Week 8, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	7	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	6	24	3	0	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NOS - Logan Blake 8 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point failed)
1Q: 02:57 DAL - Les Linquist 40 field goal
2Q: 13:57 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 29 field goal
2Q: 05:44 NOS - Leonard Lang 8 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Joe Howard 1 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 02:02 NOS - Ike Grui 93 interception return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 09:29 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 37 field goal
3Q: 01:21 DAL - Kendall Carraher 1 run (Les Linquist extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 NOS - Logan Blake 8 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point failed)
1Q: 02:57 DAL - Les Linquist 40 field goal
2Q: 13:57 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 29 field goal
2Q: 05:44 NOS - Leonard Lang 8 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 05:13 NOS - Joe Howard 1 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 02:02 NOS - Ike Grui 93 interception return (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
3Q: 09:29 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 37 field goal
3Q: 01:21 DAL - Kendall Carraher 1 run (Les Linquist extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 3-5 7-0
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 284 349
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 51 158
- Rushing Attempts 15 43
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.67
Net Passing Yards 233 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 8.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/47 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 1/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/93
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:04 32:56

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	3-5	7-0
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	284	349
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	51	158
- Rushing Attempts	15	43
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.67
Net Passing Yards	233	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	20 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	8.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/47	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	1/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/93
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:04	32:56

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	8:35	5:46	OWN 14	10	63	Field Goal
2	13:50	1:10	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	5:06	3:11	OWN 25	9	51	Interception
2	1:55	1:29	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	9:23	5:03	OWN 25	9	36	Punt
3	4:02	2:49	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
4	10:00	2:35	OWN 39	10	21	Downs
4	2:44	2:19	OWN 20	7	66	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	4:15	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
1	2:49	3:59	OWN 16	7	72	Field Goal
2	12:40	7:03	OWN 2	16	98	Touchdown
2	5:32	0:26	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 45	3	4	Half
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 39	9	41	Field Goal
3	4:20	0:18	OWN 20	1	6	Fumble
3	1:13	6:13	OWN 25	12	43	Missed FG
4	7:25	4:41	OWN 40	6	18	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 14	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Siever, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Sebastian Langton	10	26	2.60	7	0
RB Kendall Carraher	2	4	2.00	3	1
QB Darrin Diaz	2	14	7.00	7	0
RB Jim Dole	1	7	7.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dwight Franken	22	80	3.64	11	2	0
RB Leonard Lang	17	52	3.06	11	2	1
QB Kendall Siever	3	27	9.00	11	1	0
QB Jackson Karau	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Blackburn	21	12	145	2/13	0	42	0	78.5
