Week 8, 2018

played in Dallas, TX

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	0	-	21
Dallas Cowboys	7	14	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 DAL - Irv Stanford 3 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
1Q: 00:31 NOS - Joel Garrison 15 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:05 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Arnie Pearson 46 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DAL - Lester Fidrych 28 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
3Q: 04:40 DAL - Dana Hopkins 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 01:59 DAL - Justin Chasser 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 DAL - Irv Stanford 3 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
1Q: 00:31 NOS - Joel Garrison 15 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 08:55 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:05 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 run (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Arnie Pearson 46 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DAL - Lester Fidrych 28 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
3Q: 04:40 DAL - Dana Hopkins 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 01:59 DAL - Justin Chasser 26 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 6-2
First Downs 22 28
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 377 436
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 5.98 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 143 167
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 5.96 4.64
Net Passing Yards 234 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 4 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 3/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/42 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 4/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:22 34:38

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	6-2
First Downs	22	28
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	377	436
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	5.98	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	143	167
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	5.96	4.64
Net Passing Yards	234	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 4	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	3/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/42	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	4/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:22	34:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	3:39	OWN 34	7	30	Interception
1	5:08	4:44	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	13:33	0:59	OWN 27	4	10	Punt
2	11:10	2:21	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
2	2:59	1:38	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	4	33	Interception
3	12:12	0:55	OWN 37	3	12	Fumble
3	9:30	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	4:31	1:46	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	1:39	2:52	OWN 20	7	41	Interception
4	12:21	2:17	OWN 33	5	40	Interception
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 26	8	25	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:08	5:00	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
1	0:24	1:51	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	12:34	1:24	OWN 27	3	-1	Interception
2	8:49	5:50	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	13:39	1:27	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
3	11:17	1:47	OPP 49	4	14	Punt
3	7:46	3:15	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	2:45	1:06	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	13:47	1:26	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	10:04	8:10	OWN 7	14	84	Field Goal

Game MVP: Irv Stanford, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	18	58	3.22	15	3	1
Winfred Niklos	5	39	7.80	21	2	0
Arnie Pearson	1	46	46.00	46	1	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Stanford	26	118	4.54	20	4	2
Wendell Tomich	7	31	4.43	14	1	0
Marc Bullock	2	18	9.00	14	1	0
Julio Andersen	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	39	20	234	0/0	1	26	4	38.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	33	23	278	1/9	2	28	1	102.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	5	12	72	14.40	5	24	0
WR Kent Austin	4	10	65	16.25	21	26	0
WR Deron Lyle	4	7	34	8.50	0	15	1
TE Graham King	3	4	17	5.67	0	9	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	3	15	7.50	8	9	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	2	21	21.00	1	21	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	5	10	85	17.00	7	28	1
RB Irv Stanford	5	5	66	13.20	40	25	0
TE Dwayne Battle	3	3	30	10.00	3	18	0
TE Tito Benson	2	3	12	6.00	7	9	0
FB Darryl Locke	2	2	23	11.50	10	15	0
WR Pete Mauldin	2	2	12	6.00	4	7	0
WR Dana Hopkins	2	3	25	12.50	0	22	1
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Terry Martinez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Eugene Bullock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrone Weber	1	7	7.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Irv Thornton	1	0	0.00
CB Skip Kaplan	1	0	0.00
CB Everett Shea	1	0	0.00
CB Scottie Coles	1	6	6.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Graham King	1	0	0
Joel Garrison	1	0	0
Irving Robasky	0	1	0
Jason Mireles	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Bullock	1	0	0
Pete Mauldin	0	1	0
Brian Ellis	0	1	0
Irv Thornton	0	0	1
Skip Kaplan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	122	40.7	37.3	53	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	6	259	43.2	34.2	51	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	2	12	6.0	0
Curtis Weber	1	2	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	4	70	17.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	1	19	19.0	0
Wendell Tomich	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	8	3	0.0	35	34
CB Sammie Rutter	7	2	0.0	34	32
ILB Duane Burgess	7	1	0.0	34	34
S Norm Nichols	6	2	0.0	31	29
S Tyrone Weber	6	1	0.0	35	33
DE Jason Mireles	5	2	1.0	34	32
DT A.J. Coffey	5	1	0.0	32	30
CB Daniel Bellas	4	0	0.0	32	29
CB Tommy Cranwell	2	3	0.0	31	29
S Austin Koch	2	1	0.0	6	10
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	---	---	---
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	0.0	4	5
WR Deron Lyle	2	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Coffey	1	3	0.0	29	24
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	33	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0.0	7	6
ILB Gary Thompson	0	1	0.0	2	0

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Robbins	7	2	0.0	23	36
OLB Irv Thornton	7	2	0.0	23	38
ILB Jorge Maxey	5	2	0.0	19	35
S Marlon Winslett	3	1	0.0	18	36
CB Brian Ellis	3	0	0.0	15	32
S Cris Logan	3	0	0.0	12	20
DT Walter Flannery	2	3	0.0	19	36
S Kent Schulz	2	1	0.0	1	7
CB Scottie Coles	2	1	0.0	24	38
CB Skip Kaplan	1	2	0.0	18	32
DE Marlon Almond	1	0	0.0	21	34
ILB Chad Mattocks	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Pete Mauldin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Ian Stokes	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Andrew Jefcoat	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Mo Perlman	0	2	0.0	19	38
DT Earnest Hawkins	0	1	0.0	14	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	24

