Week 3, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

83 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	20	7	2	-	32
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:27 DAL - Dan Bailey 38 field goal
2Q: 13:40 DAL - Dez Bryant 31 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 09:55 DAL - Dan Bailey 22 field goal
2Q: 03:52 DAL - Sam Vernon 65 interception return (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 52 field goal
3Q: 04:33 DAL - Dez Bryant 29 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 09:56 NOS - Stevan Ridley 2 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 06:07 DAL - Safety: Greg Hardy tackled receiver in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:27 DAL - Dan Bailey 38 field goal
2Q: 13:40 DAL - Dez Bryant 31 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 09:55 DAL - Dan Bailey 22 field goal
2Q: 03:52 DAL - Sam Vernon 65 interception return (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 52 field goal
3Q: 04:33 DAL - Dez Bryant 29 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 09:56 NOS - Stevan Ridley 2 run (Kai Forbath extra point)
4Q: 06:07 DAL - Safety: Greg Hardy tackled receiver in end zone

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 368 305
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 6.03 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 93 130
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.21 6.50
Net Passing Yards 275 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 40 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 275 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 8.59 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/81 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 18
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	368	305
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	6.03	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	93	130
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.21	6.50
Net Passing Yards	275	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	40 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	275	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	8.59	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/81	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 18
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 40	6	11	Punt
1	7:50	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:21	2:59	OWN 20	6	59	Field Goal
1	0:07	1:39	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
2	12:19	2:31	OPP 23	5	18	Field Goal
2	6:22	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 13	3	52	Field Goal
3	11:31	1:27	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	8:41	4:18	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	3:14	4:16	OWN 29	9	23	Punt
4	9:48	3:41	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
4	6:01	4:55	OWN 33	6	10	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	5:12	OWN 5	11	57	Punt
1	6:20	1:59	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
1	1:22	1:15	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
2	13:28	1:09	OWN 20	3	-8	Interception
2	9:48	3:26	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
2	4:27	0:46	OWN 26	2	-8	Interception
2	3:41	1:51	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	10:04	1:23	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	4:23	1:09	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	13:58	4:10	OWN 1	10	99	Touchdown
4	6:07	0:06	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 4	4	21	Game

Game MVP: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Ivory	16	68	4.25	17	2
Patrick Singleton	12	17	1.42	7	0
Tony Romo	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	12	63	5.25	14	2	0
Stevan Ridley	8	67	8.38	20	4	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	32	22	275	0/0	2	31	0	116.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	40	23	194	2/19	0	27	2	49.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	6	10	91	15.17	25	31	2
RB Chris Ivory	3	3	34	11.33	23	31	0
WR Sherman Drake	3	6	34	11.33	1	24	0
WR Neal Sterling	2	4	26	13.00	21	24	0
WR Ed Newman	2	2	23	11.50	1	12	0
RB Neil March	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Dale Sciacca	2	2	39	19.50	19	25	0
FB Caiden Penn	2	2	15	7.50	4	10	0
RB Patrick Singleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Josh Hill	5	6	52	10.40	13	22
WR Willie Snead	4	7	51	12.75	23	25
FB Nicky Alston	4	5	14	3.50	18	17
WR Jermaine Kearse	3	5	26	8.67	6	13
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	9	4.50	10	10
WR Brandin Cooks	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
WR Seantavius Jones	2	9	28	14.00	0	27
TE Gary Barnidge	1	3	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Logan Fender	1	16	16.00	0
CB Sam Vernon	1	65	65.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	7	342	48.9	44.9	56	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	8	394	49.3	38.1	67	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kai Forbath	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Wilcox	4	9	2.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seantavius Jones	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Wilcox	2	42	21.0	0
Dez Bryant	1	35	35.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	7	3	0.0	14	33
CB Orlando Scandrick	7	1	0.0	19	39
S Byron Jones	5	1	0.0	14	31
DE Greg Hardy	4	1	2.0	14	30
S Barry Church	3	1	0.0	9	22
S J.J. Wilcox	3	0	0.0	20	42
DE Avery Lahnum	3	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Mark Nzeocha	2	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Josh Poock	2	1	0.0	7	22
CB Sam Vernon	2	1	0.0	16	37
OLB Jon Ogden	1	2	0.0	7	11
DE Steve LaChapelle	1	1	0.0	7	13
CB Logan Fender	1	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Chad Honeycutt	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Santiago Lyttle	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Vernon Forbes	1	0	0.0	14	23
DT J.T. Schulz	0	2	0.0	5	16
DE Nick Hayden	0	1	0.0	9	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	11	1	0.0	21	29
ILB Philip Wheeler	7	3	0.0	25	27
CB Delvin Breaux	4	2	0.0	15	28
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	4	1	0.0	19	4
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	1	0.0	21	22
DE Kasim Edebali	3	0	0.0	14	17
S Kyle Wilson	2	1	0.0	16	28
OLB David Hawthorne	2	0	0.0	22	25
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0.0	22	32
OLB Stephone Anthony	2	0	0.0	10	5
DT Tyeler Davison	2	0	0.0	15	23
DE Bobby Richardson	2	0	0.0	13	17
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	3	0.0	17	13
CB Brandon Browner	1	2	0.0	19	24
DE Cam Thomas	1	1	0.0	16	15
DT John Jenkins	1	1	0.0	14	9
WR Seantavius Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Damian Swann	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Cameron Jordan	0	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Riley Fields	0	1	0.0	2	0
CB Carter Terrell	0	1	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Hardy	2.0	0	3	1	30
DE Avery Lahnum	0.0	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cam Thomas	1	0	15
DT John Jenkins	1	0	9
DT Tyeler Davison	1	0	23
OLB Roosevelt Peters	1	0	7
OLB David Hawthorne	0	2	25
DE Kasim Edebali	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Orlando Scandrick	4	0	0	39
ILB Sean Lee	4	0	0	33
S J.J. Wilcox	3	1	0	42
CB Sam Vernon	2	1	1	37
DE Greg Hardy	2	0	0	30
OLB Josh Poock	2	0	0	22
S Barry Church	1	0	0	22
S Byron Jones	1	0	0	31
OLB Mark Nzeocha	1	0	0	25
OLB Jon Ogden	1	0	0	11
OLB Chad Honeycutt	1	0	0	3
DT Santiago Lyttle	1	0	0	4
DE Nick Hayden	0	1	0	20
CB Logan Fender	0	0	1	41

