Week 8, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	7	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 DAL - Irv Stanford 6 run (Willie Wright extra point)
2Q: 11:20 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NOS - J.R. Marston 54 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Willie Wright 37 field goal
3Q: 02:18 DAL - Robbie Funk 22 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
4Q: 10:40 NOS - Deron Lyle 5 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 07:30 DAL - Willie Wright 49 field goal
4Q: 02:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:01 DAL - Irv Stanford 6 run (Willie Wright extra point)
2Q: 11:20 NOS - J.R. Marston 24 field goal
2Q: 01:39 NOS - J.R. Marston 54 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DAL - Willie Wright 37 field goal
3Q: 02:18 DAL - Robbie Funk 22 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
4Q: 10:40 NOS - Deron Lyle 5 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 07:30 DAL - Willie Wright 49 field goal
4Q: 02:06 NOS - J.R. Marston 21 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 8-0 3-4
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 348 322
- Offensive Plays 49 66
- Yards per Play 7.10 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 111 107
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.28
Net Passing Yards 237 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 0 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.12 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 5/104
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:16 32:44

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	8-0	3-4
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	348	322
- Offensive Plays	49	66
- Yards per Play	7.10	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	111	107
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.28
Net Passing Yards	237	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 0	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.12	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	5/104
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:16	32:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	3:37	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	7:04	2:53	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
2	11:13	2:32	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	7:17	2:04	OWN 22	4	20	Punt
2	1:34	1:32	OWN 42	6	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	11:09	2:31	OWN 15	4	30	Punt
3	5:52	3:49	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	10:34	3:09	OWN 20	5	48	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:57	OWN 15	3	0	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 17	4	8	Punt
1	8:51	1:47	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	4:11	7:58	OWN 6	16	87	Field Goal
2	8:41	1:24	OWN 28	4	23	Interception
2	5:13	3:39	OWN 14	8	49	Field Goal
3	12:31	1:22	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	8:38	2:46	OWN 15	7	18	Punt
3	2:03	6:29	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
4	7:25	5:25	OWN 41	9	55	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 26	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Marc Bullock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	15	80	5.33	24	4	1
Lance Ingram	5	25	5.00	7	0	0
Marc Bullock	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Dana Hopkins	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Gary de Loayza	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel McCarthy	11	53	4.82	22	1
Bobby Irwin	9	35	3.89	8	0
Alan Poole	4	13	3.25	5	0
Johnny Tyler	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	25	20	245	1/8	1	43	0	120.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	38	24	231	3/16	1	27	1	77.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Funk	7	8	111	15.86	29	43	1
WR Dana Hopkins	5	6	54	10.80	28	15	0
RB Irv Stanford	3	4	28	9.33	11	15	0
TE Tito Benson	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Donnell Bryant	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	18	18.00	9	18	0
WR Don Porter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	6	6	93	15.50	56	27	0
TE Charles Cortez	3	4	29	9.67	3	13	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	3	17	5.67	1	7	1
TE Leo Sweeney	3	5	14	4.67	2	8	0
WR Phillip Newman	3	7	17	5.67	5	8	0
TE Graham King	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	3	32	16.00	6	25	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Johnny Tyler	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Roderick Hanson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	6	285	47.5	47.2	61	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	178	44.5	44.5	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Wright	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Marshall	4	77	19.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	83	20.8	0
Roderick Hanson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Raymond Vance	10	0	0.0	12	32
ILB Jorge Maxey	5	2	0.5	19	35
S Juan Marshall	5	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Austin Hudson	4	2	1.0	13	12
DT Tito Cash	4	0	1.0	21	33
S Cris Logan	4	1	0.0	22	37
OLB Irv Thornton	3	3	0.0	19	27
DE Devin Page	3	1	0.0	18	32
S Emmitt Robbins	3	0	0.0	7	15
CB Scottie Coles	2	3	0.0	23	37
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	0.0	18	38
DE Ian Stokes	2	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Walt Schultz	1	0	0.5	9	12
DT Jamal Sgroi	1	0	0.0	8	16
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Colin Walsh	0	1	0.0	8	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	12	0	0.0	21	22
ILB Earl Moulton	5	2	0.0	8	8
ILB Dan Kerouac	4	3	0.0	19	24
DT Junior Reeves	3	1	0.0	15	20
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	18	17
OLB Duane Burgess	2	3	0.0	23	23
CB Shane Rhodes	2	1	0.0	16	19
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0.0	20	20
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0.0	12	11
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0.0	4	11
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	1.0	9	17
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Willie Rexin	1	1	0.0	11	8
TE Graham King	1	0	---	---	---
S Jake Harry	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Corey Logan	0	1	0.0	8	6
DE Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0.0	12	9
CB Timothy Hiller	0	1	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tito Cash	1.0	2	33
OLB Austin Hudson	1.0	0	12
ILB Jorge Maxey	0.5	0	35
OLB Walt Schultz	0.5	0	12
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	2	18
DT Derrick Manula	0.0	1	25
DT Jamal Sgroi	0.0	1	16
DE Andrew Jefcoat	0.0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Oliver Coffey	1.0	0	0	2	17
OLB Duane Burgess	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Raymond Vance	8	0	0	32
ILB Jorge Maxey	4	0	0	35
S Juan Marshall	3	0	0	35
S Cris Logan	2	2	0	37
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	1	38
S Emmitt Robbins	1	0	0	15
DT Jamal Sgroi	1	0	0	16
OLB Irv Thornton	1	0	0	27
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0	6
DE Devin Page	1	0	0	32
CB Scottie Coles	0	1	0	37

