Week 8, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	14	0	0	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 DAL - Dez Bryant 2 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
1Q: 01:34 DAL - Alonzo Compton 47 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Julian Lunsford 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 09:01 DAL - Terrance Williams 14 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:47 DAL - Dez Bryant 2 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
1Q: 01:34 DAL - Alonzo Compton 47 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Julian Lunsford 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 09:01 DAL - Terrance Williams 14 pass from Glenn Patterson (Caleb Sturgis extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-3 1-6
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 301 348
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 114 105
- Rushing Attempts 27 23
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.57
Net Passing Yards 187 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 43 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/48 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/31 4/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 30:16 29:44

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-3	1-6
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	301	348
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	114	105
- Rushing Attempts	27	23
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.57
Net Passing Yards	187	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	43 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/48	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/31	4/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	30:16	29:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 30	6	33	Punt
1	9:11	3:35	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	3:34	2:15	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	13:22	1:59	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	6:03	3:06	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	1:48	0:48	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
3	10:53	1:37	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
3	7:35	2:00	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	4:47	1:50	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
4	14:07	5:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	7:52	2:30	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 6	4	10	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	1:43	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
1	5:36	2:02	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
1	1:19	2:57	OWN 38	8	26	Punt
2	11:23	5:20	OWN 7	9	37	Punt
2	2:57	1:09	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 13	4	26	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
3	9:16	1:41	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
3	5:35	0:48	OPP 45	3	13	Fumble
3	2:57	3:50	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	8:53	1:01	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	5:22	4:19	OWN 2	13	92	Downs

