Week 8, 1985

played in New Orleans, LA

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	17	7	0	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:48 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal
2Q: 09:23 DAL - Lam Jones 4 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:39 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Mike Wood 36 field goal
3Q: 05:29 DAL - Ricky Sanders 10 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 10:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:48 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal
2Q: 09:23 DAL - Lam Jones 4 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:39 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Mike Wood 36 field goal
3Q: 05:29 DAL - Ricky Sanders 10 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 10:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 22 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-3 0-7
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 334 319
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 5.22 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 99 110
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 3.54 3.67
Net Passing Yards 235 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/44 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-3	0-7
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	334	319
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	5.22	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	99	110
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	3.54	3.67
Net Passing Yards	235	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/44	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 20
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 10	7	22	Punt
1	9:11	1:02	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
1	5:25	1:43	OPP 37	3	9	Field Goal
2	14:24	5:10	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	7:30	3:02	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	3:06	2:59	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
3	12:29	2:21	OWN 11	5	41	Interception
3	7:14	1:52	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
3	3:48	1:29	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	0:44	0:57	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
4	9:59	1:14	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
4	4:17	3:12	OWN 28	5	20	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	2:07	OWN 30	4	16	Interception
1	8:09	2:44	OWN 5	6	8	Punt
1	3:42	4:18	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
2	9:14	1:44	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
2	4:28	1:22	OWN 38	4	14	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	10:08	2:54	OWN 43	5	25	Missed FG
3	5:22	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:19	1:35	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	14:47	4:48	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
4	8:45	4:28	OWN 4	11	68	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 16	4	31	Game

Game MVP: Glenn Carano, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Lane	14	55	3.93	11	2	0
Gerald Willhite	14	44	3.14	12	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	52	3.71	12	1
Larry Heater	9	33	3.67	9	0
Randall Cunningham	7	25	3.57	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	36	21	235	0/0	3	33	1	94.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	38	19	214	1/5	0	25	1	56.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	5	8	76	15.20	26	28	1
WR Eddie Brown	5	8	68	13.60	12	33	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	8	46	11.50	22	18	0
RB Gerald Willhite	3	5	8	2.67	0	7	1
WR Lam Jones	2	2	26	13.00	0	22	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Keith Krepfle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eric Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	5	9	75	15.00	22	21
WR Carl Roaches	5	9	42	8.40	10	17
WR Kris Haines	4	7	40	10.00	15	25
TE Ethan Horton	3	4	43	14.33	1	17
TE Walt Arnold	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Bill Johnson	1	3	10	10.00	2	10
WR Tony Woodruff	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	256	42.7	39.3	47	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	250	41.7	34.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/3	0/2	0/0	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	12	12.0	0
Lam Jones	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	32	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	1	0.0	25	33
S Andre Young	6	3	0.0	27	31
S Wes Hopkins	6	1	0.0	29	35
CB Jeff Fisher	5	0	0.0	23	27
CB Steve Brown	4	0	0.0	19	28
S Terrance Hoagie	3	1	0.0	8	22
CB Bobby Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	21
DT Dan Benish	2	0	1.0	22	25
CB Everson Walls	2	3	0.0	22	33
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Robert Lyles	2	1	0.0	21	18
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	0.0	23	28
DE Jerome Foster	2	0	0.0	15	22
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0.0	12	19
ILB Tom Graves	1	1	0.0	7	6
FB Bo Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mike Curico	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Cody Jones	0	1	0.0	24	34

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	7	2	0.0	20	30
S Rod Kush	6	2	0.0	22	28
ILB Cliff Odom	6	1	0.0	21	34
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	0.0	20	24
DE Elvis Franks	3	0	0.0	24	28
DT Phil Murphy	3	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Chip Banks	3	0	0.0	12	19
ILB Alvin Toles	3	0	0.0	7	2
S Greg Bright	2	3	0.0	21	35
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	1	0.0	17	21
DT Ray Yakavonis	2	1	0.0	18	24
DT Stafford Mays	2	0	0.0	19	18
DE Doug McDougald	2	0	0.0	15	23
WR Kris Haines	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Carl Lews	0	3	0.0	17	19
DE Mike Calhoun	0	1	0.0	17	22
CB Gill Byrd	0	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Fred Robinson	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Benish	1.0	0	2	0	25
OLB Mario Celotto	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	0	2	0	28
DT Cody Jones	0.0	0	0	1	34

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvis Franks	1	1	0	28
DT Stafford Mays	0	1	1	18
DE Doug McDougald	0	1	0	23
DT Phil Murphy	0	1	0	24
OLB Chip Banks	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	3	2	1	22
CB Bobby Johnson	3	1	0	21
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	0	0	33
CB Steve Brown	3	0	0	28
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0	27
S Andre Young	2	0	0	31
CB Everson Walls	1	2	0	33
ILB Mike Curico	1	1	0	7
S Wes Hopkins	1	1	0	35
OLB Robert Lyles	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	2	0	34
S Rod Kush	4	0	0	28
S Greg Bright	2	2	0	35
CB Jo Jo Heath	2	1	0	21
DE Doug McDougald	1	1	0	23
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0	28
OLB Mel Kaufman	1	0	0	6
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	0	30
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	19
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	24
ILB Alvin Toles	1	0	0	2
CB Gill Byrd	0	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Arneson	3	5	26	29
Ron Heller	1	6	26	34
Keith Krepfle	1	3	20	26
Dan Ryczek	1	3	28	36
John Giesler	1	3	27	35
Bo Matthews	1	1	9	12
Rob Fada	0	5	28	36
Phil LaPorta	0	1	4	10
Frank Myers	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	4	6	29	1	35
Don Greco	2	4	22	0	33
Edwin Bailey	1	2	23	0	22
Ethan Horton	1	1	28	0	34
Joe Walter	1	1	7	0	17
Jeff Dellenbach	0	6	24	0	35
Tyrell Sampson	0	1	8	0	6
Billy Jackson	0	1	14	0	16
Rich Strenger	0	1	25	0	28
Mike Kelley	0	1	6	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Hugh McKinnis	1	19
Michael Green	1	19

