Week 13, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	21	3	0	3	-	27
New Orleans Saints	7	6	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 DAL - Neal Anderson 6 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 12:11 DAL - Neal Anderson 11 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 08:12 NOS - Bill Johnson 6 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:04 DAL - Neal Anderson 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 06:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 02:05 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 DAL - Neal Anderson 6 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 12:11 DAL - Neal Anderson 11 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 08:12 NOS - Bill Johnson 6 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:04 DAL - Neal Anderson 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 06:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
2Q: 02:05 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NOS - Morten Andersen 40 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-7 3-9
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 306 292
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 108 125
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 3.18 5.21
Net Passing Yards 198 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 41 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 198 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 3/25 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-7	3-9
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	306	292
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	108	125
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	3.18	5.21
Net Passing Yards	198	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	41 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	198	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	3/25	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:50	27:10

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:21	1:15	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
1	12:50	0:49	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
1	8:06	2:08	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
1	4:27	4:27	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	12:16	2:51	OWN 4	5	17	Interception
2	6:14	2:06	OWN 24	4	6	Punt
2	3:32	1:36	OWN 44	5	24	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:06	OWN 22	1	4	Fumble
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 15	10	60	Missed FG
3	7:52	1:42	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	2:18	1:40	OPP 38	3	4	Punt
4	10:16	7:57	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:39	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
1	13:06	0:16	OWN 20	1	-5	Interception
1	12:01	3:55	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	5:58	1:31	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	15:00	2:44	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	9:25	3:11	OPP 37	6	17	Field Goal
2	4:08	0:36	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	1:56	1:03	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	0:47	0:31	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
3	9:25	1:33	OWN 32	3	24	Interception
3	6:10	3:52	OWN 6	8	39	Fumble
3	0:38	5:22	OWN 8	11	53	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 31	13	58	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	25	79	3.16	12	2
Warren Williams	8	30	3.75	8	0
Tony Eason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	15	63	4.20	17	2
Bill Johnson	8	55	6.88	24	1
Jay Schroeder	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	27	21	198	0/0	3	26	1	118.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Schroeder	41	19	172	1/5	1	21	3	35.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	6	7	67	11.17	43	25	3
TE Pat Carter	3	3	30	10.00	0	16	0
WR Wayne Walker	3	4	16	5.33	0	7	0
WR Waylon Smithers	3	5	30	10.00	5	12	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	4	14	7.00	2	8	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB James Jones	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	26	26.00	12	26	0
RB Warren Williams	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odessa Turner	4	5	59	14.75	11	21	0
RB Chris Warren	4	5	35	8.75	4	14	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	3	6	22	7.33	0	10	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	1
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	20	10.00	3	12	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	15	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrance Hoagie	2	15	7.50	0
CB Steve Brown	1	10	10.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Williams	1	0	0
