Week 8, 1988

played in Dallas, TX

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	7	0	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	10	0	7	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
1Q: 04:13 DAL - Lee Rouson 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal
3Q: 11:20 DAL - Eddie Brown 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:26 NOS - Earl Campbell 80 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Damone Johnson 1 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
OT: 09:46 DAL - Lam Jones 10 pass from Tony Eason

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
1Q: 04:13 DAL - Lee Rouson 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:26 NOS - Morten Andersen 50 field goal
3Q: 11:20 DAL - Eddie Brown 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:26 NOS - Earl Campbell 80 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 01:32 NOS - Damone Johnson 1 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
OT: 09:46 DAL - Lam Jones 10 pass from Tony Eason

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 371 394
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 5.80 5.79
Net Rushing Yards 251 156
- Rushing Attempts 35 29
- Yards per Rush 7.17 5.38
Net Passing Yards 120 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 5/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:01 35:22

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	371	394
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	5.80	5.79
Net Rushing Yards	251	156
- Rushing Attempts	35	29
- Yards per Rush	7.17	5.38
Net Passing Yards	120	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	5/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:01	35:22

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 34	2	-7	Punt
1	9:05	1:52	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:02	4:02	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
2	12:02	7:49	OWN 7	15	72	Missed FG
2	2:46	1:28	OWN 33	6	34	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 32	3	28	Half
3	11:10	2:31	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	7:10	2:03	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	0:26	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	13:11	2:38	OWN 19	5	10	Punt
4	6:33	5:08	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	4:11	OWN 42	8	51	Field Goal
1	7:13	3:11	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:58	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
2	4:13	1:27	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	1:18	0:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	8:39	1:29	OWN 49	3	-6	Punt
3	5:07	4:41	OWN 26	8	34	Punt
3	0:09	1:58	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	10:33	4:00	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 17	4	32	Half
OT1	15:00	5:23	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	17	80	4.71	24	3	0
Earl Campbell	16	162	10.13	80	2	1
Randall Cunningham	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	19	101	5.32	19	4
Lee Rouson	8	50	6.25	13	2
James Jones	2	5	2.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	17	139	3/19	1	16	0	91.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	27	265	4/27	3	32	0	126.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ethan Horton	5	5	40	8.00	8	16	0
TE Damone Johnson	3	6	22	7.33	0	15	1
WR Rick Parros	2	3	24	12.00	3	16	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	19	9.50	3	15	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	2	2	17	8.50	5	12	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Earl Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	7	8	87	12.43	17	21	0
WR Bill Brooks	7	8	54	7.71	23	18	0
RB Neal Anderson	6	7	66	11.00	36	32	0
WR Eddie Brown	3	5	15	5.00	6	9	1
WR Lam Jones	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	1
FB James Jones	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	25	25.00	23	25	1
TE Pat Carter	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	248	41.3	37.3	58	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	303	43.3	37.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	2	2	1.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	5	24	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odessa Turner	2	53	26.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	47	15.7	0
Everson Walls	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	10	1	0.0	29	38
CB Issiac Holt	6	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Emanuel King	5	1	2.0	24	25
S Greg Bright	4	1	0.0	21	27
CB Gill Byrd	4	1	0.0	20	28
S Jim Perryman	4	0	0.0	19	30
DT Curt Jarvis	3	1	0.5	19	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	3	0.0	19	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	2	0.0	19	29
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	1	0.0	14	11
CB Don Griffin	3	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Fred Robinson	2	2	1.5	6	14
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Ron Holmes	1	2	0.0	19	20
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0.0	5	11
S Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	7	7
DE Pierce Holt	0	2	0.0	25	32

