Week 8, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

71 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	10	-	24
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 DAL - Chris Davis 6 pass from Vince Young (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Quinton Ganther 10 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:25 DAL - Tony Jackson 3 pass from Vince Young (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Nick Novak 32 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Nick Novak 23 field goal
4Q: 10:49 NOS - Nick Novak 35 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DAL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Eric Weddle 40 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:44 DAL - Chris Davis 6 pass from Vince Young (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Quinton Ganther 10 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:25 DAL - Tony Jackson 3 pass from Vince Young (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Nick Novak 32 field goal
3Q: 04:18 NOS - Nick Novak 23 field goal
4Q: 10:49 NOS - Nick Novak 35 field goal
4Q: 00:43 DAL - Derek Whaley 21 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Eric Weddle 40 interception return (Derek Whaley extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 7-1 4-3
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 359 390
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 6.77 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 93 141
- Rushing Attempts 14 31
- Yards per Rush 6.64 4.55
Net Passing Yards 266 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 271 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.82 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/90 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:31 35:29

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	7-1	4-3
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	359	390
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	6.77	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	93	141
- Rushing Attempts	14	31
- Yards per Rush	6.64	4.55
Net Passing Yards	266	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	38 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	271	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.82	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/90	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:31	35:29

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
1	10:28	0:07	OWN 36	1	2	Fumble
1	8:41	7:07	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	11:27	2:39	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	3:27	1:09	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
3	12:04	2:03	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	4:10	1:36	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:44	3:08	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
4	2:58	2:21	OWN 29	10	67	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	1:48	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:21	1:40	OPP 38	3	-8	Punt
1	1:34	5:07	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	8:48	5:21	OWN 4	10	64	Missed FG
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 6	8	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	10:01	5:51	OWN 20	11	74	Field Goal
3	2:34	6:50	OWN 26	13	56	Field Goal
4	7:36	4:38	OWN 3	6	26	Punt
4	0:37	0:26	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 25	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeShawn Wynn	8	56	7.00	18	1
QB Vince Young	4	24	6.00	9	0
RB Rudi Johnson	2	13	6.50	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quinton Ganther	16	71	4.44	12	4	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	13	55	4.23	11	1	0
WR Deion Branch	1	14	14.00	14	1	0
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	38	25	271	1/5	2	47	0	104.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	38	27	257	1/8	0	40	1	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB DeShawn Wynn	6	9	92	15.33	46	47	0
WR Braden Stallings	4	8	45	11.25	34	22	0
WR Chris Davis	4	6	15	3.75	6	6	1
WR Charles Lee	3	6	29	9.67	1	14	0
RB Rudi Johnson	2	3	29	14.50	18	18	0
TE Tony Jackson	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	1
WR Mike Wallace	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	24	24.00	9	24	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deion Branch	8	11	111	13.88	18	40
WR Nate Washington	7	9	67	9.57	29	20
WR Demetrius Williams	6	9	51	8.50	5	20
RB Quinton Ganther	5	6	10	2.00	6	5
FB Gabe Majerus	1	1	18	18.00	7	18
TE Daniel Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Weddle	1	40	40.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Force
QB Vince Young	1	0
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	0	1
T Darryl Dole	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0
WR Kevin Ogletree	1	0	0
S Dwight Smith	0	1	0
DE Kenny Iwebema	0	1	0
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	0	1	0
OLB Jon Beason	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Mason	5	243	48.6	43.4	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	4	206	51.5	36.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	3/4	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Aromashodu	3	41	13.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Ogletree	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Akeem Jordan	10	0	0.0	30	38
CB DeAngelo Hall	9	2	0.5	31	39
OLB Morlon Greenwood	9	2	0.0	29	25
S Eric Weddle	8	2	0.0	29	38
CB Bernard Pollard	5	1	0.0	31	39
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	1	0.0	30	39
DE Atiyyah Ellison	3	0	0.0	31	29
DT Dylan Pierce	3	0	0.0	12	8
DE Eric Moore	2	1	0.5	30	28
DT Red Bryant	2	5	0.0	29	37
DT Carlton Powell	2	1	0.0	20	28
CB Deron Kastilahn	1	0	0.0	0	7
CB Mike Echols	0	1	0.0	1	7
OLB Zach Diles	0	1	0.0	15	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	6	2	0.0	13	35
ILB Larry Atkins	6	1	0.0	14	38
OLB Jon Beason	5	1	0.0	13	35
CB Marcus McCauley	5	1	0.0	14	39
S Tanard Jackson	4	3	0.0	13	31
OLB James Anderson	3	2	0.0	3	19
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	11	21
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	0.0	13	38
DE Ronald Fields	1	2	0.5	13	36
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	0.0	13	38
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	2	0.5	13	38
DE Mark Anderson	0	1	0.0	12	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Moore	0.5	1	2	0	28
CB DeAngelo Hall	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Slade Norris	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Phillip Merling	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.5	0	3	4	38
DE Ronald Fields	0.5	0	0	0	36
ILB Larry Atkins	0.0	1	0	0	38
CB Antonio Cromartie	0.0	1	0	0	38
OLB James Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	0	1	0	38
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	8	0	0	39
OLB Akeem Jordan	7	2	0	38
OLB Morlon Greenwood	5	0	0	25
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	0	0	39
CB Bernard Pollard	2	0	0	39
DT Red Bryant	1	0	0	37
CB Deron Kastilahn	1	0	0	7
S Eric Weddle	0	1	1	38

