Conference Semifinals, 2032

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	17	3	3	-	26
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 DAL - Lamar Borg 19 field goal
2Q: 14:07 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 14 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 13:42 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 19 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 07:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 54 field goal
2Q: 00:04 DAL - Lamar Borg 37 field goal
3Q: 09:27 DAL - Lamar Borg 20 field goal
4Q: 14:50 NOS - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
4Q: 02:36 DAL - Lamar Borg 44 field goal
4Q: 01:20 NOS - Roger Hayes 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 DAL - Lamar Borg 19 field goal
2Q: 14:07 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 14 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 13:42 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 19 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 07:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 54 field goal
2Q: 00:04 DAL - Lamar Borg 37 field goal
3Q: 09:27 DAL - Lamar Borg 20 field goal
4Q: 14:50 NOS - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
4Q: 02:36 DAL - Lamar Borg 44 field goal
4Q: 01:20 NOS - Roger Hayes 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 411 221
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 6.04 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 180 74
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 5.29 2.85
Net Passing Yards 231 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 0 25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 5.07
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/24 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/3 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 5/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	411	221
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	6.04	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	180	74
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	5.29	2.85
Net Passing Yards	231	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 0	25 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	5.07
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/24	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/3	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	5/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 7	6	33	Punt
1	8:51	3:10	OWN 40	6	58	Field Goal
1	3:10	4:11	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
2	13:42	0:13	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
2	11:47	1:56	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	6:57	3:41	OWN 23	6	26	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 11	4	69	Field Goal
3	13:31	4:11	OWN 23	9	74	Field Goal
3	6:48	1:33	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	14:44	5:01	OWN 18	8	44	Punt
4	7:46	1:50	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:02	2:31	OPP 39	4	12	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 4	4	9	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	2:16	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
1	5:41	2:31	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	13:59	0:17	OWN 20	2	-1	Fumble
2	13:29	1:42	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	9:51	2:54	50	5	13	Field Goal
2	3:16	2:11	OWN 15	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	9:20	2:32	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
3	5:15	5:31	OWN 23	15	64	Field Goal
4	9:43	1:57	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	5:56	0:54	OWN 30	4	9	Downs
4	2:31	1:33	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lonnie Nichols, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Nichols	22	150	6.82	55	5	2
Thurman Hopkinson	9	28	3.11	10	1	0
Craig O'Donnell	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	10	22	2.20	10	1
Grant Guthrie	10	33	3.30	7	0
Rex Dunn	4	10	2.50	7	0
Ed McCarthy	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	32	24	243	2/12	0	32	0	96.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	12	123	4/24	0	20	0	67.8
Frankie Giles	2	2	48	0/0	1	39	0	158.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Craig O'Donnell	6	8	93	15.50	32	32
WR Jackie Talley	4	7	38	9.50	11	14
RB Lonnie Nichols	4	5	17	4.25	0	5
TE Aaron Webb	3	4	16	5.33	1	9
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	3	21	7.00	11	16
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	11	11.00	7	11
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	30	30.00	0	30
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	6	9	52	8.67	14	20	0
WR Roger Hayes	3	6	57	19.00	26	39	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	4	26	13.00	10	15	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	19	19.00	6	19	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tamarick Koonce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lonnie Nichols	1	1	0
Thurman Hopkinson	1	0	0
Stan Arseneault	1	0	0
Xavier Gilmartin	0	1	0
Chad Sullivan	0	1	0
Zach Cobb	0	1	0
Reggie Milburn	0	0	1
Curtis Rand	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0
Shawn Fadiman	0	1	0
Ed McCarthy	0	0	1
Jorge Templeton	0	0	1
Rodney Whalen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	6	267	44.5	36.7	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	325	46.4	46.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	3	5	1.7	0
Joseph Halvorson	1	-2	-2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	2	33	16.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tamarick Koonce	4	102	25.5	0
Marlon Cox	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	8	0	0.0	21	26
OLB B.J. Bernard	5	4	1.5	18	24
S Ben Pence	4	0	0.0	15	15
DE J.B. Shotwell	3	0	0.5	12	14
S Juan Marshall	3	2	0.0	24	23
ILB Broderick Heath	3	0	0.0	19	16
DE Arnold Jennings	2	0	1.0	13	22
CB Bobby Shedd	2	2	0.0	23	26
DT J.C. Manning	2	1	0.0	23	29
CB Quentin Pitcher	2	1	0.0	21	22
S Chad Sullivan	2	1	0.0	21	27
ILB Reggie Milburn	2	0	0.0	4	1
DE Curtis Rand	1	1	1.0	13	7
CB Billy Hardy	1	1	0.0	16	25
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	0.0	14	15
S Xavier Gilmartin	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Marc Bauer	1	0	0.0	13	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	8	3	0.0	16	23
S Steve Ziel	6	2	0.0	25	18
OLB Byron Bennett	6	1	0.0	34	33
OLB Rodney Whalen	6	1	0.0	16	7
DE Brent Robbins	5	0	0.5	22	19
S Karl Tucker	5	0	0.0	28	29
DT Junior Reeves	3	2	1.0	21	26
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	2	0.0	28	28
DE Max Tank	2	4	0.5	23	26
S Justin Borders	2	3	0.0	12	21
ILB Dale Landolt	2	1	0.0	18	12
DT Jorge Templeton	2	1	0.0	29	26
DE Rich Banks	2	1	0.0	24	23
S Marlon Cox	2	0	0.0	7	10
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0.0	14	26
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	1	0.0	18	17
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Norbert Dawson	0	1	0.0	22	9
ILB Nate Frederick	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	1.5	0	0	24
DE Curtis Rand	1.0	1	0	7
DE Arnold Jennings	1.0	0	1	22
DE J.B. Shotwell	0.5	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	26
DE Max Tank	0.5	1	2	26
DE Brent Robbins	0.5	1	0	19
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	5	0	26
S Ben Pence	2	0	15
OLB B.J. Bernard	2	0	24
CB Bobby Shedd	1	1	26
CB Quentin Pitcher	1	1	22
S Xavier Gilmartin	1	1	16
S Juan Marshall	1	0	23
DE Arnold Jennings	1	0	22
OLB Marc Bauer	0	1	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	0	23
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	33
OLB Rodney Whalen	3	0	7
CB Roderick Iadevaia	2	2	28
S Justin Borders	2	1	21
S Karl Tucker	2	0	29
S Steve Ziel	2	0	18
S Marlon Cox	2	0	10
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	26
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	10
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	6
DE Rich Banks	1	0	23
CB Norbert Dawson	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Cobb	3	8	27	0	29
Gene Berk	2	6	34	0	34
Glenn Rayburn	1	4	15	0	4
Adrian Holcombe	1	3	23	1	33
Carl Frankel	1	2	7	1	5
Darren Horton	1	2	3	0	0
Jerome Snee	1	1	17	0	18
Hunter Carpenter	1	1	7	0	18
Howie Ramsey	0	4	31	0	34
Claude Manning	0	2	30	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Sinclair	2	4	0	14	0	8
Cris Scott	1	3	0	23	1	29
Archie Garrett	1	3	0	13	0	20
Marvin Buckner	1	2	1	17	1	10
Dwayne Peyton	1	2	0	16	0	22
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	12	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	7	0	25	1	26
Mel Harper	0	1	0	2	1	3
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	25	0	23
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	12	0	17
Shawn Fadiman	0	1	0	20	0	27

