Week 8, 2024

played in Dallas, TX

72 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	10	-	16
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 DAL - Irv Stanford 28 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 12:40 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
3Q: 04:13 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
4Q: 06:54 NOS - Phillip Newman 25 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DAL - Devin Tyler 19 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 00:35 NOS - Burt McCalla 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 DAL - Irv Stanford 28 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 12:40 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
3Q: 04:13 NOS - Burt McCalla 24 field goal
4Q: 06:54 NOS - Phillip Newman 25 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DAL - Devin Tyler 19 pass from Marc Bullock (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 00:35 NOS - Burt McCalla 45 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 4-4
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 313 346
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.82 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 169 131
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 5.28 4.52
Net Passing Yards 144 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 0 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 158 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:23 29:37

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	4-4
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	313	346
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.82	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	169	131
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	5.28	4.52
Net Passing Yards	144	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 0	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	158	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:23	29:37

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
1	9:51	1:48	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:26	7:52	OWN 7	15	83	Field Goal
2	9:24	7:34	OWN 26	14	48	Missed FG
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 5	1	5	Half
3	8:44	4:37	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
4	11:44	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:22	2:44	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
4	2:21	1:52	OWN 34	11	38	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	2:59	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
1	8:03	2:37	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	12:34	3:10	OWN 20	8	40	Interception
2	1:50	1:07	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:16	OWN 15	9	48	Punt
3	4:07	7:23	OWN 9	13	53	Punt
4	11:17	1:55	OWN 38	6	19	Downs
4	6:38	4:17	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 32	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	18	67	3.72	13	1
Alan Poole	8	71	8.88	13	4
Dwight Wright	4	19	4.75	12	1
Junior Blair	1	3	3.00	3	0
Rex Dunn	1	9	9.00	9	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	21	92	4.38	28	3	1
Alonzo Gargaro	4	11	2.75	9	0	0
Marc Bullock	2	22	11.00	16	1	0
Lance Ingram	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	31	17	158	2/14	1	25	0	79.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	30	20	220	1/5	1	40	1	85.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	6	10	34	5.67	1	9	0
WR Phillip Newman	4	9	51	12.75	10	25	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	4	15	7.50	10	11	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	3	22	11.00	4	15	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	24	24.00	15	24	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alonzo Gargaro	4	4	32	8.00	9	20	0
WR Devin Tyler	4	5	82	20.50	14	40	1
WR Kent Austin	3	8	34	11.33	0	17	0
RB Irv Stanford	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	3	39	19.50	20	29	0
TE Steven Marshall	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Matthew Hicks	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
WR Dana Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Curtis Olivarez	0	1	0
Dwight Wright	0	1	0
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Stanford	1	0	0
Quinn Pritchett	0	1	0
Bryant Lindberg	0	0	1
Matthew Hicks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	119	39.7	39.3	43	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	4	181	45.3	35.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	1	1.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Kaplan	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	57	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	8	1	0.0	27	29
OLB Willie Rexin	6	2	0.0	26	22
CB Howie Lord	5	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Duane Burgess	4	3	0.0	25	22
CB Bob Heath	4	2	0.0	20	24
ILB Jose Barfield	4	2	0.0	23	22
DE Cary Clinton	3	0	0.0	23	27
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.5	22	21
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0.0	8	9
CB David Evans	2	0	0.0	21	27
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0.0	9	8
S Jorge Cloude	1	4	0.5	21	27
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Junior Reeves	0	2	0.0	17	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	8	2	0.0	19	18
ILB Jorge Maxey	7	3	0.0	29	29
S Juan Marshall	5	1	0.0	30	29
S Ben Pence	4	0	0.0	20	13
DE Devin Page	3	1	1.0	19	31
OLB B.J. Bernard	3	1	1.0	19	26
CB Bryant Lindberg	3	1	0.0	28	22
CB Broderick Ohara	3	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Austin Hudson	2	3	0.0	19	7
CB Shane Rhodes	2	1	0.0	23	26
S Jose Houston	2	1	0.0	12	20
DT J.C. Manning	2	0	0.0	23	25
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	2	0.0	14	8
OLB Walt Schultz	1	1	0.0	9	5
CB Skip Kaplan	1	1	0.0	13	15
DE Andrew Jefcoat	1	1	0.0	15	13
S Thurman Clancy	1	0	0.0	5	18
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Glover	1	0	0.0	16	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	0	1	1	21
S Jorge Cloude	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	1	0	18

