Derek Carr and the Saints vs. the Cowboys: Week 2 Stats, Matchup, Game Info
Published 1:55 pm Thursday, September 12, 2024
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has a difficult matchup in Week 2 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), playing the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are allowing the seventh-fewest passing yards in the NFL, 137 per game.
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Matchup Information
- Matchup: New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys
- Game Day: September 15, 2024
- Game Time: 1:00 PM
- TV: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Passing Yards Prop: Over 221.5 (-114)
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Carr’s Current Injury Status
- Carr is not listed on the injury report this week.
Carr’s Season Stats (2023)
| Pass Comp. | Pass Att. | Comp. % | Pass Yards | Pass TDs | INTs | Pass Yards/Att. | Rush Att. | Rush Yards | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375 | 548 | 68.4% | 3,878 | 25 | 8 | 7.1 | 32 | 40 | 0 |
Carr’s Stat Rankings and Insights (2023)
- With 3,878 yards on 548 pass attempts, Carr was 15th in the NFL with 7.1 yards per attempt last season.
- He averaged 32.2 passing attempts per game, 18th in the NFL.
- Carr completed 375 of 548 pass attempts last season. That’s 22.1 completions per game, which was 11th in the league.
- Carr racked up 2,182 air yards on completed passes last year, ninth in the NFL.
- He racked up 1.3 yards per carry (40 yards on 32 attempts) last season.
- Carr collected six yards after contact as a rusher last season.
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Opposing Defense Rankings (2023)
- The 187.4 yards per game given up by the Cowboys through the air last year made them the NFL’s fifth-ranked pass defense.
- Dallas’ pass D allowed 21 passing TDs last season (1.2 per game) to rank 10th in the NFL.
- A season ago, the Cowboys ranked eighth in the league with 17 interceptions.
- Carr will take on a Dallas squad that allowed 112.4 rushing yards per game last year and was 16th-ranked in the NFL in run defense.
- Carr and the Saints will play the NFL’s 11th-ranked run defense from a year ago (14 rushing touchdowns allowed).
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