Week 3, 1995

played in Dallas, TX

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints10730-20
Dallas Cowboys0373-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NOS - James McKnight 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 02:57 NOS - Morten Andersen 27 field goal
2Q: 11:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 34 field goal
2Q: 08:20 NOS - Lorenzo White 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
3Q: 10:06 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 73 pass from Mark Rypien (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 11:37 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSDAL
Record2-11-2
First Downs2015
- by Rushing42
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards300336
- Offensive Plays7168
- Yards per Play4.234.94
Net Rushing Yards4053
- Rushing Attempts2223
- Yards per Rush1.822.30
Net Passing Yards260283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt49 - 28 - 242 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards260299
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/16
- Yards per Pass Play5.316.29
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions5/165/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.67.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards2/104/30
Punt Returns/Yards4/325/23
Kick Returns/Yards1/171/20
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 29
Time of Possession29:5130:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:422:36OPP 17617Touchdown
19:381:47OWN 2237Punt
16:383:48OWN 29861Field Goal
215:001:36OWN 233-2Interception
211:213:11OWN 20880Touchdown
26:380:59OWN 40410Punt
21:511:51OWN 5843Half
315:004:31OWN 17756Field Goal
39:500:53OWN 203-4Punt
37:191:28OWN 2261Punt
32:230:58OWN 2535Punt
411:303:43OWN 20727Interception
46:132:16OWN 2038Punt
40:480:33OWN 136Punt
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:18OWN 2120Interception
111:061:28OWN 2039Punt
17:511:13OWN 393-1Punt
12:502:50OWN 20512Punt
213:242:03OPP 31614Field Goal
28:101:32OWN 2036Punt
25:393:48OWN 4930Punt
310:290:39OWN 20280Touchdown
38:571:38OWN 293-1Punt
35:513:28OWN 28620Punt
31:254:55OWN 15975Field Goal
47:471:34OWN 43416Punt
43:573:09OWN 281171Downs
40:150:15OPP 4620Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo White, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lorenzo White16191.191011
Randall Cunningham22010.001210
Craig Heyward242.00700
Ken Liggett2-3-1.50300
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Napoleon Kaufman1170.64700
Omar Epps10393.901610
Mark Rypien177.00700
Ed Toner100.00000

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham49282600/0133261.6
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Rypien42252993/16173179.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James McKnight8118510.6343291
RB Lorenzo White667612.6760330
WR Jeff Graham511357.005110
TE Ethan Horton23126.00280
FB Craig Heyward2284.009120
WR Ernest Givins1611.00010
TE Keith Jennings131212.000120
WR Rob Carpenter1488.00580
RB Ken Liggett1200.00000
TE Tyrone Davis112323.0021230
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wade Word68335.5013100
WR Alvin Harper477218.0037400
WR Ricky Sanders373110.334180
TE Gilberto Campbell343511.671160
RB Napoleon Kaufman338729.0072731
WR Scott Schwedes23199.5014200
TE Pat Carter1366.00060
FB Bruce Perkins12-1-1.000-10
RB Ed Toner111111.007110
RB Omar Epps1466.00060

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Steve Grant100.000
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Tony Stargell100.000
S Henry Jones100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Dewayne Washington0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Omar Epps1000
Crawford Ker0100

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon734349.045.7603
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ned Flanders837246.540.0612

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/21/10/0442/2
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donald Igwebuike2/20/00/0341/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins4328.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Wade Word5234.60

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Ernest Givins11717.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Ricky Sanders12020.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dewayne Washington720.02341
OLB Jessie Armstead630.52038
DE Kevin Fagan511.01630
DE Gary Ferguson500.0821
ILB Kyle Perkins420.01832
S Dave Whitmore320.02244
DT J.R. Green320.01524
CB Fred Foggie300.01541
DE Pierce Holt221.51834
S Deke McQuay220.02145
CB Lorenzo Lynch200.025
CB John Mangum200.02142
DT Claudis Klemm200.01019
WR Ernest Givins10---------
S Roland Mitchell100.0515
DE Robert Harris100.0511
OLB Steve Grant100.055
RB Ken Liggett10---------
ILB Pete Bercich100.0511
DT Walt Murphy010.01116
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Marcus Robertson720.01748
OLB John Roper710.01429
S Henry Jones710.02248
CB Leonard Wheeler410.02049
ILB Rod Stephens370.02244
OLB Aundray Bruce300.01844
CB Tony Stargell300.02146
ILB Michael Barrow300.01512
DE Chad Brown220.01737
CB Darrell Malone200.0837
DE Harald Hasselbach200.01742
DT Michael Dean Perry110.01633
OLB Bret Michaels110.045
OLB Rich Powers110.087
S John Baylor100.0318
DT Dan Chandler100.0816
WR Wade Word10---------
DE Jeff Cross010.057
DT Brenston Buckner010.0612

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Pierce Holt1.501134
DE Kevin Fagan1.002230
OLB Jessie Armstead0.500038
DT J.R. Green0.001024
DT Claudis Klemm0.001019
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chad Brown0.022237
OLB John Roper0.010029
OLB Aundray Bruce0.001044
OLB Bret Michaels0.00105
DT Dan Chandler0.001016
DT Brenston Buckner0.001012

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dewayne Washington41041
CB Fred Foggie32041
DE Gary Ferguson30021
OLB Jessie Armstead30038
S Dave Whitmore22044
CB John Mangum20042
ILB Kyle Perkins20032
S Deke McQuay13045
DE Kevin Fagan11030
OLB Steve Grant1015
CB Lorenzo Lynch1005
DT J.R. Green10024
DT Claudis Klemm10019
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB John Roper60029
S Marcus Robertson40048
CB Leonard Wheeler31049
CB Tony Stargell30146
S Henry Jones30148
ILB Rod Stephens21044
CB Darrell Malone21037
OLB Aundray Bruce20044
DE Chad Brown10037
ILB Michael Barrow10012
DE Harald Hasselbach10042

