Week 13, 1989

played in Dallas, TX

37 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	10	14	3	-	34
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 DAL - Neal Anderson 10 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 10:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 13:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 06:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
2Q: 03:32 NOS - Ernest Givins 59 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 54 field goal
3Q: 06:56 DAL - Neal Anderson 10 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 03:46 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 00:35 NOS - Rick Parros 64 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 09:18 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 33 field goal
4Q: 05:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 DAL - Neal Anderson 10 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 10:02 NOS - Buster Rhymes 10 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 13:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 06:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
2Q: 03:32 NOS - Ernest Givins 59 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 54 field goal
3Q: 06:56 DAL - Neal Anderson 10 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 03:46 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 00:35 NOS - Rick Parros 64 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 09:18 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 33 field goal
4Q: 05:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 6-6 6-6
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 462 329
- Offensive Plays 53 67
- Yards per Play 8.72 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 145 104
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 4.53 4.00
Net Passing Yards 317 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 15.10 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/51 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 4/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:30 33:30

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	6-6	6-6
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	462	329
- Offensive Plays	53	67
- Yards per Play	8.72	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	145	104
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	4.53	4.00
Net Passing Yards	317	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	15.10	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/51	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	4/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:30	33:30

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
1	11:40	1:47	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:25	6:26	OWN 7	13	73	Field Goal
2	9:07	0:41	OWN 23	2	17	Fumble
2	6:17	3:04	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	6:47	1:57	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	4:50	1:14	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
3	1:26	1:07	OWN 28	2	72	Touchdown
4	13:21	1:40	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	9:13	4:16	OWN 33	8	49	Field Goal
4	4:20	2:08	OPP 17	5	15	Missed FG
4	1:24	1:24	OPP 2	2	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	2:04	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
1	9:53	5:28	OWN 21	8	27	Punt
2	12:59	3:52	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	8:26	2:09	OPP 35	4	17	Field Goal
2	3:13	3:09	OWN 9	7	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	8:13	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
3	3:36	2:10	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	0:19	1:58	OWN 14	4	31	Punt
4	11:41	2:28	OPP 47	5	31	Field Goal
4	4:57	0:37	OWN 17	4	0	Downs
4	2:12	0:48	OWN 3	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	14	96	6.86	38	3
Ottis Anderson	12	27	2.25	11	2
Randall Cunningham	5	17	3.40	12	1
Craig Heyward	1	5	5.00	5	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	18	63	3.50	13	3	1
Ken Bell	5	29	5.80	10	1	0
Tony Eason	3	12	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	21	14	317	0/0	4	64	0	149.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	39	26	237	2/12	1	25	0	91.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	4	4	42	10.50	8	15	1
WR Ernest Givins	4	5	94	23.50	43	59	2
WR Odessa Turner	3	8	98	32.67	23	53	0
WR Rick Parros	1	2	64	64.00	40	64	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	7	9	56	8.00	30	19	1
WR Eddie Brown	6	7	48	8.00	22	24	0
WR Ricky Sanders	5	9	63	12.60	2	24	0
FB William Howard	3	3	19	6.33	6	11	0
WR Lindsay Scott	2	4	28	14.00	11	25	0
WR Bill Brooks	2	5	21	10.50	0	15	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0
Mike Kelley	0	1	0
Lawrence Taylor	0	0	1
Ron Holmes	0	0	1
Jimmie Johnson	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neal Anderson	2	0	0
Everson Walls	1	0	1
Robert Lyles	0	1	0
Ricky Sanders	0	1	0
Eddie Brown	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	96	32.0	27.0	35	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	166	41.5	41.5	46	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	2	5	2.5	0
Everson Walls	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	3	65	21.7	0
Greg Bright	1	18	18.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	48	16.0	0
Everson Walls	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	8	1	0.0	18	33
DE Ron Holmes	6	1	0.5	26	40
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	2	0.0	13	18
S Marcus Paul	5	2	1.0	24	33
CB Tory Nixon	5	3	0.0	17	32
S Carl Lews	4	2	0.0	10	28
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	0.0	20	26
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	0.5	24	35
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Kurt Gouveia	2	2	0.0	8	7
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0.0	18	30
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	11	25
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0.0	18	28
QB Randall Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Tony Colorito	0	2	0.0	12	24
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	18	16

