Week 13, 1980

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	14	0	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 NOS - Dave Jacobs 20 field goal
2Q: 12:17 DAL - Mike Strachan 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NOS - Rick Razzano 81 fumble return (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DAL - Kevin House 32 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DAL - Mike Strachan 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 NOS - Dave Jacobs 20 field goal
2Q: 12:17 DAL - Mike Strachan 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 05:49 NOS - Rick Razzano 81 fumble return (Dave Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DAL - Kevin House 32 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:32 DAL - Mike Strachan 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-7 3-9
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 254
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 5.21 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 95 86
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.74
Net Passing Yards 228 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 32 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 233 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.13 4.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:15 26:45

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-7	3-9
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	254
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	5.21	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	95	86
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.74
Net Passing Yards	228	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	32 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	233	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.13	4.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:15	26:45

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	0:09	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
1	8:45	2:03	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	5:17	1:24	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	3:20	6:13	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	8:11	2:36	OWN 25	5	56	Fumble
2	5:35	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:07	0:53	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	11:05	1:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:38	3:03	OWN 22	5	8	Punt
3	3:34	1:57	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
3	1:37	1:13	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	9:31	7:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 11	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 30	6	9	Punt
1	11:36	2:51	OPP 24	6	21	Field Goal
1	6:42	1:25	OWN 17	3	-11	Punt
1	3:53	0:33	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	12:07	3:56	OWN 21	6	21	Punt
2	3:47	2:40	OWN 27	6	39	Fumble
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:29	1:24	OWN 32	3	57	Interception
3	9:43	1:05	OWN 47	3	-15	Punt
3	5:35	2:01	OWN 31	4	16	Punt
3	0:24	5:53	OWN 1	11	49	Punt
4	2:24	1:47	OWN 38	8	49	Interception

