| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Dallas won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bernard Richard kicked off 68 yards from the NOS30. Juan Marshall returned the ball 14 yards to the DAL16. Tackled by Roderick Iadevaia. PENALTY: Dallas was called for an Illegal Block on the Kick Return. Dallas's Charlie Sanford was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL07 (1Q: 14:28) Craig O'Donnell ran a reverse around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Max Tank, assisted by OLB Byron Bennett. Key block delivered by Zach Cobb. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-DAL12 (1Q: 13:58) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to TE Aaron Webb for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL21 (1Q: 13:35) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Jackie Talley for 14 yards. Tackled by S Justin Borders. Talley gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL35 (1Q: 12:54) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to RB Lonnie Nichols for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett, assisted by S Justin Borders. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-DAL40 (1Q: 12:22) Thurman Hopkinson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Rich Banks. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-DAL39 (1Q: 12:01) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Bubba Hernandez for 1 yard. Tackled by S Justin Borders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-DAL40 (1Q: 11:15) Terrell Blades punted 52 yards. Roger Hayes returned the kick 8 yards to the NOS16. Tackled by Pat Collier. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS16 (1Q: 11:07) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Bauer is blitzing. 2-6-NOS20 (1Q: 10:28) Jeffrey Cote ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Juan Marshall, assisted by OLB B.J. Bernard. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-NOS23 (1Q: 09:42) Jeffrey Cote ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE J.B. Shotwell. |
| 4-3-NOS23 (1Q: 09:00) Darnell Briggs punted 37 yards. Stan Arseneault called for a fair catch at the DAL40. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL40 (1Q: 08:51) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to TE Aaron Webb for 8 yards. Tackled by S Karl Tucker, assisted by CB Roderick Iadevaia. Webb gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett and Whalen are blitzing. 2-2-DAL48 (1Q: 08:06) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. O'Donnell gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 07:42) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 32 yards. Tackled by CB Roderick Iadevaia. O'Donnell gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett, Landolt and Frederick are blitzing. 1-1-NOS01 (1Q: 07:09) Craig O'Donnell ran a draw inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Jorge Templeton, assisted by ILB Nate Frederick. DT Junior Reeves crushed Zach Cobb to wreck the play. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-NOS03 (1Q: 06:44) Lonnie Nichols ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Robbins. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 3-4-NOS04 (1Q: 06:14) Lonnie Nichols ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Steve Ziel, assisted by ILB Lamar McCarthy. |
| 4-2-NOS02 (1Q: 05:48) Lamar Borg attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 05:41) Lamar Borg kicked off 56 yards from the DAL30. Tamarick Koonce returned the ball 32 yards to the NOS46. Tackled by Charlie Sanford. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS46 (1Q: 05:19) Alan Poole sacked by DE J.B. Shotwell and OLB B.J. Bernard for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mel Harper. New Orleans's Phillip Newman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-15-NOS41 (1Q: 04:34) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ben Pence, assisted by CB Billy Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Stevenson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-7-NOS49 (1Q: 03:57) Grant Guthrie ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ben Pence, assisted by S Juan Marshall. |
| 4-5-DAL49 (1Q: 03:21) Darnell Briggs punted 35 yards. Stan Arseneault returned the kick 2 yards to the DAL16. Tackled by Dusty Tobias. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL16 (1Q: 03:10) Lonnie Nichols ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Robbins. Key block delivered by Darren Horton. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-DAL25 (1Q: 02:47) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. Key block delivered by Zach Cobb. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL30 (1Q: 02:08) Lonnie Nichols ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Lonnie Nichols for 2 yards to the DAL31. Tackled by Burt Tamaarkin. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-DAL31 (1Q: 01:34) Peter Brinsfield pass was dropped by WR Jackie Talley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-DAL31 (1Q: 01:30) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jackie Talley. S Duane Sterritt simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. New Orleans's Norbert Dawson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor neck injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-DAL36 (1Q: 01:20) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. Key block delivered by Hunter Carpenter. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS47 (1Q: 00:35) Thurman Hopkinson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Ziel, assisted by DT Burt Tamaarkin. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-NOS43 (1Q: 00:04) Thurman Hopkinson ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Robbins. