Saints 44-19 Cowboys, Kamara leads with four touchdowns, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 2

Saints dominate Cowboys in blowout win on the road - GAME SUMMARY

The Dallas Cowboys were expected to win at AT&T Stadium after a 16-game regular season winning streak at home, but it seems that momentum was already broken with their postseason loss to the Packers in January. Instead, the New Orleans Saints came marching in and stomped all over Dallas in their own home to win in a dominant 44-19 victory.

Saints offense the real deal

The Saints offense was unstoppable, from quarterback Derek Carr to wide receivers Chris Olave and Rasheed Shahid and superstar running back Alvin Kamara. They scored on 15 straight possessions before they were finally forced into a punt in the final quarter.

Like last week, Carr had a near-perfect game, throwing 11-of-16 for 243 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Kamara was the leader in touchdowns with four - three rushing touchdowns for five, 12, and seven yards, and one receiving touchdown for a screen pass worth 57 yards. He became the only player in Saints history to score four touchdowns in a game twice. 

Shaheed added to the scores with a 70-yard lob from Carr and Olave set up a few with four catches for 81 yards. 

Saints defense better than expected

The Saints defense had a lot of positives too, holding quarterback Dak Prescott to just one touchdown. Cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Tyron Mathieu both made one interception, Bryan Bresee had a strip-sack, and Carl Grandson made 1.5 sacks (one which was shared with Chase Young). 

Cowboys have more questions than answers

The Cowboys had just one touchdown on the day, a 65-yard score by star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. The rest of their measly 19 points were scored by kicker Brandon Aubrey on four field goals. Just after Lamb’s touchdown, the Cowboys lost the momentum yet again with Prescott throwing the first of his two interceptions. Prescott finished the game 27-of-39 for 293 yards, the one TD, and the two INTs.

What’s next?

The Saints will host the Philadelphia Eagles at home on Sunday and the Cowboys will host the Baltimore Ravens, also on Sunday. 

Mathieu answered IMMEDIATELY by interception Prescott right away

Donovan Wilson logged an interception for the 'Boys

Kamara notched his FOURTH touchdown for the Saints

Tolbert made this ridiculous catch to start the second half

Now for a few second-half highlights...

Cowboys fall to Saints at home

The Saints take a knee to let the clock run out and that's game. 

The Saints beat the Cowboys 44-19 in Arlington.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

That takes us to the 2-minute warning.

The Cowboys at this point are just waiting for the time to run out to put them out of their misery. Saints are on offense with the ball at their own 33 on 1st down.

Williams picks up another 11 for another 1st down

Williams takes it up 9 yards for the 1st down

Williams takes it up 2 yards - 2nd and 8

Anger punts 53 yards to the Saints 11 - fair catch by Shaheed

Rush pass short to Vaughn complete for 6 yards - 4th and 4

Rush pass incomplete to Turpin

Cooper Rush is in at quarterback - he throws the ball away under pressure 

Grupe kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys 30

After trading turnovers, the Saints finally got the ball in Cowboys territory and got a field goal, a 26-yarder by Grupe with 5:11 to go in the 4th quarter.

SAINTS FIELD GOAL!

Williams picks up another 2 - 4th and 5

Williams picks up 6 yards - 3rd and 7

Kamara gets 3, but a Holding call on Saints' Moreau puts them back 10 - 2nd and 13

Kamara picks up 7 - 2nd and 3

Cowboys went for it on 4th and 9 - Prescott threw a deep pass to Brooks and it was incomplete - Saints get the ball on downs at the Cowboys 13

Prescott pass to Schoonmaker is complete, but much too short of the 1st down - 4th and 9

Prescott SACKED by Granderson and Young for a loss of 6 yards - 3rd and 12

Prescott to Tolbert for 4 yards

Hayball punts 49 yards to Cowboys 12, out of bounds.