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Collier	2	23
Charlie Sanford	2	20
Jackie Talley	2	18
Thurman Hopkinson	1	17
Bobby Shedd	1	12
Ben Pence	0	26
Aaron Webb	0	19
Harris Rowe	0	18
Marc Bauer	0	18
Darren Horton	0	10
Carl Frankel	0	10
Lamar Borg	0	10
Glenn Rayburn	0	9
Emmitt Rickman	0	9
J.B. Shotwell	0	9
Stan Arseneault	0	9
Jerome Snee	0	9
Xavier Gilmartin	0	8
Joseph Halvorson	0	8
Adrian Holcombe	0	8
Hunter Carpenter	0	7
Terrell Blades	0	6
Juan Marshall	0	5
Patrick Scott	0	4
Raymond Fields	0	4
B.J. Bernard	0	3
Lorenzo Frederick	0	3
Kris Barlow	0	3
Curtis Rand	0	3
J.C. Manning	0	2
Arnold Jennings	0	2
Billy Hardy	0	2
Quentin Pitcher	0	2
Craig O'Donnell	0	1
Broderick Heath	0	1
Chad Sullivan	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	2	15
Ed McCarthy	1	24
Roderick Iadevaia	1	19
Dusty Tobias	1	17
Tyrell Summers	1	4
Rick Collins	0	16
Rex Dunn	0	14
Lamar McCarthy	0	14
Norbert Dawson	0	13
Mitchell Emmons	0	12
Bubba Reese	0	12
Tamarick Koonce	0	12
Byron Bennett	0	11
Rich Banks	0	10
Archie Garrett	0	9
Burt Tamaarkin	0	9
Trent Sinclair	0	9
Vernon Huffman	0	9
Nate Frederick	0	9
Marlon Cox	0	9
Dwayne Peyton	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Preston Stevenson	0	6
Roger Hayes	0	6
Bernard Richard	0	6
Rodney Whalen	0	6
Shawn Fadiman	0	6
Jorge Templeton	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	3
Ty Covington	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Karl Tucker	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Bryan Harding	0	2
Mel Harper	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	9	85	9.4
Right	14	62	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	46	3.5
Middle	5	6	1.2
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	32	24	3	0	1	4	3	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	12	1	2	2	4	2	0	0
Frankie Giles	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	62	20.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	8	6	0	93	2	29
WR Jackie Talley	7	4	1	38	0	18
RB Lonnie Nichols	5	4	0	17	0	22
TE Aaron Webb	4	3	0	16	0	19
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	3	0	21	0	21
WR Joseph Halvorson	2	1	0	6	0	9
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	0	11	0	3
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	0	11	0	12
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	0	30	1	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	9	6	0	52	1	29
WR Roger Hayes	6	3	1	57	1	15
TE Jimmy Roberts	4	2	0	26	0	17
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	0	19	0	14
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	0	8	0	23
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Tamarick Koonce	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lonnie Nichols	4	34	8.50	6.82
Craig O'Donnell	1	-2	-2.00	1.50
Thurman Hopkinson	1	4	4.00	3.11

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	3	2	2	0.67	7.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	0	0	0.00	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0	0.00	11.63
RB Lonnie Nichols	1	1	3	3.00	3.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	5.78
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Nichols	4	3
Thurman Hopkinson	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	2	1
Ed McCarthy	1	0
Grant Guthrie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	7	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jackie Talley	2	2	2
RB Lonnie Nichols	2	1	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	1	0
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	3	1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)