Week 8, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	14	9	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	14	14	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 DAL - Knile Davis 18 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
1Q: 01:35 DAL - Shane Vereen 1 run (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
2Q: 11:42 DAL - Knile Davis 3 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
2Q: 03:54 DAL - Marcus Larson 2 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
3Q: 08:42 NOS - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 08:23 NOS - Jonathan Joseph 40 interception return (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 13:47 DAL - Tanner Blasingame 28 field goal
4Q: 07:23 NOS - Ted Ginn 9 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Randy Bullock extra point failed)
4Q: 02:10 NOS - Randy Bullock 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 DAL - Knile Davis 18 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
1Q: 01:35 DAL - Shane Vereen 1 run (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
2Q: 11:42 DAL - Knile Davis 3 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
2Q: 03:54 DAL - Marcus Larson 2 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
3Q: 08:42 NOS - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 08:23 NOS - Jonathan Joseph 40 interception return (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 13:47 DAL - Tanner Blasingame 28 field goal
4Q: 07:23 NOS - Ted Ginn 9 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Randy Bullock extra point failed)
4Q: 02:10 NOS - Randy Bullock 35 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 7-1
First Downs 20 29
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 13 20
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 374 494
- Offensive Plays 64 70
- Yards per Play 5.84 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 81 118
- Rushing Attempts 16 29
- Yards per Rush 5.06 4.07
Net Passing Yards 293 376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 29 - 0 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 386
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/28 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 9.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:02 31:58

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	7-1
First Downs	20	29
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	13	20
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	374	494
- Offensive Plays	64	70
- Yards per Play	5.84	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	81	118
- Rushing Attempts	16	29
- Yards per Rush	5.06	4.07
Net Passing Yards	293	376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 29 - 0	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	321	386
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/28	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	9.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:02	31:58

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
1	7:26	1:25	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
1	1:27	1:32	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	11:33	3:55	OWN 25	8	50	Missed FG
2	3:47	1:57	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	12:03	3:27	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	4:34	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	13:40	6:25	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
4	3:51	1:47	OWN 19	6	63	Field Goal
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 47	7	27	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	3:24	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	6:01	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:55	3:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:38	3:51	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 27	6	33	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 33	5	29	Punt
3	8:36	0:25	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
3	8:11	3:37	OWN 23	6	36	Punt
3	3:24	4:44	OWN 33	9	56	Field Goal
4	7:15	3:24	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
4	2:04	0:47	OWN 11	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Miles Harden, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	8	43	5.38	14	2	1
RB Joseph Randle	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
RB Jeremy Hill	3	6	2.00	8	0	0
QB Colin Kaepernick	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
WR Brian Quick	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Knile Davis	21	93	4.43	19	4	0
RB Shane Vereen	6	12	2.00	6	0	1
QB Derek Anderson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
QB Vince Young	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	28	21	221	3/10	1	58	0	109.4
Ryan Fitzpatrick	13	8	100	4/18	0	37	0	85.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	26	20	281	1/5	3	41	0	149.6
Derek Anderson	13	6	105	1/5	0	38	1	42.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwayne Allen	8	11	57	7.13	4	22	0
WR Brian Quick	6	7	52	8.67	39	37	0
WR Ted Ginn	5	7	115	23.00	34	58	1
WR DeVier Posey	4	8	37	9.25	18	21	0
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	24	12.00	7	17	0
TE David Thomas	2	2	24	12.00	19	21	0
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	12	6.00	4	10	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Wright	7	11	131	18.71	98	38	0
RB Knile Davis	6	6	55	9.17	17	18	2
WR Marcus Larson	5	7	53	10.60	11	21	1
TE Chandler Alfaro	3	3	42	14.00	19	17	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	7	17	8.50	0	11	0
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	3	54	27.00	43	41	0
WR Kevin White	1	1	34	34.00	24	34	0
TE Dustin Keller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jonathan Joseph	1	40	40.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Colin Kaepernick	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	0	1	0
DT Tyeler Davison	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Derek Anderson	1	0	0
G Kyle Long	0	1	0
DE Miles Harden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	5	278	55.6	38.6	70	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	4	170	42.5	30.0	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tanner Blasingame	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Kemp	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Dole	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	2	37	18.5	0
Mike Wallace	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	12	6	0.0	28	38
ILB Darryl Sharpton	8	1	0.0	25	35
S Rich Greer	7	2	0.0	29	38
S Kurt Coleman	5	0	0.0	28	39
CB Jonathan Joseph	4	0	0.0	15	34
DT Tyeler Davison	3	0	2.0	24	34
DE Douglas Welch	3	0	0.0	27	38
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	0.0	28	37
OLB Jon Beason	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	3	0.0	16	20
DT Aaron Maybin	1	3	0.0	26	35
ILB Harrison Arnold	1	1	0.0	3	6
CB Troy Roose	1	1	0.0	18	26
DE Matt Roth	1	0	0.0	20	28
CB Justin King	1	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Tanner Mostizky	1	0	0.0	9	14

