Week 8, 2033

played in New Orleans, LA

55 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	13	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DAL - Darrin Harden 11 pass from Walt Atkins (Reginald Santana extra point)
2Q: 09:03 NOS - Dean Horenstein 33 field goal
2Q: 02:34 NOS - C.J. Mills 19 pass from C.J. Joseph (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Dean Horenstein 50 field goal
3Q: 00:11 NOS - Buddy Harris 5 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 11:22 DAL - Reginald Santana 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:09 DAL - Darrin Harden 11 pass from Walt Atkins (Reginald Santana extra point)
2Q: 09:03 NOS - Dean Horenstein 33 field goal
2Q: 02:34 NOS - C.J. Mills 19 pass from C.J. Joseph (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Dean Horenstein 50 field goal
3Q: 00:11 NOS - Buddy Harris 5 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
4Q: 11:22 DAL - Reginald Santana 48 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 1-7 4-3
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 407 426
- Offensive Plays 75 63
- Yards per Play 5.43 6.76
Net Rushing Yards 121 140
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 5.26 4.67
Net Passing Yards 286 286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 22 - 3 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 8.67
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	1-7	4-3
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	407	426
- Offensive Plays	75	63
- Yards per Play	5.43	6.76
Net Rushing Yards	121	140
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	5.26	4.67
Net Passing Yards	286	286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 22 - 3	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	8.67
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:40	2:33	OWN 20	6	35	Interception
1	2:43	2:20	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
1	0:08	0:26	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
2	8:58	2:34	OWN 25	5	4	Punt
2	5:36	0:08	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	2:27	1:47	OWN 23	5	32	Fumble
3	12:26	2:23	OWN 20	7	43	Missed FG
3	8:22	3:20	OWN 4	6	74	Interception
3	3:08	1:24	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
3	0:02	3:45	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
4	8:00	3:16	OWN 14	11	52	Missed FG
4	2:11	0:40	OWN 28	4	6	Downs
4	1:15	0:30	OWN 28	4	1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:20	OWN 28	2	25	Interception
1	8:07	5:24	OWN 25	9	35	Punt
1	0:23	0:15	OWN 20	1	43	Fumble
2	14:42	5:44	OWN 6	11	78	Field Goal
2	6:24	0:48	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:28	3:01	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 45	4	22	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 36	5	27	Punt
3	10:03	1:41	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
3	5:02	1:54	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	1:44	1:42	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
4	11:17	3:17	OWN 35	4	20	Punt
4	4:44	2:33	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	1:31	0:16	OPP 34	2	6	Fumble
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 29	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: C.J. Joseph, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Marcus McWilliams	11	43	3.91	11	1
RB Adam Evans	7	45	6.43	24	1
QB Walt Atkins	2	15	7.50	11	1
TE Fernando Nobile	2	17	8.50	10	1
RB Corey Powell	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Buddy Harris	16	51	3.19	11	1	1
QB C.J. Joseph	7	58	8.29	36	1	0
RB Edwin Ballard	7	31	4.43	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Atkins	49	22	300	3/14	1	40	3	46.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Joseph	32	22	291	1/5	1	55	1	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luis Krumrei	6	11	46	7.67	8	12	0
TE Darrin Harden	6	12	65	10.83	3	15	1
WR Clarence Parr	3	4	76	25.33	58	40	0
TE Ike Hojnacki	2	3	44	22.00	31	32	0
WR Weston Scherer	2	8	20	10.00	10	10	0
