Week 8, 2018

played in Dallas, TX

86 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	7	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	13	21	0	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 DAL - Cris Salinger 22 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 09:07 NOS - Randy Bullock 50 field goal
1Q: 05:44 DAL - Jason DiNapoli 9 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point failed)
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:38 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 1 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 04:57 DAL - Kevin White 3 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Miles Harden 43 interception return (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Randy Bullock 19 field goal
4Q: 12:36 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:51 DAL - Patrick Gomez 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 DAL - Cris Salinger 22 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 09:07 NOS - Randy Bullock 50 field goal
1Q: 05:44 DAL - Jason DiNapoli 9 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point failed)
1Q: 00:16 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 1 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:38 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 1 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 04:57 DAL - Kevin White 3 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Miles Harden 43 interception return (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 00:21 NOS - Randy Bullock 19 field goal
4Q: 12:36 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 4 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:51 DAL - Patrick Gomez 30 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 5-2 8-0
First Downs 20 25
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 389 449
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.27 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 76 114
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.80
Net Passing Yards 313 335
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 1 35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 324 335
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 9.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 7/140 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 26:54 33:06

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	5-2	8-0
First Downs	20	25
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	389	449
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.27	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	76	114
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.80
Net Passing Yards	313	335
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 1	35 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	324	335
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	9.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	7/140	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	26:54	33:06

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:47	OWN 40	4	27	Field Goal
1	5:34	5:24	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	9:32	2:43	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	4:48	1:59	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:46	0:26	OWN 36	3	1	Interception
2	1:20	1:07	OWN 29	5	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	8:56	2:22	OWN 12	5	16	Punt
3	4:40	2:17	OWN 14	4	24	Punt
3	1:16	3:48	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
4	7:24	3:21	OWN 27	11	55	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
1	9:00	3:26	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
1	0:10	5:38	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	6:49	2:01	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:03	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	11:53	2:57	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	6:34	1:54	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	2:23	1:07	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	12:28	4:44	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
4	4:03	4:03	OWN 18	9	36	Game

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Braden Harvey	13	59	4.54	21	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	9	17	1.89	8	0	2

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Knile Davis	17	48	2.82	8	0	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	9	54	6.00	23	2	1
QB Vince Young	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	15	7.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	39	27	324	1/11	0	32	1	83.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	35	25	335	0/0	3	39	0	130.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeVier Posey	10	15	126	12.60	54	32
TE Dwayne Allen	4	4	28	7.00	5	14
RB Braden Harvey	4	4	41	10.25	14	15
WR Dominique Edison	3	6	41	13.67	26	16
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	5	21	7.00	10	9
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	44	22.00	1	24
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	23	23.00	20	23
FB Efrain Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brian James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Wright	8	12	151	18.88	33	39	0
WR Cris Salinger	8	9	123	15.38	52	36	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	4	5	33	8.25	2	11	1
RB Knile Davis	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Marcos Rhodes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Rob Housler	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Kevin White	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Jeremy Langford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Miles Harden	1	43	43.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB A. J. Bouye	1	0	0	0
S Bradley Bivins	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Knile Davis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	5	246	49.2	41.0	59	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	4	175	43.8	41.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Salinger	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A. J. Bouye	7	140	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Lashley	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	9	1	29	29
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	8	3	27	35
DE Joey Bosa	5	0	27	31
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	28	26
CB Troy Roose	4	0	30	32
CB A. J. Bouye	4	0	15	23
OLB Damien Wilson	3	2	16	19
S Damian Swann	2	3	19	23
DT Rasheem Green	2	1	23	26
S Rich Greer	1	3	28	29
DT Carlton Powell	1	1	16	22
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	0	3	0
CB Juston Burris	1	0	4	12
DE Malachi Schultz	1	0	3	4
DE Taco Charlton	1	0	5	7
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	1	10
S Bradley Bivins	1	0	11	12
DT Jason Worilds	0	2	18	18
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	2	27	27

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Christian Kirksey	9	3	0.0	22	35
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	8	2	0.0	22	40
ILB Larry English	7	0	0.0	22	40
DT Sharrif Floyd	5	2	0.0	19	33
DE Miles Harden	3	1	1.0	22	40
CB Walter McFadden	3	2	0.0	13	29
S Shawn Williams	3	2	0.0	22	40
CB Kevin King	2	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Vince Biegel	2	0	0.0	9	11
S Sammie Ohara	1	1	0.0	22	40
DE Cameron Roberson	1	1	0.0	11	18
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0.0	14	27
CB Nick Schommer	1	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Sean Lee	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Keith McGill	1	0	0.0	1	13
DE Myron Morton	0	3	0.0	11	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DT Carlton Powell	1	22
DT Jason Worilds	1	18
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	27

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Miles Harden	1.0	0	1	40
DT Trevor Laws	0.0	1	1	27
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	0	1	33
DE Myron Morton	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB A. J. Bouye	6	0	23
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	5	0	35
CB Troy Roose	4	1	32
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	0	29
CB Desmond Trufant	3	0	26
S Bradley Bivins	2	0	12
OLB Damien Wilson	1	0	19
CB Quincy Wilson	1	0	10
S Rich Greer	0	1	29
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	31
CB Juston Burris	0	1	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Christian Kirksey	7	1	0	35
ILB Larry English	6	0	0	40
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	5	0	0	40
CB Walter McFadden	3	0	0	29
DE Miles Harden	2	0	1	40
CB Kevin King	2	0	0	21
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	0	33
S Keith McGill	1	0	0	13
S Shawn Williams	0	2	0	40
OLB Vince Biegel	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	3	7	1	22	0	40
T Eric Fisher	2	6	1	22	0	40
G Mike Iupati	1	4	0	22	0	40
G Ike Bennett	1	3	0	22	0	40
T Jason Fox	1	1	0	22	1	40
FB Efrain Griffith	0	1	0	4	0	10