Darrin Diaz	19	13	117	3/16	0	36	1	62.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	20	17	208	3/17	2	42	0	143.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jalen Carter	8	10	58	7.25	21	15
WR Twilight Williams	6	8	107	17.83	36	42
WR Myron Bellas	3	7	59	19.67	4	36
RB Sebastian Langton	3	4	19	6.33	0	9
WR Zach Thornton	2	7	4	2.00	3	8
WR Irv Bailey	2	3	12	6.00	0	11
TE Elijah Malone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Matesky	5	7	71	14.20	29	24	0
WR Joe Howard	3	3	54	18.00	3	42	1
RB Leonard Lang	3	3	19	6.33	11	8	0
FB Logan Blake	2	3	20	10.00	0	12	1
TE Tony Peele	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ike Grui	1	93	93.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Monty Greer	1	0	0
OLB Ernest Blackburn	0	1	0
DE Jake Kagan	0	0	1
DE Salvador Brewster	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	0	0
RB Dwight Franken	1	0	0
RB Leonard Lang	0	1	1
CB Philip Sparrow	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Rusk	4	191	47.8	36.3	65	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	1	42	42.0	22.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Linquist	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Greer	2	46	23.0	0
Kendall Carraher	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ernest Blackburn	12	4	0.0	43	23
ILB Jalen LeGrande	9	3	0.0	28	16
DE Salvador Brewster	6	1	0.0	38	19
S Kelly Korth	5	4	0.0	41	21
S Alexander Fox	5	2	0.0	42	23
CB Salvador Franz	4	1	0.0	40	21
DT Tevin Bailey	3	1	0.0	27	14
OLB Floyd Hartman	3	1	0.0	43	23
DE Lawrence Raymond	2	1	2.0	17	10
CB Luther Hutton	2	2	0.0	26	10
ILB Tucker Reynolds	2	2	0.0	13	11
DT Will Wharton	2	0	0.0	29	13
DE Jake Kagan	1	0	1.0	9	5
ILB Pete Ewart	1	0	0.0	7	2
OLB Bryce Sorenson	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Tevin Chen	0	1	0.0	28	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	6	0	0.0	9	34
DE J.R. Turnbull	5	2	2.0	14	41
ILB Ike Grui	5	1	0.0	15	44
DT Calvin Grier	4	1	1.5	11	23
OLB Donnell Thompson	4	6	0.0	14	44
S Barry Moorehead	4	0	0.0	7	22
OLB Rick O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	4	7
DE Aidan Butler	2	0	1.5	6	30
DT Chad Nicholas	2	0	0.0	8	26
S Tyler Worden	2	0	0.0	10	36
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	1	0.0	10	28
S Santiago Caldwell	1	1	0.0	15	34
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.0	4	10
S Eugene Morris	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Damon Springer	1	0	0.0	2	21
S Frederick Hanlin	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Philip Sparrow	1	0	0.0	10	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lawrence Raymond	2.0	0	0	1	10
DE Jake Kagan	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Tevin Bailey	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Salvador Brewster	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Will Wharton	0.0	0	0	1	13
OLB Floyd Hartman	0.0	0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.R. Turnbull	2.0	0	0	41
DE Aidan Butler	1.5	0	1	30
DT Calvin Grier	1.5	0	0	23
DE Damon Springer	0.0	2	3	21
DE Peyton Mann	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alexander Fox	4	0	23
CB Salvador Franz	4	0	21
ILB Jalen LeGrande	2	1	16
OLB Ernest Blackburn	2	0	23
OLB Bryce Sorenson	2	0	5
S Kelly Korth	2	0	21
ILB Tucker Reynolds	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	4	0	0	34
ILB Ike Grui	3	1	1	44
OLB Rick O'Donnell	3	0	0	7
S Barry Moorehead	3	0	0	22
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	2	0	44
S Tyler Worden	2	1	0	36
S Santiago Caldwell	1	1	0	34
CB Philip Sparrow	1	1	0	35
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0	10
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	0	28
S Eugene Morris	1	0	0	5
DE J.R. Turnbull	1	0	0	41
DT Chad Nicholas	1	0	0	26
S Frederick Hanlin	1	0	0	17
ILB Monty Bustos	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tracy Maupin	2	3	15	0	45
G Isaac Stanton	1	3	15	1	45
T Frank Hockman	0	3	15	0	45
G Archie Winslett	0	2	15	3	45
T Erick Brengel	0	2	15	1	45

