Cowboys vs. Saints recap: Social media reaction to disheartening loss, 44-19
There were high hopes and expectations this week from Dallas Cowboys fans after the win last week against the Cleveland Browns. The Cowboys made AT&T Stadium a fortress last year and looked to continue that trend in the season home opener. But the New Orleans Saints had other plans.
Things got off to a bad start when the Saints marched right down the field for a touchdown on the first series, but the Cowboys managed a field goal to get their scoring going.
Brandon Aubrey’s 52 yard field goal is good to make it a 7-3 game.
Get comfortable, this one looks like it’ll be good #DallasCowboys
— Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) September 15, 2024
The defense was non-existent from the outset. They gave the Saints offense a lot of room to work and the defensive woes all started up front.
The defensive effort began get worse.
Play action bomb for 70-yard strike to Shaheed. Got behind both safeties. Nope, don’t like that.
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 15, 2024
A huge Dak Prescott connection with CeeDee Lamb for a 65-yard touchdown stirred up hope.
When the Cowboys needed it BADLY, CeeDee Lamb makes a play.
Beats double coverage, breaks a tackle, gone.
65-yard TD.
— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 15, 2024
But the Saints came right back.
Starting to feel like the playoff game.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) September 15, 2024
Alvin Kamara takes it to the house on a screen pass. The Saints fans are fired up.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) September 15, 2024
The Saints fans are going CRAZY at AT&T Stadium making it sound like a home game for them.
— Jess Nevarez (@JessNevarez_) September 15, 2024
Five possessions for the Saints.
Five touchdowns for the Saints.
The Dallas Cowboys are getting out-everything’d.
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) September 15, 2024
The defense never gave them a chance. Never. Gave. Them. A. Chance. Humiliating on so many levels. #DallasCowboys
— Tony Catalina (@Tony_Catalina) September 15, 2024
Then Jalen Brooks really caused some problems as he stumbled and gave up an interception.
First pick for Dak this year…great route, great throw…Jalen Brooks loses his footing and it’s an interception for New Orleans.
Unfortunate circumstances, but it adds a level of frustration to a pitiful first half…
— Kyle Youmans (@Kyle_Youmans) September 15, 2024
It was a monumentality terrible half.
Saints, 35-13. Wow. The 35-points are tied for the most the Cowboys have ever allowed in a first half. They allowed 35 to the Eagles on Nov. 5, 2004 at Texas Stadium. They allowed 35 at Denver on Sept. 13, 1998.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) September 15, 2024
35 points in one half of football. This could be as bad as the South Alabama game the other day that got the “Mercy Rule”#DallasCowboys
— Mike Poland (@kenfigkowboy) September 15, 2024
Then the second half happened.
This is not how this game is meant to go….
— The World’s Team Podcast (@the_worlds_team) September 15, 2024
Donovan Wilson tried to create a spark.
Dono with the interception. The defense did a thing.
Can the offense make it count?
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 15, 2024
Only for it to be extinguished moments later.
The Dallas defense finally gets a stop, and the offense immediately gives it right back with an interception to Tyrann Mathieu.
11:59 to go, Saints lead 41-19.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) September 15, 2024
It was just a relief for it to all be over.
A demoralizing day for the Cowboys. Onto Week 3 to figure out the hell you avoid another loss like this.
— Jess Nevarez (@JessNevarez_) September 15, 2024