Week 8, 2030

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	10	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	7	10	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 DAL - Darius Steuart 1 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Robbie Kirk 12 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 09:26 DAL - Junior Fairbairn 1 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 01:15 DAL - Patrick Francis 54 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Darrell Coborn 13 pass from Edward Schaafsma (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 11:52 NOS - Daquan Berry 43 field goal
4Q: 04:50 NOS - Brent Hennessy 2 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 01:09 DAL - Patrick Francis 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 DAL - Darius Steuart 1 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Robbie Kirk 12 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 09:26 DAL - Junior Fairbairn 1 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
2Q: 01:15 DAL - Patrick Francis 54 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Darrell Coborn 13 pass from Edward Schaafsma (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 11:52 NOS - Daquan Berry 43 field goal
4Q: 04:50 NOS - Brent Hennessy 2 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 01:09 DAL - Patrick Francis 20 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 3-4 4-4
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 352 376
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 104 120
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 5.47 3.64
Net Passing Yards 248 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 29 - 0 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/45 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	3-4	4-4
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	352	376
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	104	120
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	5.47	3.64
Net Passing Yards	248	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 29 - 0	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/45	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
1	9:46	1:02	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	5:34	1:51	OWN 38	5	23	Punt
1	2:18	4:21	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	9:18	1:13	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	6:30	3:59	OWN 11	8	30	Punt
2	1:10	1:00	OWN 26	5	-7	Punt
3	11:37	1:23	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	8:22	4:32	OWN 24	9	39	Punt
4	14:50	3:03	OWN 41	7	33	Field Goal
4	8:07	3:27	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	2:11	0:31	OWN 1	4	8	Downs
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 19	5	35	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	3:51	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
1	8:44	3:10	OWN 14	5	15	Punt
1	3:43	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:57	3:39	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	8:05	1:35	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	2:31	1:21	OWN 25	5	38	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 43	2	5	Half
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 25	7	45	Missed FG
3	10:14	1:52	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	3:50	4:00	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	11:47	3:40	OWN 17	7	24	Punt
4	4:40	2:29	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	1:40	0:37	OPP 9	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Edward Schaafsma, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Brent Hennessy	11	17	1.55	10	1
RB Gavin Easley	5	28	5.60	18	1
QB Gavin Ozga	2	43	21.50	29	2
RB Marcus Wible	1	16	16.00	16	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Junior Fairbairn	19	42	2.21	9	0	1
RB Darius Steuart	10	48	4.80	34	1	1
QB Edward Schaafsma	2	19	9.50	10	1	0
RB Toby Blocker	2	11	5.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	50	29	258	2/10	2	24	0	85.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Schaafsma	28	19	271	2/15	1	48	0	110.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Green	8	13	109	13.63	9	24	0
FB Brent Hennessy	4	4	17	4.25	0	6	1
RB Gavin Easley	4	4	18	4.50	2	8	0
TE Spencer Boone	3	4	38	12.67	28	20	0
TE Silas Upshaw	3	7	5	1.67	0	6	0
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	16	8.00	7	12	1
WR Sammie Blades	2	6	30	15.00	6	18	0
WR Donald Fain	2	8	14	7.00	3	18	0
RB Marcus Wible	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Darrell Coborn	7	9	86	12.29	40	25	1
WR Chester Summers	5	6	53	10.60	39	20	0
WR Renaldo Hodges	4	5	90	22.50	85	48	0
WR Howie Castillo	2	5	38	19.00	11	21	0
TE Colin Cordell	1	3	4	4.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	8	346	43.3	33.8	61	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joshua Snyder	6	316	52.7	45.2	64	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	5	45	9.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Castillo	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Goehring	2	42	21.0	0
Phil Keith	2	45	22.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro McCue	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	10	0	0.0	33	30
OLB Neil Sanders	7	1	0.0	30	24
DE Jalen Heatherly	5	0	1.0	27	28
ILB Alex Mathews	5	3	0.0	31	29
ILB Shawn Hardy	4	2	0.0	16	7
CB Earl Bullock	3	0	0.0	31	30
DT Broderick Turnage	2	1	1.0	12	12
OLB Mason Whitfield	2	2	0.0	14	15
DT Garrett Allamon	2	1	0.0	22	18
CB Phil Keith	2	0	0.0	31	29
OLB Myron Peterson	2	0	0.0	20	15
CB Jamal Summers	2	0	0.0	13	14
DE Burt Brennan	1	2	0.0	23	17
CB Alexander Goodwin	1	1	0.0	6	10
DE Gabriel Cook	1	1	0.0	15	14
OLB Scottie Downs	1	0	0.0	2	0

