Week 8, 2078

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	14	6	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 DAL - Lamont Grier 4 pass from Shawn Tyler (Roy Brown extra point)
1Q: 03:29 DAL - Antoine Daniels 26 fumble return (Roy Brown extra point)
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Alan Emmons 26 field goal
2Q: 08:26 DAL - Roy Brown 34 field goal
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Taylor Clemons 20 pass from Troy Craig (Alan Emmons extra point)
2Q: 02:24 DAL - Roy Brown 37 field goal
3Q: 10:49 NOS - Alan Emmons 33 field goal
3Q: 06:25 DAL - Roy Brown 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 DAL - Lamont Grier 4 pass from Shawn Tyler (Roy Brown extra point)
1Q: 03:29 DAL - Antoine Daniels 26 fumble return (Roy Brown extra point)
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Alan Emmons 26 field goal
2Q: 08:26 DAL - Roy Brown 34 field goal
2Q: 05:15 NOS - Taylor Clemons 20 pass from Troy Craig (Alan Emmons extra point)
2Q: 02:24 DAL - Roy Brown 37 field goal
3Q: 10:49 NOS - Alan Emmons 33 field goal
3Q: 06:25 DAL - Roy Brown 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 6-1 4-4
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 245 303
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 4.08 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 81 95
- Rushing Attempts 16 28
- Yards per Rush 5.06 3.39
Net Passing Yards 164 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 1 35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.73 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:17 32:43

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	6-1	4-4
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	245	303
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	4.08	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	81	95
- Rushing Attempts	16	28
- Yards per Rush	5.06	3.39
Net Passing Yards	164	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 1	35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.73	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	5:08	1:55	OWN 27	3	-1	Fumble
1	3:13	5:33	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
2	8:19	3:15	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:49	OWN 28	4	35	Missed FG
3	13:19	0:42	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	11:51	1:09	OPP 23	3	7	Field Goal
3	9:20	1:54	OWN 10	3	-6	Interception
3	6:18	3:25	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
3	0:57	0:57	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	12:56	1:53	OWN 16	3	-7	Punt
4	9:06	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:45	1:15	OWN 20	6	10	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	6:45	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	12:40	4:21	OWN 25	10	58	Field Goal
2	5:04	2:48	OWN 25	7	55	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	12:37	0:46	OWN 12	4	16	Interception
3	10:42	1:22	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
3	7:26	1:08	OPP 29	3	6	Field Goal
3	2:53	1:56	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	2:04	OWN 22	4	19	Punt
4	11:03	1:57	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
4	7:37	4:52	OWN 32	6	24	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 30	5	16	Game

Game MVP: Jack Castillo, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rich Ansley	9	23	2.56	7	0
RB Karl Malone	6	47	7.83	44	1
RB Gilbert Sills	1	11	11.00	11	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	19	71	3.74	13	3
RB Levi Haight	3	17	5.67	9	0
RB Rob McMichael	3	10	3.33	4	0
QB Shawn Tyler	2	1	0.50	2	0
WR Alexis Detmer	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Craig	40	21	190	4/26	1	30	1	63.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shawn Tyler	35	21	217	2/9	1	29	1	75.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jace Joseph	7	13	72	10.29	36	30	0
WR Chris Garner	7	12	86	12.29	15	23	0
RB Rich Ansley	2	5	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Melvin Tolar	2	3	3	1.50	0	2	0
TE Taylor Clemons	2	5	24	12.00	24	20	1
WR Jack Buchanan	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alexis Detmer	5	7	48	9.60	25	25	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	4	5	34	8.50	15	12	0
WR Lamont Grier	4	7	26	6.50	18	16	1
WR Dominique Hawkins	3	7	30	10.00	5	17	0
TE Gary Luchey	3	3	35	11.67	26	20	0
TE Trevor Shepard	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Wendell Roddy	1	2	29	29.00	10	29	0
WR Dexter Gass	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Robbie Ramsey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	10	10.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eli Sawle	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Troy Craig	1	0	0	0
DE Collin Dawson	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Shawn Tyler	1	0	0	0
DE Antoine Daniels	0	1	0	1
TE Wendell Roddy	0	1	0	0
ILB Jack Castillo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ivan Bailey	6	289	48.2	42.3	65	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Ledyard	7	305	43.6	37.3	56	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Brown	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Schroeder	3	4	1.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Hawkins	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Horton	4	71	17.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Detmer	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	7	2	1.0	27	36
OLB Rex Baber	7	1	0.0	10	22
CB Irving McSweeny	6	1	0.0	28	37
OLB Myles Walsh	5	4	0.0	26	25
DT Cody Owens	3	2	0.0	22	27
DE Evan Hopson	3	1	0.0	27	35
S Colby Mahoney	3	1	0.0	28	36
CB Alonzo Conrad	3	0	0.0	28	37
S Stan Napier	2	0	0.0	19	16
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	2	0	0.0	20	24
S Mason Staat	2	0	0.0	9	22
DT Arnie Gunn	2	0	0.0	7	8
CB Craig Cline	2	0	0.0	18	23
DE Collin Dawson	1	3	1.0	28	37
CB Ronald Allen	1	1	0.0	2	3
TE Taylor Clemons	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matthew Emack	7	1	0.0	15	40
S Terrence Langlois	6	2	0.0	16	44
ILB Jack Castillo	4	1	2.0	8	26
S Eli Sawle	4	1	0.0	16	44
ILB Don McWilliams	3	2	0.0	9	21
DT Philip Perry	3	1	0.0	15	27
CB Blaine Barber	3	0	0.0	15	42
OLB Jonathan Ristic	2	0	1.0	10	23
DE Colby Shiel	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Douglas Andrews	1	2	0.5	10	25
DE Antoine Daniels	1	0	0.5	4	18
TE Wendell Roddy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christopher Van Nus	1	0	0.0	6	32
DE Nick Viola	1	0	0.0	14	25
DE Karl McKnight	1	0	0.0	8	21
CB Denzel Bradford	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Abel Foster	0	2	0.0	3	21
CB Allen Iker	0	2	0.0	14	43