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-NOS41 (2Q: 15:00) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Lonnie Nichols. DT Jorge Templeton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS26 (2Q: 14:53) Lonnie Nichols ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett, assisted by OLB Rodney Whalen. Key block delivered by Carl Frankel. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS14 (2Q: 14:15) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Craig O'Donnell. DE Max Tank simply tossed Zach Cobb aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-NOS14 (2Q: 14:07) Lonnie Nichols ran around left end for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Gene Berk. Dallas 9, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 14:07) Extra point by Lamar Borg was good. Dallas 10, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:59) Lamar Borg kicked off 73 yards from the DAL30. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 13:59) Grant Guthrie ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB B.J. Bernard, assisted by CB Bobby Shedd. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Frederick is blitzing. 2-10-NOS20 (2Q: 13:49) Jeffrey Cote ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Milburn. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL S Chad Sullivan to the NOS19. New Orleans's Mel Harper was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 13:42) Lonnie Nichols ran around right end for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Glenn Rayburn. Dallas 16, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:42) Extra point by Lamar Borg was good. Dallas 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 13:29) Lamar Borg kicked off 67 yards from the DAL30. Tamarick Koonce returned the ball 22 yards to the NOS25. Tackled by Jackie Talley. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS25 (2Q: 13:07) Grant Guthrie ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Chad Sullivan. Key block delivered by Archie Garrett. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-NOS30 (2Q: 12:35) Grant Guthrie ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Broderick Heath. ILB Reggie Milburn knocked down Vernon Huffman to break up the play. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 3-3-NOS32 (2Q: 12:02) Alan Poole pass was dropped by TE Mitchell Emmons. |
| 4-3-NOS32 (2Q: 11:58) Darnell Briggs punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the DAL19. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL19 (2Q: 11:47) Thurman Hopkinson ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-DAL22 (2Q: 11:19) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to RB Lonnie Nichols for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Ziel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-DAL26 (2Q: 10:42) Peter Brinsfield sacked by DE Brent Robbins and DE Max Tank for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Adrian Holcombe. |
| 4-8-DAL21 (2Q: 09:58) Terrell Blades punted 44 yards. Roger Hayes returned the kick 15 yards to the NOS50. Tackled by Jackie Talley. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS50 (2Q: 09:51) Ed McCarthy ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Milburn. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DAL46 (2Q: 09:11) Grant Guthrie ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Quentin Pitcher. Key block delivered by Dwayne Peyton. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL39 (2Q: 08:33) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-15-DAL44 (2Q: 08:25) Jeffrey Cote ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT J.C. Manning, assisted by CB Quentin Pitcher. Key block delivered by Trent Sinclair. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-DAL34 (2Q: 07:53) Rex Dunn ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Chad Sullivan. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-DAL37 (2Q: 07:09) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Stevenson. CB Quentin Pitcher defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DAL37 (2Q: 07:03) Bernard Richard attempted a 54 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 17, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 06:57) Bernard Richard kicked off 67 yards from the NOS30. Stan Arseneault returned the ball 20 yards to the DAL23. Tackled by Justin Borders. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL23 (2Q: 06:33) Lonnie Nichols ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett, assisted by DE Max Tank. Key block delivered by Jerome Snee. |
| Dallas: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-DAL29 (2Q: 05:53) Lonnie Nichols ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy, assisted by DE Max Tank. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett and Frederick are blitzing. 3-2-DAL31 (2Q: 05:20) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Jackie Talley for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Roderick Iadevaia, assisted by S Steve Ziel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Talley gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL41 (2Q: 04:43) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Junior Reeves. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-8-DAL43 (2Q: 04:23) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-DAL44 (2Q: 04:01) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to RB Lonnie Nichols for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DAL49 (2Q: 03:23) Terrell Blades punted 36 yards. Roger Hayes called for a fair catch at the NOS15. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS15 (2Q: 03:16) Grant Guthrie ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB B.J. Bernard. Key block delivered by Mitchell Emmons. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-NOS20 (2Q: 02:40) Rex Dunn ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick, assisted by S Chad Sullivan. Key block delivered by Cris Scott. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS27 (2Q: 02:04) Jeffrey Cote ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Bobby Shedd. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-NOS28 (2Q: 01:58) Grant Guthrie ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick, assisted by DE Curtis Rand. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-NOS31 (2Q: 01:38) Ed McCarthy ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Billy Hardy. |
