Week 8, 1982

played in Dallas, TX

80 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints7703-17
Dallas Cowboys0300-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 NOS - Art Monk 8 pass from Rick Trocano (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 09:46 DAL - Mike Wood 30 field goal
2Q: 04:29 NOS - Art Monk 33 pass from Rick Trocano (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 00:57 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSDAL
Record4-33-5
First Downs1611
- by Rushing61
- by Passing98
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards334240
- Offensive Plays7766
- Yards per Play4.343.64
Net Rushing Yards10947
- Rushing Attempts3916
- Yards per Rush2.792.94
Net Passing Yards225193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 19 - 047 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards225213
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/20
- Yards per Pass Play5.923.86
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/202/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.07.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/2
Penalties/Yards10/733/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/376/24
Kick Returns/Yards2/323/58
Interception Ret./Yards2/290/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 25
Time of Possession35:5224:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:591:16OWN 833Punt
110:352:25OWN 20732Punt
17:201:52OPP 17417Touchdown
14:562:03OWN 37534Downs
11:431:53OWN 18413Punt
213:070:37OWN 2030Punt
29:391:47OWN 20422Punt
26:232:1150450Touchdown
22:421:00OWN 323-6Punt
21:080:58OWN 38518Punt
315:002:05OWN 2048Punt
312:353:19OWN 41620Punt
36:165:16OWN 27853Missed FG
413:073:06OWN 20519Punt
48:281:45OWN 4937Punt
45:543:36OPP 27722Missed FG
41:250:33OPP 2437Field Goal
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:01OWN 29414Punt
111:431:08OPP 4631Punt
18:100:50OWN 2032Punt
15:280:32OWN 202-1Interception
12:531:10OWN 2935Punt
214:501:43OWN 4835Punt
212:302:51OWN 29758Field Goal
27:521:29OWN 539Punt
24:121:30OWN 333-14Punt
21:420:34OWN 2830Punt
20:100:10OWN 201-1Half
312:550:20OWN 32231Fumble
39:163:00OWN 20618Punt
31:002:53OWN 27635Punt
410:011:33OWN 25413Interception
46:430:49OWN 4523Downs
42:180:53OWN 1648Downs
40:520:52OWN 17439Game

Game MVP: Rick Trocano, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley17412.411220
Larry Heater15442.931110
James Mayberry5234.60900
Moe Dixon210.50300
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerald Willhite8273.381210
Elvis Peacock6132.17500
Danny White273.50800

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rick Trocano38192250/0233086.0
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Danny White47152133/20033229.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Patrick Schulz566212.4014310
WR Art Monk576913.8035332
WR Larry Wilcox4126716.7511270
WR Al Walker34165.33070
TE Loaird McCreary1544.00040
TE M.L. Harris1277.00070
WR Butch Johnson0200.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Duriel Harris618528.678230
RB Gerald Willhite364816.0033330
WR Danny Buggs295226.0017310
WR Eugene Goodlow282814.001210
FB Billy Joe Dupree132323.0010230
WR Kris Haines121010.000100
WR Randy Burks0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Louis Wright100.000
S Mike Haynes12929.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Larry Heater1010
Brent Sexton0100
Sam Claphan0100
Mike Haynes0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Danny Buggs1000
Gerald Willhite1000
Shelton Robinson0100
Dick Ambrose0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Michel1147743.435.7522
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier1039239.230.0471

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/30/00/0342/2
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood1/10/00/0300/0

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker13737.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Willhite6244.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Neal Craig11919.00
Al Walker11313.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Randy Burks23718.50
Danny Buggs12121.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel421.01036
S Brent Sexton401.0734
S Tommy Myers400.01545
DE Ken Kennard300.5928
OLB Byron Hunt300.0334
OLB Lawrence Taylor300.01316
OLB Chip Banks300.0723
S Doug Jones200.01128
DT Gary Dunn120.51341
DE Greg Foggie110.0618
DE Ben Williams110.01032
CB Louis Wright100.01033
ILB Rick Razzano100.0614
ILB Steve Busick100.002
S Neal Craig010.01045
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose1110.03633
S Andre Young910.03633
OLB Pete Cronan730.03033
CB Everson Walls620.03028
CB Luther Bradley520.02729
S Scott Perry330.02931
DE Dan Hampton300.02724
S Rick Fontenot220.0129
CB Irvin Phillips220.01717
CB Jeff Fisher210.02124
DT Paul Godfrey200.01914
DE Ken Sanders110.02321
DT Ernie Holmes100.01617
S C.L. Whittington100.0820
OLB Harold Kayton100.0178
WR Danny Buggs10---------
WR Duriel Harris10---------
WR Eugene Goodlow10---------
DT Larry Brooks030.03023
OLB Mario Celotto010.0129
ILB Tom Graves010.055

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel1.000036
S Brent Sexton1.000034
DT Gary Dunn0.512041
DE Ken Kennard0.503128
DE Ben Williams0.003032
OLB Byron Hunt0.002034
CB Ernie Jackson0.001039
DE Greg Foggie0.001018
S Mike Haynes0.001042
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Larry Brooks0.010023
DT Ernie Holmes0.010017
OLB Mario Celotto0.01009
DT Harvey Armstrong0.010020
DE Dan Hampton0.002124
DE Ken Sanders0.001021
CB Everson Walls0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Byron Hunt30034
S Tommy Myers24045
OLB Chip Banks20023
S Mike Haynes11142
ILB Joe Federspiel10036
S Doug Jones10028
S Brent Sexton10034
DT Gary Dunn10041
DE Ken Kennard10028
ILB Rick Razzano10014
ILB Steve Busick1002
CB Louis Wright03133
S Neal Craig02045
DE Ben Williams01032
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Luther Bradley40029
S Andre Young40033
CB Jeff Fisher23024
OLB Pete Cronan21033
CB Everson Walls20028
S Rick Fontenot1109
S C.L. Whittington10020
ILB Dick Ambrose10033
DE Dan Hampton10024
CB Irvin Phillips10017