Carr pass incomplete to Olave, covered by Lewis - 4th down

Williams taken down by Odighizuwa and Parsons for a loss of 2 - 3rd and 12

Carr pass incomplete to Prentice, broken up by Odighizuwa

Kamara gets 3 - 1st down

Kamara picks up 8 yards - 2nd and 2

Prescott pass INTERCEPTED by Mathieu

Carr pass tipped by his own receiver, Olave, gets into the hands of Wilson - INTERCEPTION

Kamara picks up 7, good for the first down

Kamara picks up 3

Prescott pass incomplete to Spann-Ford - Saints get the ball on downs at their own 17 

Lamb's back in - Cowboys are going for it

Prescott pass incomplete to Tolbert - 4th and 4

Prescott pass to Lamb was incomplete with Harris hitting him hard and he's off the field - 3rd and 4

Prescott pass to Dowdle complete for 6 yards - 2nd and 4

Prescott pass complete to Tolbert for 12 yards - 1st down

Cowboys' guard Zack Martin was injured on the play

Prescott pass to Schoonmaker complete for 15yards and the 1st down

END THIRD QUARTER

And that'll take us to the end of the third quarter.

The Saints are dominating the Cowboys. They have the ball at 2nd and 1 at the Saints 49 to start the 4th quarter.

Prescott passes it to Dowdle yet again and he picks up 9 yards - 2nd and 1

Dowdle takes it up again, gets 7 - 1st down

Prescott pass complete to Dowdle for 4 yards - 2nd and 6

Grupe kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys 30

Kamara breaks through and stays on his feet to make his FOURTH touchdown of the day! Grupe's PAT was no good. The Saints take a huge lead with just a minute and 9 seconds to go in the 3rd quarter.

Carr pass incomplete to Hill

Pass Interference on Cowboys' Lewis gives Saints an automatic first down

Shaheed picks up just 2 yards, stopped by Clark - 3rd and 9

Carr SACKED by Golston for a loss of 1

Kamara takes it up 4 - 1st down

Kamara picks up 2 - 3rd and 3

Kamara picks up 10 yards - 2nd and 5

Carr's pass was complete to Moreau in the end zone, but there were multiple flags on the play

Ineligible Downfield Pass on Saints' Ruiz, 5 yards and TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED 

Shaheed gets it and he takes it up 4 - 1st down

Hill picks up 7 - 2nd and 3

Carr pass complete down the middle to Olave for 13 yards and another first down

Kamara picks up 3, taken down by Parsons - 2nd and 7

Hill gets to the side for 9 yards and an easy first down

Kamara gets it again but no gain - 3rd and 2

Carr to Kamara for 8 yards

Aubrey kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Saints 30

After getting a chance for a touchdown after a 39-yard pass was caught by Tolbert, Prescott fumbled the ball, taking them back to the 22 on 4th down, forcing a field goal try instead. Aubrey made the 40-yarder. Cowboys still trail with 9:05 to go in the third quarter.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL

Prescott FUMBLES after it's forced out by Bresee and it's finally recovered by Cowboys' Tolbert all the way back at the Saints 22

Prescott pass to Elliott for 2 yards - 3rd adn 8

Prescott under pressure, pass incomplete to Elliott - 2nd and 10 at the Saints 11

Precott pass CAUGHT by Tolbert for 39 yards with Abedo all over him

False Start on Cowboys' Guyton - 5 yards, 3rd and 6

Dowdle taken down by Jordan - 3rd and 1

Prescott scrambles up the middle for 8 yards - 2nd and 2

With Prescott just about to get sacked and the defense all over him, he tosses it to Elliott and he's able to take off for 15 yards - 1st down

Elliott takes it up 3 yards and then Schoonmaker gets just 1 and the Cowboys are quickly at 3rd and long

And we're back!

