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Especially this group of doom defenders… The New Orleans Saints.

The New Orleans Saints were supposed to be dead. After their 12-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, they look very spiritedly for a dead team.

When quarterback Drew Brees went down with a thumb injury, many across the league questioned whether his team could handle his absence. You can't blame them. After all, it's Drew Freaking Brees. 

But something strange happened Sunday night against a Cowboys team that ranks as one of the league's best. The Saints relied on their defense, & that was enough. They shut down previously unbeaten Dallas.

No, the Saints defense isn't Chicago's. It's not transformational. But it is good. Fast, aggressive & smart.

During their two-point victory, the Saints did something that seemed almost impossible. They nullified the formidable trio of Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott & Amari Cooper.

The Cowboys have obliterated defenses all season. They were averaging 32.3 points per game coming in, but they scored just 10 against New Orleans. They were rushing for 179 yards per game, but they had only 45. They were averaging 481.3 yards of total offense, but they had only 257—and it was only 223 as late as the final two minutes.

The last series of the game was representative of how the Saints pummeled the Dallas offense. They sacked Prescott on first down. Later, Prescott had his arm hit, causing an incomplete pass. Then Cooper, looking frustrated, was called for his second offensive pass interference penalty.

On the last deep pass to Cooper, Prescott was swamped by four Saints defenders. Then, on the final play of the game, the Saints sent a blitz off the corner, pressuring him into throwing the ball sooner than he wanted as he tried a Hail Mary.

The Cowboys just couldn't get anything going on offense. That's not something you'll often hear.

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By: Mike Freeman

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