Wild Card Playoff Games, 2011

played in Dallas, TX

39 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	13	-	19
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Nick Novak 41 field goal
2Q: 13:42 DAL - Shane Vereen 8 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 09:27 NOS - Nick Novak 40 field goal
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Aundrae Allison 24 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NOS - LeSean McCoy 6 run (LeSean McCoy run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 NOS - Nick Novak 41 field goal
2Q: 13:42 DAL - Shane Vereen 8 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 09:27 NOS - Nick Novak 40 field goal
4Q: 11:43 NOS - Aundrae Allison 24 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NOS - LeSean McCoy 6 run (LeSean McCoy run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 311 283
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 152 26
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 4.90 1.37
Net Passing Yards 159 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 0 44 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 165 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/3
Penalties/Yards 5/55 11/81
Punt Returns/Yards 6/64 5/64
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	311	283
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	152	26
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	4.90	1.37
Net Passing Yards	159	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 0	44 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	165	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/3
Penalties/Yards	5/55	11/81
Punt Returns/Yards	6/64	5/64
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
1	11:02	5:14	OWN 38	10	38	Field Goal
1	4:07	0:57	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	13:34	2:05	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	10:13	0:58	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	7:29	1:45	OWN 35	5	-1	Punt
2	3:55	1:20	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
2	1:49	1:36	OWN 35	6	29	Missed FG
3	12:59	3:37	OWN 46	6	31	Field Goal
3	6:21	3:02	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
4	15:00	3:28	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	9:01	1:13	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	6:34	4:32	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:54	2:52	OWN 37	5	25	Downs
1	5:48	1:41	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	3:10	4:36	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	11:29	1:16	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	9:15	1:46	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	5:44	1:49	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	2:35	0:46	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 43	1	-13	Half
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	9:22	3:01	OWN 25	8	9	Punt
3	3:19	3:19	OWN 29	7	32	Punt
4	11:32	2:31	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	7:48	1:14	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 25	10	63	Game

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	20	94	4.70	32	2	1
QB Lamont Williamson	8	63	7.88	12	3	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	1.00	2	0	0
WR Nate Washington	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Vereen	15	-7	-0.47	12	1
QB Vince Young	2	16	8.00	8	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	17	8.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Williamson	33	19	165	1/6	1	37	0	81.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	44	30	270	3/13	1	38	0	92.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Aundrae Allison	4	4	62	15.50	15	24	1
WR Nate Washington	3	6	13	4.33	2	11	0
WR Rashied Davis	3	7	19	6.33	3	11	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	4	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Daniel Graham	1	2	37	37.00	27	37	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kevin Boss	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcus Larson	10	11	76	7.60	5	14	0
WR Brett Swain	4	6	33	8.25	25	25	0
RB Shane Vereen	4	7	33	8.25	8	9	1
RB Javarris Williams	3	3	18	6.00	22	16	0
WR Mike Wallace	3	6	30	10.00	15	24	0
WR Braden Stallings	2	2	43	21.50	33	38	0
TE Bo Scaife	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Duece McAllister	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	19	19.00	20	19	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	8	385	48.1	40.1	62	5

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	10	442	44.2	35.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/3	2/3	0/1	41	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	6	64	10.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javarris Williams	5	64	12.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Quentin Jammer	9	2	1.0	19	47
OLB Landon Johnson	8	3	0.0	17	45
OLB Jon Beason	4	1	0.0	6	34
CB Reynaldo Hill	4	0	0.0	16	30
DT Sammie Lee Hill	3	3	0.0	13	22
DE Mark Anderson	3	1	0.0	14	25
CB Dwight Lowery	3	1	0.0	19	47
S Dwight Smith	3	0	0.0	17	35
DE Ronald Fields	3	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	0	0.0	4	18
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	1	1.0	16	25
DE Kenny Iwebema	1	0	1.0	6	28
S Tanard Jackson	1	1	0.0	2	11
CB Justin King	1	1	0.0	18	37
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	1	0.0	1	9
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	1	0.0	2	16
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	0.0	3	9
ILB A.J. Edds	1	0	0.0	13	14

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	11	2	0.0	28	23
S Eric Weddle	7	3	0.0	31	34
ILB Larry English	6	4	0.0	31	34
CB Nick Schommer	6	1	0.0	31	33
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	5	1	0.0	25	24
DT Red Bryant	3	1	1.0	27	33
DE Jermaine Cunningham	3	2	0.0	27	33
DT Trevor Laws	2	1	0.0	24	22
OLB Zach Diles	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Carlton Powell	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	0.0	7	12
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	0	6	0.0	28	23
DE Eric Moore	0	1	0.0	22	22
CB Walter McFadden	0	1	0.0	18	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	1	3	1	25
DE Kenny Iwebema	1.0	0	1	0	28
CB Quentin Jammer	1.0	0	0	0	47
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	1	0	0	25
ILB Bryan Kehl	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Jon Beason	0.0	0	0	2	34

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Red Bryant	1.0	2	1	1	33
DE Eric Moore	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Trevor Laws	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quentin Jammer	5	0	47
OLB Landon Johnson	4	2	45
S Dwight Smith	4	0	35
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	34
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	30
DE Mark Anderson	2	0	25
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	0	18
CB Dwight Lowery	2	0	47
S Tanard Jackson	1	0	11
CB Justin King	1	0	37
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	0	9
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	0	16

