Week 8, 2054

played in Dallas, TX

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	10	6	0	-	19
Dallas Cowboys	10	0	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 DAL - Richie DeLorraine 3 pass from Skip Hazuga (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 06:50 NOS - Ashton Jackson 32 field goal
1Q: 00:40 DAL - Earl Parcells 20 field goal
2Q: 11:11 NOS - Ashton Jackson 45 field goal
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Earl Harmon 4 pass from Bart Blackburn (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 06:42 NOS - Ashton Jackson 21 field goal
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Ashton Jackson 39 field goal
4Q: 04:57 DAL - Earl Parcells 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 DAL - Richie DeLorraine 3 pass from Skip Hazuga (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 06:50 NOS - Ashton Jackson 32 field goal
1Q: 00:40 DAL - Earl Parcells 20 field goal
2Q: 11:11 NOS - Ashton Jackson 45 field goal
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Earl Harmon 4 pass from Bart Blackburn (Ashton Jackson extra point)
3Q: 06:42 NOS - Ashton Jackson 21 field goal
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Ashton Jackson 39 field goal
4Q: 04:57 DAL - Earl Parcells 28 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 6-1 3-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 294 311
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 4.39 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 147 63
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 4.90 2.42
Net Passing Yards 147 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 149 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.97 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/37 3/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 4/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:33 28:27

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	6-1	3-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	294	311
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	4.39	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	147	63
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	4.90	2.42
Net Passing Yards	147	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	149	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.97	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/37	3/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	4/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:33	28:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	4:08	OWN 38	9	47	Field Goal
1	0:32	4:27	OWN 14	8	58	Field Goal
2	7:59	5:20	OWN 13	14	87	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
3	10:31	3:54	OPP 26	8	22	Field Goal
3	4:04	3:42	OWN 49	8	29	Field Goal
4	12:42	1:56	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	4:50	2:50	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 37	2	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	6:44	6:12	OWN 29	10	68	Field Goal
2	11:05	3:06	OWN 33	6	7	Punt
2	2:39	2:20	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
3	12:06	1:35	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
3	6:37	2:33	OWN 34	4	21	Interception
3	0:22	2:40	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
4	10:46	5:56	OWN 25	15	64	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:05	OWN 2	6	35	Downs

Game MVP: Ashton Jackson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Collin Hatfield	11	73	6.64	25	2
RB Gene Shrawder	10	52	5.20	14	2
QB Bart Blackburn	5	4	0.80	9	0
RB Vince Huffman	3	12	4.00	8	0
TE Bob Cervantes	1	6	6.00	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Britt Tubbs	21	48	2.29	16	3
RB Edwin Buchanan	3	6	2.00	5	0
QB Skip Hazuga	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Blackburn	36	17	149	1/2	1	25	0	67.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Hazuga	36	20	254	1/6	1	33	1	75.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Harmon	5	10	42	8.40	12	18	1
WR Noah Janzen	5	6	64	12.80	29	25	0
TE Scottie Downs	3	10	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR J.J. Atkins	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Tony Meeber	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Collin Hatfield	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Vince Huffman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Bob Cervantes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Donald Kubler	6	14	85	14.17	30	33	0
WR Corey Otis	4	5	46	11.50	17	23	0
WR Jameson Gohs	4	4	67	16.75	41	29	0
RB Britt Tubbs	3	3	27	9.00	23	21	0
WR Richie DeLorraine	2	3	22	11.00	15	19	1
TE Kody Hirneisen	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
TE Donny Caldwell	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ezekiel Nordbye	1	10	10.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Collin Hatfield	1	0	0	0
G Kelvin Tatum	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Kenny McElroy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Godfrey	3	148	49.3	46.0	53	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Freddie Daneke	4	174	43.5	28.3	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Jackson	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Parcells	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Hooper	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Benson	2	47	23.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Hanson	4	118	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marco Nichols	8	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Trenton Garmon	6	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Ernie Brown	6	0	0.0	13	17
ILB Brant Greer	5	3	0.0	14	21
S Ezekiel Nordbye	3	1	0.0	20	35
DE Clayton Chestnut	2	3	0.0	14	22
CB Gustavo Beck	2	1	0.0	12	18
S Tristan Sawyer	2	1	0.0	26	37
CB Dillon Akiyama	2	0	0.0	15	22
CB Darius Santos	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Edwin Cobb	2	0	0.0	18	24
OLB Butch Triplett	1	0	1.0	12	17
DT Troy Schulz	1	1	0.0	9	22
ILB Mason Harris	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Corwin Kimbrell	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Buddy Bumgarner	1	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Lamar Bruce	0	1	0.0	7	8
S Lucas Sullivan	0	1	0.0	7	5