Game MVP: Larry Brooks, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	14	26	1.86	10	2	0
Mike Strachan	13	66	5.08	40	1	2
Pat Haden	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Duriel Harris	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	9	16	1.78	6	0
Terdell Middleton	7	36	5.14	11	1
Warren Moon	7	34	4.86	14	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	31	23	233	1/5	1	35	1	92.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	32	15	197	5/29	0	49	2	40.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin House	6	6	110	18.33	56	35	1
TE Mike Hawkins	4	4	19	4.75	6	7	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	5	13	4.33	2	8	0
WR Duriel Harris	3	7	30	10.00	4	12	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	2	11	5.50	3	10	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	2	28	28.00	24	28	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Wilcox	4	7	53	13.25	21	20
TE Raymond Chester	3	3	32	10.67	0	12
WR Al Walker	3	5	35	11.67	1	12
WR Art Monk	2	7	53	26.50	29	49
RB Wayne Mosley	1	3	6	6.00	4	6
WR Patrick Schulz	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
TE Henry Childs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE John McMakin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cliff Harris	1	10	10.00	0
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin House	1	0	0
Skip Lewis	0	1	0
Mario Celotto	0	1	0
Charlie Waters	0	0	1
Zack Lang	0	0	1
Tom Graves	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Al Walker	2	1	0	0
Terdell Middleton	1	0	0	0
Rick Razzano	0	1	0	1
Van Terry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	8	356	44.5	40.0	54	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	7	318	45.4	42.9	52	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	-2	-2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	4	19	4.8	0
Carl Capria	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	37	18.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rick Fontenot	6	1	0.0	18	25
DT Larry Brooks	4	0	2.0	21	33
S C.L. Whittington	4	0	0.0	12	16
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	0.0	21	33
DT Ernie Holmes	3	2	1.0	12	21
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0.0	16	28
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	20	32
CB Walter Packer	3	0	0.0	15	23
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	2.0	14	27
OLB Pete Cronan	2	1	0.0	19	31
DE Ken Sanders	2	0	0.0	12	22
DT Zack Lang	2	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0.0	8	11
S Andrew Ybarra	1	0	0.0	9	21
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	---	---	---
S Scott Perry	1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Ike Howard	0	1	0.0	16	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	9	2	0.0	26	29
ILB Kim Bokamper	9	0	0.0	24	27
S Tommy Myers	5	2	0.0	25	25
CB Louis Wright	4	2	0.0	18	28
S Carl Capria	3	0	0.0	20	24
DT Derland Moore	2	6	0.0	26	26
CB Van Terry	2	1	0.0	7	17
DE Bill Stanfill	2	0	0.0	23	21
DE Greg Foggie	2	0	0.0	18	21
S Mike Haynes	2	0	0.0	25	26
DE Ben Williams	1	0	1.0	17	24
DE John Andrews	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Pete Wysocki	1	1	0.0	17	11
S Johnny Fuller	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	12	4
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT John Woodcock	1	0	0.0	16	17
QB Warren Moon	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	10	8
CB Doug Nettles	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	2.0	1	2	5	33
DE Dan Hampton	2.0	0	3	0	27
DT Ernie Holmes	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Zack Lang	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Pete Cronan	0.0	0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Williams	1.0	0	1	24
DE Bill Stanfill	0.0	1	0	21
DE Greg Foggie	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rick Fontenot	4	0	0	25
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0	32
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	1	33
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	1	28
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	23
S Scott Perry	1	2	0	23
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0	31
S C.L. Whittington	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	5	0	0	29
ILB Kim Bokamper	5	0	0	27
CB Louis Wright	4	0	1	28
S Carl Capria	2	1	0	24
CB Van Terry	2	0	0	17
S Mike Haynes	2	0	0	26
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0	4
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0	8
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0	8
DT John Woodcock	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	5	7	0	30	0	32
Rayfield Wright	1	4	0	30	0	30
Ed Fulton	1	3	0	23	1	29
Chris Daniels	1	1	0	22	0	25
John Giesler	0	6	1	27	0	29
Drew Lincoln	0	4	0	17	0	13
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	0	19	0	23
Paul Howard	0	1	0	12	0	9
Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	12	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Brooks	1	4	1	19	1	25
Billy Bryan	1	2	0	20	2	31
Phil LaPorta	1	2	0	5	0	9
Sam Claphan	0	3	0	6	0	4
Steve Wilson	0	2	0	21	0	28
Leon Gray	0	1	0	18	2	28
Henry Childs	0	1	0	13	0	19
Ken Bernich	0	1	0	7	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Graves	2	15
Mike Hawkins	1	15
Scott Perry	1	12
Chuck Naretta	1	11
Alfred Zerillo	1	8
C.L. Whittington	1	4

