Week 8, 2027

played in Dallas, TX

49 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	7	-	28
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:16 DAL - Reginald Santana 42 field goal
2Q: 08:16 NOS - Collin Hartman 11 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 02:40 NOS - Luis Calhoun 1 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 11:52 DAL - Britt Fore 79 interception return (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 01:47 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 9 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 11:51 NOS - Owen Lyons 65 punt return (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 09:04 DAL - Reginald Santana 43 field goal
4Q: 00:56 DAL - Toby Farley 3 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:16 DAL - Reginald Santana 42 field goal
2Q: 08:16 NOS - Collin Hartman 11 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
2Q: 02:40 NOS - Luis Calhoun 1 pass from Percy Duckett (Salvador Varitek extra point)
3Q: 11:52 DAL - Britt Fore 79 interception return (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 01:47 NOS - J.B. Hargrove 9 run (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 11:51 NOS - Owen Lyons 65 punt return (Salvador Varitek extra point)
4Q: 09:04 DAL - Reginald Santana 43 field goal
4Q: 00:56 DAL - Toby Farley 3 pass from Danny Antonik (Reginald Santana extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 3-4 6-2
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 279 324
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 4.73 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 121 76
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.00
Net Passing Yards 158 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 46 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 4.86
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/60 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/70 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/79
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	3-4	6-2
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	279	324
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	4.73	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	121	76
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.00
Net Passing Yards	158	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	46 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	4.86
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/60	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/70	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/79
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	2:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	8:23	2:15	OWN 10	4	9	Punt
1	4:03	3:26	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	12:10	4:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	6:16	3:47	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	1:17	0:32	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:44	OWN 25	2	-3	Fumble
3	13:00	1:19	OWN 45	3	8	Interception
3	11:41	2:11	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	5:43	4:06	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:27	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
4	8:58	2:51	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	4:48	2:19	OPP 29	3	7	Missed FG

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	7	71	Interception
1	10:18	1:55	50	3	0	Punt
1	6:08	2:05	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	0:37	3:27	OWN 29	9	46	Field Goal
2	7:33	1:17	OWN 25	3	22	Interception
2	2:29	1:12	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 37	3	7	Half
3	14:16	1:16	OPP 22	3	-16	Missed FG
3	9:30	3:47	OWN 6	6	15	Punt
3	1:37	1:46	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	13:24	1:41	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	11:43	2:45	OWN 25	7	49	Field Goal
4	6:07	1:19	OWN 29	4	0	Downs
4	2:29	1:43	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 45	4	26	Game

Game MVP: Mario Giles, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gage Stephenson	13	54	4.15	18	1	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	6	24	4.00	9	0	1
QB Percy Duckett	5	24	4.80	8	0	0
RB Owen Lyons	5	19	3.80	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Camden Stephens	9	34	3.78	14	1
QB Danny Antonik	5	31	6.20	9	0
RB Erick Shepherd	5	11	2.20	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Duckett	26	18	187	4/29	2	23	1	99.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Antonik	46	31	278	5/30	1	42	2	72.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gage Stephenson	3	3	37	12.33	11	20	0
WR Gene Gardner	3	4	26	8.67	1	14	0
TE Cary Thomas	3	7	45	15.00	21	23	0
WR Glen Newhart	3	4	18	6.00	9	11	0
WR Caiden Hayes	2	4	18	9.00	2	22	0
FB Collin Hartman	2	2	21	10.50	1	11	1
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	21	21.00	13	21	0
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Browning	7	11	72	10.29	12	21	0
TE Toby Farley	6	7	70	11.67	7	42	1
RB Erick Shepherd	5	6	21	4.20	0	11	0
WR Neil Colgan	4	8	12	3.00	12	7	0
RB Camden Stephens	4	4	20	5.00	5	7	0
TE Geoff Watson	2	4	24	12.00	0	14	0
WR Leo Murphy	2	5	31	15.50	0	31	0
TE O.J. Dunn	1	1	28	28.00	27	28	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ron Benton	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Mario Giles	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Britt Fore	1	79	79.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Percy Duckett	2	0	0
G Rusty Cowley	0	1	0
CB Cesar Borders	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Neil Colgan	1	0	0
DE Arnold Peterson	0	1	0
TE Toby Farley	0	1	0
DE Nicholas Rayburn	0	0	1
DE Blaine Kanellitsas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	7	318	45.4	39.4	61	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	6	270	45.0	36.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Varitek	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	2/3	2/3	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	2	70	35.0	1