Grupe kicks 63 yards to the Cowboys 2 and Thomas takes it up 25 yards to the Cowboys 27

Carr finished off the job

That TD set-up was thanks to this Adebo INTERCEPTION

Olave sets up another TD with this 19-yard catch

Kamara's THIRD TD keeps Saints lead going

Cowboys finally get something going with a 65-yard CeeDee TD

Kamara made the 57-yard TD to start the second quarter

Shaheed made this 70-yard TD for a 9-second scoring drive

Kamara took in the Saints' first TD on the opening drive

Olave's 39-yard catch set up Saints first TD

END FIRST HALF

At the end of the first half, the Saints have been absolutely dominating the Cowboys on all sides of the ball. Let's take a look at some of the highlights...

The Cowboys had enough time to at least get within field goal range and they did so. Aubrey made the 48-yard field goal and the Cowboys trail by 19 going into the second half.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Saints take final timeout

With 5 seconds, Prescott spikes it and they'll give it to Aubrey for the field goal try 

Prescott pass to Tolbert for 21 yards

Prescott pass to Tolbert for 3 and then to Schoonmaker for 8 yards. He gets out of bounds - 1st down with 21 seconds

The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was upheld. The ruling on the field stands - 1st down

Cowboys take final timeout

Prescott pass to Brooks complete for 10 yards

Prescott pass tipped by Jordan, incomplete

Grupe kicks to the end zone - Touchback to the Cowboys 30

After the Adebo interception, the Saints were set up nicely for a score. A 19-yard pass from Carr to Olave set up the touchdown and it was Carr who ran it in on the QB sneak. The Saints keep the domination going with just 39 seconds left in the half.

Cowboys take second timeout

Carr pass is CAUGHT by Olave at the 1!

Dallas takes first timeout

Car pass to Shaheed but no gain with Diggs taking him down - 2nd and 10 at the Cowboys 20

Prescott pass INTERCEPTED by Adebo and he takes it all the way up to the 20 for 47 YARDS before he's finally tackled by Prescott

Prescott under pressure gets it away to Cooks for the 1st down

Saints take second timeout

Prescott pass incomplete to Tolbert - he had it, but Mathieu hit him hard to knock it loose

Prescott under pressure throws it away

 Ineligible Downfield Pass on Cowboys' Beebe, 5 yards

Prescott pass complete to Tolbert for 5 yards

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

That takes us to the 2-minute warning.

The Cowboys have all three of their timeouts and the ball on 1st down at their own 38. They have some time to answer this Saints lead before the half runs out...

Prescott tosses it deep to Lamb who tries for the one-handed catch but he can't bring it in

Saints are called for Holding on Adebo, 5 yards

Elliott picks up a yard - 2nd and 9

Grupe kicks 58 yards to the Cowboys 7 and Thomas takes it up 25 yards to the Cowboys 32

When Kamara has the ball, it's dangerous for the Cowboys. He ran the ball into the end zone for the 12-yard touchdown and wasn't even touched. Grupe's PAT was good and the Saints extend the lead yet again with 2:48 to go in the first half.

Carr pass incomplete to Kamara as he struggled to hang onto the ball - 2nd and 10

Williams takes it up again for 3 yards and the 1st down

Williams picks up 8 yards - 2nd and 2

Kamara picks up 15 yards for the 1st down and then some

Carr pass complete to Hill for a yard, taken down by Overshown - 3rd and 3

Kamara picks up another 6 yards to the Cowboys 39 - 2nd and 4

Carr pass complete to Olave and he picks up 10 yards for the first down

Holding on Cowboys' Wilson, declined

Carr's first incomplete pass of the game to Prentice - 3rd and 6

Kamara picks up 4 - 2nd and 6

Kamara pushes up 11 yards for a first down right off the bat

Aubrey kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Saints 30

Just as fans were wondering, where is Lamb?...he showed up! Prescott threw a short pass to Lamb and he took off 65 yards for the touchdown. Aubrey's PAT was good and the Cowboys finally got the big play they needed to stay in the game. 7:43 to go in the first half.

Dowdle runs it up 5 yards for the first down

Dowdle picks up 6 - 3rd and 2

Turpin taken down by Adebo after just 2 yards

Grupe kicks 56 yards to the Cowboys 9 and Thomas takes it up 13 yards

Carr passed short to Kamara and he just took off for 57 YARDS for another Saints touchdown. Grupe's PAT was good and the Saints continue their domination with 9:30 still to go in the first half.

