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Cowboys vs Saints: New Orleans’ gameplan? Contain Dallas’ pass rush

Derek Carr knows he’ll have to get the ball out in a hurry this week.

It’s not just what Dallas does to create pressure on opposing quarterbacks, equally it’s who the Cowboys do it with that makes it one of the best packages in the league.

Coming off a 46-sack season in 2023, the Cowboys opened 2024 against Cleveland with six sacks (including two by defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, one by linebacker Micah Parsons), 25 pressures (nine from Parsons, eight by Lawrence), 17 quarterback hits (five from Parsons, four by Lawrence) and four tackles for loss (three by Lawrence, Parsons had one).