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Phillips	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	2	45	22.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	9	2	1.5	19	51
S Ron Benton	6	1	0.0	19	51
ILB Omar Siglar	6	1	0.0	9	32
S Butch Booker	6	0	0.0	19	51
CB Santiago Kagan	5	2	0.5	19	51
DT Charlie Wilcox	4	1	0.5	10	32
CB Cesar Borders	4	1	0.0	12	35
ILB Bobby Sutton	4	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Shane McKinley	2	2	1.0	7	17
DT Darius Russell	2	2	1.0	13	28
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	2	1	0.5	19	51
CB Tyrus Blackwell	2	0	0.0	19	51
DT Logan Flemister	1	1	0.0	12	29
DE Terrell Randle	1	0	0.0	15	26

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Perry Shepherd	8	1	0.0	29	26
OLB Christian Gepetto	6	0	0.0	29	26
DT Wesley Phillips	4	1	1.0	16	25
S Leonard Dancy	4	2	0.0	29	30
S Britt Fore	4	1	0.0	29	25
CB Jake Compton	4	0	0.0	27	29
DE Nicholas Rayburn	3	1	1.0	27	23
OLB Randal Rivera	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Blaine Kanellitsas	2	0	1.0	29	30
DE Edwin Hitchcock	2	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	0.0	18	12
CB Donnell Stephens	2	0	0.0	13	21
ILB Stan King	2	0	0.0	18	12
DT Demetrius Mathis	1	0	0.5	1	4
TE Toby Farley	1	0	---	---	---
QB Danny Antonik	1	0	---	---	---
CB Van Hicks	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Arnold Peterson	0	1	0.5	24	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	1.5	0	0	51
ILB Shane McKinley	1.0	0	0	17
DT Darius Russell	1.0	0	0	28
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	0.5	0	1	51
DT Charlie Wilcox	0.5	0	0	32
CB Santiago Kagan	0.5	0	0	51
DE Dean Beyer	0.0	1	0	13
DE T.J. Criblez	0.0	0	1	25
DE Terrell Randle	0.0	0	1	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Blaine Kanellitsas	1.0	1	1	30
DE Nicholas Rayburn	1.0	0	1	23
DT Wesley Phillips	1.0	0	0	25
DE Arnold Peterson	0.5	2	1	26
DT Demetrius Mathis	0.5	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mario Giles	6	0	1	51
S Ron Benton	5	0	1	51
CB Cesar Borders	4	1	0	35
ILB Omar Siglar	4	1	0	32
ILB Bobby Sutton	3	0	0	17
S Butch Booker	3	0	0	51
CB Tyrus Blackwell	2	1	0	51
CB Santiago Kagan	1	1	0	51
DT Charlie Wilcox	1	0	0	32
ILB Shane McKinley	1	0	0	17
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1	0	0	51

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leonard Dancy	5	0	0	30
S Perry Shepherd	3	0	0	26
OLB Christian Gepetto	2	0	0	26
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	0	12
OLB Randal Rivera	1	1	0	15
S Britt Fore	1	0	1	25
DT Wesley Phillips	1	0	0	25
CB Donnell Stephens	1	0	0	21
CB Jake Compton	1	0	0	29
CB Van Hicks	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rusty Cowley	2	5	29	1	30
C Caden Sanks	2	5	29	1	30
T Monty Masiona	2	3	29	1	30
C Kody Hastings	1	6	29	0	30
G Danny Boone	1	3	29	1	30
FB Collin Hartman	1	1	12	0	4
TE Cary Thomas	0	1	28	0	28

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roberto Heimburger	2	6	19	0	51
C Devon Cassidy	2	5	19	3	51
T Arnold Downs	0	2	19	1	51
T K.C. Bauer	0	1	19	0	51
G Efrain Chow	0	1	19	0	51
RB Erick Shepherd	0	0	8	1	29

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Calhoun	2	24
Mario Giles	1	15
Rusty Cowley	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Peterson	3	24

