Week 3, 1981

played in Dallas, TX

96 degrees, stormy, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints0000-0
Dallas Cowboys01030-13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:08 DAL - Mike Pruitt 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:28 DAL - Mike Wood 43 field goal
3Q: 07:00 DAL - Mike Wood 22 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSDAL
Record0-31-2
First Downs1312
- by Rushing36
- by Passing65
- by Penalty41
Total Net Yards154203
- Offensive Plays6160
- Yards per Play2.523.38
Net Rushing Yards68119
- Rushing Attempts2141
- Yards per Rush3.242.90
Net Passing Yards8684
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 21 - 117 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards10596
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/192/12
- Yards per Pass Play2.154.42
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions2/142/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/259/55
Punt Returns/Yards8/714/35
Kick Returns/Yards3/681/31
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits02
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 34
Time of Possession25:1334:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:41OWN 101142Punt
16:211:32OWN 4635Punt
10:362:06OWN 1831Punt
210:591:26OPP 4936Punt
27:160:50OWN 3331Punt
23:211:22OWN 4334Punt
20:010:01OWN 3614Half
311:100:56OWN 193-4Punt
36:542:06OWN 2137Punt
32:344:48OWN 91254Interception
410:452:43OWN 13633Punt
45:490:59OPP 4938Fumble
42:100:55OWN 24517Downs
40:370:37OWN 2036Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:191:58OWN 63-1Punt
14:494:13OWN 4630Punt
213:302:31OPP 39639Touchdown
29:332:17OWN 20514Punt
26:263:05OWN 46728Field Goal
21:591:58OWN 20517Punt
315:003:50OWN 4357Punt
310:143:2050845Field Goal
34:482:14OWN 4639Punt
412:462:01OWN 3434Punt
48:022:13OWN 2030Punt
44:502:40OWN 4132Punt
41:150:38OPP 413-1Punt

Game MVP: Ernie Holmes, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley11272.451610
Warren Moon6162.67400
James Mayberry4256.251210
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mike Pruitt24632.632511
Elvis Peacock12554.581010
Jim Otis310.33200
Duriel Harris1-4-4.00-400
Hubert Oliver144.00400

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon37211053/19013150.6
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Danny White1712962/12021084.4

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Art Monk812516.381110
WR Patrick Schulz35175.67170
TE Henry Childs232211.007130
RB Wayne Mosley2452.50060
RB James Mayberry23-8-4.000-40
WR Ray Jarvis1100.00000
FB Vincent Horton1100.00000
WR Larry Wilcox141111.001110
WR Al Walker1277.00070
TE Raymond Chester0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Danny Buggs66579.5014210
WR Duriel Harris33103.33080
WR Fair Hooker132020.000200
WR Mike Goff1377.00270
RB Elvis Peacock1122.00420
TE Chuck Naretta0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jeff Fisher100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Wayne Mosley1000
Warren Moon1000
Henry Childs0100
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Ernie Holmes0110
Scott Perry0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville937341.430.9542
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier1044844.835.7566

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood2/21/10/0431/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker8718.90
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs4358.80

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker26030.00
Nathan Conrady188.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs13131.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Brent Sexton710.02413
ILB Kim Bokamper631.03313
DT John Woodcock610.02814
S Tommy Myers520.03916
ILB Joe Federspiel400.02516
DT Gary Dunn400.03516
OLB Lawrence Taylor330.03110
S Doug Jones310.03518
CB Nathan Conrady300.02115
DT Derland Moore210.02610
CB Ernie Jackson200.02512
DE Greg Foggie200.084
CB Louis Wright200.03114
S Tim Baylor200.0117
ILB Rick Razzano111.0163
DE Ben Williams100.0224
DE Ken Kennard100.0208
RB James Mayberry10---------
DE Tony Cline010.01915
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Everson Walls611.01533
OLB Pete Cronan620.01727
S Charlie Waters520.01528
S Scott Perry520.01731
ILB Dick Ambrose500.01932
DT Ernie Holmes302.0819
CB Walter Packer310.01534
CB Cliff Harris210.01732
OLB Mario Celotto200.0614
CB Jeff Fisher200.01114
DE Ken Sanders120.01418
DT Larry Brooks110.01529
DE Dan Hampton110.01832
DT Paul Godfrey100.01422
OLB Harold Kayton100.047
S Rick Fontenot100.0823
DT Don Parrish010.01022

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper1.000013
ILB Rick Razzano1.00003
DT Derland Moore0.010010
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Ernie Holmes2.000019
CB Everson Walls1.000033
DE Dan Hampton0.012132
DT Larry Brooks0.002129
DT Paul Godfrey0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Doug Jones21018
S Brent Sexton20013
CB Louis Wright20014
ILB Kim Bokamper20013
CB Ernie Jackson11012
CB Nathan Conrady10015
S Tim Baylor1007
OLB Lawrence Taylor10010
S Tommy Myers01016
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Pete Cronan51027
CB Everson Walls31033
S Charlie Waters30028
CB Walter Packer30034
CB Cliff Harris21032
ILB Dick Ambrose21032
DT Ernie Holmes10019
OLB Harold Kayton1007
OLB Mario Celotto10014
ILB Tom Graves0106
CB Jeff Fisher00114

