Week 13, 2023

played in Dallas, TX

36 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	0	-	7
Dallas Cowboys	0	21	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:05 DAL - Luther Bittner 10 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 05:57 DAL - Marvin Matthews 9 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 15 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NOS - Amari Cooper 31 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 08:56 DAL - Ramon Logan 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:05 DAL - Luther Bittner 10 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 05:57 DAL - Marvin Matthews 9 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:41 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 15 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NOS - Amari Cooper 31 pass from Cam Newton (Randy Bullock extra point)
4Q: 08:56 DAL - Ramon Logan 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 7-5 9-3
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 220 330
- Offensive Plays 69 70
- Yards per Play 3.19 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 91 151
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.55 4.72
Net Passing Yards 129 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 24 - 3 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/31
- Yards per Pass Play 2.63 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 2/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 4/74
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42
Time of Possession 28:38 31:22

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	7-5	9-3
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	220	330
- Offensive Plays	69	70
- Yards per Play	3.19	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	91	151
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.55	4.72
Net Passing Yards	129	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 24 - 3	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/31
- Yards per Pass Play	2.63	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	2/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	4/74
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 42
Time of Possession	28:38	31:22

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	11:54	1:36	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	6:25	2:13	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
1	1:15	2:02	OWN 20	5	21	Interception
2	12:59	3:28	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	5:46	2:29	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
2	2:32	2:01	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
3	13:29	4:26	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	6:57	2:10	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	3:53	2:54	OWN 26	7	20	Punt
4	13:53	1:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:51	2:22	OWN 25	10	57	Interception
4	3:57	0:23	OWN 34	4	0	Downs
4	2:16	1:09	OWN 39	6	12	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:47	2:53	OPP 35	6	34	Fumble
1	10:18	3:53	OWN 31	8	23	Punt
1	4:12	2:57	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
2	14:13	1:14	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
2	9:31	3:45	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	3:17	0:45	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 37	2	0	Half
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	9:03	2:06	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
3	4:47	0:54	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
3	0:59	2:06	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
4	12:52	4:01	OPP 49	7	43	Field Goal
4	6:29	2:32	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	3:34	1:18	OPP 34	3	6	Missed FG
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 49	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Baker Mayfield, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Braxton Freestone	10	48	4.80	20	1
RB Arnie Moultrie	9	43	4.78	12	1
QB Cam Newton	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Luther Bittner	17	88	5.18	18	3	1
RB Darryl Nkwenti	10	43	4.30	12	1	0
QB Baker Mayfield	5	20	4.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	46	24	144	3/15	1	31	3	38.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Baker Mayfield	35	20	210	3/31	2	29	0	93.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	5	12	55	11.00	22	31	1
RB Braxton Freestone	4	10	39	9.75	32	30	0
TE Jamie Stewart	4	7	6	1.50	0	4	0
WR Edwin Madison	3	5	18	6.00	8	13	0
RB Arnie Moultrie	3	4	10	3.33	3	9	0
WR A. J. Brown	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Trey Gray	2	3	6	3.00	5	7	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	3	2	2.00	2	2	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Langford	5	8	61	12.20	39	29	0
TE Marvin Matthews	5	7	43	8.60	25	28	1
WR Cris Salinger	4	8	55	13.75	27	21	0
RB Luther Bittner	2	4	10	5.00	5	9	0
TE Nick Boyle�	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Kevin White	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Tre'Quan Smith	1	2	15	15.00	9	15	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darien Tilly	2	1	0.50	0
S Budda Baker	1	44	44.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Cam Newton	1	0	0
RB Braxton Freestone	1	0	0
C Weston Richburg	0	1	0
DE Joey Bosa	0	1	0
CB Douglas Harding	0	1	0
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Force
RB Darryl Nkwenti	1	0
DE Kelvin Boone	0	1
S Johnathan Abram	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grant Sparkes	8	365	45.6	36.4	55	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	7	327	46.7	32.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Logan	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Freestone	3	18	6.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josue Barber	4	74	18.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Kemp	1	19	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Salinger	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	11	1	0.0	32	36
CB Douglas Harding	7	4	0.0	32	38
OLB Tevin Clancy	5	2	0.0	16	28
DE Joey Bosa	4	1	1.5	31	32
DE Tyrone Crawford	4	0	1.5	26	19
DT Rasheem Green	3	3	0.0	29	30
DT Tre Marts	3	2	0.0	29	26
S Jabrill Peppers	3	0	0.0	32	38
OLB Jameson Shaner	2	1	0.0	13	10
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Colton Gaylor	2	0	0.0	16	16
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	1	2	0.0	31	35
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Curtis	1	0	0.0	20	28
TE Trey Gray	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ray Howard	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Horace Brockway	1	0	0.0	3	12
ILB Vinny Gustafson	0	1	0.0	1	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles Hwang	8	2	0.0	19	28
DT Terrence Hudson	5	0	0.0	16	36
CB Seth Shannon	5	0	0.0	20	49
ILB Christian Kirksey	4	1	0.0	14	33
S Budda Baker	3	3	0.0	20	33
OLB Ryan Anderson	3	0	0.0	6	33
OLB Bennett Benson	3	0	0.0	13	12
S Darien Tilly	3	0	0.0	20	49
DE Kelvin Boone	2	1	1.0	6	33
DE Marquis Godfrey	2	3	0.0	20	24
DT Alvin McDaniel	2	2	0.0	17	25
S Johnathan Abram	2	1	0.0	7	35
CB Julian Love	2	0	0.0	15	18
OLB Vince Biegel	1	0	1.0	0	17
DE Jeremiah Ponds	1	0	1.0	1	30
G Kyle Long	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin King	0	2	0.0	5	33

