Week 8, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	7	0	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	10	0	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 DAL - Stanley Collier 1 pass from Glenn Fletcher (Tim Clements extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DAL - Tim Clements 36 field goal
2Q: 05:03 NOS - Oscar Gossett 41 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 12 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 10:41 NOS - Hardy Redmond 20 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 00:03 DAL - Tim Clements 46 field goal
4Q: 04:53 DAL - Frank Flannery 3 run (Tim Clements extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 DAL - Stanley Collier 1 pass from Glenn Fletcher (Tim Clements extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DAL - Tim Clements 36 field goal
2Q: 05:03 NOS - Oscar Gossett 41 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 12 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 10:41 NOS - Hardy Redmond 20 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 00:03 DAL - Tim Clements 46 field goal
4Q: 04:53 DAL - Frank Flannery 3 run (Tim Clements extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 3-4 6-2
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 3 15
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 302 335
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 5.70 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 89 195
- Rushing Attempts 19 44
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.43
Net Passing Yards 213 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 218 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 4.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:02 35:58

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	3-4	6-2
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	3	15
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	302	335
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	5.70	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	89	195
- Rushing Attempts	19	44
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.43
Net Passing Yards	213	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	218	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	4.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:02	35:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:14	3:54	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
1	3:04	2:57	OWN 36	5	24	Punt
2	8:21	3:23	OWN 39	7	37	Field Goal
2	3:25	1:31	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 42	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	8:31	4:10	OWN 22	9	69	Fumble
4	15:00	2:19	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	4:47	2:06	OWN 24	7	31	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:46	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	6:20	3:16	OWN 42	6	39	Field Goal
1	0:07	6:46	OWN 20	13	48	Missed FG
2	4:58	1:33	OWN 20	3	10	Interception
2	1:54	1:53	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
3	10:24	1:53	OWN 46	3	26	Interception
3	4:21	4:21	OWN 9	10	62	Field Goal
4	12:41	7:54	OWN 19	16	81	Touchdown
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 45	7	23	Game

Game MVP: Frank Flannery, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	16	81	5.06	18	3	1
Roderick Pilcher	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Brodie Croyle	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Flannery	40	184	4.60	19	7	1
Reggie Newsome	3	12	4.00	6	0	0
Glenn Fletcher	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	33	21	218	1/5	1	21	0	92.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Fletcher	24	15	145	1/5	1	23	2	58.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Nickell	5	10	30	6.00	1	11	0
WR Hardy Redmond	4	6	58	14.50	8	21	1
TE Everett Hitchcock	3	5	31	10.33	4	11	0
WR Charlie Cooley	3	4	41	13.67	8	19	0
RB Reggie Saperstein	3	3	37	12.33	7	19	0
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jumbo Carr	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stanley Collier	3	5	16	5.33	1	8	1
WR Johnny Brayton	3	6	41	13.67	7	19	0
WR Jamie Wilson	3	4	38	12.67	1	23	0
RB Frank Flannery	2	2	9	4.50	2	7	0
FB Ken Rincon	2	3	20	10.00	9	12	0
WR Brandon Williams	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Chester Beaty	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Newton	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Donnie Wynn	1	12	12.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Nickell	1	1	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	0	0
Donnie Wynn	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glenn Fletcher	1	0	0
Tamba Hali	0	1	0
Darryl Kirk	0	1	0
Dominic Wickson	0	0	1
Bryan Whittington	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	3	123	41.0	27.0	43	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Marcum	1	30	30.0	22.0	30	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Clements	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Nickell	1	8	8.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Sutter	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	3	61	20.3	0
Charlie Cooley	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Brayton	2	53	26.5	0
Brandon Williams	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Wynn	8	2	1.0	42	22
CB Gus Brizzolara	7	4	0.0	31	19
DE Travis Laboy	6	2	0.0	38	21
OLB Brady Poppinga	6	1	0.0	38	22
DT Jamie Crowell	6	1	0.0	43	24
DE Bryce Barton	4	1	0.0	39	23
ILB Vernon Shepard	4	1	0.0	41	25
S Andy Meyer	4	1	0.0	42	25
CB Don Newton	3	1	0.0	40	23
ILB Renaldo Coffey	3	1	0.0	16	7
DT Robert Alfaro	2	1	0.0	14	6
S Harry Roberts	2	1	0.0	30	19
CB Chester Foss	1	2	0.0	42	23
CB Bernie Carlson	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Seth O'Donnell	0	1	0.0	9	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Hatcher	7	2	0.0	15	31
S Dominic Wickson	5	2	0.0	19	34
CB Zack Griffith	4	0	0.0	17	32
CB Marvin Ackerman	4	0	0.0	9	21
DE Keyonta Marshall	3	0	1.0	16	32
DT Stephen Newsome	3	0	0.0	8	6
S Anthony Smtih	2	1	0.0	13	24
DT Steven Borders	2	0	0.0	12	21
S Bryan Whittington	2	0	0.0	2	14
DE Tamba Hali	1	3	0.0	15	33
OLB Will Rogers	1	2	0.0	17	34
OLB Dominic Gantry	1	1	0.0	9	13
CB Oscar Doyle	1	1	0.0	15	31
DT Carlton Yunker	1	0	0.0	18	32
TE Stanley Collier	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louie Townsend	1	0	0.0	8	6
WR Jamie Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Herman May	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Gus Marsh	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donnie Wynn	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Brady Poppinga	0.0	1	0	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keyonta Marshall	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Carlton Yunker	0.0	1	0	1	32
DE Tamba Hali	0.0	0	2	3	33
CB Oscar Doyle	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gus Brizzolara	4	0	0	19
CB Don Newton	2	1	1	23
ILB Renaldo Coffey	2	0	0	7
S Andy Meyer	2	0	0	25
OLB Donnie Wynn	1	0	1	22
DE Travis Laboy	1	0	0	21
DT Robert Alfaro	1	0	0	6
ILB Vernon Shepard	1	0	0	25
CB Chester Foss	1	0	0	23