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Philip Wheeler	5	0	27
CB Delvin Breaux	4	1	28
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	29
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	32
S Kyle Wilson	2	0	28
DE Kasim Edebali	2	0	17
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	22
OLB David Hawthorne	1	0	25
CB Brandon Browner	1	0	24
S Kenny Vaccaro	0	2	13

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tyron Smith	2	11	29	32
Travis Frederick	1	5	23	29
Doug Free	1	3	20	27
Zack Martin	1	3	26	32
James Hanna	1	1	22	14
Caiden Penn	1	1	16	15
Chris Chester	0	2	29	30
Mackenzy Bernadeau	0	1	9	5
Miguel Brewster	0	1	9	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	6	8	1	20	0	42
Max Unger	1	5	0	16	0	32
Nicky Alston	1	2	0	7	0	18
Zach Strief	1	1	0	20	1	42
Ron Gerhardt	1	1	0	18	1	41
Andrus Peat	1	1	0	5	0	9
Zachary Lyons	1	1	0	17	0	36
Josh Hill	0	1	0	15	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Church	1	16
Dale Sciacca	1	12
Miguel Brewster	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Delvin Breaux	2	20
Gary Barnidge	2	17
Stevan Ridley	1	23
Nicky Alston	1	16
Terron Armstead	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Vernon	---	---	16	37	26	79
Orlando Scandrick	---	---	19	39	15	73
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	20	42	11	73
Chris Chester	29	30	---	---	10	69
Tyron Smith	29	32	---	---	2	63
Tony Romo	29	32	---	---	---	61
Zack Martin	26	32	---	---	---	58
Logan Fender	---	---	17	41	---	58
Sherman Drake	16	20	---	---	17	53
Travis Frederick	23	29	---	---	---	52
Sean Lee	---	---	14	33	1	48
James Hanna	22	14	---	---	12	48
Patrick Singleton	12	10	---	---	26	48
Doug Free	20	27	---	---	---	47
Dez Bryant	17	27	---	---	3	47
Barry Church	---	---	9	22	16	47
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	13	30	3	46
Byron Jones	---	---	14	31	---	45
Greg Hardy	---	---	14	30	---	44
Josh Poock	---	---	7	22	14	43
Mark Nzeocha	---	---	16	25	1	42
Caiden Penn	16	15	---	---	9	40
Avery Lahnum	---	---	14	20	4	38
Vernon Forbes	---	---	14	23	---	37
Ed Newman	10	13	---	---	12	35
Chris Ivory	17	17	---	---	---	34
Neal Sterling	11	21	---	---	---	32
Nick Hayden	---	---	9	20	---	29
Dale Sciacca	10	7	---	---	12	29
Gavin Escobar	6	7	---	---	15	28
Neil March	8	9	---	---	10	27
Jon Ogden	---	---	7	11	8	26
J.T. Schulz	---	---	5	16	4	25
Mackenzy Bernadeau	9	5	---	---	10	24
Miguel Brewster	9	5	---	---	10	24
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	7	13	4	24
Thurman Adams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Santiago Lyttle	---	---	1	4	5	10
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Leno	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chad Honeycutt	---	---	4	3	---	7
Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andres Domenici	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Seubert	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jahri Evans	20	42	---	---	8	70
Keenan Lewis	---	---	22	32	12	66
Ron Gerhardt	18	41	---	---	7	66
Zach Strief	20	42	---	---	1	63
Delvin Breaux	---	---	15	28	20	63
Drew Brees	20	42	---	---	---	62
Jairus Byrd	---	---	21	29	8	58
Philip Wheeler	---	---	25	27	4	56
Josh Hill	15	27	---	---	11	53
Zachary Lyons	17	36	---	---	---	53
David Hawthorne	---	---	22	25	2	49
Stevan Ridley	9	17	---	---	23	49