Kamara picks up 3 - 2nd and 7

Olave picks up 7 yards for the 1st down

Kamara takes it up 3 yards, taken down by Liufau - 2nd and 7

Aubrey kicks to the end zone, Touchback to the Saints 30

The Cowboys couldn't find the end zone yet again with this Saints defense just stopping them play after play. Aubrey made the 38-yard field goal to keep the Cowboys in the game with 11:39 to go in the first half.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Prescott SACKED by Granderson for a loss of 5 yards

Prescott fakes it to Cooks but he's swallowed up by Taylor for a loss of 3 - 3rd and 10

Vaughn picks up 3 to the Saints 12 - 2nd and 7

Prescott under pressure gets the ball away, complete to Lamb for 14 yards

Prescott overthrows to Lamb in the end zone - incomplete, 2nd and 10

Elliott takes it up 1 yard good for the first

END FIRST QUARTER

That takes us to the end of the 1st quarter. The Saints offense is obliterating the Dallas defense so far, with a 14-3 lead now. The Cowboys have the ball at 3rd and 1 at the Saints 30 as they try to get something going at the start of the 2nd quarter.

Elliott picks up 7 yards - 3rd and 1

Vaughn picks up just 2 yards, stopped by Young - 2nd and 8

Prescott pass complete to Cooks for 8 yards and the 1st down

Elliott gets it twice in a row for a total gain of 3 yards - 3rd and 7

Prescott to Lamb for 7 yards - 1st down

Vaughn picks up 3 yards - 2nd and 7

Grupe kicks 76 yards to the 4 and Turpin takes it up 35 yards to the Cowboys 38

Saints' Penning was given a penalty for UnsportsmanlikeConduct after a bit of a scuffle, 15 yards enforced between downs 

Carr threw an absolute bomb to Shaheed for a 70-YARD touchdown! Grupe's PAT was good. The Saints extend their lead in just 9 seconds on that drive. 4:05 to go in the first quarter.

Aubrey kicks into the end zone - Touchback to the Saints 30

The Cowboys got a lot of penalties on their opening drive which cost them yards. They couldn't make it into the end zone, but kicker Brandon Aubrey seems to be able to make it through the bars from almost any range. He makes the 52-yard field goal without a problem. Cowboys get points on the board with 4:14 to go in the 1st quarter.

COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!

Dowdle picks up 9 yards and Aubrey comes out for the field goal attempt

Prescott tosses it to Turpin and he escapes one tackle but is eventually taken down by Taylor and rookie McKinstry for a loss of 1 - 3rd and 18

Dowdle takes it up 3 yards - 2nd and 17

Prescott was looking for Turpin, but he wasn't there, so he threw it to the sideline out of bounds

Holding on Cowboys' Guyton moves Cowboys back another 10 yards

Prescott under pressure, throws it away

Holding on Saints' Abedo

Automatic 1st down for Dallas

Prescott passed deep to Dowdle, but he couldn't hang onto it with Davis all over him - incomplete

Dowdle takes it up but he's just short - Cowboys go for it on 4th and Prescott with the QB sneak gets it - 1st down

Prescott tosses left to Turpin and he picks up 5 yards before he's tackled hard by Taylor - 3rd and 3

Dowdle takes it up 2 - 2nd and 8

Prescott escaped pressure to pass to Schoonmaker again and he makes a one-handed catch for 8 yards and the first down

Prescott pass complete to Schoonmaker for 8 yards - 2nd and 2

Dowdle takes it up 5 yards for the first down

Prescott connects with Lamb for 5 as he steps out of bounds - 2nd and 5

Thomas takes up Grupe's kick from the -1 to the Cowboys 21

After a huge 38-yard pass to Olave to set up the Saints for a score, Kamara ran it in for the 5-yard touchdown. Grupe's PAT was good and the Saints take an early lead with 10:50 to go in the first quarter.