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Alexis Herndon	3	5	30	35
G Gabe Jackson	3	5	30	35
C Mackenzie Clinton	2	7	30	35
G Kyle Long	2	7	30	35
G Uche Nwaneri	1	4	30	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Griffith	1	23
Jermaine Pelletier	1	7
Braden Harvey	1	5
Damian Swann	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Bovee	3	16
Red Bryant	2	18
Nick Schommer	1	17
Sharrif Floyd	1	17
Knile Davis	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	27	35	11	73
G Ike Bennett	22	40	---	---	7	69
S Rich Greer	---	---	28	29	11	68
WR Brian James	21	36	---	---	7	64
CB Troy Roose	---	---	30	32	1	63
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	22	40	---	---	---	62
G Mike Iupati	22	40	---	---	---	62
T Jason Fox	22	40	---	---	---	62
T Eric Fisher	22	40	---	---	---	62
C Weston Richburg	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR DeVier Posey	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Dominique Edison	16	26	---	---	18	60
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	29	29	1	59
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	27	31	---	58
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	16	19	22	57
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	27	27	1	55
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	28	26	1	55
TE Dwayne Allen	20	32	---	---	---	52
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	23	26	---	49
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	15	23	7	45
S Damian Swann	---	---	19	23	2	44
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	18	18	5	41
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	16	22	1	39
S Bradley Bivins	---	---	11	12	15	38
FB Efrain Griffith	4	10	---	---	23	37
RB Le'Veon Bell	9	25	---	---	---	34
CB Juston Burris	---	---	4	12	16	32
RB Braden Harvey	13	10	---	---	5	28
TE Gerald Everett	0	1	---	---	21	22
RB Joseph Randle	0	2	---	---	19	21
WR Sammie Coates	0	4	---	---	16	20
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	5	7	5	17
TE Mason Pritchett	4	9	---	---	2	15
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	1	10	4	15
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	3	4	---	7
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	3	0	1	4
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryan Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Miles Harden	---	---	22	40	9	71
G Uche Nwaneri	30	35	---	---	5	70
T Alexis Herndon	30	35	---	---	5	70
G Kyle Long	30	35	---	---	5	70
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	19	33	17	69
WR Jeremy Langford	26	31	---	---	12	69
QB Vince Young	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Mackenzie Clinton	30	35	---	---	---	65
G Gabe Jackson	30	35	---	---	---	65
ILB Larry English	---	---	22	40	2	64
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	22	40	2	64
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	22	40	2	64
S Shawn Williams	---	---	22	40	2	64
WR Kendall Wright	26	34	---	---	---	60
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	22	35	2	59
WR Cris Salinger	18	28	---	---	10	56
RB Knile Davis	17	22	---	---	13	52
TE Jason DiNapoli	23	24	---	---	---	47
TE Rob Housler	13	11	---	---	22	46
RB Darryl Nkwenti	13	10	---	---	22	45
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	13	29	1	43
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	14	27	1	42
DT Red Bryant	---	---	9	14	18	41
DE Myron Morton	---	---	11	18	9	38
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	8	11	17	36
CB Kevin King	---	---	12	21	---	33
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	11	18	2	31
WR Kevin White	4	5	---	---	18	27
OLB Sean Lee	---	---	1	0	22	23
DE Bernard Bovee	---	---	0	4	16	20
OLB Vince Biegel	---	---	9	11	---	20
S Keith McGill	---	---	1	13	1	15
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	2	6	1	9
RB Renaldo Gaylor	5	4	---	---	---	9
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Marcos Rhodes	4	3	---	---	---	7
T Xavier Fulton	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Freddie Lashley	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Marcus Larson	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jayon Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Budda Baker	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Frank Ragnow	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ellis Hansen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	11	52	4.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	39	27	6	2	0	4	4	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	35	25	5	1	2	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	165	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	44	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	47	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	159	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVier Posey	15	10	126	3	39
WR Dominique Edison	6	3	41	0	26
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	3	21	0	25
TE Dwayne Allen	4	4	28	0	32
RB Braden Harvey	4	4	41	0	10
TE Mason Pritchett	2	2	44	2	9
RB Joseph Randle	1	1	23	1	2
FB Efrain Griffith	1	0	0	0	10
WR Brian James	1	0	0	0	36

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	12	8	1	151	2	34
WR Cris Salinger	9	8	1	123	3	28
TE Jason DiNapoli	5	4	0	33	0	24
WR Kevin White	3	1	0	3	0	5
RB Knile Davis	2	2	0	14	0	22
WR Jeremy Langford	2	0	0	0	0	31
TE Marcos Rhodes	1	1	0	8	0	3
TE Rob Housler	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Braden Harvey	4	1	0.25	4.54
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	13	4.33	1.89

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	1	6	6.00	2.82
RB Renaldo Gaylor	1	4	4.00	7.50
RB Darryl Nkwenti	1	1	1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	7	4	32	4.57	8.31

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	5	5	33	6.60	9.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	15	7.50	7.00
WR DeVier Posey	2	1	11	5.50	8.40
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	6	3.00	4.20
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	2	14	7.00	6.60
TE Rob Housler	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kevin White	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	13	13.00	13.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Knile Davis	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	9	5	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVier Posey	5	3	2
WR Dominique Edison	2	1	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1
WR Brian James	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendall Wright	3	2	2
RB Knile Davis	1	1	0
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	1	1
WR Kevin White	1	0	0
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	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)