Max Unger	16	32	---	---	---	48
Brandon Browner	---	---	19	24	5	48
Kyle Wilson	---	---	16	28	3	47
Jermaine Kearse	13	24	---	---	9	46
Tyeler Davison	---	---	15	23	7	45
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	21	22	2	45
Willie Snead	14	31	---	---	---	45
Mark Ingram	12	26	---	---	6	44
Nicky Alston	7	18	---	---	16	41
Gary Barnidge	8	15	---	---	17	40
Brandin Cooks	12	26	---	---	2	40
Seantavius Jones	6	16	---	---	15	37
Kasim Edebali	---	---	14	17	5	36
Cameron Jordan	---	---	15	15	5	35
Stephone Anthony	---	---	10	5	20	35
Cam Thomas	---	---	16	15	3	34
Bobby Richardson	---	---	13	17	3	33
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	17	13	1	31
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	19	4	7	30
Carter Terrell	---	---	10	8	7	25
John Jenkins	---	---	14	9	---	23
Andrus Peat	5	9	---	---	8	22
Roosevelt Peters	---	---	7	7	7	21
Terron Armstead	4	8	---	---	8	20
Damian Swann	---	---	6	4	6	16
Rod Gauthier	1	6	---	---	7	14
Marc Wooden	3	4	---	---	6	13
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	8	8
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riley Fields	---	---	2	0	4	6
Kai Forbath	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kaleb Eulls	---	---	0	0	3	3
Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	8	33	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	64	7.1
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	32	22	6	2	1	3	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	40	23	4	5	3	3	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	135	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	82	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	62	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	27	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	10	6	1	91	2	27
WR Sherman Drake	6	3	0	34	1	20
WR Neal Sterling	4	2	0	26	1	21
RB Chris Ivory	3	3	0	34	1	17
WR Ed Newman	2	2	0	23	0	13
RB Neil March	2	2	0	13	0	9
TE Dale Sciacca	2	2	0	39	1	7
FB Caiden Penn	2	2	0	15	0	15
RB Patrick Singleton	1	0	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Seantavius Jones	9	2	2	28	1	16
WR Willie Snead	7	4	0	51	2	31
TE Josh Hill	6	5	0	52	1	27
WR Jermaine Kearse	5	3	0	26	0	24
FB Nicky Alston	5	4	0	14	0	18
TE Gary Barnidge	3	1	1	11	0	15
WR Brandin Cooks	3	2	0	3	0	26
RB Mark Ingram	2	2	0	9	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Singleton	1	0	0.00	1.42

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stevan Ridley	1	2	2.00	8.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	2	2	7	3.50	8.59

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Sterling	1	1	2	2.00	6.50
FB Caiden Penn	1	1	5	5.00	7.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Ivory	1	0
Patrick Singleton	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Ingram	2	0
Stevan Ridley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	13	10	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	5	3	3
WR Sherman Drake	3	2	1
RB Chris Ivory	2	2	0
WR Neal Sterling	1	1	0
RB Neil March	1	1	1
FB Caiden Penn	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Kearse	3	2	1
WR Seantavius Jones	3	1	1
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	0
TE Josh Hill	1	1	1
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	1
WR Willie Snead	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)