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kenny McElroy	9	0	0.0	30	36
CB D.J. Humphrey	6	4	0.0	30	37
S Todd Walker	6	0	0.0	26	27
ILB Justin Richardson	5	6	0.0	28	34
DE Walt Franco	2	1	0.5	6	15
DT Trent Guerin	2	0	0.5	15	23
ILB Leslie Reed	2	1	0.0	13	12
DT Gary Freitag	2	1	0.0	12	20
CB Howard Hanson	2	1	0.0	15	19
CB Amir Richard	1	2	0.0	29	35
DT Conrad Young	1	1	0.0	19	17
S Taylor Masters	1	0	0.0	7	9
S Luther Reese	1	0	0.0	12	19
TE Donald Kubler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Henry Abraham	1	0	0.0	13	11
DT Keith Newman	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Reuben Hooper	1	0	0.0	17	25
DE R.J. Nickles	1	0	0.0	26	22
DE Blaine Florence	0	1	0.0	28	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Butch Triplett	1.0	0	0	17
DE Ian Kirk	0.0	1	1	16
DE Edwin Cobb	0.0	1	1	24
DT Buddy Bumgarner	0.0	1	1	10
DE Clayton Chestnut	0.0	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Franco	0.5	1	1	15
DT Trent Guerin	0.5	1	1	23
DE Blaine Florence	0.0	1	0	37
DE R.J. Nickles	0.0	1	0	22
DT Gary Freitag	0.0	1	0	20
ILB Justin Richardson	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	5	0	0	17
S Ezekiel Nordbye	4	2	1	35
ILB Brant Greer	4	0	0	21
CB Gustavo Beck	2	0	0	18
S Tristan Sawyer	2	0	0	37
CB Darius Santos	2	0	0	16
ILB Marco Nichols	1	0	0	27
OLB Trenton Garmon	0	2	0	22
ILB Mason Harris	0	1	0	2
DT Buddy Bumgarner	0	1	0	10

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Kenny McElroy	5	1	36
CB D.J. Humphrey	3	3	37
ILB Leslie Reed	2	0	12
ILB Justin Richardson	2	0	34
CB Howard Hanson	2	0	19
CB Amir Richard	1	2	35
S Luther Reese	1	1	19
S Reuben Hooper	1	0	25
S Todd Walker	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jonah Clark	5	10	1	30	0	37
T Trent Long	2	5	0	30	0	37
T Sawyer Wombacher	2	4	0	30	1	37
G Kelvin Tatum	1	4	0	30	0	37
G Alejandro Sapolu	0	2	0	30	0	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryant Mowen	2	8	26	1	37
C Herb Branch	1	5	26	0	37
T Rick Patton	1	3	26	0	37
G Vince Haugen	1	3	26	0	37
T Edwin Randle	0	3	26	0	37
TE Donald Kubler	0	2	25	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Galloway	3	16
Grady Thompson	2	21

