Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in Dallas, TX

31 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	7	6	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 DAL - Lamar Borg 41 field goal
2Q: 10:47 DAL - Lamar Borg 43 field goal
2Q: 04:55 NOS - Nolan Walters 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 08:10 NOS - Nolan Walters 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 34 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Devin Tyler 12 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 DAL - Lamar Borg 41 field goal
2Q: 10:47 DAL - Lamar Borg 43 field goal
2Q: 04:55 NOS - Nolan Walters 13 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 08:10 NOS - Nolan Walters 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Burt McCalla 34 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 46 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Devin Tyler 12 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 11-6-1 12-5
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 298 272
- Offensive Plays 64 79
- Yards per Play 4.66 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 88 96
- Rushing Attempts 20 22
- Yards per Rush 4.40 4.36
Net Passing Yards 210 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 3 54 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/33 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 3.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/128
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:24 29:36

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	11-6-1	12-5
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	298	272
- Offensive Plays	64	79
- Yards per Play	4.66	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	88	96
- Rushing Attempts	20	22
- Yards per Rush	4.40	4.36
Net Passing Yards	210	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 3	54 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/33	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	3.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/128
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:24	29:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
1	9:57	2:03	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	7:24	1:49	OWN 36	6	7	Interception
1	3:04	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	10:41	2:32	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
2	6:49	2:03	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
2	3:16	1:25	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 43	2	10	Half
3	11:47	0:43	OWN 8	2	9	Interception
3	10:26	2:25	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	5:30	5:36	OWN 9	11	74	Field Goal
4	13:00	3:09	OWN 15	7	30	Fumble
4	8:11	3:55	OWN 20	9	29	Interception
4	2:55	0:32	OPP 34	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	3:15	OWN 24	6	9	Punt
1	7:54	0:30	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
1	5:35	2:31	50	8	26	Field Goal
1	2:08	6:27	OWN 26	13	48	Field Goal
2	8:09	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Fumble
2	4:46	1:30	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
2	1:51	1:33	OWN 40	7	25	Fumble
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	11:04	0:38	OPP 22	3	-10	Punt
3	8:01	2:31	OWN 29	5	29	Punt
4	14:54	1:54	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	9:51	1:40	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
4	4:16	1:21	OWN 21	6	13	Downs
4	2:23	2:09	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown

Game MVP: Nolan Walters, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	8	32	4.00	11	2
John Cortez	8	36	4.50	11	1
Alan Poole	3	16	5.33	10	1
Hunter Woodson	1	4	4.00	4	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Louis Everett	10	51	5.10	11	2
Thurman Hopkinson	8	17	2.13	5	0
Peter Brinsfield	2	10	5.00	6	0
Alonzo Gargaro	2	18	9.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	38	25	243	6/33	2	53	3	68.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	54	23	196	3/20	1	32	0	58.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	7	9	123	17.57	32	53	2
WR Phillip Newman	4	8	17	4.25	5	5	0
WR Rick Collins	3	5	48	16.00	40	36	0
WR Stephen Granberry	3	4	18	6.00	10	10	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	3	11	5.50	6	12	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	4	14	7.00	1	8	0
TE Lenny Shields	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
RB John Cortez	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Tyler	6	8	78	13.00	9	24	1
RB Thurman Hopkinson	6	9	49	8.17	30	32	0
TE Jose Mueller	3	6	19	6.33	0	7	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	9	27	9.00	0	12	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Lionel Boult	1	12	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Louis Everett	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Hardy	2	27	13.50	0
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Cary Clinton	0	1	0
Danny Cortez	0	1	0
Junior Reeves	0	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alonzo Gargaro	2	0	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	0	0
Thurman Hopkinson	1	0	0
Claude Manning	0	2	0
Ben Pence	0	1	0
Lorenzo Frederick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	219	43.8	39.8	58	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Jarrett	8	340	42.5	36.8	53	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Ziel	3	6	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Porter	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Marshall	2	64	32.0	0
Jackie Talley	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	8	1	0.0	19	42
S Duane Sterritt	5	4	0.0	21	48
DT Johnny Rasmussen	4	1	1.5	17	50
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	0.0	14	36
ILB Dale Landolt	4	1	0.0	15	31
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.5	15	38
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	13	41
CB Danny Cortez	3	0	0.0	14	40
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	0.0	11	38
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0.0	8	24
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	4	15
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	1.0	14	27
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0.0	14	33
DE Max Tank	1	1	0.0	19	49
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Phillip Newman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	5	11
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lenny Shields	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	7	19
S Jorge Cloude	0	1	0.0	18	42

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Reggie Milburn	7	4	0.0	8	25
DE Jeremy Glover	5	1	1.0	16	30
ILB Bryce Howerton	5	0	0.0	9	16
DE Patrick Scott	4	0	2.5	13	28
S Ben Pence	4	1	0.0	16	33
S Juan Marshall	4	0	0.0	19	41
CB Hunter Huffman	4	0	0.0	15	34
OLB B.J. Bernard	3	2	2.5	17	36
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	3	1	0.0	15	36
DE Arnold Jennings	3	0	0.0	15	26
CB Scottie Coles	2	0	0.0	14	35
WR Devin Tyler	1	0	---	---	---
S Jose Houston	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Doug McKnight	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Ted Porter	1	0	0.0	9	22
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	0.0	18	25
ILB Broderick Heath	0	2	0.0	4	10
OLB Austin Hudson	0	1	0.0	3	7
DT Glen Poole	0	1	0.0	5	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1.5	0	1	0	50
DE Cary Clinton	1.0	2	3	0	27
DT Junior Reeves	0.5	1	2	0	38
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	1	1	38
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	1	0	49
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	19