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	11	0	0.0	16	48
OLB Shawne Merriman	8	2	0.0	15	40
DE Miles Harden	6	0	4.5	16	48
S Shawn Williams	6	2	0.0	16	38
DE Jermaine Cunningham	3	1	1.0	16	48
S Eric Weddle	3	2	0.0	16	48
CB Nick Schommer	3	2	0.0	9	32
DT Red Bryant	2	1	1.0	7	34
CB Walter McFadden	2	4	0.0	7	37
ILB Larry English	2	2	0.0	16	41
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	2	0.5	16	28
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	0.0	1	7
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0.0	9	34
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	0.0	7	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	2.0	0	1	34
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	1	3	20
ILB Harrison Arnold	0.0	1	0	6
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	0	35
DE Douglas Welch	0.0	1	0	38

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Miles Harden	4.5	2	7	48
DT Red Bryant	1.0	0	0	34
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1.0	0	0	48
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.5	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jonathan Joseph	4	0	1	34
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	0	0	38
ILB Darryl Sharpton	4	0	0	35
CB Desmond Trufant	3	1	0	37
S Rich Greer	3	0	0	38
S Kurt Coleman	3	0	0	39
ILB Harrison Arnold	1	1	0	6
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	0	3
S Samuel Gaylor	1	0	0	4
OLB Tanner Mostizky	1	0	0	14
CB Troy Roose	1	0	0	26

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	8	0	48
OLB Shawne Merriman	6	2	40
S Shawn Williams	4	0	38
CB Walter McFadden	3	2	37
CB Nick Schommer	3	1	32
S Eric Weddle	1	1	48
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	7
ILB Larry English	1	0	41
DE Miles Harden	1	0	48
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Levi Brown	3	6	16	1	48
T Demar Dotson	3	5	16	2	48
C Weston Richburg	1	1	16	0	48
G Mike Iupati	0	2	16	2	48
FB Michael Robinson	0	1	4	0	18
T Jeromey Clary	0	0	16	1	48
RB LeSean McCoy	0	0	9	1	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	4	10	2	29	0	41
G Kyle Long	3	4	0	29	0	41
T Ryan Clady	2	5	0	29	1	41
T Brent Butts	1	2	0	29	0	41
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	5	0	29	1	41
TE Dustin Keller	0	1	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Wilson	4	14
Demarrio Williams	1	20

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Shawne Merriman	1	18
Red Bryant	1	17

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jeromey Clary	16	48	---	---	7	71
S Rich Greer	---	---	29	38	1	68
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	28	39	1	68
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	28	38	1	67
DE Douglas Welch	---	---	27	38	1	66
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	28	37	1	66
T Levi Brown	16	48	---	---	---	64
T Demar Dotson	16	48	---	---	---	64
G Mike Iupati	16	48	---	---	---	64
C Weston Richburg	16	48	---	---	---	64
DE Matt Roth	---	---	20	28	15	63
DT Tyeler Davison	---	---	24	34	4	62
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	26	35	---	61
WR DeVier Posey	15	46	---	---	---	61
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	25	35	---	60
TE Dwayne Allen	16	39	---	---	---	55
CB Jonathan Joseph	---	---	15	34	5	54
RB LeSean McCoy	9	37	---	---	5	51
CB Justin King	---	---	17	15	16	48
WR Ted Ginn	9	35	---	---	1	45
CB Troy Roose	---	---	18	26	1	45
WR Brian Quick	8	26	---	---	11	45
FB Michael Robinson	4	18	---	---	17	39
QB Colin Kaepernick	7	31	---	---	---	38
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	16	20	1	37
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	9	17	---	---	---	26
OLB Tanner Mostizky	---	---	9	14	---	23
WR Terrelle Pryor	4	19	---	---	---	23
OLB Demarrio Williams	---	---	1	1	20	22
TE Steven Sturgis	0	0	---	---	22	22
RB Joseph Randle	3	1	---	---	17	21
WR J.J. Dole	0	4	---	---	17	21
ILB Harrison Arnold	---	---	3	6	11	20
TE David Thomas	7	8	---	---	---	15
TE Travis Kelce	1	1	---	---	13	15
S Damian Swann	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Jeremy Hill	4	6	---	---	---	10
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	2	6	1	9
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	2	3	---	5
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	1	4	---	5

