Week 8, 2039

played in Dallas, TX

81 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	0	-	21
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 NOS - Maurice Mueller 10 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 13:01 NOS - Maurice Mueller 10 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 06:28 DAL - Wendell Bauer 62 interception return (Austin Seibert extra point)
3Q: 12:33 DAL - Harrison Herriott 6 pass from Tucker Raphael (Austin Seibert extra point)
3Q: 06:34 DAL - Austin Seibert 34 field goal
3Q: 04:49 NOS - Julian Chance 8 fumble return (Tito Montgomery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 NOS - Maurice Mueller 10 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 13:01 NOS - Maurice Mueller 10 pass from Sam Darnold (Tito Montgomery extra point)
2Q: 06:28 DAL - Wendell Bauer 62 interception return (Austin Seibert extra point)
3Q: 12:33 DAL - Harrison Herriott 6 pass from Tucker Raphael (Austin Seibert extra point)
3Q: 06:34 DAL - Austin Seibert 34 field goal
3Q: 04:49 NOS - Julian Chance 8 fumble return (Tito Montgomery extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 7-0 3-5
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 318 217
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 4.30 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 132 98
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 4.40 3.63
Net Passing Yards 186 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 2 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 125
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 3.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/19 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/42 3/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/150 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/74
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	7-0	3-5
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	318	217
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	4.30	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	132	98
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	4.40	3.63
Net Passing Yards	186	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 2	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	125
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	3.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/19	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/42	3/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/150	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/74
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	1:51	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
1	5:13	1:57	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
1	1:58	4:03	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
2	9:36	3:20	OWN 20	9	34	Interception
2	6:16	2:51	OWN 29	5	34	Interception
2	2:23	2:14	OWN 7	10	31	Punt
3	12:25	1:48	OPP 29	3	8	Missed FG
3	6:27	1:48	OWN 42	3	-3	Punt
3	2:51	5:07	OWN 27	11	39	Missed FG
4	9:25	4:32	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
4	3:05	3:05	OPP 44	8	42	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	7	21	Downs
1	9:44	4:31	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
1	3:16	1:18	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	12:55	3:19	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
2	3:25	1:02	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	14:51	2:26	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
3	10:37	4:10	OWN 28	10	55	Field Goal
3	4:39	1:48	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	12:44	3:19	OWN 41	6	15	Punt
4	4:53	1:48	OWN 14	3	-6	Punt

Game MVP: Brett Berrino, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alec Cassatt	19	60	3.16	15	1
RB Elijah Holyfield	9	64	7.11	24	1
QB Sam Darnold	2	8	4.00	9	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devin Singletary	17	59	3.47	15	1
RB Harrison Herriott	5	33	6.60	12	3
QB Tucker Raphael	4	6	1.50	8	0
WR Louie Sharper	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Darnold	42	25	198	2/12	2	20	2	67.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tucker Raphael	29	16	125	1/6	1	25	0	77.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Maurice Mueller	13	17	92	7.08	24	17	2
TE Phillip Buchanan	8	14	72	9.00	16	20	0
WR Branden Hacker	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	0
WR Liam Wilson	1	5	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Julian Chance	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Trevon Wesco	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gilbert Furnas	5	10	72	14.40	13	25	0
RB Harrison Herriott	3	4	16	5.33	0	6	1
RB Devin Singletary	3	6	4	1.33	0	6	0
WR ArDarius Stewart	2	3	4	2.00	1	3	0
WR Louie Sharper	2	3	18	9.00	1	12	0
TE Vincent Baptiste	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Alvin Benson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wendell Bauer	1	62	62.00	1
OLB Drake Clinton	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Sam Darnold	1	0	0	0
CB Rex McAllister	1	0	0	0
WR Julian Chance	0	1	0	1
G Brett Berrino	0	1	0	0
G Mitch Diaz	0	0	1	0
TE Phillip Buchanan	0	0	1	0
ILB Trent Collins	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Louie Sharper	2	1	0
RB Devin Singletary	1	0	0
CB Larry Conger	0	1	1
TE Gilbert Furnas	0	1	0
CB Dashawn Clewell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adrian Harper	4	186	46.5	47.3	61	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicolas Stanton	7	324	46.3	34.6	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Montgomery	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Seibert	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	2	42	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Sharper	3	-3	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	4	150	37.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Sharper	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walter Diana	9	1	0.0	25	27
OLB Eugene Clark	5	3	0.0	27	30
DT Nicolas Hill	5	3	0.0	26	21
S Jacob Blackburn	5	2	0.0	25	30
S Siran Neal	5	1	0.0	19	12
CB Norbert Tierney	4	1	0.0	25	30
CB Chester Borders	2	1	0.0	17	15
ILB Trent Collins	2	0	0.0	10	18
DE J.C. Kaplan	1	1	1.0	27	29
OLB Kylie Fitts	1	4	0.0	18	6
WR Marcell Ateman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jerome Baker	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Josh Jackson	1	0	0.0	9	17
CB Andy Greer	1	0	0.0	9	17
S Collin Jensen	0	1	0.0	18	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Drake Clinton	10	0	0.0	30	44
OLB Bobby Salas	5	1	0.0	20	22
CB Dashawn Clewell	4	1	0.0	28	36
S Johnathan Stratico	4	1	0.0	28	32
CB Axel Simmons	4	1	0.0	26	44
DE Devin Hancock	4	0	0.0	29	41
OLB Bucky Swift	3	0	1.0	10	22
S Rick Humphrey	3	5	0.0	30	44
ILB Wendell Bauer	3	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Jerome Garrett	2	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Ellis Hundon	2	1	0.0	12	19
DT Hardy Collier	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Da'Shawn Hand	2	0	0.0	28	34
CB Deandre Baker	2	0	0.0	14	22
S Julio Cole	2	0	0.0	2	12
DE Walt Kometani	1	0	1.0	23	30
CB Larry Conger	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.C. Kaplan	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Eli Cox	0.0	1	1	1	15
DE Francisco Schulz	0.0	0	1	1	17
OLB Jerome Baker	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Ethan Mounts	0.0	0	0	1	6

