Week 13, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	14	7	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 DAL - Lester Arnold 29 field goal
1Q: 03:49 NOS - Arnie Pearson 10 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:25 NOS - C.J. Cook 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:38 NOS - Charles Cortez 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:34 NOS - Kent Austin 20 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:12 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 DAL - Lester Arnold 29 field goal
1Q: 03:49 NOS - Arnie Pearson 10 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 12:25 NOS - C.J. Cook 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:38 NOS - Charles Cortez 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 08:34 NOS - Kent Austin 20 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 run (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:12 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 4-8 4-8
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 298 412
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 4.52 7.36
Net Rushing Yards 121 84
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 4.32 3.23
Net Passing Yards 177 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 3 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 10.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/126 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 3/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:11 28:49

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	4-8	4-8
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	298	412
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	4.52	7.36
Net Rushing Yards	121	84
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	4.32	3.23
Net Passing Yards	177	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 3	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	10.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/126	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	3/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:11	28:49

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	7:07	OWN 30	13	58	Field Goal
1	3:43	4:31	OWN 43	7	29	Missed FG
2	12:17	6:06	OWN 20	11	40	Punt
2	3:33	1:22	OWN 41	4	22	Punt
2	2:02	0:09	OPP 21	1	0	Interception
2	1:01	0:32	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 34	6	31	Missed FG
3	8:21	0:35	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
3	6:10	3:42	OWN 20	7	54	Fumble
4	13:46	2:40	OWN 20	6	13	Interception
4	9:06	1:45	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	2:43	0:53	OWN 31	3	4	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
1	6:23	2:40	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	14:12	1:55	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	6:11	2:38	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:11	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	1:53	0:52	OWN 13	4	-2	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 13	1	6	Half
3	11:27	3:06	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	7:46	1:36	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
3	2:28	3:42	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	11:06	2:00	OPP 18	3	3	Field Goal
4	7:21	4:38	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 29	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tomich	16	75	4.69	13	3
Cris Ladner	10	34	3.40	7	0
Marc Bullock	2	12	6.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	18	46	2.56	10	1	2
Arnold Webster	7	35	5.00	14	1	0
Bobby McMichael	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	37	19	184	1/7	0	29	3	31.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	30	21	328	0/0	3	41	1	125.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lester Fidrych	4	8	57	14.25	0	29
WR Pete Mauldin	4	6	40	10.00	5	16
FB Darryl Locke	3	5	18	6.00	2	8
WR Terry Martinez	2	4	28	14.00	1	18
WR Dana Hopkins	2	6	11	5.50	1	8
WR Luke Herndon	1	2	10	10.00	1	10
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Hunter Nolen	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
RB Cris Ladner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jon Mackey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Austin	5	8	79	15.80	16	30	1
TE Graham King	4	6	58	14.50	23	23	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	4	92	30.67	15	41	0
TE Charles Cortez	3	4	17	5.67	7	7	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	3	30	15.00	2	22	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	3	19	9.50	3	13	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	33	16.50	0	17	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendall Anderson	1	16	16.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Mitch Farrell	1	0	0.00
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.00
OLB Jared Ballard	1	26	26.00

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wendell Tomich	1	0	0	0
Darnell Nussmeier	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0
Tony Brumley	0	1	0
Kelvin Arntt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	5	204	40.8	26.6	50	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	4	164	41.0	30.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/3	0/2	0/1	29	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	2	16	8.0	0
Terry Martinez	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	2	61	30.5	0
Hunter Nolen	2	65	32.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Darnell Nussmeier	7	2	0.0	24	29
OLB Neal Kelleher	6	3	0.0	25	28
CB Bryant Lindberg	6	2	0.0	22	28
S Emmitt Robbins	3	2	0.0	21	29
OLB Sean Ackerman	3	2	0.0	18	9
CB Glen Mueller	3	0	0.0	21	25
DT Reggie West	2	2	0.0	11	21
ILB Van Dosoo	2	1	0.0	7	3
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	0.0	9	21
S Kent Schulz	2	0	0.0	15	13
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	0	0.0	23	30
S Kendall Anderson	1	2	0.0	20	28
RB Cris Ladner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lester Fidrych	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lawrence Craig	1	0	0.0	7	17
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	---	---	---
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	0	0.0	17	5
DE Gerald England	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE C.J. Knoff	0	1	0.0	13	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Blake	7	2	0.0	27	38
CB Sammie Rutter	6	2	0.0	27	37
S Austin Koch	6	0	0.0	27	38
CB Terry Peterson	5	2	0.0	26	37
DT Oliver Coffey	4	5	0.0	20	29
DE Harris Herron	4	0	0.0	28	38
OLB Jared Ballard	3	4	0.0	26	38
S Kelvin Arntt	3	0	0.0	22	36
DT Tyrone Curtis	2	0	1.0	22	29
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	0	0.0	25	38
CB Mitch Farrell	2	0	0.0	22	36
DT Renaldo Carraway	2	0	0.0	10	11
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	1	0.0	4	3
TE Graham King	1	0	---	---	---
S Norm Gardner	1	0	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Reggie West	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0.0	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrone Curtis	1.0	0	2	0	29
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	1	2	0	38
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	29
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	0	38
ILB Don Blake	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Renaldo Carraway	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	5	2	0	28
ILB Jorge Maxey	4	0	0	30
S Emmitt Robbins	3	1	0	29
S Kendall Anderson	2	0	1	28
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0	28
CB Glen Mueller	2	0	0	25
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	0	21
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	0	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	0	37
ILB Don Blake	4	0	0	38
CB Terry Peterson	4	0	0	37
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	1	38
S Austin Koch	1	0	1	38
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	3
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0	29
S Kelvin Arntt	0	2	0	36
CB Mitch Farrell	0	1	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	4	5	23	1	31
Calvin Wilson	3	5	26	0	29
Phil Mathews	2	8	25	0	29
Xavier Arnold	1	3	27	0	36
Jon Mackey	1	2	11	0	12
Gary Nachman	0	2	26	0	30
Darryl Locke	0	1	20	0	23

