Week 8, 2018

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	0	10	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	14	6	10	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:47 DAL - Levon Compton 59 run (Owen Jarvis extra point)
1Q: 10:00 NOS - Gregory Sheldon 8 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
1Q: 01:35 DAL - Fred Kinney 31 pass from Seth Foster (Owen Jarvis extra point)
2Q: 12:15 DAL - Owen Jarvis 49 field goal
2Q: 10:02 DAL - Owen Jarvis 52 field goal
2Q: 03:39 NOS - John Ramsey 5 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 10:29 DAL - Owen Jarvis 30 field goal
3Q: 05:09 DAL - Joseph Stevens 4 pass from Seth Foster (Owen Jarvis extra point)
4Q: 14:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 31 field goal
4Q: 03:58 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 2 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:47 DAL - Levon Compton 59 run (Owen Jarvis extra point)
1Q: 10:00 NOS - Gregory Sheldon 8 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
1Q: 01:35 DAL - Fred Kinney 31 pass from Seth Foster (Owen Jarvis extra point)
2Q: 12:15 DAL - Owen Jarvis 49 field goal
2Q: 10:02 DAL - Owen Jarvis 52 field goal
2Q: 03:39 NOS - John Ramsey 5 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)
3Q: 10:29 DAL - Owen Jarvis 30 field goal
3Q: 05:09 DAL - Joseph Stevens 4 pass from Seth Foster (Owen Jarvis extra point)
4Q: 14:00 NOS - Jamal Rooney 31 field goal
4Q: 03:58 NOS - Martin Schoeppner 2 pass from Jessie Foley (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 3-5
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 297 372
- Offensive Plays 57 70
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 96 164
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards per Rush 5.05 4.32
Net Passing Yards 201 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 24 - 1 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/9 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 7/86
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:43 34:17

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	3-5
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	297	372
- Offensive Plays	57	70
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.31
Net Rushing Yards	96	164
- Rushing Attempts	19	38
- Yards per Rush	5.05	4.32
Net Passing Yards	201	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 24 - 1	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/9	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	7/86
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:43	34:17

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	3:35	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	6:30	1:36	OWN 5	3	19	Punt
1	1:23	1:32	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	12:07	1:12	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
2	9:56	3:22	OWN 24	5	9	Punt
2	4:46	1:16	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	1:59	1:25	OWN 28	5	25	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	10:21	2:18	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	4:59	2:28	OWN 39	4	13	Punt
3	1:27	2:35	OPP 47	5	33	Field Goal
4	10:08	1:35	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	6:10	2:21	OWN 6	7	94	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
1	9:50	3:20	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
1	4:54	3:31	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:44	OWN 36	7	32	Field Goal
2	10:55	0:59	OPP 29	3	-6	Field Goal
2	6:34	1:48	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	3:30	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	3	38	Missed FG
3	13:23	3:02	OWN 43	9	44	Field Goal
3	8:03	3:04	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
3	2:31	1:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	13:52	3:44	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
4	8:33	2:23	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
4	3:49	1:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 28	5	10	Game

