Saints Show Up Cowboys, 27-24, Closing out the Preseason with a Victory; Now the Countdown to 53 Begins

"I'm proud of the guys," Rattler smiled. "They were making good plays after catch. They (the Cowboys) did a good job of taking away deep shots, so we had to take what they gave us.

"We ran the ball really well," Rattler shared. Which they did, including Rattler himself on this 8-yard touchdown run.Spencer Rattler (1)*New Orleans Saints8 yards pic.twitter.com/OluAux68L8— NFL Touchdown Videos (@NFLTDsVideos) August 29, 2026Audric Estime led the team with 46-yards on 4-rushes, his longest going for 33. Kendre Miller had a solid night with 9-carries for 42-yards, his longest a 13-yard jaunt.But the 1st half rush that got the Saints their first TD belonged to wide out and returner Barion Brown.Barion Brown (1)*New Orleans Saints7 yards pic.twitter.com/QV83TW0KIZ— NFL Touchdown Videos (@NFLTDsVideos) August 29, 2026Solid First Half for the SaintsCarlson would start the scoring after an opening drive of 47-yards, kicking a 38-yard field goal.

The Cowboys would answer with a FG to tie it up, until Brown's above mentioned 7-yard touchdown jet sweep.

Another Dallas field goal is followed by Rattler's 8-yard TD run. Then another Cowboys FG, as the Saints head into the locker room up 17-9.

Second Half, Not So Good...Until the EndThe third quarter has the Saints bend-but-don't-break defense doing its job again. After Dallas is forced to punt on its opening possession of the second half, Wilson steps in at quarterback, leading the team on an 8-play, 64-yard possession, leading to an impressive shuffle run by another new guy, Zamir White, for an 11-yard touchdown.Zamir White (1)*New Orleans Saints11 yards pic.twitter.com/4fZPKlLIdx— NFL Touchdown Videos (@NFLTDsVideos) August 29, 2026But that would be it for the Saints, as the offense went stagnant while the Cowboys came alive, scoring 15-unanswered points in the 4th quarter to tie up the game at 24-all, leading to Carlson's heroics.With under two minutes showing on the clock, the Saints defense did bow up to stop the Cowboys on downs with less than 30-seconds remaining to seal the victory.The clock now begins for those players on the bubble as NFL teams decide who will stay and who will go. Those decisions have to be made by 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday.Saints MailbagWednesdays, On SI Saints will answer your questions about what we see from our vantage point. To submit your thoughts or inquiries click here.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow