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Getty Images Ezekiel Elliott has lost one fumble a season in his four NFL seasons. That’s one every 235 carries. Ball security isn’t an issue for the Cowboys running back. Elliott fumbled late in the second quarter Sunday. It appeared his elbow was down before the ball was lost, but Al...

Getty Images Buccaneers pass rusher Shaq Barrett has become a disruptive force in 2019, generating nine sacks in four games. His availability for the team’s fifth game is in question. Barrett missed practice on Wednesday with a groin injury. He was listed as having a groin injury in Week...

Getty Images The Cowboys have listed Amari Cooper on their injury report for all 13 practices this season. He was a full participant with a foot injury the first six practices of the season. Dallas listed him limited with an ankle injury on the other foot last week and again on Wednesday...

Getty Images All those thumb exercises seem to be working. Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who was seen repeatedly during Sunday night’s win over the Cowboys flexing his surgically-repaired thumb on the sideline, tells WWL radio that his thumb is getting stronger every day. Via Garland Gillen...

Getty Images Ed Simonini, who led the Baltimore Colts in tackles for four seasons, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 65. His family announced Simonini’s death through the Texas A&M athletic department. A unanimous All-American for the Aggies in 1975, Simonini was selected by the...

Getty Images The Patriots have released receiver Cameron Meredith, Field Yates of ESPN. The team signed him Aug. 2, four days after the Saints cut him. The Patriots placed him on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury the same day, and he remained on the list until his...

Getty Images It wasn’t a high-scoring game, but it generated significant audience numbers. According to NBC, Sunday night’s game between the Cowboys and Saints generated 24.7 million viewers across all platforms. According to NBC, that makes it the most-viewed Week Four Sunday Night Football...

Getty Images The Cowboys lost for the first time this season in New Orleans on Sunday night as an offense that had cruised through the first three weeks found itself stopped cold by the Saints defense. They managed 257 yards while turning the ball over three times as the Cowboys lost despite...

Getty Images We’re not used to the idea that a game featuring the Cowboys and Saints might struggle to reach double digits in scoring. But either the offenses are listing in the first month of the season, or the defenses on both sides have made significant improvements. The Saints snuck out a...

Getty Images The worst news for the Cowboys wasn’t the loss. It was the injury to left tackle Tyron Smith. The six-time Pro Bowler has a high-ankle sprain, owner Jerry Jones told reporters after the game. Smith was in a walking boot as he left the locker room, Kristi Scales of the Cowboys...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton is the reason they have the rule at all. But he passed on challenging a pass interference call last night, and said he won’t until he sees one that’s “egregious.” He thought about it when linebacker Demario Davis was flagged on a third-down play in the...

Getty Images The Saints have grown accustomed to their offense leading the way over the years, but that wasn’t the path to victory on Sunday night against the Cowboys. Yards and points were tough to come by against the Dallas defense, which made the play of the Saints defense all the more...

Getty Images The Saints will be welcoming back a member of their defensive line on Sunday night. Word on Sunday morning was that defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins would be in the lineup for the Saints for the first time since he tore his Achilles in January. Rankins was listed as questionable...

Getty Images The Cowboys defense got the turnover they needed, and put the first points on the board. Dallas settled for a field goal and a 3-0 lead over the Saints, though quarterback Dak Prescott has taken several shots already. Prescott missed on a few shots into the end zone, and hasn’t...

Getty Images The Cowboys are being uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball. The Saints aren’t particularly taking advantage. As a result, the Saints have a 9-3 lead at halftime over the Cowboys, in a game of field goals and field position. The Cowboys have turned it over twice, on fumbles...

Getty Images The Cowboys found the end zone first. It may be enough. Dallas just took a 10-9 lead, with Ezekiel Elliott‘s short touchdown run capping a long drive. After managing just 114 yards in the first half, the Cowboys opened the second half with an 11-play, 79-yard drive. They...

Getty Images The Saints are set to get a key part of their defensive line back in the lineup. Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins tore his Achilles in the divisional round of the playoffs in January and spent the offseason rehabbing the injury. He avoided the physically unable to perform list to...

The one-year experiment with replay review for pass interference calls and non-calls is creating a potential year-long headache for the league. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the application of replay review to pass interference calls remains a weekly battle within the league...

Getty Images Cowboys owner and noted orthopedist Jerry Jones has declared another patient cured. During his weekly interview on 105.3 The Fan, Jones said wide receiver Amari Cooper should be ready to go for Sunday night’s game against the Saints. “Yes, I feel very good about that,” Jones...

Getty Images The Cowboys will have their starting right guard Sunday when they play the Saints on Sunday Night Football. Zack Martin returned to practice on a limited basis Friday, and the Cowboys did not give him a designation. He missed Thursday’s work after being limited Wednesday...