Game MVP: Braden Emack, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donnell Sipes	14	78	5.57	24	4
Jessie Foley	4	11	2.75	5	0
Martin Schoeppner	1	7	7.00	7	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Compton	26	114	4.38	59	3	1
Seth Foster	6	23	3.83	14	1	0
Troy Lucas	3	23	7.67	11	1	0
Fred Kinney	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
Vernon Watt	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	34	24	222	4/21	3	43	1	105.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Seth Foster	31	17	214	1/6	2	32	0	98.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Donnell Sipes	7	10	44	6.29	22	14	0
TE Leonardo Powell	6	9	102	17.00	45	43	0
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	4	26	6.50	18	12	1
WR John Ramsey	3	3	16	5.33	0	8	1
TE Gregory Sheldon	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	1
WR Abel Corbett	1	3	16	16.00	11	16	0
FB Cooper Floyd	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Daniel Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Kinney	5	8	67	13.40	31	31	1
WR Joseph Stevens	4	7	73	18.25	34	32	1
WR Rico Steward	4	5	43	10.75	9	17	0
TE Giovanni Sims	2	3	26	13.00	6	20	0
RB Levon Compton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Shawn Garrett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jeff Osborne	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vernon Watt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Troy Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Claude Ramon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rex Scott	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Spencer Mitchell	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Osborne	0	1	0	0
Rex Scott	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	8	369	46.1	37.9	50	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Donovan	7	328	46.9	40.7	56	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Jarvis	3/4	2/3	1/2	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	4	43	10.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Watt	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Sipes	3	77	25.7	0
Sammy O'Neill	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. West	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Small	9	3	0.0	38	32
OLB Chad Bush	7	3	0.0	38	32
OLB Barry Lane	5	3	0.0	32	22
OLB Sammy Shea	5	3	0.0	37	30
DT Sawyer Boone	4	3	0.0	37	31
CB Thomas Grijalva	4	0	0.0	36	30
CB Jamie Giedt	3	1	0.0	31	22
ILB Taylor Epperson	3	0	0.0	6	10
CB Gus Betancourt	3	0	0.0	38	32
OLB Toby Roiger	2	0	1.0	31	22
CB Chuck Horton	2	0	0.0	30	22
ILB Ezekiel Miller	1	2	0.0	6	10
TE Leonardo Powell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	0.0	14	15
DE Asher Upshaw	1	0	0.0	7	13
DT Claude Parker	1	0	0.0	20	14
S Johnny Barnes	0	2	0.0	16	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Braden Emack	5	1	3.0	16	36
S Wesley Walzer	5	3	0.0	19	38
CB Lionel Prior	5	1	0.0	19	36
CB Rex Scott	4	2	0.0	19	35
DT Dominique Terry	3	0	1.0	8	18
OLB Grayson Welker	3	1	0.0	16	38
CB Perry Hunte	3	1	0.0	16	35
ILB Daryl Samolis	3	0	0.0	8	24
OLB Bert Howard	2	2	0.0	19	37
DT Clarence Bernatd	2	1	0.0	10	15
DE Stanley Upshaw	2	1	0.0	14	28
DE Bryan Malone	2	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Reginald Stevens	1	2	0.0	16	33
CB Randy Atwood	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Wayne Suckle	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Lionel Norton	1	0	0.0	10	18
ILB Silas Unsbee	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Chase Woodson	0	1	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Toby Roiger	1.0	0	1	0	22
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	2	1	31
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	0	2	0	15
OLB Barry Lane	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	0	1	0	32

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Braden Emack	3.0	0	36
DT Dominique Terry	1.0	0	18
DE Stanley Upshaw	0.0	1	28
CB Lionel Norton	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Betancourt	3	1	32
S Braxton Small	3	0	32
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	1	30
CB Jamie Giedt	2	0	22
OLB Chad Bush	2	0	32
OLB Sammy Shea	2	0	30
OLB Barry Lane	1	0	22
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	10
DE Asher Upshaw	1	0	13

