Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints: 5 Bold predictions for Week 4
By Randy Gurzi
4. Saints O-Line holds off D-Law, Quinn
Week 3 was quite the debut for Robert Quinn. After serving a two-game suspension to begin the season, he got the chance to start against his former team and there were no signs of rust whatsoever from the veteran edge rusher. Quinn was firing off the line and created pressure at ease, finishing with three tackles and his first sack of the season.
Also recording a sack last week was DeMarcus Lawrence, the team’s biggest star on defense. Those two working together gives the Cowboys a great combination of edge rushers that will be hard for any team to block for an entire 60 minutes.
For the Saints, that will be their primary objective on offense. They need to make sure Teddy Bridgewater isn’t being forced into bad decisions due to being pressured, and thankfully for him, they have the bookends to get the job done.
The Saints boast one of the better offensive lines in the game with Terron Armstead at left tackle and Ryan Ramczyk on the right setting the tone. They have allowed only three sacks on the season — Brees was sacked just once and Bridgewater was taken down twice against L.A. when he came in to relieve Brees.
In Week 3, they didn’t allow ay sacks on Bridgewater which is a huge reason he was able to protect the ball as well as he did. Against Dallas, they will need to continue to perform well and this prediction is that they do this and keep both Quinn and D-Law from getting a sack in the game.