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Devin Page	1.0	0	2	1	31
DT J.C. Manning	0.0	0	1	1	25
OLB Walt Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Reggie Lee	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Lord	4	0	0	26
S Duane Sterritt	2	2	0	29
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	0	22
CB David Evans	2	0	0	27
CB Bob Heath	2	0	0	24
OLB Willie Rexin	2	0	0	22
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0	8
S Bryant Hickman	1	1	0	9
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	1	27
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	5
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0	6
OLB Lamar Bailey	0	1	0	18
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0	16

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	4	1	29
S Juan Marshall	2	2	29
OLB Austin Hudson	2	1	7
OLB B.J. Bernard	2	0	26
S Jose Houston	2	0	20
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	15
CB Shane Rhodes	1	0	26
S Thurman Clancy	1	0	18
ILB Marty Bohdanowicz	1	0	18
CB Broderick Ohara	1	0	27
CB Bryant Lindberg	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Olivarez	4	8	32	1	33
Rex Dunn	1	4	19	0	19
Cedric Flournoy	1	3	24	1	24
Neil Delgado	1	2	23	0	28
Joseph Sherman	1	2	27	0	31
Larry Andersen	1	1	8	0	9
Mitch Crutchfield	1	1	5	0	2
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	23	0	18
Marlon Finley	0	2	29	0	28

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Horton	3	8	0	26	1	23
Donald Lee	1	5	0	29	0	31
Xavier Arnold	1	4	1	28	0	28
Carlton Bauer	1	3	0	21	0	27
Marco Gaylor	1	3	0	23	0	29
Alvin McEachern	1	1	0	9	0	7
Quinn Pritchett	0	2	0	16	0	15
Jose Mueller	0	1	0	20	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	1	19
Dwight Wright	1	19
Tyrus Humphrey	1	12
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Earl Fiume	0	13
Junior Blair	0	13
Shane Love	0	12
Timothy Hiller	0	11
Bryant Hickman	0	9
Burt McCalla	0	9
Sean Ackerman	0	8
Larry Andersen	0	7
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mitch Crutchfield	0	7
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Danny Cortez	0	6
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Cary Clinton	0	4
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Earl Moulton	0	2
Martin Robertson	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Rex Dunn	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Bob Heath	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Nate Serban	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Mel Galiardo	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Rose	2	7
Matthew Hicks	1	12
Kent Austin	1	4
Skip Kaplan	0	17
Lance Ingram	0	13
Dana Hopkins	0	12
Steven Marshall	0	12
Jorge Maxey	0	11
Clarence Williams	0	10
Thurman Clancy	0	9
Walt Schultz	0	7
Marty Bohdanowicz	0	7
Patrick Newman	0	6
Alonzo Gargaro	0	6
Andrew Jefcoat	0	5
J.C. Manning	0	5
B.J. Bernard	0	5
Bryant Lindberg	0	4
Doug Coles	0	4
Devin Page	0	4
Juan Marshall	0	4
Hunter Kesler	0	4
Luke Lyons	0	4
Alvin McEachern	0	4
Quinn Pritchett	0	4
Broderick Ohara	0	4
Jose Mueller	0	3
Austin Hudson	0	3
Carlton Bauer	0	3
Reggie Lee	0	3
A.J. Stargell	0	3
Shane Rhodes	0	2
Ben Pence	0	2
Jose Houston	0	2
Xavier Arnold	0	1
Irv Stanford	0	1
Bryce Howerton	0	1
Jeremy Glover	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	18	108	6.0
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	7	29	4.1
Right	14	48	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	31	17	2	1	2	5	5	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	30	20	4	1	0	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	63	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	76	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	10	6	0	34	0	24
WR Phillip Newman	9	4	2	51	1	30
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	2	0	15	0	12
TE Earl Fiume	3	1	0	0	0	15
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	2	0	22	0	18
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	12	0	20
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	0	24	1	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	8	3	34	0	21
WR Devin Tyler	5	4	82	2	24
RB Alonzo Gargaro	4	4	32	1	15
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	12	0	18
WR Clarence Williams	3	2	39	1	14
RB Irv Stanford	2	2	1	0	15
TE Steven Marshall	2	1	7	0	8
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0	0	13
TE Matthew Hicks	1	1	5	0	3
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	12	3.00	3.72

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	1	0	0.00	5.10

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	1	19	19.00	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Tyler	1	1	19	19.00	16.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	2	2
Alan Poole	1	0
Junior Blair	1	1
Dwight Wright	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	2	1
Marc Bullock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	4	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kent Austin	4	2	2
WR Devin Tyler	3	2	1
RB Alonzo Gargaro	2	2	1
TE Steven Marshall	1	1	1
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (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	9,900 (9,900)