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	5	0	39
S Dwight Smith	4	0	35
ILB Larry Atkins	3	1	38
OLB James Anderson	3	1	19
S Tanard Jackson	3	1	31
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	38
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	21
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	35
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McKinnie	3	3	14	0	39
G Kyle Kosier	2	3	14	0	39
T Wade Smith	1	2	14	0	39
G Uche Nwaneri	1	1	14	0	39
C Tyson Walter	0	2	14	0	39
TE Tony Jackson	0	0	13	1	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dominic Raiola	4	8	31	0	39
T Levi Brown	3	5	31	0	39
G Ben Claxton	2	7	31	0	39
T Matt Hill	2	6	31	1	39
G Jason Peters	1	5	31	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nnamdi Asomugha	1	22
DeAngelo Hall	1	16
Red Bryant	1	16
Darryl Dole	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	1	17
Bryan Anderson	1	8
Billy Bajema	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	30	39	22	91
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	31	39	16	86
S Eric Weddle	---	---	29	38	16	83
DT Red Bryant	---	---	29	37	16	82
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	31	39	4	74
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	30	38	3	71
DE Eric Moore	---	---	30	28	12	70
WR Charles Lee	14	39	---	---	14	67
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	31	29	3	63
T Bryant McKinnie	14	39	---	---	6	59
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	29	25	2	56
C Tyson Walter	14	39	---	---	---	53
G Kyle Kosier	14	39	---	---	---	53
T Wade Smith	14	39	---	---	---	53
QB Vince Young	14	39	---	---	---	53
G Uche Nwaneri	14	39	---	---	---	53
TE Tony Jackson	13	37	---	---	---	50
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	20	28	2	50
RB DeShawn Wynn	10	29	---	---	6	45
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	14	27	2	43
RB Rudi Johnson	4	11	---	---	19	34
WR Mike Wallace	11	22	---	---	---	33
WR Chris Davis	11	21	---	---	---	32
TE Dustin Keller	2	9	---	---	19	30
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	15	10	2	27
DT Dylan Pierce	---	---	12	8	3	23
WR Braden Stallings	3	17	---	---	1	21
DE Phillip Merling	---	---	1	12	6	19
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	0	0	18	18
RB Javarris Williams	1	6	---	---	9	16
DE Slade Norris	---	---	1	14	1	16
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	3	---	---	7	11
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	5	2	2	9
CB Mike Echols	---	---	1	7	---	8
CB Deron Kastilahn	---	---	0	7	1	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Darryl Dole	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Horace Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Seth Olsen	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Robbie Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Tony Stewart	0	1	---	---	4	5
S Jason Bell	---	---	2	2	1	5
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ryan Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Larry English	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jason Peters	31	39	---	---	8	78
QB Matt Hasselbeck	31	39	---	---	---	70
C Dominic Raiola	31	39	---	---	---	70
T Matt Hill	31	39	---	---	---	70
G Ben Claxton	31	39	---	---	---	70
T Levi Brown	31	39	---	---	---	70
RB Quinton Ganther	16	34	---	---	17	67
TE Daniel Graham	31	35	---	---	---	66
WR Deion Branch	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Nate Washington	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Demetrius Williams	15	32	---	---	18	65
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	14	39	6	59
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	14	38	1	53
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	13	38	1	52
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	13	38	1	52
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	13	38	1	52
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	13	36	1	50
S Dwight Smith	---	---	13	35	1	49
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	13	35	1	49
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	11	21	14	46
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	12	31	1	44
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	13	31	---	44
TE Billy Bajema	18	3	---	---	8	29
TE Ledley King	4	1	---	---	22	27
FB Gabe Majerus	3	4	---	---	18	25
OLB James Anderson	---	---	3	19	1	23
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	1	5	14	20
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	0	1	18	19
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	14	3	---	---	---	17
CB Justin King	---	---	1	4	10	15
WR Aundrae Allison	0	5	---	---	9	14
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	2	4	5	11
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	2	4	5	11
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	10	10
S Fred Bennett	---	---	1	7	1	9
RB Tashard Choice	1	0	---	---	8	9
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmie Ballinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Charles Spencer	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	2	5	---	7
WR Kevin Ogletree	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Matt Flynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Keenan Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	9	83	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	38	25	3	2	1	3	5	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	38	27	4	1	1	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	121	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	110	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	21	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	98	19.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB DeShawn Wynn	9	6	0	92	1	29
WR Braden Stallings	8	4	1	45	1	17
WR Charles Lee	6	3	0	29	0	39
WR Chris Davis	6	4	0	15	0	21
RB Rudi Johnson	3	2	0	29	0	11
TE Tony Jackson	2	2	0	14	0	37
WR Mike Wallace	2	2	0	12	0	22
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	1	0	11	0	3
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	0	24	1	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	11	8	0	111	2	39
WR Nate Washington	9	7	0	67	1	39
WR Demetrius Williams	9	6	0	51	1	32
RB Quinton Ganther	6	5	0	10	0	34
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0	0	0	35
FB Gabe Majerus	1	1	0	18	0	4
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	12	6.00	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quinton Ganther	2	6	3.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	9	5	37	4.11	7.13

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	3	1	5	1.67	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Lee	2	0	0	0.00	4.83
WR Braden Stallings	2	1	6	3.00	5.63
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	9.67
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	7.00
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0	0	0.00	10.22
WR Chris Davis	1	1	6	6.00	2.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Branch	1	0	0	0.00	10.09
WR Nate Washington	1	0	0	0.00	7.44
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	3	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	6	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Davis	3	2	1
WR Charles Lee	1	1	0
WR Braden Stallings	1	1	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	4	3	3
WR Deion Branch	3	2	1
RB Quinton Ganther	3	3	0
FB Gabe Majerus	1	1	1

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)