Week 8, 1979

played in Dallas, TX

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:58 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 10:51 DAL - Mike Wood 23 field goal
2Q: 02:31 DAL - Mike Pruitt 7 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 02:24 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
4Q: 12:20 NOS - Dave Jacobs 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:58 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 10:51 DAL - Mike Wood 23 field goal
2Q: 02:31 DAL - Mike Pruitt 7 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 02:24 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
4Q: 12:20 NOS - Dave Jacobs 40 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 193 313
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 3.06 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 72 129
- Rushing Attempts 20 38
- Yards per Rush 3.60 3.39
Net Passing Yards 121 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 147 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.81 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	193	313
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	3.06	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	72	129
- Rushing Attempts	20	38
- Yards per Rush	3.60	3.39
Net Passing Yards	121	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	147	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.81	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:47	7:19	OWN 21	13	61	Missed FG
1	4:18	0:58	OWN 19	3	-4	Punt
2	10:43	1:38	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	7:24	0:56	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
2	2:24	1:34	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
3	9:47	4:27	OWN 21	9	18	Fumble
3	2:19	5:04	OWN 37	8	40	Field Goal
4	10:16	1:25	OPP 21	4	9	Downs
4	6:02	1:11	OWN 25	6	20	Downs
4	1:55	0:25	OWN 34	4	0	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:13	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
1	5:28	1:10	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	3:20	7:37	OWN 41	14	53	Field Goal
2	9:05	1:41	OWN 30	3	18	Fumble
2	6:28	4:04	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
3	11:30	1:43	OWN 6	4	26	Punt
3	5:20	3:01	OPP 39	5	16	Field Goal
4	12:15	1:59	OWN 28	3	-12	Interception
4	8:51	2:49	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
4	4:51	2:56	OPP 45	6	18	Missed FG
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 34	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terdell Middleton	9	41	4.56	14	1
James Mayberry	9	23	2.56	6	0
Don Horn	1	4	4.00	4	0
Cleveland Franklin	1	4	4.00	4	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	27	84	3.11	10	1	1
Elvis Peacock	7	32	4.57	17	1	0
Roger Staubach	4	13	3.25	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Horn	23	12	102	4/26	0	34	0	64.0
Charles Swift	16	7	45	0/0	0	18	0	51.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	28	16	184	0/0	1	40	1	74.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Renfro	4	11	15	3.75	0	6
WR Patrick Schulz	3	6	51	17.00	22	34
WR Larry Wilcox	3	6	37	12.33	1	16
WR Al Walker	2	5	32	16.00	0	18
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	2	1.00	0	1
RB Terdell Middleton	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1
RB James Mayberry	2	3	4	2.00	0	3
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Henry Childs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE John McMakin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Givens	4	6	71	17.75	13	40	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	8	35	11.67	6	26	1
WR Bob Pickard	3	6	36	12.00	4	22	0
FB Bill Saleaumula	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Van Terry	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Horn	1	0	0
Mike Haynes	0	1	0
Joe Federspiel	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Larry Brooks	0	1	0
Ken Sanders	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	5	230	46.0	41.2	52	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	191	47.8	45.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	1/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Haynes	2	9	4.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	87	21.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Tommy Myers	7	5	36	24
ILB Joe Federspiel	7	3	31	27
CB Louis Wright	7	1	35	25
DE Bill Stanfill	6	1	32	23
CB Bo McConnell	4	2	32	17
CB Van Terry	3	2	19	16
OLB Larry Keller	2	2	13	14
ILB Rick Kay	2	1	10	2
S Brent Sexton	2	1	15	21
DE Tody Smith	2	0	28	24
DT Doug Sutherland	2	0	22	18
DE Derek Check	2	0	30	22
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	0	20	15
OLB Tom Dinkel	1	3	22	15
DE Al Cowlings	1	0	15	5
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	21	16