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	5	3	21	15
ILB Rod Stephens	5	1	22	18
DE Glen Collins	4	2	23	11
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	13	9
DT Mark Duda	2	1	21	15
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	27	16
OLB Robert Lyles	2	1	25	16
CB Bobby Futrell	2	1	11	8
DE Jeff Cross	2	1	23	15
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	17	10
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	17	9
ILB Greg Manusky	2	0	13	9
CB Everson Walls	1	3	20	17
DE Mack Moore	1	2	9	10
OLB Jessie Small	1	1	12	3
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	26	17
DE Winnie Cooper	1	0	9	6
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	0	13	10
DT Mike Ruth	0	1	14	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Ron Holmes	0.5	2	0	0	40
DE Pierce Holt	0.5	1	0	0	35
ILB Cliff Odom	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	0	0	1	26

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	1	0	10
DT Mark Duda	0	1	0	15
DE Jeff Cross	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carl Lews	4	0	28
S Marcus Paul	3	1	33
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	33
DE Ron Holmes	3	0	40
CB Tory Nixon	3	0	32
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	18
S Greg Jackson	1	2	25
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	30
S Greg Bright	1	0	27
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	26
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	7
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	28
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	35
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	8

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	10
CB Everson Walls	2	0	17
S Andre Young	2	0	15
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	16
ILB Rod Stephens	2	0	18
S Wes Hopkins	1	1	9
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	8
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	17
ILB Greg Manusky	1	0	9
ILB Lance Mehl	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ed Simmons	4	4	0	19	15
Rick Donnalley	3	5	1	27	17
Jeff Dellenbach	2	4	0	30	20
Keith Slough	1	4	0	24	12
Ethan Horton	1	3	0	24	10
Tony Jones	0	3	0	30	20
Craig Heyward	0	2	0	15	5
Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	8	8
David Jones	0	1	0	5	4
Mike Kelley	0	1	0	10	10