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chad Rivera	7	0	0.0	19	52
S Shaquille Couppas	6	5	0.0	19	48
ILB Sebastian Lindenmuth	6	2	0.0	13	27
CB Pedro McCue	5	0	0.0	6	25
DT Roberto McGregor	3	0	1.0	16	44
OLB Randy Taylor	3	2	0.0	15	31
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	3	0	0.0	6	22
DE Arnold Rhodes	3	0	0.0	18	41
DE Bennett Parker	2	0	1.0	1	11
S Trey Luong	2	1	0.0	16	29
OLB Shane Beal	2	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Dylan Bronson	2	0	0.0	7	41
DE Tony Pigott	1	2	0.0	18	41
CB Frederick Shepard	1	1	0.0	15	33
DE Devante Weisenburg	1	1	0.0	5	26
S Leon Dick	1	0	0.0	3	25
CB Ty Dillon	0	1	0.0	14	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Broderick Turnage	1.0	1	0	0	12
DE Jalen Heatherly	1.0	0	0	1	28
DE Gabriel Cook	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Burt Brennan	0.0	0	3	0	17
DT Garrett Allamon	0.0	0	1	2	18
OLB Neil Sanders	0.0	0	1	0	24

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennett Parker	1.0	1	0	0	11
DT Roberto McGregor	1.0	0	2	0	44
DE Tony Pigott	0.0	2	1	0	41
DE Arnold Rhodes	0.0	1	1	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Neil Sanders	4	0	24
CB Earl Bullock	3	0	30
CB Phil Keith	2	1	29
S Mike Goehring	2	0	30
CB Alexander Goodwin	2	0	10
CB Jamal Summers	2	0	14
ILB Alex Mathews	1	0	29
ILB Shawn Hardy	1	0	7
OLB Mason Whitfield	1	0	15
OLB Myron Peterson	1	0	15

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Pedro McCue	5	0	25
CB Chad Rivera	4	0	52
ILB Sebastian Lindenmuth	3	1	27
OLB Randy Taylor	3	0	31
S Shaquille Couppas	2	1	48
OLB Shane Beal	2	1	31
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	2	0	22
S Trey Luong	1	2	29
S Leon Dick	1	1	25
CB Frederick Shepard	1	1	33
DE Tony Pigott	1	1	41
DE Arnold Rhodes	1	0	41
DE Bennett Parker	1	0	11
DE Devante Weisenburg	1	0	26
OLB Dylan Bronson	1	0	41
DT Roberto McGregor	0	1	44
CB Ty Dillon	0	1	28
CB Shirley Wesley	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Carl Mueller	2	4	19	1	52
C Marcus Gaines	2	4	19	0	52
G Lukas McKnight	2	3	19	0	52
T Aidan McDougal	0	3	19	1	52
T Jonah Van DeWege	0	3	19	0	52

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Junior Bryant	5	8	32	0	30
C Kris Moore	2	6	33	0	30
T Toby Brown	2	4	33	1	30
G Shaun Albertini	1	6	33	0	30
T Harold Blanchard	0	7	33	0	30
TE Darrell Coborn	0	0	29	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gino Delgado	3	12
Mason Whitfield	2	24