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	9	3	1.0	30	22
S Terrance Hoagie	7	3	1.0	28	23
S Andre Young	4	4	0.5	25	23
CB Everson Walls	4	1	0.0	24	17
S Wes Hopkins	4	1	0.0	16	9
DE Jeff Cross	4	1	0.0	27	21
DT Michael Dean Perry	4	1	0.0	22	15
OLB Robert Lyles	3	1	0.5	31	23
DE Mack Moore	3	1	0.0	18	17
ILB Lance Mehl	3	0	0.0	6	8
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	0.0	26	22
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	0.0	23	20
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Steve Potter	1	1	0.0	3	7
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Bob Hamm	1	0	0.0	17	12
DT Bob Golic	0	2	0.0	14	17
CB Steve Brown	0	2	0.0	28	28
CB Bobby Johnson	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Emanuel King	2.0	1	0	25
OLB Fred Robinson	1.5	0	0	14
DT Curt Jarvis	0.5	0	0	23
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	32

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	1.0	0	22
S Terrance Hoagie	1.0	0	23
S Andre Young	0.5	0	23
OLB Robert Lyles	0.5	0	23
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	1	8
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.0	1	20
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	1	38
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	28
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	24
CB Don Griffin	3	0	29
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	23
S Greg Bright	2	0	27
S Jim Perryman	2	0	30
S Mike Jolly	1	0	7
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	29
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	11
CB Lee Davis	1	0	16
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	23
ILB Kurt Gouveia	0	1	11

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	5	0	22
CB Everson Walls	3	0	17
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	8
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	23
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	7
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	22
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	7
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	20
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	15
OLB Robert Lyles	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Kalis	3	3	18	0	16
Jeff Dellenbach	2	6	29	0	23
Ed Simmons	2	3	16	0	13
Craig Heyward	2	2	8	0	6
David Jones	1	6	25	0	25
Tony Jones	1	4	29	0	19
Dropkick Murphy	1	3	21	0	18
Ron McNair	0	4	27	2	24
Rick Donnalley	0	3	31	1	25
Damone Johnson	0	1	11	0	13