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John McMakin	2	14
Patrick Schulz	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	30	32	---	---	3	65
Pat Haden	30	32	---	---	---	62
Rayfield Wright	30	30	---	---	---	60
Ed Fulton	23	29	---	---	7	59
John Giesler	27	29	---	---	---	56
Larry Brooks	---	---	21	33	1	55
Chris Daniels	22	25	---	---	8	55
Dick Ambrose	---	---	21	33	1	55
Billy Joe Dupree	19	23	---	---	12	54
Charlie Waters	---	---	20	32	1	53
Walter Packer	---	---	15	23	15	53
Pete Cronan	---	---	19	31	1	51
Danny Buggs	18	20	---	---	10	48
Rick Fontenot	---	---	18	25	4	47
Scott Perry	---	---	12	23	12	47
Ike Howard	---	---	16	22	8	46
Cliff Harris	---	---	16	28	1	45
Mike Strachan	15	14	---	---	15	44
Mike Hawkins	16	12	---	---	15	43
Dan Hampton	---	---	14	27	1	42
Drew Lincoln	17	13	---	---	11	41
Duriel Harris	22	16	---	---	---	38
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	9	21	7	37
Ernie Holmes	---	---	12	21	1	34
Ken Sanders	---	---	12	22	---	34
Zack Lang	---	---	13	14	7	34
Irving Merchant	6	14	---	---	14	34
Mario Celotto	---	---	6	7	20	33
Kevin House	9	24	---	---	---	33
C.L. Whittington	---	---	12	16	4	32
Mike Pruitt	15	16	---	---	---	31
Ed Torrice	---	---	7	15	8	30
Chuck Naretta	12	4	---	---	11	27
Harold Kayton	---	---	8	11	4	23
Paul Howard	12	9	---	---	1	22
Tom Graves	---	---	2	3	15	20
Alfred Zerillo	5	4	---	---	8	17
Ken Bailey	1	4	---	---	7	12
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Skip Lewis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kent Uribe	1	2	---	---	---	3
Fair Hooker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elvis Peacock	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Federspiel	---	---	26	29	16	71
Derland Moore	---	---	26	26	8	60
Warren Moon	23	37	---	---	---	60
Billy Bryan	20	31	---	---	3	54
Mike Haynes	---	---	25	26	2	53
Kim Bokamper	---	---	24	27	1	52
Art Monk	11	28	---	---	12	51
Tommy Myers	---	---	25	25	---	50
Gerry Sullivan	17	33	---	---	---	50
Steve Wilson	21	28	---	---	1	50
Bob Brooks	19	25	---	---	4	48
John Andrews	---	---	20	19	8	47
Carl Capria	---	---	20	24	2	46
Henry Childs	13	19	---	---	14	46
Leon Gray	18	28	---	---	---	46
Louis Wright	---	---	18	28	---	46
Bill Stanfill	---	---	23	21	---	44
Cleveland Franklin	14	17	---	---	12	43
Terdell Middleton	9	10	---	---	23	42
Ben Williams	---	---	17	24	---	41
Al Walker	10	16	---	---	14	40
John McMakin	9	16	---	---	14	39
Greg Foggie	---	---	18	21	---	39
Larry Wilcox	16	22	---	---	---	38
Pete Wysocki	---	---	17	11	7	35
Ken Bernich	7	18	---	---	8	33
John Woodcock	---	---	16	17	---	33
Patrick Schulz	6	16	---	---	8	30
Raymond Chester	12	13	---	---	4	29
Wayne Mosley	11	17	---	---	---	28
Nathan Conrady	---	---	12	4	12	28
Brent Sexton	---	---	10	8	10	28
Van Terry	---	---	7	17	1	25
Rick Razzano	---	---	10	8	6	24
Phil LaPorta	5	9	---	---	8	22
Scot Brantley	---	---	6	2	14	22
James Mayberry	4	11	---	---	6	21
Doug Nettles	---	---	5	8	7	20
Will Grant	2	9	---	---	8	19
Johnny Fuller	---	---	5	7	6	18
Sam Claphan	6	4	---	---	2	12
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Wyche	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	67	4.8
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	1	3	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	31	23	4	1	2	2	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	32	15	2	1	2	4	6	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	125	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	77	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	10	115	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	49	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	7	3	0	30	0	16
WR Kevin House	6	6	0	110	3	24
FB Billy Joe Dupree	5	3	2	13	0	23
TE Mike Hawkins	4	4	0	19	0	12
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	0	28	1	4
WR Irving Merchant	2	2	0	11	0	14
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	0	2	0	20
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	9	0	13
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0	3	0	4
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	0	8	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	7	4	0	53	1	22
WR Art Monk	7	2	1	53	1	28
WR Al Walker	5	3	1	35	0	16
TE Raymond Chester	3	3	0	32	0	13
RB Wayne Mosley	3	1	0	6	0	17
WR Patrick Schulz	3	1	0	8	0	16
TE Henry Childs	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE John McMakin	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	0	10	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	3	5	1.67	5.08
Mike Pruitt	2	-2	-1.00	1.86
Duriel Harris	1	5	5.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Mosley	1	-1	-1.00	1.78
Terdell Middleton	1	8	8.00	5.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	2	1	13	6.50	7.52

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	5	1	9	1.80	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
WR Kevin House	1	1	13	13.00	18.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	3	0	0	0.00	7.57
WR Larry Wilcox	1	1	9	9.00	7.57
WR Al Walker	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	4	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Warren Moon	2	1
Terdell Middleton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	6	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	1
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	3	1	0
TE Raymond Chester	2	2	2
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	1
WR Patrick Schulz	1	0	0
WR Al Walker	1	1	1
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (21,400)
End Zone 6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (21,400)
End Zone	6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)