Week 8, 2054

played in Dallas, TX

50 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	8	-	22
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	17	3	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NOS - Carlos Foley 14 pass from Bob Frassrand (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DAL - Hunter Torres 14 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
2Q: 10:15 DAL - Brendan Mathis 42 field goal
2Q: 05:05 NOS - George Herring 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DAL - Brendan Mathis 47 field goal
3Q: 09:06 DAL - Clayton Douglas 9 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
3Q: 03:35 DAL - Brendan Mathis 42 field goal
3Q: 00:12 DAL - Derek Levine 7 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
4Q: 05:32 NOS - Corbin Balogh 13 pass from Bob Frassrand (Bob Frassrand pass to Leland Sharper for conversion)
4Q: 01:36 DAL - Brendan Mathis 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 NOS - Carlos Foley 14 pass from Bob Frassrand (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 03:50 DAL - Hunter Torres 14 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
2Q: 10:15 DAL - Brendan Mathis 42 field goal
2Q: 05:05 NOS - George Herring 2 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DAL - Brendan Mathis 47 field goal
3Q: 09:06 DAL - Clayton Douglas 9 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
3Q: 03:35 DAL - Brendan Mathis 42 field goal
3Q: 00:12 DAL - Derek Levine 7 pass from Jaylen Faria (Brendan Mathis extra point)
4Q: 05:32 NOS - Corbin Balogh 13 pass from Bob Frassrand (Bob Frassrand pass to Leland Sharper for conversion)
4Q: 01:36 DAL - Brendan Mathis 48 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 342 393
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 125 103
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 4.81 3.96
Net Passing Yards 217 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 38 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 7.25
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/29 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/52
Kick Returns/Yards 4/74 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:33 32:27

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	342	393
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	125	103
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	4.81	3.96
Net Passing Yards	217	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	38 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	7.25
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/29	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/52
Kick Returns/Yards	4/74	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:33	32:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	10:47	3:01	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
1	3:41	2:45	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
2	10:07	5:08	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:22	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
3	8:57	4:19	OWN 21	8	22	Fumble
3	3:30	1:29	OWN 36	2	-7	Fumble
3	0:01	3:12	OWN 23	7	30	Punt
4	8:17	2:55	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 25	6	21	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	2:46	OWN 38	7	27	Missed FG
1	7:46	4:05	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	0:56	1:06	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
2	14:50	4:43	OWN 40	11	35	Field Goal
2	4:59	3:06	OWN 22	6	48	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OPP 47	2	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	6:03	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
3	4:38	1:08	OPP 33	3	8	Field Goal
3	2:01	2:00	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
4	11:49	3:32	OWN 6	5	20	Punt
4	5:22	3:54	OWN 25	8	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jaylen Faria, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB George Herring	13	63	4.85	19	1	1
RB Carlos Foley	13	62	4.77	14	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lewis Williamson	16	72	4.50	11	1
RB Cary Shepard	8	21	2.63	6	0
RB Wade Godfrey	2	10	5.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Frassrand	28	19	235	3/18	2	31	0	117.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jaylen Faria	38	29	303	2/13	3	31	0	125.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wendell Ramirez	6	9	51	8.50	8	19	0
TE Kyle Syms	5	8	75	15.00	34	31	0
WR Corbin Balogh	3	6	43	14.33	7	28	1
WR Leland Sharper	2	2	42	21.00	24	28	0
RB Lenny Carnation	2	2	10	5.00	8	14	0
RB Carlos Foley	1	1	14	14.00	11	14	1

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Clayton Douglas	9	10	68	7.56	12	12	1
WR Hunter Torres	9	11	87	9.67	19	21	1
WR Derek Levine	4	6	36	9.00	7	18	1
WR Brody Fredrickson	3	5	23	7.67	5	8	0
TE Donny Hastings	2	4	53	26.50	2	31	0
RB Cary Shepard	1	1	20	20.00	22	20	0
TE Jim Turner	1	1	16	16.00	9	16	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
QB Bob Frassrand	2	0
CB Desmond Wigtil	1	0
DE Mercury Gerhardt	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jaylen Faria	1	0	0
DE Tim Hutchins	0	1	2
WR Brody Fredrickson	0	1	0
WR Derek Levine	0	1	0
DT Hector Bowlware	0	1	0
ILB Tyrell Papadopulos	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cristian Oelschlager	4	168	42.0	31.5	50	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oliver Boldin	2	95	47.5	42.5	48	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brendan Mathis	4/6	4/5	0/1	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Wigtil	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Torres	2	52	26.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Wigtil	4	74	18.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Dole	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Schuster	9	2	0.0	15	24
DE Mercury Gerhardt	6	2	2.0	14	35
OLB Angel Gaines	6	2	0.0	26	38
CB Julio Davidson	4	1	0.0	10	23
DT Harold Miller	4	0	0.0	15	21
CB Tyler Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	11	18
S Josiah Pearson	3	2	0.0	17	26
CB Asher Shotwell	3	1	0.0	16	17
CB Norm Lauritzen	2	2	0.0	14	15
CB Scott Humphrey	2	1	0.0	19	28
ILB Nicky Weigel	2	1	0.0	9	14
S Logan Powe	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Bubba Lowe	1	1	0.0	8	22
DE Sergio Fujita	1	0	0.0	19	22
DT Brock Burkhammer	1	0	0.0	13	24
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Reggie Sasser	1	0	0.0	14	10
DE Ronnie Meier	1	0	0.0	10	25
DE Bryson Slocum	1	0	0.0	4	13
CB Rick Kieburtz	1	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Zach Bronson	0	1	0.0	9	14