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	19	51	15	85
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	19	51	9	79
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	19	51	7	77
S Ron Benton	---	---	19	51	3	73
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	19	51	2	72
S Butch Booker	---	---	19	51	2	72
T Monty Masiona	29	30	---	---	8	67
G Rusty Cowley	29	30	---	---	8	67
C Caden Sanks	29	30	---	---	8	67
G Danny Boone	29	30	---	---	8	67
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	12	35	19	66
QB Percy Duckett	29	30	---	---	---	59
C Kody Hastings	29	30	---	---	---	59
WR Gene Gardner	28	28	---	---	---	56
TE Cary Thomas	28	28	---	---	---	56
WR Glen Newhart	25	28	---	---	---	53
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	10	32	9	51
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	4	25	21	50
WR Caiden Hayes	13	20	---	---	16	49
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	7	17	24	48
ILB Omar Siglar	---	---	9	32	2	43
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	15	26	1	42
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	12	29	---	41
TE Luis Calhoun	7	10	---	---	24	41
DT Darius Russell	---	---	13	28	---	41
RB Gage Stephenson	18	22	---	---	---	40
RB Owen Lyons	7	3	---	---	24	34
FB Collin Hartman	12	4	---	---	17	33
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	9	17	1	27
DE Dean Beyer	---	---	3	13	3	19
CB Edwin Donovan	---	---	0	0	17	17
ILB Robbie Jackson	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB J.B. Hargrove	6	5	---	---	---	11
WR Andre Richmond	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	1	1	5	7
K Salvador Varitek	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Matthew Lee	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Shawn Douglas	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Abel Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Frederick Specter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Carpet Tack Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Angel Hartman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Toby Farley	17	50	---	---	26	93
G Efrain Chow	19	51	---	---	9	79
G Roberto Heimburger	19	51	---	---	9	79
OLB Christian Gepetto	---	---	29	26	23	78
DE Arnold Peterson	---	---	24	26	24	74
WR Neil Colgan	17	44	---	---	10	71
C Devon Cassidy	19	51	---	---	---	70
T Arnold Downs	19	51	---	---	---	70
T K.C. Bauer	19	51	---	---	---	70
QB Danny Antonik	19	51	---	---	---	70
WR Reggie Browning	16	43	---	---	10	69
S Leonard Dancy	---	---	29	30	9	68
RB Erick Shepherd	8	29	---	---	26	63
DE Blaine Kanellitsas	---	---	29	30	1	60
CB Jake Compton	---	---	27	29	2	58
S Perry Shepherd	---	---	29	26	---	55
S Britt Fore	---	---	29	25	---	54
DE Nicholas Rayburn	---	---	27	23	1	51
WR Leo Murphy	11	29	---	---	5	45
DT Wesley Phillips	---	---	16	25	1	42
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	4	6	---	---	26	36
CB Donnell Stephens	---	---	13	21	1	35
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	18	12	---	30
ILB Stan King	---	---	18	12	---	30
RB Camden Stephens	9	20	---	---	---	29
DT Harrison Irwin	---	---	14	8	7	29
OLB Randal Rivera	---	---	11	15	1	27
TE Geoff Watson	6	20	---	---	---	26
S Tito Farley	---	---	0	4	17	21
CB Renaldo Beaudoin	---	---	0	0	17	17
TE O.J. Dunn	3	12	---	---	---	15
CB Van Hicks	---	---	0	3	12	15
RB Sebastian Freedman	2	1	---	---	8	11
P Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	5	4	---	9
WR Luke Phillips	2	0	---	---	7	9
G Horace Goebel	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jorge Talarides	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB K.C. Stras	---	---	0	7	1	8
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Demetrius Mathis	---	---	1	4	---	5
TE Richie Cole	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Bubba Rivera	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jeffrey Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Nick Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	19	86	4.5
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Duckett	26	18	4	1	2	1	3	4	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Antonik	46	31	4	1	4	4	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	18	87	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	94	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Thomas	7	3	1	45	1	28
WR Caiden Hayes	4	2	1	18	1	20
WR Gene Gardner	4	3	0	26	0	28
WR Glen Newhart	4	3	0	18	0	28
RB Gage Stephenson	3	3	0	37	1	22
FB Collin Hartman	2	2	0	21	0	4
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	0	21	1	3
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	0	1	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Browning	11	7	2	72	1	43
WR Neil Colgan	8	4	1	12	0	44
TE Toby Farley	7	6	0	70	1	50
RB Erick Shepherd	6	5	0	21	0	29
WR Leo Murphy	5	2	0	31	1	29
TE Geoff Watson	4	2	1	24	0	20
RB Camden Stephens	4	4	0	20	0	20
TE O.J. Dunn	1	1	0	28	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Percy Duckett	1	3	3.00	4.80
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	9	9.00	4.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Duckett	4	3	26	6.50	7.19

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Antonik	4	3	26	6.50	6.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Gardner	1	1	14	14.00	6.50
TE Luis Calhoun	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Cary Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	6.43
FB Collin Hartman	1	1	11	11.00	10.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Toby Farley	2	2	12	6.00	10.00
TE Geoff Watson	1	1	14	14.00	6.00
WR Leo Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	6.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Percy Duckett	2	0
RB Gage Stephenson	2	0
RB J.B. Hargrove	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Danny Antonik	2	1
RB Erick Shepherd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Duckett	7	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Antonik	12	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gene Gardner	3	2	1
RB Gage Stephenson	2	2	2
TE Cary Thomas	1	0	0
WR Glen Newhart	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Browning	3	3	2
TE Toby Farley	3	3	1
WR Neil Colgan	2	1	0
RB Erick Shepherd	2	2	0
WR Leo Murphy	1	0	0
TE O.J. Dunn	1	1	1

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

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