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Bernstein	2	19
Jackson Cordon	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Walt Galloway	---	---	26	36	16	78
T Sawyer Wombacher	30	37	---	---	7	74
G Kelvin Tatum	30	37	---	---	7	74
QB Bart Blackburn	30	37	---	---	---	67
C Jonah Clark	30	37	---	---	---	67
T Trent Long	30	37	---	---	---	67
G Alejandro Sapolu	30	37	---	---	---	67
S Tristan Sawyer	---	---	26	37	2	65
WR Tony Meeber	17	29	---	---	18	64
WR J.J. Atkins	26	34	---	---	---	60
S Ezekiel Nordbye	---	---	20	35	2	57
ILB Marco Nichols	---	---	23	27	1	51
TE Scottie Downs	18	30	---	---	---	48
ILB Brant Greer	---	---	14	21	12	47
DE Edwin Cobb	---	---	18	24	4	46
CB Gustavo Beck	---	---	12	18	15	45
RB Collin Hatfield	13	22	---	---	10	45
TE Vincent Jacobs	12	7	---	---	21	40
OLB Trenton Garmon	---	---	15	22	2	39
WR Earl Harmon	21	17	---	---	---	38
CB Dillon Akiyama	---	---	15	22	1	38
DE Clayton Chestnut	---	---	14	22	2	38
DE Ian Kirk	---	---	15	16	5	36
WR Noah Janzen	11	21	---	---	---	32
DT Troy Schulz	---	---	9	22	1	32
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	13	17	1	31
OLB Butch Triplett	---	---	12	17	1	30
RB Vince Huffman	4	8	---	---	17	29
RB Gene Shrawder	13	9	---	---	6	28
CB Darius Santos	---	---	11	16	1	28
TE Bob Cervantes	15	7	---	---	4	26
DE Corwin Kimbrell	---	---	11	14	1	26
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	10	10	4	24
DE Nick Rubenstein	---	---	7	15	1	23
ILB Lamar Bruce	---	---	7	8	7	22
RB Grady Thompson	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Mason Harris	---	---	1	2	17	20
S Lucas Sullivan	---	---	7	5	---	12
K Ashton Jackson	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Raymond Benson	0	1	---	---	8	9
P Isaiah Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Warren Cothern	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dillon Overbeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Reggie Oliver	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Carlton Creekmur	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Jonathan Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kenny McElroy	---	---	30	36	17	83
CB D.J. Humphrey	---	---	30	37	4	71
T Rick Patton	26	37	---	---	6	69
G Vince Haugen	26	37	---	---	6	69
DE Blaine Florence	---	---	28	37	4	69
CB Amir Richard	---	---	29	35	4	68
ILB Justin Richardson	---	---	28	34	4	66
QB Skip Hazuga	26	37	---	---	2	65
RB Britt Tubbs	21	24	---	---	19	64
T Edwin Randle	26	37	---	---	---	63
C Herb Branch	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Bryant Mowen	26	37	---	---	---	63
WR Jameson Gohs	26	37	---	---	---	63
TE Donald Kubler	25	36	---	---	---	61
WR Corey Otis	22	31	---	---	---	53
S Todd Walker	---	---	26	27	---	53
S Reuben Hooper	---	---	17	25	7	49
DE R.J. Nickles	---	---	26	22	---	48
CB Howard Hanson	---	---	15	19	10	44
ILB Leslie Reed	---	---	13	12	17	42
DT Conrad Young	---	---	19	17	5	41
DT Trent Guerin	---	---	15	23	3	41
S Luther Reese	---	---	12	19	4	35
WR Richie DeLorraine	13	12	---	---	10	35
DT Gary Freitag	---	---	12	20	3	35
S Taylor Masters	---	---	7	9	13	29
TE Donny Caldwell	11	17	---	---	---	28
RB Edwin Buchanan	5	13	---	---	10	28
DE Walt Franco	---	---	6	15	4	25
DT Henry Abraham	---	---	13	11	---	24
WR Ross Bernstein	0	0	---	---	19	19
RB Jackson Cordon	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Jared Dresow	---	---	0	0	17	17
FB Edward Huntley	2	7	---	---	6	15
TE Kody Hirneisen	3	5	---	---	6	14
ILB Adrian Wharton	---	---	2	2	3	7
K Earl Parcells	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dustin Sawahata	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Malik Murray	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Alec Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Wesley McDonald	2	3	---	---	---	5
ILB Reuben Joseph	---	---	0	1	3	4
DT Keith Newman	---	---	1	3	---	4
P Freddie Daneke	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Daniel Meier	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Teddy Thao	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	54	7.7
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	7	38	5.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	16	8	0.5
Right	4	33	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Blackburn	36	17	1	4	2	8	5	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Hazuga	36	20	4	4	1	6	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	68	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	62	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	138	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	58	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Harmon	10	5	1	42	0	17
TE Scottie Downs	10	3	1	13	0	30
WR Noah Janzen	6	5	0	64	1	21
WR J.J. Atkins	4	1	0	13	0	34
WR Tony Meeber	2	1	0	6	0	29
RB Collin Hatfield	2	1	0	6	0	22
TE Bob Cervantes	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Vince Huffman	1	1	0	5	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donald Kubler	14	6	1	85	1	36
TE Donny Caldwell	6	0	0	0	0	17
WR Corey Otis	5	4	0	46	1	31
WR Jameson Gohs	4	4	0	67	1	37
WR Richie DeLorraine	3	2	0	22	0	12
RB Britt Tubbs	3	3	0	27	1	24
TE Kody Hirneisen	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gene Shrawder	1	6	6.00	5.20
QB Bart Blackburn	1	-1	-1.00	0.80

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Britt Tubbs	8	27	3.38	2.29
RB Edwin Buchanan	1	1	1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Blackburn	9	5	21	2.33	4.14

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Hazuga	1	1	3	3.00	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Scottie Downs	4	2	10	2.50	1.30
WR Earl Harmon	3	2	8	2.67	4.20
WR Noah Janzen	2	1	3	1.50	10.67

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie DeLorraine	1	1	3	3.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vince Huffman	3	1
QB Bart Blackburn	1	0
TE Bob Cervantes	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Skip Hazuga	2	1
RB Edwin Buchanan	1	0
RB Britt Tubbs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Blackburn	9	6	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Harmon	3	2	2
WR Noah Janzen	2	2	2
TE Scottie Downs	2	1	1
WR J.J. Atkins	1	0	0
RB Vince Huffman	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donny Caldwell	3	0	0
WR Corey Otis	2	2	0
TE Donald Kubler	1	0	0
WR Richie DeLorraine	1	1	1
WR Jameson Gohs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,000 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)