Brees and Ingram lead Saints' victory over Dallas

Saints' QB Drew Brees releases a pass in Sunday night's 49-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Photo by Bill Haber/Associated Press.

The New Orleans Saints were in true playoff form last night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
thrashing the Dallas Cowboys 49-17 as Drew Brees demonstrated pinpoint accuracy throwing for 392
yards and four touchdowns in the rout. The Black & Gold set an NFL record, picking up 40 first downs and gained a franchise record 625 yards.
The Saints, 7-2, moved to 5-0 in the friendly confines of the Dome this year as Brees clicked on 34-of-41 passes without throwing a pick.
Brees completed a career-high 19 consecutive passes at one point before misfiring trying to find Benjamin Watson in the end zone. Just as important the Saints' offensive line got the job done against an injury riddled Cowboys' defensive unit as former first round pick Mark Ingram turned in a superb effort, rushing for
145 yards on 14 carries including a 4-yard TD run, averaging 10.4 yards per carry. Pierre Thomas also got the job done picking up 87 yards on 17 carries, averaging 5.1 yards with a score.
Marquis Colston returned to action after missing last week and caught seven balls for 104 yards with a touchdown. Darren Sproles also had seven receptions for 76 yards with a TD. The Saints' defense did its job holding the Cowboys to just 193 yards of total offense and only nine first downs, while sacking Tony Romo three times for 24 yards in losses.
The Saints host the San Francisco 49ers Sunday. The 49ers came up short falling to the much improved Carolina Panthers, 10-9. The Panthers trail the Saints by just one game in the NFC South.