![]() ![]() The offense is devastating with Drew Brees relying heavily on receiver Michael Thomas and the running back duo of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara. The Saints handed the Rams their first loss of the season in Week 9, 45-35, in a game in which New Orleans lit up the Rams D to the tune of 487 yards.īased on the first meeting, Rams fans know what the Saints do well. This is the likelier of the two matchups for the conference title game and if it were to come to fruition, the Rams would have to travel to the Big Easy. They allowed under 100 yards rushing just five times this season and each of their last five opponents surpassed the 100-yard mark. Wade Phillips' defense struggled to stop anybody from running against them this season, ranking 28th in run defense DVOA. ![]() ![]() The biggest concern for the Rams will be stopping the Cowboys running game. ![]() That makes for an interesting battle against a Rams offense that had plenty of big plays in the passing game, but was also strong at consistently winning third-downs, owning a league-best 48.8% success rate. As I wrote last week, the Cowboys are really good at big-play prevention, forcing opponents to methodically slog their way down the field in order to score. In reality, the defense has been the strongest part of the Cowboys this season, ranking 11th in that same metric on that side of the ball. Basically, if someone tries to argue with you that Dallas' offense has been better of late, point to that number and move on. Big D's offense ranks 23rd in Weighted Offensive DVOA, a Football Outsiders metric that adjusts its results so that early season games take less significance as the season goes on. However, even with Cooper in the fold, Dallas' offense hasn't been the driving force for the team. Since coming to the team via trade with the Raiders, Cooper has hauled in 60 passes for 831 yards and six touchdowns. ![]()
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