Conference Semifinals, 2007

played in New Orleans, LA

42 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	13	10	0	-	23
New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 NOS - Ronnie Brown 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 14:22 DAL - Charles Lee 16 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NOS - David Beckham 23 field goal
2Q: 04:31 DAL - Claude Walton 43 field goal
2Q: 00:51 DAL - Claude Walton 53 field goal
3Q: 11:53 DAL - Duece McAllister 7 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
3Q: 05:07 DAL - Claude Walton 36 field goal
3Q: 01:12 NOS - Daniel Graham 30 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 04:24 NOS - David Beckham 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 NOS - Ronnie Brown 3 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 14:22 DAL - Charles Lee 16 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 09:29 NOS - David Beckham 23 field goal
2Q: 04:31 DAL - Claude Walton 43 field goal
2Q: 00:51 DAL - Claude Walton 53 field goal
3Q: 11:53 DAL - Duece McAllister 7 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
3Q: 05:07 DAL - Claude Walton 36 field goal
3Q: 01:12 NOS - Daniel Graham 30 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 04:24 NOS - David Beckham 34 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 436 268
- Offensive Plays 73 61
- Yards per Play 5.97 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 174 67
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 4.83 2.79
Net Passing Yards 262 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 5.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/16 5/31
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	436	268
- Offensive Plays	73	61
- Yards per Play	5.97	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	174	67
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	4.83	2.79
Net Passing Yards	262	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	5.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/16	5/31
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 33	7	31	Missed FG
1	10:04	1:53	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
1	6:11	2:29	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	2:05	2:53	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	9:22	2:07	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
2	5:42	1:17	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
2	3:12	2:26	OWN 19	6	45	Field Goal
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 48	1	51	Half
3	13:55	2:08	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	10:33	5:34	OWN 26	12	55	Field Goal
3	1:02	1:20	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
4	12:24	3:00	OWN 9	6	25	Punt
4	4:19	3:54	OWN 25	8	30	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	1:07	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
1	8:11	2:00	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
1	3:42	1:37	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	14:12	4:50	OWN 34	8	60	Field Goal
2	7:15	1:33	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
2	4:25	1:13	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	0:46	0:41	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 25	3	-15	Punt
3	11:47	1:14	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	4:59	3:57	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	14:42	2:18	OWN 12	6	40	Punt
4	9:24	5:05	OWN 31	11	52	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duece McAllister	19	117	6.16	15	4
QB Vince Young	9	31	3.44	11	1
RB Rudi Johnson	4	10	2.50	13	1
RB DeShawn Wynn	3	12	4.00	5	0
WR Joe Horn	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ronnie Brown	21	51	2.43	10	2
RB Warrick Dunn	1	3	3.00	3	0
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Nate Washington	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	36	24	269	1/7	2	51	0	107.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	34	14	222	3/21	2	39	0	83.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	6	7	120	20.00	26	51	0
WR Charles Lee	5	10	45	9.00	6	17	1
TE Tony Jackson	4	6	25	6.25	5	8	0
WR Chris Davis	4	4	37	9.25	11	18	0
RB Duece McAllister	2	5	7	3.50	7	7	1
RB Rudi Johnson	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Shawn Simmons	1	1	18	18.00	16	18	0
