Week 8, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

53 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints7300-10
Dallas Cowboys2101414-49

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 DAL - Dustin Keller 7 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
1Q: 08:11 NOS - Lamont Williamson 8 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
1Q: 03:49 DAL - Vince Young 7 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
1Q: 02:16 DAL - Morris McAddley 57 punt return (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 11:37 NOS - Randy Bullock 23 field goal
3Q: 11:55 DAL - Vince Young 7 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 09:46 DAL - DeAndre Lawhorn 14 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 12:24 DAL - Dustin Keller 1 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 09:00 DAL - Shawne Merriman 7 interception return (Matthew Molinet extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSDAL
Record4-34-4
First Downs1130
- by Rushing511
- by Passing418
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards137500
- Offensive Plays5177
- Yards per Play2.696.49
Net Rushing Yards87184
- Rushing Attempts1936
- Yards per Rush4.585.11
Net Passing Yards50316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 11 - 240 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards87325
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/371/9
- Yards per Pass Play1.567.71
Fumbles/Lost2/02/0
3rd Down Conversions3/136/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.87.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/3113/87
Punt Returns/Yards1/75/83
Kick Returns/Yards3/672/55
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/18
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/15/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 34
Time of Possession22:5437:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:00OWN 1136Punt
111:223:23OWN 36664Touchdown
13:411:35OWN 253-15Punt
12:065:36OWN 251069Field Goal
29:031:33OWN 3422Punt
24:300:45OWN 3935Punt
21:550:44OWN 313-11Punt
20:040:04OWN 201-1Half
311:470:35OWN 3320Interception
39:381:51OWN 2536Punt
35:000:55OWN 3731Punt
412:141:17OWN 2537Punt
49:000:12OWN 110Interception
48:482:17OWN 293-9Punt
41:011:01OWN 20313Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:001:38OWN 36564Touchdown
17:594:18OWN 25875Touchdown
211:302:27OWN 3438Punt
27:303:00OWN 28940Missed FG
23:451:50OWN 10426Punt
21:111:07OWN 31625Punt
315:003:13OPP 46646Touchdown
311:121:34OPP 25425Touchdown
37:472:47OWN 38625Downs
34:056:51OWN 81692Touchdown
410:571:57OWN 4139Punt
46:315:30OWN 33835Punt

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LeSean McCoy9313.441720
QB Lamont Williamson6427.001021
RB Mewelde Moore242.00200
QB Brian Brohm199.00900
WR Terrelle Pryor111.00100
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Shane Vereen181025.671550
RB DeShawn Wynn12473.92900
QB Vince Young6355.83702

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lamont Williamson219783/23022133.4
Brian Brohm6292/140512.8
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Vince Young40283251/93420119.3

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Demetrius Williams68528.678130
WR Nate Washington1344.00040
TE David Thomas132222.0014220
FB Tyler Ecker1355.00150
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis1388.00080
RB LeSean McCoy13-4-4.000-40
TE Ledley King0100.00000
WR Terrelle Pryor0300.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Dustin Keller677712.8362422
RB Shane Vereen56326.400100
WR Kendall Wright595010.009210
WR Marcus Larson444912.2525230
WR Mike Wallace366120.3336330
TE Tony Jackson2294.50150
RB DeAndre Lawhorn222010.0017141
RB DeShawn Wynn122727.0020270
WR Charles Lee0100.00000
TE Bo Scaife0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Shawne Merriman177.001
CB Nick Schommer11111.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Demetrius Williams1100
QB Lamont Williamson1000
WR Terrelle Pryor0100
OLB Landon Johnson0010
ILB Darryl Sharpton0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
QB Vince Young1100
WR Mike Wallace1100
CB Nnamdi Asomugha0010
DE Atiyyah Ellison0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nicholas Sabo941345.937.8512
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brent Bowden522044.034.6552

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randy Bullock1/10/00/0231/1
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matthew Molinet0/10/10/007/7

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Orlando Scandrick177.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Morris McAddley58316.61