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	5	15	0	43	0	23
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	3	5	1	43	1	23
T Amari Liakos	2	5	0	43	0	23
C Francisco Helms	1	9	0	43	0	23
T Brenden Nicol	1	5	0	43	2	23

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Kagan	2	17
Sebastian Langton	1	15
Erick Brengel	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Lang	1	14
Barry Moorehead	1	14
Jason Matesky	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ernest Blackburn	---	---	43	23	17	83
TE Jalen Carter	15	44	---	---	16	75
OLB Floyd Hartman	---	---	43	23	3	69
S Alexander Fox	---	---	42	23	3	68
RB Sebastian Langton	12	40	---	---	15	67
T Erick Brengel	15	45	---	---	5	65
T Frank Hockman	15	45	---	---	5	65
S Kelly Korth	---	---	41	21	3	65
CB Salvador Franz	---	---	40	21	2	63
G Isaac Stanton	15	45	---	---	---	60
C Tracy Maupin	15	45	---	---	---	60
G Archie Winslett	15	45	---	---	---	60
DE Salvador Brewster	---	---	38	19	3	60
WR Myron Bellas	13	36	---	---	10	59
WR Irv Bailey	12	34	---	---	7	53
WR Zach Thornton	9	37	---	---	---	46
ILB Jalen LeGrande	---	---	28	16	---	44
DT Tevin Bailey	---	---	27	14	2	43
DT Will Wharton	---	---	29	13	---	42
CB Tevin Chen	---	---	28	11	1	40
CB Luther Hutton	---	---	26	10	2	38
CB Winfred Amdahl	---	---	20	14	3	37
QB Darrin Diaz	9	22	---	---	1	32
DE Lawrence Raymond	---	---	17	10	4	31
DE Jake Kagan	---	---	9	5	17	31
QB Bart Blackburn	6	23	---	---	---	29
WR Twilight Williams	6	19	---	---	---	25
ILB Tucker Reynolds	---	---	13	11	---	24
RB Kendall Carraher	2	5	---	---	16	23
DT Shaquille Boone	---	---	9	7	---	16
WR Roderick Chryplewicz	2	2	---	---	12	16
OLB Bryce Sorenson	---	---	7	5	3	15
DT Nicholas Logan	---	---	1	1	11	13
CB Kurt Newman	---	---	5	4	2	11
DT Erick Brady	---	---	0	0	11	11
ILB Pete Ewart	---	---	7	2	1	10
CB Monty Greer	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Elijah Malone	1	7	---	---	---	8
RB Jim Dole	2	0	---	---	3	5
G Bucky Lynch	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Cornell Hughes	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Herb Strayhorn	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ronnie Rusk	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Les Linquist	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Francisco Booker	1	1	---	---	---	2
TE Derek Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason Matesky	39	22	---	---	11	72
T Brenden Nicol	43	23	---	---	4	70
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	15	44	8	67
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	43	23	---	---	---	66
T Amari Liakos	43	23	---	---	---	66
C Francisco Helms	43	23	---	---	---	66
G Stephen Cunningham	43	23	---	---	---	66
WR Joe Howard	42	22	---	---	---	64
QB Kendall Siever	40	23	---	---	---	63
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	15	34	14	63
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	14	41	5	60
WR Marlon Brewer	40	19	---	---	---	59
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	14	44	1	59
RB Leonard Lang	21	18	---	---	14	53
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	10	35	4	49
S Tyler Worden	---	---	10	36	1	47
WR Dashawn Nixon	24	8	---	---	14	46
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	10	28	6	44
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	9	34	1	44
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	7	22	14	43
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	8	26	5	39
FB Logan Blake	9	13	---	---	17	39
DE Peyton Mann	---	---	15	23	---	38
TE Tony Peele	12	7	---	---	18	37
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	6	30	1	37
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	11	23	---	34
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	4	7	15	26
RB Dwight Franken	22	4	---	---	---	26
DE Damon Springer	---	---	2	21	---	23
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	4	17	1	22
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	4	14	1	19
WR Jeremiah Manuel	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Victor Buckley	4	1	---	---	10	15
CB Tim Babin	---	---	4	10	---	14
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Aaron Weber	2	1	---	---	4	7
S Eugene Morris	---	---	2	5	---	7
G Rondell Petruzziello	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jackson Karau	3	0	---	---	---	3
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	1	1
RB Blaine Justice	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Gerald Wong	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	32	2.7
Middle	22	99	4.5
Right	8	28	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Blackburn	21	12	2	3	0	4	2	1	0
Darrin Diaz	19	13	1	0	1	3	1	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	20	17	3	0	0	1	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	62	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	128	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	12	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	62	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jalen Carter	10	8	0	58	0	44
WR Twilight Williams	8	6	0	107	2	19
WR Myron Bellas	7	3	1	59	1	36
WR Zach Thornton	7	2	0	4	0	37
RB Sebastian Langton	4	3	0	19	0	40
WR Irv Bailey	3	2	0	12	0	34
TE Elijah Malone	1	1	0	3	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Matesky	7	5	71	1	22
WR Joe Howard	3	3	54	1	22
RB Leonard Lang	3	3	19	0	18
FB Logan Blake	3	2	20	0	13
TE Tony Peele	1	1	3	0	7
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	20	1	19
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	13	0	8
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kendall Carraher	1	1	1.00	2.00
RB Sebastian Langton	1	7	7.00	2.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	4	18	4.50	3.06
RB Dwight Franken	3	13	4.33	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Blackburn	3	0	0	0.00	6.90

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	3	3	25	8.33	10.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
WR Twilight Williams	1	13.38
WR Zach Thornton	1	0.57
TE Jalen Carter	1	5.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Matesky	1	1	16	16.00	10.14
WR Joe Howard	1	1	1	1.00	18.00
FB Logan Blake	1	1	8	8.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kendall Carraher	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	5	2
QB Kendall Siever	2	1
QB Jackson Karau	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Blackburn	6	3	2
Darrin Diaz	6	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	4	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zach Thornton	3	0	0
TE Jalen Carter	3	2	1
WR Myron Bellas	2	2	2
WR Twilight Williams	2	2	1
WR Irv Bailey	2	2	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tony Peele	1	1	1
TE Jason Matesky	1	1	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	1
FB Logan Blake	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (19,900)
End Zone 12,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (19,900)
End Zone	12,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)