Week 8, 2054

played in Dallas, TX

56 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	6	6	10	10	-	32
Dallas Cowboys	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 NOS - O.J. Thomas 21 field goal
1Q: 04:11 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 26 field goal
1Q: 00:44 NOS - O.J. Thomas 48 field goal
2Q: 02:55 NOS - Ernie Vernon 13 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point failed)
3Q: 05:57 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 22 field goal
3Q: 02:37 NOS - Ralph Maxwell 9 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
3Q: 01:40 NOS - O.J. Thomas 45 field goal
4Q: 05:28 NOS - O.J. Thomas 45 field goal
4Q: 02:02 NOS - Bernie Randall 11 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:20 NOS - O.J. Thomas 21 field goal
1Q: 04:11 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 26 field goal
1Q: 00:44 NOS - O.J. Thomas 48 field goal
2Q: 02:55 NOS - Ernie Vernon 13 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point failed)
3Q: 05:57 DAL - Nicholas Clemons 22 field goal
3Q: 02:37 NOS - Ralph Maxwell 9 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
3Q: 01:40 NOS - O.J. Thomas 45 field goal
4Q: 05:28 NOS - O.J. Thomas 45 field goal
4Q: 02:02 NOS - Bernie Randall 11 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 2-6
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 379 305
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 5.49 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 118 57
- Rushing Attempts 31 18
- Yards per Rush 3.81 3.17
Net Passing Yards 261 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 48 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 8/44
Punt Returns/Yards 5/35 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 5/146
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:17 26:43

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	2-6
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	379	305
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	5.49	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	118	57
- Rushing Attempts	31	18
- Yards per Rush	3.81	3.17
Net Passing Yards	261	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	48 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	8/44
Punt Returns/Yards	5/35	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	5/146
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:17	26:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	5:27	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
1	4:06	3:28	OWN 29	6	40	Field Goal
2	12:44	2:48	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
2	6:00	3:14	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:33	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
3	5:52	3:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	2:22	0:48	OPP 31	3	3	Field Goal
4	15:00	0:38	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	10:42	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:19	2:59	OPP 47	4	19	Field Goal
4	3:28	1:19	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	2:09	0:13	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 27	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
1	6:14	2:08	OWN 47	4	44	Field Goal
1	0:38	2:54	OWN 28	6	13	Punt
2	9:56	3:56	OWN 2	7	34	Punt
2	2:46	1:50	OWN 31	3	10	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	10:09	4:17	OWN 7	10	88	Field Goal
3	2:30	0:08	OWN 25	1	6	Fumble
3	1:34	1:34	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
4	14:22	3:40	OWN 39	8	24	Punt
4	9:47	1:28	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	5:20	1:52	OWN 25	9	42	Downs
4	1:56	1:22	OWN 25	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Casey Nixon, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernie Randall	13	66	5.08	12	2	1
Ralph Maxwell	12	35	2.92	9	0	1
Casey Nixon	4	11	2.75	12	1	0
Sherman McDougall	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Josiah Zwick	4	16	4.00	14	1
Jerome Bridges	3	-2	-0.67	1	0
Amir Compton	3	21	7.00	8	0
Tony Mooring	3	1	0.33	3	0
Avery Auterman	2	14	7.00	8	0
Tito Akin	2	5	2.50	3	0
Kyle McAlister	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Nixon	37	24	265	1/4	1	32	0	95.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amir Compton	48	23	248	0/0	0	41	0	63.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keith Gray	6	6	95	15.83	72	32	0
TE Jaylen Palumbo	5	8	25	5.00	2	14	0
WR Ernie Vernon	4	8	51	12.75	33	29	1
RB Ralph Maxwell	3	4	15	5.00	11	8	0
WR Sherman McDougall	3	3	19	6.33	0	11	0
TE Doug Finneran	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Darnell Wadley	1	1	18	18.00	5	18	0
RB Bernie Randall	1	5	26	26.00	14	26	0
RB Horace Kimmel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Phillip Callis	7	10	72	10.29	44	28
WR Tito Akin	6	11	63	10.50	41	34
WR Joseph McCarthy	3	5	56	18.67	33	41
WR Avery Auterman	2	8	23	11.50	0	20
RB Tony Mooring	2	5	14	7.00	4	11
RB Josiah Zwick	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Brett Griffin	1	3	6	6.00	8	6
TE Daryl Hammond	1	2	6	6.00	3	6
TE Evan Clark	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kyle McAlister	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0
Monty Meadows	0	1	0
Preston Arnold	0	1	0
Stan Reynolds	0	1	0
Ramon LaPierre	0	0	1
Derek Dorey	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Force
Avery Auterman	1	0
Phillip Callis	1	0
Norbert Burgess	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	6	291	48.5	46.5	70	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Knight	9	458	50.9	42.6	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
O.J. Thomas	4/4	3/3	0/0	48	2/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicholas Clemons	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Washington	5	35	7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Auterman	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	1	27	27.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Auterman	5	146	29.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Erik McKie	6	0	9	30
S Devonte Luzio	4	2	18	48
S Darrin Spector	4	1	17	47
OLB Chandler Madison	4	0	10	27
ILB Gregory Lytle	3	4	16	46
OLB Derek Dorey	3	1	8	24
DE Tommy Walton	3	0	16	40
CB Mark Flynn	3	0	13	27
CB Mason Monahan	3	0	15	41
CB Les Stargell	2	1	5	20
OLB Carlton Conley	1	3	9	16
DE Doug Henderson	1	0	13	33
DT Kenyon George	1	0	7	16
DT Brad Malone	1	0	7	15
ILB Korey Shipes	1	0	1	0
DT Preston Arnold	0	1	10	32
S Matthew Majka	0	1	3	4

