Week 8, 1997

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	10	3	-	20
New Orleans Saints	14	13	0	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Brian Jordan 39 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:10 NOS - Tyrone Davis 1 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 08:40 DAL - Keenan McCardell 36 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 02:19 NOS - Paul Walker 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
3Q: 07:48 DAL - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
3Q: 00:25 DAL - Charlie Babbit 14 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DAL - Gary Anderson 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Brian Jordan 39 fumble return (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 01:10 NOS - Tyrone Davis 1 pass from Paul Walker (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:18 NOS - Morten Andersen 34 field goal
2Q: 08:40 DAL - Keenan McCardell 36 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 02:19 NOS - Paul Walker 6 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
3Q: 07:48 DAL - Gary Anderson 42 field goal
3Q: 00:25 DAL - Charlie Babbit 14 pass from Tony Eason (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 00:10 DAL - Gary Anderson 37 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 1-6-1 1-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 360 254
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 5.37 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 71 101
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 3.94 3.06
Net Passing Yards 289 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 2 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 7/59 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:52 32:08

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	1-6-1	1-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	360	254
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	5.37	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	71	101
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	3.94	3.06
Net Passing Yards	289	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 2	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	7/59	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:52	32:08

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	1:54	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
1	9:33	1:09	OWN 23	3	16	Fumble
1	8:24	2:12	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	0:59	1:49	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	11:11	2:42	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	2:08	1:12	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 28	2	2	Interception
3	12:24	1:11	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
3	9:41	2:01	OPP 37	5	12	Field Goal
3	6:12	0:40	OPP 45	2	12	Interception
3	3:36	3:17	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
4	13:32	4:49	OWN 34	11	64	Downs
4	5:57	2:06	OWN 37	8	32	Missed FG
4	1:55	1:52	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
1	10:55	1:22	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
1	6:12	5:13	OWN 34	13	66	Touchdown
2	14:10	2:59	OWN 43	7	40	Field Goal
2	8:29	6:21	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 27	5	39	Field Goal
3	13:52	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:13	1:32	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
3	7:40	1:28	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
3	5:32	1:56	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	0:19	1:47	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
4	8:43	2:46	OWN 2	5	6	Punt
4	3:51	1:56	OWN 41	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Paul Walker, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Toner	9	25	2.78	13	1
Darnell Autry	7	36	5.14	14	2
Tony Eason	2	10	5.00	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	27	74	2.74	15	2	0
Paul Walker	3	23	7.67	11	1	1
Larry Long	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Karl Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	47	30	299	2/10	2	36	2	78.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	34	19	167	2/14	1	28	0	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keenan McCardell	11	16	129	11.73	46	36	1
WR Wade Word	7	10	55	7.86	13	18	0
WR Charlie Babbit	4	6	57	14.25	11	27	1
WR J.J. Birden	3	6	17	5.67	0	11	0
RB Ed Toner	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	0
TE Jackie Harris	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Rickey Dudley	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Darnell Autry	1	1	21	21.00	20	21	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	4	5	50	12.50	10	20	0
WR Leonard Klecko	4	6	36	9.00	9	14	0
TE Keith Jennings	2	6	16	8.00	0	11	0
RB Larry Long	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Karl Williams	2	6	55	27.50	30	28	0
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jake Reed	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Derek Russell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	1	4	8	8.00	9	8	0
WR James McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jim Lyles	1	5	5.00	0
CB Monty Montgomery	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	0	0	0
Donnie Abraham	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Williams	1	1	0	0
Brian Jordan	0	1	0	1
Monty Montgomery	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	225	45.0	37.0	48	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	9	423	47.0	38.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	7	59	8.4	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	3	64	21.3	0
Tim McDonald	1	28	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	10	0	1.5	24	33
ILB Nate Thornton	6	2	0.0	29	31
ILB Rod Stephens	5	2	0.0	22	15
CB Ron Davis	5	0	0.0	17	16
S John Baylor	4	2	0.5	31	34
OLB Aundray Bruce	4	0	0.0	11	9
S Tim McDonald	3	2	0.0	17	22
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	0.0	31	34
OLB John Roper	2	0	0.0	21	18
DE Kenny Holmes	2	0	0.0	26	20
DE Steve Lattimer	1	4	0.0	25	21
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	2	0.0	17	27
CB Fred Foggie	1	2	0.0	31	35
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	0.0	9	3
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darrell Malone	1	0	0.0	11	20
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	0.0	8	16
WR Wade Word	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rich Powers	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0.0	7	15
DT Brenston Buckner	0	1	0.0	17	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	8	0	0.0	16	48
OLB Jessie Armstead	7	0	0.0	15	41
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	2	0.0	18	47
CB Dewayne Washington	5	1	0.0	18	49
S Brian Jordan	5	0	0.0	18	49
DE Robert Harris	4	0	2.0	17	43
S Bubba McDowell	4	3	0.0	18	49
CB Monty Montgomery	3	3	0.0	16	42
DE Marvin Washington	3	1	0.0	17	42
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	0.0	3	10
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Mike Lodish	0	1	0.0	11	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	1.5	0	1	1	33
S John Baylor	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Steve Lattimer	0.0	1	1	0	21
DE Kenny Holmes	0.0	1	1	0	20
DT Mack Richardson	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	0	2	0	27
OLB Anthony Bell	0.0	0	0	1	3

