Week 8, 2039

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 NOS - Max Holliday 21 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 10:49 DAL - Dakota Hixon 25 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NOS - Enrique Blackburn 11 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
3Q: 09:58 DAL - Dakota Hixon 32 field goal
3Q: 06:07 NOS - Enrique Blackburn 7 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 11:22 DAL - Sammie Calabrese 1 fumble return (Dakota Hixon extra point)
4Q: 04:31 NOS - Claude Sjogren 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 NOS - Max Holliday 21 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 10:49 DAL - Dakota Hixon 25 field goal
2Q: 05:19 NOS - Enrique Blackburn 11 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
3Q: 09:58 DAL - Dakota Hixon 32 field goal
3Q: 06:07 NOS - Enrique Blackburn 7 pass from Leroy Jackson (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 11:22 DAL - Sammie Calabrese 1 fumble return (Dakota Hixon extra point)
4Q: 04:31 NOS - Claude Sjogren 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 3-5
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 395 327
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 6.37 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 139 105
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 5.56 4.20
Net Passing Yards 256 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 5.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/38 5/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	3-5
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	395	327
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	6.37	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	139	105
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	5.56	4.20
Net Passing Yards	256	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	5.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/38	5/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	5	28	Interception
1	8:06	5:51	OWN 2	10	98	Touchdown
2	10:41	5:33	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
2	2:18	1:01	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 46	1	0	Half
3	9:50	3:54	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	3:11	2:35	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
4	11:22	0:11	OWN 6	1	-5	Fumble
4	11:11	6:48	OWN 22	13	72	Field Goal
4	3:11	1:11	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 46	2	-3	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	4:29	OWN 8	9	49	Punt
1	2:15	6:34	OWN 18	13	74	Field Goal
2	5:08	2:50	OWN 25	8	39	Missed FG
2	1:17	1:13	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 25	12	60	Field Goal
3	5:56	2:45	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	0:36	4:14	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
4	4:23	1:12	OWN 33	6	15	Downs
4	2:00	1:06	OWN 20	7	26	Downs

Game MVP: John Nakamura, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwayne Starks	11	51	4.64	12	2	0
RB Enrique Blackburn	10	90	9.00	38	3	1
QB Leroy Jackson	3	-6	-2.00	-1	0	0
WR Max Holliday	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Howie Pieper	13	46	3.54	11	3
QB Branden Bradford	6	36	6.00	13	1
RB Steven Ortega	6	23	3.83	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Jackson	36	26	261	1/5	2	32	1	99.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Branden Bradford	40	23	238	3/16	0	22	0	74.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Enrique Blackburn	7	8	33	4.71	18	18	1
WR Max Holliday	6	7	80	13.33	48	32	1
WR Damian Wormser	5	8	83	16.60	27	27	0
TE Ruben Palos	4	5	20	5.00	7	11	0
TE Mark Baluch	2	5	20	10.00	1	11	0
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Dwayne Starks	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0
WR Bert Montgomery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Omar Pierce	5	8	60	12.00	6	18
WR Wade Lane	4	6	33	8.25	3	12
WR Allen Dimick	3	4	23	7.67	13	12
RB Howie Pieper	3	5	14	4.67	1	10
WR Alfred Cooley	2	5	20	10.00	0	10
FB Tracy Mandylor	2	3	42	21.00	28	22
WR Danny Corbett	2	3	25	12.50	1	18
TE Donny May	1	2	17	17.00	3	17
RB Steven Ortega	1	4	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Preston Jacobs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Leroy Jackson	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Sammie Calabrese	0	1	0	1
OLB Casey Sutton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Szabo	3	133	44.3	28.0	46	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	4	167	41.8	41.8	46	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dakota Hixon	2/3	0/1	0/1	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Ismail	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Burroughs	3	57	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Galloway	3	47	15.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tanner Dhamers	7	1	0.0	15	22
CB Jamal Summers	6	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Harrison Lemke	6	1	0.0	24	43
S Dwight Whiting	5	3	0.0	14	29
ILB Alfredo Ford	5	0	0.0	21	27
DE John Nakamura	4	1	2.5	19	31
S Alexander Eldridge	4	2	0.0	12	23
OLB Devan Starks	3	1	0.0	7	21
S Gabriel Rogers	2	2	0.0	13	18
OLB Corey Zumdahl	2	1	0.0	20	33
S Donnell Lincoln	2	0	0.0	15	30
DE Glenn Peterson	1	0	0.5	15	26
CB Elliot Sukova	1	2	0.0	23	31
DE Wayne Krock	1	0	0.0	16	29
DT Tyrell Ballard	1	0	0.0	21	28
CB Chris Sanford	1	0	0.0	4	20
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tevin Cochrane	0	1	0.0	9	13