Game MVP: Glenn Patterson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Morris	11	31	2.82	8	0
Malachi Dole	11	63	5.73	23	3
Glenn Patterson	5	20	4.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Theodore Jordan	9	51	5.67	24	2
Garrett Grayson	6	44	7.33	13	2
Scott Gunn	6	5	0.83	5	0
Matt Tubbs	2	5	2.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Patterson	26	16	235	7/48	3	47	0	129.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	43	27	256	2/13	1	29	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Williams	5	10	75	15.00	38	24	1
WR Dez Bryant	3	4	38	12.67	23	23	1
TE Michael Burton	2	2	4	2.00	0	6	0
WR Alonzo Compton	2	4	60	30.00	43	47	1
TE Lewis Conway	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
TE Joe Autry	1	1	19	19.00	11	19	0
WR Gary Ochoa	1	2	23	23.00	15	23	0
FB Adam Patton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	10	17	105	10.50	27	25	0
WR Julian Lunsford	5	6	43	8.60	7	15	1
WR Brandin Cooks	3	5	37	12.33	7	15	0
FB Artie Ferguson	2	3	32	16.00	29	29	0
WR Kaleb Vandeginste	2	3	23	11.50	5	12	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
RB Matt Tubbs	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Theodore Jordan	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Tyrus Larrimore	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Mel Barbee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Malachi Dole	1	0	0
Laken Tomlinson	0	1	0
Sedrick Albriktsen	0	1	0
Byron Jones	0	0	1
Corbin Tarplin	0	0	1
Rick Blake	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Tubbs	1	0	0
Julian Lunsford	1	0	0
Scott Gunn	1	0	0
Andre Michaelson	0	1	0
Luis Langdon	0	1	0
Hau'oli Kikaha	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	8	379	47.4	44.4	59	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	8	350	43.8	34.9	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Jones	4	26	6.5	0
Terrance Williams	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Gunn	4	4	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Todd Caldwell	7	3	0.0	19	41
CB Bernie Chappell	7	0	0.0	23	45
ILB Alfred Crane	6	3	0.0	23	45
S Byron Jones	5	3	0.0	23	45
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	5	1	0.0	7	26
OLB Devon Dotson	5	0	0.0	14	20
CB Benjamin Joseph	4	0	0.0	22	45
DE Gage Jefferson	2	1	1.0	19	31
DT Corbin Tarplin	2	0	1.0	13	19
S Devan Austin	2	2	0.0	23	45
DT Rick Blake	2	0	0.0	11	22
DE Avery Lahnum	2	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Desmond McKenzie	1	1	0.0	6	3
DE Arnold Bogan	1	0	0.0	9	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	7	2	0.0	23	31
S Kenny Vaccaro	5	3	0.0	27	33
ILB Jordan Hicks	5	1	0.0	27	33
DE T.J. Criblez	4	0	2.0	22	29
DE Harrison Farrell	4	4	1.0	21	27
DT Noah Conley	3	3	1.5	25	24
CB Chester Hollenbeck	3	1	0.0	16	27
S Eric Reid	3	0	0.0	27	33
CB Arnold Doyle	3	0	0.0	24	28
DE Jake Rodon	2	0	2.0	10	9
DT Tyeler Davison	2	2	0.5	25	19
OLB T.J. Ingram	2	2	0.0	12	8
CB K.C. Mauro	1	1	0.0	27	33
C Jeremy Zuttah	1	0	---	---	---
S Marco Freeman	1	0	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Jefferson	1.0	0	1	1	31
DT Corbin Tarplin	1.0	0	1	0	19
DT Rick Blake	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Avery Lahnum	0.0	0	1	1	35
DE Arnold Bogan	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Rodon	2.0	2	0	9
DE T.J. Criblez	2.0	1	0	29
DT Noah Conley	1.5	0	0	24
DE Harrison Farrell	1.0	0	0	27
DT Tyeler Davison	0.5	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bernie Chappell	6	0	45
OLB Todd Caldwell	5	1	41
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	4	0	26
OLB Devon Dotson	3	0	20
CB Benjamin Joseph	3	0	45
S Byron Jones	2	1	45
ILB Alfred Crane	2	0	45
S Devan Austin	1	1	45
DE Avery Lahnum	1	0	35
OLB Desmond McKenzie	0	1	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	31
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	1	33
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	33
CB Chester Hollenbeck	2	0	27
S Eric Reid	1	0	33
DT Tyeler Davison	1	0	19
CB Arnold Doyle	1	0	28
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	27
CB K.C. Mauro	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Laken Tomlinson	4	8	0	27	0	33
Casey Hockenhull	2	5	1	27	0	33
Lewis Conway	1	1	0	20	0	25
Kendall Lamm	0	4	0	27	3	33
Zack Martin	0	4	0	27	2	33
Charles Leno	0	0	0	27	2	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Zuttah	1	4	23	1	45
Abel Durham	1	3	23	1	45
Josh LaBorde	0	5	23	0	45
Luis Langdon	0	2	23	0	45
Alexander Conway	0	2	23	0	45
Mel Barbee	0	1	21	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Ochoa	4	12
Byron Jones	1	23