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	2.0	2	1	2	43
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	2	0	42
DT Walt Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Darrell Russell	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	5	0	33
S John Baylor	3	0	34
ILB Nate Thornton	3	0	31
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	34
CB Ron Davis	2	0	16
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	27
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	15
OLB Rich Powers	1	0	5
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	15
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	1	9

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	7	1	1	48
ILB Mike Caldwell	6	0	0	47
CB Dewayne Washington	6	0	0	49
S Brian Jordan	4	0	0	49
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	2	0	41
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	1	42
DE Marvin Washington	1	0	0	42
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	49
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	2	5	2	18	0	49
Mo Elewonibi	1	3	0	18	2	49
Chris Wiltz	1	3	0	18	0	49
Jackie Harris	1	2	0	12	0	30
Bob Kochman	0	2	0	18	0	49
Ralph Tamm	0	1	0	18	0	49

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	3	9	33	0	36
Harris Barton	1	7	33	0	36
Larry Heck	1	5	33	0	36
Ike Davis	1	4	33	1	36
Zack Freeman	1	2	33	1	36
James Jenkins	1	1	10	0	3
Keith Jennings	0	2	23	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babbit	3	27
Anthony Bell	1	27
Dan Majerle	1	20
Bruce Perkins	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Heyward	4	19
Tyrone Davis	2	21
Larry Long	1	26
Brett Wallerstedt	1	20
James Jenkins	1	18
Dewayne Washington	1	14
Monty Montgomery	1	14

