Week 3, 1993

played in Dallas, TX

56 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	3	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	9	3	3	3	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 46 field goal
1Q: 06:29 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 26 field goal
1Q: 00:52 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
2Q: 11:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 02:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
3Q: 12:56 NOS - Ernest Givins 63 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:17 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 23 field goal
4Q: 12:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 46 field goal
1Q: 06:29 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 26 field goal
1Q: 00:52 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
2Q: 11:08 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 39 field goal
2Q: 02:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 18 field goal
3Q: 12:56 NOS - Ernest Givins 63 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 04:17 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 23 field goal
4Q: 12:35 NOS - Morten Andersen 26 field goal
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 25 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 373 258
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.02 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 42 87
- Rushing Attempts 16 31
- Yards per Rush 2.63 2.81
Net Passing Yards 331 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 2 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 346 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 41
Time of Possession 26:09 33:51

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	373	258
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.02	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	42	87
- Rushing Attempts	16	31
- Yards per Rush	2.63	2.81
Net Passing Yards	331	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 2	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	346	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 41
Time of Possession	26:09	33:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	0:45	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
1	6:22	3:22	OWN 30	5	41	Missed FG
1	0:45	1:35	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	11:01	1:24	OWN 33	2	11	Fumble
2	8:01	5:57	OWN 20	16	79	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 17	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	11:29	2:28	OWN 8	4	34	Fumble
3	4:12	6:43	OWN 20	13	71	Field Goal
4	6:07	1:04	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	3:51	0:43	OWN 12	3	3	Interception
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 20	4	61	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 20	11	51	Field Goal
1	8:45	2:23	OPP 24	5	15	Field Goal
1	3:00	2:15	OWN 36	5	32	Field Goal
2	14:10	3:09	OWN 34	6	44	Field Goal
2	9:37	1:36	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
2	2:04	1:43	OWN 21	4	18	Punt
3	12:41	1:12	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	9:01	4:49	OPP 42	8	36	Field Goal
4	12:29	6:22	OWN 20	11	37	Punt
4	5:03	1:12	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
4	3:08	2:12	OPP 23	6	15	Field Goal

Game MVP: Donald Igwebuike, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Logan	11	13	1.18	7	0
Randall Cunningham	2	22	11.00	11	2
Alonzo Highsmith	2	4	2.00	8	0
Craig Heyward	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	25	78	3.12	12	1
Ed Toner	3	6	2.00	4	0
Eric Ball	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0
Tony Eason	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	44	27	346	2/15	1	63	2	74.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	32	20	190	2/19	0	43	0	78.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	8	9	184	23.00	85	63	1
WR Odessa Turner	7	11	79	11.29	12	20	0
WR Rob Carpenter	6	11	47	7.83	12	10	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Marc Logan	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Craig Heyward	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Brown	8	10	67	8.38	14	23
WR Waylon Smithers	5	6	107	21.40	25	43
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	2	0.67	0	5
WR Ricky Sanders	1	5	1	1.00	0	1
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ed Toner	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Pat Carter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Audrey McMillian	1	6	6.00	0
S Henry Jones	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Randall Cunningham	1	0
Craig Heyward	1	0
Jesse Solomon	0	1
John Mangum	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Waylon Smithers	1	0	0
Ed Toner	1	0	0
Eddie Brown	0	1	0
Dropkick Murphy	0	1	0
Bob Orlando	0	1	0
Chad Brown	0	1	0
Jeff Cross	0	0	1
Bret Michaels	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	2	99	49.5	33.0	57	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	237	47.4	39.0	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	6/6	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	2	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Waters	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Givins	2	62	31.0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	25	25.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Waters	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	7	1	1.0	27	25
CB Fred Foggie	5	0	0.0	23	24
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	3	0.0	11	15
CB John Mangum	4	1	0.0	26	32
DE Pierce Holt	4	0	0.0	23	26
S David Tate	4	0	0.0	26	32
ILB Mark Maddox	3	3	0.0	26	31
S Marcus Paul	3	2	0.0	30	33
CB Gill Byrd	3	1	0.0	22	28
DE Marvin Washington	2	1	1.0	4	9
DT Craig Veasley	2	2	0.0	17	15
OLB Jesse Solomon	2	1	0.0	18	14
OLB Emanuel King	2	0	0.0	4	2
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	0.0	5	3
DT Walt Murphy	2	0	0.0	10	10
S Rich Miano	1	1	0.0	15	11
DT J.R. Green	1	1	0.0	21	24
DE Robert Harris	1	1	0.0	8	8
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tim Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	15
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0	1	0.0	13	17