WR Devin Aromashodu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javon Walker	4	5	34	8.50	11	15	0
WR Demetrius Williams	4	5	78	19.50	52	39	0
TE Daniel Graham	2	4	62	31.00	3	32	1
WR Nate Washington	2	12	31	15.50	20	17	0
RB Ronnie Brown	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Chase Lyman	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Warrick Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Billy Bajema	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	0	0
TE Shawn Simmons	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1	0	0
C Winston Butler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Weatherford	6	262	43.7	33.8	49	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	8	355	44.4	40.3	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Walton	3/4	2/3	1/2	53	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Aromashodu	4	33	8.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Brown	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Lee	1	32	32.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	7	1	0.5	23	31
DE Chris Kelsey	3	0	1.0	17	22
CB Bernard Pollard	3	3	0.0	23	35
DE Leonard Little	3	0	0.0	11	20
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	0	0.0	24	36
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Tim McGarigle	3	0	0.0	11	12
DT Dylan Pierce	2	1	1.0	11	13
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	2	0.0	12	24
OLB Junior Suliven	2	0	0.0	10	12
S Idrees Bashir	2	0	0.0	12	12
DT Giovanni Sweeney	2	0	0.0	14	27
DE Lional Dalton	1	4	0.5	15	25
OLB Zach Diles	1	2	0.0	12	18
CB Mike Echols	1	0	0.0	12	20
CB Bob Poston	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Jason Bell	0	1	0.0	11	21
DE Tim Crowder	0	1	0.0	13	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	9	3	1.0	36	36
S Dwight Smith	8	4	0.0	33	34
OLB Dexter Coakley	6	4	0.0	35	34
CB Marcus McCauley	6	1	0.0	35	35
S Danieal Manning	5	0	0.0	26	21
DT Anthony Mebane	5	0	0.0	30	31
CB Fred Smoot	4	1	0.0	27	25
DE Kindal Moorehead	4	0	0.0	35	36
DE Mark Anderson	3	2	0.0	34	27
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	2	0.0	30	30
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	0.0	13	18
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Ronald Fields	1	0	0.0	26	30
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Mike Smith	1	0	0.0	8	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Kelsey	1.0	0	2	22
DT Dylan Pierce	1.0	0	1	13
DE Lional Dalton	0.5	0	0	25
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0.5	0	0	31
DE Tim Crowder	0.0	1	2	22
DT Giovanni Sweeney	0.0	0	2	27
DE Leonard Little	0.0	0	1	20
OLB Zach Diles	0.0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	1.0	0	1	36
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.0	4	4	36
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	1	0	12
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	1	0	27
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	3	1	31
CB Bernard Pollard	2	2	35
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	1	24
S Jason Bell	1	2	21
OLB Junior Suliven	1	1	12
DE Leonard Little	1	0	20
CB Mike Echols	1	0	20
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	1	0	36
CB Bob Poston	1	0	6
OLB Tim McGarigle	1	0	12
S Idrees Bashir	0	1	12
DE Tim Crowder	0	1	22
OLB Zach Diles	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	5	1	34
CB Marcus McCauley	4	1	35
OLB Jon Beason	3	1	36
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	30
CB Fred Smoot	2	0	25
S Dwight Smith	2	0	34
S Danieal Manning	2	0	21
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	4
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	18
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	5	9	36	0	37
T Robert Gallery	4	5	31	0	33
T Greg Randall	2	6	36	0	37
C Tyson Walter	2	6	36	0	37
G Evan Mathis	2	6	36	0	37
RB Duece McAllister	0	0	28	1	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ben Claxton	5	8	24	0	37
C Logan Mankins	1	4	24	0	37
G Jason Peters	1	3	24	1	37
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	21	0	30
T Matt Hill	0	3	24	2	37
C Travis Scott	0	3	24	0	37
TE Ledley King	0	1	9	0	10
FB Michael Robinson	0	1	3	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
DeAngelo Hall	3	13
Shawn Simmons	2	28

