Conference Semifinals, 2030

played in Dallas, TX

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints73076-23
Dallas Cowboys77300-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 06:25 DAL - Craig O'Donnell 25 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DAL - Thurman Hopkinson 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 02:38 NOS - Bernard Richard 21 field goal
3Q: 04:53 DAL - Lamar Borg 18 field goal
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
OT: 11:16 NOS - Rick Collins 56 pass from Alan Poole

Team StatisticsNOSDAL
Record14-414-3
First Downs2022
- by Rushing65
- by Passing1117
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards356389
- Offensive Plays6374
- Yards per Play5.655.26
Net Rushing Yards117100
- Rushing Attempts2235
- Yards per Rush5.322.86
Net Passing Yards239289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 20 - 038 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards252298
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/9
- Yards per Pass Play5.837.41
Fumbles/Lost3/01/0
3rd Down Conversions8/1411/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.06.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/148/65
Punt Returns/Yards4/143/-9
Kick Returns/Yards4/1282/54
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 20
Time of Possession27:0736:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:02OWN 28972Touchdown
16:113:12OWN 38535Missed FG
215:001:12OWN 20516Punt
28:185:48OWN 311065Field Goal
20:020:02OWN 101-2Half
313:231:27OWN 1835Punt
34:475:41OWN 381362Touchdown
410:361:44OWN 3137Punt
44:052:06OWN 20617Punt
40:450:45OWN 22423Half
OT112:041:02OWN 23577Touchdown
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:583:47OWN 40860Touchdown
12:592:59OWN 34617Punt
213:485:30OWN 71193Touchdown
22:302:28OWN 23613Punt
315:001:37OWN 2036Punt
311:567:09OWN 211678Field Goal
414:063:30OWN 20515Punt
48:524:47OWN 121041Punt
41:591:14OWN 8420Punt
OT115:002:56OWN 18522Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeffrey Cote12544.501520
Grant Guthrie5336.602410
Alan Poole4184.501211
Bobby Irwin11212.001210
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Thurman Hopkinson26762.921311
Jacquez Berry5142.80500
Ian Hellestrae221.00100
Peter Brinsfield155.00500
Louis Everett133.00300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Poole39202522/13256088.8
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Peter Brinsfield38242981/9132096.1

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rick Collins71215722.4348561
WR Phillip Newman39155.001291
TE Jimmy Roberts34299.6713130
FB Rex Dunn2252.50030
WR Mercury Hopkins25136.50070
TE Mitchell Emmons122121.000210
RB Jeffrey Cote1233.00530
WR Preston Stevenson1199.00090
RB Grant Guthrie0200.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bubba Hernandez687712.8328200
WR Craig O'Donnell586713.4035251
WR Jackie Talley467518.7513320
WR Harris Rowe383511.6718270
TE Aaron Webb232211.003120
FB Ian Hellestrae2273.50040
WR Lionel Boult111111.000110
RB Thurman Hopkinson1244.00440

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Mercury Hopkins1200
Alan Poole1000
Phillip Newman1000
Dwayne Peyton0100
Justin Borders0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Juan Marshall1000
Chuck Moss0100
Ben Pence0010
B.J. Bernard0010
Lorenzo Frederick0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darnell Briggs420952.354.5573
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Frank Jarrett733247.439.7553

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bernard Richard1/20/10/0212/2
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lamar Borg1/10/00/0182/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mercury Hopkins4143.50
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Rodney Downs3-9-3.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Marc Stanton412832.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Juan Marshall25427.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Byron Bennett930.03438
ILB Lamar McCarthy820.02332
S Jorge Cloude600.03131
S Duane Sterritt510.03033
CB Ty Covington410.02625
ILB Dale Landolt310.0127
DT Junior Reeves300.02422
DE Brent Robbins300.02631
DT Burt Tamaarkin300.01117
DT Johnny Rasmussen230.52635
CB Bubba Reese210.01820
ILB Jose Barfield200.0104
DE Max Tank200.02932
OLB Rodney Whalen200.068
CB Danny Cortez110.02229
DE Cary Clinton100.098
S Tommie Grange100.049
S Steve Ziel100.02329
DE Tony Nixon010.568
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Broderick Heath620.01931
OLB B.J. Bernard510.02128
CB Quentin Pitcher420.01432
CB Bobby Shedd301.01535
OLB Lorenzo Frederick301.01433
S Ben Pence350.02033
S Juan Marshall310.02236
DE Patrick Scott210.01226
S Jose Houston200.039
S Ted Porter200.0216
CB Rodney Downs200.076
DE J.B. Shotwell110.01015
CB Billy Hardy100.01526
ILB Chuck Moss100.0711
DT Randal Horn100.01216
OLB Jamal Bell100.01517
DT Glen Poole010.01025