Jeff Cross	0	1	0
Andre Young	0	0	1
Kirby Jackson	0	0	1
Terry Price	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Warren	2	2	0
Jay Schroeder	1	0	0
Kevin Fagan	0	1	0
Clarence Goodburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	4	182	45.5	44.0	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	205	41.0	35.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/3	1/2	0/0	49	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Waylon Smithers	2	25	12.5	0
Kirk Springs	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	3	69	23.0	0
Gill Byrd	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	8	3	0.0	18	33
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	0	0.0	17	33
CB Cornell Holloway	4	3	0.0	22	34
DE Terry Price	3	1	0.5	7	16
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	0.0	7	21
ILB Rod Stephens	3	1	0.0	21	36
CB Tony Stargell	3	1	0.0	16	21
DE Mack Moore	2	2	0.0	17	26
DT Mark Duda	2	1	0.0	7	13
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	0.0	11	29
DE Jeff Cross	2	1	0.0	17	31
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	0.0	1	6
ILB Lance Mehl	1	1	0.0	4	5
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0.0	8	17
CB Steve Brown	1	0	0.0	14	28
QB Tony Eason	1	0	---	---	---
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	0	0.0	11	15
DT Michael Dean Perry	0	2	0.5	17	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	3	0.0	25	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	1	0.0	27	25
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	26	21
S Bob Orlando	4	0	0.0	15	22
S Marcus Paul	3	8	0.0	27	21
S Greg Jackson	3	3	0.0	24	17
ILB Kurt Gouveia	3	1	0.0	9	0
DE Clarence Goodburn	3	1	0.0	23	17
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0.0	15	19
DE Pierce Holt	3	0	0.0	29	25
DE Kevin Fagan	2	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0.0	15	4
S Carl Lews	2	1	0.0	16	13
DT Andrew Provence	1	3	0.0	17	8
CB John Mangum	1	1	0.0	8	6
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	5	8
C Jeff Dellenbach	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.0	31	22
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	5	4
RB Chris Warren	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Colorito	0	1	0.0	18	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.5	1	1	0	29
DE Terry Price	0.5	1	1	0	16
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	1	1	1	31
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.0	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	2	2	25
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Stargell	3	1	0	21
S Andre Young	3	0	0	33
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	0	0	33
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	0	29
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	0	6
S Wes Hopkins	1	1	0	21
ILB Rod Stephens	1	1	0	36
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	2	31
CB Steve Brown	1	0	1	28
S Kirk Springs	1	0	0	17
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0	13
OLB Louis Cooper	0	1	0	5
DE Jeff Cross	0	1	0	31

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	1	0	25
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	1	21
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	0	19
CB Lee Davis	2	1	0	8
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0	21
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	27
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0	4
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	13
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0	22
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0	17
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0	4
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0	17
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joe Tofflemire	3	6	31	24
Dave Studdard	2	6	16	10
Ron Heller	2	6	31	24
Ray Donaldson	2	5	32	25
Erik Norgard	1	4	26	21
James Jones	1	3	23	13
Will Grant	1	2	3	3
Chris Dressel	1	1	16	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jones	2	5	0	22	0	33
Tony Jones	1	3	0	20	1	38
Rick Donnalley	1	3	0	22	0	36
Jeff Dellenbach	1	3	0	18	0	38
Todd Kalis	1	3	0	5	0	14
Craig Heyward	1	1	1	17	0	24
Mike Brennan	1	1	0	8	0	13
Ethan Horton	0	2	0	21	0	37
Dan Fike	0	1	0	6	0	5
Ed Simmons	0	1	0	19	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lawyer Tillman	3	17
Waylon Smithers	1	10
Eddie Brown	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Parros	3	13
Mike Alexander	1	15

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Holloway	---	---	22	34	11	67
Joe Tofflemire	31	24	---	---	7	62
Tony Eason	34	27	---	---	---	61
Pat Carter	29	17	---	---	14	60
Rod Stephens	---	---	21	36	2	59
Ray Donaldson	32	25	---	---	---	57
Ron Heller	31	24	---	---	---	55
Andre Young	---	---	18	33	2	53
