Week 8, 1991

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	3	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:45 NOS - Chris Warren 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:57 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:45 NOS - Chris Warren 9 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:57 NOS - Morten Andersen 37 field goal
4Q: 02:54 NOS - Morten Andersen 47 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 3-4 3-5
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 332 250
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards per Play 4.96 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 146 56
- Rushing Attempts 42 18
- Yards per Rush 3.48 3.11
Net Passing Yards 186 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/39 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 3/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	3-4	3-5
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	332	250
- Offensive Plays	67	56
- Yards per Play	4.96	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	146	56
- Rushing Attempts	42	18
- Yards per Rush	3.48	3.11
Net Passing Yards	186	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	35 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/39	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	3/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	6:08	OWN 16	13	36	Punt
1	3:57	5:22	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
2	11:12	3:21	OWN 41	6	39	Field Goal
2	5:02	2:40	OWN 33	8	35	Fumble
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 12	3	19	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
3	9:04	1:55	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
3	2:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:15	3:04	OWN 25	6	39	Fumble
4	8:38	5:52	OWN 22	8	48	Field Goal
4	1:18	0:32	OWN 15	3	1	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	5:27	1:30	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	13:35	2:23	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	7:51	2:49	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	2:22	1:02	OWN 44	4	8	Punt
3	12:27	3:23	OWN 3	7	47	Punt
3	7:09	4:30	OWN 32	7	29	Punt
3	1:00	2:45	OWN 23	6	16	Punt
4	10:11	1:33	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
4	2:46	1:28	OWN 15	8	70	Downs
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 32	4	36	Game

Game MVP: Chris Warren, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	30	119	3.97	18	3	1
Greg Bell	11	26	2.36	11	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	11	53	4.82	26	1	0
Warren Williams	7	3	0.43	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	24	18	191	1/5	0	22	0	97.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	19	218	3/24	0	29	0	73.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	5	6	75	15.00	35	20
WR Odessa Turner	4	4	34	8.50	11	11
WR Buster Rhymes	3	5	28	9.33	15	22
RB Chris Warren	2	5	16	8.00	0	9
RB Greg Bell	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	16	16.00	4	16
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neal Anderson	5	7	15	3.00	5	11
WR Shawn Jefferson	5	12	81	16.20	19	29
WR Waylon Smithers	4	5	62	15.50	9	26
TE Jerry Bell	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ricky Sanders	1	3	22	22.00	0	22
TE Pat Carter	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Eric Ball	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
WR Eddie Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Buster Rhymes	1	0
Ernest Givins	1	0
Darryl Sims	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neal Anderson	1	0	0
Eddie Brown	0	1	0
Ron Holmes	0	1	0
Rod Stephens	0	1	0
Andre Young	0	0	1
Jeff Leiding	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	5	244	48.8	49.4	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	9	376	41.8	35.4	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jackson	5	37	7.4	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	3	-3	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Paul	1	28	28.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Waylon Smithers	2	23	11.5	0
Andre Young	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	5	1	1.5	10	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	2	1.0	16	36
S Marcus Paul	4	2	0.0	12	31
CB John Mangum	3	1	0.0	12	27
S Bob Orlando	3	0	0.0	8	26
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.5	12	26
CB Gill Byrd	2	2	0.0	11	27
ILB Mark Maddox	2	2	0.0	16	36
ILB John Galvin	2	1	0.0	9	5
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Darryl Sims	2	0	0.0	6	12
DT Curt Jarvis	2	0	0.0	9	14
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	14	31
RB Greg Bell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	0.0	9	20
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB O'Brien Alston	0	2	0.0	4	3
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0.0	17	30

