Week 13, 1986

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	3	7	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	0	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 NOS - Larry Heater 85 punt return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 43 field goal
3Q: 09:34 DAL - Robb Rubick 8 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 03:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
4Q: 01:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal
OT: 00:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 NOS - Larry Heater 85 punt return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 43 field goal
3Q: 09:34 DAL - Robb Rubick 8 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 03:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 21 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
4Q: 01:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal
OT: 00:13 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 4-8 7-5
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 7 18
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 362 426
- Offensive Plays 67 93
- Yards per Play 5.40 4.58
Net Rushing Yards 189 143
- Rushing Attempts 30 41
- Yards per Rush 6.30 3.49
Net Passing Yards 173 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 51 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 11/24
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 6/116
Kick Returns/Yards 1/10 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:37 44:16

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	4-8	7-5
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	7	18
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	362	426
- Offensive Plays	67	93
- Yards per Play	5.40	4.58
Net Rushing Yards	189	143
- Rushing Attempts	30	41
- Yards per Rush	6.30	3.49
Net Passing Yards	173	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	51 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	11/24
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	6/116
Kick Returns/Yards	1/10	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:37	44:16

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	12:08	2:09	OWN 5	5	15	Punt
1	9:59	3:15	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
1	4:13	3:29	OWN 18	7	33	Downs
2	14:50	1:24	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
2	9:36	1:10	OWN 36	4	9	Fumble
2	5:55	2:55	OWN 41	6	33	Field Goal
3	13:15	3:49	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
3	3:50	3:57	OWN 16	6	17	Punt
4	7:23	0:56	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	4:42	1:48	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	2:04	1:03	OWN 20	5	68	Field Goal
OT1	10:57	0:10	OPP 28	1	-2	Fumble
OT1	7:39	2:37	OWN 7	7	34	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:29	1:21	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
1	6:44	2:31	OWN 19	5	21	Punt
1	0:44	0:54	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
2	13:26	3:50	OWN 30	6	41	Missed FG
2	8:26	2:31	OPP 45	5	11	Missed FG
2	3:00	3:00	OWN 19	8	45	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	9:26	5:36	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
4	14:53	7:30	OWN 26	14	71	Field Goal
4	6:27	1:45	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
4	2:54	0:50	OWN 35	5	26	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
OT1	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	9	23	Fumble
OT1	10:47	3:08	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
OT1	5:02	4:55	OWN 46	9	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	23	148	6.43	39	5
Gerald Willhite	4	21	5.25	9	0
Lam Jones	1	12	12.00	12	1
Ricky Sanders	1	5	5.00	5	0
Eddie Brown	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	27	68	2.52	10	1
Larry Heater	11	56	5.09	10	2
Randall Cunningham	3	19	6.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	20	188	2/15	1	50	1	69.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	51	30	290	1/7	0	32	0	74.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	7	11	28	4.00	18	13	0
WR Eddie Brown	6	8	44	7.33	2	13	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	3	71	35.50	37	50	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Lam Jones	1	4	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Mark Nichols	1	3	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	3	8	8.00	3	8	1
FB James Jones	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	11	17	90	8.18	12	11
TE Ethan Horton	5	6	71	14.20	19	32
WR Kris Haines	3	4	35	11.67	2	13
WR Rick Parros	3	9	22	7.33	0	14
WR Danny Pittman	3	4	32	10.67	6	16
RB Bill Johnson	2	5	19	9.50	11	16
RB Larry Heater	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Joe Rose	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	2	1	0
Neal Anderson	1	0	0
Mario Celotto	0	1	0
Stan Johnson	0	0	1
John Giesler	0	0	1
Terrance Hoagie	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Rose	1	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Issiac Holt	1	0	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0
Chip Banks	0	1	0
Fred Robinson	0	1	0
Ernest Givins	0	1	0
John Woodcock	0	0	1
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	1
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	322	46.0	32.3	65	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	349	43.6	40.8	52	6

