Cowboys Suffer Heavy Home Loss to Saints in Week 2 🏈

A 44-19 loss to the New Orleans Saints (2-0) is the Dallas Cowboys' first loss at home in the regular season since Week 1 in 2022.<br /><br />That was also the last time Dallas scored fewer than 20 points at home.<br /><br />The Saints put up two touchdowns in the first quarter. Running back Alvin Kamara scored a rushing touchdown on the first drive, and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed hauled in a deep one from quarterback Derek Carr for a 70-yard TD reception. Both of Blake Grupe's points after the touchdowns were good.<br /><br />Dallas only scored three in the first quarter, thanks to a Brandon Aubrey 52-yard field goal, making it 3-14.<br /><br />Aubrey scored a 38-yarder after Saints' defensive end Carl Granderson's sack to make it 6-14 at the top of the second quarter, but then Carr found Kamara short, who then ran for 57-yards to score his second of the day; Grupe's PAT was good. <br /><br />The Saints had scored 21 points, having less than 7 minutes of possession up until that point.<br /><br />Then, the two big contract extensions connected for a 65-yard touchdown to make it 13-21: QB Dak Prescott found WR CeeDee Lamb who broke free for the first touchdown inside AT&T Stadium this season, making fans wait until the middle of the second quarter before doing so. Aubrey's PAT was good, but it would be Dallas' only touchdown on the day.<br /><br />Shortly after, Kamara scored his third touchdown, second receiving, from 13 yards out to make it 13-28, Saints.<br /><br />To rub more salt in the wound, defensive back Paulson Adebo picked off Prescott's pass to WR Jalen Brooks. Carr ended up scoring a 1-yard touchdown later; Grupe's PAT was good, making it 13-35.<br /><br />Aubrey put up another three points in Dallas' favor before heading into the half, with a 48-yard field goal.<br /><br />The 35 points put up by the Saints in the first half ties for most points allowed in a first half in Cowboys history.<br /><br />Opening up the third quarter, a 39-yard pass to Jalen Tolbert got the crowd excited. But a couple plays later, Prescott fumbled it—Tolbert hustled back for the fumble recovery to help save a field goal for the Cowboys; Aubrey made it from 40 yards out, bringing Dallas to a 19-35 scoreline.<br /><br />Kamara ran in his fourth touchdown with a minute to go in the third quarter, but Grupe's PAT was no good.<br /><br />You had to have been happy with Kamara's performance if you've got him in fantasy: he led the Saints on the ground with 20 carries for 115 yards and 3 TDs, and also had 2 receptions for 65 yards and a TD.<br /><br />The Saints had scored on every possession with Derek Carr as their QB this season, going 15-for-15, until Carr's pass got intercepted by safety Donavan Wilson with 12:04 left in the 4th.<br /><br />The very next play ended in Prescott throwing another pick, this time to Tyrann Matthieu.<br /><br />Another Grupe field goal sealed the deal to beat the Cowboys by 25 points.<br /><br />The Saints improved to 10-1 since 2023 when allowing fewer than 20 points in a game.<br /><br />