Week 8, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	13	0	7	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	3	6	7	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 DAL - Knile Davis 3 run (Ramon Logan extra point failed)
1Q: 04:45 NOS - Randy Bullock 28 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Kevin White 11 pass from Vince Young (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 08:15 NOS - Randy Bullock 21 field goal
2Q: 06:24 NOS - Randy Bullock 38 field goal
3Q: 10:28 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 6 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 00:26 DAL - Kendall Wright 5 pass from Vince Young (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 06:56 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 2 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 05:02 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 10 run (Geno Smith pass to A. J. Brown for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 DAL - Knile Davis 3 run (Ramon Logan extra point failed)
1Q: 04:45 NOS - Randy Bullock 28 field goal
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Kevin White 11 pass from Vince Young (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 08:15 NOS - Randy Bullock 21 field goal
2Q: 06:24 NOS - Randy Bullock 38 field goal
3Q: 10:28 NOS - Le'Veon Bell 6 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
3Q: 00:26 DAL - Kendall Wright 5 pass from Vince Young (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 06:56 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 2 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 05:02 NOS - Wendell Smallwood 10 run (Geno Smith pass to A. J. Brown for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL NOS
Record 5-3 6-1
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 394 395
- Offensive Plays 55 77
- Yards per Play 7.16 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 137 126
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 5.07 4.85
Net Passing Yards 257 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 2 49 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 9.18 5.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/8 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/23 3/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/138 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	DAL	NOS
Record	5-3	6-1
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	394	395
- Offensive Plays	55	77
- Yards per Play	7.16	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	137	126
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	5.07	4.85
Net Passing Yards	257	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 2	49 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	9.18	5.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/8	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/23	3/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/138	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
1	4:39	2:57	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:49	2:11	OWN 33	4	21	Punt
2	11:09	1:35	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
2	6:19	1:40	OWN 34	3	11	Interception
2	2:36	0:47	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
3	10:18	0:44	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	5:00	4:41	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	11:55	5:07	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
4	4:52	3:04	OWN 26	6	12	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	5:58	OWN 29	11	60	Field Goal
1	1:42	1:53	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	12:38	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	9:34	1:27	OPP 7	3	3	Field Goal
2	8:01	1:42	OPP 18	3	-3	Field Goal
2	4:39	2:03	OWN 45	6	18	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 38	9	59	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	9:34	4:34	OWN 33	9	18	Punt
3	0:19	3:24	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
4	6:48	1:56	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 12	9	33	Game

Game MVP: Darryl Nkwenti, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darryl Nkwenti	23	119	5.17	20	3	1
RB Knile Davis	3	6	2.00	4	0	1
QB Vince Young	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wendell Smallwood	10	59	5.90	11	2	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	6	26	4.33	9	0	1
RB Braxton Freestone	4	11	2.75	8	0	0
QB Geno Smith	3	30	10.00	13	2	0
WR Leonardo Laurain	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
FB Efrain Griffith	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	28	19	257	0/0	2	35	2	90.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	49	30	278	2/9	0	30	0	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Wright	5	5	61	12.20	26	22	1
WR Kevin White	4	9	56	14.00	11	21	1
RB Knile Davis	3	3	37	12.33	16	24	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	3	3	22	7.33	3	11	0
WR Cris Salinger	2	4	53	26.50	42	35	0
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	2	25	25.00	16	25	0
TE Marvin Matthews	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeVier Posey	10	13	121	12.10	58	25
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	8	17	41	5.13	13	19
TE Dwayne Allen	4	8	22	5.50	0	12
WR Leonardo Laurain	3	4	52	17.33	40	30
