Saints streak over

Dallas beats New Orleans, 13-10, to stop Saints win streak at 10.

The Dallas Cowboys stifled Drew Brees, ending New Orleans’ 10-game winning streak with a 13-10 victory Thursday night in Dallas.

Dallas (7-5) won its fourth consecutive game and will at least remain tied for the NFC East lead.

The Saints (10-2) were shut out in the first half and had a season-low in points. Brees had his fewest yards passing in a half (39) since joining the Saints in 2006, and couldn’t get a potential winning drive going in the final minutes.

Instead, Jourdan Lewis’ interception — just the third of the season for Brees — gave the Cowboys a chance to run out the clock from the New Orleans 1 after an interference penalty in the end zone.

The Cowboys held the ball for more than 21 minutes in the first half, but settled for field goals twice. Their only touchdown was a 16-yard screen pass to Ezekiel Elliott.

Trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, Saints coach Sean Payton went for it on fourthand-goal from the 1 and chose a handoff to Alvin Kamara. He was stuffed, and the Cowboys kept the ball another nine minutes to get a field goal.

Ravens

Quarterback Joe Flacco returned to practice for the first time since injuring his right hip Nov. 4. Flacco threw passes and worked on handoffs with fellow quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffin III. Jackson, a 2018 first-round pick, led Baltimore to wins in each of the past two games. Although coach John Harbaugh has not named a starter for Sunday’s game in Atlanta, it appears Jackson will get the call.

Bengals

Cincinnati put offensive tackle Jake Fisher on injured reserve with a back injury and brought back tackle Andre Smith for his third stint with the team.

Elsewhere

The wife of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly said her husband has undergone what is hoped to be his last cancer-related surgery. On Instagram, Jill Kelly posted a picture of the East Brady native giving a thumbs-up sign from a hospital in New York City. Her comment said “all went as planned!” In an earlier post, Jill Kelly said doctors told the couple it should be the 58-year-old’s last surgery.