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Kometani	1.0	3	1	30
OLB Bucky Swift	1.0	1	0	22
DE Devin Hancock	0.0	5	2	41
OLB Drake Clinton	0.0	1	0	44
DE Da'Shawn Hand	0.0	1	0	34
DE Oliver Hardy	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Clark	4	0	30
S Jacob Blackburn	3	0	30
S Siran Neal	3	0	12
CB Norbert Tierney	2	3	30
CB Andy Greer	1	2	17
CB Josh Jackson	1	1	17
ILB Walter Diana	1	1	27
CB Chester Borders	1	0	15

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Drake Clinton	6	0	1	44
OLB Bobby Salas	4	1	0	22
CB Dashawn Clewell	3	0	0	36
ILB Ellis Hundon	2	0	0	19
S Rick Humphrey	2	0	0	44
CB Axel Simmons	2	0	0	44
S Julio Cole	2	0	0	12
ILB Wendell Bauer	1	0	1	21
S Johnathan Stratico	1	0	0	32
CB Larry Conger	1	0	0	9
OLB Bucky Swift	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brett Berrino	5	7	0	30	0	44
C Hardy McQuistan	4	7	0	30	0	44
T Deion Roberts	2	4	1	30	0	44
T Kaleb McGary	2	2	0	30	0	44
FB Shaun Tyler	1	4	0	10	0	6
G Mitch Diaz	1	3	0	30	0	44
TE Phillip Buchanan	0	1	0	29	0	36
RB Alec Cassatt	0	0	0	20	1	32
TE Trevon Wesco	0	0	0	4	1	22