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nick Schommer	6	0	33
OLB Shawne Merriman	4	1	23
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	4	0	24
OLB Zach Diles	2	1	20
ILB Larry English	1	1	34
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	0	12
S Eric Weddle	1	0	34
DE Eric Moore	0	1	22
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dominic Raiola	2	7	0	31	1	34
T Levi Brown	2	6	1	31	0	34
C Charles Spencer	2	2	0	28	0	27
T Matt Hill	1	4	0	31	0	34
G Arturo McWilliams	1	4	0	31	0	34

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McKinnie	2	4	19	0	47
G Uche Nwaneri	1	4	19	1	47
C Tyson Walter	1	4	19	0	47
G Seth Olsen	0	5	19	2	47
T Wade Smith	0	1	19	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Edds	2	25
Quinton Ganther	1	18
Thomas Welch	1	11
Arturo McWilliams	1	11

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nnamdi Asomugha	3	26
Zach Diles	1	27
Bo Scaife	1	18
Red Bryant	1	15

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arturo McWilliams	31	34	---	---	11	76
TE Kevin Boss	29	32	---	---	13	74
CB Justin King	---	---	18	37	12	67
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	19	47	---	66
WR Rashied Davis	28	31	---	---	7	66
C Charles Spencer	28	27	---	---	11	66
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	19	47	---	66
C Dominic Raiola	31	34	---	---	---	65
T Matt Hill	31	34	---	---	---	65
QB Lamont Williamson	31	34	---	---	---	65
T Levi Brown	31	34	---	---	---	65
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	16	30	17	63
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	17	45	---	62
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	16	37	---	53
WR Aundrae Allison	19	15	---	---	19	53
S Dwight Smith	---	---	17	35	---	52
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	13	14	25	52
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	16	25	10	51
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	14	25	11	50
WR Demetrius Williams	22	23	---	---	1	46
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	6	28	11	45
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	13	22	10	45
RB LeSean McCoy	24	18	---	---	---	42
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	6	34	---	40
FB Michael Robinson	7	8	---	---	20	35
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	5	15	---	---	15	35
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	6	26	---	32
WR Nate Washington	11	19	---	---	---	30
TE Ledley King	0	0	---	---	28	28
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	1	9	17	27
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	4	18	---	22
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	---	---	18	20
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	2	16	---	18
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	2	11	---	13
TE Toby Yonkovit	1	2	---	---	10	13
TE Daniel Graham	7	5	---	---	---	12
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	3	9	---	12
G Jason Peters	3	7	---	---	1	11
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	1	2	---	3
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Weddle	---	---	31	34	18	83
T Bryant McKinnie	19	47	---	---	10	76
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	25	24	26	75
DT Red Bryant	---	---	27	33	15	75
ILB Larry English	---	---	31	34	3	68
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	31	33	3	67
C Tyson Walter	19	47	---	---	---	66
T Wade Smith	19	47	---	---	---	66
QB Vince Young	19	47	---	---	---	66
G Uche Nwaneri	19	47	---	---	---	66
G Seth Olsen	19	47	---	---	---	66
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	27	33	3	63
WR Marcus Larson	19	44	---	---	---	63
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	14	20	27	61
WR Mike Wallace	16	37	---	---	5	58
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	24	22	11	57
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	28	23	2	53
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	28	23	1	52
TE Bo Scaife	10	23	---	---	18	51
WR Brett Swain	17	32	---	---	---	49
RB Shane Vereen	16	31	---	---	---	47
DE Eric Moore	---	---	22	22	1	45
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	18	24	2	44
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	7	12	17	36
TE Dustin Keller	9	12	---	---	12	33
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	12	13	2	27
WR Charles Lee	0	0	---	---	25	25
RB DeShawn Wynn	3	16	---	---	6	25
TE Tony Jackson	3	20	---	---	1	24
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	11	13	---	24
RB Duece McAllister	0	8	---	---	10	18
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	4	11	2	17
WR Braden Stallings	2	7	---	---	7	16
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Javarris Williams	0	5	---	---	8	13
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Julian Sullivan	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Miles Harden	---	---	1	0	8	9
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Kurt Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Angel Giaramito	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-11	-5.5
Middle	20	137	6.9
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	8	17	2.1
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Williamson	33	19	2	2	0	5	5	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	44	30	3	1	2	2	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	29	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	111	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	55	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rashied Davis	7	3	19	0	31
WR Nate Washington	6	3	13	0	19
WR Demetrius Williams	4	2	3	0	23
WR Aundrae Allison	4	4	62	1	15
TE Kevin Boss	3	1	18	0	32
RB LeSean McCoy	3	1	-1	0	18
TE Daniel Graham	2	1	37	1	5
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	2	11	0	15
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1	3	0	1
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Larson	11	10	0	76	0	44
RB Shane Vereen	7	4	1	33	0	31
WR Brett Swain	6	4	1	33	1	32
WR Mike Wallace	6	3	0	30	1	37
RB Duece McAllister	3	1	0	5	0	8
RB Javarris Williams	3	3	0	18	0	5
WR Braden Stallings	2	2	0	43	1	7
TE Bo Scaife	2	2	0	13	0	23
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	0	19	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	4	16	4.00	4.70

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	1	12	12.00	-0.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	2	2	12	6.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	1	1	8	8.00	4.71
WR Marcus Larson	1	1	4	4.00	6.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamont Williamson	3	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shane Vereen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Williamson	12	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	15	11	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kevin Boss	3	1	1
WR Aundrae Allison	3	3	3
WR Rashied Davis	2	0	0
WR Demetrius Williams	2	1	0
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Larson	6	5	1
WR Braden Stallings	2	2	1
WR Brett Swain	2	1	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	1	0
RB Shane Vereen	2	2	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)