Week 8, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	0	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
1Q: 00:08 NOS - Bryan Harding 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:55 DAL - Jackie Talley 37 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 00:46 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
4Q: 10:34 DAL - Lamar Borg 44 field goal
4Q: 04:35 DAL - Lamar Borg 48 field goal
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 NOS - Bernard Richard 44 field goal
1Q: 00:08 NOS - Bryan Harding 2 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 12:55 DAL - Jackie Talley 37 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 00:46 NOS - Bernard Richard 27 field goal
4Q: 10:34 DAL - Lamar Borg 44 field goal
4Q: 04:35 DAL - Lamar Borg 48 field goal
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-3 7-0
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 324 311
- Offensive Plays 62 51
- Yards per Play 5.23 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 83 118
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 2.59 4.21
Net Passing Yards 241 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 22 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 256 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 8.39
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/10 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-8 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/69 4/146
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 37
Time of Possession 34:14 25:46

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-3	7-0
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	324	311
- Offensive Plays	62	51
- Yards per Play	5.23	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	83	118
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	2.59	4.21
Net Passing Yards	241	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	22 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	256	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	8.39
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/10	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-8	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/69	4/146
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 37
Time of Possession	34:14	25:46

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	1:38	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	7:56	5:23	OWN 17	11	56	Fumble
2	15:00	2:23	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
2	10:06	2:29	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
2	7:08	3:01	OWN 10	6	30	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 27	10	40	Missed FG
3	5:51	1:54	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	0:40	5:11	OWN 31	8	42	Field Goal
4	9:44	5:14	OWN 20	11	49	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
1	10:49	2:53	OWN 48	6	25	Field Goal
1	2:33	2:33	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	12:37	2:31	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
2	7:37	0:29	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	4:07	3:18	OWN 26	6	30	Punt
3	8:42	2:51	OWN 40	6	28	Missed FG
3	3:57	3:17	OWN 15	6	75	Field Goal
4	10:29	0:45	OPP 31	1	0	Interception
4	4:30	4:30	OWN 42	10	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Peter Brinsfield, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Nichols	20	43	2.15	11	1	0
Thurman Hopkinson	12	40	3.33	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	9	55	6.11	19	2	0
Grant Guthrie	6	33	5.50	12	1	0
Rex Dunn	5	14	2.80	9	0	0
Bryan Harding	4	14	3.50	6	0	1
Tyrell Summers	4	2	0.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	28	21	256	2/15	1	45	0	114.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	22	11	200	1/7	0	48	1	62.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bubba Hernandez	5	8	52	10.40	7	17	0
TE O.J. DeVries	3	6	27	9.00	7	15	0
RB Lonnie Nichols	3	3	12	4.00	3	7	0
WR Fred Finch	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Jackie Talley	2	3	55	27.50	31	37	1
TE Hunter Carpenter	2	2	9	4.50	3	5	0
WR Harris Rowe	1	1	26	26.00	17	26	0
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
TE Pat Collier	1	1	45	45.00	0	45	0
FB Jerome Snee	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Collins	4	5	51	12.75	19	25
WR Preston Stevenson	4	12	124	31.00	50	48
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Joe Raymond	1	2	10	10.00	9	10
WR Roger Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marc Bauer	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Peter Brinsfield	1	0
Bubba Hernandez	1	0
Stan Arseneault	1	0
Hunter Carpenter	1	0
Lonnie Nichols	0	2
B.J. Bernard	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
R.J. Braddock	1	0
Norbert Dawson	0	1
Dale Landolt	0	1
Steve Ziel	0	1
Justin Borders	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	4	179	44.8	42.0	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	189	47.3	39.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	2/3	2/3	0/1	48	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	1	-8	-8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	3	56	18.7	0
Fred Finch	1	13	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Braddock	2	60	30.0	0
Marlon Cox	2	86	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	7	2	0.0	23	18
S Preston Cote	7	2	0.0	28	23
ILB Reggie Milburn	4	0	0.0	10	5
CB Bobby Shedd	4	0	0.0	25	20
OLB Marc Bauer	2	3	0.0	7	5
DE Phillip Everett	2	1	0.0	11	10
DT Glen Poole	2	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	2	0	0.0	22	19
CB Johnny Bahr	2	0	0.0	17	12
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	1	1.0	27	16
DE J.B. Shotwell	1	1	0.0	16	9
S Chad Sullivan	1	1	0.0	25	21
CB Marshall Filar	1	1	0.0	25	21
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Geoff Horton	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Ellis Turner	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Quentin Pitcher	0	1	0.0	6	8
DE Curtis Rand	0	1	0.0	12	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Braddock	7	5	0.0	31	30
DT Jorge Templeton	7	3	0.0	25	20
ILB Dale Landolt	5	1	1.0	12	12
DE Brent Robbins	5	0	1.0	26	27
OLB Byron Bennett	5	2	0.0	30	29
DT Burt Tamaarkin	4	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Lamar McCarthy	4	0	0.0	20	18
CB Roderick Iadevaia	3	1	0.0	29	27
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	0.0	17	18
DE Max Tank	2	2	0.0	31	30
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	18	19
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Karl Tucker	1	2	0.0	14	17
CB Norbert Dawson	1	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	1	0.0	13	9
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0.0	17	13
TE Joe Raymond	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	1.0	2	1	16
DE Patrick Scott	0.0	2	0	13
DE J.B. Shotwell	0.0	1	0	9