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ephesians Bartley	6	1	0.0	12	20
CB Audrey McMillian	5	1	0.0	15	42
CB Richard Johnson	5	0	0.0	12	40
OLB Bret Michaels	4	0	1.0	15	43
ILB Michael Barrow	4	4	0.0	14	42
S Henry Jones	4	1	0.0	16	43
S Bob Orlando	2	2	0.0	14	43
CB Darrell Malone	2	2	0.0	9	39
DE Jeff Cross	2	1	0.0	11	36
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	1	0.0	11	20
DE Chad Brown	2	1	0.0	11	34
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	0.0	7	5
DT Dan Chandler	1	0	1.0	5	26
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	2	0.0	4	10
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Jim Kowalkowski	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Jeremi Tarle	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	2	25
DE Marvin Washington	1.0	1	0	9
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	2	0	26
DT Tim Johnson	0.0	1	0	15

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bret Michaels	1.0	0	1	1	43
DT Dan Chandler	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	1	1	2	36
DT Jeremi Tarle	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	28
CB John Mangum	3	0	32
OLB Jessie Armstead	3	0	15
OLB Jesse Solomon	2	0	14
S Marcus Paul	2	0	33
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	24
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	25
S David Tate	1	0	32
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	15
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	31
DE Robert Harris	1	0	8
S Rich Miano	0	2	11
DT J.R. Green	0	1	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Audrey McMillian	5	1	1	42
CB Richard Johnson	5	0	0	40
OLB Ephesians Bartley	4	0	0	20
S Henry Jones	2	1	1	43
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	0	43
S Bob Orlando	1	1	0	43
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	1	0	10
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	4
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	0	36
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	0	20
CB Darrell Malone	1	0	0	39
DE Chad Brown	1	0	0	34
ILB Nate Thornton	1	0	0	5
ILB Michael Barrow	1	0	0	42
ILB Don Gibbs	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	3	16	0	46
Frank Pollack	1	3	16	1	46
Tony Jones	0	4	16	0	46
Bruce Wilkerson	0	2	16	1	46
Craig Heyward	0	2	8	0	21