TE Fernando Nobile	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Marcus McWilliams	1	3	30	30.00	22	30	0
RB Adam Evans	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Terrell Gliniak	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Corey Powell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenyon Gillespie	11	14	177	16.09	54	55	0
WR C.J. Mills	5	7	70	14.00	28	28	1
WR Gene Gardner	4	7	33	8.25	7	11	0
TE Van Waller	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Todd Galyon	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shaun Bean	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tucker Jennings	2	0	0.00	0
S Amari Reade	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0
QB Walt Atkins	1	0	0
RB Marcus McWilliams	1	0	0
G Roberto Heimburger	0	1	0
DE Asher Briggs	0	1	0
CB Shaun Bean	0	1	0
TE Darrin Harden	0	1	0
S Thurman Dawkins	0	0	1
OLB Gary Sampson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Kenyon Gillespie	1	0	0
RB Buddy Harris	1	0	0
S Leo Bruschi	0	1	1
DE Ramon Grylicki	0	0	1
CB Corwin Reed	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	4	187	46.8	36.8	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	7	298	42.6	32.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	1/3	1/3	0/2	48	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Dawkins	3	29	9.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Hargett	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Mills	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Woodard	10	0	0.0	30	33
S Donnie Carlisle	8	2	0.0	30	33
OLB Gary Sampson	5	4	0.5	28	29
DT Sergio Jordan	4	1	0.0	25	22
S Thurman Dawkins	4	0	0.0	24	23
DE Asher Briggs	3	2	0.0	29	29
CB Duane Aspell	3	1	0.0	23	25
S Camden Diaz	3	0	0.0	7	10
CB Spencer Weaver	3	0	0.0	4	7
DE Carlos Flowers	2	1	0.5	26	24
CB William Hamilton	2	0	0.0	10	21
WR Clarence Parr	1	0	---	---	---
RB Marcus McWilliams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Weston Scherer	1	0	---	---	---
S Clyde Robertson	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Shaun Bean	0	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Brad Morris	0	1	0.0	18	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Rice	7	1	0.0	22	39
OLB Adrian Mamula	7	0	0.0	22	46
S Tucker Jennings	5	3	0.0	23	52
S Leo Bruschi	5	0	0.0	23	52
CB Jake Wooden	4	1	0.0	23	52
CB Corwin Reed	4	1	0.0	22	46
DT Gabe Monroe	3	0	0.0	13	36
DE Kris Sweeney	2	1	2.0	22	41
DT Peyton Mikkor	2	1	0.0	16	33
QB C.J. Joseph	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Herman Cambell	2	0	0.0	7	26
DE Ramon Grylicki	1	1	1.0	14	33
DE Leland Lucas	1	1	0.0	10	22
OLB Richard Nieves	1	0	0.0	1	6
S Amari Reade	1	0	0.0	17	41
CB Cristian Norton	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Wendell Foley	0	1	0.0	11	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Sampson	0.5	0	0	1	29
DE Carlos Flowers	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Henry Abraham	0.0	1	0	0	21
ILB Deron Woodard	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Sergio Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Asher Briggs	0.0	0	0	2	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kris Sweeney	2.0	0	1	0	41
DE Ramon Grylicki	1.0	0	0	2	33
DE Leland Lucas	0.0	2	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donnie Carlisle	6	0	0	33
CB Duane Aspell	4	1	0	25
ILB Deron Woodard	4	0	0	33
OLB Gary Sampson	3	0	0	29
CB William Hamilton	2	0	0	21
S Camden Diaz	2	0	0	10
CB Spencer Weaver	1	0	0	7
S Thurman Dawkins	0	1	0	23
CB Shaun Bean	0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jake Wooden	4	4	0	52
S Leo Bruschi	4	0	0	52
ILB Desmond Rice	4	0	0	39
OLB Adrian Mamula	3	2	0	46
CB Corwin Reed	2	3	0	46
S Amari Reade	2	1	1	41
OLB Herman Cambell	1	2	0	26
S Tucker Jennings	1	1	2	52
CB Cristian Norton	1	0	0	5
OLB Richard Nieves	0	1	0	6
DE Kris Sweeney	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joel Raymond	5	7	2	23	1	52
T Tracy Rohacz	3	4	0	23	1	52
T Arnold Downs	2	3	0	23	0	52
G Roberto Heimburger	1	6	0	23	0	52
C Ralph Holliday	1	1	0	23	1	52