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ezekiel Ringo	6	1	0.0	23	16
CB Vince Shaw	5	3	0.0	22	20
ILB Tyrell Papadopulos	4	0	0.0	12	9
DT Phillip Franklin	3	1	0.0	14	13
CB Troy Uzzell	3	1	0.0	23	23
ILB Keith Hughes	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Victor Monroe	3	0	0.0	16	27
CB Luis Galloway	3	0	0.0	23	31
DE Tim Hutchins	2	0	2.0	22	22
OLB Pete Savickas	2	0	1.0	5	13
S Kelly Korth	2	1	0.0	6	14
ILB Jalen LeGrande	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Giovanni Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	6	13
DT Hector Bowlware	1	1	0.0	23	24
DT Cornell Sawyer	1	1	0.0	21	16
DE Clyde Sperr	1	0	0.0	12	15
S Dalton Cochrane	1	0	0.0	13	27
S Tristan O'Neill	1	0	0.0	10	4
DT Dale Patton	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Gerhardt	2.0	1	1	1	35
DE Reggie Sasser	0.0	1	1	0	10
DE Ronnie Meier	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Bryson Slocum	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Harold Miller	0.0	0	0	1	21

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Hutchins	2.0	1	2	22
OLB Pete Savickas	1.0	1	2	13
DT Cornell Sawyer	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Schuster	6	0	24
CB Julio Davidson	4	0	23
OLB Angel Gaines	3	1	38
CB Asher Shotwell	3	0	17
CB Norm Lauritzen	2	1	15
DT Harold Miller	2	0	21
CB Tyler Rodriguez	2	0	18
CB Bubba Lowe	2	0	22
DT Brock Burkhammer	1	0	24
S Josiah Pearson	1	0	26
S Logan Powe	1	0	14
DE Mercury Gerhardt	1	0	35
CB Rick Kieburtz	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Uzzell	4	0	23
CB Giovanni Rodriguez	2	1	13
CB Victor Monroe	2	0	27
ILB Tyrell Papadopulos	2	0	9
ILB Ezekiel Ringo	2	0	16
CB Luis Galloway	2	0	31
ILB Jalen LeGrande	1	0	11
CB Vince Shaw	1	0	20
S Dalton Cochrane	1	0	27
S Tristan O'Neill	1	0	4
ILB Keith Hughes	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Cunningham	6	8	1	26	1	31
G Bryson Prall	4	7	1	26	0	31
C Rico Ferguson	1	5	0	26	0	31
G Mack Ramirez	1	3	0	26	0	31
T Patrick Djojonegoro	0	3	0	26	2	31