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	2	6	0	23	26
Leon Schroeder	2	4	0	24	27
Marlon Prill	2	2	1	15	23
Donald Matthews	1	3	0	22	24
Travis Tusch	1	3	0	19	20
Graham King	1	1	0	25	24
Tony Brumley	0	3	0	22	18
Wesley Hickman	0	3	0	15	13
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	1	0	2	3

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	1	14
Emmitt Robbins	1	10
Cris Ladner	0	17
Cornell Gentilli	0	17
Van Dosoo	0	17
Darryl Locke	0	17
Hunter Nolen	0	13
Luke Herndon	0	12
Kent Schulz	0	12
Bryant Lindberg	0	10
Ty Walton	0	8
Curtis Farley	0	8
Kendall Anderson	0	8
Phil Mathews	0	8
Terry Martinez	0	8
Gary Nachman	0	8
Joseph Carlisle	0	8
Brian Ellis	0	7
Gerald England	0	6
Lester Arnold	0	5
Marcus Schroeder	0	5
Dwayne Battle	0	4
Jon Mackey	0	4
Josh Harris	0	3
Julio Andersen	0	3
C.J. Knoff	0	2
Earnest Hawkins	0	2
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Glen Mueller	0	1
Lawrence Craig	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Jorge Maxey	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Brumley	2	14
George Newkirk	1	18
Norm Gardner	1	10
Winfred Niklos	1	9
Charles Cortez	1	7
Travis Tusch	1	2
Arnold Webster	0	19
Drew Jordan	0	18
Norm Sapia	0	14
Nathan Wannamaker	0	10
Reggie Bailey	0	9
Graham King	0	9
Artie Farias	0	8
C.J. Cook	0	7
Curtis Weber	0	6
Brent Compton	0	5
Kelvin Arntt	0	5
Harris Herron	0	5
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Mitch Farrell	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Artie Souza	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Tracy Homer	0	3
Tyrone Curtis	0	3
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Austin Koch	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	3
Don Blake	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Terry Peterson	0	3
Tyrone Weber	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	1
Riddick Becker	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	37	19	2	3	0	3	8	1	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	30	21	7	0	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	69	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	60	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	7	174	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	8	4	57	2	28
WR Pete Mauldin	6	4	40	0	24
WR Dana Hopkins	6	2	11	0	23
FB Darryl Locke	5	3	18	0	23
WR Terry Martinez	4	2	28	0	18
WR Luke Herndon	2	1	10	0	8
TE Jon Mackey	2	0	0	0	12
RB Cris Ladner	1	0	0	0	17
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	4	0	17
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	3	0	16
WR Hunter Nolen	1	1	13	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	8	5	0	79	2	24
TE Graham King	6	4	0	58	2	24
WR Irving Robasky	4	3	1	92	2	17
TE Charles Cortez	4	3	0	17	0	9
WR Curtis Weber	3	2	0	30	1	19
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	1	19	0	23
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	0	33	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	3	3.00	6.00
Wendell Tomich	1	3	3.00	4.69

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	6	14	2.33	2.56
Arnold Webster	3	11	3.67	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	4.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	4	57	11.40	10.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Fidrych	1	0	0	0.00	7.13

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	16	16.00	23.00
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	17	17.00	16.50
WR Kent Austin	1	1	20	20.00	9.88
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	4	4.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tomich	2	1
Cris Ladner	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	3	2
Arnold Webster	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	11	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Mauldin	3	2	1
WR Dana Hopkins	3	2	2
RB Cris Ladner	1	0	0
WR Lester Fidrych	1	0	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	0	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	1
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)