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Shapiro	10	0	0.0	20	32
ILB Derrick Sheriff	7	4	0.0	23	33
S Weston Perez	6	2	0.0	22	31
CB Malik Petty	4	4	0.0	23	36
CB Jim Eagle	4	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Casey Sutton	3	0	1.0	22	36
DE Sammie Calabrese	3	0	0.0	22	32
OLB A.J. Lerner	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Zach O'Neal	2	0	0.0	20	32
CB Preston Jacobs	2	0	0.0	21	33
S Giovanni Marone	1	2	0.0	22	36
DT Carson Benton	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Michael Urpsis	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Terrell Van Valkenberg	1	0	0.0	10	17
DE Nolan Seelbach	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Nakamura	2.5	0	1	0	31
DE Glenn Peterson	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Tyrell Ballard	0.0	1	2	2	28
DE Wayne Krock	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Corey Zumdahl	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Nickolas Schulz	0.0	0	1	0	12

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Casey Sutton	1.0	0	1	36
ILB Derrick Sheriff	0.0	1	0	33
DT Erik Phillips	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	4	2	43
ILB Tanner Dhamers	3	0	22
CB Jamal Summers	3	0	37
OLB Devan Starks	3	0	21
S Dwight Whiting	2	0	29
DE John Nakamura	2	0	31
S Donnell Lincoln	2	0	30
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	31
S Alexander Eldridge	1	0	23
CB Chris Sanford	1	0	20
S Gabriel Rogers	1	0	18

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Greg Shapiro	7	0	0	32
ILB Derrick Sheriff	5	1	0	33
S Weston Perez	3	1	0	31
CB Malik Petty	3	0	0	36
CB Jim Eagle	2	1	0	23
CB Preston Jacobs	1	1	1	33
DE Sammie Calabrese	1	0	0	32
OLB A.J. Lerner	1	0	0	5
CB Michael Urpsis	1	0	0	6
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	0	36
S Giovanni Marone	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ethan Anderson	4	6	25	0	37
G Carl Mueller	4	5	25	0	37
T Eddie Ramirez	2	6	25	0	37
T Kristopher Webb	2	4	25	1	37
G Leland Buckley	0	2	25	0	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roberto Hatcher	4	9	25	0	43
T Peyton Jaime	3	6	25	0	43
C Nicky Bard	1	2	25	0	43
G Marco Cooney	1	1	22	1	42
G Brad Anthony	0	1	25	2	43

