Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

51 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	14	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 DAL - Donnell Bryant 5 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
1Q: 04:46 NOS - J.R. Marston 45 field goal
2Q: 11:06 NOS - Joel Garrison 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 10:41 DAL - Robbie Funk 13 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
3Q: 03:43 DAL - Robbie Funk 16 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
4Q: 14:03 DAL - Willie Wright 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 DAL - Donnell Bryant 5 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
1Q: 04:46 NOS - J.R. Marston 45 field goal
2Q: 11:06 NOS - Joel Garrison 9 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 10:41 DAL - Robbie Funk 13 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
3Q: 03:43 DAL - Robbie Funk 16 pass from Marc Bullock (Willie Wright extra point)
4Q: 14:03 DAL - Willie Wright 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 9-9 17-0
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 9 13
- by Passing 5 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 241 349
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 153 180
- Rushing Attempts 30 43
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.19
Net Passing Yards 88 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 11 - 0 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 104 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.52 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	9-9	17-0
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	9	13
- by Passing	5	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	241	349
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	153	180
- Rushing Attempts	30	43
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.19
Net Passing Yards	88	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 11 - 0	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	104	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.52	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	1:36	OWN 20	4	24	Fumble
1	8:15	3:36	OWN 42	7	30	Field Goal
1	0:47	4:48	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	9:40	3:48	OWN 31	6	28	Punt
2	4:50	1:59	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 36	7	17	Half
3	15:00	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:30	1:32	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	13:57	1:26	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	8:50	5:00	OWN 3	9	34	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:52	1:37	OPP 36	3	1	Missed FG
1	4:39	3:52	OWN 27	6	39	Missed FG
2	10:59	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:52	1:02	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
2	2:51	1:31	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	14:26	3:56	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	8:58	5:24	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
3	3:26	4:29	OPP 28	8	23	Field Goal
4	12:31	3:41	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
4	3:50	3:50	OWN 31	9	43	Game

Game MVP: Marc Bullock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel McCarthy	10	46	4.60	10	1	0
Joel Garrison	6	34	5.67	11	1	1
Bobby Irwin	6	24	4.00	11	1	0
Alan Poole	5	32	6.40	9	0	0
Johnny Tyler	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Leo Sweeney	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Nolan Walters	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	22	107	4.86	16	4
Lance Ingram	14	48	3.43	12	1
Marc Bullock	6	24	4.00	10	1
Gary de Loayza	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	11	104	2/16	0	17	0	60.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	22	16	177	1/8	3	42	0	135.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phillip Newman	4	7	39	9.75	0	13
WR Irving Robasky	2	4	30	15.00	5	17
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	25	12.50	4	14
TE Charles Cortez	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
WR Deron Lyle	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robbie Funk	4	5	47	11.75	23	16	2
RB Irv Stanford	4	4	70	17.50	60	42	0
WR Dana Hopkins	3	4	29	9.67	6	20	0
TE Donnell Bryant	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	1
TE Tito Benson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Don Porter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR C.J. Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Clarence Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	1	0
Daniel McCarthy	1	0	0
Charles Cortez	1	0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Irving Robasky	0	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	0	1
Timothy Hiller	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Bullock	1	0	0
Irv Stanford	1	0	0
Robbie Funk	0	1	0
Raymond Vance	0	1	0
Jon Mackey	0	1	0
Bryce Howerton	0	1	0
Emmitt Robbins	0	0	1
Andrew Jefcoat	0	0	1
Scottie Coles	0	0	1
Austin Hudson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	239	39.8	37.7	49	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	4	185	46.3	45.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Wright	1/3	0/2	0/2	22	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Hanson	1	3	3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	41	20.5	0
Roderick Hanson	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Marshall	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	8	4	0.0	39	23
OLB Willie Rexin	6	2	0.0	23	12
OLB Duane Burgess	6	0	0.0	36	22
ILB Dan Kerouac	5	1	0.0	25	15
DT Junior Reeves	4	0	0.0	31	15
DE Nate Serban	3	0	1.0	26	15
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	0.0	25	18
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	33	18
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	0.0	22	15
S Jake Harry	2	3	0.0	22	14
ILB Corey Logan	2	3	0.0	20	4
DE Orlando Murray	2	0	0.0	15	13
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	21	5
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	22	4
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0.0	33	17
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	2	0.0	22	5
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	0	0.0	20	12
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.0	19	15
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0.0	19	11

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	5	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Austin Hudson	5	0	0.0	25	23
ILB Bryce Howerton	5	0	0.0	7	7
CB Scottie Coles	4	1	0.0	26	25
S Juan Marshall	3	3	0.0	28	23
S Cris Logan	3	0	0.0	29	24
DE Devin Page	2	0	1.0	16	17
DE Colin Walsh	2	0	0.5	17	13
DT Tony Reichard	2	2	0.0	22	18
DT Jamal Sgroi	2	0	0.0	9	9
DE Andrew Jefcoat	2	0	0.0	19	12
DT Derrick Manula	1	2	0.0	16	11
CB Raymond Vance	1	2	0.0	21	21
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	0	0.0	25	21
OLB Walt Schultz	1	0	0.0	8	2
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Irv Thornton	0	1	0.5	9	5
S Emmitt Robbins	0	1	0.0	7	10
S Thurman Clancy	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate Serban	1.0	0	2	0	15
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	18

