Decoding Kellen Moore, Week 4: Cowboys offensive line dominated by Saints front

Link: https://theathletic.com/1256274/2019/10/01/decoding-kellen-moore-week-4-cowboys-offensive-line-dominated-by-saints-front/

Week 4 vs. NO
Date published: Oct. 1, 2019

First three weeks: 30 points, 470 yards (at least) in first three games
Game against NO: 10 points, 257 yards

Dallas got beat by the NO defense, and lost a lot of one-on-one battles when on offense.

Saints ability to stop the run even with a "math disadvantage" led to a very long offensive night for DAL offense. With a stacked secondary AND still able to stop Zeke, DAL offense couldn't do anything.

Cowboys really struggled on first down - only three of 11 first down plays resulted in offense getting four or more yards.

Offensive numbers:
257 yards
4.8 yards per play
6.9 yards to go AVG on third down
4-11 third down
1-2 red zone

With 257 yards and 10 points, the Cowboys are 5-69 when they hit those numbers or worse.

Dak: 22/33, 223 yards, 0 TD

Only 7 play action attempts after no less than 10 in the first three weeks.

Amari Cooper and Devin Smith completely shut down by the Saints secondary.