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Whiting	1	14
Isaiah Lyle	1	14
Bert Montgomery	1	14
Damian Wormser	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Lerner	1	17
Nathan Britton	1	16
Roberto Hatcher	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Leland Buckley	25	37	---	---	9	71
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	24	43	3	70
C Ethan Anderson	25	37	---	---	4	66
WR Damian Wormser	22	35	---	---	8	65
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	23	37	3	63
G Carl Mueller	25	37	---	---	---	62
T Kristopher Webb	25	37	---	---	---	62
T Eddie Ramirez	25	37	---	---	---	62
QB Leroy Jackson	25	37	---	---	---	62
WR Max Holliday	24	33	---	---	1	58
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	14	29	14	57
TE Ruben Palos	22	34	---	---	---	56
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	23	31	1	55
WR Bert Montgomery	18	23	---	---	14	55
OLB Corey Zumdahl	---	---	20	33	1	54
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	21	28	2	51
DE John Nakamura	---	---	19	31	1	51
ILB Alfredo Ford	---	---	21	27	2	50
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	16	29	3	48
S Donnell Lincoln	---	---	15	30	3	48
DE Glenn Peterson	---	---	15	26	6	47
RB Enrique Blackburn	14	18	---	---	13	45
S Alexander Eldridge	---	---	12	23	6	41
ILB Tanner Dhamers	---	---	15	22	3	40
CB Chris Sanford	---	---	4	20	14	38
TE Mark Baluch	5	13	---	---	17	35
S Gabriel Rogers	---	---	13	18	2	33
OLB Devan Starks	---	---	7	21	2	30
RB Dwayne Starks	11	17	---	---	---	28
FB Isaiah Lyle	6	6	---	---	14	26
CB Tevin Cochrane	---	---	9	13	4	26
OLB Kris Poole	---	---	1	0	16	17
DT Nickolas Schulz	---	---	3	12	1	16
WR Dwight Burroughs	1	2	---	---	9	12
ILB Arnie Parrish	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Terrell Jaime	1	3	---	---	3	7
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jerald Hamilton	1	1	---	---	3	5
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Wade Paquette	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Jared Szabo	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Heath Huffman	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Kai Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Diego Tucker	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Edward Schaafsma	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sammie Dawson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Roberto Hatcher	25	43	---	---	11	79
G Brad Anthony	25	43	---	---	7	75
G Marco Cooney	22	42	---	---	7	71
QB Branden Bradford	25	43	---	---	---	68
T Peyton Jaime	25	43	---	---	---	68
C Nicky Bard	25	43	---	---	---	68
TE Omar Pierce	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Allen Dimick	22	39	---	---	---	61
RB Howie Pieper	15	30	---	---	16	61
WR Wade Lane	22	39	---	---	---	61
CB Malik Petty	---	---	23	36	1	60
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	22	36	1	59
S Giovanni Marone	---	---	22	36	1	59
CB Preston Jacobs	---	---	21	33	5	59
ILB Derrick Sheriff	---	---	23	33	---	56
CB Jim Eagle	---	---	19	23	13	55
DE Sammie Calabrese	---	---	22	32	---	54
S Weston Perez	---	---	22	31	1	54
OLB Greg Shapiro	---	---	20	32	---	52
DE Zach O'Neal	---	---	20	32	---	52
WR Alfred Cooley	11	20	---	---	15	46
DT Carson Benton	---	---	18	23	4	45
FB Tracy Mandylor	6	16	---	---	15	37
ILB Terrell Van Valkenberg	---	---	10	17	9	36
OLB A.J. Lerner	---	---	5	5	17	27
S Nathan Britton	---	---	4	3	16	23
DT Erik Phillips	---	---	8	15	---	23
TE Donny May	10	11	---	---	1	22
WR Danny Corbett	4	8	---	---	9	21
TE Donnie Kramer	2	0	---	---	18	20
RB Steven Ortega	9	10	---	---	---	19
CB Michael Urpsis	---	---	4	6	4	14
DE Sammie Pearson	---	---	4	4	4	12
S Butch Keith	---	---	2	4	4	10
DE Nolan Seelbach	---	---	3	5	1	9
WR Miles Galloway	1	3	---	---	5	9
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dakota Hixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dennis Graham	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Dashawn Whitfield	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Skip Fellin	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Heath Huntley	---	---	3	1	---	4
C Devan Richardson	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Leonardo Ismail	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Bob Filby	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Trey Reeck	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	15	134	8.9
Right	6	7	1.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	12	52	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Jackson	36	26	4	2	0	4	1	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Branden Bradford	40	23	2	3	4	2	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	176	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	109	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Enrique Blackburn	8	7	33	0	18
WR Damian Wormser	8	5	83	2	35
WR Max Holliday	7	6	80	2	33
TE Ruben Palos	5	4	20	0	34
TE Mark Baluch	5	2	20	0	13
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	6	0	6
WR Bert Montgomery	1	0	0	0	23
RB Dwayne Starks	1	1	19	0	17

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Omar Pierce	8	5	0	60	0	39
WR Wade Lane	6	4	0	33	0	39
RB Howie Pieper	5	3	1	14	0	30
WR Alfred Cooley	5	2	1	20	0	20
WR Allen Dimick	4	3	0	23	0	39
RB Steven Ortega	4	1	1	4	0	10
FB Tracy Mandylor	3	2	0	42	2	16
WR Danny Corbett	3	2	1	25	0	8
TE Donny May	2	1	0	17	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	11	11.00	9.00
RB Dwayne Starks	1	2	2.00	4.64

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Howie Pieper	2	-3	-1.50	3.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Jackson	5	4	20	4.00	7.25

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Branden Bradford	3	2	14	4.67	5.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Holliday	2	2	13	6.50	11.43
RB Enrique Blackburn	2	2	7	3.50	4.13
TE Mark Baluch	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Lane	2	1	12	6.00	5.50
WR Allen Dimick	1	1	2	2.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwayne Starks	2	1
WR Max Holliday	1	1
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howie Pieper	3	1
QB Branden Bradford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Jackson	8	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Branden Bradford	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Baluch	3	2	2
TE Ruben Palos	1	1	0
WR Max Holliday	1	1	0
RB Enrique Blackburn	1	1	1
WR Damian Wormser	1	0	0
RB Dwayne Starks	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Cooley	3	1	1
WR Allen Dimick	2	1	0
RB Howie Pieper	2	1	0
TE Omar Pierce	2	1	1
WR Wade Lane	1	1	1
WR Danny Corbett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,700 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,600 (23,900)
End Zone 6,200 (17,300)
Mezzanine 4,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 5,800 (15,300)
Club Seats 3,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,700 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,600 (23,900)
End Zone	6,200 (17,300)
Mezzanine	4,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	5,800 (15,300)
Club Seats	3,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)