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Giovanni Wilson	11	3	0.0	31	33
OLB Frank Clements	9	2	0.0	29	25
CB Weston Malone	5	0	0.0	31	37
S Dashawn Flowers	4	1	0.0	30	30
OLB Bernie Walek	4	1	0.0	11	12
DE Devante Kelley	3	0	1.0	19	28
DE Jeffrey McDermott	3	3	0.0	31	32
ILB Norbert Burgess	3	2	0.0	31	38
DT Joel Wooden	2	1	0.0	24	20
S Ralph Maltman	2	1	0.0	1	13
CB Pedro Kaeding	1	1	0.0	17	23
DT Teddy Mixon	1	1	0.0	13	20
CB Keegan Richey	1	0	0.0	30	30
OLB Clayton Heath	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Chuck Burton	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT O.J. Harmon	1	0	0.0	15	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenyon George	1	1	0	16
OLB Ramon LaPierre	1	1	0	16
DT Preston Arnold	1	0	0	32
OLB Chandler Madison	1	0	0	27
DT Stan Reynolds	0	1	1	33
DE Doug Henderson	0	1	0	33

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Devante Kelley	1.0	0	0	28
DE Jeffrey McDermott	0.0	1	1	32
DT Teddy Mixon	0.0	1	0	20
DT Joel Wooden	0.0	0	1	20
S Giovanni Wilson	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Erik McKie	4	0	30
CB Mason Monahan	3	3	41
OLB Chandler Madison	3	1	27
OLB Derek Dorey	2	2	24
CB Mark Flynn	2	2	27
S Darrin Spector	2	1	47
S Devonte Luzio	2	0	48
ILB Gregory Lytle	2	0	46
CB Les Stargell	2	0	20
DE Tommy Walton	1	0	40
CB Kerry Washington	0	1	6

