Derek Carr and the Saints vs. the Cowboys: Week 2 Stats, Matchup, Game Info
Published 1:56 pm Thursday, September 12, 2024
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has a tough matchup in Week 2 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are giving up 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 currently not listed on this week’s injury report.
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 league with 7.1 yards per attempt last year.
- He attempted 548 passes last year, 32.2 per game (18th in NFL), completing 375 of them (68.4%).
- Carr completed 22.1 passes per game last year, 11th in the league.
- Carr was ninth in the NFL with 2,182 air yards on completed passes last year.
- He averaged 1.3 yards per carry and 2.4 yards per game last year.
- Carr racked up six rushing yards after contact last year.
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Opposing Defense Rankings (2023)
- The Cowboys yielded 187.4 passing yards per game, ranking them fifth in the NFL against the pass last year.
- Dallas’ pass defense ranked 10th in the NFL last year, giving up 1.2 passing TDs per game.
- The Cowboys’ defense intercepted opposing quarterbacks 17 total times a season ago (one per game), which ranked eighth in the league.
- Carr will go up against a Dallas squad that allowed 112.4 rushing yards per game last season and was 16th-ranked in the NFL in run defense.
- The Saints are squaring off with the NFL’s 11th-ranked rush defense (14 TDs allowed a year ago).
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