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	22
Carl Lews	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Hopkins	---	---	29	35	11	75
Dan Ryczek	28	36	---	---	8	72
Rob Fada	28	36	---	---	7	71
Cody Jones	---	---	24	34	8	66
Glenn Carano	28	36	---	---	---	64
Jim Arneson	26	29	---	---	8	63
John Giesler	27	35	---	---	1	63
Dick Ambrose	---	---	25	33	3	61
Andre Young	---	---	27	31	3	61
Keith Krepfle	20	26	---	---	14	60
Ron Heller	26	34	---	---	---	60
Jeff Fisher	---	---	23	27	9	59
Everson Walls	---	---	22	33	2	57
Dan Hampton	---	---	23	28	3	54
Ricky Sanders	25	28	---	---	---	53
Steve Brown	---	---	19	28	4	51
Dan Benish	---	---	22	25	3	50
Eddie Brown	19	28	---	---	---	47
Bobby Johnson	---	---	15	21	10	46
Robert Lyles	---	---	21	18	6	45
Eric Lane	14	12	---	---	17	43
Greg Bracelin	---	---	18	20	2	40
Gerald Willhite	14	24	---	---	---	38
Jerome Foster	---	---	15	22	1	38
Hugh McKinnis	7	9	---	---	19	35
Bo Matthews	9	12	---	---	13	34
Eugene Goodlow	14	19	---	---	1	34
Preston Gothard	12	13	---	---	9	34
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	19	1	32
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	8	22	2	32
Michael Green	---	---	3	6	19	28
Mike Curico	---	---	5	7	12	24
Phil LaPorta	4	10	---	---	8	22
Bert Cooper	---	---	5	6	9	20
Lam Jones	3	8	---	---	8	19
Nat Moore	3	0	---	---	14	17
Tom Graves	---	---	7	6	2	15
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	7	8	---	15
Mark Nichols	0	1	---	---	9	10
Frank Myers	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Potter	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Horton	28	34	---	---	10	72
Randall Cunningham	30	39	---	---	---	69
Billy Lindstrom	29	35	---	---	4	68
Roger Carr	22	30	---	---	12	64
Don Greco	22	33	---	---	7	62
Jeff Dellenbach	24	35	---	---	2	61
Elvis Franks	---	---	24	28	8	60
Greg Bright	---	---	21	35	3	59
Cliff Odom	---	---	21	34	2	57
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	17	21	18	56
Rich Strenger	25	28	---	---	---	53
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	20	30	2	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	23	28	1	52
Rod Kush	---	---	22	28	1	51
Bill Johnson	20	29	---	---	---	49
Carl Lews	---	---	17	19	11	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	20	24	2	46
Edwin Bailey	23	22	---	---	---	45
Kris Haines	14	16	---	---	14	44
Stafford Mays	---	---	19	18	7	44
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	18	24	2	44
Larry Heater	10	10	---	---	22	42
Doug McDougald	---	---	15	23	3	41
Phil Murphy	---	---	15	24	1	40
Billy Jackson	14	16	---	---	10	40
Tony Woodruff	12	19	---	---	9	40
Mike Calhoun	---	---	17	22	---	39
Carl Roaches	13	20	---	---	2	35
Mel Kaufman	---	---	8	6	20	34
Hubert Oliver	11	12	---	---	11	34
Joe Walter	7	17	---	---	9	33
Chip Banks	---	---	12	19	1	32
Walt Arnold	5	9	---	---	17	31
Fred Robinson	---	---	7	9	8	24
Tyrell Sampson	8	6	---	---	9	23
Mike Kelley	6	4	---	---	7	17
Dan Fike	5	11	---	---	---	16
Emanuel King	---	---	5	2	8	15
Alvin Toles	---	---	7	2	4	13
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	---	---	11	12
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tremain Rogers	1	4	---	---	---	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	58	4.1
Middle	4	-1	-0.3
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	11	49	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	36	21	3	0	2	6	5	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	38	19	3	2	2	8	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	82	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	72	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	73	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	122	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Goodlow	8	4	0	46	0	19
WR Ricky Sanders	8	5	0	76	1	28
WR Eddie Brown	8	5	1	68	1	28
RB Gerald Willhite	5	3	0	8	0	24
TE Keith Krepfle	2	0	1	0	0	26
WR Lam Jones	2	2	0	26	1	8
RB Eric Lane	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	0	5	0	1
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	0	6	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	9	5	0	75	2	30
WR Carl Roaches	9	5	1	42	0	20
WR Kris Haines	7	4	0	40	1	16
TE Ethan Horton	4	3	0	43	0	34
TE Walt Arnold	3	1	0	4	0	9
WR Tony Woodruff	3	0	1	0	0	19
RB Bill Johnson	3	1	0	10	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	2	4	2.00	3.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	4	4.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	8	5	21	2.63	6.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Willhite	2	2	1	0.50	1.60
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	10	5.00	9.50
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lam Jones	1	1	4	4.00	13.00
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Tony Woodruff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Lane	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Heater	3	1
Bill Johnson	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	11	8	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	3	2	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	1
RB Gerald Willhite	2	2	2
WR Lam Jones	1	1	1
RB Eric Lane	1	0	0
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	2	0	0
WR Kris Haines	2	1	1
WR Carl Roaches	2	1	1
WR Tony Woodruff	2	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (21,400)
End Zone 7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (21,400)
End Zone	7,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,300)