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Dale Landolt	1.0	0	0	12
ILB Lamar McCarthy	0.0	1	1	18
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	1	0	18
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	2	1	0	18
CB Bobby Shedd	2	0	0	20
CB Johnny Bahr	2	0	0	12
S Preston Cote	1	1	0	23
S Chad Sullivan	1	1	0	21
CB Marshall Filar	1	1	0	21
ILB Reggie Milburn	1	0	0	5
OLB Geoff Horton	1	0	0	6
OLB Marc Bauer	0	0	1	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S R.J. Braddock	5	1	30
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	29
CB Norbert Dawson	2	1	23
ILB Dale Landolt	2	0	12
S Steve Ziel	2	0	9
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	13
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	27
CB Ty Covington	1	0	19
DT Jorge Templeton	1	0	20
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	9
ILB Lamar McCarthy	1	0	18
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Ramsey	3	11	31	0	29
Paul Geller	2	9	26	1	26
Gene Berk	2	3	30	1	29
Claude Manning	1	2	26	0	27
Alvin McEachern	1	1	6	0	3
Adrian Holcombe	0	4	26	0	26
Glenn Rayburn	0	1	7	0	5
Zach Cobb	0	1	8	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	5	7	23	1	20
Mel Harper	2	9	21	0	18
Cris Scott	1	2	27	0	22
Marvin Buckner	1	2	23	0	21
Ellis Tornberg	1	1	6	0	3
Vernon Huffman	0	1	9	0	7
Jackie Wagner	0	1	12	0	10
Joe Raymond	0	1	19	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Heath	2	11
Thurman Hopkinson	1	15
Harris Rowe	1	13
Jackie Talley	1	12
O.J. DeVries	1	12
Quentin Pitcher	0	16
Pat Collier	0	14
Bobby Shedd	0	12
Jerome Snee	0	10
B.J. Bernard	0	9
Marc Bauer	0	9
Stan Arseneault	0	9
Curtis Rand	0	9
Hunter Carpenter	0	8
Glenn Rayburn	0	7
Barry Schwartz	0	7
Lamar Borg	0	7
Geoff Horton	0	7
Fred Finch	0	6
Alvin McEachern	0	6
Arnold Jennings	0	5
Preston Cote	0	5
Adrian Holcombe	0	5
Terrell Blades	0	4
Lorenzo Frederick	0	3
Steve Gilchrist	0	3
Chad Sullivan	0	3
Joseph Halvorson	0	3
Perry Gaines	0	3
Johnny Bahr	0	3
Marshall Filar	0	3
Ellis Turner	0	3
Glen Poole	0	2
J.B. Shotwell	0	2
Patrick Scott	0	2
Zach Cobb	0	2
Reggie Milburn	0	1
Gene Berk	0	1
Bubba Hernandez	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Borders	2	8
Preston Stevenson	1	12
Norbert Dawson	1	11
Jimmy Roberts	1	4
Tyrell Summers	0	20
Dusty Tobias	0	16
Roderick Iadevaia	0	13
Rick Collins	0	12
Rodney Whalen	0	10
Rex Dunn	0	8
Darnell Briggs	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	8
Bernard Richard	0	8
Shawn Fadiman	0	8
Jackie Wagner	0	8
Ellis Tornberg	0	8
Skip Lindsay	0	8
Brent Robbins	0	7
Byron Bennett	0	7
Bubba Reese	0	7
Steve Ziel	0	7
R.J. Braddock	0	7
Mel Harper	0	5
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Ty Covington	0	4
Marlon Cox	0	4
Dale Kiburz	0	4
Joe Raymond	0	4
Dwayne Peyton	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Karl Tucker	0	3
Roger Hayes	0	3
Jorge Templeton	0	3
Dale Landolt	0	2
Junior Reeves	0	1
Mercury Hopkins	0	1
Lamar McCarthy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	43	2.7
Middle	9	17	1.9
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	7	44	6.3
Right	16	53	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	28	21	3	1	1	2	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	22	11	4	0	1	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	152	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	45	22.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	15	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	21	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	93	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez	8	5	1	52	0	21
TE O.J. DeVries	6	3	0	27	0	29
WR Jackie Talley	3	2	0	55	1	15
RB Lonnie Nichols	3	3	0	12	0	20
WR Fred Finch	2	2	0	11	0	10
TE Hunter Carpenter	2	2	0	9	0	18
WR Harris Rowe	1	1	0	26	1	11
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	0	8	0	13
TE Pat Collier	1	1	0	45	1	2
FB Jerome Snee	1	1	0	11	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	12	4	1	124	3	22
WR Rick Collins	5	4	0	51	1	21
TE Joe Raymond	2	1	0	10	0	19
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	1	0	8	0	4
WR Roger Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Guthrie	2	7	3.50	5.50
Bryan Harding	1	2	2.00	3.50
Jeffrey Cote	1	-1	-1.00	6.11
Tyrell Summers	1	3	3.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	2	0	0	0.00	9.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	2	0	0	0.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Nichols	3	0
Thurman Hopkinson	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	2	1
Rex Dunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	7	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	3	2
WR Jackie Talley	2	1	1
WR Fred Finch	1	1	0
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	4	1	1
WR Rick Collins	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,700 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)