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.5	1	1	19
DE Joey Bosa	1.5	0	4	32
OLB Colton Gaylor	0.0	1	0	16
DT Tre Marts	0.0	0	1	26
DE Nicolas Eggleston	0.0	0	1	13

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremiah Ponds	1.0	1	1	1	30
DE Kelvin Boone	1.0	0	2	0	33
OLB Vince Biegel	1.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Ryan Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Marquis Godfrey	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Cameron Roberson	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tevin Clancy	4	0	28
S Jabrill Peppers	3	0	38
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	3	0	36
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	26
OLB Jameson Shaner	2	0	10
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	1	1	35
OLB Colton Gaylor	1	1	16
CB Douglas Harding	1	1	38
CB Emmanuel Curtis	1	0	28
DT Ray Howard	1	0	9
S Horace Brockway	1	0	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Miles Hwang	5	0	0	28
CB Seth Shannon	5	0	0	49
OLB Ryan Anderson	3	1	0	33
ILB Christian Kirksey	3	0	0	33
S Darien Tilly	2	1	2	49
S Budda Baker	2	1	1	33
S Johnathan Abram	2	1	0	35
CB Julian Love	1	1	0	18
OLB Bennett Benson	1	0	0	12
CB Kevin King	0	1	0	33
DE Kelvin Boone	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ike Bennett	4	6	20	0	49
T Eric Fisher	4	4	20	2	49
C Weston Richburg	1	4	20	0	49
T Taylor Lewan	1	3	20	0	49
G Britt Abrams	0	1	20	1	49
TE Jamie Stewart	0	1	19	0	47