Carr passes long to Olave for 39 yards into Cowboys territory for 1st and goal

Saints take first timeout as the playclock was winding down before they got set up

Carr pass complete to Shaheed for 9 yards and the 1st down at the Cowboys 44

Hill runs into a wall after 2 yards - 2nd and 8

Carr passes long to Shaheed and he gets 17 yards for the 1st down

Shaheed takes it up this time, good for another 7 yards - 3rd and 2

Kamara takes it first, but Parsons gets to him right away. He gets just a yard - 2nd and 9

Aubrey kicks it into the landing zone and it rolls into the end zone. Saints didn't pick it up so they'll start at the 20.

GAME TIME!

The Cowboys have won the toss and elected to defer.

Saints start us off on offense after the first dynamic kickoff. 

Here we gooooo!

Mike Tyson is in the house!

Parsons vs Fuaga

Saints offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga has been dealing with back issues, missing the last two of their practices. But he's officially active vs the Cowboys and will protect Derek Carr's blindside on the left.

The rookie came into the league known mostly for his run-blocking abilities, but in his season debut last week, he proved what he can do as a pass protector as well, finishing with the fourth-highest PFF pass blocking among all tackles (87.3). 

This week, though, he'll really be put to the test as he will be up against the Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons. In their season opener, Parsons racked up 11 pressures on Deshaun Watson, tied for the NFL lead. Last season, Parsons ranked sixth in the league for total sacks with 16. Fuaga has played against some tough defensive competition in college, but not like Parsons. He'll have a tough test early on with Parsons today.

Giddy up, y'all!

CeeDee set for breakout game

The Dallas offense was limited last week against the Browns, especially in the second half. Their top receiver, CeeDee Lamb, who just about a month ago became one of the highest-paid receivers in the league, finished the game with just five catches for 61 yards and three carries for 25 yards.

This week, however, I'm betting we see that change, especially with cornerback Marshon Lattimore on the sidelines. 

Lamb is the best slot receiver in the league. Without Lattimore in the game, the Saints will be relying on second-round pick rookie Kool-Aid Mckinstry. With QB Dak Prescott getting his chemistry back again with Lamb after he missed training camp, and with the Lattimore injury helping him out, Lamb is set to have a breakout game against this New Orleans defense.

NFL I WEEK 2

Saints - Cowboys injury report for NFL week 2: Jake Ferguson, Marshon Lattimore and Khalen Saunders

The Cowboys will play without tight end JakeFerguson as he recovers from a knee injury he suffered last week against the Browns.

The Saints will be without a slew of defensive weapons including cornerback Marshon Lattimore against an explosive Dallas offense.

Full injury report here.

NFL I WEEK 2

Saints - Cowboys betting trends: Pick, odds, point spread and over/under prediction | NFL week 2

The odds favor the Dallas Cowboys over the New Orleans Saints this week, and though I agree, I think it'll be a close game.

Read more about the odds, point spread, and prediction of the bookmakers.

Where they stand

The Cowboys and Saints both had dominating wins in Week 1, with the Saints putting up the most points of any NFL team in their 47-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys were unexpected victors in their dominant 33-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on the road.

Cowboys in Week 1

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott became the league's highest-paid player in history just moments before the game last week and he ended the game without a single turnover. The defense had an even better performance, completely shutting down Deshaun Watson and the Browns offense.

Browns in Week 1

The Browns already won their game against the Panthers before halftime with quarterback Derek Carr playing an almost perfect game. He finished with 200 passing yards and three touchdowns against Carolina. 

Welcome!

Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints game!

It's Jen here and I'll be with you from an hour before kickoff, all throughout the game, and until the final fallout to bring you all the latest scores, highlights, stats, and commentary. 

Kickoff between the Cowboys and Saints is at 1 p.m. ET at AT&T Stadium. Both teams are 1-0 after dominating Week 1 victories. Let's go!