Week 8, 2045

played in New Orleans, CA

63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	10	0	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	7	17	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 NOS - Tavon Austin 39 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 08:41 DAL - Johnnie Hanson 4 pass from Dixon Alexander (Terrell Whalen extra point)
1Q: 04:03 DAL - Terrell Whalen 26 field goal
2Q: 08:15 NOS - Mark Greer 6 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 03:05 NOS - Norbert Frederick 48 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Angel McTermid 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:31 NOS - Tavon Austin 39 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 08:41 DAL - Johnnie Hanson 4 pass from Dixon Alexander (Terrell Whalen extra point)
1Q: 04:03 DAL - Terrell Whalen 26 field goal
2Q: 08:15 NOS - Mark Greer 6 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 03:05 NOS - Norbert Frederick 48 pass from Bart Turner (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Angel McTermid 38 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 1-7 4-3
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 259 328
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.05 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 86 86
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.77
Net Passing Yards 173 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 30 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 4/50
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 40
Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	1-7	4-3
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	259	328
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.05	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	86	86
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.77
Net Passing Yards	173	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	30 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	4/50
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 40
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
1	12:13	3:41	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	5:53	1:56	OWN 33	6	58	Field Goal
1	0:08	2:23	OWN 6	6	13	Punt
2	8:08	5:03	OWN 20	9	37	Interception
2	2:35	1:32	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	9:31	3:09	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
3	5:06	3:48	OWN 31	7	19	Fumble
4	14:55	1:00	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	10:01	2:10	OWN 45	4	9	Punt
4	5:40	0:44	OWN 36	4	4	Downs
4	2:04	1:02	OWN 3	4	-2	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	0:54	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
1	8:32	2:39	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
1	3:57	3:49	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	12:45	4:37	OPP 43	9	43	Touchdown
2	3:05	0:30	OPP 48	1	48	Touchdown
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 30	2	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	11	37	Punt
3	6:22	1:16	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
3	1:18	1:23	50	3	4	Punt
4	13:55	3:54	OWN 41	9	24	Fumble
4	7:51	2:11	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	4:56	2:52	OPP 40	6	8	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 1	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bart Turner, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	11	46	4.18	22	2
Dixon Alexander	7	35	5.00	9	0
Darryl Clancy	4	4	1.00	4	0
Alejandro Barokas	2	4	2.00	8	0
Aaron Tokunaga	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Adam England	16	29	1.81	6
Kaiden Fulton	14	58	4.14	9
Bart Turner	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dixon Alexander	35	19	200	4/27	1	33	1	68.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Turner	30	27	247	1/5	3	48	0	134.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Hanson	5	5	74	14.80	19	29	1
WR Aidan Cambell	4	6	82	20.50	22	33	0
RB Carlos Hyde	3	6	13	4.33	9	7	0
TE Winston Rasmic	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Abel Hutton	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Alejandro Barokas	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Zachary Gray	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brant Huntley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amir Kemp	5	5	73	14.60	35	37	0
TE Mark Greer	4	4	25	6.25	6	12	1
WR Angel Sturdivant	4	4	24	6.00	1	9	0
RB Adam England	3	3	-1	-0.33	0	4	0
WR Tavon Austin	3	5	55	18.33	33	39	1
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	2	0.67	0	3	0
TE Rod Horton	3	3	18	6.00	3	12	0
TE Norbert Frederick	1	1	48	48.00	7	48	1
WR Doug Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
TE Rickey Hastings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fernando Shapiro	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dixon Alexander	3	1	0
Kevin Woodson	0	1	0