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Don Greco27034034
Wayne Moore26031030
Gerry Sullivan16033031
Steve Wilson16031034
Jeff Sevy15028028
Jim Pietrzak13011011
Sam Claphan03010010
Loaird McCreary01019016
M.L. Harris01019019
Toussaint Tyler0101407
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Daniels14016041
Phil LaPorta12014046
Allan Kennedy11011244
Forrest Blue05014046
John Giesler01016149
Hubert Oliver01013025

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Loaird McCreary318
M.L. Harris220
Patrick Schulz218
Moe Dixon130
Larry Heater111
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Elvis Peacock128
Tom Graves116
Phil LaPorta111

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gerry Sullivan3331------1377
Rick Trocano3938---------77
Tommy Myers------15451575
Don Greco3434---------68
Gary Dunn------13411165
Steve Wilson3134---------65
Neal Craig------1045762
Wayne Moore3130---------61
Patrick Schulz2318------1859
Art Monk2930---------59
Mike Haynes------1542158
M.L. Harris1919------2058
Brent Sexton------7341657
Jeff Sevy2828---------56
Larry Wilcox2926---------55
Loaird McCreary1916------1853
Ernie Jackson------1139151
Derland Moore------10311051
Joe Federspiel------1036349
Doug Jones------1128544
Louis Wright------1033144
Ben Williams------1032143
James Mayberry1023------841
Toussaint Tyler147------1839
Ken Kennard------928138
Larry Heater1512------1138
Byron Hunt------334---37
Jim Pietrzak1111------1436
Wayne Mosley1816------135
Al Walker1213------1035
Moe Dixon22------3034
Mel Kaufman------452433
Chip Banks------723333
Tom Lynch98------1431
Lawrence Taylor------1316130
Sam Claphan1010------626
Greg Foggie------618---24
Butch Johnson58------1124
Will Grant84------1224
Rick Razzano------614222
Brian Kelley------64616
Mike Michel00------1111
Steve Busick------02810
Morten Andersen00------77
Dave Wilson00------33
Warren Moon00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Luther Bradley------27292278
John Giesler1649------1176
Scott Perry------29311575
Dick Ambrose------3633574
Phil LaPorta1446------1171
Andre Young------3633271
Pete Cronan------3033770
Forrest Blue1446------969
Billy Joe Dupree1444------1169
Chris Daniels1641------1168
Danny White1650---------66
Allan Kennedy1144------762
Everson Walls------3028361
Larry Brooks------3023558
Duriel Harris1144------156
Elvis Peacock817------2853
Dan Hampton------2724253
Ken Sanders------2321852
Gerald Willhite930------1251
Hubert Oliver1325------1048
Harvey Armstrong------18201048
Jeff Fisher------2124247
Eugene Goodlow935------347
Mario Celotto------1292142
Paul Godfrey------1914740
Danny Buggs730------340
Ernie Holmes------1617639
Harold Kayton------1781136
Irvin Phillips------1717135
C.L. Whittington------820533
Randy Burks511------1733
Don Parrish------1516233
Paul Howard417------627
Tom Graves------551626
Chuck Naretta24------1723
Rick Fontenot------129223
Kris Haines210------719
Kyle Delaroche57---------12
Grady Grier00------1111
Victor Hicks00------66
Booker Reese------14---5
Shelton Robinson------0055
Mike Wood00------33
Charlie Waters------00---0
Pat Haden00---------0
Glenn Carano00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7233.3
Middle19583.1
Right13282.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left540.8
Middle6193.2
Right4256.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rick Trocano38194335410
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Danny White4715614111312

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)159916.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)125463.8
Long (19+ Yds)93819.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen325418.0
Short (0-8 Yds)75253.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)166825.1
Long (19+ Yds)212522.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox124167226
WR Art Monk75169130
WR Patrick Schulz65062118
TE Loaird McCreary5114016
WR Al Walker43016013
WR Butch Johnson200008
TE M.L. Harris2107019
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Duriel Harris186152144
WR Danny Buggs92252230
WR Eugene Goodlow82028135
RB Gerald Willhite63048130
FB Billy Joe Dupree31123144
WR Kris Haines21010010
WR Randy Burks1000011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Heater393.002.93
Wayne Mosley273.502.41
Moe Dixon1-2-2.000.50
James Mayberry177.004.60
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Elvis Peacock133.002.17
Gerald Willhite111.003.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rick Trocano2184.005.92
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Danny White1000.004.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Loaird McCreary1000.000.80
WR Art Monk1188.009.86
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Duriel Harris1000.002.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
James Mayberry41
Wayne Mosley31
Larry Heater10
DallasRushesConversions
Gerald Willhite20

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Rick Trocano1262
DallasAttCompConversions
Danny White1132

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Patrick Schulz321
WR Larry Wilcox311
WR Al Walker330
TE Loaird McCreary200
WR Art Monk100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Duriel Harris621
WR Danny Buggs200
WR Kris Haines211
WR Randy Burks100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)