Conference Semifinals, 2020

played in Dallas, TX

46 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	3	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	3	13	0	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 DAL - Willie Wright 36 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Willie Wright 29 field goal
2Q: 12:08 DAL - Willie Wright 20 field goal
2Q: 02:43 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 run (Willie Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:08 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 14 pass from Matt Dawson (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 05:59 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 DAL - Willie Wright 36 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Willie Wright 29 field goal
2Q: 12:08 DAL - Willie Wright 20 field goal
2Q: 02:43 NOS - Daniel McCarthy 1 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 00:58 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 run (Willie Wright extra point)
3Q: 06:08 NOS - Dwayne Gelbart 14 pass from Matt Dawson (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 05:59 NOS - J.R. Marston 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 248 259
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 3.49 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 95 112
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 2.88 4.15
Net Passing Yards 153 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 2 31 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 164 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.03 4.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/8 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 4/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/28 2/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:16 27:44

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	248	259
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	3.49	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	95	112
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	2.88	4.15
Net Passing Yards	153	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 2	31 - 13 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	164	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.03	4.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/8	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	4/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/28	2/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:16	27:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 30	6	37	Interception
1	8:52	1:48	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
1	6:02	1:12	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
2	14:54	1:19	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
2	12:00	1:56	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	8:22	5:49	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 24	3	22	Half
3	13:27	1:31	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
3	8:29	1:09	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	7:11	1:09	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
3	0:44	0:42	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
4	14:50	8:56	OWN 10	17	78	Field Goal
4	4:00	2:33	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 12	2	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	3:41	OWN 40	8	41	Field Goal
1	7:04	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	4:50	4:56	OWN 22	9	66	Field Goal
2	13:35	1:35	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal
2	10:04	1:42	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	2:33	1:42	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	11:56	3:27	OWN 5	6	28	Punt
3	7:20	0:09	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	6:02	5:18	OWN 33	9	28	Punt
3	0:02	0:12	OPP 35	2	3	Interception
4	5:54	1:54	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	1:27	0:33	OWN 4	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Daniel McCarthy, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	21	79	3.76	12	2	1
Joel Garrison	9	15	1.67	11	1	0
Matt Dawson	3	1	0.33	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	17	51	3.00	22	2	1
Marc Bullock	5	52	10.40	20	2	0
Lance Ingram	5	9	1.80	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dawson	36	17	164	2/11	1	21	2	46.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	31	13	161	2/14	0	23	2	31.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	4	10	37	9.25	0	14	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	4	7	32	8.00	3	14	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	9	55	18.33	13	21	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Frankie Pearce	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lester Fidrych	2	5	26	13.00	8	20
TE Tito Benson	2	2	17	8.50	6	11
TE Jon Mackey	2	4	22	11.00	0	14
WR Dana Hopkins	2	5	43	21.50	12	23
RB Irv Stanford	2	4	15	7.50	1	12
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR C.J. Cook	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Lance Ingram	1	2	19	19.00	12	19
FB Darryl Locke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Terry Martinez	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Harry	1	28	28.00	0
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jorge Maxey	1	21	21.00	0
OLB Irv Thornton	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Cranwell	1	1	0
Steve Stokes	1	0	0
Dan Kerouac	0	1	0
Shane Rhodes	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tito Benson	1	0	0
Jon Mackey	0	1	0
Raymond Vance	0	0	1
Kent Schulz	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	7	298	42.6	41.4	52	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	6	273	45.5	43.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Wright	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Stokes	3	14	4.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	3	8	2.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	5	118	23.6	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	3	80	26.7	0
Wendell Tomich	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	5	0	1.0	26	33
S Duane Sterritt	5	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Duane Burgess	4	2	1.0	26	32
S Jake Harry	4	2	0.0	19	29
CB Bob Heath	4	1	0.0	26	27
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	0.0	24	27
DT Oliver Coffey	3	1	0.0	25	29
S Austin Koch	2	2	0.0	17	27
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	2	0.0	14	6
CB Shane Rhodes	2	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	12	4
ILB Dan Kerouac	2	0	0.0	4	2
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Marshall Chin	1	0	0.0	13	12
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	7	2	0.0	29	32
DT Tito Cash	5	1	0.5	24	24
S Cris Logan	5	4	0.0	29	37
CB Bryant Lindberg	5	0	0.0	30	36
CB Scottie Coles	5	0	0.0	29	37
S Emmitt Robbins	4	2	0.0	29	35
S Thurman Clancy	3	0	0.0	4	8
DE Marlon Almond	2	0	1.0	28	29
DT Walter Flannery	2	0	0.5	13	11
OLB Irv Thornton	2	4	0.0	28	27
OLB Walt Schultz	2	0	0.0	16	24
DT J.C. Manning	1	3	0.0	27	34
S Kent Schulz	1	1	0.0	4	3
DE Andrew Jefcoat	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Ian Stokes	1	0	0.0	19	22
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
G Xavier Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Emmitt Bushell	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Austin Hudson	0	2	0.0	7	5
DE Mo Perlman	0	1	0.0	9	12
CB Raymond Vance	0	1	0.0	18	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	1.0	0	0	33
OLB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	0	32
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	2	29
DE Colin Walsh	0.0	1	2	25
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	2	33
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	0	1	6