FB Efrain Griffith	2	2	7	3.50	6	5
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Mason Pritchett	1	3	29	29.00	0	29
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Amari Coffey	1	10	10.00	0
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR J.J. Dole	1	0	0	0
ILB Christian Kirksey	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Geno Smith	1	0	0
C Weston Richburg	0	1	0
S Curtis Hightower	0	1	0
DT Tre Marts	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	4	135	33.8	28.0	46	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	5	215	43.0	34.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Logan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	3/4	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Salinger	3	21	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Laurain	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Dole	5	138	27.6	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles Hwang	9	3	0.0	25	38
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	7	2	0.0	25	40
CB Marqueston Huff	7	0	0.0	23	47
S Shawn Williams	5	4	0.0	25	38
ILB Christian Kirksey	4	1	0.0	24	26
DE Cameron Roberson	4	0	0.0	25	44
S Kent Terry	3	1	0.0	9	42
S Budda Baker	3	1	0.0	19	33
DE Jeremiah Ponds	3	0	0.0	23	29
DT Sean Lynn	2	3	1.0	22	28
DT Gabe Wright	2	0	1.0	9	34
WR Kevin White	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ryan Anderson	2	0	0.0	3	25
S Sammie Ohara	1	2	0.0	7	18
CB Kevin King	1	1	0.0	5	29
DT Micah Meyer	1	1	0.0	2	19
S Johnathan Abram	1	0	0.0	1	13
DT Alvin McDaniel	1	0	0.0	19	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rasheem Green	6	0	25	27
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	0	27	28
CB Amari Coffey	5	2	22	21
S Jabrill Peppers	3	3	22	23
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	25	22
CB A. J. Bouye	3	0	24	25
OLB Colton Gaylor	3	0	16	15
S T.J. Ward	2	1	25	28
DT Tre Marts	2	1	22	23
DE Cary Mathews	2	0	16	15
DT John Givens	2	0	4	1
DE Aldon Smith	1	1	25	27
DT Lukas Hargreaves	1	1	5	5
OLB Tevin Clancy	1	1	9	12
OLB Sione Takitaki	1	0	6	9
DE Ricardo Wagner	1	0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gabe Wright	1.0	1	1	0	34
DT Sean Lynn	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Cameron Roberson	0.0	1	3	1	44
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Jeremiah Ponds	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Alvin McDaniel	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aldon Smith	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Ricardo Wagner	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marqueston Huff	7	1	47
S Miles Hwang	6	0	38
S Shawn Williams	4	0	38
S Kent Terry	3	0	42
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	2	2	40
OLB Ryan Anderson	2	1	25
CB Kevin King	1	2	29
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	18
DT Gabe Wright	1	0	34
S Budda Baker	1	0	33
DE Cameron Roberson	1	0	44
DT Micah Meyer	1	0	19
S Johnathan Abram	0	1	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Amari Coffey	5	1	1	21
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	4	0	0	28
CB A. J. Bouye	3	0	0	25
OLB Tevin Clancy	2	0	0	12
S Jabrill Peppers	1	1	0	23
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	1	22
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	0	27
DE Ricardo Wagner	1	0	0	12
DT Tre Marts	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Frank Ragnow	3	10	27	28
G Cody Whitehair	3	5	27	28
T Brent Butts	1	4	27	28
T Cordy Glenn	1	2	27	28
G Kyle Long	0	5	27	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ike Bennett	4	5	2	26	0	51
T Eric Fisher	3	4	0	26	1	51
G Britt Abrams	2	6	0	26	0	51
T Taylor Lewan	2	5	0	26	1	51
C Weston Richburg	2	3	0	26	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Abram	2	21
Cris Salinger	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Marts	3	11
Kaleb Patton	2	20
Efrain Griffith	1	24
Keith Bayne	1	20
A. J. Brown	1	19

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marqueston Huff	---	---	23	47	20	90
S Miles Hwang	---	---	25	38	18	81
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	25	44	4	73
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	24	26	21	71
WR Kevin White	25	26	---	---	20	71
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	25	40	3	68
S Shawn Williams	---	---	25	38	2	65
RB Darryl Nkwenti	24	19	---	---	20	63
WR Cris Salinger	27	25	---	---	10	62
T Cordy Glenn	27	28	---	---	4	59
G Kyle Long	27	28	---	---	4	59
T Brent Butts	27	28	---	---	4	59
DE Jeremiah Ponds	---	---	23	29	7	59
S Budda Baker	---	---	19	33	4	56
QB Vince Young	27	28	---	---	---	55
G Cody Whitehair	27	28	---	---	---	55
C Frank Ragnow	27	28	---	---	---	55
S Kent Terry	---	---	9	42	3	54
DT Sean Lynn	---	---	22	28	4	54
TE Marvin Matthews	25	26	---	---	---	51
DT Gabe Wright	---	---	9	34	3	46
DT Alvin McDaniel	---	---	19	21	6	46
WR Kendall Wright	22	18	---	---	5	45
CB Kevin King	---	---	5	29	3	37
S Johnathan Abram	---	---	1	13	21	35
RB Knile Davis	3	8	---	---	20	31
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	3	25	3	31
OLB Jose Capdevila	---	---	17	8	1	26
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	7	18	---	25
DE Marquis Godfrey	---	---	2	20	3	25
RB Luther Bittner	6	5	---	---	11	22
DT Micah Meyer	---	---	2	19	---	21
TE Nick Boyle�	1	3	---	---	11	15
DE Nathaniel Chaudhuri	---	---	1	9	5	15