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rex Scott	4	2	1	35
S Wesley Walzer	3	1	0	38
CB Lionel Prior	3	0	0	36
OLB Bert Howard	2	2	0	37
CB Randy Atwood	2	0	0	6
OLB Grayson Welker	2	0	0	38
ILB Daryl Samolis	2	0	0	24
CB Perry Hunte	2	0	0	35
ILB Reginald Stevens	1	0	0	33
DE Bryan Malone	1	0	0	18
S Wayne Suckle	1	0	0	2
DE Stanley Upshaw	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Copeland	3	9	19	1	38
Korey Lee	3	3	19	1	38
Ed Atkins	2	5	19	0	38
Daquan Russell	1	2	19	2	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Levine	4	9	38	0	32
Max Garrett	2	9	38	0	32
T.J. Trejo	2	9	38	0	32
Alvin Kantz	1	4	38	0	32
Frank Rodenhauser	1	3	38	1	32
Giovanni Sims	0	1	33	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Betancourt	3	23
Taylor Epperson	1	29
Willie Copeland	1	9
Abel Corbett	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Compton	3	23
Rex Scott	3	15
Wayne Suckle	1	18
Scott Jennings	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	38	32	23	93
Jamie Giedt	---	---	31	22	21	74
Chad Bush	---	---	38	32	4	74
Braxton Small	---	---	38	32	4	74
Sawyer Boone	---	---	37	31	4	72
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	36	30	4	70
Sammy Shea	---	---	37	30	3	70
Willie Copeland	19	38	---	---	9	66
Daquan Russell	19	38	---	---	9	66
Korey Lee	19	38	---	---	9	66
Cory Kadanoff	19	38	---	---	9	66
Donnell Sipes	18	38	---	---	8	64
Ed Atkins	19	38	---	---	---	57
Jessie Foley	19	38	---	---	---	57
Barry Lane	---	---	32	22	3	57
Martin Schoeppner	19	38	---	---	---	57
Leonardo Powell	17	38	---	---	---	55
Toby Roiger	---	---	31	22	2	55
Chuck Horton	---	---	30	22	3	55
Johnny Barnes	---	---	16	15	21	52
Daniel Snyder	8	14	---	---	28	50
Abel Corbett	17	31	---	---	2	50
Taylor Epperson	---	---	6	10	29	45
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	14	15	10	39
Claude Parker	---	---	20	14	1	35
John Ramsey	11	20	---	---	---	31
Trent Sluiter	---	---	1	0	26	27
Cooper Floyd	0	5	---	---	20	25
Asher Upshaw	---	---	7	13	3	23
Vincent Henderson	3	0	---	---	20	23
Sammy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	20	20
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	6	10	2	18
Spencer Mitchell	0	0	---	---	14	14
Colby Simmons	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gregory Sheldon	2	6	---	---	---	8
Jamie Prigge	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luther Sachs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Herron	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrus Francis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grayson Welker	---	---	16	38	28	82
Alvin Kantz	38	32	---	---	11	81
Max Garrett	38	32	---	---	11	81
T.J. Trejo	38	32	---	---	11	81
Frank Rodenhauser	38	32	---	---	11	81
Levon Compton	30	26	---	---	23	79
Seth Foster	38	32	---	---	---	70
Van Levine	38	32	---	---	---	70
Rex Scott	---	---	19	35	15	69
Giovanni Sims	33	28	---	---	1	62
Joseph Stevens	31	25	---	---	5	61
Fred Kinney	36	25	---	---	---	61
Wesley Walzer	---	---	19	38	3	60
Rico Steward	30	28	---	---	1	59
Bert Howard	---	---	19	37	1	57
Lionel Prior	---	---	19	36	1	56
Braden Emack	---	---	16	36	1	53
Perry Hunte	---	---	16	35	1	52
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	14	28	9	51
Reginald Stevens	---	---	16	33	1	50
Troy Lucas	5	5	---	---	31	41
Vernon Watt	9	6	---	---	24	39
Lionel Norton	---	---	10	18	9	37
Jeff Osborne	3	2	---	---	30	35
Clarence Bernatd	---	---	10	15	8	33
Daryl Samolis	---	---	8	24	1	33
Randy Atwood	---	---	4	6	20	30
Dominique Terry	---	---	8	18	1	27
Bryan Malone	---	---	6	18	---	24
Wayne Suckle	---	---	3	2	18	23
Claude Ramon	9	6	---	---	7	22
O.J. West	0	0	---	---	20	20
Matt Gietzen	---	---	0	1	12	13
Melvin Donovan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Scott Jennings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Owen Jarvis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Myron Cassidy	4	2	---	---	4	10
Shawn Garrett	0	7	---	---	---	7
Chase Woodson	---	---	3	0	---	3
Silas Unsbee	---	---	3	0	---	3
Fred Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Landon Agemy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Dahlquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Burney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Curtis Singleton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grayson Zielinski	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	17	59	3.5
Right	14	106	7.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	34	24	2	0	2	5	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Seth Foster	31	17	4	3	1	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	106	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Donnell Sipes	10	7	1	44	0	38
TE Leonardo Powell	9	6	0	102	2	38
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	4	0	26	0	38
WR Abel Corbett	3	1	1	16	0	31
WR John Ramsey	3	3	0	16	0	20
FB Cooper Floyd	2	1	0	0	0	5
TE Gregory Sheldon	2	2	0	18	0	6
TE Daniel Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Kinney	8	5	1	67	1	25
WR Joseph Stevens	7	4	0	73	2	25
WR Rico Steward	5	4	0	43	0	28
TE Giovanni Sims	3	2	0	26	1	28
TE Jeff Osborne	2	0	0	0	0	2
TE Claude Ramon	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Levon Compton	1	1	0	-1	0	26
WR Vernon Watt	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Shawn Garrett	1	1	0	6	0	7
RB Troy Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	1	1	1.00	2.75

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Seth Foster	3	3	1.00	3.83
Levon Compton	1	1	1.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	8	6	40	5.00	6.53

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Seth Foster	4	2	10	2.50	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gregory Sheldon	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	2	14	7.00	6.50
RB Donnell Sipes	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Abel Corbett	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Leonardo Powell	1	1	3	3.00	11.33
WR John Ramsey	1	1	5	5.00	5.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Giovanni Sims	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
WR Joseph Stevens	1	1	4	4.00	10.43
FB Shawn Garrett	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Claude Ramon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Sipes	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Compton	2	0
Seth Foster	1	0
Fred Kinney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	5	5	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Seth Foster	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
RB Donnell Sipes	2	2
TE Leonardo Powell	2	2
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Giovanni Sims	3	2	1
WR Joseph Stevens	2	1	1
WR Fred Kinney	2	2	1
WR Vernon Watt	1	0	0
WR Rico Steward	1	1	1
TE Claude Ramon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)