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marlon Almond	1.0	0	1	29
DT Walter Flannery	0.5	1	0	11
DT Tito Cash	0.5	0	0	24
DT J.C. Manning	0.0	2	0	34
DE Mo Perlman	0.0	1	1	12
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	3	2	1	27
CB Bob Heath	3	1	0	27
CB Shane Rhodes	2	1	0	29
S Austin Koch	1	2	0	27
S Jake Harry	1	0	1	29
OLB Jared Ballard	1	0	0	33
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	32
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0	33

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	4	2	0	36
S Cris Logan	3	1	0	37
CB Scottie Coles	3	0	0	37
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	1	1	32
S Emmitt Robbins	2	1	0	35
OLB Walt Schultz	1	0	0	24
S Thurman Clancy	1	0	0	8
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0	6
OLB Irv Thornton	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnny Tyler	3	3	22	0	18
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	6	24	0	28
Larry Andersen	2	5	26	1	29
Devin Medlock	1	3	11	0	19
Marlon Prill	1	2	29	0	30
Leon Schroeder	0	8	31	0	34
Wesley Hickman	0	2	24	1	36
Travis Tusch	0	1	11	0	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Hamilton	1	8	27	1	33
Darryl Locke	1	3	18	0	24
Calvin Wilson	1	2	24	1	32
Orlando Cooke	1	1	3	0	1
Darryl Hickman	0	4	26	0	31
Donald Lee	0	2	27	0	33
Xavier Arnold	0	1	24	0	30
Norman Blake	0	1	3	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	3	23
Dwight Sanders	1	28
Charles Cortez	1	15
Johnny Tyler	1	13
Tommy Cranwell	1	9
Graham King	0	17
Nathan Wannamaker	0	15
Steve Stokes	0	14
Kevin Aschbacher	0	12
Shane Rhodes	0	12
Junior Reeves	0	9
Oliver Coffey	0	8
Devin Medlock	0	8
Corey Logan	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Artie Souza	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	7
Dan Kerouac	0	7
Leo Sweeney	0	6
Travis Tusch	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Daniel McCarthy	0	5
J.R. Marston	0	5
Leon Schroeder	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Frankie Pearce	0	4
Austin Koch	0	3
Wesley Hickman	0	3
Jake Harry	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Marshall Chin	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	2
Colin Walsh	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Johnny Sanford	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
J.R. Garrett	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	3	15
Darryl Locke	1	18
Jon Mackey	1	15
Kent Schulz	1	12
Raymond Vance	1	9
Orlando Cooke	1	9
Austin Hudson	0	19
Wendell Tomich	0	18
Tito Benson	0	17
Terry Martinez	0	15
Dwayne Battle	0	12
C.J. Cook	0	12
J.R. Patton	0	12
Emmitt Bushell	0	10
Wes Hamilton	0	9
Phil Mathews	0	9
Doug Coles	0	9
Norman Blake	0	9
Andrew Jefcoat	0	9
Willie Wright	0	8
Bryce Howerton	0	6
Darryl Hickman	0	4
Tito Cash	0	4
Ian Stokes	0	4
Lance Ingram	0	4
Walt Schultz	0	3
Emmitt Robbins	0	2
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
Cris Logan	0	2
Jorge Maxey	0	2
J.C. Manning	0	2
Thurman Clancy	0	2
Marlon Almond	0	1
Irv Thornton	0	1
Scottie Coles	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	9	1.0
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dawson	36	17	1	4	3	5	5	3	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	31	13	3	0	1	6	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	87	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	21	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	4	1	37	0	27
WR Phillip Newman	9	3	1	55	1	27
WR Dwayne Gelbart	7	4	0	32	0	17
WR Frankie Pearce	4	1	1	5	0	15
TE Charles Cortez	3	2	0	9	0	13
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	0	13	0	25
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	0	5	0	18
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	8	0	24

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	5	2	1	26	1	31
WR Terry Martinez	5	0	0	0	0	12
WR Dana Hopkins	5	2	0	43	2	22
TE Jon Mackey	4	2	0	22	0	22
RB Irv Stanford	4	2	0	15	0	21
TE Tito Benson	2	2	0	17	0	3
WR C.J. Cook	2	1	0	5	0	12
RB Lance Ingram	2	1	0	19	0	12
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0	0	0	24
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	0	14	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	4	3	0.75	3.76
Matt Dawson	2	-2	-1.00	0.33
Joel Garrison	2	-1	-0.50	1.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	6	4	0.67	3.00
Marc Bullock	1	7	7.00	10.40
Lance Ingram	1	2	2.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dawson	2	1	14	7.00	4.56

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	4	2	17	4.25	5.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	6.11
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	1	14	14.00	4.57

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Terry Martinez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Irv Stanford	1	1	3	3.00	3.75
RB Lance Ingram	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	2	1
Daniel McCarthy	1	1
Matt Dawson	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	2	0
Marc Bullock	1	0
Lance Ingram	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dawson	13	8	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	2
WR Dwayne Gelbart	3	2	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	1
WR Frankie Pearce	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Martinez	4	0	0
WR Lester Fidrych	2	2	1
RB Irv Stanford	2	2	1
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	1
WR Dana Hopkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (9,900)