Conference Semifinals, 2030

played in Dallas, TX

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	7	6	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	3	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 06:25 DAL - Craig O'Donnell 25 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DAL - Thurman Hopkinson 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 02:38 NOS - Bernard Richard 21 field goal
3Q: 04:53 DAL - Lamar Borg 18 field goal
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
OT: 11:16 NOS - Rick Collins 56 pass from Alan Poole

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 06:25 DAL - Craig O'Donnell 25 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DAL - Thurman Hopkinson 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 02:38 NOS - Bernard Richard 21 field goal
3Q: 04:53 DAL - Lamar Borg 18 field goal
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Phillip Newman 1 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
OT: 11:16 NOS - Rick Collins 56 pass from Alan Poole

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 14-4 14-3
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 356 389
- Offensive Plays 63 74
- Yards per Play 5.65 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 117 100
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 5.32 2.86
Net Passing Yards 239 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 0 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/14 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 3/-9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/128 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:07 36:51

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	14-4	14-3
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	356	389
- Offensive Plays	63	74
- Yards per Play	5.65	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	117	100
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	5.32	2.86
Net Passing Yards	239	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 0	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/14	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	3/-9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/128	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:07	36:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	6:11	3:12	OWN 38	5	35	Missed FG
2	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	8:18	5:48	OWN 31	10	65	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 10	1	-2	Half
3	13:23	1:27	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	4:47	5:41	OWN 38	13	62	Touchdown
4	10:36	1:44	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	4:05	2:06	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 22	4	23	Half
OT1	12:04	1:02	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	3:47	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
1	2:59	2:59	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
2	13:48	5:30	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	2:30	2:28	OWN 23	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:56	7:09	OWN 21	16	78	Field Goal
4	14:06	3:30	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	8:52	4:47	OWN 12	10	41	Punt
4	1:59	1:14	OWN 8	4	20	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:56	OWN 18	5	22	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	12	54	4.50	15	2	0
Grant Guthrie	5	33	6.60	24	1	0
Alan Poole	4	18	4.50	12	1	1
Bobby Irwin	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Hopkinson	26	76	2.92	13	1	1
Jacquez Berry	5	14	2.80	5	0	0
Ian Hellestrae	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Louis Everett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	39	20	252	2/13	2	56	0	88.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	38	24	298	1/9	1	32	0	96.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Collins	7	12	157	22.43	48	56	1
WR Phillip Newman	3	9	15	5.00	12	9	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	4	29	9.67	13	13	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	2	5	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	3	3.00	5	3	0
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Grant Guthrie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bubba Hernandez	6	8	77	12.83	28	20	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	5	8	67	13.40	35	25	1
WR Jackie Talley	4	6	75	18.75	13	32	0
WR Harris Rowe	3	8	35	11.67	18	27	0
TE Aaron Webb	2	3	22	11.00	3	12	0
FB Ian Hellestrae	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mercury Hopkins	1	2	0
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Phillip Newman	1	0	0
Dwayne Peyton	0	1	0
Justin Borders	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Juan Marshall	1	0	0
Chuck Moss	0	1	0
Ben Pence	0	0	1
B.J. Bernard	0	0	1
Lorenzo Frederick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	209	52.3	54.5	57	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Jarrett	7	332	47.4	39.7	55	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	4	14	3.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rodney Downs	3	-9	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	4	128	32.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Juan Marshall	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	9	3	0.0	34	38
ILB Lamar McCarthy	8	2	0.0	23	32
S Jorge Cloude	6	0	0.0	31	31
S Duane Sterritt	5	1	0.0	30	33
CB Ty Covington	4	1	0.0	26	25
ILB Dale Landolt	3	1	0.0	12	7
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.0	24	22
DE Brent Robbins	3	0	0.0	26	31
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	0	0.0	11	17
DT Johnny Rasmussen	2	3	0.5	26	35
CB Bubba Reese	2	1	0.0	18	20
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0.0	10	4
DE Max Tank	2	0	0.0	29	32
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	0.0	22	29
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0.0	9	8
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	4	9
S Steve Ziel	1	0	0.0	23	29
DE Tony Nixon	0	1	0.5	6	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	6	2	0.0	19	31
OLB B.J. Bernard	5	1	0.0	21	28
CB Quentin Pitcher	4	2	0.0	14	32
CB Bobby Shedd	3	0	1.0	15	35
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	3	0	1.0	14	33
S Ben Pence	3	5	0.0	20	33
S Juan Marshall	3	1	0.0	22	36
DE Patrick Scott	2	1	0.0	12	26
S Jose Houston	2	0	0.0	3	9
S Ted Porter	2	0	0.0	2	16
CB Rodney Downs	2	0	0.0	7	6
DE J.B. Shotwell	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Chuck Moss	1	0	0.0	7	11
DT Randal Horn	1	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Jamal Bell	1	0	0.0	15	17
DT Glen Poole	0	1	0.0	10	25

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Nixon	0.5	0	0	8
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	0	0	35
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	2	0	22
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	1	31

