Last year when the Saints played the Cowboys, New Orleans set an NFL record for first downs with 40 and a team record with 625 yards of total offense. The Saints won that game 49-17. NFL analyst Mike Detillier expects both teams to score a bunch of more points on Sunday night when they meet again in Dallas….
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The Saints are 9-and-0 in Sunday night games, when Sean Payton is on the sidelines.

LSU is 23-and-1 under Coach Les Miles following a loss. The Tigers will make 24-and-1 on Saturday night when they host New Mexico State. the Aggies are 2-and-2 on the season and heavy underdogs in this game. But there quarterback Tyler Rogers has been getting better every week and wide receiver Teldrick Morgan has 31 catches on the season.

Louisiana Tech is at fifth ranked Auburn on Saturday. Neither team is happy with it how it performed in its last game. The Bulldogs were outscored 20-7 in the fourth quarter and lost to Northwestern State last Saturday. Auburn beat Kansas State in its last game, but only had 359 yards of total offense. That’s the fewest amount of yards Auburn has had in the 17 games that Gus Malzahn has been their head coach.

ULM faces Troy on Saturday night in a Sun Belt match-up. It’s the last game at home for the Warhawks until October 25th.

Southeastern Louisiana concludes a three-game road trip on Saturday as they face Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Also in the southland…Nicholls State seeks its first win of the year as its visits Central Arkansas. McNeese State hosts Arkansas Tech.

In the SWAC….Grambling State plays Prairie View in the State Fair Classic in Dallas. Grambling is coming off an emotional win over Jackson State. Southern faces Alcorn State. Both teams are 1-and-0 in the league.