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New Orleans at Dallas

1:00 pm EST Sun Dec 23, 2012

  • TV: FOX
  • Fair Arlington, TX 79°F

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New Orleans 34 at Dallas 31

34
New Orleans Saints
7-8 (Won last 2)
Final
New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total
New Orleans Saints 7 10 7 7 3 34
Dallas Cowboys 0 14 3 14 0 31
31
Dallas Cowboys
8-7 (Lost last 1)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NO - DAL
Scoring Summary: New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
10:25 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Mark Ingram rushed up the middle for 9 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 7 - 0
2nd Quarter NO - DAL
Scoring Summary: New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
12:47 Dallas Cowboys DAL TD

Tony Romo passed to Dez Bryant to the right for 58 yard gain (Dan Bailey made PAT)

 7 - 7
5:43 Dallas Cowboys DAL TD

Tony Romo passed to Dez Bryant to the left for 58 yard gain (Dan Bailey made PAT)

 7 - 14
1:11 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Lance Moore to the right for 6 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 14 - 14
0:00 New Orleans Saints NO FG

Garrett Hartley kicked a 37-yard field goal

 17 - 14
3rd Quarter NO - DAL
Scoring Summary: New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
10:26 Dallas Cowboys DAL FG

Dan Bailey kicked a 47-yard field goal

 17 - 17
4:03 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to Pierre Thomas down the middle for 5 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 24 - 17
4th Quarter NO - DAL
Scoring Summary: New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:10 New Orleans Saints NO TD

Drew Brees passed to David Thomas to the right for 3 yard gain (Garrett Hartley made PAT)

 31 - 17
3:35 Dallas Cowboys DAL TD

Tony Romo passed to Dwayne Harris to the left for 16 yard gain (Dan Bailey made PAT)

 31 - 24
0:15 Dallas Cowboys DAL TD

Tony Romo passed to Miles Austin to the right for 19 yard gain (Dan Bailey made PAT)

 31 - 31
OT NO - DAL
Scoring Summary: New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys, OT
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
10:33 New Orleans Saints NO FG

Garrett Hartley kicked a 20-yard field goal

 34 - 31

Passing

Passing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Drew Brees(notes) 37 53 446 69.8 8.4 0 0 3 0 114.2
Passing for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Tony Romo(notes) 26 43 416 60.5 9.7 2 10 4 0 123.8

Rushing

Rushing for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Mark Ingram(notes) 21 53 2.5 9 1 0
Darren Sproles(notes) 9 48 5.3 17 0 0
Pierre Thomas(notes) 7 16 2.3 7 0 0
Drew Brees(notes) 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0
Rushing for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
DeMarco Murray(notes) 11 40 3.6 9 0 1

Receiving

Receiving for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Rec Tgt Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Marques Colston(notes) 10 13 153 15.3 60 0 0
Darren Sproles(notes) 7 10 104 14.9 44 0 0
Jimmy Graham(notes) 7 11 88 12.6 26 0 0
Pierre Thomas(notes) 7 9 61 8.7 16 1 0
Lance Moore(notes) 4 5 30 7.5 11 1 0
Mark Ingram(notes) 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
David Thomas(notes) 1 1 3 3.0 3 1 0
Devery Henderson(notes) 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Receiving for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Rec Tgt Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Dez Bryant(notes) 9 12 224 24.9 58 2 0
Jason Witten(notes) 6 8 60 10.0 19 0 0
DeMarco Murray(notes) 4 6 51 12.8 22 0 1
Miles Austin(notes) 4 8 45 11.3 19 1 0
Dwayne Harris(notes) 1 3 16 16.0 16 1 0
Kevin Ogletree(notes) 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 0
James Hanna(notes) 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
John Phillips(notes) 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Felix Jones(notes) 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Kicking

Kicking for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Garrett Hartley(notes) 4 4 2 3 37 66.7 10
Kicking for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Dan Bailey(notes) 4 4 1 1 47 100.0 7

Punting

Punting for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Thomas Morstead(notes) 5 52.6 63 0 2 1
Punting for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Brian Moorman(notes) 6 51.2 63 0 2 1

Kick/Punt Returns

Returns for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Travaris Cadet(notes) 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Pierre Thomas(notes) 2 27 13.5 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Darren Sproles(notes) 1 15 15.0 15 0 2 10 5.0 8 0
Returns for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Dwayne Harris(notes) 2 29 14.5 29 0 2 39 19.5 28 0

Defense

Defensive for New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Patrick Robinson(notes) 7 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Lofton(notes) 5 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Isa Abdul-Quddus(notes) 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Hawthorne(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Casillas(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Patrick(notes) 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Johnson(notes) 2 0 1.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Jordan(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Roman Harper(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junior Galette(notes) 1 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martez Wilson(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jabari Greer(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Vilma(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Will Herring(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Travaris Cadet(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramon Humber(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rafael Bush(notes) 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defensive for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Morris Claiborne(notes) 9 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 0
Dan Connor(notes) 7 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Carr(notes) 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Hatcher(notes) 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Anthony Spencer(notes) 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Sensabaugh(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Victor Butler(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Albright(notes) 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brady Poppinga(notes) 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Charlie Peprah(notes) 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Frampton(notes) 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ernie Sims(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sterling Moore(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tyrone Crawford(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Jenkins(notes) 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Lissemore(notes) 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marcus Spears(notes) 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Schaefering(notes) 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Coe(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeMarcus Ware(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dwayne Harris(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lance Dunbar(notes) 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 6:55 am ET

Top Performers

New Orleans
D. Brees
Drew Brees(notes) QB

37-53, 446 yds
3 TDs

Dallas
T. Romo
Tony Romo(notes) QB

26-43, 416 yds
4 TDs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: New Orleans Saints / Dallas Cowboys
Team Statistics New Orleans Saints Dallas Cowboys
First Downs 33 18
Total Yards 562 446
Turnovers 0 1
Time of Possession 41:59 22:28
First Downs 33 18
Passing 25 16
Rushing 5 2
Penalty 3 0
Third Down Efficiency 11-19 2-10
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1
Total Net Yards 562 446
Total Plays 91 56
Average Gain Per Play 6.2 8.0
Net Yards Rushing 116 40
Rushes 38 11
Average Per Rush 3.1 3.6
Net Yards Passing 446 406
Completions-Attempts 37-53 26-43
Yards Per Pass Play 8.4 9.0
Times Sacked 0 2
Yards Lost to Sacks 0 10
Had Intercepted 0 0
Punts 5 6
Average Punt 52.6 51.2
Penalties 6 5
Penalty Yards 42 32
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Time of Possession 41:59 22:28

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