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	5	9	0	26	1	33
Ray Donaldson	2	6	0	29	0	39
Ralph Tamm	1	3	0	29	2	38
Randy Clark	1	3	0	23	0	33
James Jones	1	1	1	13	0	16
John Giesler	0	4	0	19	0	23
Rich Moran	0	2	0	13	0	22
Pat Carter	0	1	0	21	0	21
Chad Lane	0	0	0	6	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Odessa Turner	2	19
Damone Johnson	2	16
Lorenzo Lynch	2	16
Chip Banks	1	17
Lee Davis	1	8
Todd Kalis	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
James Jones	1	21
Lee Rouson	1	18
Bobby Johnson	1	16
Domingo Bryant	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	29	38	1	68
Rick Donnalley	31	25	---	---	8	64
Randall Cunningham	35	29	---	---	---	64
Ethan Horton	30	23	---	---	8	61
Jeff Dellenbach	29	23	---	---	7	59
David Jones	25	25	---	---	8	58
Ernest Givins	33	25	---	---	---	58
Don Griffin	---	---	22	29	7	58
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	19	23	16	58
Pierce Holt	---	---	25	32	1	58
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	19	29	8	56
Earl Campbell	17	12	---	---	24	53
Emanuel King	---	---	24	25	2	51
Ron McNair	27	24	---	---	---	51
Greg Bright	---	---	21	27	2	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	20	28	2	50
Jim Perryman	---	---	19	30	---	49
Tony Jones	29	19	---	---	---	48
Dropkick Murphy	21	18	---	---	8	47
Ron Holmes	---	---	19	20	7	46
Kevin Fagan	---	---	14	25	5	44
Odessa Turner	14	11	---	---	19	44
Curt Jarvis	---	---	19	23	1	43
Todd Kalis	18	16	---	---	8	42
Issiac Holt	---	---	16	24	1	41
Damone Johnson	11	13	---	---	16	40
Ed Simmons	16	13	---	---	8	37
Bill Johnson	18	17	---	---	---	35
Lee Davis	---	---	10	16	8	34
Rick Parros	8	9	---	---	16	33
Chip Banks	---	---	5	11	17	33
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	14	11	7	32
Tony Colorito	---	---	11	17	2	30
Craig Heyward	8	6	---	---	10	24
Fred Robinson	---	---	6	14	3	23
Buster Rhymes	14	9	---	---	---	23
Mike Jolly	---	---	7	7	8	22
Danny Pittman	0	0	---	---	14	14
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kenny Jackson	1	2	---	---	---	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew Provence	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tory Nixon	---	---	0	0	1	1
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	29	38	---	---	8	75
Jeff Fisher	---	---	26	22	23	71
Ray Donaldson	29	39	---	---	---	68
Tony Eason	29	39	---	---	---	68
Randy Clark	23	33	---	---	8	64
Jack Squirek	---	---	30	22	8	60
Eddie Brown	21	29	---	---	10	60
Steve Brown	---	---	28	28	3	59
Ron Heller	26	33	---	---	---	59
Bill Brooks	19	24	---	---	15	58
Pat Carter	21	21	---	---	16	58
Robert Lyles	---	---	31	23	3	57
Neal Anderson	23	29	---	---	2	54
Andre Young	---	---	25	23	4	52
Lee Rouson	12	22	---	---	18	52
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	28	23	---	51
Jeff Cross	---	---	27	21	3	51
John Giesler	19	23	---	---	8	50
James Jones	13	16	---	---	21	50
Everson Walls	---	---	24	17	7	48
Aundray Bruce	---	---	23	20	2	45
Rich Moran	13	22	---	---	8	43
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	22	15	4	41
Ricky Sanders	17	23	---	---	---	40
Mack Moore	---	---	18	17	2	37
Bob Hamm	---	---	17	12	3	32
Bob Golic	---	---	14	17	---	31
Chris Dressel	7	15	---	---	6	28
Wes Hopkins	---	---	16	9	2	27
Lam Jones	10	14	---	---	---	24
Kirby Jackson	---	---	12	7	5	24
Miles Turpin	---	---	10	5	8	23
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	8	8	6	22
Domingo Bryant	---	---	2	4	16	22
Bobby Johnson	---	---	4	1	16	21
Lance Mehl	---	---	6	8	6	20
Chad Lane	6	6	---	---	8	20
Jerry Robinson	---	---	5	7	3	15
Steve Potter	---	---	3	7	5	15
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	3	5	14
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Nichols	2	2	---	---	---	4
Melvin Jones	0	1	---	---	---	1
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	86	14.3
Middle	23	134	5.8
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	88	6.3
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	17	0	1	3	2	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	27	3	0	4	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	87	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	17	164	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Damone Johnson	6	3	1	22	13
TE Ethan Horton	5	5	0	40	23
WR Rick Parros	3	2	1	24	9
WR Buster Rhymes	3	1	0	2	9
WR Odessa Turner	3	1	0	10	11
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	0	19	25
FB Dropkick Murphy	2	2	0	17	18
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	1	0	12
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	5	6

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	8	7	0	87	1	23
WR Bill Brooks	8	7	0	54	0	24
RB Neal Anderson	7	6	0	66	1	29
WR Eddie Brown	5	3	2	15	0	29
WR Lam Jones	3	1	2	10	0	14
TE Pat Carter	2	1	0	6	0	21
FB James Jones	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	0	25	1	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	2	5	2.50	5.32

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	3	8	1.33	5.35

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	6	5	39	6.50	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Damone Johnson	4	2	7	1.75	3.67
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1	1.00	8.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	8	4.00	10.88
WR Lam Jones	1	1	10	10.00	3.33
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	4	4.00	9.43
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	8	8.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	3
Bill Johnson	4	2
Randall Cunningham	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Rouson	2	0
Neal Anderson	2	1
James Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	2	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0
TE Damone Johnson	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Sanders	3	3	3
RB Neal Anderson	3	2	1
WR Bill Brooks	3	3	1
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)