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	1	0.0	18	35
OLB Pete Cronan	4	1	1.0	15	34
DT Larry Brooks	4	0	0.0	16	36
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0.0	16	34
S C.L. Whittington	3	1	0.0	15	26
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	18	36
CB Ed Torrice	3	0	0.0	8	21
DT Don Parrish	2	1	1.0	6	8
DE John Andrews	2	0	1.0	9	18
S Rick Fontenot	2	2	0.0	10	28
DT Ernie Holmes	2	0	0.0	7	17
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0.0	15	30
DE Ken Sanders	1	1	1.0	11	25
DE Ike Howard	1	1	0.0	5	17
S Autry Beamon	1	1	0.0	16	38
S Craig Cassady	1	1	0.0	6	14
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0.0	3	5
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0.0	15	26
DE Don Latimer	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	27
DE Bill Stanfill	1	23
DE Greg Foggie	1	16

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Andrews	1.0	1	1	0	18
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	1	0	0	25
DT Don Parrish	1.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Pete Cronan	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	2	3	36
ILB Gerald Irons	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Louis Wright	3	1	0	25
ILB Joe Federspiel	3	0	0	27
CB Van Terry	2	1	1	16
S Tommy Myers	2	0	0	24
OLB Larry Keller	2	0	0	14
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0	21
DE Bill Stanfill	1	0	0	23
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	0	0	15
S Mike Haynes	0	2	0	24
OLB Tom Dinkel	0	1	0	15

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	3	2	34
OLB Pete Cronan	3	1	34
S Charlie Waters	2	2	36
CB Ed Torrice	2	1	21
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	35
S Rick Fontenot	2	0	28
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	26
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	5
S Craig Cassady	1	0	14
CB Walter Packer	1	0	30
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Brooks	1	5	17	1	31
Mark Nordquist	1	1	16	0	33
Will Grant	1	1	4	0	10
Sam Claphan	1	1	2	0	11
Steve Wilson	0	4	17	0	32
Babe Morgan	0	3	14	1	34
Frank Austin	0	1	18	1	32
Rocky Freitas	0	1	3	0	12
Stephen Johnstone	0	1	6	0	9
Cleveland Franklin	0	1	9	0	14
Walter Landers	0	0	3	1	6