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Reynaldo Hill24924.50
Aundrae Allison11818.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Charles Lee25527.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Darryl Sharpton630.02434
OLB Landon Johnson620.02635
CB Quentin Jammer610.02839
S Samuel Gaylor530.03641
OLB Jon Beason520.0919
S Dwight Smith500.02434
CB Reynaldo Hill500.03130
DE Bruce Irvin401.02435
DT Anthony Mebane410.01816
DT Sammie Lee Hill310.02931
CB Antonio Cromartie220.03540
ILB Bryan Kehl200.0117
ILB A.J. Edds200.0121
S Johnny Patrick200.0127
DE Ronald Fields110.02230
CB Orlando Scandrick110.053
FB Tyler Ecker10---------
DE Kenny Iwebema100.02527
DE Kindal Moorehead020.02117
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Larry English530.01827
S Eric Weddle500.01832
OLB Shawne Merriman430.01719
CB Nnamdi Asomugha400.01020
DT Red Bryant301.01932
S Jaiquawn Jarrett300.01930
DE Eric Moore201.01715
OLB Zach Diles200.01123
DE Atiyyah Ellison101.0215
DE Jermaine Cunningham101.019
DE Miles Harden101.01723
CB Nick Schommer110.01930
CB Bernard Pollard100.027
CB Walter McFadden010.01826

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bruce Irvin1.001035
DE Kenny Iwebema0.012027
DE Kindal Moorehead0.010117
DE Ronald Fields0.001030
DT Sammie Lee Hill0.001031
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Eric Moore1.010115
DE Miles Harden1.001123
DE Atiyyah Ellison1.001015
DT Red Bryant1.000032
DE Jermaine Cunningham1.00009
DT Carlton Powell0.003232

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dwight Smith41034
CB Reynaldo Hill40030
S Samuel Gaylor40041
OLB Jon Beason30019
CB Quentin Jammer21039
OLB Landon Johnson20035
DT Sammie Lee Hill20031
ILB Darryl Sharpton20034
DE Kindal Moorehead10017
CB Antonio Cromartie10040
DE Kenny Iwebema10027
CB Orlando Scandrick1003
S Johnny Patrick1007
ILB A.J. Edds0101
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Nnamdi Asomugha40020
S Jaiquawn Jarrett21030
ILB Larry English20027
OLB Zach Diles11023
S Eric Weddle11032
CB Bernard Pollard1007
OLB Shawne Merriman00119
CB Nick Schommer00130

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Mike Iupati34019032
G Arturo McWilliams05018127
T Levi Brown03019032
T Matt Hill00019332
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis0007117
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Uche Nwaneri49036041
C Tyson Walter44028041
T Bryant McKinnie34036041
T Wade Smith24025141
G Seth Olsen18036041
G Dan Buenning120800
C Mackenzie Clinton0101100

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Thomas Welch210
Ledley King126
Quinton Ganther119
Kindal Moorehead118
BenJarvus Green-Ellis13
DallasTacklesSTPlays
DeAndre Lawhorn126
Nnamdi Asomugha125
Red Bryant123
Ben Jones16