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin Page	1.0	1	0	17
OLB Irv Thornton	0.5	0	0	5
DE Colin Walsh	0.5	0	0	13
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	2	1	11
DT Tony Reichard	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Jorge Maxey	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	3	12
CB Sammie Rutter	2	18
OLB Duane Burgess	2	22
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	2	12
ILB Dan Kerouac	2	15
S Duane Sterritt	2	23
S Jake Harry	1	14
CB Bob Heath	1	15
CB Timothy Hiller	1	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Austin Hudson	4	0	23
CB Scottie Coles	2	2	25
S Emmitt Robbins	1	1	10
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	1	21
CB Raymond Vance	1	0	21
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	4
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	7
S Cris Logan	0	1	24
ILB Jorge Maxey	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Neil Delgado	2	5	26	1	17
Devin Medlock	2	3	16	0	12
Leon Schroeder	2	2	21	0	20
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	2	23	0	21
Larry Andersen	1	3	19	1	18
Leo Sweeney	1	1	26	0	22
Wesley Hickman	0	6	23	0	19
Travis Tusch	0	2	7	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	11	0	6
Charles Cortez	0	1	14	0	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Lee	6	9	1	43	0	23
Xavier Arnold	2	6	0	41	1	23
Clay Wallenbrock	1	8	1	41	0	21
Orlando Cooke	1	4	0	34	0	19
Norman Blake	1	3	0	36	0	17
Darryl Hickman	1	2	0	5	0	2
Jon Mackey	1	2	0	29	0	16
Donnell Bryant	1	1	0	16	0	6
Darren Horton	1	1	0	15	0	9
Gary de Loayza	0	2	0	26	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	2	14
Timothy Hiller	1	18
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	7
Rickey Bridges	0	17
Graham King	0	15
Willie Rexin	0	15
Wally Kaczmarek	0	14
Roderick Hanson	0	12
Johnny Tyler	0	11
Orlando Murray	0	9
Dwayne Gelbart	0	9
Irving Robasky	0	8
Travis Tusch	0	7
Charles Cortez	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	7
Joel Garrison	0	7
Leo Sweeney	0	7
Jake Harry	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	5
Bryant Hickman	0	4
J.R. Marston	0	4
Dan Kerouac	0	4
Duane Burgess	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3
Bob Heath	0	2
D.J. Matthews	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Corey Logan	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Robbins	2	13
Juan Marshall	2	13
Wendell Tomich	0	21
Donnell Bryant	0	14
C.J. Cook	0	13
Skip Kaplan	0	12
Austin Hudson	0	11
Clarence Williams	0	11
Patrick Newman	0	9
Willie Wright	0	8
Tito Benson	0	8
Thurman Clancy	0	8
Raymond Vance	0	7
Doug Coles	0	7
Walt Schultz	0	7
Lance Ingram	0	7
Darren Horton	0	7
Carlton Bauer	0	7
Darryl Hickman	0	6
Jon Mackey	0	6
Gary de Loayza	0	6
Devin Page	0	5
Xavier Arnold	0	4
Norman Blake	0	4
Andrew Jefcoat	0	4
Bryant Lindberg	0	3
Jamal Sgroi	0	3
Jorge Maxey	0	3
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2
Tony Reichard	0	2
Derrick Manula	0	2
Cris Logan	0	2
Irv Thornton	0	2
Bryce Howerton	0	2
Robbie Funk	0	1
Scottie Coles	0	1
Colin Walsh	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	67	4.8
Middle	21	101	4.8
Right	6	14	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	11	0	0	1	6	5	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	22	16	3	1	1	0	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	42	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	38	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	4	0	39	15
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	0	30	12
TE Charles Cortez	4	1	0	7	12
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	0	25	12
WR Deron Lyle	2	1	0	7	6
TE Graham King	1	0	1	0	10
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0	-4	22

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Funk	5	4	0	47	0	16
WR Dana Hopkins	4	3	1	29	1	15
RB Irv Stanford	4	4	0	70	2	19
TE Tito Benson	2	1	0	8	0	8
TE Donnell Bryant	2	2	0	12	0	6
WR Don Porter	2	1	0	3	0	7
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	0	8	0	16
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	1	5	5.00	4.60
Joel Garrison	1	9	9.00	5.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lance Ingram	6	11	1.83	3.43
Irv Stanford	4	4	1.00	4.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	5	5	44	8.80	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Funk	2	2	29	14.50	9.40
TE Donnell Bryant	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
WR Dana Hopkins	1	1	4	4.00	7.25
RB Irv Stanford	1	1	6	6.00	17.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	2
Bobby Irwin	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Ingram	4	3
Irv Stanford	3	1
Marc Bullock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	5	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	2	2	0
TE Graham King	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robbie Funk	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0
TE Donnell Bryant	1	1	1
WR Clarence Williams	1	0	0
WR Don Porter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,900)
End Zone 14,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,900)
End Zone	14,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)