The Dallas Cowboys visit the New Orleans Saints for NFL Sunday Night Football. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Listen to the live broadcast HERE (DAL) and HERE (NO), or watch the live stream HERE.
Dallas has a slim lead in the wide-open NFC East, and a win on Sunday can help create separation between the second-place Philadelphia; New York and Washington both trail by two games. Past the halfway mark of the season, eyes will be watching Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and how he plays down the stretch.
Romo has played well en route to a 5-4 mark. He's completed 66.2 of his passes for 2,553 yards, 20 touchdowns and just six interceptions - something not lost on Saints coach Sean Payton, who worked with Romo as an assistant on the Cowboys from 2003-05.
"He's having the best year of his career this season," Payton said, via ESPN. "He's been very good in regards to his decision making. He knows pre-snap where he wants to go. He's got a very quick way of getting through his progressions and the ball comes out extremely fast. ...
"I was there three years working with him (in Dallas), and he has improved each year. He's got a very quick delivery. He's very accurate and studies hard. He's a student of the game and likes playing a lot."
New Orleans (6-2) also sit atop their division and look to keep a one-game lead over the 6-2 Carolina Panthers, who won on Sunday. The Saints are looking to bounce back from a surprising 26-20 loss last Sunday to the New York Jets.
"We're not down," said Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton. "We know the kind of players we have in the locker room and what kind of coaches we have. When we do play efficient football and execute, there's not too many teams that can play us."
