Fantasy Player Projections

Drew Brees

Brees and the Saints aren't playing for the postseason, but they're playing for pride. The offense is as healthy now as it has been all season, and even though the interceptions have come in bunches, Brees is churning out stellar numbers for fantasy owners.

Mark Ingram

When the Saints feed Ingram, he produces. He has averaged 5.0 or more yards per carry in four of the team's last eight games and should have nice numbers against a Cowboys defense missing Jay Ratliff up front.

Darren Sproles

The Cowboys are thin at linebacker and the talent that remains will have trouble keeping track of Sproles out of the backfield. He won't see many carries due to the emergence of Mark Ingram, but he'll do plenty of damage catching passes.

Pierre Thomas

Thomas is being squeezed out of the playbook by Darren Sproles and Mark Ingram. He is a part-time rusher and receiver, nothing more.

Lance Moore

Moore is spotty: Some weeks he's up, other weeks he's absent. This could be a good one, though. His speed and New Orleans' depth at receiver will help him get lost in coverage.

Marques Colston

The Cowboys' cornerbacks can hang with Colston in one-on-one coverage as well as any players the Saints have faced. This might be a week to lean on another wide receiver.

Joseph Morgan

Morgan is the Saints' new big-play weapon, with 371 yards on just nine receptions. The Cowboys do a good job of keeping the action in front of them (well, most of the time), which should keep Morgan off his game.

Jimmy Graham

Heath Miller beat up the Cowboys' defense last week, slipping past Anthony Spencer on his touchdown catch. Fantasy owners have been waiting patiently for Graham to explode. This week, he will.

Garrett Hartley

Talk about an unbalanced statistic: Hartley ranks second in the league in extra point attempts (48) and near the bottom in field-goal attempts (18). It's what coaches hope for, but not what fantasy owners need.

Two reasons to keep New Orleans out of starting lineups: The Saints allow 27.1 points per game, and Dallas has been one of the NFL's most balanced and dangerous offenses in recent weeks.

Tony Romo

No pressure, but Dallas' playoff hopes rest on the outcome of this contest. Romo is one of the league's hottest fantasy passers right now, which should give the Cowboys and Romo's fantasy owners confidence this week.

DeMarco Murray

Murray exceeded everyone's expectations last week against Pittsburgh's feared defensive front, managing 81 yards and finding the end zone. The Saints should provide a much easier challenge, as they allow 5.0 yards per carry.

Felix Jones

There is no room for Jones to succeed this week. This game will be a passing frenzy, and when Dallas chooses to put the ball on the ground it'll feed DeMarco Murray. Jones is merely window dressing.

Miles Austin

Austin stepped up last week, as expected, and blew by the Steelers to help Dallas gain a first-half advantage. With Dez Bryant limited by a bad digit, Austin will be Tony Romo's main target again.

Dez Bryant

Dallas forces the ball to Bryant in the red zone -– perhaps to a fault -– but it's something fantasy owners can appreciate. Of course, the finger remains a concern; Bryant caught most of his balls one-handed or off his body last week.

Dwayne Harris

The Cowboys' new No. 3 receiver is explosive in the return game and has the ability to catch short passes or screens and turn them into big gainers. The question is: Will he see enough opportunities? Probably not, even in a likely shootout.

Jason Witten

It felt like Pittsburgh held Witten in check last week, and yet he still had five catches and a touchdown by game's end. The Saints let Dallas Clark be the Buccaneers' leading receiver last week (eight catches). Do the math.

Dan Bailey

Jason Garrett was close to giving his kicker a crack at what could have been a game-winning 61-yard attempt last week before calling a timeout and opting to punt. Few kickers even warrant such consideration, but Bailey has been money the past five games, connecting on all 11 of his attempts.

This unit is playing well against the pass and run, but it means very little against New Orleans. There is no stopping Drew Brees; there is only slowing him down. That's not what fantasy owners need.