Dak Prescott: We have to be more sound, more focused on offense

The Cowboys had to deal with a lot in the days leading up to Thursday’s game against the Saints and they navigated it well enough to get a 27-17 win that lifts them to 8-4 on the season. After the win, quarterback Dak Prescott said “so many people stepped up” to help the team to [more]

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Taysom Hill: We did some things well, obviously tough to win with four interceptions

The Saints’ decision to turn to Taysom Hill at quarterback brought some explosiveness to the offense, but it ultimately wasn’t enough to keep them from their first five-game losing streak under head coach Sean Payton. They had seven plays that went for at least 23 plays, which is only one less than they had in [more]

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Dan Quinn: It was just a cool win

The Cowboys spent the days leading up to their Thursday night game against the Saints scrambling to fill coaching responsibilities with head coach Mike McCarthy and five other members of his staff missing because of COVID-19 protocols. It was a process they handled well enough to beat the Saints 27-17 to snap a two-game losing [more]

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Sean Payton got no explanation for blindside block call that went against the Saints

Saints coach Sean Payton was furious about a blindside block call that went against his team on Thursday Night Football, but after the game he could say little about it. Payton said he got no explanation for the penalty and wasn’t sure why it was called. “I’m not real familiar with that type of block [more]

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Taysom Hill needed to splint finger after collision

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill had to put a splint on his injured middle finger for the remainder of Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys after having his hand collide with a defender in the first half. “I went to throw a ball and I hit it on a hand,” Hill told reporters [more]

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Amari Cooper says it was tough missing two games for Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper had two catches for 41 yards in his return to action after a two-game absence due to a case of COVID-19. Cooper was unvaccinated and was required to miss 10 days, which ruled him out for both of the team’s previous two games against the Kansas City Chiefs and Las [more]

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Steelers place Robert Spillane on COVID-19 reserve list

The Steelers have added another player to their COVID-19 reserve list. The team announced that linebacker Robert Spillane has been placed on the list. Linebacker T.J. Watt and offensive lineman Joe Haeg have also gone on the list this week. If vaccinated, Spillane will be able to return after two negative tests taken 24 hours [more]

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