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tony Nixon0.50008
DT Johnny Rasmussen0.500035
DT Junior Reeves0.002022
DE Brent Robbins0.001131
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Bobby Shedd1.000035
OLB Lorenzo Frederick1.000033
OLB B.J. Bernard0.014228
DE Arnold Jennings0.002027
OLB Heath McMichael0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy40032
S Jorge Cloude31031
OLB Byron Bennett31038
S Duane Sterritt22033
CB Ty Covington21025
CB Bubba Reese20020
CB Danny Cortez11029
S Steve Ziel11029
OLB Rodney Whalen1108
ILB Jose Barfield1004
DE Max Tank10032
DT Burt Tamaarkin10017
S Tommie Grange1009
ILB Dale Landolt1007
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Broderick Heath30031
CB Quentin Pitcher30032
S Juan Marshall22036
S Ben Pence21033
S Ted Porter20016
OLB Lorenzo Frederick20033
OLB B.J. Bernard11028
CB Rodney Downs1006
CB Billy Hardy10026
DE Patrick Scott10026
ILB Chuck Moss10011
OLB Jamal Bell10017
CB Bobby Shedd03035

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Vernon Huffman25017032
Dwayne Peyton13017033
Kris Lebiedzinski1209017
Joseph Sherman11022037
Cris Scott11022038
Rex Dunn03015016
Trent Sinclair02018235
B.J. Givens010507
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Claude Manning49023021
K.C. Devine27028133
Darren Horton15030036
Alvin McEachern04016023
Gene Berk04035039
Monty Treat04030034
Tyrell Breneman010806

Special Teams Statistics

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Justin Borders310
Ed McCarthy119
Bobby Irwin115
Rex Dunn015
Mercury Hopkins015
Jimmy Roberts012
Rick Collins011
Mitchell Emmons010
Tommie Grange010
Phillip Newman08
Jose Barfield08
Cary Clinton08
Rodney Whalen08
Lamar McCarthy08
Brent Robbins07
Marc Stanton07
Bubba Reese07
Steve Ziel07
Bernard Richard07
Joseph Sherman06
B.J. Givens06
Archie Garrett06
Kris Lebiedzinski06
Byron Bennett05
Eddie Bloomer04
Junior Reeves04
Darnell Briggs04
Danny Cortez04
Vernon Huffman04
Duane Sterritt02
Dwayne Peyton02
Ty Covington02
Bryan Harding02
Johnny Rasmussen01
Max Tank01
Burt Tamaarkin01
Dale Landolt01
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Jackie Talley219
Lionel Boult217
Quentin Pitcher118
Ted Porter114
Louis Everett112
Juan Marshall18
Aaron Webb017
Ian Hellestrae017
Trevor Hufnagel011
Tyrell Breneman08
Alvin McEachern08
Bobby Shedd08
Jason Granberry08
Heath McMichael08
Ray Pynter08
Frank Jarrett07
Darren Horton07
Bert Valenta06
Jamal Bell06
Lamar Borg05
Chuck Moss05
Gene Berk04
Claude Manning04
Rodney Downs04
B.J. Bernard03
Glen Poole03
Randal Horn03
Lorenzo Frederick02
Billy Hardy02
Patrick Scott02
Craig O'Donnell01
Ben Pence01
Jose Houston01
Bubba Hernandez01
Arnold Jennings01
J.B. Shotwell01
Broderick Heath01
Thurman Hopkinson01
John Fannin01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6376.2
Middle5275.4
Right10555.5
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15473.1
Middle6101.7
Right14433.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Poole39204137720
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Peter Brinsfield38244128310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)159412.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1151069.6
Long (19+ Yds)103909.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32186.0
Short (0-8 Yds)24171877.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)94616.8
Long (19+ Yds)213216.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rick Collins1271157338
WR Phillip Newman93015035
WR Mercury Hopkins52213022
TE Jimmy Roberts43029027
TE Mitchell Emmons21021120
FB Rex Dunn2205016
RB Jeffrey Cote2103020
RB Grant Guthrie2000020
WR Preston Stevenson110901
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell85067134
WR Bubba Hernandez86177127
WR Harris Rowe83135117
WR Jackie Talley64075111
TE Aaron Webb32022025
RB Thurman Hopkinson2104025
FB Ian Hellestrae2207023
WR Lionel Boult1101103

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jeffrey Cote6213.504.50
Grant Guthrie231.506.60
Alan Poole122.004.50
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Thurman Hopkinson320.672.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Poole43153.756.46
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Peter Brinsfield41112.757.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rick Collins22147.0013.08
WR Phillip Newman1111.001.67
WR Mercury Hopkins1000.002.60
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Aaron Webb1000.007.33
WR Lionel Boult111111.0011.00
WR Bubba Hernandez1000.009.63
WR Harris Rowe1000.004.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Alan Poole11
Grant Guthrie10
DallasRushesConversions
Thurman Hopkinson20
Peter Brinsfield10
Louis Everett11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Alan Poole1287
DallasAttCompConversions
Peter Brinsfield141010

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Phillip Newman421
WR Rick Collins433
WR Mercury Hopkins322
TE Mitchell Emmons111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Harris Rowe411
WR Craig O'Donnell333
WR Bubba Hernandez333
WR Jackie Talley322
TE Aaron Webb111

SectionAttendance
Stadium82,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (19,900)
End Zone14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes7,300 (9,900)