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Austin Corbett	4	9	0	27	1	30
C Ken Humphrey	2	3	1	27	0	30
G Derek Watson	1	7	0	27	0	30
T Ryan Powell	1	3	0	27	0	30
T Amir Hatcher	0	3	0	27	0	30
TE Gilbert Furnas	0	1	0	25	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Chance	3	12
Phillip Buchanan	1	21
Mitch Diaz	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Cook	2	20
Rod Caro	2	16
Larry Conger	2	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Phillip Buchanan	29	36	---	---	21	86
G Mitch Diaz	30	44	---	---	6	80
T Kaleb McGary	30	44	---	---	6	80
G Brett Berrino	30	44	---	---	---	74
QB Sam Darnold	30	44	---	---	---	74
C Hardy McQuistan	30	44	---	---	---	74
T Deion Roberts	30	44	---	---	---	74
WR Maurice Mueller	22	40	---	---	8	70
WR Liam Wilson	14	33	---	---	21	68
DE J.C. Kaplan	---	---	27	29	7	63
OLB Eugene Clark	---	---	27	30	1	58
S Jacob Blackburn	---	---	25	30	1	56
CB Norbert Tierney	---	---	25	30	1	56
ILB Walter Diana	---	---	25	27	1	53
RB Alec Cassatt	20	32	---	---	---	52
DT Nicolas Hill	---	---	26	21	1	48
OLB Kylie Fitts	---	---	18	6	19	43
CB Andy Greer	---	---	9	17	16	42
WR Branden Hacker	18	22	---	---	---	40
ILB Trent Collins	---	---	10	18	12	40
DE Eli Cox	---	---	20	15	1	36
FB Shaun Tyler	10	6	---	---	17	33
DE Francisco Schulz	---	---	7	17	8	32
CB Chester Borders	---	---	17	15	---	32
S Siran Neal	---	---	19	12	---	31
WR Julian Chance	8	11	---	---	12	31
S Collin Jensen	---	---	18	12	---	30
OLB Jerome Baker	---	---	9	18	1	28
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	9	17	1	27
TE Trevon Wesco	4	22	---	---	---	26
WR Marcell Ateman	15	10	---	---	---	25
RB Elijah Holyfield	10	8	---	---	---	18
CB Julio Gilliard	---	---	2	0	15	17
RB Theodore Peterson	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Blessuan Austin	---	---	3	2	7	12
CB Rex McAllister	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Tyler Lake	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Josue Wong	---	---	1	8	---	9
G Harrison Doctrow	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Ethan Mounts	---	---	0	6	---	6
C Alejandro Fletcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Adrian Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Tito Montgomery	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Griffin Capone	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dominique Warrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Drake Clinton	---	---	30	44	2	76
S Rick Humphrey	---	---	30	44	2	76
DE Devin Hancock	---	---	29	41	2	72
CB Axel Simmons	---	---	26	44	2	72
CB Dashawn Clewell	---	---	28	36	2	66
G Derek Watson	27	30	---	---	8	65
DE Da'Shawn Hand	---	---	28	34	1	63
TE Gilbert Furnas	25	29	---	---	8	62
S Johnathan Stratico	---	---	28	32	1	61
T Amir Hatcher	27	30	---	---	---	57
QB Tucker Raphael	27	30	---	---	---	57
G Austin Corbett	27	30	---	---	---	57
C Ken Humphrey	27	30	---	---	---	57
T Ryan Powell	27	30	---	---	---	57
WR Alvin Benson	27	27	---	---	---	54
DE Walt Kometani	---	---	23	30	1	54
OLB Bucky Swift	---	---	10	22	19	51
WR ArDarius Stewart	23	25	---	---	---	48
RB Devin Singletary	21	12	---	---	15	48
OLB Bobby Salas	---	---	20	22	2	44
WR Louie Sharper	17	12	---	---	12	41
ILB Jerome Garrett	---	---	14	16	8	38
ILB Wendell Bauer	---	---	16	21	1	38
CB Deandre Baker	---	---	14	22	1	37
ILB Ellis Hundon	---	---	12	19	1	32
CB Jordan Evans	---	---	8	8	12	28
S Julio Cole	---	---	2	12	13	27
TE Brayden Cook	2	4	---	---	20	26
TE Vincent Baptiste	10	16	---	---	---	26
CB Larry Conger	---	---	2	9	12	23
RB Harrison Herriott	6	16	---	---	---	22
DE Oliver Hardy	---	---	3	13	5	21
FB Steve Kaplan	2	5	---	---	13	20
WR Jose Scarlett	2	4	---	---	13	19
RB Rod Caro	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Hardy Collier	---	---	5	5	4	14
DT Peyton Hughes	---	---	2	9	1	12
P Nicolas Stanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Adam Marriott	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Darien Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bryan Ehler	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Richie Wallace	---	---	0	1	4	5
K Austin Seibert	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Herman Warhurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Dixon Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Connor Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	5	30	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	8	37	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Darnold	42	25	1	1	1	1	12	3	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tucker Raphael	29	16	2	1	1	7	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	90	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Mueller	17	13	0	92	0	40
TE Phillip Buchanan	14	8	0	72	1	36
WR Liam Wilson	5	1	1	15	0	33
WR Branden Hacker	2	2	0	12	0	22
TE Trevon Wesco	2	0	0	0	0	22
WR Julian Chance	2	1	0	7	0	11

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gilbert Furnas	10	5	1	72	2	29
RB Devin Singletary	6	3	0	4	0	12
RB Harrison Herriott	4	3	0	16	0	16
WR ArDarius Stewart	3	2	0	4	0	25
WR Louie Sharper	3	2	0	18	0	12
TE Vincent Baptiste	2	1	0	11	0	16
WR Alvin Benson	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alec Cassatt	3	9	3.00	3.16
RB Elijah Holyfield	3	16	5.33	7.11
QB Sam Darnold	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devin Singletary	2	6	3.00	3.47
RB Harrison Herriott	1	11	11.00	6.60
WR Louie Sharper	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Darnold	2	2	20	10.00	4.71

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tucker Raphael	4	1	6	1.50	4.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Maurice Mueller	2	2	20	10.00	5.41

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Devin Singletary	2	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Alvin Benson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Harrison Herriott	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alec Cassatt	5	4
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devin Singletary	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Darnold	12	8	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tucker Raphael	15	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Phillip Buchanan	4	3	3
WR Liam Wilson	2	1	1
WR Maurice Mueller	2	2	2
WR Julian Chance	2	1	0
WR Branden Hacker	1	1	1
TE Trevon Wesco	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gilbert Furnas	8	4	4
WR ArDarius Stewart	2	1	0
RB Harrison Herriott	2	2	1
WR Alvin Benson	1	0	0
WR Louie Sharper	1	1	0
TE Vincent Baptiste	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)