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	1.0	0	0	36
DE Collin Dawson	1.0	0	0	37
DE Evan Hopson	0.0	4	2	35
DT Cody Owens	0.0	1	0	27

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jack Castillo	2.0	0	0	26
OLB Jonathan Ristic	1.0	0	0	23
DE Antoine Daniels	0.5	2	1	18
DT Douglas Andrews	0.5	0	0	25
DE Nick Viola	0.0	2	1	25
DE Karl McKnight	0.0	1	1	21
DT Philip Perry	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Rex Baber	6	0	0	22
ILB Edwin Talley	4	1	0	36
CB Irving McSweeny	3	0	0	37
CB Craig Cline	2	0	0	23
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	1	1	37
S Stan Napier	1	1	0	16
CB Ronald Allen	1	0	0	3
DT Cody Owens	1	0	0	27
S Mason Staat	1	0	0	22
S Colby Mahoney	1	0	0	36
OLB Myles Walsh	0	2	0	25

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Matthew Emack	8	0	0	40
CB Blaine Barber	3	1	0	42
S Terrence Langlois	3	0	0	44
ILB Jack Castillo	2	0	0	26
OLB Jonathan Ristic	1	1	0	23
DT Philip Perry	1	0	0	27
DE Christopher Van Nus	1	0	0	32
ILB Don McWilliams	1	0	0	21
CB Denzel Bradford	1	0	0	5
CB Allen Iker	0	2	0	43
S Eli Sawle	0	0	1	44

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amos McIntyre	2	6	16	2	44
T Gage Rose	1	2	16	1	44
G Derrick Myers	0	3	16	1	44
G Trevor Wilkerson	0	3	16	0	44
T J.T. Grabowski	0	1	16	0	44
TE Taylor Clemons	0	1	6	0	25

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donald Emmons	3	6	28	0	37
T Griffin Shelton	2	6	28	2	37
C Hayden Hanks	2	5	28	0	37
T Calvin Stanton	1	5	28	0	37
TE Wendell Roddy	0	2	25	0	32
G Antoine Musser	0	2	28	0	37
FB Robbie Ramsey	0	1	5	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Ansley	2	18
Pete Kredell	1	21
Jace Joseph	1	10
Trevor Wilkerson	1	9

