New Orleans Saints: Three reasons to be optimistic vs. Dallas Cowboys
By Jason Reed
After a thrilling win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3, the New Orleans Saints come back home and host the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4.
The New Orleans Saints went 1-1 in their two-game West Coast road trip, and with all things considered, that is not so bad for New Orleans. Drew Brees was knocked out early in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams with a torn ligament in his right thumb, paving the way for Teddy Bridgewater to be under center for at least six weeks.
Bridgewater was unable to get the job done when he was thrown to the wolves and the Saints were thoroughly beaten by the Rams, but he did a great job at managing the game in Week 3 to lead the Saints to a win over the Seahawks in Seattle, nonetheless.
We do advise fans to not take Week 3 too seriously as there is still a lot of work to be done and it is not indicative of what will happen the next three games. However, it was still great to get off on the right foot in the win column.
The Saints do not have to deal with a hostile road environment in Week 4 or even the elements, as they are playing in the Superdome. They do, however, have to deal with the 3-0 Dallas Cowboys, who have played three bad teams but have been impressive in doing so.
The Cowboys defense shut down Brees and the Saints offense last year, so there definitely are flashbacks for Saint fans, especially without Brees.
To help those flashbacks, we decided to bring you three reasons to be optimistic that the Saints could get the job done in Week 4 against the Cowboys.