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Weddle	---	---	16	48	18	82
RB Knile Davis	23	36	---	---	21	80
DE Miles Harden	---	---	16	48	12	76
T Ryan Clady	29	41	---	---	5	75
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	15	40	18	73
G Uche Nwaneri	29	41	---	---	---	70
C Mackenzie Clinton	29	41	---	---	---	70
G Kyle Long	29	41	---	---	---	70
T Brent Butts	29	41	---	---	---	70
WR Kendall Wright	29	38	---	---	---	67
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	16	48	2	66
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	16	48	2	66
WR Mike Wallace	21	29	---	---	12	62
ILB Larry English	---	---	16	41	2	59
DT Red Bryant	---	---	7	34	17	58
WR Marcus Larson	25	32	---	---	---	57
TE Jason DiNapoli	22	33	---	---	---	55
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	16	28	10	54
S Shawn Williams	---	---	16	38	---	54
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	9	34	7	50
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	7	37	2	46
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	9	32	2	43
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	7	34	2	43
QB Vince Young	13	27	---	---	---	40
TE Dustin Keller	4	7	---	---	21	32
WR Kevin White	5	10	---	---	16	31
QB Derek Anderson	16	14	---	---	---	30
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	1	7	20	28
TE Chandler Alfaro	7	12	---	---	5	24
RB Shane Vereen	6	4	---	---	12	22
ILB Avery Williamson	---	---	8	10	---	18
DE Bernard Bovee	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Tanner Blasingame	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Nicholas Buckley	3	4	---	---	---	7
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Seth Olsen	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gabe Jackson	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Zach Jessie	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Gabriel Kemp	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Demario Davis	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Ben Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Matthew Mattos	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Paul Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Cris Salinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Doran Grant	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	20	70	3.5
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	28	21	3	1	1	3	1	5	0
Ryan Fitzpatrick	13	8	3	0	1	3	1	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	26	20	4	0	2	0	2	0	0
Derek Anderson	13	6	2	0	0	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	63	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	69	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	80	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	55	18.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	197	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	134	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	11	8	0	57	1	39
WR DeVier Posey	8	4	1	37	1	46
WR Ted Ginn	7	5	1	115	2	35
WR Brian Quick	7	6	0	52	1	26
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	0	24	0	18
TE David Thomas	2	2	0	24	1	8
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	0	12	0	37
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	0	0	0	0	19

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	11	7	0	131	3	38
WR Mike Wallace	7	2	0	17	0	29
WR Marcus Larson	7	5	1	53	1	32
RB Knile Davis	6	6	0	55	0	36
TE Jason DiNapoli	3	2	1	54	1	33
TE Chandler Alfaro	3	3	0	42	0	12
TE Dustin Keller	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Kevin White	1	1	0	34	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	1.00	5.38
QB Colin Kaepernick	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Joseph Randle	1	6	6.00	3.33

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	3	10	3.33	2.00
RB Knile Davis	3	17	5.67	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	3	2	9	3.00	7.89

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	5	5	51	10.20	10.81
Derek Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	8.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR DeVier Posey	2	1	0	0.00	4.63
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	9	9.00	16.43

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	2	2	21	10.50	9.17
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
WR Marcus Larson	1	1	2	2.00	7.57
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	11	11.00	11.91
TE Chandler Alfaro	1	1	17	17.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Knile Davis	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	6	3	1
Ryan Fitzpatrick	4	3	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Anderson	5	2	1
Vince Young	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVier Posey	3	2	0
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	1
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	0
WR Brian Quick	2	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	2	0	0
WR Kendall Wright	2	2	1
TE Dustin Keller	1	0	0
TE Chandler Alfaro	1	1	1
WR Kevin White	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (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	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (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)