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wilson24019032
Don Greco22018028
Dave Lafary05019135
Leon Gray04021240
Jim Pietrzak01010016
Gerry Sullivan01011024
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Forrest Blue210040019
Alfred Zerillo24028017
John Giesler16040118
Chris Daniels16032014
Billy Joe Dupree14031016
Jim Otis1301406
Ed Fulton13035012
Paul Howard0101119
Phil LaPorta010504
Mark Slater010100
Allan Kennedy0101302
Hubert Oliver01024010

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Rick Razzano313
Larry Heater110
Dave Lafary19
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Walter Packer526
Tom Graves215
Elvis Peacock124
Chuck Naretta117
Jim Otis111
Forrest Blue19

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dave Lafary1935------963
Leon Gray2140---------61
Warren Moon2140---------61
Gary Dunn------3516960
Art Monk1333------1460
Doug Jones------3518457
Tommy Myers------3916257
Nathan Conrady------21152157
James Mayberry724------2455
Henry Childs1523------1654
Steve Wilson1932------253
Don Greco1828------652
Joe Federspiel------2516849
Kim Bokamper------3313349
Patrick Schulz1131------547
Louis Wright------3114146
Gerry Sullivan1124------944
Lawrence Taylor------3110344
Brent Sexton------2413643
John Woodcock------2814143
Derland Moore------2610642
Larry Wilcox1722---------39
Ernie Jackson------2512138
Vincent Horton1117------1038
Tony Cline------1915135
Rick Razzano------1631332
Raymond Chester818------531
Jim Pietrzak1016------531
Wayne Mosley1416---------30
Ken Kennard------208230
Al Walker69------1429
Ben Williams------224127
Tom Dinkel------112527
Richie Evans517------123
John McMakin36------1322
Tim Baylor------117422
Greg Foggie------84719
Will Grant28------717
Larry Heater00------1010
Dan Melville00------99
Pete Wysocki------1045
Mel Kaufman------0044
Ray Jarvis01---------1
Dave Jacobs00------11
Rick Trocano00---------0
Dave Wilson00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walter Packer------15342675
Forrest Blue4019------968
Danny White4119---------60
Dan Hampton------1832959
John Giesler4018---------58
Billy Joe Dupree3116------1057
Ed Fulton3512------956
Dick Ambrose------1932152
Cliff Harris------1732---49
Everson Walls------1533149
Scott Perry------1731---48
Alfred Zerillo2817------247
Pete Cronan------1727347
Chris Daniels3214---------46
Elvis Peacock139------2446
Paul Godfrey------1422945
Larry Brooks------1529---44
Charlie Waters------1528144
Mario Celotto------6142242
Duriel Harris2713------141
Hubert Oliver2410------640
Mike Goff169------1439
Mike Pruitt289------239
Danny Buggs1910------938
Rick Fontenot------823637
Ken Sanders------1418---32
Chuck Naretta141------1732
Don Parrish------1022---32
Jim Otis146------1131
Jeff Fisher------1114429
C.L. Whittington------715628
Ernie Holmes------819---27
Fair Hooker1710---------27
Allan Kennedy132------1227
Paul Howard119------323
Tom Graves------161522
Phil LaPorta54------1221
Harold Kayton------47516
Mark Slater10------1213
Grady Grier00------1212
Kurt Sohn22------711
Mike Wood00------66
Irvin Phillips------02---2
Pat Haden00---------0
Glenn Carano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle12403.3
Right4102.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10525.2
Middle25451.8
Right6223.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon37210215521
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Danny White17122013000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1611573.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)106555.5
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3341.3
Short (0-8 Yds)85374.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)32165.3
Long (19+ Yds)323913.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Art Monk128051033
WR Patrick Schulz53017031
RB Wayne Mosley4205016
WR Larry Wilcox41011022
TE Henry Childs32122023
RB James Mayberry320-8024
WR Al Walker210709
TE Raymond Chester1000018
WR Ray Jarvis110001
FB Vincent Horton1100017
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Danny Buggs66057110
WR Fair Hooker31120110
WR Mike Goff310709
WR Duriel Harris33010013
TE Chuck Naretta100001
RB Elvis Peacock110209

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Pruitt3103.332.63
Jim Otis2-1-0.500.33
Elvis Peacock166.004.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Danny White2000.005.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Fair Hooker1000.006.67
WR Mike Goff1000.002.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Warren Moon20
Wayne Mosley11
DallasRushesConversions
Mike Pruitt30
Elvis Peacock31
Jim Otis10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon1141
DallasAttCompConversions
Danny White641

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Art Monk431
WR Patrick Schulz200
WR Larry Wilcox200
TE Henry Childs100
WR Al Walker110
RB James Mayberry100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Danny Buggs331
WR Fair Hooker100
WR Mike Goff100
WR Duriel Harris110

SectionAttendance
Stadium63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)