Week 8, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	0	10	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 NOS - Artie Farias 22 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NOS - Arnold Webster 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:24 DAL - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Wendell Tomich 6 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 03:44 DAL - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
4Q: 09:51 DAL - Cornell Gentilli 2 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:53 DAL - Lester Arnold 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:50 NOS - Artie Farias 22 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NOS - Arnold Webster 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 09:24 DAL - Lester Arnold 45 field goal
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Wendell Tomich 6 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 03:44 DAL - Lester Arnold 38 field goal
4Q: 09:51 DAL - Cornell Gentilli 2 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:53 DAL - Lester Arnold 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 2-5 5-3
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 323 351
- Offensive Plays 70 65
- Yards per Play 4.61 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 39 158
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 2.17 4.79
Net Passing Yards 284 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 25 - 4 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 307 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	2-5	5-3
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	323	351
- Offensive Plays	70	65
- Yards per Play	4.61	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	39	158
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	2.17	4.79
Net Passing Yards	284	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 25 - 4	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	307	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:39	31:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	5:28	OWN 36	10	59	Field Goal
1	3:48	5:57	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	9:16	1:30	OWN 9	3	13	Interception
2	2:49	1:18	OWN 20	4	30	Interception
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 23	7	25	Punt
3	10:12	1:45	OWN 17	4	12	Interception
3	3:38	1:40	OWN 19	5	45	Fumble
3	0:54	2:55	OWN 16	6	28	Punt
4	9:43	1:19	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	6:13	1:46	OWN 26	7	48	Interception
4	2:40	0:40	OWN 13	4	0	Downs
4	0:48	0:45	OWN 28	4	-5	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 27	7	44	Missed FG
1	5:42	1:54	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	12:51	3:35	OWN 29	7	43	Field Goal
2	7:46	4:57	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 17	4	41	Half
3	11:27	1:15	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
3	8:27	4:49	OWN 46	9	33	Field Goal
3	1:58	1:04	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	12:59	3:16	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown
4	8:24	2:11	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	4:27	1:47	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:00	1:12	OPP 13	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Marc Bullock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	11	40	3.64	9	0	0
Arnold Webster	7	-1	-0.14	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tomich	17	73	4.29	22	1	1
Cris Ladner	13	76	5.85	52	2	0
Marc Bullock	3	9	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Blair	41	19	238	4/23	0	27	4	25.3
Philip Rivers	7	6	69	0/0	0	16	0	107.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	32	20	193	0/0	1	24	0	89.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Weber	4	7	37	9.25	7	14
WR Irving Robasky	4	10	68	17.00	28	25
WR Kent Austin	4	9	64	16.00	9	27
TE Graham King	3	9	45	15.00	21	24
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	32	10.67	10	14
WR C.J. Cook	3	5	25	8.33	0	13
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	8	4.00	0	4
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	28	14.00	0	20

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	4	10	28	7.00	2	11	0
WR Martin Orbik	4	4	69	17.25	14	24	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	3	4	27	9.00	7	13	1
WR Pete Mauldin	3	7	28	9.33	2	13	0
TE Dwayne Battle	2	2	12	6.00	5	14	0
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	2	15	15.00	5	15	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0.00
CB Glen Mueller	1	0	0.00
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	0	0.00
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	1	1.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Graham King	1	1
Xavier Blair	1	0
Curtis Weber	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	0
Donald Matthews	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1

Dallas	Recov	Force
Sean Ackerman	1	0
Britt Stanton	0	2
Glen Mueller	0	1
Morris Baysinger	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	140	46.7	40.0	52	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	5	227	45.4	45.0	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	2	1.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	2	43	21.5	0
Nathan Wannamaker	1	12	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	2	48	24.0	0
Britt Stanton	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Hitchcock	8	0	0.0	31	31
ILB A.J. Sexton	7	6	0.0	33	31
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	0.0	25	24
DE Harris Herron	5	0	0.0	31	32
S Kelvin Arntt	4	1	0.0	27	31
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	0.0	32	30
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	3	0.0	19	11
DT Oliver Coffey	3	2	0.0	23	24
CB Drew Jordan	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Mitch Farrell	2	2	0.0	20	31
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	0.0	31	31
DE Brent Compton	1	1	0.0	30	32
QB Xavier Blair	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0.0	9	2
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	5	0

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sean Ackerman	7	2	0.0	15	30
CB Britt Stanton	6	1	0.0	13	45
S Carl Menoskey	5	0	0.5	12	46
OLB Neal Kelleher	5	1	0.0	16	52
CB Bryant Lindberg	5	1	0.0	17	51
DE Lawrence Craig	3	1	1.5	14	51
CB Glen Mueller	3	0	1.0	16	49
S Kent Schulz	3	0	0.0	9	27
DE Ian Stokes	2	0	0.5	17	50
S Kendall Anderson	2	1	0.0	15	48
DT Reggie West	1	1	0.5	12	16
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	2	0.0	16	21
ILB Van Dosoo	1	1	0.0	8	25
DE C.J. Knoff	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT A.J. Coffey	1	2	0	31
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	32
S Kelvin Arntt	0	1	0	31
ILB A.J. Sexton	0	1	0	31
DT Oliver Coffey	0	0	1	24