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Frank Clements	5	0	25
S Dashawn Flowers	4	2	30
S Giovanni Wilson	4	0	33
OLB Bernie Walek	4	0	12
CB Weston Malone	2	1	37
S Ralph Maltman	2	0	13
ILB Norbert Burgess	1	1	38
CB Keegan Richey	1	0	30
CB Pedro Kaeding	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Clancy	3	8	31	1	38
Clarence Florez	3	5	31	0	38
Orlando Taliancich	3	5	30	0	38
Monty Meadows	2	6	30	0	38
Griffin Wallace	1	6	31	0	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Troy Nichols	3	5	1	17	46
Warren Meyer	1	4	0	18	48
Frankie Porter	1	3	0	18	48
Malcolm Newman	0	2	0	18	48
Landon Battle	0	2	0	17	46
Mercury Cowart	0	1	0	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Reynolds	3	15
Matthew Majka	2	19
Ramon LaPierre	1	27
Darnell Wadley	1	23
Carlton Conley	1	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
James Asomugha	2	28
Mel Kerr	1	26
Josiah Zwick	1	22
Ralph Maltman	1	19
Darryl Porto	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Clancy	31	38	---	---	10	79
Clarence Florez	31	38	---	---	---	69
Griffin Wallace	31	38	---	---	---	69
Sherman McDougall	31	35	---	---	3	69
Casey Nixon	31	38	---	---	---	69
Devonte Luzio	---	---	18	48	2	68
Monty Meadows	30	38	---	---	---	68
Orlando Taliancich	30	38	---	---	---	68
Darrin Spector	---	---	17	47	3	67
Gregory Lytle	---	---	16	46	2	64
Jaylen Palumbo	29	35	---	---	---	64
Stan Reynolds	---	---	12	33	15	60
Ernie Vernon	25	34	---	---	---	59
Erik McKie	---	---	9	30	20	59
Mason Monahan	---	---	15	41	2	58
Tommy Walton	---	---	16	40	1	57
Preston Arnold	---	---	10	32	10	52
Horace Kimmel	14	7	---	---	30	51
Doug Henderson	---	---	13	33	1	47
Ramon LaPierre	---	---	4	16	27	47
Ralph Maxwell	15	16	---	---	15	46
Keith Gray	16	22	---	---	5	43
Mark Flynn	---	---	13	27	1	41
Carlton Conley	---	---	9	16	15	40
Chandler Madison	---	---	10	27	2	39
Doug Finneran	1	4	---	---	30	35
Les Stargell	---	---	5	20	10	35
Bernie Randall	14	20	---	---	---	34
Derek Dorey	---	---	8	24	---	32
Darnell Wadley	1	6	---	---	23	30
Matthew Majka	---	---	3	4	19	26
Kenyon George	---	---	7	16	1	24
Brad Malone	---	---	7	15	1	23
Kerry Washington	---	---	3	6	10	19
Isaiah Barber	---	---	2	7	10	19
Dustin Perry	9	9	---	---	---	18
Korey Shipes	---	---	1	0	12	13
O.J. Thomas	0	0	---	---	12	12
Daryl Stopek	0	2	---	---	10	12
Alejandro Joe	1	0	---	---	10	11
Keegan Powell	1	0	---	---	10	11
Percy Clements	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Bernard	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cristian Cress	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norbert Burgess	---	---	31	38	18	87
Frankie Porter	18	48	---	---	11	77
Malcolm Newman	18	48	---	---	11	77
Warren Meyer	18	48	---	---	11	77
Troy Nichols	17	46	---	---	11	74
Weston Malone	---	---	31	37	4	72
Keegan Richey	---	---	30	30	11	71
Giovanni Wilson	---	---	31	33	4	68
Amir Compton	18	48	---	---	---	66
Phillip Callis	18	47	---	---	---	65
Jeffrey McDermott	---	---	31	32	1	64
Landon Battle	17	46	---	---	---	63
Dashawn Flowers	---	---	30	30	2	62
Tito Akin	17	44	---	---	1	62
Avery Auterman	9	33	---	---	19	61
Devante Kelley	---	---	19	28	10	57
Frank Clements	---	---	29	25	1	55
Josiah Zwick	7	23	---	---	22	52
Pedro Kaeding	---	---	17	23	11	51
Joseph McCarthy	14	36	---	---	---	50
Joel Wooden	---	---	24	20	1	45
James Asomugha	---	---	3	13	28	44
O.J. Harmon	---	---	15	20	3	38
Teddy Mixon	---	---	13	20	4	37
Tony Mooring	6	18	---	---	12	36
Brett Griffin	4	11	---	---	19	34
Ralph Maltman	---	---	1	13	19	33