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	9	2	0.0	31	17
S Wes Hopkins	7	2	0.0	35	20
DE Mack Moore	4	3	0.0	29	16
ILB Rod Stephens	4	2	0.0	27	15
CB Wayne Davis	4	1	0.0	29	17
CB Darrell Malone	4	1	0.0	22	16
OLB Broderick Thomas	4	0	0.0	34	18
DT Mark Duda	3	1	1.0	17	9
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	2	0.0	25	16
CB Richard Johnson	2	1	0.0	26	15
OLB Jessie Small	2	1	0.0	23	16
CB Dee Thomas	2	1	0.0	20	10
S Darrol Ray	2	0	0.0	11	8
DE Ron Holmes	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	0.0	11	7
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	1	0.0	10	8
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	1	0.0	25	18
ILB Don Gibbs	1	1	0.0	19	11
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Terry Price	1	0	0.0	17	7
S Terrance Hoagie	0	2	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pierce Holt	1.5	1	1	0	24
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	2	1	36
DE Kevin Fagan	0.5	0	1	0	26
DT Donnie Humphrey	0.0	1	0	0	20

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mark Duda	1.0	0	1	0	9
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	1	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB John Mangum	3	1	27
DE Pierce Holt	3	0	24
S Marcus Paul	2	1	31
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	16
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	27
S Bob Orlando	2	0	26
ILB Mark Maddox	1	1	36
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	5
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	30
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	2
S Greg Jackson	1	0	31
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0	1	36

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Andre Young	5	1	17
CB Darrell Malone	3	0	16
CB Wayne Davis	2	1	17
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	20
ILB Jeff Leiding	2	0	8
CB Dee Thomas	1	1	10
S Darrol Ray	1	0	8
DT Mark Duda	1	0	9
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	0	18
ILB Don Gibbs	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Harlow	3	8	36	0	24
Rick Donnalley	2	7	38	0	22
Tony Jones	2	6	36	1	20
David Jones	2	5	34	0	19
Jeff Dellenbach	1	7	39	0	24
Craig Heyward	0	4	20	0	12
Tommie Ginn	0	2	11	0	7
Edwin Bailey	0	2	12	0	6

