Week 3, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	7	8	-	18
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 03:33 DAL - A.J. Stargell 29 field goal
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
3Q: 07:55 DAL - Irv Stanford 18 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 01:36 NOS - Lenny Shields 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Timothy Hiller 45 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 12:28 NOS - Timothy Hiller 63 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 04:36 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DAL - Devin Tyler 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Marc Bullock pass to Lionel Boult for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 03:33 DAL - A.J. Stargell 29 field goal
2Q: 00:09 NOS - Burt McCalla 39 field goal
3Q: 07:55 DAL - Irv Stanford 18 run (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 01:36 NOS - Lenny Shields 4 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:51 NOS - Timothy Hiller 45 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 12:28 NOS - Timothy Hiller 63 punt return (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 04:36 NOS - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DAL - Devin Tyler 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Marc Bullock pass to Lionel Boult for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 209 276
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards per Play 3.12 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 60 143
- Rushing Attempts 19 35
- Yards per Rush 3.16 4.09
Net Passing Yards 149 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 18 - 0 27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 175 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/34
- Yards per Pass Play 3.10 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 6/167
Kick Returns/Yards 4/54 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 41
Time of Possession 27:10 32:50

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	209	276
- Offensive Plays	67	66
- Yards per Play	3.12	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	60	143
- Rushing Attempts	19	35
- Yards per Rush	3.16	4.09
Net Passing Yards	149	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 18 - 0	27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	175	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/34
- Yards per Pass Play	3.10	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	6/167
Kick Returns/Yards	4/54	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 41
Time of Possession	27:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 14	5	13	Punt
1	9:06	5:40	OWN 18	10	70	Field Goal
2	14:37	2:30	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
2	10:59	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:36	2:04	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	3:20	2:05	OWN 28	6	4	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:15	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	8:34	0:52	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	2:50	0:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:27	1:43	OWN 11	3	-7	Punt
4	14:44	2:24	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	12:20	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:59	1:02	OPP 39	3	8	Missed FG
4	7:52	1:12	OWN 21	6	4	Downs
4	4:29	3:19	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	3:16	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
1	3:26	3:49	OWN 20	9	30	Punt
2	12:07	1:08	OPP 40	3	-6	Punt
2	10:29	3:53	OPP 44	6	18	Missed FG
2	4:32	1:12	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
2	1:15	1:12	OWN 20	3	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 36	8	23	Punt
3	10:13	1:39	OWN 38	3	-2	Interception
3	7:42	4:52	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
3	2:12	0:45	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
4	11:24	1:25	OPP 44	3	-9	Fumble
4	8:57	1:05	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	6:40	2:11	OPP 25	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:10	0:56	OPP 39	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Brent Robbins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	10	27	2.70	18	1	1
Mike Shaw	4	10	2.50	8	0	0
Alonzo Gargaro	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Marc Bullock	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Lance Ingram	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	18	80	4.44	20	3
Mack Mathews	12	46	3.83	10	1
Alan Poole	5	17	3.40	10	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Shaw	43	17	172	4/26	0	26	0	51.7
Marc Bullock	1	1	3	0/0	1	3	0	118.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	27	15	167	4/34	2	52	1	83.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Tyler	4	12	50	12.50	10	17	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	4	11	29	7.25	5	9	0
RB Irv Stanford	3	4	19	6.33	2	10	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	22	11.00	1	22	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	8	37	18.50	16	26	0
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Lionel Boult	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	7	8	134	19.14	26	52	1
RB Bobby Irwin	3	4	7	2.33	2	6	0
TE Lenny Shields	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
FB Junior Blair	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Nolan Walters	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mack Mathews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	33	33.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Shaw	1	0	0
Bryce Howerton	0	1	0
Alvin McEachern	0	1	0
Hunter Kesler	0	0	1
B.J. Bernard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	0	0
Junior Reeves	0	1	0
Brent Robbins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	10	424	42.4	28.1	50	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	336	48.0	34.1	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	1	12	12.0	0
Walter Castillo	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	4	136	34.0	2
Darnell Carr	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	3	38	12.7	0
Walter Castillo	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Juan Marshall	6	1	0.0	33	29
OLB B.J. Bernard	5	1	2.0	26	25
CB Scottie Coles	5	0	0.0	32	21
DT J.C. Manning	4	3	1.5	25	24
S Jose Houston	4	4	0.0	30	27
CB Broderick Ohara	4	0	0.0	16	19
DE Arnold Jennings	3	3	0.5	25	21
OLB Austin Hudson	3	1	0.0	22	22
CB Timothy Dennis	3	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	3	0	0.0	29	22
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	1	0.0	19	17
CB Patrick Newman	2	1	0.0	10	13
CB Doug McKnight	2	1	0.0	25	16
ILB Bryce Howerton	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT Glen Poole	1	2	0.0	10	7
DE Jeremy Glover	1	1	0.0	16	11
S Ted Porter	1	1	0.0	12	10
DE Kyle Coleman	1	0	0.0	11	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	5	1	0.0	15	42
CB Timothy Hiller	5	0	0.0	17	39
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	0.0	17	42
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	0.0	11	34
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	0.0	14	39
DE Brent Robbins	3	1	2.5	16	31
CB Bob Heath	3	2	0.0	13	33
CB Darnell Carr	3	1	0.0	5	9
DE Max Tank	2	1	1.0	16	37
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	11	31
DT Junior Reeves	1	2	0.0	8	21
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	3	6
G Curtis Olivarez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0.5	13	36
ILB Earl Moulton	0	2	0.0	7	14
CB Sammie Rutter	0	1	0.0	9	26
DT Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0.0	11	24
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0	1	0.0	8	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	2.0	1	2	25
DT J.C. Manning	1.5	0	1	24
DE Arnold Jennings	0.5	1	0	21
OLB Austin Hudson	0.0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	2.5	0	4	4	31
DE Max Tank	1.0	1	0	0	37
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	1	2	0	36
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	2	15
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Juan Marshall	3	2	0	29
S Jose Houston	3	1	0	27
CB Scottie Coles	2	0	0	21
CB Timothy Dennis	2	0	0	13
CB Broderick Ohara	2	0	0	19
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	1	22
OLB Austin Hudson	1	0	0	22
CB Doug McKnight	1	0	0	16
ILB Jorge Maxey	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	3	2	42
ILB Jose Barfield	3	2	34
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	39
CB Darnell Carr	3	0	9
CB Bob Heath	2	1	33
S Jorge Cloude	1	2	39
ILB Earl Moulton	1	1	14
CB Ty Covington	1	1	31
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	9
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	42