Benardrick McKinney	0	1	0
Terry Mathews	0	0	1
Wes Whitfield	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tavon Austin	1	1	0
Bart Turner	1	0	0
Fernando Shapiro	0	1	0
Jace Gilmore	0	0	1
Mike Schroeder	0	0	1
Trent Ogden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	6	236	39.3	31.0	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	7	298	42.6	32.7	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Whalen	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Cottrell	2	29	14.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	4	50	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Dorsett	1	20	20.0	0
Brant Huntley	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Benardrick McKinney	14	3	0.0	27	29
OLB Dante Fowler	7	3	0.0	23	21
CB Thomas Gordon	5	2	0.0	29	30
DT Darren Reid	5	1	0.0	25	19
S Gavin Moland	5	1	0.0	31	28
OLB Dan Grier	5	1	0.0	20	10
CB Gino Green	4	0	0.0	27	28
S Terry Mathews	2	1	0.0	20	12
DE Wes Whitfield	1	0	1.0	18	29
S Peyton Horton	1	1	0.0	11	24
DE Trenton Hudson	1	1	0.0	15	2
CB Kenneth Cottrell	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Gilbert Hopper	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Jaxon Greer	1	0	0.0	23	22
CB Carson Fleming	1	0	0.0	11	22
WR Aidan Cambell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sean Heath	1	0	0.0	16	17
DT Vincent Austin	0	1	0.0	19	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	9	1	0.0	25	33
CB Mike Schroeder	6	0	1.0	23	38
S Bryce Travis	4	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Ian Whitehurst	4	0	0.0	14	18
S Fernando Shapiro	3	2	0.0	21	37
OLB Robert King	3	0	0.0	10	17
DT Trent Ogden	2	1	1.0	10	19
DE Conrad Tatum	2	2	0.5	20	24
DT Mario Edwards	2	1	0.5	17	22
DT Winfred Lofton	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Bryant Dennis	2	0	0.0	1	5
CB Weston Woodson	2	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Jamal Glenn	2	0	0.0	13	13
DE Jace Gilmore	1	0	0.5	25	39
S Brody Norris	1	1	0.0	1	8
C Darren Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Benjamin Wells	0	2	0.5	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wes Whitfield	1.0	0	0	1	29
DT Jaxon Greer	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Dante Fowler	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Mike Schroeder	1.0	0	0	0	38
DT Trent Ogden	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Jace Gilmore	0.5	1	1	1	39
DE Conrad Tatum	0.5	0	2	1	24
DE Benjamin Wells	0.5	0	0	1	16
DT Mario Edwards	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	5	5	26
OLB Jamal Glenn	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Benardrick McKinney	7	1	29
OLB Dante Fowler	7	0	21
CB Gino Green	4	0	28
CB Thomas Gordon	4	0	30
S Gavin Moland	3	0	28
DT Darren Reid	1	0	19
OLB Dan Grier	1	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Fernando Shapiro	4	0	1	37
ILB Sammie Collins	3	0	0	33
CB Weston Woodson	2	1	0	31
CB Mike Schroeder	2	0	0	38
OLB Bryant Dennis	2	0	0	5
OLB Robert King	2	0	0	17
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	0	0	18
S Brody Norris	1	0	0	8
S Bryce Travis	1	0	0	36
DT Winfred Lofton	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Aidoo	2	5	25	1	39
Roderick England	1	3	25	2	39
Kim Morton	0	6	25	0	39
Jessie Barnett	0	3	25	0	39
Aaron Tokunaga	0	1	6	0	6
Kevin Woodson	0	0	25	1	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Duffy	2	9	31	0	31
Darren Wilkerson	2	8	31	0	31
Mark Blackburn	1	5	31	0	31
Taylor Lewan	1	2	31	1	31
Rob Ancheta	0	3	31	0	31
Marco Gillespie	0	2	24	0	16
Mark Greer	0	1	17	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Mathews	2	11
Kevin Woodson	1	7
Mack Simonain	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brody Norris	2	15
Tavon Austin	2	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Woodson	25	39	---	---	7	71
Roderick England	25	39	---	---	7	71
Kim Morton	25	39	---	---	---	64
Dixon Alexander	25	39	---	---	---	64
Rod Aidoo	25	39	---	---	---	64
Jessie Barnett	25	39	---	---	---	64
Abel Hutton	18	31	---	---	14	63
Thomas Gordon	---	---	29	30	1	60
Gavin Moland	---	---	31	28	1	60
Gino Green	---	---	27	28	4	59
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	27	29	2	58
Johnnie Hanson	24	32	---	---	---	56
Wes Whitfield	---	---	18	29	3	50
Carlos Hyde	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jaxon Greer	---	---	23	22	1	46
Winston Rasmic	19	20	---	---	7	46
Darren Reid	---	---	25	19	1	45
Kenneth Cottrell	---	---	5	6	34	45
Peyton Horton	---	---	11	24	10	45
Dante Fowler	---	---	23	21	---	44
Terry Mathews	---	---	20	12	11	43
Vincent Austin	---	---	19	19	2	40
Alejandro Barokas	9	16	---	---	15	40
Carson Fleming	---	---	11	22	1	34
Sean Heath	---	---	16	17	1	34
Dan Grier	---	---	20	10	4	34
Aidan Cambell	8	20	---	---	4	32
Marshall Ricard	---	---	8	12	9	29
Erick Kedwell	---	---	6	7	14	27
Phillip Dorsett	8	14	---	---	4	26
Aaron Tokunaga	6	6	---	---	10	22
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	7	4	7	18