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	9	---	---	1	11
WR J.J. Dole	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ramon Logan	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gabe Jackson	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Corey Coleman	1	1	---	---	---	2
C Don Samuels	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Donald Davison	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Vince Biegel	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Clyde Thevenard	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Darrell Riner	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Eric Fisher	26	51	---	---	9	86
QB Geno Smith	26	51	---	---	---	77
C Weston Richburg	26	51	---	---	---	77
T Taylor Lewan	26	51	---	---	---	77
G Ike Bennett	26	51	---	---	---	77
G Britt Abrams	26	51	---	---	---	77
WR DeVier Posey	21	49	---	---	---	70
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	21	45	---	---	---	66
TE Dwayne Allen	20	37	---	---	---	57
DT Tre Marts	---	---	22	23	11	56
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	27	28	---	55
WR Leonardo Laurain	10	36	---	---	9	55
S T.J. Ward	---	---	25	28	---	53
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	25	27	---	52
FB Efrain Griffith	13	15	---	---	24	52
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	25	27	---	52
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	24	25	---	49
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	25	22	---	47
TE Mason Pritchett	10	12	---	---	24	46
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	22	23	---	45
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	22	21	---	43
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	16	15	9	40
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	27	---	---	---	35
RB Wendell Smallwood	13	21	---	---	---	34
TE Keith Bayne	9	2	---	---	20	31
WR A. J. Brown	1	11	---	---	19	31
DE Cary Mathews	---	---	16	15	---	31
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	10	12	4	26
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	2	2	20	24
RB Braxton Freestone	4	0	---	---	20	24
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	2	5	15	22
OLB Tevin Clancy	---	---	9	12	---	21
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	2	1	15	18
OLB Sione Takitaki	---	---	6	9	---	15
WR Calvin Fields	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Mike Hackett	---	---	3	4	4	11
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Lukas Hargreaves	---	---	5	5	---	10
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT John Givens	---	---	4	1	4	9
T Max Sanford	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Quincy Williams	---	---	5	3	---	8
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Kerry Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	18	88	4.9
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	14	76	5.4
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	28	19	5	0	2	2	2	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	49	30	5	1	2	7	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	159	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	139	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	75	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin White	9	4	1	56	1	26
WR Kendall Wright	5	5	0	61	1	18
WR Cris Salinger	4	2	1	53	1	25
RB Knile Davis	3	3	0	37	1	8
RB Darryl Nkwenti	3	3	0	22	0	19
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	1	0	25	1	9
TE Marvin Matthews	2	1	0	3	0	26

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	17	8	2	41	0	45
WR DeVier Posey	13	10	0	121	3	49
TE Dwayne Allen	8	4	0	22	0	37
WR Leonardo Laurain	4	3	0	52	1	36
TE Mason Pritchett	3	1	0	29	1	12
FB Efrain Griffith	2	2	0	7	0	15
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0	5	0	27
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	0	1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	2	2	1.00	2.00
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	6	3.00	5.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Smallwood	2	16	8.00	5.90
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	6	6.00	4.33
WR Leonardo Laurain	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	5	4	37	7.40	9.18

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	10	5	11	1.10	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Wright	3	3	26	8.67	12.20
WR Kevin White	1	1	11	11.00	6.22
WR Cris Salinger	1	0	0	0.00	13.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	5	1.67	2.41
TE Dwayne Allen	2	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR DeVier Posey	2	2	3	1.50	9.31
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	2	2.00	3.50
TE Mason Pritchett	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
TE Keith Bayne	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl Nkwenti	4	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Geno Smith	1	1
RB Wendell Smallwood	1	1
RB Braxton Freestone	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	4	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	13	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin White	2	1	1
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	3	1
WR DeVier Posey	4	4	2
TE Dwayne Allen	2	1	1
FB Efrain Griffith	1	1	0
TE Keith Bayne	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)