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Tamm	2	7	31	0	34
Ron Heller	1	8	31	1	34
Channing Carpenter	1	6	31	1	34
Dwayne White	1	2	11	0	13
Dropkick Murphy	1	1	11	0	16
Joe Tofflemire	0	5	31	0	34
Pat Carter	0	1	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Harlow	2	5
Marcus Paul	1	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Toner	1	22
Leonard Wheeler	1	14
Don Gibbs	1	11
Ricky Siglar	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	30	33	16	79
David Tate	---	---	26	32	15	73
Alan Veingard	16	46	---	---	5	67
Bruce Wilkerson	16	46	---	---	5	67
Frank Pollack	16	46	---	---	5	67
Ernest Givins	15	39	---	---	11	65
John Mangum	---	---	26	32	6	64
Mark Maddox	---	---	26	31	6	63
Fred Foggie	---	---	23	24	16	63
Randall Cunningham	16	46	---	---	---	62
Jeff Dellenbach	16	46	---	---	---	62
Tony Jones	16	46	---	---	---	62
Gill Byrd	---	---	22	28	9	59
Kevin Fagan	---	---	27	25	5	57
Rob Carpenter	8	34	---	---	13	55
Pierce Holt	---	---	23	26	5	54
J.R. Green	---	---	21	24	6	51
Marc Logan	13	33	---	---	---	46
Odessa Turner	10	36	---	---	---	46
Buster Rhymes	7	19	---	---	16	42
Craig Veasley	---	---	17	15	8	40
Craig Heyward	8	21	---	---	10	39
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	13	17	9	39
Jesse Solomon	---	---	18	14	3	35
Ethan Horton	10	24	---	---	---	34
Alonzo Highsmith	3	18	---	---	11	32
Jessie Armstead	---	---	11	15	5	31
Rich Miano	---	---	15	11	2	28
Tim Johnson	---	---	12	15	---	27
Walt Murphy	---	---	10	10	5	25
Jimmie Johnson	3	3	---	---	16	22
John Williams	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jeff Graham	3	3	---	---	15	21
Robert Harris	---	---	8	8	5	21
Emanuel King	---	---	4	2	13	19
Kevin McArthur	---	---	5	3	11	19
Marvin Washington	---	---	4	9	2	15
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Harlow	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Harbaugh	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Tuinei	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Grant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Heller	31	34	---	---	11	76
Ralph Tamm	31	34	---	---	3	68
Tony Eason	31	34	---	---	---	65
Joe Tofflemire	31	34	---	---	---	65
Channing Carpenter	31	34	---	---	---	65
Bret Michaels	---	---	15	43	6	64
Audrey McMillian	---	---	15	42	4	61
Bob Orlando	---	---	14	43	4	61
Henry Jones	---	---	16	43	2	61
Darrell Malone	---	---	9	39	11	59
Michael Barrow	---	---	14	42	2	58
Richard Johnson	---	---	12	40	3	55
Ricky Sanders	26	28	---	---	---	54
Neal Anderson	28	24	---	---	---	52
Eddie Brown	22	28	---	---	1	51
Pat Carter	23	25	---	---	2	50
Crawford Ker	20	21	---	---	8	49
Jeff Cross	---	---	11	36	2	49
Chad Brown	---	---	11	34	4	49
Waylon Smithers	10	19	---	---	13	42
Andre Waters	---	---	3	17	20	40
Eric Ball	15	5	---	---	15	35
Ed Toner	3	10	---	---	22	35
Dropkick Murphy	11	16	---	---	7	34
Ephesians Bartley	---	---	12	20	2	34
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	11	20	2	33
Gilberto Campbell	10	8	---	---	15	33
Dan Chandler	---	---	5	26	2	33
Don Gibbs	---	---	4	15	11	30
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	4	10	14	28
Dwayne White	11	13	---	---	---	24
Kerry Cash	1	2	---	---	21	24
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	6	12	1	19
Alvin Harper	1	1	---	---	17	19
Jeremi Tarle	---	---	5	10	3	18
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	13	13
Nate Thornton	---	---	7	5	1	13
Aundray Bruce	---	---	1	5	6	12
Shawn Jefferson	5	4	---	---	3	12
Tyler Houston	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	11	11
Earsell Harris	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wayne Davis	---	---	1	4	2	7
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	44	27	5	1	3	5	3	3	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	32	20	4	1	3	3	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	138	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	131	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	69	13.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	17	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	69	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	92	30.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odessa Turner	11	7	1	79	2	36
WR Rob Carpenter	11	6	0	47	0	34
WR Ernest Givins	9	8	1	184	3	39
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	0	12	0	24
RB Marc Logan	3	1	0	12	0	33
FB Craig Heyward	2	0	0	0	0	21
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	1	3	0	3
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	0	5	0	19
FB Alonzo Highsmith	1	1	0	4	0	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	10	8	1	67	1	28
WR Waylon Smithers	6	5	0	107	3	19
WR Ricky Sanders	5	1	1	1	0	28
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	0	2	0	24
TE Pat Carter	2	0	1	0	0	25
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	1	0	3	0	4
RB Ed Toner	2	1	0	5	0	10
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	0	5	0	16
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	6	9	1.50	3.12
Ed Toner	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	9	5	30	3.33	7.86

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	2	12	3.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	5	2.50	4.00
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	5	2.50	20.44
WR Odessa Turner	2	2	10	5.00	7.18
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	10	10.00	4.27

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	0.20
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	9	9.00	6.70
WR Waylon Smithers	1	0	0	0.00	17.83
WR Shawn Jefferson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	2	2
Marc Logan	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	7	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	14	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	4	3	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	1
RB Marc Logan	1	0	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Waylon Smithers	4	3	2
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	2
TE Pat Carter	2	0	0
WR Shawn Jefferson	2	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	0
RB Ed Toner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)