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Tamm	3	5	0	21	1	29
William Howard	2	3	0	11	0	19
Melvin Jones	1	4	0	21	1	28
Chuck Brown	1	2	0	10	0	23
Ron Heller	1	2	0	24	0	36
Pat Carter	1	1	1	18	0	19
Chad Lane	1	1	0	5	0	9
Randy Clark	0	5	0	21	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Lews	2	14
Greg Jackson	2	11
Tory Nixon	1	18
Jimmie Johnson	1	16
Emanuel King	1	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lindsay Scott	1	17
Bobby Futrell	1	15
Greg Manusky	1	14
Cornell Holloway	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Holmes	---	---	26	40	7	73
Tory Nixon	---	---	17	32	18	67
Pierce Holt	---	---	24	35	3	62
Marcus Paul	---	---	24	33	3	60
Cliff Odom	---	---	18	33	6	57
Greg Bright	---	---	18	27	9	54
Jeff Dellenbach	30	20	---	---	4	54
Randall Cunningham	32	21	---	---	---	53
Gill Byrd	---	---	18	30	4	52
Carl Lews	---	---	10	28	14	52
Tony Jones	30	20	---	---	---	50
Ottis Anderson	15	11	---	---	23	49
Chip Banks	---	---	20	26	2	48
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	18	28	2	48
Greg Jackson	---	---	11	25	11	47
Rick Donnalley	27	17	---	---	---	44
Ethan Horton	24	10	---	---	8	42
Keith Slough	24	12	---	---	6	42
Ernest Givins	26	15	---	---	---	41
Curt Jarvis	---	---	14	23	3	40
Tony Colorito	---	---	12	24	---	36
Andrew Provence	---	---	18	16	1	35
Ed Simmons	19	15	---	---	---	34
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	13	18	2	33
Bill Johnson	17	10	---	---	6	33
Jimmie Johnson	7	9	---	---	16	32
Rick Parros	14	13	---	---	4	31
Craig Heyward	15	5	---	---	11	31
Odessa Turner	17	13	---	---	---	30
Todd Kalis	15	7	---	---	6	28
Mike Kelley	10	10	---	---	6	26
Hubert Oliver	8	8	---	---	9	25
Ryan Johnson	---	---	8	16	1	25
Wes Pritchett	---	---	4	8	13	25
Buster Rhymes	14	9	---	---	---	23
Kenny Jackson	2	2	---	---	17	21
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	2	12	19
Danny Pittman	1	0	---	---	16	17
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	8	7	2	17
David Jones	5	4	---	---	6	15
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	15	15
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	26	41	---	---	---	67
Ron Heller	24	36	---	---	7	67
Randy Clark	21	33	---	---	7	61
Neal Anderson	23	33	---	---	1	57
Melvin Jones	21	28	---	---	7	56
Pat Carter	18	19	---	---	18	55
Eddie Brown	10	25	---	---	16	51
William Howard	11	19	---	---	21	51
Ralph Tamm	21	29	---	---	---	50
Everson Walls	---	---	20	17	11	48
Ken Bell	12	15	---	---	21	48
Jamie Dukes	19	28	---	---	1	48
Kirby Jackson	---	---	26	17	3	46
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	27	16	1	44
Robert Lyles	---	---	25	16	3	44
Ricky Sanders	18	26	---	---	---	44
Rod Stephens	---	---	22	18	3	43
Lindsay Scott	6	19	---	---	17	42
Mark Duda	---	---	21	15	6	42
Jeff Fisher	---	---	17	10	14	41
Jeff Cross	---	---	23	15	3	41
Chuck Brown	10	23	---	---	7	40
Andre Young	---	---	21	15	4	40
Bill Brooks	14	22	---	---	4	40
Glen Collins	---	---	23	11	2	36
Chris Dressel	12	19	---	---	5	36
Greg Manusky	---	---	13	9	14	36
Bobby Futrell	---	---	11	8	15	34
Aundray Bruce	---	---	17	9	4	30
Jim Rourke	9	19	---	---	---	28
Wes Hopkins	---	---	13	9	3	25
Broderick Thomas	---	---	13	10	1	24
Mike Ruth	---	---	14	7	2	23
Jessie Small	---	---	12	3	7	22
Mack Moore	---	---	9	10	1	20
Chad Lane	5	9	---	---	6	20
Domingo Bryant	---	---	2	0	17	19
Lance Mehl	---	---	7	4	7	18
Winnie Cooper	---	---	9	6	3	18
Cornell Holloway	---	---	7	6	5	18
Lawyer Tillman	6	8	---	---	3	17
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	9	76	8.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	17	85	5.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	21	14	5	1	1	2	2	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	39	26	3	0	2	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	126	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	133	33.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	8	3	1	98	3	13
WR Ernest Givins	5	4	0	94	1	15
WR Buster Rhymes	4	4	0	42	0	9
WR Rick Parros	2	1	0	64	1	13
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	13	0	8
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	6	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	9	5	1	63	1	26
RB Neal Anderson	9	7	0	56	0	33
WR Eddie Brown	7	6	1	48	1	25
WR Bill Brooks	5	2	0	21	0	22
WR Lindsay Scott	4	2	0	28	1	19
FB William Howard	3	3	0	19	0	19
TE Chris Dressel	2	1	0	2	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ottis Anderson	5	1	0.20	2.25
Bill Johnson	2	6	3.00	6.86
Randall Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	3.40

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	15	5.00	3.50
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	5	2	12	2.40	15.10

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	3	18	6.00	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	2	1.00	18.80
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0	0.00	32.00
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	10	10.00	10.50
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0	0.00	12.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	4	4.00	6.86
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	10	10.00	6.22
FB William Howard	1	1	4	4.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	4	1
Bill Johnson	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	2	1
Tony Eason	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	4	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)