| 4-1-NOS36 (2Q: 01:16) Darnell Briggs punted 54 yards. Stan Arseneault returned the kick 1 yard to the DAL11. Tackled by Ed McCarthy. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Xavier Gilmartin at the DAL11. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL11 (2Q: 01:05) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Webb. CB Roderick Iadevaia defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-DAL11 (2Q: 00:58) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 20 yards. Tackled by S Duane Sterritt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. O'Donnell gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-DAL31 (2Q: 00:26) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Craig O'Donnell for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Steve Ziel, assisted by S Justin Borders. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. O'Donnell gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS50 (2Q: 00:15) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to TE Hunter Carpenter for 30 yards. Tackled by S Karl Tucker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas called a time out. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 00:04) Lamar Borg attempted a 37 yard field goal and succeeded. New Orleans's Lamar McCarthy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Dallas 20, New Orleans 3 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Lamar Borg kicked off 66 yards from the DAL30. Marlon Cox returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS21. Tackled by Pat Collier. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS21 (3Q: 14:38) Grant Guthrie ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Marc Bauer, assisted by DT J.C. Manning. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-NOS23 (3Q: 14:14) Jeffrey Cote ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB B.J. Bernard. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bernard is blitzing. 3-9-NOS22 (3Q: 13:51) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mitchell Emmons. DE J.B. Shotwell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS22 (3Q: 13:42) Darnell Briggs punted 57 yards. Stan Arseneault returned the kick 2 yards to the DAL23. Tackled by Roderick Iadevaia. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL23 (3Q: 13:31) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Bubba Hernandez for 4 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Cox, assisted by CB Roderick Iadevaia. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-DAL27 (3Q: 13:04) Thurman Hopkinson ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dale Landolt, assisted by DE Max Tank. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with goal-line personnel and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett and Frederick are blitzing. 3-1-DAL32 (3Q: 12:37) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Jackie Talley for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Rich Banks, assisted by S Justin Borders. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL37 (3Q: 12:07) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jackie Talley. S Justin Borders defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-DAL37 (3Q: 12:01) Lonnie Nichols ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen, assisted by DT Junior Reeves. DT Jorge Templeton crushed Zach Cobb to wreck the play. New Orleans's Duane Sterritt was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-DAL36 (3Q: 11:30) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the right guard for 55 yards. Tackled by S Steve Ziel. Key block delivered by Zach Cobb. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-9-NOS09 (3Q: 10:56) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to RB Lonnie Nichols for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-NOS06 (3Q: 10:28) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to TE Aaron Webb for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy, assisted by CB Ty Covington. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-7-NOS07 (3Q: 10:03) Thurman Hopkinson ran a trap outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Ziel, assisted by CB Norbert Dawson. |
| 4-3-NOS03 (3Q: 09:27) Lamar Borg attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 23, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 09:20) Lamar Borg kicked off 67 yards from the DAL30. Tamarick Koonce returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Bobby Shedd. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS28 (3Q: 09:00) Jeffrey Cote ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Broderick Heath. Key block delivered by Marvin Buckner. Buckner ran over Quentin Pitcher to set up the play. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-NOS33 (3Q: 08:21) Alan Poole sacked by DE Curtis Rand for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Marvin Buckner. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Shawn Fadiman on the NOS28. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-10-NOS28 (3Q: 07:45) Alan Poole sacked by DE Arnold Jennings for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Vernon Huffman. |