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ed Fulton	4	5	0	31	26
Forrest Blue	2	9	0	38	27
Blaine Nye	1	5	1	31	21
Rayfield Wright	0	6	0	31	26
Alfred Zerillo	0	4	0	20	11
Jim Harlan	0	3	0	25	19
Mike Hawkins	0	1	0	15	10
John Choma	0	1	0	7	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
James Mayberry	2	4
John McMakin	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Saleaumula	2	16
Walter Packer	2	11
Mike Hawkins	1	14
Rick Fontenot	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Myers	---	---	36	24	7	67
Bo McConnell	---	---	32	17	18	67
Mike Haynes	---	---	37	24	6	67
Louis Wright	---	---	35	25	2	62
Joe Federspiel	---	---	31	27	3	61
Bill Stanfill	---	---	32	23	6	61
Tom Dinkel	---	---	22	15	23	60
Derek Check	---	---	30	22	7	59
Mark Nordquist	16	33	---	---	4	53
Tody Smith	---	---	28	24	1	53
Patrick Schulz	13	32	---	---	8	53
Mike Renfro	11	30	---	---	10	51
Frank Austin	18	32	---	---	---	50
Steve Wilson	17	32	---	---	---	49
Bob Brooks	17	31	---	---	---	48
Babe Morgan	14	34	---	---	---	48
Al Walker	11	22	---	---	12	45
Don Horn	17	27	---	---	---	44
Van Terry	---	---	19	16	9	44
Larry Wilcox	15	28	---	---	---	43
James Mayberry	13	26	---	---	4	43
Doug Sutherland	---	---	22	18	---	40
Greg Foggie	---	---	21	16	2	39
Brent Sexton	---	---	15	21	1	37
Henry Childs	8	22	---	---	6	36
Pete Wysocki	---	---	20	15	1	36
Cleveland Franklin	9	14	---	---	12	35
John McMakin	7	15	---	---	12	34
Terdell Middleton	10	19	---	---	3	32
Larry Keller	---	---	13	14	---	27
Walter Landers	3	6	---	---	16	25
Al Cowlings	---	---	15	5	3	23
Rocky Freitas	3	12	---	---	7	22
Stephen Johnstone	6	9	---	---	7	22
Billy Bryan	3	11	---	---	7	21
Will Grant	4	10	---	---	7	21
Rick Kay	---	---	10	2	7	19
Charles Swift	3	16	---	---	---	19
Sam Claphan	2	11	---	---	3	16
Ray Jarvis	0	1	---	---	5	6
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Guy Benjamin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Derland Moore	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Neil O'Donoghue	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	38	27	---	---	6	71
Roger Staubach	38	28	---	---	---	66
Ed Fulton	31	26	---	---	7	64
Rayfield Wright	31	26	---	---	---	57
Charlie Waters	---	---	18	36	2	56
Autry Beamon	---	---	16	38	2	56
Walter Packer	---	---	15	30	11	56
Larry Brooks	---	---	16	36	3	55
Dick Ambrose	---	---	18	35	2	55
Pete Cronan	---	---	15	34	5	54
Billy Joe Dupree	30	20	---	---	3	53
Cliff Harris	---	---	16	34	2	52
Blaine Nye	31	21	---	---	---	52
Mike Pruitt	30	21	---	---	1	52
Rick Fontenot	---	---	10	28	10	48
Ed Torrice	---	---	8	21	17	46
Dan Hampton	---	---	15	26	5	46
C.L. Whittington	---	---	15	26	4	45
Jim Harlan	25	19	---	---	---	44
Bill Saleaumula	14	13	---	---	16	43
Bob Pickard	22	13	---	---	7	42
Ken Sanders	---	---	11	25	4	40
Wayne Givens	18	21	---	---	1	40
Fred Biletnikoff	22	17	---	---	---	39
Mike Hawkins	15	10	---	---	14	39
Alfred Zerillo	20	11	---	---	7	38
John Andrews	---	---	9	18	4	31
Brad Kimberly	7	6	---	---	15	28
Elvis Peacock	8	6	---	---	13	27
Ernie Holmes	---	---	7	17	2	26
Irving Merchant	18	7	---	---	1	26
Ike Howard	---	---	5	17	---	22
Chris Daniels	7	7	---	---	7	21
Craig Cassady	---	---	6	14	1	21
James Van Wagner	5	5	---	---	11	21
Mario Celotto	---	---	5	9	7	21
Gerald Irons	---	---	2	9	7	18
John Choma	7	3	---	---	7	17
Don Parrish	---	---	6	8	1	15
Don Latimer	---	---	4	7	2	13
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	5	2	10
Morris Owens	1	1	---	---	7	9
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	20	74	3.7
Right	8	35	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Horn	23	12	1	1	2	5	2	1	0
Charles Swift	16	7	0	1	1	2	4	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	28	16	3	0	3	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	30	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	117	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	88	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Renfro	11	4	1	15	0	30
WR Patrick Schulz	6	3	0	51	1	32
WR Larry Wilcox	6	3	0	37	0	28
WR Al Walker	5	2	1	32	0	22
RB James Mayberry	3	2	0	4	0	26
TE John McMakin	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	0	2	0	14
RB Terdell Middleton	2	2	0	-5	0	19
TE Henry Childs	1	0	1	0	0	22
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	0	11	0	1

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	8	3	2	35	1	17
WR Bob Pickard	6	3	0	36	1	13
WR Wayne Givens	6	4	0	71	1	21
FB Bill Saleaumula	3	2	0	7	0	13
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	1	6	0	6
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	0	13	0	20
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	3	0	10
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0	13	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Mayberry	1	4	4.00	2.56

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	4	16	4.00	3.11
Elvis Peacock	1	3	3.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Swift	2	0	0	0.00	2.81

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	5	2	7	1.40	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Renfro	2	0	0	0.00	1.36

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	4	2.00	6.00
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0	0.00	4.38
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	3	3.00	2.33
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	0	0.00	11.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
James Mayberry	3	0
Don Horn	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Pruitt	4	3
Roger Staubach	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Horn	6	2	2
Charles Swift	3	2	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB James Mayberry	3	2	0
WR Patrick Schulz	2	1	1
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	1
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	0	0
WR Mike Renfro	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Pickard	3	2	2
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	0
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)