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	20	31	1	52
Aundray Bruce	---	---	17	33	2	52
Erik Norgard	26	21	---	---	5	52
Eddie Brown	24	21	---	---	6	51
Neal Anderson	27	22	---	---	1	50
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	17	29	4	50
James Jones	23	13	---	---	13	49
Jeff Cross	---	---	17	31	1	49
Tony Stargell	---	---	16	21	11	48
Steve Brown	---	---	14	28	3	45
Mack Moore	---	---	17	26	1	44
Waylon Smithers	22	11	---	---	10	43
Ernest Gibson	---	---	11	29	2	42
John Giesler	21	20	---	---	---	41
Kirk Springs	---	---	8	17	15	40
Jessie Small	---	---	12	18	10	40
Chris Dressel	16	11	---	---	12	39
Warren Williams	8	6	---	---	21	35
Wayne Walker	6	10	---	---	19	35
Ricky Sanders	13	21	---	---	---	34
Dave Studdard	16	10	---	---	7	33
Broderick Thomas	---	---	11	15	5	31
Wes Hopkins	---	---	7	21	1	29
Louis Cooper	---	---	7	5	13	25
Ron Holmes	---	---	7	11	6	24
Terry Price	---	---	7	16	1	24
Mark Duda	---	---	7	13	3	23
Lawyer Tillman	2	3	---	---	17	22
Ralph Tamm	8	6	---	---	7	21
Will Grant	3	3	---	---	7	13
Lance Mehl	---	---	4	5	3	12
Jeff Leiding	---	---	3	4	3	10
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kirby Jackson	---	---	1	6	---	7
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dwayne White	2	2	---	---	2	6
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Schroeder	24	42	---	---	---	66
Ethan Horton	21	37	---	---	7	65
Jeff Dellenbach	18	38	---	---	6	62
David Jones	22	33	---	---	6	61
Rick Donnalley	22	36	---	---	---	58
Tony Jones	20	38	---	---	---	58
Cliff Odom	---	---	25	27	5	57
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	27	25	5	57
Pierce Holt	---	---	29	25	3	57
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	31	22	3	56
Craig Heyward	17	24	---	---	15	56
Jimmie Johnson	15	25	---	---	16	56
Chris Warren	18	34	---	---	3	55
Gill Byrd	---	---	26	21	7	54
Ernest Givins	16	37	---	---	1	54
Ed Simmons	19	33	---	---	---	52
Marcus Paul	---	---	27	21	3	51
Kevin Fagan	---	---	25	21	2	48
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	23	17	6	46
Greg Jackson	---	---	24	17	4	45
Bill Johnson	9	12	---	---	21	42
Carl Lews	---	---	16	13	10	39
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	19	4	38
Bob Orlando	---	---	15	22	1	38
Buster Rhymes	9	15	---	---	13	37
Mike Alexander	6	13	---	---	15	34
Tony Colorito	---	---	18	11	2	31
Andrew Provence	---	---	17	8	3	28
Lee Davis	---	---	5	8	15	28
Todd Kalis	5	14	---	---	7	26
Chip Banks	---	---	15	4	6	25
Mike Brennan	8	13	---	---	2	23
John Mangum	---	---	8	6	7	21
Darryl Sims	---	---	10	6	3	19
Odessa Turner	6	13	---	---	---	19
Dan Fike	6	5	---	---	7	18
Rick Parros	3	0	---	---	13	16
Wes Pritchett	---	---	5	4	6	15
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	9	0	5	14
Emanuel King	---	---	4	0	9	13
Keith Slough	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	18	43	2.4
Right	5	36	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	8	60	7.5
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	27	21	2	0	0	2	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Schroeder	41	19	1	2	3	6	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	96	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	7	6	67	1	22
WR Waylon Smithers	5	3	30	0	11
WR Ricky Sanders	4	2	14	0	21
WR Wayne Walker	4	3	16	0	10
TE Pat Carter	3	3	30	0	17
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	8	0	11
FB James Jones	1	1	-1	0	13
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	26	1	21
RB Warren Williams	1	1	8	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	15	1	2	7	0	37
TE Jimmie Johnson	6	3	0	22	0	25
WR Odessa Turner	5	4	0	59	1	13
RB Chris Warren	5	4	1	35	0	34
RB Bill Johnson	3	2	0	9	0	12
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	0	20	0	37
WR Buster Rhymes	3	2	0	16	0	15
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	4	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	14	4.67	3.16
Warren Williams	1	-1	-1.00	3.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	3	25	8.33	7.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Schroeder	3	2	11	3.67	4.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	17	8.50	9.57
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	5	2.50	5.33
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	6	1
Warren Williams	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	1
Chris Warren	2	2
Jay Schroeder	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	6	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Schroeder	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Walker	3	2	2
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	1
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	0
RB Warren Williams	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	1	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)