| 4-15-NOS23 (3Q: 06:58) Darnell Briggs punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DAL31. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL31 (3Q: 06:48) Lonnie Nichols ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Roderick Iadevaia, assisted by ILB Dale Landolt. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-DAL32 (3Q: 06:21) Lonnie Nichols ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Max Tank, assisted by DT Junior Reeves. New Orleans's Max Tank was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-DAL32 (3Q: 05:36) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Craig O'Donnell. CB Norbert Dawson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-DAL32 (3Q: 05:26) Terrell Blades punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS23. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS23 (3Q: 05:15) Jeffrey Cote ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-NOS24 (3Q: 04:40) Alan Poole sacked by OLB B.J. Bernard for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Cris Scott. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-18-NOS15 (3Q: 04:10) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Phillip Newman for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. Newman gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Frederick is blitzing. 1-10-NOS34 (3Q: 03:34) Rex Dunn ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Broderick Heath. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-NOS36 (3Q: 03:07) Rex Dunn ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT J.C. Manning. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-4-NOS40 (3Q: 02:38) Jeffrey Cote ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Juan Marshall, assisted by OLB B.J. Bernard. Key block delivered by Trent Sinclair. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS44 (3Q: 02:11) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-15-NOS39 (3Q: 02:00) Alan Poole pass completed to TE Jimmy Roberts for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. Roberts gained 10 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New Orleans's Marvin Buckner was hurt on the play. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL46 (3Q: 01:27) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Shedd. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-20-NOS44 (3Q: 01:21) Alan Poole pass completed to FB Rex Dunn for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Arnold Jennings. Dunn gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-12-DAL48 (3Q: 00:55) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tamarick Koonce. OLB Marc Bauer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL33 (3Q: 00:51) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Stevenson. S Xavier Gilmartin defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL33 (3Q: 00:44) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB B.J. Bernard. Stevenson gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL13 (3Q: 00:06) Jeffrey Cote ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Patrick Scott. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-DAL13 (4Q: 15:00) Alan Poole pass was dropped by WR Roger Hayes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-DAL13 (4Q: 14:56) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Preston Stevenson. DE Arnold Jennings hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DAL13 (4Q: 14:50) Bernard Richard attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 23, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 14:44) Bernard Richard kicked off 65 yards from the NOS30. Stan Arseneault returned the ball 13 yards to the DAL18. Tackled by Tyrell Summers. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-DAL18 (4Q: 14:15) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Karl Tucker, assisted by ILB Lamar McCarthy. DT Junior Reeves knocked down Glenn Rayburn to break up the play. |
| Dallas: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-DAL21 (4Q: 13:44) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to RB Thurman Hopkinson for 11 yards. Tackled by S Marlon Cox. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL32 (4Q: 13:07) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Bubba Hernandez for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Bubba Reese. Hernandez gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL48 (4Q: 12:27) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Jackie Talley for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-1-NOS43 (4Q: 11:59) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to FB Charlie Sanford for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Lamar McCarthy. Sanford gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS32 (4Q: 11:16) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Karl Tucker, assisted by DT Jorge Templeton. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-9-NOS31 (4Q: 10:34) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jackie Talley. CB Roderick Iadevaia knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-NOS31 (4Q: 10:25) Peter Brinsfield sacked by DT Junior Reeves for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Carl Frankel. |
