Conference Semifinals, 2037

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	13	10	7	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 NOS - Kyle Sims 46 field goal
1Q: 09:01 NOS - Tevin Naquin 5 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
1Q: 05:23 DAL - Cory Fellin 21 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
1Q: 00:05 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal
2Q: 11:01 NOS - Kyle Sims 28 field goal
2Q: 06:02 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 12 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 02:08 NOS - Zachary Lyons 6 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 10:11 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Kyle Sims 27 field goal
4Q: 03:47 NOS - Kyle Sims 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 NOS - Kyle Sims 46 field goal
1Q: 09:01 NOS - Tevin Naquin 5 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
1Q: 05:23 DAL - Cory Fellin 21 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
1Q: 00:05 NOS - Kyle Sims 37 field goal
2Q: 11:01 NOS - Kyle Sims 28 field goal
2Q: 06:02 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 12 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 02:08 NOS - Zachary Lyons 6 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
3Q: 10:11 NOS - Pete Sutton 2 run (Kyle Sims extra point)
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Kyle Sims 27 field goal
4Q: 03:47 NOS - Kyle Sims 40 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 266 334
- Offensive Plays 56 62
- Yards per Play 4.75 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 99 193
- Rushing Attempts 17 42
- Yards per Rush 5.82 4.60
Net Passing Yards 167 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 18 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 157
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 7.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/56 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/42
Kick Returns/Yards 6/123 2/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 41
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	266	334
- Offensive Plays	56	62
- Yards per Play	4.75	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	99	193
- Rushing Attempts	17	42
- Yards per Rush	5.82	4.60
Net Passing Yards	167	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	18 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	157
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	7.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/56	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/42
Kick Returns/Yards	6/123	2/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 41
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	0:38	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
1	8:51	3:39	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:17	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
2	10:54	3:02	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
2	6:35	0:40	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 31	3	-11	Punt
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 36	5	2	Fumble
3	10:05	4:33	OWN 20	9	51	Fumble
3	3:50	2:17	OWN 30	6	11	Punt
4	11:37	2:30	OWN 7	4	21	Punt
4	3:41	2:36	OWN 27	11	35	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 16	1	21	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 44	9	27	Field Goal
1	9:01	0:10	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
1	5:12	5:12	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
2	12:43	1:49	OPP 28	5	17	Field Goal
2	7:52	1:17	OWN 6	3	1	Interception
2	5:55	3:55	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	12:42	2:37	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
3	5:32	1:42	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	1:33	4:56	OWN 22	9	68	Field Goal
4	9:07	5:26	OWN 27	7	50	Field Goal
4	1:05	0:41	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Pete Sutton, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Nichols	10	37	3.70	18	2	1
Steve Gilchrist	5	50	10.00	24	2	0
Claude Forbes	2	12	6.00	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	31	139	4.48	24	6	1
Corwin Winters	6	29	4.83	9	0	0
Zachary Lyons	3	18	6.00	7	0	1
Tevin Naquin	2	7	3.50	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Gilchrist	35	20	190	4/23	1	21	1	69.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zachary Lyons	18	14	157	2/16	0	28	1	79.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Randall Adams	5	10	49	9.80	17	19	0
WR Joey Wilkins	5	5	30	6.00	1	10	0
RB Claude Forbes	2	2	24	12.00	12	18	0
WR Cory Fellin	2	5	32	16.00	7	21	1
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	2	6	36	18.00	0	21	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nathan Burrow	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Lonnie Nichols	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0
