Week 8, 1982

played in Dallas, TX

80 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

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

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 Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 3-5
First Downs 16 11
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 334 240
- Offensive Plays 77 66
- Yards per Play 4.34 3.64
Net Rushing Yards 109 47
- Rushing Attempts 39 16
- Yards per Rush 2.79 2.94
Net Passing Yards 225 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 0 47 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 225 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 3.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/20 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/73 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/37 6/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 2/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:52 24:08

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	3-5
First Downs	16	11
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	334	240
- Offensive Plays	77	66
- Yards per Play	4.34	3.64
Net Rushing Yards	109	47
- Rushing Attempts	39	16
- Yards per Rush	2.79	2.94
Net Passing Yards	225	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 0	47 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	225	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	3.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/20	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/73	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/37	6/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	2/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:52	24:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	1:16	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
1	10:35	2:25	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	7:20	1:52	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
1	4:56	2:03	OWN 37	5	34	Downs
1	1:43	1:53	OWN 18	4	13	Punt
2	13:07	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	9:39	1:47	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	6:23	2:11	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	2:42	1:00	OWN 32	3	-6	Punt
2	1:08	0:58	OWN 38	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
3	12:35	3:19	OWN 41	6	20	Punt
3	6:16	5:16	OWN 27	8	53	Missed FG
4	13:07	3:06	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	8:28	1:45	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
4	5:54	3:36	OPP 27	7	22	Missed FG
4	1:25	0:33	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 29	4	14	Punt
1	11:43	1:08	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
1	8:10	0:50	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:28	0:32	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
1	2:53	1:10	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	14:50	1:43	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	12:30	2:51	OWN 29	7	58	Field Goal
2	7:52	1:29	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	4:12	1:30	OWN 33	3	-14	Punt
2	1:42	0:34	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:55	0:20	OWN 32	2	31	Fumble
3	9:16	3:00	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	1:00	2:53	OWN 27	6	35	Punt
4	10:01	1:33	OWN 25	4	13	Interception
4	6:43	0:49	OWN 4	5	23	Downs
4	2:18	0:53	OWN 16	4	8	Downs
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 17	4	39	Game

Game MVP: Rick Trocano, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	17	41	2.41	12	2
Larry Heater	15	44	2.93	11	1
James Mayberry	5	23	4.60	9	0
Moe Dixon	2	1	0.50	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Willhite	8	27	3.38	12	1
Elvis Peacock	6	13	2.17	5	0
Danny White	2	7	3.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	38	19	225	0/0	2	33	0	86.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	47	15	213	3/20	0	33	2	29.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Patrick Schulz	5	6	62	12.40	14	31	0
WR Art Monk	5	7	69	13.80	35	33	2
WR Larry Wilcox	4	12	67	16.75	11	27	0
WR Al Walker	3	4	16	5.33	0	7	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE M.L. Harris	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Butch Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Duriel Harris	6	18	52	8.67	8	23
RB Gerald Willhite	3	6	48	16.00	33	33
WR Danny Buggs	2	9	52	26.00	17	31
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	8	28	14.00	1	21
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	3	23	23.00	10	23
WR Kris Haines	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR Randy Burks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.00	0
S Mike Haynes	1	29	29.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Heater	1	0	1
Brent Sexton	0	1	0
Sam Claphan	0	1	0
Mike Haynes	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Buggs	1	0	0
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0
Shelton Robinson	0	1	0
Dick Ambrose	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	11	477	43.4	35.7	52	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	10	392	39.2	30.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	37	37.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	6	24	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Craig	1	19	19.0	0
Al Walker	1	13	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Burks	2	37	18.5	0
Danny Buggs	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	4	2	1.0	10	36
S Brent Sexton	4	0	1.0	7	34
S Tommy Myers	4	0	0.0	15	45
DE Ken Kennard	3	0	0.5	9	28
OLB Byron Hunt	3	0	0.0	3	34
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0.0	7	23
S Doug Jones	2	0	0.0	11	28
DT Gary Dunn	1	2	0.5	13	41
DE Greg Foggie	1	1	0.0	6	18
DE Ben Williams	1	1	0.0	10	32
CB Louis Wright	1	0	0.0	10	33
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0.0	6	14
ILB Steve Busick	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Neal Craig	0	1	0.0	10	45

