Wild Card Playoff Games, 2039

played in Dallas, TX

64 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	0	17	10	9	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 40 field goal
2Q: 13:46 DAL - Arnold Hardy 11 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
2Q: 09:17 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 23 field goal
2Q: 06:01 NOS - Greg Emerson 16 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
2Q: 00:40 DAL - Jerome Soprano 4 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
3Q: 09:34 DAL - Adam Hawkins 63 interception return (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
3Q: 01:47 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 43 field goal
4Q: 11:21 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 40 field goal
4Q: 06:58 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 18 field goal
4Q: 03:04 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 40 field goal
2Q: 13:46 DAL - Arnold Hardy 11 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
2Q: 09:17 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 23 field goal
2Q: 06:01 NOS - Greg Emerson 16 pass from Randall Wolf (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
2Q: 00:40 DAL - Jerome Soprano 4 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
3Q: 09:34 DAL - Adam Hawkins 63 interception return (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
3Q: 01:47 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 43 field goal
4Q: 11:21 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 40 field goal
4Q: 06:58 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 18 field goal
4Q: 03:04 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 42 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 230 300
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 3.83 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 36 73
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards per Rush 2.57 2.28
Net Passing Yards 194 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 22 - 3 27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.22 8.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/77 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 7/169 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 41
Time of Possession 25:07 34:53

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	230	300
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	3.83	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	36	73
- Rushing Attempts	14	32
- Yards per Rush	2.57	2.28
Net Passing Yards	194	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 22 - 3	27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.22	8.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/77	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	7/169	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 41
Time of Possession	25:07	34:53

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 41	10	36	Field Goal
1	6:53	1:18	OWN 39	3	-3	Interception
1	4:00	2:12	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
2	13:37	1:35	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
2	9:12	3:18	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	2:48	0:55	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 16	2	10	Half
3	12:10	2:47	OWN 9	6	44	Interception
3	9:23	3:58	OWN 7	9	46	Punt
3	1:39	0:56	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	11:16	1:48	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
4	6:51	1:20	OWN 37	4	-10	Downs
4	2:56	0:56	OWN 22	3	2	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	2:28	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	5:35	1:35	OWN 49	3	-8	Punt
1	1:48	3:11	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	12:02	2:50	OPP 32	5	26	Field Goal
2	5:54	3:06	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
2	1:53	0:32	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
2	1:21	0:48	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 36	6	19	Punt
3	5:25	3:46	OWN 20	7	54	Field Goal
3	0:43	4:27	50	8	27	Field Goal
4	9:28	2:37	50	4	49	Field Goal
4	5:31	2:35	OPP 27	3	2	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 16	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Leroy McNeil, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Bobro	8	32	4.00	13	2
Adam England	3	3	1.00	2	0
Tavon Austin	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
Randall Wolf	1	2	2.00	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Hardy	21	49	2.33	15	1
Edward Benfer	10	18	1.80	9	0
Leroy McNeil	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	44	22	207	2/13	1	21	3	42.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	27	14	227	0/0	2	44	0	105.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Emerson	6	11	74	12.33	35	21	1
RB Mark Bobro	4	5	4	1.00	0	3	0
WR J.T. Forbes	4	8	49	12.25	7	21	0
WR Tavon Austin	4	10	38	9.50	5	12	0
TE Corey Tangeman	1	4	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Horace Devlin	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Adam England	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Declan Powell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Hurst	5	9	65	13.00	28	36	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	3	5	45	15.00	22	25	0
WR Robert Woods	3	8	68	22.67	43	44	0
TE Jerome Soprano	2	4	38	19.00	32	34	1
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harold Foster	1	0	0.00	0
CB Adam Hawkins	1	63	63.00	1
OLB Joey Namnath	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tavon Austin	1	1	0	0
J.T. Forbes	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Recov	Force
Chuck Fredrickson	1	0
Donnie Nord	0	1
Nate Adams	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	6	262	43.7	39.3	64	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	5	222	44.4	37.6	50	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Riddick Franchebois	5/5	3/3	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	34	11.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Tavon Austin	4	118	29.5
Horace Devlin	2	39	19.5
Johnnie Pulliam	1	12	12.0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Lowell	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	11	2	0.0	32	26
DE Conrad Tatum	4	2	0.0	22	17
DT Michael Brockers	4	1	0.0	24	19
S Clifton McIntyre	3	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Doug Reeves	3	0	0.0	26	25
CB Korey Beyer	3	0	0.0	29	22
DT Neal Segalas	2	2	0.0	21	16
S Kris Wooden	2	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	1	0.0	22	16
DE Ted Arnold	2	0	0.0	18	16
DT Walt Madison	2	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Jumbo Greer	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Johnnie Pulliam	2	0	0.0	11	14
DT Chad Barnes	1	0	0.0	11	11
TE Greg Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.T. Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Dennis Meidinger	0	1	0.0	28	27