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Tofflemire	1	4	14	0	35
Ron Heller	1	3	13	1	18
Rory Graves	0	3	14	1	28
Ray Donaldson	0	2	15	0	29
Eric Ball	0	2	9	0	14
Erik Norgard	0	1	17	1	32
Will Grant	0	1	4	0	9
Jerry Bell	0	1	8	0	11
Pat Carter	0	1	11	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Jackson	2	19
Marcus Paul	2	10
David Jones	1	7
Mike Alexander	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Bell	2	14
Dee Thomas	2	11
Andre Young	1	15
Will Grant	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Dellenbach	39	24	---	---	5	68
Randall Cunningham	42	25	---	---	---	67
Greg Jackson	---	---	14	31	19	64
Ethan Horton	33	20	---	---	10	63
John Mangum	---	---	12	27	22	61
Rick Donnalley	38	22	---	---	---	60
David Jones	34	19	---	---	7	60
Pat Harlow	36	24	---	---	---	60
Tony Jones	36	20	---	---	---	56
Jeff Graham	34	21	---	---	---	55
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	16	36	1	53
Marcus Paul	---	---	12	31	10	53
Mark Maddox	---	---	16	36	---	52
Chris Warren	31	18	---	---	---	49
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	17	30	---	47
Kevin Fagan	---	---	12	26	3	41
Odessa Turner	29	10	---	---	---	39
Bob Orlando	---	---	8	26	5	39
Gill Byrd	---	---	11	27	---	38
Craig Heyward	20	12	---	---	6	38
Pierce Holt	---	---	10	24	3	37
Buster Rhymes	12	10	---	---	14	36
Ernest Givins	21	14	---	---	---	35
Issiac Holt	---	---	3	29	1	33
Craig Veasley	---	---	9	18	6	33
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	9	20	3	32
Greg Bell	11	7	---	---	12	30
Chip Banks	---	---	13	16	---	29
Tommie Ginn	11	7	---	---	7	25
Edwin Bailey	12	6	---	---	7	25
Darryl Sims	---	---	6	12	7	25
Curt Jarvis	---	---	9	14	2	25
Robert Tyler	8	8	---	---	9	25
John Galvin	---	---	9	5	7	21
Wes Pritchett	---	---	4	2	14	20
Randy McMillan	8	3	---	---	7	18
Todd Kalis	4	3	---	---	7	14
Emanuel King	---	---	4	5	4	13
Mike Alexander	3	2	---	---	7	12
Jimmie Johnson	0	0	---	---	12	12
O'Brien Alston	---	---	4	3	1	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andrew Provence	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andre Young	---	---	31	17	15	63
Broderick Thomas	---	---	34	18	9	61
Tony Eason	18	38	---	---	---	56
Wes Hopkins	---	---	35	20	1	56
Erik Norgard	17	32	---	---	7	56
Joe Tofflemire	14	35	---	---	5	54
Richard Johnson	---	---	26	15	10	51
Wayne Davis	---	---	29	17	2	48
Mack Moore	---	---	29	16	3	48
Waylon Smithers	13	31	---	---	4	48
Ray Donaldson	15	29	---	---	3	47
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	25	18	3	46
Aundray Bruce	---	---	25	16	3	44
Ron Holmes	---	---	25	16	2	43
Rory Graves	14	28	---	---	---	42
Eric Ball	9	14	---	---	19	42
Rod Stephens	---	---	27	15	---	42
Jessie Small	---	---	23	16	3	42
Tom Dohring	9	24	---	---	9	42
Neal Anderson	11	29	---	---	1	41
Dee Thomas	---	---	20	10	11	41
Darrell Malone	---	---	22	16	3	41
Shawn Jefferson	12	28	---	---	---	40
Pat Carter	11	16	---	---	11	38
Don Gibbs	---	---	19	11	7	37
Jerry Bell	8	11	---	---	14	33
Mark Duda	---	---	17	9	7	33
Ricky Sanders	8	24	---	---	---	32
Eddie Brown	7	15	---	---	10	32
Ron Heller	13	18	---	---	---	31
Dwayne White	4	15	---	---	9	28
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	13	6	7	26
Terry Price	---	---	17	7	1	25
Tony Stargell	---	---	11	7	6	24
Kerry Cash	2	8	---	---	13	23
Glen Collins	---	---	13	9	---	22
Will Grant	4	9	---	---	8	21
Darrol Ray	---	---	11	8	2	21
Warren Williams	7	9	---	---	4	20
Jeff Leiding	---	---	10	8	1	19
Alvin Harper	2	5	---	---	5	12
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Fishback	---	---	0	0	3	3
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	15	52	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	9	17	1.9
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	24	18	2	0	0	4	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	19	4	1	4	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	69	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	6	5	75	1	21
WR Buster Rhymes	5	3	28	1	10
RB Chris Warren	5	2	16	0	18
WR Odessa Turner	4	4	34	0	10
RB Greg Bell	1	1	9	0	7
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	16	0	20
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	7	0	14
TE Robert Tyler	1	1	6	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Jefferson	12	5	0	81	2	28
RB Neal Anderson	7	5	1	15	0	29
WR Waylon Smithers	5	4	1	62	1	31
WR Ricky Sanders	3	1	1	22	1	24
WR Eddie Brown	2	0	1	0	0	15
FB Eric Ball	2	1	0	8	0	14
TE Jerry Bell	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	8	0	16
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	0	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	2	12	6.00	3.97

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	3	1	7	2.33	7.96

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	0	0	0.00	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Warren	2	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	7	7.00	12.50

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	6.75
RB Neal Anderson	1	2.14
WR Waylon Smithers	1	12.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	4	2
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	1	0
Warren Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	2
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	0
RB Chris Warren	2	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Neal Anderson	4	2	1
WR Shawn Jefferson	4	2	2
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)