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	11	1	0.0	36	33
S Andre Young	9	1	0.0	36	33
OLB Pete Cronan	7	3	0.0	30	33
CB Everson Walls	6	2	0.0	30	28
CB Luther Bradley	5	2	0.0	27	29
S Scott Perry	3	3	0.0	29	31
DE Dan Hampton	3	0	0.0	27	24
S Rick Fontenot	2	2	0.0	12	9
CB Irvin Phillips	2	2	0.0	17	17
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	0.0	21	24
DT Paul Godfrey	2	0	0.0	19	14
DE Ken Sanders	1	1	0.0	23	21
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	16	17
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0.0	8	20
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0.0	17	8
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	---	---	---
DT Larry Brooks	0	3	0.0	30	23
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	0.0	12	9
ILB Tom Graves	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	1.0	0	0	0	36
S Brent Sexton	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Gary Dunn	0.5	1	2	0	41
DE Ken Kennard	0.5	0	3	1	28
DE Ben Williams	0.0	0	3	0	32
OLB Byron Hunt	0.0	0	2	0	34
CB Ernie Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Greg Foggie	0.0	0	1	0	18
S Mike Haynes	0.0	0	1	0	42

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	23
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	17
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	9
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0	20
DE Dan Hampton	0	2	1	24
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0	21
CB Everson Walls	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Hunt	3	0	0	34
S Tommy Myers	2	4	0	45
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0	23
S Mike Haynes	1	1	1	42
ILB Joe Federspiel	1	0	0	36
S Doug Jones	1	0	0	28
S Brent Sexton	1	0	0	34
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	0	41
DE Ken Kennard	1	0	0	28
ILB Rick Razzano	1	0	0	14
ILB Steve Busick	1	0	0	2
CB Louis Wright	0	3	1	33
S Neal Craig	0	2	0	45
DE Ben Williams	0	1	0	32

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Luther Bradley	4	0	29
S Andre Young	4	0	33
CB Jeff Fisher	2	3	24
OLB Pete Cronan	2	1	33
CB Everson Walls	2	0	28
S Rick Fontenot	1	1	9
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	20
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	33
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	24
CB Irvin Phillips	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Don Greco	2	7	34	34
Wayne Moore	2	6	31	30
Gerry Sullivan	1	6	33	31
Steve Wilson	1	6	31	34
Jeff Sevy	1	5	28	28
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	11	11
Sam Claphan	0	3	10	10
Loaird McCreary	0	1	19	16
M.L. Harris	0	1	19	19
Toussaint Tyler	0	1	14	7

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Daniels	1	4	16	0	41
Phil LaPorta	1	2	14	0	46
Allan Kennedy	1	1	11	2	44
Forrest Blue	0	5	14	0	46
John Giesler	0	1	16	1	49
Hubert Oliver	0	1	13	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Loaird McCreary	3	18
M.L. Harris	2	20
Patrick Schulz	2	18
Moe Dixon	1	30
Larry Heater	1	11