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Graham	2	27
Ronnie Brown	1	27
Matt Hill	1	14
Winston Butler	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Charles Lee	36	37	---	---	19	92
T Greg Randall	36	37	---	---	10	83
G Evan Mathis	36	37	---	---	10	83
G Uche Nwaneri	36	37	---	---	10	83
RB Duece McAllister	28	34	---	---	15	77
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	24	36	14	74
C Tyson Walter	36	37	---	---	---	73
T Robert Gallery	31	33	---	---	9	73
QB Vince Young	36	37	---	---	---	73
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	23	36	13	72
TE Tony Jackson	33	33	---	---	4	70
WR Joe Horn	31	34	---	---	1	66
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	23	35	1	59
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	23	31	2	56
WR Chris Davis	24	25	---	---	5	54
S Jason Bell	---	---	11	21	21	53
DT Giovanni Sweeney	---	---	14	27	10	51
OLB Junior Suliven	---	---	10	12	26	48
DE Tim Crowder	---	---	13	22	10	45
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	15	25	2	42
DE Chris Kelsey	---	---	17	22	---	39
TE Shawn Simmons	5	6	---	---	28	39
WR Devin Aromashodu	9	6	---	---	23	38
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	12	24	1	37
CB Mike Echols	---	---	12	20	2	34
DE Leonard Little	---	---	11	20	1	32
RB DeShawn Wynn	3	0	---	---	28	31
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	12	18	1	31
CB Bob Poston	---	---	3	6	18	27
S Idrees Bashir	---	---	12	12	1	25
DT Dylan Pierce	---	---	11	13	---	24
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	6	3	14	23
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	11	12	---	23
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	1	12	9	22
RB Rudi Johnson	8	9	---	---	1	18
T Bryant McKinnie	5	4	---	---	1	10
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Steve Weatherford	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Claude Walton	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Jed Weaver	3	1	---	---	1	5
C Harvey Knaack	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jesse Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kyle Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Ryan Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	35	35	9	79
TE Daniel Graham	21	30	---	---	27	78
T Matt Hill	24	37	---	---	14	75
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	36	36	3	75
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	35	34	4	73
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	35	36	2	73
G Ben Claxton	24	37	---	---	10	71
G Jason Peters	24	37	---	---	10	71
C Logan Mankins	24	37	---	---	10	71
RB Ronnie Brown	23	20	---	---	27	70
S Dwight Smith	---	---	33	34	2	69
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	27	25	15	67
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	34	27	3	64
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	30	31	2	63
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	30	30	2	62
QB Matt Hasselbeck	24	37	---	---	---	61
C Travis Scott	24	37	---	---	---	61
WR Nate Washington	24	34	---	---	---	58
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	26	30	2	58
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	13	18	20	51
S Danieal Manning	---	---	26	21	1	48
WR Javon Walker	6	15	---	---	19	40
WR Chase Lyman	12	27	---	---	1	40
WR Demetrius Williams	19	20	---	---	---	39
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	8	11	14	33
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	1	4	26	31
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	5	7	18	30
FB Michael Robinson	3	7	---	---	19	29
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	12	7	8	27
TE Ledley King	9	10	---	---	---	19
DE Antonio Smith	---	---	5	12	2	19
RB Warrick Dunn	2	14	---	---	2	18
WR David Clowney	1	5	---	---	10	16
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	0	1	13	14
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Junior Ioane	---	---	2	5	2	9
S Paul Miranda	---	---	3	3	2	8
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Reggie Hayward	---	---	0	0	7	7
TE Billy Bajema	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Johnnie Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	15	91	6.1
Right	12	50	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	36	24	3	1	1	3	7	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	34	14	4	0	0	10	9	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	88	17.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	6	52	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	76	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Lee	10	5	0	45	0	37
WR Joe Horn	7	6	0	120	3	34
TE Tony Jackson	6	4	1	25	0	33
RB Duece McAllister	5	2	0	7	0	34
WR Chris Davis	4	4	0	37	0	25
RB Rudi Johnson	2	2	0	17	0	9
TE Shawn Simmons	1	1	0	18	0	6
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	0	0	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	12	2	31	0	34
WR Javon Walker	5	4	34	0	15
WR Demetrius Williams	5	4	78	2	20
TE Daniel Graham	4	2	62	2	30
WR Chase Lyman	3	1	14	0	27
RB Ronnie Brown	2	1	3	0	20
TE Billy Bajema	2	0	0	0	3
RB Warrick Dunn	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rudi Johnson	1	-4	-4.00	2.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Ronnie Brown	1	3	3.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	3	2	23	7.67	7.47

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	6	2	17	2.83	6.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	2	1	7	3.50	1.40
WR Charles Lee	1	1	16	16.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Brown	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Chase Lyman	2	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Nate Washington	2	1	14	7.00	2.58

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Duece McAllister	2	1
QB Vince Young	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ronnie Brown	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	11	8	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	13	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Lee	3	2	1
TE Tony Jackson	3	2	0
WR Joe Horn	2	2	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	0
WR Chris Davis	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	7	1	1
WR Demetrius Williams	2	2	1
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	1
WR Javon Walker	1	1	1
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0
WR Chase Lyman	1	0	0

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

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