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	8	0	0.0	14	43
CB Harold Foster	4	2	0.0	12	41
CB Donnie Nord	4	1	0.0	11	40
S Bucky Patterson	3	2	0.0	14	46
ILB Edward Velevis	3	0	0.0	14	43
ILB Skip Bell	3	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Lance Distel	2	1	1.0	10	32
DE Robbie Toombs	2	0	0.0	10	32
CB Adam Hawkins	2	0	0.0	8	38
ILB Randal Forsey	2	0	0.0	3	1
DT Ian Lance	1	0	1.0	4	20
OLB Joey Namnath	1	2	0.0	9	35
OLB Kyle Wilber	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Jack Mills	1	0	0.0	3	21
DE Rob Cordie	0	1	0.0	4	14
CB Bobby Winters	0	1	0.0	4	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Michael Brockers	1	1	19
OLB Doug Reeves	1	0	25
DE Conrad Tatum	1	0	17
DE Ted Arnold	0	1	16
DE Jace Gilmore	0	1	11

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ian Lance	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Lance Distel	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Lewis Shelton	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Ted Granville	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Joey Namnath	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Rob Cordie	0.0	0	2	1	14
DE Robbie Toombs	0.0	0	1	1	32
OLB Kyle Wilber	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Jack Mills	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clifton McIntyre	2	1	27
ILB Sammie Collins	2	1	26
CB Johnnie Pulliam	2	0	14
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	16
S Kris Wooden	1	1	27
DT Neal Segalas	1	0	16
DE Ted Arnold	1	0	16
CB Dennis Meidinger	1	0	27
OLB Doug Reeves	1	0	25
CB Korey Beyer	1	0	22
S Tommie Stephens	0	1	4

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Harold Foster	4	4	1	41
S Tyrus Youngblood	4	2	0	43
CB Donnie Nord	4	1	0	40
S Bucky Patterson	4	0	0	46
ILB Edward Velevis	3	0	0	43
OLB Joey Namnath	1	0	1	35
DE Robbie Toombs	1	0	0	32
ILB Randal Forsey	1	0	0	1
CB Adam Hawkins	0	1	1	38
CB Colin Lowell	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joseph Snyder	1	3	14	0	46
Reuben Shaw	1	2	14	1	43
Lonnie Duffy	1	2	14	1	46
Matt Kalil	1	2	14	0	39
Jason Slowey	0	4	14	0	46

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Barrett Jones	2	8	28	27
Sammie Gargac	1	5	28	27
Chuck Fredrickson	1	5	32	27
Pete Domico	1	4	32	27
Mel Davey	1	3	17	10
Claude Robbins	0	2	4	0
Tito Lysne	0	2	32	27
Cris Robbins	0	1	11	3
Connor Brandon	0	1	4	0

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Reeves	2	14
Johnnie Pulliam	1	24
Adam England	1	18

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Don Kramer	3	14
Kendall Brewer	2	12
Edward Benfer	1	28
Cornell Hurst	1	18
Kyle Wilber	1	17
Nate Adams	1	10
Edward Velevis	1	2