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zack Griffith	4	1	32
S Dominic Wickson	4	0	34
CB Marvin Ackerman	4	0	21
S Anthony Smtih	2	0	24
S Bryan Whittington	2	0	14
DE Keyonta Marshall	1	0	32
ILB Xavier Hatcher	1	0	31
DT Stephen Newsome	1	0	6
OLB Will Rogers	1	0	34
CB Oscar Doyle	1	0	31
DE Louie Townsend	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Zukowsky	2	6	1	18	0	31
Percy Gaulin	1	3	1	15	0	25
Bernard Claiborne	1	2	0	18	1	30
Cory Horn	1	2	0	7	0	13
Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1	12	0	22
Adrian Clinton	0	2	0	16	0	30
Travis Sherman	0	1	0	7	0	12
Heath Wilcox	0	1	0	1	0	4

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Stevenson	6	12	35	0	22
Darryl Kirk	5	7	34	1	18
Alan Evans	3	5	41	0	23
Desmond Marshall	2	5	34	0	21
Morris Cameron	2	5	17	0	7
Stanley Collier	1	1	22	0	15
Ken Rincon	1	1	31	0	16
Edwin Bout	0	4	12	0	9
Donnie Keeley	0	2	10	0	7
Myron McDaniel	0	1	25	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	2	17
Chris Hope	1	12
Willie Nickell	1	9
Roderick Zukowsky	1	2
Roderick Pilcher	0	14
Gus Brizzolara	0	12
Jumbo Carr	0	11
Travis Sherman	0	10
Walt Sapello	0	9
Everett Hitchcock	0	9
Charlie Cooley	0	8
Vernon Shepard	0	5
K.C. Sweeney	0	5
Gerald Bandhauer	0	5
Dwight Wallace	0	4
Bernard Claiborne	0	4
Brady Poppinga	0	4
Jerry Toledo	0	4
Jamie Crowell	0	4
David Domenici	0	4
Heath Wilcox	0	4
Wesley Conley	0	4
Travis Laboy	0	3
Bryce Barton	0	3
Don Newton	0	3
Chester Foss	0	3
Harry Roberts	0	3
Donnie Wynn	0	3
Andy Meyer	0	3
Oscar Gossett	0	1
Robert Alfaro	0	1
Hardy Redmond	0	1
Bernie Carlson	0	1
Kennedy Hall	0	1
Renaldo Coffey	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Marsh	2	16
Reggie Newsome	1	16
Junior Dole	1	11
Ralph Sutter	1	10
Chester Beaty	0	13
Brandon Williams	0	12
Myron McDaniel	0	11
D.J. Farrell	0	9
Tim Clements	0	8
Bryan Whittington	0	8
Louis Hitchcock	0	7
Marvin Ackerman	0	7
Dominic Wickson	0	6
Stanley Collier	0	4
Ken Rincon	0	4
Edwin Bout	0	4
C.J. Hicks	0	4
Donnie Keeley	0	4
Steve Newsome	0	3
Johnny Brayton	0	3
Xavier Hatcher	0	3
Morris Cameron	0	3
Zack Griffith	0	3
Herman May	0	3
Stephen Newsome	0	3
Darryl Kirk	0	2
Gary Marcum	0	1
Keyonta Marshall	0	1
Alan Evans	0	1
Carlton Yunker	0	1
Tamba Hali	0	1
Anthony Smtih	0	1
Desmond Marshall	0	1
Jamie Wilson	0	1
Will Rogers	0	1
Oscar Doyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	48	8.0
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	69	6.3
Middle	21	88	4.2
Right	11	39	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	33	21	2	3	3	2	3	4	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Fletcher	24	15	1	3	2	1	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	70	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	144	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Nickell	10	5	1	30	0	19
WR Hardy Redmond	6	4	2	58	2	30
TE Everett Hitchcock	5	3	0	31	0	22
WR Charlie Cooley	4	3	0	41	0	20
WR Jumbo Carr	3	1	0	17	0	17
RB Reggie Saperstein	3	3	0	37	0	15
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	0	4	0	12
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	0	0	0	19

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Brayton	6	3	1	41	0	24
TE Stanley Collier	5	3	0	16	0	15
WR Jamie Wilson	4	3	0	38	1	17
WR Brandon Williams	3	1	0	13	0	8
FB Ken Rincon	3	2	1	20	0	16
RB Frank Flannery	2	2	0	9	0	15
WR Chester Beaty	1	1	0	8	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Saperstein	1	12	12.00	5.06

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Flannery	8	23	2.88	4.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	1	1	20	20.00	6.61

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Fletcher	3	2	3	1.00	6.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Redmond	1	1	20	20.00	9.67

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Frank Flannery	1	1	2	2.00	4.50
TE Stanley Collier	1	1	1	1.00	3.20
WR Johnny Brayton	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Flannery	4	4
Reggie Newsome	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	10	8	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Fletcher	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Nickell	5	3	2
WR Charlie Cooley	2	2	2
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1
WR Hardy Redmond	1	1	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Brayton	3	0	0
WR Brandon Williams	1	0	0
WR Chester Beaty	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,700 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (23,400)
End Zone 14,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,700 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (23,400)
End Zone	14,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)