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bobby Shedd	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1.0	0	0	0	33
OLB B.J. Bernard	0.0	1	4	2	28
DE Arnold Jennings	0.0	0	2	0	27
OLB Heath McMichael	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	0	32
S Jorge Cloude	3	1	31
OLB Byron Bennett	3	1	38
S Duane Sterritt	2	2	33
CB Ty Covington	2	1	25
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	20
CB Danny Cortez	1	1	29
S Steve Ziel	1	1	29
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	8
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	4
DE Max Tank	1	0	32
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	17
S Tommie Grange	1	0	9
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	3	0	31
CB Quentin Pitcher	3	0	32
S Juan Marshall	2	2	36
S Ben Pence	2	1	33
S Ted Porter	2	0	16
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	2	0	33
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	1	28
CB Rodney Downs	1	0	6
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	26
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	26
ILB Chuck Moss	1	0	11
OLB Jamal Bell	1	0	17
CB Bobby Shedd	0	3	35

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Huffman	2	5	17	0	32
Dwayne Peyton	1	3	17	0	33
Kris Lebiedzinski	1	2	9	0	17
Joseph Sherman	1	1	22	0	37
Cris Scott	1	1	22	0	38
Rex Dunn	0	3	15	0	16
Trent Sinclair	0	2	18	2	35
B.J. Givens	0	1	5	0	7

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Claude Manning	4	9	23	0	21
K.C. Devine	2	7	28	1	33
Darren Horton	1	5	30	0	36
Alvin McEachern	0	4	16	0	23
Gene Berk	0	4	35	0	39
Monty Treat	0	4	30	0	34
Tyrell Breneman	0	1	8	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	3	10
Ed McCarthy	1	19
Bobby Irwin	1	15
Rex Dunn	0	15
Mercury Hopkins	0	15
Jimmy Roberts	0	12
Rick Collins	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	10
Tommie Grange	0	10
Phillip Newman	0	8
Jose Barfield	0	8
Cary Clinton	0	8
Rodney Whalen	0	8
Lamar McCarthy	0	8
Brent Robbins	0	7
Marc Stanton	0	7
Bubba Reese	0	7
Steve Ziel	0	7
Bernard Richard	0	7
Joseph Sherman	0	6
B.J. Givens	0	6
Archie Garrett	0	6
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	6
Byron Bennett	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Danny Cortez	0	4
Vernon Huffman	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Max Tank	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Talley	2	19
Lionel Boult	2	17
Quentin Pitcher	1	18
Ted Porter	1	14
Louis Everett	1	12
Juan Marshall	1	8
Aaron Webb	0	17
Ian Hellestrae	0	17
Trevor Hufnagel	0	11
Tyrell Breneman	0	8
Alvin McEachern	0	8
Bobby Shedd	0	8
Jason Granberry	0	8
Heath McMichael	0	8
Ray Pynter	0	8
Frank Jarrett	0	7
Darren Horton	0	7
Bert Valenta	0	6
Jamal Bell	0	6
Lamar Borg	0	5
Chuck Moss	0	5
Gene Berk	0	4
Claude Manning	0	4
Rodney Downs	0	4
B.J. Bernard	0	3
Glen Poole	0	3
Randal Horn	0	3
Lorenzo Frederick	0	2
Billy Hardy	0	2
Patrick Scott	0	2
Craig O'Donnell	0	1
Ben Pence	0	1
Jose Houston	0	1
Bubba Hernandez	0	1
Arnold Jennings	0	1
J.B. Shotwell	0	1
Broderick Heath	0	1
Thurman Hopkinson	0	1
John Fannin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	10	55	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	47	3.1
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	14	43	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	39	20	4	1	3	7	7	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	38	24	4	1	2	8	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	41	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	90	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	187	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Collins	12	7	1	157	3	38
WR Phillip Newman	9	3	0	15	0	35
WR Mercury Hopkins	5	2	2	13	0	22
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	3	0	29	0	27
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0	21	1	20
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	0	5	0	16
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	0	3	0	20
RB Grant Guthrie	2	0	0	0	0	20
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	0	9	0	1

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	8	5	0	67	1	34
WR Bubba Hernandez	8	6	1	77	1	27
WR Harris Rowe	8	3	1	35	1	17
WR Jackie Talley	6	4	0	75	1	11
TE Aaron Webb	3	2	0	22	0	25
RB Thurman Hopkinson	2	1	0	4	0	25
FB Ian Hellestrae	2	2	0	7	0	23
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	6	21	3.50	4.50
Grant Guthrie	2	3	1.50	6.60
Alan Poole	1	2	2.00	4.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Hopkinson	3	2	0.67	2.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	4	3	15	3.75	6.46

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	4	1	11	2.75	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Collins	2	2	14	7.00	13.08
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1	1.00	1.67
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Webb	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	9.63
WR Harris Rowe	1	0	0	0.00	4.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	1
Grant Guthrie	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Hopkinson	2	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	0
Louis Everett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	12	8	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	14	10	10

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	4	2	1
WR Rick Collins	4	3	3
WR Mercury Hopkins	3	2	2
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harris Rowe	4	1	1
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	3	3
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	3	3
WR Jackie Talley	3	2	2
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,300 (9,900)