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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