RB Ted Morton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Pete Sutton	3	4	12	4.00	6	9
WR Kyle Fairley	3	5	44	14.67	7	19
TE Dusty Tobias	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
TE Tito Martin	2	3	30	15.00	14	17
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	28	28.00	16	28
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	26	26.00	13	26
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
RB Tevin Naquin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bill Joseph	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Gilchrist	2	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Rich Banks	1	1
Rodney Whalen	1	0
Max Cabacungan	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stanley Kraft	5	235	47.0	38.6	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	2	89	44.5	44.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Sims	5/5	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	2	1	0.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Poston	2	42	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Allen	5	113	22.6	0
Ted Morton	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	2	68	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	9	2	0.0	38	20
ILB Broderick Heath	8	6	0.0	39	20
ILB Jaylen Gunn	6	2	0.0	31	13
CB Glenn Jamison	5	1	0.0	42	20
OLB Bill Joseph	4	0	0.5	30	16
CB Corwin Sellers	4	0	0.0	11	5
CB Kelvin Donaghy	3	0	0.0	37	20
DE Jim Berlin	2	0	1.0	18	14
S Darryl Samuels	2	1	0.0	4	0
DT Jeffery Coles	2	1	0.0	13	9
DE Patrick Scott	2	0	0.0	24	6
S Chad Sullivan	2	0	0.0	37	20
DE Curtis Rand	2	0	0.0	20	14
OLB Stan Lake	2	0	0.0	13	4
OLB Marc Bauer	1	1	0.5	31	17
DT Terrance Ziadie	1	2	0.0	29	11
C Howie Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---
TE Randall Adams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marc Goodwin	0	1	0.0	24	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	9	0	0.0	14	29
DE Max Cabacungan	5	0	2.0	17	36
S Edward Lutey	5	1	0.0	15	32
DE Rich Banks	4	1	2.0	11	30
CB Roderick Iadevaia	4	1	0.0	17	39
CB Bubba Reese	3	2	0.0	17	39
CB Ezra Austin	2	1	0.0	13	31
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	0.0	3	8
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	0.0	2	9
S Karl Tucker	1	1	0.0	15	33
OLB Rich Wolfe	1	1	0.0	3	5
S Justin Borders	1	0	0.0	2	10
TE Tito Martin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Geoff Kubrak	0	3	0.0	6	12
DT Adam Dixon	0	2	0.0	13	26
ILB Lamar McCarthy	0	1	0.0	10	22
DT Enrique Sullivan	0	1	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Berlin	1.0	0	2	14
OLB Bill Joseph	0.5	2	0	16
OLB Marc Bauer	0.5	0	0	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Cabacungan	2.0	1	1	2	36
DE Rich Banks	2.0	1	0	1	30
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	0	1	16
S Karl Tucker	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	4	0	20
CB Kelvin Donaghy	3	0	20
S Preston Cote	2	0	20
CB Glenn Jamison	2	0	20
S Chad Sullivan	1	0	20
CB Corwin Sellers	1	0	5
OLB Stan Lake	1	0	4
OLB Bill Joseph	0	1	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rodney Whalen	7	0	0	29
CB Ezra Austin	2	1	0	31
S Edward Lutey	2	1	0	32
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	0	1	39
DE Rich Banks	2	0	0	30
S Justin Borders	1	1	0	10
S R.J. Braddock	1	1	0	9
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	0	36
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	8
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Ramsey	3	3	16	0	32
Malcolm Spadaford	1	2	17	1	34
Paul Geller	0	4	16	1	34
Darren Sims	0	1	16	2	37
Winfred Nader	0	1	16	0	36
Kelly Hammond	0	1	14	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Schechter	4	11	38	0	20
Vernon Huffman	3	8	42	0	20
Terry McKenzie	3	5	40	0	20
Shawn Fadiman	1	9	42	1	20
Shannon Lyons	0	4	38	1	20
Dusty Banks	0	1	4	0	0
J.B. Drew	0	1	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Hammond	1	17
O.J. DeVries	1	16
Jessie Aschenbrenner	1	15
Nathan Burrow	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Ellingsen	2	17
Lorenzo Frederick	2	14
Kyle Fairley	1	17
Justin Borders	1	14
Dusty Tobias	1	14
J.B. Drew	1	7

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glenn Jamison	---	---	42	20	19	81
Preston Cote	---	---	38	20	7	65
Randall Adams	17	38	---	---	10	65
Broderick Heath	---	---	39	20	5	64
Kelvin Donaghy	---	---	37	20	4	61
Chad Sullivan	---	---	37	20	3	60
Darren Sims	16	37	---	---	5	58
Kelly Hammond	14	27	---	---	17	58
Steve Gilchrist	17	39	---	---	---	56
Marc Bauer	---	---	31	17	4	52
Winfred Nader	16	36	---	---	---	52
Malcolm Spadaford	17	34	---	---	---	51
Paul Geller	16	34	---	---	---	50
Bill Joseph	---	---	30	16	4	50
Howie Ramsey	16	32	---	---	---	48
Cory Fellin	13	33	---	---	---	46
Terrance Ziadie	---	---	29	11	5	45
Jaylen Gunn	---	---	31	13	---	44
Curtis Rand	---	---	20	14	6	40
Joey Wilkins	7	17	---	---	14	38
Jim Berlin	---	---	18	14	2	34
O.J. DeVries	7	10	---	---	16	33
