Conference Semifinals, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Saints	14	14	0	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 NOS - Preston Stevenson 23 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:11 NOS - Preston Stevenson 37 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 09:33 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 NOS - Preston Stevenson 23 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 07:11 NOS - Preston Stevenson 37 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 09:33 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Preston Stevenson 17 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 11-7 16-1
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 224 397
- Offensive Plays 58 55
- Yards per Play 3.86 7.22
Net Rushing Yards 62 96
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 2.58 3.69
Net Passing Yards 162 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 10.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/33 6/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/93 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	11-7	16-1
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	224	397
- Offensive Plays	58	55
- Yards per Play	3.86	7.22
Net Rushing Yards	62	96
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	2.58	3.69
Net Passing Yards	162	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	10.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/33	6/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/93	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 33	7	38	Missed FG
1	8:26	1:15	OWN 32	3	4	Interception
1	6:57	5:28	OWN 12	8	42	Punt
2	9:25	2:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	4:25	2:40	OWN 4	6	10	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	11:38	3:36	OWN 31	8	43	Missed FG
3	4:51	2:27	OWN 36	6	27	Punt
3	0:47	0:54	OPP 49	3	-3	Punt
4	12:59	2:23	OWN 30	4	7	Punt
4	10:36	2:17	OPP 32	3	-2	Missed FG
4	6:16	2:05	OWN 7	4	17	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 10	3	27	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	2:13	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	7:11	0:14	OPP 37	1	37	Touchdown
1	1:29	7:04	OWN 12	14	88	Touchdown
2	7:05	2:40	OWN 24	5	31	Punt
2	1:45	1:11	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 42	8	34	Missed FG
3	8:02	3:11	OWN 33	7	38	Missed FG
3	2:24	1:37	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
4	14:53	1:54	OWN 16	3	-3	Punt
4	8:19	2:03	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	4:11	2:20	OWN 32	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lonnie Nichols	11	16	1.45	10	1
Thurman Hopkinson	8	19	2.38	5	0
Steve Gilchrist	4	28	7.00	13	2
Peter Brinsfield	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	14	41	2.93	11	2	0
Grant Guthrie	5	21	4.20	9	0	0
Tyrell Summers	5	26	5.20	19	1	0
Alan Poole	2	8	4.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	16	10	101	1/6	0	33	1	54.4
Steve Gilchrist	16	8	75	1/8	0	19	0	63.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	26	20	319	3/18	3	37	0	155.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bubba Hernandez	5	10	55	11.00	0	18
WR Fred Finch	2	4	45	22.50	28	33
RB Lonnie Nichols	2	3	10	5.00	0	9
TE Pat Collier	2	2	18	9.00	12	19
FB Jerome Snee	2	2	10	5.00	5	8
WR Jackie Talley	1	5	10	10.00	0	10
WR Harris Rowe	1	3	12	12.00	7	12
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Collins	8	8	100	12.50	11	32	0
WR Preston Stevenson	6	10	138	23.00	60	37	3
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	3	22	11.00	2	20	0
WR Roger Hayes	2	2	26	13.00	5	18	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	0
WR Tamarick Koonce	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Karl Tucker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Gilchrist	1	0	0
Lonnie Nichols	0	1	0
Joseph Halvorson	0	1	0
Bobby Shedd	0	0	1
Broderick Heath	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mercury Hopkins	2	0	0
Preston Stevenson	0	1	0
Brent Robbins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	7	287	41.0	37.6	51	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	234	46.8	47.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	0/3	0/3	0/1	0	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	3	-1	-0.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	2	14	7.0	0
Roger Hayes	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Finch	5	93	18.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Cox	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	6	6	0.0	26	28
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	5	1	0.0	23	26
S Chad Sullivan	5	1	0.0	23	26
ILB Broderick Heath	4	2	0.0	20	25
CB Billy Hardy	4	1	0.0	19	21
CB Bobby Shedd	3	2	0.0	22	23
DT Glen Poole	3	2	0.0	15	19
OLB Marc Bauer	3	0	0.0	5	4
DE Arnold Jennings	2	0	1.0	19	19
OLB Perry Gaines	2	0	0.5	9	13
ILB Reggie Milburn	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Geoff Horton	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	1.0	18	22
WR Fred Finch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0.0	17	16
DE Phillip Everett	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Louis Newman	0	1	0.5	4	3
CB Marshall Filar	0	2	0.0	15	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jorge Templeton	8	0	0.0	20	24
OLB Byron Bennett	5	0	0.0	24	33
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Rodney Whalen	4	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	2	0.0	16	25
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.0	13	14