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	1	22
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	17
ILB Dan Kerouac	2	1	24
CB Shane Rhodes	2	0	19
S Jake Harry	1	0	21
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	23
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	11
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	8
CB Bob Heath	1	0	20
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	7
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Lee	2	10	1	23	0	26
Clay Wallenbrock	2	4	0	22	0	25
Norman Blake	1	5	0	16	0	19
Xavier Arnold	1	1	0	21	0	25
Calvin Wilson	0	2	0	21	1	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	5	17	0	31
Travis Tusch	2	4	8	0	12
Wesley Hickman	2	2	19	1	29
Neil Delgado	2	2	21	1	35
Leon Schroeder	1	3	21	1	36
Devin Medlock	1	1	13	0	20
Larry Andersen	0	2	21	0	34
Johnny Tyler	0	1	15	0	21
Leo Sweeney	0	1	19	0	35
D.J. Matthews	0	1	5	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Marshall	3	18
Marlon Winslett	2	12
Donnell Bryant	1	16
Wendell Tomich	0	21
Tito Benson	0	18
Walt Schultz	0	17
C.J. Cook	0	12
Raymond Vance	0	12
Clarence Williams	0	12
Emmitt Robbins	0	11
Skip Kaplan	0	10
Patrick Newman	0	9
Darryl Hickman	0	8
Doug Coles	0	8
Darren Horton	0	8
Carlton Bauer	0	8
Willie Wright	0	7
Devin Page	0	7
Bryce Howerton	0	6
Jon Mackey	0	5
Gary de Loayza	0	5
Norman Blake	0	5
Austin Hudson	0	5
Clay Wallenbrock	0	3
Tito Cash	0	3
Jamal Sgroi	0	3
Cris Logan	0	3
Xavier Arnold	0	3
Jorge Maxey	0	3
Scottie Coles	0	3
Robbie Funk	0	2
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
Derrick Manula	0	2
Irv Thornton	0	2
Andrew Jefcoat	0	2
Lance Ingram	0	2
Ian Stokes	0	1
Colin Walsh	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Kaczmarek	2	13
Bobby Irwin	1	23
Bob Heath	1	17
Roderick Hanson	0	19
Willie Rexin	0	17
Graham King	0	16
Rickey Bridges	0	14
Charles Cortez	0	12
Corey Logan	0	11
Deron Lyle	0	11
Leo Sweeney	0	11
Orlando Murray	0	10
Shane Love	0	10
Johnny Tyler	0	8
J.R. Marston	0	8
Travis Tusch	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Timothy Hiller	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Leon Schroeder	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
J.R. Fraaije	0	3
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Jake Harry	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Bryant Hickman	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Nate Serban	0	2
Dan Kerouac	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Daniel McCarthy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	70	8.8
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	59	6.6
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	8	21	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	25	20	2	0	2	2	1	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	38	24	3	0	3	3	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	79	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	129	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	60	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	101	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Funk	8	7	1	111	2	24
WR Dana Hopkins	6	5	1	54	0	21
RB Irv Stanford	4	3	0	28	0	24
TE Jon Mackey	2	1	0	16	0	18
WR Don Porter	2	1	0	3	0	4
TE Tito Benson	1	1	0	12	0	4
TE Donnell Bryant	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	0	18	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	3	0	17	0	27
WR Nolan Walters	6	6	0	93	2	24
TE Graham King	5	2	0	18	0	14
TE Leo Sweeney	5	3	1	14	0	35
TE Charles Cortez	4	3	1	29	0	17
WR Deron Lyle	3	3	0	17	0	10
WR Dwayne Gelbart	3	2	0	32	1	12
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	1	0	5	0	23
FB Johnny Tyler	2	1	0	6	0	21
WR Roderick Hanson	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	1	6	6.00	5.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	5	15	3.00	4.82
Bobby Irwin	2	3	1.50	3.89
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	1	6	6.00	9.80

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	4	16	4.00	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Funk	1	1	6	6.00	13.88

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	10	5.00	5.67
TE Leo Sweeney	2	2	6	3.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	3	0
Dana Hopkins	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	5	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robbie Funk	2	2	1
RB Irv Stanford	2	1	1
WR Don Porter	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Graham King	4	1	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	2
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	1
FB Johnny Tyler	1	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)