Patrick Scott	---	---	24	6	3	33
Marc Goodwin	---	---	24	6	3	33
Jessie Aschenbrenner	3	15	---	---	15	33
Lonnie Nichols	13	18	---	---	1	32
Corwin Sellers	---	---	11	5	16	32
Stan Lake	---	---	13	4	15	32
Claude Forbes	3	11	---	---	13	27
Jeffery Coles	---	---	13	9	1	23
Nathan Burrow	5	11	---	---	4	20
Geoff Horton	---	---	6	0	12	18
Jerald Beechler	---	---	12	4	2	18
Ted Morton	2	7	---	---	9	18
Fred Walton	2	9	---	---	5	16
Rick Price	2	8	---	---	5	15
Hunter Carpenter	1	8	---	---	5	14
Marlon Writt	---	---	3	1	6	10
Ken Jacobs	0	5	---	---	5	10
Lenny Allen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Stanley Kraft	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darryl Samuels	---	---	4	0	1	5
Lamar Borg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Darrin Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cooper Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dusty Tobias	36	20	---	---	14	70
Vernon Huffman	42	20	---	---	5	67
Tommy Patton	37	19	---	---	8	64
Shawn Fadiman	42	20	---	---	1	63
Bubba Reese	---	---	17	39	5	61
Terry McKenzie	40	20	---	---	---	60
Shannon Lyons	38	20	---	---	1	59
Randal Schechter	38	20	---	---	1	59
Zachary Lyons	39	20	---	---	---	59
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	17	39	2	58
Pete Sutton	34	17	---	---	6	57
Kyle Fairley	26	12	---	---	17	55
Ezra Austin	---	---	13	31	10	54
Max Cabacungan	---	---	17	36	---	53
Corwin Winters	33	14	---	---	2	49
Karl Tucker	---	---	15	33	---	48
Edward Lutey	---	---	15	32	---	47
Tito Martin	18	7	---	---	21	46
Rodney Whalen	---	---	14	29	---	43
Jorge Templeton	---	---	13	28	1	42
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	10	22	10	42
Rich Banks	---	---	11	30	---	41
Adam Dixon	---	---	13	26	2	41
Tevin Naquin	11	5	---	---	19	35
Chester Ellingsen	10	2	---	---	17	29
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	6	12	10	28
Max Tank	---	---	6	16	5	27
Justin Borders	---	---	2	10	14	26
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	2	7	14	23
Enrique Sullivan	---	---	6	14	2	22
Dale Landolt	---	---	3	8	7	18
Jonathan Poston	---	---	0	0	14	14
Rich Wolfe	---	---	3	5	5	13
Jeffrey DeWalt	5	4	---	---	3	12
R.J. Braddock	---	---	2	9	---	11
Dusty Banks	4	0	---	---	7	11
J.B. Drew	4	0	---	---	7	11
Jonathan Manusky	0	0	---	---	9	9
Buddy Day	2	0	---	---	6	8
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kyle Sims	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arnie Walters	---	---	2	3	---	5
Rico Fields	3	0	---	---	---	3
Luke Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zane Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	10	71	7.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	41	10.3
Middle	24	91	3.8
Right	14	61	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Gilchrist	35	20	2	2	2	4	3	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zachary Lyons	18	14	2	0	1	0	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	99	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	63	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	33	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Randall Adams	10	5	0	49	0	38
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	6	2	1	36	1	15
WR Cory Fellin	5	2	1	32	1	33
WR Joey Wilkins	5	5	0	30	0	17
WR Nathan Burrow	2	1	0	-1	0	11
RB Lonnie Nichols	2	1	0	1	0	18
RB Claude Forbes	2	2	0	24	0	11
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	0	0	0	10
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	0	19	0	8
RB Ted Morton	1	0	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kyle Fairley	5	3	1	44	0	12
RB Pete Sutton	4	3	0	12	0	17
TE Tito Martin	3	2	0	30	0	7
TE Dusty Tobias	2	2	0	10	0	20
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	0	28	1	19
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	1	0	26	1	2
RB Corwin Winters	1	1	0	6	0	14
RB Tevin Naquin	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lonnie Nichols	2	14	7.00	3.70

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	8	4	0.50	4.48
Corwin Winters	2	13	6.50	4.83
Zachary Lyons	2	13	6.50	6.00
Tevin Naquin	1	5	5.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zachary Lyons	2	1	7	3.50	8.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR Kyle Fairley	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	1	1
Claude Forbes	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	6	2
Corwin Winters	2	0
Zachary Lyons	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	8	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zachary Lyons	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Fellin	2	1	1
WR Joey Wilkins	2	2	0
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	0
RB Claude Forbes	1	1	1
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	1	0	0
RB Ted Morton	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Pete Sutton	2	2	1
WR Kyle Fairley	2	2	2
TE Tito Martin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)