Collins will be the starter at right tackle this Thursday after playing just three total snaps against the Raiders. The shuffling on the offensive line had already been a topic of conversation prior to the Covid designation, but now it is cut-and-dry. Steele started 10 of the 11 games this season at either of the tackle positions including this past week at right tackle over La'el Collins.
Along with the coaching staff, there is one player currently in the Covid protocols, offensive tackle Terence Steele. The team has not announced who will coach the team Thursday, but McCarthy is expected to be involved with the preparations virtually throughout the week. This comes on the heels of six other coaches that have been confirmed to be in the protocol, including offensive line coach Joe Philbin, assistant line coach Jeff Blasko and offensive assistant Scott Tolzien. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy will not be on the sidelines this Thursday as he officially entered the NFL's Covid protocol. While Dallas has struggled on the field with three losses in four games, now they have issues off it. Taking away Elliott will be the focus for a defense that ranks third against the run this season. Cam Jordan said earlier this week that the game plan is the same for the Saints in 2021. The defensive struggle was compounded by New Orleans holding Ezekiel Elliott to just 35 yards on 18 carries in the game. Thursday marks the first meeting between Dallas and New Orleans since 2019, a game the Saints won 12-10. Outside of the veterans, rookie linebacker Pete Werner has been playing well at the second level alongside Davis, and Marcus Williams is one of the highest-graded safeties in football. #Sitting on the dock of the bay youtube pro#
Pro Football Focus has the Saints as the third-highest graded defense in the league entering the week with notable names like Cam Jordan, Marshon Lattimore, Demario Davis and Malcolm Jenkins leading the way.
Despite some of the struggles on offense, the New Orleans defense still has some formidable talent throughout. There is a realistic shot for all three to be available for the matchup with Dallas on Thursday. Additionally, fellow tailback Mark Ingram and All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk also returned to practice this week after missing some time. Kamara has missed the last three games with a knee injury that he sustained in the loss against Atlanta in Week 9. A jolt of resurgence is expected in the New Orleans offense this week as All-Pro running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice. He did start four games at QB last season for the Saints, posting a 3-1 record. Hill is a hybrid receiver-runner and part-time QB who has thrown just eight passes this year, completing seven. 
Since then, New Orleans is 0-4 with Siemian starting as the sixth-year quarterback has only thrown over 250 yards once this season. Trevor Siemian took over and led the Saints to a magical win over the Bucs, 36-27. One of the biggest reasons for the recent struggles after a 5-2 start, is the loss of Jameis Winston, who tore his ACL in the second quarter of the Week 8 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is ruled out for the rest of the season.
The Saints have announced on Monday that Taysom Hill will start at quarterback as they look to figure out the position that has seen plenty of changes. 
However, everything went wrong Thursday as Buffalo scored the first 24 points of the game, and it took until the fourth quarter for the Saints to get on the board. Despite the four-game losing streak, the Saints had never really been out of games with two of the losses within a single possession.
New Orleans enters Week 13 fresh off their worst loss of the season as the Buffalo Bills dominated their Thanksgiving meeting, 31-6.
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