Saints vs. Cowboys features 3 of the NFL's top 5 sacks leaders
You may see the quarterback on the ground quite a bit when the New Orleans Saints travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys. This showdown features three players who registered multiple sacks in Week 1.
There's good and bad news on this front.
The good news is the Saints have the player with the most. Alontae Taylor leads the league in sacks with three from Week 1. The bad news is the Cowboys have the other two players. It gets even worse when you realize neither of those two players are Micah Parsons. DeMarcus Lawrence and Eric Kendricks notched two sacks on Sunday.
Kendricks is a linebacker, so, like Taylor, he rushes the passer on blitzes. Expect Mike Zimmer to call Kendricks' name a couple times on Sunday. Unfortunately for the Saints, Taylor's blitzing will likely be minimal because of the Cowboys receiving corps
Two players who registered multiple sacks and a two-time All-Pro? That's a scary sight for an offensive line still looking to prove themselves. It's important for the Saints' defensive line to register pressure of their own. The story of Week 2 could easily be told in the trenches.
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