Zachary Gray	8	10	---	---	---	18
Trenton Hudson	---	---	15	2	---	17
Leslie Kelley	0	3	---	---	14	17
Leon Wilkins	0	0	---	---	14	14
Darryl Clancy	7	7	---	---	---	14
Brant Huntley	1	5	---	---	8	14
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mack Simonain	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kennedy Manning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus Flowers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terrell Whalen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Erik Heath	0	0	---	---	2	2
Courtney Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Blackburn	31	31	---	---	8	70
Lonnie Duffy	31	31	---	---	8	70
Jace Gilmore	---	---	25	39	3	67
Tavon Austin	27	25	---	---	13	65
Mike Schroeder	---	---	23	38	2	63
Taylor Lewan	31	31	---	---	---	62
Bart Turner	31	31	---	---	---	62
Darren Wilkerson	31	31	---	---	---	62
Rob Ancheta	31	31	---	---	---	62
Bryce Travis	---	---	24	36	1	61
Sammie Collins	---	---	25	33	2	60
Fernando Shapiro	---	---	21	37	1	59
Jorge Cloak	---	---	25	34	---	59
Weston Woodson	---	---	13	31	13	57
Marco Gillespie	24	16	---	---	14	54
Kaiden Fulton	14	19	---	---	15	48
Conrad Tatum	---	---	20	24	1	45
Winfred Lofton	---	---	18	26	1	45
Rod Horton	20	19	---	---	6	45
Mario Edwards	---	---	17	22	5	44
Angel Sturdivant	12	18	---	---	9	39
Jamal Glenn	---	---	13	13	13	39
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	14	18	6	38
Adam England	17	12	---	---	8	37
Amir Kemp	11	19	---	---	4	34
Mark Greer	17	14	---	---	---	31
Benjamin Wells	---	---	8	16	6	30
Trent Ogden	---	---	10	19	---	29
Robert King	---	---	10	17	1	28
Brody Norris	---	---	1	8	15	24
Emmett Meyer	---	---	3	11	6	20
Norbert Frederick	3	1	---	---	15	19
Rickey Hastings	4	5	---	---	7	16
Roosevelt Klingensmith	2	2	---	---	11	15
Doug Irwin	4	5	---	---	3	12
Korey Beyer	---	---	4	2	5	11
Bryant Dennis	---	---	1	5	3	9
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cris Stotts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Robbie Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Sibal	0	0	---	---	8	8
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brenden Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexander Shannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Bardon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Barry Nagurski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	19	69	3.6
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	11	16	1.5
Right	13	50	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dixon Alexander	35	19	4	3	1	1	9	8	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Turner	30	27	3	0	0	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	95	23.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	122	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	72	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	48	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Carlos Hyde	6	3	0	13	0	31
WR Abel Hutton	6	1	0	10	0	31
WR Aidan Cambell	6	4	0	82	2	20
WR Johnnie Hanson	5	5	0	74	2	32
TE Winston Rasmic	3	2	0	9	0	20
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	1	0	3	0	14
FB Alejandro Barokas	2	1	0	2	0	16
WR Brant Huntley	2	1	0	3	0	5
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Zachary Gray	1	1	0	4	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	5	3	55	1	25
WR Amir Kemp	5	5	73	1	19
TE Mark Greer	4	4	25	0	14
WR Angel Sturdivant	4	4	24	0	18
RB Adam England	3	3	-1	0	12
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	2	0	16
TE Rod Horton	3	3	18	0	19
TE Rickey Hastings	1	0	0	0	5
TE Norbert Frederick	1	1	48	1	1
WR Doug Irwin	1	1	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	1	2	2.00	4.18
Darryl Clancy	1	0	0.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam England	1	-1	-1.00	1.81
Kaiden Fulton	1	0	0.00	4.14
Bart Turner	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dixon Alexander	4	1	4	1.00	5.71

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Turner	2	2	18	9.00	8.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	4	4.00	14.80
TE Winston Rasmic	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Greer	1	1	6	6.00	6.25
TE Rod Horton	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Alexander	3	1
Aaron Tokunaga	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Adam England	2	1
Kaiden Fulton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dixon Alexander	9	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Turner	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Abel Hutton	4	1	1
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	1	1
WR Johnnie Hanson	1	1	1
WR Aidan Cambell	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	1
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	1
WR Amir Kemp	2	2	1
TE Rickey Hastings	1	0	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	1	1
WR Doug Irwin	1	1	1
TE Rod Horton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)