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Collins	---	---	32	26	15	73
Tavon Austin	12	40	---	---	17	69
Lonnie Duffy	14	46	---	---	7	67
Doug Reeves	---	---	26	25	14	65
Kris Wooden	---	---	30	27	5	62
Jason Slowey	14	46	---	---	1	61
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	28	27	6	61
Randall Wolf	14	46	---	---	---	60
Joseph Snyder	14	46	---	---	---	60
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	28	27	4	59
Matt Kalil	14	39	---	---	5	58
Reuben Shaw	14	43	---	---	1	58
Korey Beyer	---	---	29	22	5	56
Greg Emerson	13	40	---	---	---	53
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	11	14	24	49
Michael Brockers	---	---	24	19	5	48
Horace Devlin	4	23	---	---	20	47
Mark Bobro	10	35	---	---	1	46
Conrad Tatum	---	---	22	17	5	44
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	22	16	5	43
Neal Segalas	---	---	21	16	4	41
Ted Arnold	---	---	18	16	3	37
Corey Tangeman	3	14	---	---	19	36
Adam England	5	13	---	---	18	36
Walt Madison	---	---	16	14	5	35
J.T. Forbes	9	25	---	---	---	34
Jace Gilmore	---	---	15	11	5	31
Rod Koski	6	19	---	---	5	30
Chad Barnes	---	---	11	11	2	24
Tommie Stephens	---	---	5	4	15	24
Robert Abreu	6	9	---	---	8	23
Jumbo Greer	---	---	6	3	13	22
Cole Smith	1	4	---	---	13	18
Derrick Kitchings	0	1	---	---	16	17
Declan Powell	1	7	---	---	9	17
Keegan Scheungrab	0	7	---	---	7	14
Stan Osgood	0	3	---	---	7	10
Terry Beckman	---	---	6	0	3	9
Curtis Calara	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brody Norris	---	---	2	2	1	5
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fernando Aceves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerome Soprano	29	23	---	---	19	71
Cornell Hurst	26	25	---	---	18	69
Chuck Fredrickson	32	27	---	---	10	69
Sammie Gargac	28	27	---	---	10	65
Bucky Patterson	---	---	14	46	2	62
Pete Domico	32	27	---	---	1	60
Edward Velevis	---	---	14	43	2	59
Leroy McNeil	32	27	---	---	---	59
Tito Lysne	32	27	---	---	---	59
Harold Foster	---	---	12	41	5	58
Adam Hawkins	---	---	8	38	12	58
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	14	43	1	58
Barrett Jones	28	27	---	---	---	55
Donnie Nord	---	---	11	40	1	52
Edward Benfer	10	10	---	---	28	48
Joey Namnath	---	---	9	35	1	45
Robbie Toombs	---	---	10	32	2	44
Robert Woods	19	25	---	---	---	44
Lance Distel	---	---	10	32	2	44
Arnold Hardy	22	16	---	---	6	44
Lewis Shelton	---	---	10	26	3	39
Ted Granville	---	---	11	25	3	39
Mel Davey	17	10	---	---	9	36
Kyle Wilber	---	---	4	14	17	35
Cris Robbins	11	3	---	---	15	29
Ian Lance	---	---	4	20	5	29
Bobby Winters	---	---	4	11	12	27
Jack Mills	---	---	3	21	2	26
Kendall Brewer	---	---	2	10	12	24
Danny Cash	9	7	---	---	7	23
Randal Forsey	---	---	3	1	19	23
Marcus Fitzgerald	8	14	---	---	---	22
Skip Bell	---	---	7	11	4	22
Don Kramer	6	1	---	---	14	21
Renaldo Wilkins	3	0	---	---	17	20
Rob Cordie	---	---	4	14	1	19
Claude Robbins	4	0	---	---	10	14
Riddick Franchebois	0	0	---	---	14	14
Connor Brandon	4	0	---	---	9	13
Nate Adams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Colin Lowell	---	---	0	3	3	6
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick O'Neal	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damon Martinez	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jerry Young	0	1	---	---	---	1
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	9	30	3.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-2	-0.4
Middle	24	69	2.9
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	44	22	2	1	1	9	5	2	3

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	27	14	6	0	3	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	149	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	33	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	147	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Greg Emerson	11	6	0	74	1	40
WR Tavon Austin	10	4	1	38	0	40
WR J.T. Forbes	8	4	0	49	1	25
RB Mark Bobro	5	4	0	4	0	35
TE Corey Tangeman	4	1	0	19	0	14
WR Horace Devlin	4	1	0	4	0	23
RB Adam England	1	1	0	9	0	13
WR Declan Powell	1	1	0	10	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	9	5	1	65	2	25
WR Robert Woods	8	3	2	68	2	25
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	5	3	0	45	1	14
TE Jerome Soprano	4	2	0	38	1	23
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	0	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam England	2	4	2.00	1.00
Mark Bobro	1	-4	-4.00	4.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Hardy	4	4	1.00	2.33
Edward Benfer	1	-4	-4.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	2	27	9.00	4.70

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	6	3	21	3.50	8.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	11	5.50	3.80
TE Greg Emerson	1	1	16	16.00	6.73

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	1	6	3.00	9.00
WR Cornell Hurst	1	0	0	0.00	7.22
TE Jerome Soprano	1	1	4	4.00	9.50
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	6	2
Edward Benfer	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	13	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tavon Austin	4	1	1
TE Corey Tangeman	3	1	1
TE Greg Emerson	3	2	2
WR J.T. Forbes	2	1	1
RB Mark Bobro	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Hurst	3	1	0
TE Jerome Soprano	1	1	1
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)