| 4-16-NOS38 (4Q: 09:48) Terrell Blades punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 09:43) Grant Guthrie ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE J.B. Shotwell, assisted by OLB B.J. Bernard. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-7-NOS23 (4Q: 09:21) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Xavier Gilmartin. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 08:53) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Hayes. DT J.C. Manning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offensive Holding. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-20-NOS20 (4Q: 08:43) Grant Guthrie ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ben Pence. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| New Orleans: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-16-NOS24 (4Q: 08:37) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Ben Pence, assisted by CB Bobby Shedd. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bernard is blitzing. 3-9-NOS31 (4Q: 08:06) Alan Poole pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jimmy Roberts. DE Curtis Rand blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS31 (4Q: 07:56) Darnell Briggs punted 47 yards. Joseph Halvorson returned the kick -2 yards to the DAL20. Tackled by Justin Borders. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-DAL20 (4Q: 07:46) Lonnie Nichols ran a trap outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dale Landolt. The defense looked very familiar with that play. New Orleans's Burt Tamaarkin was hurt on the play. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-14-DAL16 (4Q: 06:59) Peter Brinsfield pass completed to WR Joseph Halvorson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen, assisted by S Steve Ziel. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Dallas: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-DAL22 (4Q: 06:12) Peter Brinsfield pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joseph Halvorson. DE Brent Robbins hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-DAL22 (4Q: 06:07) Terrell Blades punted 52 yards. Roger Hayes returned the kick 4 yards to the NOS30. Tackled by Charlie Sanford. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:56) Alan Poole pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Hayes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:47) Alan Poole pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jimmy Roberts. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-NOS30 (4Q: 05:40) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-15-NOS25 (4Q: 05:30) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Preston Stevenson for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-9-NOS31 (4Q: 05:13) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Roger Hayes for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lorenzo Frederick. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Dallas: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 05:02) Thurman Hopkinson ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Byron Bennett, assisted by DE Rich Banks. Key block delivered by Adrian Holcombe. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-NOS29 (4Q: 04:15) Lonnie Nichols ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Rodney Whalen. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-10-NOS29 (4Q: 03:27) Lonnie Nichols ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Junior Reeves. |
| Dallas: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-9-NOS28 (4Q: 03:21) Thurman Hopkinson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Jorge Templeton. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Zach Cobb to the NOS27. |
| 4-8-NOS27 (4Q: 02:36) Lamar Borg attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 26, New Orleans 6 |
| (4Q: 02:31) Lamar Borg kicked off 62 yards from the DAL30. Tamarick Koonce returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Thurman Hopkinson. |
| New Orleans: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 02:25) Alan Poole pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Hayes. CB Bobby Shedd defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 02:17) Alan Poole pass completed to TE Jimmy Roberts for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Shedd. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 02:00) Alan Poole pass completed to WR Roger Hayes for 10 yards. Tackled by S Juan Marshall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Bernard is blitzing. 1-10-DAL48 (4Q: 01:41) Frankie Giles pass completed to RB Jeffrey Cote for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Quentin Pitcher, assisted by S Juan Marshall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 34 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-1-DAL39 (4Q: 01:20) Frankie Giles pass completed to WR Roger Hayes for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hayes gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Dallas 26, New Orleans 12 |
| (4Q: 01:20) Extra point by Bernard Richard was good. Dallas 26, New Orleans 13 |
| (4Q: 00:58) Bernard Richard kicked off 69 yards from the NOS30. Juan Marshall returned the ball 10 yards to the DAL11. Tackled by Roderick Iadevaia. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| Dallas: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett, McCarthy and Whalen are blitzing. 1-10-DAL04 (4Q: 00:51) Thurman Hopkinson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Ty Covington. |
| (4Q: 00:51) New Orleans called a time out. |
| Dallas: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett and Landolt are blitzing. 2-10-DAL04 (4Q: 00:41) Lonnie Nichols ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Brent Robbins. |
| (4Q: 00:41) New Orleans called a time out. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett and Whalen are blitzing. 3-4-DAL10 (4Q: 00:31) Lonnie Nichols ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Karl Tucker, assisted by ILB Lamar McCarthy. Key block delivered by Gene Berk. |
| (4Q: 00:31) New Orleans called a time out. |
| Dallas: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. Bennett, Landolt and Frederick are blitzing. 1-10-DAL14 (4Q: 00:23) Peter Brinsfield dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 26, New Orleans Saints 13 |