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Scott	2.5	1	0	1	28
OLB B.J. Bernard	2.5	0	3	4	36
DE Jeremy Glover	1.0	0	1	0	30
DE Arnold Jennings	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	7	2	42
ILB Jose Barfield	4	0	36
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	48
CB Howie Lord	2	0	41
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	31
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	40
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	50
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	11
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	24
S Steve Ziel	1	0	15
S Jorge Cloude	0	2	42
S Tommie Grange	0	2	17
CB Ty Covington	0	1	33

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Reggie Milburn	5	1	0	25
S Juan Marshall	4	0	0	41
CB Hunter Huffman	3	0	0	34
S Ben Pence	3	0	0	33
CB Scottie Coles	2	0	0	35
DE Jeremy Glover	2	0	0	30
S Ted Porter	1	1	0	22
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	2	25
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	0	1	36
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0	16
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0	36
CB Doug McKnight	1	0	0	10
ILB Broderick Heath	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Priestley	3	6	0	14	2	25
Marlon Finley	1	3	1	19	0	36
Cedric Flournoy	1	3	0	15	2	27
Neil Delgado	1	3	0	14	0	30
Lenny Shields	0	1	0	9	0	21
Cris Scott	0	1	0	6	0	14
Mitchell Maloney	0	0	0	1	1	8
Roger Vaughn	0	0	0	11	1	36

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Lee	4	6	21	1	53
Gene Berk	1	6	22	0	56
Tyrell Kaplan	1	4	20	1	49
Brad Renwick	1	1	11	0	26
Claude Manning	0	1	18	1	33
Alvin McEachern	0	1	4	0	24
Monty Treat	0	1	21	0	46

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Woodson	1	24
Rick Collins	1	17
Steve Ziel	1	17
Lenny Shields	1	14
Tommie Grange	1	14
Marc Stanton	1	9
Alex Priestley	1	7
Byron Bennett	0	20
Rex Dunn	0	16
Bubba Reese	0	15
Pat Brooks	0	14
Bobby Irwin	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	10
Otis Wallis	0	9
Cary Clinton	0	8
Burt McCalla	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mitchell Maloney	0	7
Donnell Pritchett	0	7
Dale Landolt	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Danny Cortez	0	3
Cris Scott	0	3
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Willie Rexin	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Howie Lord	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Talley	2	19
Monty Treat	2	7
Louis Everett	0	24
Lionel Boult	0	22
Jose Mueller	0	18
Ted Porter	0	15
Brad Renwick	0	13
Austin Hudson	0	12
Scottie Coles	0	11
Darren Horton	0	10
Alvin McEachern	0	10
Jeremy Glover	0	10
Glenn Rayburn	0	10
Trevor Hufnagel	0	10
Heath McMichael	0	9
Frank Jarrett	0	8
Hunter Huffman	0	8
Quinn Pritchett	0	8
Bubba Hernandez	0	8
Juan Marshall	0	7
Tyrell Kaplan	0	7
Lamar Borg	0	6
Reggie Milburn	0	5
Broderick Heath	0	5
Lorenzo Frederick	0	4
Donald Lee	0	3
Mark Gaudio	0	2
Bryce Howerton	0	2
Ben Pence	0	2
B.J. Bernard	0	2
Arnold Jennings	0	2
Billy Hardy	0	2
Patrick Scott	0	2
Craig O'Donnell	0	1
Devin Tyler	0	1
Kyle Coleman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	6	54	9.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	38	25	3	1	1	3	4	6	3

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	54	23	2	5	2	9	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	64	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	75	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	13	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	91	18.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	8	98	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	9	7	0	123	2	31
WR Phillip Newman	8	4	1	17	0	43
WR Rick Collins	5	3	0	48	1	34
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	2	0	14	0	18
WR Stephen Granberry	4	3	0	18	0	11
RB Bobby Irwin	3	2	0	11	0	18
TE Lenny Shields	3	2	0	9	0	21
RB John Cortez	2	2	0	3	0	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Boult	12	1	1	-1	0	34
WR Craig O'Donnell	9	3	0	27	0	50
RB Thurman Hopkinson	9	6	0	49	1	32
WR Devin Tyler	8	6	0	78	1	40
TE Jose Mueller	6	3	0	19	0	25
WR Bubba Hernandez	5	2	1	14	0	22
RB Louis Everett	2	1	0	3	0	21
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	0	7	0	26
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	0	0	0	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Hopkinson	2	-2	-1.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	4	31	7.75	6.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	4	2	19	4.75	3.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	19	9.50	13.67
WR Rick Collins	1	1	2	2.00	9.60
WR Stephen Granberry	1	1	10	10.00	4.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Tyler	2	2	19	9.50	9.75
WR Lionel Boult	1	0	0	0.00	-0.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	1	0
John Cortez	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Gargaro	2	2
Thurman Hopkinson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	12	7	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	17	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nolan Walters	4	3	2
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Boult	7	0	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	1	0
RB Thurman Hopkinson	2	1	0
WR Devin Tyler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,700 (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 7,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,700 (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	7,600 (9,900)