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Antonio Cromartie------3540782
S Samuel Gaylor------3641279
CB Reynaldo Hill------31301778
CB Quentin Jammer------2839168
DT Sammie Lee Hill------2931565
OLB Landon Johnson------2635---61
DE Bruce Irvin------2435160
S Dwight Smith------2434---58
ILB Darryl Sharpton------2434---58
DE Kindal Moorehead------21171856
G Arturo McWilliams1827------1055
DE Ronald Fields------2230---52
DE Kenny Iwebema------2527---52
C Dominic Raiola1932---------51
T Matt Hill1932---------51
WR Nate Washington1932---------51
T Levi Brown1932---------51
G Mike Iupati1932---------51
TE David Thomas1830---------48
QB Lamont Williamson1724---------41
WR Demetrius Williams923------840
WR Terrelle Pryor1521---------36
RB Mewelde Moore36------2635
DT Anthony Mebane------1816135
S Johnny Patrick------1271635
TE Ledley King03------2629
OLB Jon Beason------919129
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis717------327
WR Aundrae Allison36------1726
ILB A.J. Edds------1211326
FB Tyler Ecker78------1025
OLB K.J. Wright------002525
RB LeSean McCoy1311---------24
CB Orlando Scandrick------531220
RB Quinton Ganther00------1919
ILB Bryan Kehl------117119
C Charles Spencer15------1016
WR Brian Quick12------1114
C Winston Butler00------1010
QB Brian Brohm28---------10
P Nicholas Sabo00------1010
T Thomas Welch00------1010
DE Da'Quan Bowers------45110
K Randy Bullock00------44
FB Michael Robinson01------23
S Kurt Coleman------00---0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Bryant McKinnie3641------683
TE Dustin Keller2727------2680
G Uche Nwaneri3641---------77
G Seth Olsen3641---------77
WR Kendall Wright2539------1175
DT Red Bryant------19322374
QB Vince Young3141---------72
C Tyson Walter2841---------69
CB Nick Schommer------19301867
RB Shane Vereen2235------1067
T Wade Smith2541---------66
WR Mike Wallace3134---------65
OLB Zach Diles------11232559
WR Marcus Larson2929---------58
CB Nnamdi Asomugha------10202555
S Eric Weddle------1832555
DT Carlton Powell------1932152
S Jaiquawn Jarrett------1930150
ILB Larry English------1827146
CB Walter McFadden------1826145
DE Miles Harden------1723141
OLB Shawne Merriman------1719238
DE Eric Moore------1715133
WR Charles Lee72------2130
RB DeAndre Lawhorn12------2629
TE Tony Jackson1111------325
TE Bo Scaife715---------22
RB DeShawn Wynn144------220
S Sammie Ohara------011920
DE Atiyyah Ellison------215---17
C Mackenzie Clinton110------617
CB Morris McAddley------17917
G Dan Buenning80------614
OLB Jerrell Freeman------021214
DE Matthew Mattos------12912
WR Brett Swain65---------11
DE Jermaine Cunningham------19---10
CB Bernard Pollard------27---9
K Matthew Molinet00------99
C Donnie Farkas00------66
P Brent Bowden00------66
C Ben Jones00------66
QB Derek Anderson50---------5
WR Walter Madison02---------2
DT Trevor Laws------00---0
OLB Angel Giaramito------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-7-3.5
Middle13846.5
Right3113.7
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10585.8
Middle16754.7
Right10515.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lamont Williamson2191132541
Brian Brohm620011001
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Vince Young40286113510

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)114393.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)103363.6
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen767610.9
Short (0-8 Yds)24171938.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)85567.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Demetrius Williams86052023
WR Nate Washington3104032
TE David Thomas31022130
FB Tyler Ecker311508
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis3118017
RB LeSean McCoy311-4011
WR Terrelle Pryor3010021
TE Ledley King100003
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kendall Wright95050139
TE Dustin Keller76077227
WR Mike Wallace63061134
RB Shane Vereen65032035
WR Marcus Larson44049129
TE Tony Jackson2209011
RB DeShawn Wynn2102714
RB DeAndre Lawhorn2202002
WR Charles Lee100002
TE Bo Scaife1010015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Lamont Williamson2147.007.00
RB Mewelde Moore122.002.00
RB LeSean McCoy1-4-4.003.44
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Vince Young3186.005.83
RB Shane Vereen3124.005.67
RB DeShawn Wynn133.003.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Vince Young86496.138.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Dustin Keller2284.0011.00
WR Marcus Larson222110.5012.25
WR Mike Wallace1000.0010.17
RB Shane Vereen1166.005.33
RB DeAndre Lawhorn111414.0010.00
WR Kendall Wright1000.005.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Lamont Williamson20
DallasRushesConversions
RB DeShawn Wynn42
QB Vince Young10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Lamont Williamson742
Brian Brohm321
DallasAttCompConversions
Vince Young874

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Demetrius Williams541
TE David Thomas211
WR Terrelle Pryor200
WR Nate Washington111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Kendall Wright321
WR Marcus Larson221
TE Tony Jackson110
TE Dustin Keller111
RB Shane Vereen111

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)