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Berk	1	3	19	0	48
Xavier Arnold	1	2	18	3	43
Alvin McEachern	1	2	19	1	41
Donald Lee	1	2	19	0	46
Jose Mueller	1	1	12	0	16
Darren Horton	0	3	17	0	41
Claude Manning	0	1	1	0	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	3	8	1	31	0	27
Curtis Olivarez	3	6	0	35	2	31
Joseph Sherman	2	3	0	27	0	27
Cedric Flournoy	1	4	0	26	2	25
D.J. Matthews	1	3	0	8	0	4
Neil Delgado	0	5	0	29	0	28
Junior Blair	0	1	0	27	0	20
Alex Priestley	0	1	0	9	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Boult	2	17
Matthew Hicks	1	23
Walter Castillo	1	23
Hunter Kesler	1	12
Austin Hudson	0	26
Lance Ingram	0	22
Quinn Pritchett	0	20
Ted Porter	0	19
Clarence Williams	0	18
Broderick Ohara	0	18
Jose Mueller	0	13
Patrick Newman	0	13
Claude Manning	0	12
Tyrell Kaplan	0	12
Alvin McEachern	0	10
Antonio Tubbs	0	10
Jeremy Glover	0	8
Brad Renwick	0	7
Darren Horton	0	7
Timothy Dennis	0	6
A.J. Stargell	0	6
Monty Keane	0	6
Xavier Arnold	0	5
Bryce Howerton	0	5
Juan Marshall	0	5
Arnold Jennings	0	5
Scottie Coles	0	4
Kyle Coleman	0	4
Lorenzo Frederick	0	4
Jorge Maxey	0	3
Alonzo Gargaro	0	3
Jose Houston	0	3
Mark Gaudio	0	2
J.C. Manning	0	2
Rex Rubio	0	2
B.J. Bernard	0	2
Glen Poole	0	2
Irv Stanford	0	1
Donald Lee	0	1
Devin Tyler	0	1
Doug McKnight	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	14
Leo Sweeney	1	21
Stephen Granberry	1	18
Rickey Bridges	1	10
Otis Wallis	0	41
Mack Mathews	0	29
Timothy Hiller	0	24
Terrell Hicks	0	17
Lenny Shields	0	14
Bob Heath	0	13
Duane Burgess	0	11
Burt McCalla	0	10
D.J. Matthews	0	10
Marlon Finley	0	10
Mitchell Emmons	0	10
Mel Galiardo	0	10
Cary Clinton	0	10
Alex Priestley	0	10
Junior Reeves	0	9
Lamar Bailey	0	9
Junior Blair	0	8
Cedric Flournoy	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Darnell Carr	0	6
Earl Moulton	0	5
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Donnell Pritchett	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Nolan Walters	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	5	24	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	46	9.2
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	12	43	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Shaw	43	17	2	1	4	10	9	6	0
Marc Bullock	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	27	15	2	0	4	4	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	38	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	115	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	1	22	1.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	51	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	12	4	0	50	0	43
WR Bubba Hernandez	11	4	2	29	0	31
WR Clarence Williams	8	2	1	37	1	28
RB Irv Stanford	4	3	0	19	0	34
WR Lionel Boult	4	1	1	8	0	24
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	0	22	1	16
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	0	5	0	17
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	0	5	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	8	7	1	134	2	27
WR Nolan Walters	6	0	2	0	0	21
RB Bobby Irwin	4	3	0	7	0	19
TE Lenny Shields	3	2	1	3	0	18
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	0	10	0	5
RB Mack Mathews	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	8	0	13
FB Junior Blair	1	1	0	5	0	20
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	1	18	18.00	2.70
Mike Shaw	1	8	8.00	2.50
Alonzo Gargaro	1	2	2.00	2.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	11	11.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Shaw	3	1	9	3.00	4.00
Marc Bullock	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	3	3	13	4.33	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Tyler	2	1	3	1.50	4.17
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	1	9	4.50	2.64

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1	1.00	16.75
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	4	4.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Shaw	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	6	4
Mack Mathews	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Shaw	13	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Tyler	6	0	0
WR Clarence Williams	2	0	0
WR Lionel Boult	2	1	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	1	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	0
RB Mack Mathews	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)