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Demetrius Poole	4	8	26	2	40
G Terrance Priestley	2	6	26	0	40
G Ronald Mason	2	3	26	0	40
T Nicky Ellison	1	6	26	0	40
C Zachary Lind	1	3	26	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Syms	2	18
Cameron Grimm	1	17
Lawrence Mason	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Rodriguez	2	16
Dana Dole	1	24
Tyrell Papadopulos	1	18
Tim Hutchins	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Angel Gaines	---	---	26	38	13	77
TE Kyle Syms	23	28	---	---	18	69
G Stephen Cunningham	26	31	---	---	4	61
G Bryson Prall	26	31	---	---	4	61
G Mack Ramirez	26	31	---	---	4	61
T Patrick Djojonegoro	26	31	---	---	4	61
QB Bob Frassrand	26	31	---	---	---	57
C Rico Ferguson	26	31	---	---	---	57
DE Mercury Gerhardt	---	---	14	35	7	56
WR Corbin Balogh	25	28	---	---	---	53
CB Scott Humphrey	---	---	19	28	4	51
CB Julio Davidson	---	---	10	23	18	51
WR Leland Sharper	14	22	---	---	14	50
WR Wendell Ramirez	21	28	---	---	---	49
S Josiah Pearson	---	---	17	26	4	47
DE Sergio Fujita	---	---	19	22	4	45
CB Rick Kieburtz	---	---	17	24	4	45
OLB Jeffrey Schuster	---	---	15	24	4	43
DT Brock Burkhammer	---	---	13	24	5	42
RB George Herring	14	10	---	---	18	42
RB Carlos Foley	14	15	---	---	12	41
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	10	25	5	40
S Logan Powe	---	---	9	14	16	39
DT Harold Miller	---	---	15	21	3	39
CB Bubba Lowe	---	---	8	22	5	35
CB Asher Shotwell	---	---	16	17	1	34
CB Tyler Rodriguez	---	---	11	18	5	34
ILB Zach Bronson	---	---	9	14	10	33
CB Norm Lauritzen	---	---	14	15	1	30
DE Mason Fisk	---	---	14	12	1	27
ILB Nicky Weigel	---	---	9	14	2	25
DE Reggie Sasser	---	---	14	10	1	25
TE Riddick Fariman	4	7	---	---	12	23
DE Bryson Slocum	---	---	4	13	2	19
OLB Cameron Grimm	---	---	2	0	17	19
RB Lenny Carnation	4	12	---	---	---	16
FB Walter Bronson	10	5	---	---	---	15
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	1	1	12	14
CB Desmond Wigtil	---	---	0	0	10	10
WR Jaylen Aranha	1	0	---	---	8	9
P Cristian Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Lawrence Mason	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Manuel Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Henry Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Maurice Farley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Terrance Priestley	26	40	---	---	8	74
T Demetrius Poole	26	40	---	---	8	74
QB Jaylen Faria	26	40	---	---	6	72
T Nicky Ellison	26	40	---	---	6	72
WR Hunter Torres	26	39	---	---	4	69
G Ronald Mason	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Zachary Lind	26	40	---	---	---	66
WR Derek Levine	23	32	---	---	8	63
DE Tim Hutchins	---	---	22	22	16	60
TE Clayton Douglas	22	38	---	---	---	60
WR Brody Fredrickson	15	20	---	---	24	59
CB Luis Galloway	---	---	23	31	---	54
DT Hector Bowlware	---	---	23	24	---	47
CB Troy Uzzell	---	---	23	23	---	46
DE Clyde Sperr	---	---	12	15	18	45
CB Victor Monroe	---	---	16	27	---	43
CB Vince Shaw	---	---	22	20	---	42
S Dalton Cochrane	---	---	13	27	---	40
ILB Tyrell Papadopulos	---	---	12	9	18	39
ILB Ezekiel Ringo	---	---	23	16	---	39
RB Lewis Williamson	16	22	---	---	---	38
ILB Keith Hughes	---	---	21	17	---	38
DT Cornell Sawyer	---	---	21	16	---	37
CB Giovanni Rodriguez	---	---	6	13	16	35
WR Dana Dole	2	5	---	---	24	31
DT Phillip Franklin	---	---	14	13	4	31
TE Donny Hastings	8	16	---	---	6	30
RB Cary Shepard	11	13	---	---	---	24
T Emmitt Jenkins	0	0	---	---	24	24
DT Dale Patton	---	---	6	16	---	22
OLB Pete Savickas	---	---	5	13	4	22
RB Wade Godfrey	4	5	---	---	12	21
S Kelly Korth	---	---	6	14	---	20
S Tristan O'Neill	---	---	10	4	4	18
WR Norm Burnett	0	0	---	---	18	18
ILB Jalen LeGrande	---	---	5	11	---	16
K Brendan Mathis	0	0	---	---	14	14
TE Jim Turner	3	10	---	---	---	13
DT Randal Wooden	---	---	3	10	---	13
C Herb Strayhorn	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kelvin Sutter	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Ronnie Bell	---	---	0	0	4	4
P Oliver Boldin	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Daryl Leger	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Skip Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Duane Garboushian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	13	44	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Frassrand	28	19	3	2	4	1	2	5	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jaylen Faria	38	29	4	0	1	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	78	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	128	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Ramirez	9	6	2	51	0	28
TE Kyle Syms	8	5	1	75	1	28
WR Corbin Balogh	6	3	1	43	1	28
WR Leland Sharper	2	2	0	42	1	22
RB Lenny Carnation	2	2	0	10	0	12
RB Carlos Foley	1	1	0	14	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Torres	11	9	0	87	1	39
TE Clayton Douglas	10	9	0	68	0	38
WR Derek Levine	6	4	0	36	0	32
WR Brody Fredrickson	5	3	1	23	0	20
TE Donny Hastings	4	2	0	53	2	16
RB Cary Shepard	1	1	0	20	1	13
TE Jim Turner	1	1	0	16	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Herring	2	1	0.50	4.85
RB Carlos Foley	1	3	3.00	4.77

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Godfrey	1	3	3.00	5.00
RB Lewis Williamson	1	3	3.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Frassrand	5	3	41	8.20	8.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jaylen Faria	7	7	49	7.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kyle Syms	2	0	0	0.00	9.38
WR Corbin Balogh	1	1	13	13.00	7.17
RB Carlos Foley	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
RB Lenny Carnation	1	1	14	14.00	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brody Fredrickson	2	2	15	7.50	4.60
WR Derek Levine	2	2	8	4.00	6.00
TE Clayton Douglas	2	2	12	6.00	6.80
WR Hunter Torres	1	1	14	14.00	7.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB George Herring	1	1
RB Carlos Foley	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lewis Williamson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Frassrand	6	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jaylen Faria	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corbin Balogh	2	0	0
RB Lenny Carnation	2	2	1
WR Wendell Ramirez	1	0	0
TE Kyle Syms	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clayton Douglas	3	3	1
WR Hunter Torres	3	3	2
WR Brody Fredrickson	1	0	0
TE Donny Hastings	1	1	1
WR Derek Levine	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,200 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,200 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)