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/6	0/3	0/2	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	2	3	1.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Issiac Holt	5	31	6.2	0
Larry Heater	1	85	85.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	7	4	0.0	35	42
CB Steve Brown	6	1	0.0	30	42
S Andre Young	6	0	0.0	33	39
DE Dan Hampton	5	2	0.5	35	44
CB Jeff Fisher	5	3	0.0	22	39
OLB Robert Lyles	5	2	0.0	27	40
S Donnie Shell	5	1	0.0	13	22
CB Everson Walls	4	2	0.0	32	38
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	3	0.0	29	34
ILB Michael Green	3	3	0.0	15	13
CB Bobby Futrell	3	2	0.0	13	20
OLB Rod Martin	3	1	0.0	12	18
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Bob Breunig	3	0	0.0	14	12
DT Stan Johnson	2	1	0.5	24	30
OLB Mario Celotto	2	2	0.0	32	29
DE Mack Moore	2	1	0.0	27	35
OLB Chris Keating	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Bob Golic	1	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0.0	11	10
RB Neal Anderson	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	2	0.0	28	36
DE Kevin Fagan	5	1	1.0	23	31
S Greg Bright	5	1	0.0	24	28
DE Elvis Franks	5	1	0.0	30	37
DT John Woodcock	4	1	1.0	22	26
DE Doug McDougald	4	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Chip Banks	4	1	0.0	25	30
CB Don Griffin	4	1	0.0	18	25
S Mike Jolly	3	1	0.0	13	21
S Bob Glazebrook	2	1	0.0	13	12
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	21	21
S Carl Lews	2	0	0.0	20	24
DE Tony Colorito	1	1	0.0	14	22
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	11	10
G John Tautolo	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Gill Byrd	0	3	0.0	22	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	3	44
DT Stan Johnson	0.5	0	0	30
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	1	24
OLB Robert Lyles	0.0	1	1	40
OLB Bob Breunig	0.0	0	1	12
DT Bob Golic	0.0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	2	31
DT John Woodcock	1.0	0	0	26
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	2	0	37
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	1	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Brown	6	3	42
S Terrance Hoagie	5	0	42
CB Everson Walls	4	1	38
CB Jeff Fisher	3	2	39
S Donnie Shell	2	0	22
OLB Bob Breunig	2	0	12
S Andre Young	2	0	39
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	34
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	44
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	11
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	10
OLB Robert Lyles	1	0	40
DE Mack Moore	1	0	35
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Griffin	4	1	0	25
S Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0	12
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	0	36
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	21
S Carl Lews	2	0	0	24
OLB Chip Banks	1	2	0	30
S Mike Jolly	1	1	0	21
S Greg Bright	1	0	0	28
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0	37
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	0	22
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	19
DE Tony Colorito	1	0	0	22
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0	31
CB Gill Byrd	0	1	1	29
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Moran	4	12	29	0	37
Rob Fada	3	3	23	0	25
John Giesler	2	4	29	2	34
Jamie Dukes	2	4	25	0	31
Phil LaPorta	1	3	26	0	27
Bob Patton	1	2	11	0	14
Jim Arneson	1	1	7	0	17
James Jones	1	1	18	0	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron McNair	2	7	32	0	39
Tremain Rogers	2	5	33	0	43
John Tautolo	2	3	14	1	18
Dan Fike	1	4	36	0	45
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	35	0	45
Ethan Horton	1	3	36	0	45
Steve Wilson	1	1	6	0	8
Joe Rose	1	1	9	0	15
Edwin Bailey	0	6	36	0	44
Hubert Oliver	0	2	28	0	31
Ron Baker	0	1	13	0	18
Billy Jackson	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Keating	3	26
Gerald Willhite	1	26
Russell Davis	1	10
John Giesler	1	9
James Jones	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
John Floyd	2	23
Kris Haines	1	16