CB Norbert Dawson	3	0	0.0	14	27
DE Brent Robbins	2	1	1.0	20	25
DE Max Tank	2	0	1.0	16	27
S Karl Tucker	1	3	0.0	17	27
CB Ty Covington	1	2	0.0	18	19
S Duane Sterritt	1	1	0.0	17	27
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	13	24
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0.0	7	8
S Steve Ziel	1	1	0.0	7	7
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	12	19
S Marlon Cox	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Scott	1.0	2	1	0	22
DE Arnold Jennings	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Louis Newman	0.5	0	0	0	3
OLB Perry Gaines	0.5	0	0	0	13
OLB B.J. Bernard	0.0	0	0	1	16

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.0	2	0	27
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	1	1	25
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	3	1	26
CB Bobby Shedd	3	0	23
CB Billy Hardy	3	0	21
S Preston Cote	3	0	28
ILB Reggie Milburn	2	0	12
S Chad Sullivan	2	0	26
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	0	16
ILB Broderick Heath	1	0	25
OLB Marc Bauer	1	0	4
OLB Geoff Horton	1	0	7
S Ellis Turner	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	4	0	0	9
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	3	0	32
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0	27
OLB Byron Bennett	2	0	0	33
ILB Lamar McCarthy	2	0	0	25
S Karl Tucker	1	1	1	27
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	27
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	25
CB Ty Covington	1	0	0	19
S Justin Borders	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Cobb	1	4	12	0	9
Adrian Holcombe	0	4	22	2	28
Howie Ramsey	0	4	22	0	33
Gene Berk	0	2	20	0	34
Claude Manning	0	2	21	0	29
Alvin McEachern	0	1	3	0	5
Glenn Rayburn	0	1	4	0	7
Paul Geller	0	1	16	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Huffman	3	5	21	1	23
Cris Scott	1	3	23	1	28
Shawn Fadiman	1	2	21	1	21
Joe Raymond	1	1	17	0	16
Trent Sinclair	0	3	9	0	12
Marvin Buckner	0	3	22	0	24
Rex Dunn	0	2	15	0	13
Jackie Wagner	0	2	19	0	21
Ellis Tornberg	0	2	8	0	7
Archie Garrett	0	1	7	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Heath	4	9
Thurman Hopkinson	0	21
Pat Collier	0	16
Jerome Snee	0	16
Harris Rowe	0	11
Marc Bauer	0	11
Alvin McEachern	0	10
Barry Schwartz	0	10
Jackie Talley	0	10
Hunter Carpenter	0	10
Glenn Rayburn	0	9
Stan Arseneault	0	9
Fred Finch	0	8
Bobby Shedd	0	8
Curtis Rand	0	8
Terrell Blades	0	7
Adrian Holcombe	0	7
Marshall Filar	0	7
B.J. Bernard	0	6
Johnny Bahr	0	6
Joseph Halvorson	0	5
Geoff Horton	0	5
Arnold Jennings	0	4
Lamar Borg	0	4
Preston Cote	0	4
Zach Cobb	0	4
Perry Gaines	0	4
Ellis Turner	0	4
Reggie Milburn	0	3
Lorenzo Frederick	0	3
Patrick Scott	0	3
Steve Gilchrist	0	3
Bubba Hernandez	0	2
Chad Sullivan	0	2
Howie Ramsey	0	2
Billy Hardy	0	1
Louis Newman	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Iadevaia	3	13
Justin Borders	2	12
Preston Stevenson	1	13
Dusty Tobias	1	13
Marlon Cox	1	6
Rodney Whalen	0	21
Tyrell Summers	0	20
Rex Dunn	0	15
Rich Banks	0	10
Burt Tamaarkin	0	9
Norbert Dawson	0	8
Rick Collins	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	7
Trent Sinclair	0	7
Bernard Richard	0	7
Ellis Tornberg	0	7
Vernon Huffman	0	6
Shawn Fadiman	0	6
Darnell Briggs	0	5
Byron Bennett	0	5
Steve Ziel	0	5
Skip Lindsay	0	5
Ty Covington	0	4
Mercury Hopkins	0	4
Dale Kiburz	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Karl Tucker	0	3
Roger Hayes	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Cris Scott	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Lamar McCarthy	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Jimmy Roberts	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	1
Tamarick Koonce	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	3	0.4
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	12	25	2.1
Right	9	62	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	16	10	1	1	1	0	3	0	1
Steve Gilchrist	16	8	0	2	0	4	2	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	26	20	6	1	0	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	98	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	102	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez	10	5	1	55	0	27
WR Jackie Talley	5	1	0	10	0	18
WR Fred Finch	4	2	0	45	1	11
WR Harris Rowe	3	1	0	12	0	15
RB Lonnie Nichols	3	2	0	10	0	23
TE Pat Collier	2	2	0	18	0	14
FB Jerome Snee	2	2	0	10	0	21
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	0	5	0	11
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	0	9	0	24
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	0	2	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	10	6	138	3	28
WR Rick Collins	8	8	100	2	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	2	22	1	9
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	1	18	0	4
WR Roger Hayes	2	2	26	0	14
WR Tamarick Koonce	1	1	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	8	2.67	2.93
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	4	28	7.00	12.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Collins	3	3	11	3.67	12.50
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	17	17.00	13.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	2	0
Thurman Hopkinson	1	0
Lonnie Nichols	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	2	0
Alan Poole	1	1
Tyrell Summers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	5	2	2
Steve Gilchrist	4	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Hernandez	4	2	2
WR Fred Finch	2	1	1
WR Harris Rowe	2	0	0
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	1	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)