{"id":73819,"date":"2019-09-28T14:24:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T18:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=73819"},"modified":"2019-09-28T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T18:24:20","slug":"new-orleans-saints-owned-dallas-cowboys-last-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/28\/new-orleans-saints-owned-dallas-cowboys-last-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Saints Have Owned Dallas Cowboys the Last 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some ungodly reason, some in the media still call the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> \u201cAmerica\u2019s Team.\u201d And these same people say this with a straight face. Regardless, the New Orleans Saints<\/a> host just another team.<\/p>\n

The New Orleans Saints Have Owned the Dallas Cowboys for Quite Some Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Living in the Past<\/h3>\n

The Star remains on the helmet. The symbol is there, but the legacy has been long gone.\u00a0 The Dallas Cowboys are Blockbuster Video when it was cool to rent VHS tapes. They are your old man\u2019s stories from the past. Better yet, the Cowboys represent a Sears Craftsman tool. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, anything bought from Sears portrayed quality and long-lasting products. That was then.<\/p>\n

Now, Sears is a punchline and Blockbuster is bankrupt. The same old news that Cowboys fans latch onto when they put on their Cowboys jerseys.<\/p>\n

The funny part of this year’s 2019 team is the preemptive favorite all of a sudden with a 3-0 record. One would think having a 3-0 record against a Brees-less Saints should make the Cowboys huge favorites. But there is no fooling Las Vegas. As it stands now, the Cowboys are only a 2.5 point favorite. Think about that. If the Cowboys are truly a frontrunner in the NFC, no way the Saints should only be a small underdog without Drew Brees<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So why the confidence in the Saints this week? This trend started about 20 years ago. Before that, the Cowboys dominated the series. In the first 17 meetings, the Cowboys won 14 of those contests. There was a point where Dallas won 11 of 12 meetings. This was the old Cowboys pre-1994. Ironically, the Cowboys won their last championship in the 1996 Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> 27-17. The era of “America’s Team” ended after that year. There was much more losing than winning. And the Cowboys have not been to the Super Bowl since.<\/p>\n

America’s Team Is Now a Falling Star<\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Saints started a run of domination of the Dallas Cowboys starting in 1998. The Saints would dominate the Cowboys with quarterback Kerry Collins<\/a><\/strong> at the helm 22-3. The Cowboys had their stars too. Troy Aikman<\/a><\/strong>, Emmitt Smith<\/strong>, and Michael Irvin<\/a><\/strong> played in that game. The Saints were led by Collins at quarterback and running backs Wilmont Perry<\/a><\/strong> and Troy Davis<\/a><\/strong>. Not exactly household names but they got the job done.<\/p>\n

The Saints won eight of nine<\/a> during the stretch. Two of those victories were 42-17 and 49-17 drubbings.<\/p>\n