dropped three of their last four games and the Saints lost four straight. The Saints were 5-2 and hot off of a victory over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - ready to make waves in the NFC South and possibly more.

The Cowboys were winners of six straight and not only in complete control of the NFC East, but in commanding fashion that also put them in position to try and secure the No. As recently as early November, these two teams were on wildly different trajectories than they were entering this matchup. Things didn't start out on an ideal note for either offense, with both teams stumbling due to a mix of good defense and poor execution en route to the Dallas Cowboys handing the New Orleans Saints a 27-17 loss at Caesars Superdome on Thursday night, and despite the absence of head coach Mike McCarthy, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week.