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Elvis Peacock	1	28
Tom Graves	1	16
Phil LaPorta	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerry Sullivan	33	31	---	---	13	77
Rick Trocano	39	38	---	---	---	77
Tommy Myers	---	---	15	45	15	75
Don Greco	34	34	---	---	---	68
Gary Dunn	---	---	13	41	11	65
Steve Wilson	31	34	---	---	---	65
Neal Craig	---	---	10	45	7	62
Wayne Moore	31	30	---	---	---	61
Patrick Schulz	23	18	---	---	18	59
Art Monk	29	30	---	---	---	59
Mike Haynes	---	---	15	42	1	58
M.L. Harris	19	19	---	---	20	58
Brent Sexton	---	---	7	34	16	57
Jeff Sevy	28	28	---	---	---	56
Larry Wilcox	29	26	---	---	---	55
Loaird McCreary	19	16	---	---	18	53
Ernie Jackson	---	---	11	39	1	51
Derland Moore	---	---	10	31	10	51
Joe Federspiel	---	---	10	36	3	49
Doug Jones	---	---	11	28	5	44
Louis Wright	---	---	10	33	1	44
Ben Williams	---	---	10	32	1	43
James Mayberry	10	23	---	---	8	41
Toussaint Tyler	14	7	---	---	18	39
Ken Kennard	---	---	9	28	1	38
Larry Heater	15	12	---	---	11	38
Byron Hunt	---	---	3	34	---	37
Jim Pietrzak	11	11	---	---	14	36
Wayne Mosley	18	16	---	---	1	35
Al Walker	12	13	---	---	10	35
Moe Dixon	2	2	---	---	30	34
Mel Kaufman	---	---	4	5	24	33
Chip Banks	---	---	7	23	3	33
Tom Lynch	9	8	---	---	14	31
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	13	16	1	30
Sam Claphan	10	10	---	---	6	26
Greg Foggie	---	---	6	18	---	24
Butch Johnson	5	8	---	---	11	24
Will Grant	8	4	---	---	12	24
Rick Razzano	---	---	6	14	2	22
Brian Kelley	---	---	6	4	6	16
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Steve Busick	---	---	0	2	8	10
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luther Bradley	---	---	27	29	22	78
John Giesler	16	49	---	---	11	76
Scott Perry	---	---	29	31	15	75
Dick Ambrose	---	---	36	33	5	74
Phil LaPorta	14	46	---	---	11	71
Andre Young	---	---	36	33	2	71
Pete Cronan	---	---	30	33	7	70
Forrest Blue	14	46	---	---	9	69
Billy Joe Dupree	14	44	---	---	11	69
Chris Daniels	16	41	---	---	11	68
Danny White	16	50	---	---	---	66
Allan Kennedy	11	44	---	---	7	62
Everson Walls	---	---	30	28	3	61
Larry Brooks	---	---	30	23	5	58
Duriel Harris	11	44	---	---	1	56
Elvis Peacock	8	17	---	---	28	53
Dan Hampton	---	---	27	24	2	53
Ken Sanders	---	---	23	21	8	52
Gerald Willhite	9	30	---	---	12	51
Hubert Oliver	13	25	---	---	10	48
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	18	20	10	48
Jeff Fisher	---	---	21	24	2	47
Eugene Goodlow	9	35	---	---	3	47
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	9	21	42
Paul Godfrey	---	---	19	14	7	40
Danny Buggs	7	30	---	---	3	40
Ernie Holmes	---	---	16	17	6	39
Harold Kayton	---	---	17	8	11	36
Irvin Phillips	---	---	17	17	1	35
C.L. Whittington	---	---	8	20	5	33
Randy Burks	5	11	---	---	17	33
Don Parrish	---	---	15	16	2	33
Paul Howard	4	17	---	---	6	27
Tom Graves	---	---	5	5	16	26
Chuck Naretta	2	4	---	---	17	23
Rick Fontenot	---	---	12	9	2	23
Kris Haines	2	10	---	---	7	19
Kyle Delaroche	5	7	---	---	---	12
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Victor Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Booker Reese	---	---	1	4	---	5
Shelton Robinson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Waters	---	---	0	0	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	19	58	3.1
Right	13	28	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	4	25	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	38	19	4	3	3	5	4	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	47	15	6	1	4	11	13	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	46	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	81	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	54	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	25	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	21	2	52	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	12	4	1	67	2	26
WR Art Monk	7	5	1	69	1	30
WR Patrick Schulz	6	5	0	62	1	18
TE Loaird McCreary	5	1	1	4	0	16
WR Al Walker	4	3	0	16	0	13
WR Butch Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE M.L. Harris	2	1	0	7	0	19

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	18	6	1	52	1	44
WR Danny Buggs	9	2	2	52	2	30
WR Eugene Goodlow	8	2	0	28	1	35
RB Gerald Willhite	6	3	0	48	1	30
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	1	1	23	1	44
WR Kris Haines	2	1	0	10	0	10
WR Randy Burks	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	3	9	3.00	2.93
Wayne Mosley	2	7	3.50	2.41
Moe Dixon	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
James Mayberry	1	7	7.00	4.60

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Elvis Peacock	1	3	3.00	2.17
Gerald Willhite	1	1	1.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	2	1	8	4.00	5.92

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	1	0	0	0.00	4.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Loaird McCreary	1	0	0	0.00	0.80
WR Art Monk	1	1	8	8.00	9.86

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0.00	2.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
James Mayberry	4	1
Wayne Mosley	3	1
Larry Heater	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	12	6	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	1
WR Larry Wilcox	3	1	1
WR Al Walker	3	3	0
TE Loaird McCreary	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	6	2	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	0
WR Kris Haines	2	1	1
WR Randy Burks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)