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Hampton	---	---	35	44	5	84
Jeff Fisher	---	---	22	39	23	84
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	35	42	6	83
Andre Young	---	---	33	39	6	78
Everson Walls	---	---	32	38	5	75
Steve Brown	---	---	30	42	3	75
Robert Lyles	---	---	27	40	6	73
John Giesler	29	34	---	---	9	72
Rich Moran	29	37	---	---	6	72
Dick Ambrose	---	---	29	34	5	68
Tony Eason	30	37	---	---	---	67
Mack Moore	---	---	27	35	3	65
Eddie Brown	22	30	---	---	12	64
Mario Celotto	---	---	32	29	1	62
Jamie Dukes	25	31	---	---	2	58
Stan Johnson	---	---	24	30	3	57
Phil LaPorta	26	27	---	---	3	56
Rob Fada	23	25	---	---	7	55
Neal Anderson	25	29	---	---	---	54
Bob Golic	---	---	18	23	11	52
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	19	24	4	47
Lam Jones	12	17	---	---	17	46
Robb Rubick	15	22	---	---	9	46
Bobby Futrell	---	---	13	20	12	45
Mickey Shuler	16	9	---	---	18	43
Ricky Sanders	17	24	---	---	---	41
Donnie Shell	---	---	13	22	5	40
Chris Keating	---	---	3	11	26	40
Gerald Willhite	5	8	---	---	26	39
James Jones	18	14	---	---	7	39
Bob Breunig	---	---	14	12	12	38
Mark Nichols	16	22	---	---	---	38
Rod Martin	---	---	12	18	7	37
Michael Green	---	---	15	13	7	35
Bob Patton	11	14	---	---	9	34
Jim Arneson	7	17	---	---	9	33
Del Rodgers	1	3	---	---	23	27
Wes Hopkins	---	---	11	10	3	24
Greg Bracelin	---	---	7	7	8	22
Russell Davis	3	7	---	---	10	20
Miles Turpin	---	---	0	0	8	8
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fike	36	45	---	---	13	94
Randall Cunningham	41	52	---	---	---	93
Jeff Dellenbach	35	45	---	---	9	89
Edwin Bailey	36	44	---	---	4	84
Ethan Horton	36	45	---	---	3	84
Ernest Givins	36	44	---	---	---	80
Hubert Oliver	28	31	---	---	19	78
Elvis Franks	---	---	30	37	9	76
Tremain Rogers	33	43	---	---	---	76
Ron McNair	32	39	---	---	---	71
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	28	36	2	66
Rick Parros	28	35	---	---	---	63
Bill Johnson	27	34	---	---	---	61
Larry Heater	14	18	---	---	25	57
Chip Banks	---	---	25	30	1	56
Kevin Fagan	---	---	23	31	1	55
Greg Bright	---	---	24	28	2	54
Gill Byrd	---	---	22	29	3	54
Don Griffin	---	---	18	25	11	54
John Woodcock	---	---	22	26	4	52
Kris Haines	12	20	---	---	16	48
Issiac Holt	---	---	21	21	5	47
Joe Rose	9	15	---	---	22	46
John Tautolo	14	18	---	---	14	46
Carl Lews	---	---	20	24	2	46
Ron Baker	13	18	---	---	14	45
Mike Jolly	---	---	13	21	10	44
Doug McDougald	---	---	21	22	1	44
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	13	12	14	39
Emanuel King	---	---	14	19	5	38
Tony Colorito	---	---	14	22	---	36
Danny Pittman	12	10	---	---	9	31
Steve Wilson	6	8	---	---	14	28
Billy Jackson	3	7	---	---	16	26
Fred Robinson	---	---	2	1	23	26
John Floyd	0	1	---	---	23	24
Cleveland Elam	---	---	11	10	1	22
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	5	7	8	20
Dropkick Murphy	0	0	---	---	16	16
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Wilson	---	---	3	4	2	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cliff Odom	---	---	0	0	7	7
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rod Kush	---	---	1	2	---	3
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	11	81	7.4
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	47	3.1
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	13	49	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	20	2	0	4	6	4	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	51	30	1	1	4	7	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	21	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	105	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	170	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	11	7	2	28	0	29
WR Eddie Brown	8	6	0	44	0	30
WR Lam Jones	4	1	1	11	0	17
WR Mark Nichols	3	1	1	12	0	22
TE Robb Rubick	3	1	0	8	0	22
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	0	71	2	24
FB James Jones	2	1	0	7	0	14
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0	7	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	17	11	1	90	0	44
WR Rick Parros	9	3	2	22	0	35
TE Ethan Horton	6	5	0	71	1	45
RB Bill Johnson	5	2	0	19	0	34
WR Kris Haines	4	3	0	35	0	20
WR Danny Pittman	4	3	0	32	0	10
TE Joe Rose	3	1	1	5	0	15
RB Larry Heater	2	1	0	7	0	18
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	9	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	4	12	3.00	2.52
Larry Heater	3	6	2.00	5.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	2	15	3.75	5.37

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0	0.00	5.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	3	1	7	2.33	5.50
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	8	8.00	2.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	1	1
Neal Anderson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	5	2
Larry Heater	2	1
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	6	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	15	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Neal Anderson	5	3	1
WR Mark Nichols	2	0	0
TE Mickey Shuler	1	1	0
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0
FB James Jones	1	1	0
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	6	4	3
WR Kris Haines	2	2	2
WR Rick Parros	2	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	1
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	0
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)