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Andrews	4	21
Colby Shiel	1	21
Alexis Detmer	1	16
Griffin Shelton	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jace Joseph	16	43	---	---	10	69
G Derrick Myers	16	44	---	---	9	69
T J.T. Grabowski	16	44	---	---	9	69
G Trevor Wilkerson	16	44	---	---	9	69
T Gage Rose	16	44	---	---	9	69
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	28	37	3	68
DE Collin Dawson	---	---	28	37	3	68
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	28	37	3	68
S Colby Mahoney	---	---	28	36	3	67
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	27	36	1	64
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	27	35	1	63
RB Rich Ansley	9	34	---	---	18	61
C Amos McIntyre	16	44	---	---	---	60
TE Melvin Tolar	16	43	---	---	1	60
QB Troy Craig	16	44	---	---	---	60
DT Cody Owens	---	---	22	27	10	59
TE Taylor Clemons	6	25	---	---	25	56
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	26	25	4	55
S Stan Napier	---	---	19	16	19	54
WR Chris Garner	11	34	---	---	6	51
CB Craig Cline	---	---	18	23	8	49
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	20	24	2	46
WR Jack Buchanan	11	13	---	---	17	41
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	10	22	3	35
RB Karl Malone	9	15	---	---	10	34
S Mason Staat	---	---	9	22	1	32
RB Dan Horton	0	0	---	---	26	26
WR Sedrick Schroeder	0	3	---	---	20	23
CB Ronald Allen	---	---	2	3	17	22
DT Hugh Washington	---	---	6	15	---	21
OLB Pete Kredell	---	---	0	0	21	21
ILB Mario Hammond	---	---	1	0	15	16
DT Arnie Gunn	---	---	7	8	---	15
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	1	2	9	12
C Dashawn Bensen	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Gilbert Sills	1	8	---	---	---	9
P Ivan Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Eduardo Christian	1	2	---	---	1	4
DE Jason Maiher	---	---	1	0	1	2
ILB Myron Nelson	---	---	0	1	---	1
CB Kendrick Sobczak	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Sean Powell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Xavier Bradley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Devin Camire	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Amari Wilcox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Wendell Roddy	25	32	---	---	26	83
T Calvin Stanton	28	37	---	---	10	75
G Antoine Musser	28	37	---	---	10	75
T Griffin Shelton	28	37	---	---	10	75
G Donald Emmons	28	37	---	---	10	75
WR Alexis Detmer	22	30	---	---	16	68
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	24	24	---	---	19	67
QB Shawn Tyler	28	37	---	---	---	65
C Hayden Hanks	28	37	---	---	---	65
S Eli Sawle	---	---	16	44	3	63
S Terrence Langlois	---	---	16	44	3	63
WR Lamont Grier	27	35	---	---	---	62
WR Dominique Hawkins	20	21	---	---	19	60
CB Blaine Barber	---	---	15	42	3	60
CB Allen Iker	---	---	14	43	3	60
ILB Jack Castillo	---	---	8	26	25	59
ILB Matthew Emack	---	---	15	40	3	58
DT Douglas Andrews	---	---	10	25	21	56
DT Philip Perry	---	---	15	27	2	44
CB Abel Foster	---	---	3	21	18	42
DE Christopher Van Nus	---	---	6	32	2	40
DE Nick Viola	---	---	14	25	1	40
DE Colby Shiel	---	---	5	11	21	37
OLB Jonathan Ristic	---	---	10	23	1	34
FB Robbie Ramsey	5	8	---	---	19	32
ILB Don McWilliams	---	---	9	21	1	31
DE Karl McKnight	---	---	8	21	1	30
DE Antoine Daniels	---	---	4	18	2	24
TE Gary Luchey	8	13	---	---	---	21
CB Denzel Bradford	---	---	6	5	10	21
S Peyton Godfrey	---	---	0	1	16	17
ILB Jace Horton	---	---	1	4	10	15
RB Rob McMichael	4	11	---	---	---	15
C Leonardo Figures	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Korey Ledyard	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Levi Haight	3	5	---	---	1	9
K Roy Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Archie Cohn	---	---	0	7	---	7
WR Dexter Gass	0	1	---	---	4	5
DT Zane Hopper	---	---	1	4	---	5
RB Salvador Patten	1	2	---	---	---	3
TE Trevor Shepard	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Ted Kamieniecki	1	1	---	---	---	2
G Arnie Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hugh Minter	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Dexter Kelly	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	13	38	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Craig	40	21	4	4	4	4	6	3	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shawn Tyler	35	21	3	3	0	5	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	40	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jace Joseph	13	7	3	72	1	43
WR Chris Garner	12	7	0	86	2	34
RB Rich Ansley	5	2	0	3	0	34
TE Taylor Clemons	5	2	0	24	1	25
TE Melvin Tolar	3	2	0	3	0	43
WR Jack Buchanan	2	1	1	2	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominique Hawkins	7	3	30	0	21
WR Alexis Detmer	7	5	48	1	30
WR Lamont Grier	7	4	26	0	35
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	5	4	34	0	24
TE Gary Luchey	3	3	35	1	13
TE Trevor Shepard	2	1	15	0	2
TE Wendell Roddy	2	1	29	1	32
WR Dexter Gass	1	0	0	0	1
FB Robbie Ramsey	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rich Ansley	1	3	3.00	2.56

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Shawn Tyler	1	-1	-1.00	0.50
RB Levi Haight	1	2	2.00	5.67
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	-3	-3.00	3.74

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Craig	5	2	24	4.80	4.75

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shawn Tyler	3	2	9	3.00	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Taylor Clemons	2	2	24	12.00	4.80
RB Rich Ansley	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
TE Melvin Tolar	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Jace Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	5.54

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominique Hawkins	1	1	5	5.00	4.29
WR Alexis Detmer	1	0	0	0.00	6.86
WR Lamont Grier	1	1	4	4.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Karl Malone	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Shawn Tyler	1	0
RB Desmond Aleinkoff	1	0
RB Rob McMichael	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Craig	13	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shawn Tyler	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Garner	5	3	3
WR Jace Joseph	4	2	2
TE Taylor Clemons	3	1	0
RB Rich Ansley	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Detmer	5	4	1
WR Dominique Hawkins	2	1	1
TE Wendell Roddy	2	1	1
WR Lamont Grier	1	0	0
FB Robbie Ramsey	1	0	0
TE Gary Luchey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,200 (53,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (14,300)
End Zone 10,300 (10,300)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,200 (53,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (14,300)
End Zone	10,300 (10,300)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,500)