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WORLD NEWS Saturday 1 december 2018

Cowboys stifle Brees, end Saints' 10-game win streak, 13-10

By SCHUYLER DIXON ing in the final minutes. enough time to end the
AP Pro Football Writer Instead, Jourdan Lewis' in- game, with the play clock
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — terception — just the third matching the game clock
Dak Prescott desperately for Brees while he became down to zero after Prescott
scrambled for a first down the NFL's first with at least took a knee for the third
in a game of fourth-quarter 30 TD passes in 10 seasons time.
keepaway, then took three — gave the Cowboys a Brees was 18 of 28 for 127
knees starting from the chance to run out the clock yards, actually the second
New Orleans 1 to run out from the New Orleans 1 af- straight game and third
the clock by the narrowest ter an interference penalty overall under 200 yards for
possible margin. in the end zone.Brees said the MVP contender. The
Anything to keep Drew he was trying to throw the running game didn't do
Brees and the NFL's highest- ball away behind pass- much either, with Kamara
scoring offense on the side- catching back Alvin Ka- getting 36 yards rushing
line. mara, who cut outside just while the Saints had 65 as
Ezekiel Elliott scored the as Brees threw it and Lewis a team after averaging 177
only Dallas touchdown on dove forward, barely keep- the previous four games.
a 16-yard screen pass and ing the ball off the ground. The only touchdown drive
the Cowboys stifled Brees "As an offense, we think for the Saints was aided by
and the Saints, ending New complementary football," three first downs on Dallas
Orleans' 10-game winning Brees said. "Let's put togeth- penalties. The biggest was
streak with a 13-10 victory er a drive. Let's keep our Randy Gregory's rough-
Thursday night. defense off the field. Let's ing-the-punter penalty on
The Cowboys (7-5) won control the game, control Thomas Morstead.
their fourth consecutive the clock, control the ball. Two plays later, Brees
game and assured they will Just never felt like we really dropped a deep throw to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) is pressured by
Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford (98) as he
at least remain tied for the did that as an offense like a backpedaling Keith Kirk- passes during the second half of an NFL football game, in Arling-
NFC East lead. we've done this year." wood in the end zone for a ton, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.
The Saints (10-2) were shut The Cowboys spent the 30-yard score to get New Associated Press
out in the first half, had fourth quarter trying to pro- Orleans within 13-10.
their fewest points in three tect their three-point lead, Prescott had 194 of his 248 kettle on the same end of ed as a contributor for next
years and finished with a with Prescott breaking sev- yards passing while helping the field. year's voting for the Pro
season-low 176 yards. They eral tackles on an 11-yard the Cowboys to a 13-0 half- GIL BRANDT IN RING OF Football Hall of Fame.
missed a chance to per- scramble on third-and-10 time lead — the first score- HONOR THIS AND THAT
fectly match Dallas from and Cole Beasley catch- less first half for the Saints The Cowboys inducted for- New Orleans DT David
two years ago, when then- ing a third-down pass and since 2014, also against mer director of player per- Onyemata had his first
rookie sensations Elliott and diving for 5 yards on third- the Cowboys, and their first sonnel Gil Brandt into the two sacks of the season in
Prescott won 11 straight af- and-5. deficit in five games. team's ring of honor at half- the first half. ... Kirkwood's
ter dropping the opener. But Prescott fumbled on his Elliott had 136 scrimmage time. The 85-year-old joins TD was the second of his
"Everybody knew it. We had season-high seventh sack yards with 76 rushing and former coach Tom Landry career, and second in as
to keep the ball away from with Dallas in position for 60 receiving on six catches. and former general man- many weeks. ... Cooper
Brees," Cowboys owner at least a field goal, giving MATCHING ZEKE, RAISING ager Tex Schramm, both had eight catches for 75
and general manager Jer- Brees another chance from HIM $2 deceased, in the 22-per- yards, and rookie Michael
ry Jones said. "We needed his 15 with more than two After forcing and recover- son group. Those three held Gallup had five for 76, high-
to play this kind of game. I minutes remaining. ing a fumble by Cooper in their titles for the franchise's lighted by a 40-yarder to
must tell you, the defense Brees' interception came the first half , Lattimore ran first 29 years before Jerry set up the first of Brett Ma-
played beyond my expec- two plays later, then Mar- to one of the giant red Sal- Jones bought the team. her's two field goals.
tations. They played like a shon Lattimore was called vation Army kettles behind Jones fired Landry imme- UP NEXT
championship defense." for interference against an end zone, pulled $23 out diately, and Schramm re- Saints: At Tampa Bay on
Brees had his fewest yards Amari Cooper in the end of his uniform and dropped signed less than two months Dec. 9 in second of three
passing in a first half since zone, giving Dallas a first it in. Lattimore is No. 23. In later. Jones fired Brandt af- straight road games.
joining the Saints in 2006 down at the 1 with 1:58 re- the Thanksgiving game a ter the owner and general Cowboys: Philadelphia
with 39, and couldn't get a maining. week earlier, Elliott (No. 21) manager's first draft in 1989. on Dec. 9 in last of three
potential winning drive go- The Cowboys had just dropped $21 into the other Brandt has been nominat- straight home games.