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. White	3	20
Devante Weisenburg	3	12
Dylan Bronson	1	24
Junior Fairbairn	1	19
Stephen McConnell	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jonah Van DeWege	19	52	---	---	9	80
G Lukas McKnight	19	52	---	---	9	80
T Aidan McDougal	19	52	---	---	9	80
G Carl Mueller	19	52	---	---	9	80
S Mike Goehring	---	---	33	30	9	72
TE Silas Upshaw	16	44	---	---	12	72
QB Gavin Ozga	19	52	---	---	---	71
C Marcus Gaines	19	52	---	---	---	71
WR Mitchell Green	19	51	---	---	---	70
CB Phil Keith	---	---	31	29	9	69
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	31	30	3	64
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	31	29	3	63
WR Sammie Blades	18	44	---	---	---	62
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	27	28	2	57
FB Brent Hennessy	12	27	---	---	17	56
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	30	24	2	56
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	14	15	24	53
S Lukas Kemp	---	---	28	20	1	49
RB Gavin Easley	8	39	---	---	---	47
WR Donald Fain	14	23	---	---	6	43
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	23	17	1	41
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	22	18	---	40
DE Gabriel Cook	---	---	15	14	9	38
OLB Myron Peterson	---	---	20	15	3	38
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	13	14	7	34
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	6	10	17	33
DT Broderick Turnage	---	---	12	12	9	33
S Connor Nixon	---	---	4	10	18	32
TE Hugh Dahl	0	2	---	---	25	27
WR Robbie Kirk	2	7	---	---	17	26
RB Marcus Wible	1	4	---	---	19	24
TE Spencer Boone	5	18	---	---	---	23
ILB Shawn Hardy	---	---	16	7	---	23
ILB Rondell Heinz	---	---	2	0	12	14
OLB Randy Hatchett	---	---	3	8	2	13
G Gino Delgado	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Jon Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Scottie Downs	---	---	2	0	---	2
RB Doug Okonlawon	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Antonio Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Diego Small	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	19	52	1	72
T Harold Blanchard	33	30	---	---	9	72
OLB Dylan Bronson	---	---	7	41	24	72
C Junior Bryant	32	30	---	---	9	71
S Shaquille Couppas	---	---	19	48	1	68
RB Junior Fairbairn	21	24	---	---	19	64
T Toby Brown	33	30	---	---	---	63
QB Edward Schaafsma	33	30	---	---	---	63
G Shaun Albertini	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Kris Moore	33	30	---	---	---	63
DT Roberto McGregor	---	---	16	44	1	61
DE Arnold Rhodes	---	---	18	41	1	60
DE Tony Pigott	---	---	18	41	1	60
WR Renaldo Hodges	30	29	---	---	---	59
WR Chester Summers	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR Howie Castillo	16	18	---	---	21	55
TE Darrell Coborn	29	25	---	---	---	54
CB Pedro McCue	---	---	6	25	19	50
CB Frederick Shepard	---	---	15	33	---	48
TE Colin Cordell	15	6	---	---	27	48
OLB Shane Beal	---	---	15	31	2	48
S Leon Dick	---	---	3	25	19	47
OLB Randy Taylor	---	---	15	31	---	46
S Trey Luong	---	---	16	29	---	45
CB Ty Dillon	---	---	14	28	1	43
DE Devante Weisenburg	---	---	5	26	12	43
ILB Sebastian Lindenmuth	---	---	13	27	1	41
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	---	---	6	22	12	40
FB Christopher Newman	5	10	---	---	21	36
DT J.T. White	---	---	2	9	20	31
WR Fred Clingan	2	0	---	---	18	20
DE Bennett Parker	---	---	1	11	8	20
RB Darius Steuart	10	5	---	---	---	15
CB Blake Macias	---	---	0	3	12	15
WR Marcus Geisen	3	5	---	---	4	12
G Jared Diefendorf	1	0	---	---	9	10
P Joshua Snyder	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Stephen McConnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Marty Pigeon	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Shirley Wesley	---	---	0	4	---	4
RB Toby Blocker	2	0	---	---	---	2
DT Carson Benton	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Brock Trudeau	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB John Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jerry Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	23	86	3.7
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	50	29	4	0	1	11	4	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Schaafsma	28	19	6	0	1	1	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	10	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	95	13.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	107	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Green	13	8	1	109	3	51
WR Donald Fain	8	2	0	14	0	23
TE Silas Upshaw	7	3	0	5	0	44
WR Sammie Blades	6	2	0	30	0	44
TE Spencer Boone	4	3	0	38	1	18
FB Brent Hennessy	4	4	0	17	0	27
RB Gavin Easley	4	4	0	18	0	39
WR Robbie Kirk	2	2	0	16	0	7
RB Marcus Wible	1	1	0	11	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Darrell Coborn	9	7	0	86	2	25
WR Chester Summers	6	5	0	53	1	28
WR Howie Castillo	5	2	1	38	1	18
WR Renaldo Hodges	5	4	0	90	2	29
TE Colin Cordell	3	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	6	1.20	2.21
RB Darius Steuart	4	16	4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	2	14	4.67	5.16

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Schaafsma	6	4	43	7.17	9.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	1	1	12	12.00	8.00
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	2	2.00	4.25
WR Donald Fain	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Renaldo Hodges	2	1	15	7.50	18.00
TE Colin Cordell	2	1	4	2.00	1.33
TE Darrell Coborn	2	2	24	12.00	9.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	1	1
RB Gavin Easley	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	1
QB Edward Schaafsma	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	15	8	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Schaafsma	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitchell Green	7	4	3
TE Silas Upshaw	3	1	0
WR Donald Fain	2	1	1
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	0	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darrell Coborn	5	4	2
WR Howie Castillo	1	0	0
WR Chester Summers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (23,900)
End Zone 11,900 (17,300)
Mezzanine 7,600 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (15,300)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (23,900)
End Zone	11,900 (17,300)
Mezzanine	7,600 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (15,300)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (5,000)