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	18	49	---	---	8	75
Fred Foggie	---	---	31	35	2	68
Tony Eason	18	49	---	---	---	67
John Baylor	---	---	31	34	2	67
Tony Mayberry	18	49	---	---	---	67
Mo Elewonibi	18	49	---	---	---	67
Chris Wiltz	18	49	---	---	---	67
Bob Kochman	18	49	---	---	---	67
Donnie Abraham	---	---	31	34	2	67
Nate Thornton	---	---	29	31	1	61
Wade Word	16	35	---	---	10	61
Eddie Robinson	---	---	24	33	2	59
Keenan McCardell	14	43	---	---	---	57
Dan Majerle	7	29	---	---	20	56
Darnell Autry	9	22	---	---	25	56
J.J. Birden	11	27	---	---	14	52
Tim McDonald	---	---	17	22	12	51
Ron Davis	---	---	17	16	17	50
Charlie Babbit	4	18	---	---	27	49
Kenny Holmes	---	---	26	20	2	48
Steve Lattimer	---	---	25	21	1	47
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	17	27	2	46
Tony Stargell	---	---	5	12	29	46
Jackie Harris	12	30	---	---	1	43
John Roper	---	---	21	18	1	40
Anthony Bell	---	---	9	3	27	39
Ed Toner	10	27	---	---	2	39
Darrell Malone	---	---	11	20	7	38
Rod Stephens	---	---	22	15	---	37
Mack Richardson	---	---	8	16	11	35
Rickey Dudley	5	12	---	---	17	34
Brenston Buckner	---	---	17	10	1	28
Aundray Bruce	---	---	11	9	6	26
Junior Bryant	---	---	7	15	2	24
Bruce Perkins	2	2	---	---	12	16
Rich Powers	---	---	4	5	2	11
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Devin Wyman	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dewayne Washington	---	---	18	49	14	81
Harris Barton	33	36	---	---	11	80
Bubba McDowell	---	---	18	49	13	80
Ike Davis	33	36	---	---	11	80
Monty Montgomery	---	---	16	42	14	72
Brian Jordan	---	---	18	49	3	70
Jim Lyles	---	---	16	48	6	70
Tony Jones	33	36	---	---	---	69
Larry Heck	33	36	---	---	---	69
Mike Caldwell	---	---	18	47	4	69
Zack Freeman	33	36	---	---	---	69
Paul Walker	33	36	---	---	---	69
Jeff Graham	31	32	---	---	---	63
Robert Harris	---	---	17	43	2	62
Marvin Washington	---	---	17	42	2	61
Richard Huntley	31	30	---	---	---	61
Jessie Armstead	---	---	15	41	2	58
Keith Jennings	23	25	---	---	1	49
Mike Lodish	---	---	11	32	5	48
Leonard Klecko	19	29	---	---	---	48
Karl Williams	21	26	---	---	---	47
Craig Heyward	13	13	---	---	19	45
Walt Murphy	---	---	11	22	4	37
Larry Long	2	6	---	---	26	34
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	3	10	20	33
Darrell Russell	---	---	9	22	1	32
James Jenkins	10	3	---	---	18	31
Tyrone Davis	7	3	---	---	21	31
Gary Ferguson	---	---	4	15	4	23
Derek Russell	8	9	---	---	5	22
Deke McQuay	---	---	4	15	2	21
Jake Reed	0	2	---	---	17	19
Don Davis	---	---	0	0	18	18
Pierce Holt	---	---	1	6	5	12
James McKnight	0	2	---	---	10	12
Patrick Salonen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sebastian Fannin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barry Minter	---	---	2	4	---	6
Dexter Coakley	---	---	0	3	---	3
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	2	23	11.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	13	1.3
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	13	57	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	47	30	4	1	2	3	6	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	34	19	3	4	1	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	68	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	13	143	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	89	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	45	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	16	11	0	129	2	43
WR Wade Word	10	7	1	55	0	35
WR J.J. Birden	6	3	0	17	0	27
WR Charlie Babbit	6	4	0	57	1	18
RB Ed Toner	3	2	1	8	0	27
TE Jackie Harris	2	1	0	7	0	30
TE Rickey Dudley	2	1	0	5	0	12
RB Darnell Autry	1	1	0	21	1	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keith Jennings	6	2	0	16	0	25
WR Leonard Klecko	6	4	0	36	0	29
WR Karl Williams	6	2	0	55	2	26
WR Jeff Graham	5	4	0	50	1	32
RB Richard Huntley	4	1	1	8	0	30
RB Larry Long	2	2	0	-5	0	6
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	0	0	3
WR Jake Reed	1	1	0	1	0	2
WR Derek Russell	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR James McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	0	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	5.00
Ed Toner	1	-1	-1.00	2.78

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richard Huntley	3	7	2.33	2.74
Larry Long	1	3	3.00	1.00
Paul Walker	1	6	6.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	4	1	14	3.50	6.36

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	7	3	18	2.57	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Word	2	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	14	14.00	9.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	17	5.67	10.00
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Tyrone Davis	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	9.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Eason	2	0
Darnell Autry	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	6	2
Paul Walker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keenan McCardell	3	2	1
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	0
RB Ed Toner	1	1	0
WR Wade Word	1	1	1
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	3	2	2
WR Leonard Klecko	3	1	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0
RB Larry Long	1	1	0
WR James McKnight	1	0	0
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)