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Craig	1.5	3	1	51
CB Glen Mueller	1.0	0	0	49
DE Ian Stokes	0.5	1	1	50
DT Reggie West	0.5	1	0	16
S Carl Menoskey	0.5	0	0	46
ILB Van Dosoo	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Neal Kelleher	0.0	1	0	52
DT Earnest Hawkins	0.0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB A.J. Sexton	4	0	31
S Kelvin Arntt	3	2	31
S Austin Hitchcock	3	0	31
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	30
CB Drew Jordan	2	2	30
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	11
CB Mitch Farrell	1	0	31
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	9
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	5	1	1	51
CB Britt Stanton	5	0	0	45
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	0	1	52
OLB Sean Ackerman	3	1	1	30
S Carl Menoskey	3	1	0	46
S Kendall Anderson	2	2	0	48
S Kent Schulz	2	0	0	27
CB Glen Mueller	1	1	1	49

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Brumley	3	3	14	0	30
Travis Tusch	1	4	14	0	43
Leon Schroeder	1	3	15	1	50
Larry Andersen	1	3	14	1	42
Marlon Prill	1	2	18	1	45
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	7	0	10
Donald Matthews	0	2	17	1	52

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Calvin Wilson	4	5	1	30	30
Darryl Hickman	2	7	0	33	32
Phil Mathews	1	6	0	31	26
Darryl Locke	1	4	0	23	20
Curtis Farley	1	2	0	15	14
Cornell Gentilli	1	1	0	16	15
Damon Manning	1	1	0	6	11
Roosevelt Beckinsale	0	4	0	29	27
Gary Nachman	0	1	0	20	19

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Weber	1	15
Tony Brumley	1	13
George Newkirk	1	2
Bryant Blakely	0	18
Kendrick Samuels	0	16
Graham King	0	12
Arnie Shafer	0	11
Irving Robasky	0	11
Mitch Farrell	0	11
Drew Jordan	0	11
Arnold Webster	0	10
Nathan Wannamaker	0	10
Reggie Bailey	0	9
Dwight Mendez	0	9
Tyrone Curtis	0	6
Don Blake	0	6
Kelvin Arntt	0	5
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Brent Compton	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Austin Hitchcock	0	4
Wesley Hickman	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Larry Andersen	0	4
Artie Farias	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
A.J. Sexton	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1
Arnie Pearson	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Baysinger	3	14
Cris Ladner	1	18
Van Dosoo	1	10
Jumbo Baldwin	0	18
Dixon Palepoi	0	18
Luke Herndon	0	13
Terry Martinez	0	12
Lester Arnold	0	10
Britt Stanton	0	10
Jason Cunningham	0	10
Mat McBriar	0	9
Cornell Gentilli	0	9
Damon Manning	0	9
Ty Walton	0	9
Curtis Farley	0	9
Darryl Locke	0	9
Phil Mathews	0	9
Gary Nachman	0	9
Bruce Hopkins	0	9
J.C. Frady	0	3
Dwayne Battle	0	3
C.J. Knoff	0	3
Earnest Hawkins	0	3
Kendall Anderson	0	2
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
Julio Andersen	0	2
Martin Orbik	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Glen Mueller	0	1
Lawrence Craig	0	1
Pete Mauldin	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Kent Schulz	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	13	64	4.9
Right	15	93	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Blair	41	19	4	2	1	6	8	1	4
Philip Rivers	7	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	32	20	2	0	2	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	62	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	164	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	47	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	83	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	4	0	68	1	39
TE Graham King	9	3	1	45	1	34
WR Kent Austin	9	4	1	64	1	42
WR Curtis Weber	7	4	0	37	0	34
WR C.J. Cook	5	3	0	25	0	18
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	32	0	30
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	0	8	0	35
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	0	28	1	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	10	4	1	28	0	29
WR Pete Mauldin	7	3	1	28	0	26
TE Cornell Gentilli	4	3	0	27	0	15
WR Martin Orbik	4	4	0	69	2	20
FB Darryl Locke	2	1	0	15	0	20
TE Dwayne Battle	2	2	0	12	0	10
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	0	3	0	14
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	4	9	2.25	3.64
Arnold Webster	3	3	1.00	-0.14

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tomich	4	24	6.00	4.29
Cris Ladner	3	-1	-0.33	5.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	9.86

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	3	2	10	3.33	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	1	2	2.00	6.75
WR Pete Mauldin	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	2	2
Arnold Webster	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tomich	3	1
Cris Ladner	1	0
Marc Bullock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Blair	7	2	2
Philip Rivers	2	1	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham King	2	0	0
TE Dwight Mendez	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	0	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	4	1	0
WR Pete Mauldin	3	2	2
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,900)
End Zone 14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,900)
End Zone	14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (9,900)