Lance Shields	---	---	12	16	3	31
Daryl Hammond	0	3	---	---	27	30
Kyle McAlister	4	9	---	---	17	30
Mel Kerr	---	---	0	1	26	27
Chuck Burton	---	---	8	13	6	27
Bernie Walek	---	---	11	12	1	24
Evan Clark	6	11	---	---	1	18
Clayton Heath	---	---	3	10	3	16
Kendall Knight	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darryl Porto	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jerome Bridges	4	5	---	---	---	9
Sherman Horvath	1	0	---	---	7	8
Nicholas Clemons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jermaine Walden	---	---	2	3	---	5
Mercury Cowart	1	2	---	---	---	3
Tevin Fisk	1	2	---	---	---	3
Frederick Flannery	---	---	0	1	---	1
Freddie Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Salvador Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	14	69	4.9
Right	11	33	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Nixon	37	24	5	3	1	4	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amir Compton	48	23	5	2	5	10	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	89	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	100	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	33	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	103	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	92	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernie Vernon	8	4	1	51	1	34
TE Jaylen Palumbo	8	5	0	25	0	35
WR Keith Gray	6	6	0	95	3	22
RB Bernie Randall	5	1	0	26	1	20
RB Ralph Maxwell	4	3	0	15	0	16
WR Sherman McDougall	3	3	0	19	0	35
TE Doug Finneran	1	1	0	16	0	4
WR Darnell Wadley	1	1	0	18	0	6
RB Horace Kimmel	1	0	0	0	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito Akin	11	6	2	63	1	44
TE Phillip Callis	10	7	0	72	2	47
WR Avery Auterman	8	2	1	23	1	33
RB Tony Mooring	5	2	0	14	0	18
WR Joseph McCarthy	5	3	0	56	1	36
FB Brett Griffin	3	1	1	6	0	11
TE Evan Clark	2	0	1	0	0	11
TE Daryl Hammond	2	1	0	6	0	3
RB Josiah Zwick	1	1	0	8	0	23
WR Kyle McAlister	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	5	27	5.40	2.92
Bernie Randall	1	11	11.00	5.08

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amir Compton	1	6	6.00	7.00
Tony Mooring	1	3	3.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	4	2	15	3.75	7.16

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amir Compton	4	0	0	0.00	5.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jaylen Palumbo	3	1	2	0.67	3.13
WR Ernie Vernon	1	1	13	13.00	6.38

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
WR Tito Akin	2	5.73
TE Evan Clark	1	0.00
WR Joseph McCarthy	1	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Randall	1	0
Casey Nixon	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josiah Zwick	3	1
Tito Akin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Nixon	11	7	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amir Compton	13	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaylen Palumbo	3	1	1
RB Bernie Randall	3	1	1
WR Keith Gray	2	2	0
WR Darnell Wadley	1	1	1
RB Ralph Maxwell	1	1	1
WR Sherman McDougall	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Akin	5	1	0
TE Phillip Callis	2	1	1
TE Evan Clark	1	0	0
RB Josiah Zwick	1	1	1
FB Brett Griffin	1	0	0
TE Daryl Hammond	1	0	0
WR Kyle McAlister	1	0	0
RB Tony Mooring	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (13,700)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,800 (8,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (13,700)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,800 (8,500)