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G James Hartman	4	6	30	0	33
G Vernon Forbes	2	4	30	1	33
C J.B. Reynolds	1	5	30	0	33
T Carlos Reinhardt	0	4	30	0	33
T Jeffery Bismonte	0	3	30	0	33
TE Jermaine Knight	0	1	10	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Parr	2	21
Adam Evans	1	21
Deron Woodard	1	20
Jose Hargett	1	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Harris	1	20
Tucker Jennings	1	18
Gene Gardner	1	11
Kent Osborne	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Clarence Parr	23	52	---	---	21	96
TE Darrin Harden	20	51	---	---	21	92
ILB Deron Woodard	---	---	30	33	20	83
T Arnold Downs	23	52	---	---	7	82
G Roberto Heimburger	23	52	---	---	7	82
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	30	33	13	76
C Ralph Holliday	23	52	---	---	---	75
T Tracy Rohacz	23	52	---	---	---	75
QB Walt Atkins	23	52	---	---	---	75
C Joel Raymond	23	52	---	---	---	75
DE Asher Briggs	---	---	29	29	9	67
OLB Gary Sampson	---	---	28	29	2	59
S Thurman Dawkins	---	---	24	23	7	54
WR Luis Krumrei	11	32	---	---	7	50
DE Carlos Flowers	---	---	26	24	---	50
DT Henry Abraham	---	---	26	21	2	49
CB Duane Aspell	---	---	23	25	1	49
CB Shaun Bean	---	---	25	24	---	49
RB Adam Evans	8	20	---	---	21	49
WR Weston Scherer	12	36	---	---	---	48
DT Sergio Jordan	---	---	25	22	---	47
CB Jake Compton	---	---	8	15	16	39
RB Marcus McWilliams	15	20	---	---	3	38
WR Terrell Gliniak	15	20	---	---	---	35
CB William Hamilton	---	---	10	21	---	31
OLB Brad Morris	---	---	18	7	---	25
TE Ike Hojnacki	5	12	---	---	4	21
RB Corey Powell	3	12	---	---	6	21
DE Bennett Joyner	---	---	5	16	---	21
S Camden Diaz	---	---	7	10	2	19
DE Josh Malone	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Jimmy Holdman	---	---	6	8	2	16
DE Nathaniel Covington	---	---	2	7	7	16
S Clyde Robertson	---	---	4	9	2	15
S Jose Hargett	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Spencer Weaver	---	---	4	7	1	12
TE Fernando Nobile	3	5	---	---	---	8
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Riley Carden	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Hugh McKenzie	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Eric Summers	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Britt Gardner	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Danny Antonik	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ronald Ayi	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Graham Page	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	23	52	18	93
CB Jake Wooden	---	---	23	52	14	89
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	22	46	11	79
S Leo Bruschi	---	---	23	52	3	78
G James Hartman	30	33	---	---	9	72
G Vernon Forbes	30	33	---	---	9	72
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	22	46	3	71
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	22	39	5	66
DE Kris Sweeney	---	---	22	41	2	65
QB C.J. Joseph	30	33	---	---	---	63
T Jeffery Bismonte	30	33	---	---	---	63
C J.B. Reynolds	30	33	---	---	---	63
T Carlos Reinhardt	30	33	---	---	---	63
RB Buddy Harris	19	21	---	---	20	60
S Amari Reade	---	---	17	41	2	60
WR C.J. Mills	25	31	---	---	3	59
TE Van Waller	28	29	---	---	1	58
WR Kenyon Gillespie	23	31	---	---	---	54
WR Gene Gardner	15	27	---	---	11	53
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	13	36	2	51
DT Peyton Mikkor	---	---	16	33	1	50
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	14	33	---	47
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	11	25	2	38
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	7	26	3	36
DE Leland Lucas	---	---	10	22	3	35
WR Todd Galyon	10	11	---	---	13	34
RB Edwin Ballard	12	12	---	---	9	33
OLB Richard Nieves	---	---	1	6	17	24
WR Luke Gerber	1	0	---	---	20	21
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	18	18
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	5	9	1	15
TE Jermaine Knight	10	1	---	---	---	11
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Donald Gilmore	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Kent Osborne	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Leon Stanton	---	---	1	7	---	8
S Gabe Powell	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Cristian Norton	---	---	1	5	---	6
RB Levon Horton	4	1	---	---	---	5
WR Dashawn McCormick	2	1	---	---	---	3
FB Luke Gliniak	1	0	---	---	2	3
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Nicky Foster	---	---	0	0	1	1
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	0	1	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	21	117	5.6
Right	5	14	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Atkins	49	22	4	1	5	15	1	2	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Joseph	32	22	4	3	1	2	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	82	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	86	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	132	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	137	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	8	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	117	29.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Darrin Harden	12	6	0	65	0	51
WR Luis Krumrei	11	6	1	46	0	32
WR Weston Scherer	8	2	1	20	0	36
WR Clarence Parr	4	3	0	76	2	52
TE Ike Hojnacki	3	2	1	44	1	12
TE Fernando Nobile	3	1	0	16	0	5
RB Marcus McWilliams	3	1	0	30	1	20
WR Terrell Gliniak	2	0	1	0	0	20
RB Adam Evans	2	1	1	3	0	20
RB Corey Powell	1	0	0	0	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenyon Gillespie	14	11	0	177	3	31
WR Gene Gardner	7	4	0	33	0	27
WR C.J. Mills	7	5	0	70	1	31
TE Van Waller	2	1	0	8	0	29
WR Todd Galyon	2	1	1	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marcus McWilliams	1	4	4.00	3.91

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Harris	4	1	0.25	3.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Atkins	1	1	11	11.00	6.12

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Joseph	7	3	29	4.14	9.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darrin Harden	1	1	11	11.00	5.42

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Gardner	3	0	0	0.00	4.71
WR C.J. Mills	2	2	24	12.00	10.00
WR Kenyon Gillespie	1	1	5	5.00	12.64
WR Todd Galyon	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Walt Atkins	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Ballard	3	1
QB C.J. Joseph	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Atkins	11	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Joseph	6	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luis Krumrei	3	2	1
TE Ike Hojnacki	2	2	2
TE Fernando Nobile	1	0	0
WR Terrell Gliniak	1	0	0
RB Corey Powell	1	0	0
RB Marcus McWilliams	1	0	0
TE Darrin Harden	1	1	1
WR Weston Scherer	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Mills	3	3	2
WR Gene Gardner	2	1	0
WR Kenyon Gillespie	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (19,900)
End Zone 11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (19,900)
End Zone	11,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)