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Barbee	2	18
Lionel Elliott	2	14
Artie Ferguson	1	13
Eric Reid	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Jones	---	---	23	45	23	91
Bernie Chappell	---	---	23	45	6	74
Benjamin Joseph	---	---	22	45	4	71
Charles Leno	27	33	---	---	8	68
Laken Tomlinson	27	33	---	---	8	68
Alfred Crane	---	---	23	45	---	68
Devan Austin	---	---	23	45	---	68
Zack Martin	27	33	---	---	---	60
Kendall Lamm	27	33	---	---	---	60
Casey Hockenhull	27	33	---	---	---	60
Todd Caldwell	---	---	19	41	---	60
Glenn Patterson	27	33	---	---	---	60
Dez Bryant	24	27	---	---	6	57
Malachi Dole	15	20	---	---	22	57
Arnold Peterson	---	---	18	36	3	57
Avery Lahnum	---	---	18	35	1	54
Lewis Conway	20	25	---	---	8	53
Gage Jefferson	---	---	19	31	2	52
Devon Dotson	---	---	14	20	15	49
Joe Autry	17	18	---	---	8	43
Terrance Williams	18	19	---	---	3	40
Alonzo Compton	10	13	---	---	15	38
Arnold Bogan	---	---	9	21	7	37
Rick Blake	---	---	11	22	2	35
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	13	19	2	34
Alfred Morris	13	20	---	---	---	33
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	7	26	---	33
Michael Burton	8	10	---	---	14	32
Gary Ochoa	7	11	---	---	12	30
Braden Doyle	---	---	3	10	16	29
Desmond McKenzie	---	---	6	3	2	11
Adam Patton	2	2	---	---	6	10
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Price	0	0	---	---	8	8
Braden Greer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Archie Berggren	---	---	2	6	---	8
Daren Bates	---	---	0	0	6	6
Marlon Walsh	---	---	0	0	6	6
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damon Togiai	1	0	---	---	1	2
A.J. Klein	---	---	0	0	---	0
Evan Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sebastian Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luis Langdon	23	45	---	---	8	76
Josh LaBorde	23	45	---	---	8	76
Mel Barbee	21	36	---	---	18	75
Andre Michaelson	21	44	---	---	4	69
Jeremy Zuttah	23	45	---	---	---	68
Garrett Grayson	23	45	---	---	---	68
Alexander Conway	23	45	---	---	---	68
Abel Durham	23	45	---	---	---	68
Eric Reid	---	---	27	33	6	66
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	27	33	6	66
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	23	31	10	64
Jordan Hicks	---	---	27	33	1	61
K.C. Mauro	---	---	27	33	---	60
Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	16	27	16	59
Julian Lunsford	22	35	---	---	---	57
Arnold Doyle	---	---	24	28	---	52
T.J. Criblez	---	---	22	29	---	51
Harrison Farrell	---	---	21	27	2	50
Noah Conley	---	---	25	24	1	50
Artie Ferguson	11	21	---	---	13	45
Tyeler Davison	---	---	25	19	---	44
Matt Tubbs	4	14	---	---	21	39
Brandin Cooks	11	24	---	---	---	35
Theodore Jordan	11	17	---	---	---	28
T.J. Ingram	---	---	12	8	5	25
Norman Jordan	---	---	4	2	18	24
Scott Gunn	7	8	---	---	8	23
Marco Freeman	---	---	3	10	8	21
Jake Rodon	---	---	10	9	2	21
Tyrus Larrimore	2	13	---	---	4	19
Lionel Elliott	2	2	---	---	14	18
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	2	9	7	18
Teddy Williams	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kaleb Vandeginste	1	4	---	---	7	12
Eric Ebron	2	7	---	---	1	10
Brandon Webster	---	---	2	8	---	10
John Jerry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Hegamin	---	---	0	0	6	6
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	2	2
Angel Bork	0	0	---	---	---	0
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Schenck	---	---	0	0	---	0
Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	6	41	6.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Patterson	26	16	5	2	3	2	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	43	27	3	4	3	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	168	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	96	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	105	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Williams	10	5	2	75	2	19
WR Dez Bryant	4	3	0	38	1	27
WR Alonzo Compton	4	2	0	60	1	13
TE Michael Burton	2	2	0	4	0	10
TE Lewis Conway	2	1	0	8	0	25
WR Gary Ochoa	2	1	1	23	1	11
TE Joe Autry	1	1	0	19	0	18
FB Adam Patton	1	1	0	8	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	17	10	0	105	2	44
WR Julian Lunsford	6	5	0	43	0	35
WR Brandin Cooks	5	3	0	37	0	24
RB Matt Tubbs	3	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Artie Ferguson	3	2	1	32	1	21
WR Kaleb Vandeginste	3	2	0	23	0	4
TE Mel Barbee	2	0	2	0	0	36
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	0	11	0	7
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Theodore Jordan	1	1	0	-4	0	17
RB Tyrus Larrimore	1	1	0	7	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Morris	2	4	2.00	2.82

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Patterson	3	2	16	5.33	9.04

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	7	3	31	4.43	5.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrance Williams	2	1	14	7.00	7.50
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	2	2.00	9.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Michaelson	3	0	0	0.00	6.18
WR Julian Lunsford	3	2	28	9.33	7.17
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Patterson	2	1
Malachi Dole	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Tubbs	1	1
Scott Gunn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Patterson	7	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	13	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Williams	5	2	2
TE Michael Burton	1	1	0
WR Alonzo Compton	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Michaelson	5	2	1
WR Brandin Cooks	2	1	0
RB Matt Tubbs	2	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	1
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	0
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	0
WR Kaleb Vandeginste	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)