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Craig Heyward22013025
Bruce Wilkerson13018047
Tony Jones06022049
Carl Bax04022049
Marcus Spears03022049
Jeff Dellenbach02022049
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Wiltz16023145
Crawford Ker13023245
Joe Tofflemire05023045
Channing Carpenter05023045
Gary Zimmerman03023045

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Rob Carpenter315
Tyrone Davis118
Jeff Graham117
Ethan Horton116
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Scott Schwedes324
Neal Anderson126
Bruce Perkins116

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carl Bax2249------980
Jeff Graham1944------1780
Marcus Spears2249------980
Bruce Wilkerson1847------772
Dave Whitmore------2244672
Randall Cunningham2249---------71
Jeff Dellenbach2249---------71
Tony Jones2249---------71
Deke McQuay------2145268
Fred Foggie------15411167
Dewayne Washington------2341266
John Mangum------2142265
Ernest Givins1129------2060
Jessie Armstead------2038159
Lorenzo White2038---------58
Craig Heyward1325------1755
Pierce Holt------1834355
Kyle Perkins------1832252
Kevin Fagan------1630551
James McKnight1233---------45
J.R. Green------1524443
Rob Carpenter918------1542
Keith Jennings1129---------40
Ethan Horton912------1637
Gary Ferguson------821534
Claudis Klemm------1019534
Roland Mitchell------5151232
Marvin Washington------715830
Steve Grant------551828
Tyrone Davis46------1828
Walt Murphy------1116---27
Vince Workman00------2525
Lorenzo Lynch------251623
Pete Bercich------511622
Robert Harris------511218
Ken Liggett211------518
Ike Davis42------915
Brett Wallerstedt------54413
Frank Jordan00------99
Morten Andersen00------77
Mike Saxon00------77
Barry Minter------12---3
Wang Weilin00------22
Peter Tom Willis00------22
Paul Walker00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Henry Jones------22481686
Crawford Ker2345------1078
Tony Stargell------21461178
Chris Wiltz2345------1078
Marcus Robertson------17481176
Leonard Wheeler------2049271
Gary Zimmerman2345---------68
Mark Rypien2345---------68
Joe Tofflemire2345---------68
Rod Stephens------2244268
Channing Carpenter2345---------68
Harald Hasselbach------1742867
Aundray Bruce------1844365
Ricky Sanders1537------961
Bruce Perkins1624------1656
Chad Brown------1737256
Michael Dean Perry------1633655
John Roper------14291154
Alvin Harper1538---------53
Wade Word1628------751
Darrell Malone------837247
Scott Schwedes417------2445
Pat Carter1216------1745
Omar Epps1018------1644
Michael Barrow------1512633
Gilberto Campbell1212------832
Napoleon Kaufman1220---------32
Rich Powers------871429
Neal Anderson00------2626
Dan Chandler------816---24
John Baylor------318---21
Ed Toner310------518
Brenston Buckner------612---18
Arthur Marshall05------1116
Bret Michaels------45413
Jeff Cross------57---12
Tyler Houston00------1010
Ricky Siglar00------1010
Kendyl Clarke00------1010
Ned Flanders00------88
Donald Igwebuike00------66
Percy Snow------05---5
Junior Bryant------0044
Will Furrer00------22
Nate Thornton------1012
Dan McGwire00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4-7-1.8
Middle13352.7
Right5122.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7101.4
Middle12423.5
Right410.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham49284163622
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Rypien42253029531

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen129423.5
Short (0-8 Yds)22161888.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)93303.3
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1271038.6
Short (0-8 Yds)14121198.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)115595.4
Long (19+ Yds)51183.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jeff Graham115435044
WR James McKnight118185133
WR Ernest Givins6101029
RB Lorenzo White66076238
WR Rob Carpenter4118018
TE Ethan Horton32012012
TE Keith Jennings31012029
FB Craig Heyward2208025
RB Ken Liggett2100011
TE Tyrone Davis1102316
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wade Word86033028
WR Ricky Sanders73031037
WR Alvin Harper74172138
TE Gilberto Campbell43035012
RB Omar Epps4116018
WR Scott Schwedes32019117
TE Pat Carter3106016
RB Napoleon Kaufman33087120
FB Bruce Perkins210-1024
RB Ed Toner11011010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lorenzo White441.001.19
Craig Heyward1-3-3.002.00
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman1-3-3.000.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham85303.755.31
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mark Rypien72121.717.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ernest Givins2000.000.17
TE Ethan Horton1144.004.00
FB Craig Heyward111212.004.00
RB Lorenzo White11-4-4.0012.67
TE Keith Jennings111212.004.00
WR Jeff Graham1000.003.18
WR James McKnight1166.007.73
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ricky Sanders2000.004.43
WR Scott Schwedes1000.006.33
TE Pat Carter1000.002.00
FB Bruce Perkins1000.00-0.50
WR Alvin Harper1199.0010.29
WR Wade Word1133.004.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Lorenzo White10
DallasRushesConversions
Napoleon Kaufman20
Mark Rypien10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1565
DallasAttCompConversions
Mark Rypien1265

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ernest Givins410
WR Jeff Graham422
WR James McKnight411
TE Ethan Horton111
TE Keith Jennings111
WR Rob Carpenter100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Sanders300
WR Wade Word322
RB Napoleon Kaufman221
TE Pat Carter100
FB Bruce Perkins100
WR Alvin Harper111
RB Ed Toner111

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,800 (21,400)
End Zone11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)