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mo Perlman	2	2	1	38
DE Marlon Almond	0	2	1	34
DT Walter Flannery	0	1	0	36
DE Ian Stokes	0	1	0	4
ILB Jorge Maxey	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	7	0	0	32
ILB Duane Burgess	4	0	0	34
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	0	34
S Tyrone Weber	2	0	1	33
S Norm Nichols	2	0	0	29
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	0	5
S Austin Koch	1	2	0	10
CB Daniel Bellas	1	1	0	29
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	30

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Irv Thornton	4	1	1	38
S Marlon Winslett	3	2	0	36
CB Brian Ellis	3	0	0	32
ILB Jorge Maxey	3	0	0	35
CB Scottie Coles	2	2	1	38
S Kent Schulz	2	0	0	7
S Emmitt Robbins	1	0	0	36
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0	6
S Cris Logan	1	0	0	20
CB Skip Kaplan	0	0	1	32
CB Everett Shea	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Devin Medlock	2	5	1	18	28
Tony Brumley	2	4	0	12	20
Leon Schroeder	2	3	0	17	35
Donald Matthews	1	5	0	21	31
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	3	0	15	27
Wesley Hickman	1	1	0	12	19
Graham King	0	1	0	16	27
Marlon Prill	0	1	0	15	28
Henry Freeman	0	1	0	9	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	4	7	1	36	0	34
Calvin Wilson	3	5	0	30	1	30
Xavier Arnold	2	6	1	33	0	30
Gary Nachman	2	6	0	30	0	30
Phil Mathews	1	3	0	32	0	29
Dwayne Battle	1	1	0	25	0	19
Curtis Farley	0	3	0	12	0	9
Darryl Locke	0	1	0	27	0	22
Eugene Bullock	0	1	0	12	0	10
Orlando Cooke	0	1	0	7	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	1	13
Lance Emerson	1	12
Deron Lyle	1	11
Winfred Niklos	1	7
Daniel Bellas	0	18
Norm Sapia	0	17
Arnie Pearson	0	12
Donovan Mussatti	0	10
Tony Brumley	0	9
Terry Peterson	0	9
Johnny Tyler	0	9
Nathan Wannamaker	0	8
Juan Fleck	0	8
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	7
Graham King	0	6
Tyrone Weber	0	6
Jamal Wallace	0	6
Tommy Cranwell	0	5
Curtis Weber	0	4
Artie Farias	0	4
Wesley Hickman	0	3
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Devin Medlock	0	3
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
Donald Matthews	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Kent Austin	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Renaldo Carraway	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Winslett	3	11
Dixon Palepoi	2	15
Eugene Bullock	1	14
Phil Mathews	1	7
Julio Andersen	0	19
Dwight Sanders	0	13
Luke Herndon	0	12
Wendell Tomich	0	12
Terry Martinez	0	10
Brian Ellis	0	9
Darryl Locke	0	8
Cris Logan	0	8
Curtis Farley	0	7
Orlando Cooke	0	7
Dustin Beaudoin	0	7
Marcus Schroeder	0	6
Justin Chasser	0	6
Tito Benson	0	5
Pete Mauldin	0	4
Xavier Arnold	0	4
Skip Kaplan	0	4
Chad Mattocks	0	3
Dwayne Battle	0	3
Sean Ackerman	0	3
Gary Nachman	0	3
Ian Stokes	0	3
Andrew Jefcoat	0	3
Kim Clinton	0	1
Emmitt Robbins	0	1
Earnest Hawkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	95	6.8
Middle	22	72	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	39	20	4	0	1	5	7	2	4

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	33	23	4	1	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	71	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	15	3	66	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	126	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	88	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	12	5	0	72	1	30
WR Kent Austin	10	4	0	65	2	33
WR Deron Lyle	7	4	1	34	0	22
TE Graham King	4	3	0	17	0	27
FB Tony Brumley	3	2	0	15	0	20
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	1	0	21	1	21
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	10	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	10	5	0	85	2	34
RB Irv Stanford	5	5	0	66	1	22
TE Tito Benson	3	2	0	12	0	8
TE Dwayne Battle	3	3	0	30	0	19
WR Dana Hopkins	3	2	0	25	1	20
FB Darryl Locke	2	2	0	23	0	22
WR Pete Mauldin	2	2	0	12	0	15
TE Eugene Bullock	2	0	1	0	0	10
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	0	14	0	7
WR Terry Martinez	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	1	15	15.00	3.22

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	9	28	3.11	4.54
Wendell Tomich	3	4	1.33	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	1	3	3.00	8.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	4	4.00	4.86

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dana Hopkins	1	1	3	3.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	4	2
Marc Bullock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	5	2	1
WR Deron Lyle	3	2	1
WR Kent Austin	2	2	2
FB Tony Brumley	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	2	0	0
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	1
TE Tito Benson	1	1	1
WR Pete Mauldin	1	1	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	0	0
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (9,900)