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Noteboom	5	10	1	32	0	38
G Kyle Long	3	6	0	32	0	38
T Brent Butts	0	4	0	32	2	38
C Frank Ragnow	0	3	0	32	1	38
T Anthony Beauregard	0	3	0	32	0	38
TE Marvin Matthews	0	1	0	31	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Don Hutchins	2	22
Sione Takitaki	1	22
Braxton Freestone	1	22
Tre Marts	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Abram	2	22
Darryl Nkwenti	1	24
Christian Kirksey	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Douglas Harding	---	---	32	38	16	86
T Eric Fisher	20	49	---	---	8	77
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	---	---	31	35	9	75
TE Jamie Stewart	19	47	---	---	8	74
S Jabrill Peppers	---	---	32	38	2	72
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	32	36	2	70
QB Cam Newton	20	49	---	---	---	69
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	20	49	---	---	---	69
C Weston Richburg	20	49	---	---	---	69
T Taylor Lewan	20	49	---	---	---	69
G Ike Bennett	20	49	---	---	---	69
G Britt Abrams	20	49	---	---	---	69
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	31	32	2	65
DT Tre Marts	---	---	29	26	10	65
WR Amari Cooper	14	43	---	---	5	62
RB Braxton Freestone	11	27	---	---	22	60
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	29	30	---	59
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	29	26	1	56
CB Emmanuel Curtis	---	---	20	28	2	50
OLB Tevin Clancy	---	---	16	28	2	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	26	19	---	45
TE Trey Gray	12	20	---	---	10	42
FB Dalvin Cook	8	14	---	---	14	36
OLB Colton Gaylor	---	---	16	16	---	32
DE Ricardo Wagner	---	---	4	18	9	31
S Horace Brockway	---	---	3	12	15	30
RB Arnie Moultrie	9	20	---	---	---	29
WR Edwin Madison	6	19	---	---	1	26
TE Don Hutchins	1	0	---	---	22	23
OLB Sione Takitaki	---	---	1	0	22	23
OLB Jameson Shaner	---	---	13	10	---	23
DT Ray Howard	---	---	3	9	9	21
WR A. J. Brown	0	5	---	---	14	19
DE Nicolas Eggleston	---	---	3	13	2	18
ILB Vinny Gustafson	---	---	1	3	12	16
P Grant Sparkes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Max Sanford	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Leo Schneider	0	1	---	---	6	7
RB Joseph Kemp	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Brody Sellers	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Daniel Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dixon Christmas	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Zane Pfeifer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Anthony Beauregard	32	38	---	---	14	84
S Darien Tilly	---	---	20	49	13	82
G Kyle Long	32	38	---	---	9	79
WR Cris Salinger	32	37	---	---	2	71
T Brent Butts	32	38	---	---	---	70
QB Baker Mayfield	32	38	---	---	---	70
C Frank Ragnow	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Joseph Noteboom	32	38	---	---	---	70
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	14	33	22	69
CB Seth Shannon	---	---	20	49	---	69
WR Jeremy Langford	29	32	---	---	7	68
TE Marvin Matthews	31	37	---	---	---	68
S Johnathan Abram	---	---	7	35	22	64
S Miles Hwang	---	---	19	28	10	57
S Budda Baker	---	---	20	33	---	53
DT Terrence Hudson	---	---	16	36	---	52
RB Darryl Nkwenti	12	13	---	---	24	49
DE Kelvin Boone	---	---	6	33	8	47
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	19	27	---	46
RB Luther Bittner	20	22	---	---	2	44
DE Marquis Godfrey	---	---	20	24	---	44
DT Alvin McDaniel	---	---	17	25	---	42
WR Tre'Quan Smith	19	22	---	---	---	41
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	6	33	---	39
DE Jeremiah Ponds	---	---	1	30	8	39
CB Kevin King	---	---	5	33	---	38
CB Julian Love	---	---	15	18	---	33
CB Josue Barber	---	---	1	20	8	29
WR Kevin White	3	6	---	---	17	26
TE Howard Sikkenga	0	2	---	---	24	26
OLB Bennett Benson	---	---	13	12	---	25
TE Nick Boyle�	8	10	---	---	---	18
RB DeAndre Kirkaldie	0	2	---	---	16	18
OLB Vince Biegel	---	---	0	17	---	17
CB Marqueston Huff	---	---	0	0	15	15
FB Wade Simmons	6	7	---	---	---	13
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Caleb Benenoch	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Kai Kelleher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ramon Logan	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Micah Meyer	---	---	1	4	---	5
QB Cornelius Porter	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Jose Capdevila	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Nate Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Conner Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	24	125	5.2
Right	3	17	5.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	46	24	2	3	2	7	6	2	3

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Baker Mayfield	35	20	4	0	3	3	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	32	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	82	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	30	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	53	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	109	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	12	5	1	55	1	43
RB Braxton Freestone	10	4	1	39	1	27
TE Jamie Stewart	7	4	0	6	0	47
WR Edwin Madison	5	3	0	18	0	19
RB Arnie Moultrie	4	3	0	10	0	20
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	0	2	0	49
TE Trey Gray	3	2	0	6	0	20
WR A. J. Brown	2	2	0	8	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Langford	8	5	1	61	1	32
WR Cris Salinger	8	4	1	55	2	37
TE Marvin Matthews	7	5	0	43	1	37
RB Luther Bittner	4	2	0	10	0	22
RB Darryl Nkwenti	3	1	1	7	0	13
TE Nick Boyle�	2	1	0	14	0	10
WR Tre'Quan Smith	2	1	0	15	0	22
WR Kevin White	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Luther Bittner	3	17	5.67	5.18
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	12	6.00	4.30
QB Baker Mayfield	1	6	6.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	0	0	0.00	3.13

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Baker Mayfield	6	6	41	6.83	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Cooper	2	0	0	0.00	4.58
RB Braxton Freestone	1	0	0	0.00	3.90

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marvin Matthews	3	3	14	4.67	6.14
WR Jeremy Langford	1	1	8	8.00	7.63
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	4	4.00	6.88
WR Tre'Quan Smith	1	1	15	15.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Braxton Freestone	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Luther Bittner	3	1
QB Baker Mayfield	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	13	5	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Baker Mayfield	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Braxton Freestone	6	2	1
WR Amari Cooper	4	2	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	0
TE Jamie Stewart	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Langford	6	4	2
WR Cris Salinger	2	2	2
RB Luther Bittner	2	1	1
TE Nick Boyle�	1	0	0
WR Tre'Quan Smith	1	0	0
TE Marvin Matthews	1	1	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)