For the second year in a row, the New Orleans Saints have nearly double the amount of players on the injury report as their opponents. This week it's the Dallas Cowboys

The Saints had a couple of starters go out during the Week 1 romp of the Carolina Panthers. Willie Gay Jr. (undisclosed), Marshon Lattimore (hamstring), Foster Moreau (concussion) and Lucas Patrick (toe) all exited the game due to injury.

Of the three, only Gay and Moreau returned to practice on Wednesday. Gay wasn't even on the injury report and Moreau was a limited participant. The Saints are likely to stay patient with Moreau because he left last week's game with a concussion.

Tyrann Mathieu is another veteran who joined the injury report with a heel injury and didn't participate. Other contributors Rashid Shaheed (finger) and Jamaal Williams (shoulder) were full participants despite being listed with an injury designation.

Tight end Dallin Holker (ankle) along with A.T. Perry (hand) and Jaylan Ford (hamstring) all returned to practice after not participating in any practice leading into Week 1.

Here's the initial injury report from both teams for Wednesday Sept. 11:

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This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: 5 DNP's listed on initial Saints-Cowboys injury report heading into Week 2