Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

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December 24th, 1999

1999 Week 16

Regular Season

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Cowboys Away

Final

Saints Home

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Aikman

RB E. Smith

WR J. Tucker

WR R. Ismail

TE E. Bjornson

TE D. LaFleur

T F. Adams

G L. Allen

C M. Stepnoski

G E. McIver

T E. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE K. Pittman

DE E. Ekuban

DT C. Hennings

DT A. Spellman

LB D. Hambrick

LB R. Godfrey

LB D. Coakley

CB C. Williams

CB D. Sanders

S D. Woodson

S G. Teague

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Cowboys	0	7	17	0	24
Saints	10	0	7	14	31

	Cowboys	Saints
Q1	0	10
Q2	7	0
Q3	17	7
Q4	0	14
FINAL	24	31

Key Performers

Cowboys

PassingT. Aikman

23/39, 246 YDS, 2 TD

RushingE. Smith

23, 110 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Tucker

7, 128 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesE. Ekuban

SacksE. Ekuban

1.0

InterceptionsD. Woodson

Saints

PassingJ. Delhomme

16/27, 278 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Williams

23, 61 YDS

ReceivingE. Kennison

3, 95 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesF. Weary

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsF. Weary

Team Comparison

Cowboys

Stat

Saints

First Downs

368

Total Yards

310

Rushes

122

Rush YDS

Rush TD

59.0%

PASS %

57.1%

246

NET PASS YDS

249

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:27

Time of Possession

29:33

Offensive Starters

J. Delhomme QB

R. Williams RB

A. Craver FB

K. Poole WR

E. Kennison WR

C. Cleeland TE

W. Roaf T

M. Halapin G

J. Fontenot C

C. Naeole G

K. Turley T

Defensive Starters

W. Martin DE

A. Robbins DT

L. Glover DT

B. Smith DE

K. Mitchell LB

P. Clarke LB

M. Fields LB

A. Ambrose CB

F. Weary CB

S. Knight S

W. Clay S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1999 Week 16 match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints featuring 128 receiving yards by Jason Tucker.

Legend

Moment: Cowboys

Moment: Saints

Cowboys Momentum

Saints Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Doug Brien 32 yard field goal good

Saints opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jake Delhomme pass complete to Keith Poole for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Emmitt Smith right tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys cuts lead → 10-7

< Q3 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Jason Tucker for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys takes the lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Eddie Murray 33 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 17-10

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jake Delhomme pass complete to Eddie Kennison for 51 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 17-17

< Q3 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to David LaFleur for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys takes the lead → 24-17

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jake Delhomme up the middle for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 24-24

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Emmitt Smith for no gain. Emmitt Smith fumbles (forced by Robert Newkirk) recovered by Fred Weary at NOR-42 and returned for 58 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 31-24

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Troy Aikman	39	23	59.0	246	2	2	31	0	73.2
Team Totals	39	23	59.0	246	2	2	31	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Emmitt Smith	23	110	4.8	1	15
Robert Thomas	3	12	4.0	0	5
Team Totals	26	122	4.7	1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Jason Tucker	11	7	128	18.3	1	31
David LaFleur	5	4	30	7.5	1	22
Emmitt Smith	3	3	3	1.0	0	6
Rocket Ismail	4	3	28	9.3	0	14
Deion Sanders	3	2	10	5.0	0	7
Eric Bjornson	4	2	22	11.0	0	16
Robert Thomas	2	1	4	4.0	0	4
Chris Brazzell	4	1	21	21.0	0	21
Jeff Ogden	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	23	246	10.7	2	31

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ebenezer Ekuban	8	8	0	1	0
Duane Hawthorne	6	6	0	0	0
Randall Godfrey	5	5	0	1	0
Dexter Coakley	5	3	2	0	0
Darren Hambrick	4	3	1	1	0
Chad Hennings	4	3	1	0	0
Leon Lett	4	4	0	0	0
Dat Nguyen	4	3	1	0	0
George Teague	4	4	0	0	0
Deion Sanders	3	3	0	0	0
Darren Woodson	2	2	0	0	1
Chris Akins	2	2	0	0	0
Kavika Pittman	2	1	1	0	0
Charlie Williams	2	1	1	0	0
Robert Thomas	1	1	0	0	0
Lemanski Hall	1	1	0	0	0
Singor Mobley	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Myers	1	0	1	0	0
Peppi Zellner	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	60	52	8	3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Jason Tucker	6	203	33.8	0
Team Totals	6	203	33.8	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Deion Sanders	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Eddie Murray	1	1	3	3
Team Totals	1	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Toby Gowin	5	213	42.6
Team Totals	5	213	42.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jake Delhomme	27	16	59.3	278	2	1	51	3	103.6
Ricky Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	28	16	57.1	278	2	1	51	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Ricky Williams	23	61	2.7	0	17
Jake Delhomme	3	-6	-2.0	1	4
Aaron Craver	3	6	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	29	61	2.1	1	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Keith Poole	6	4	90	22.5	1	50
Ricky Williams	4	3	31	10.3	0	14
Eddie Kennison	8	3	95	31.7	1	51
Josh Wilcox	3	3	28	9.3	0	19
Andre Hastings	2	1	24	24.0	0	24
P.J. Franklin	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Cam Cleeland	2	1	5	5.0	0	5
Lawrence Dawsey	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	27	16	278	17.4	2	51

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Fred Weary	10	8	2	1
Keith Mitchell	8	6	2	0
Sammy Knight	7	5	2	0
Phil Clarke	6	4	2	0
Mark Fields	5	4	1	1
Willie Clay	5	4	1	0
Ashley Ambrose	4	4	0	0
LaRoi Glover	4	3	1	0
Rob Kelly	4	3	1	0
Troy Wilson	3	1	2	0
Lawrence Dawsey	2	2	0	0
Alex Molden	2	2	0	0
Brady Smith	2	2	0	0
Doug Brien	1	1	0	0
JeRod Cherry	1	1	0	0
Wayne Martin	1	1	0	0
Robert Newkirk	1	1	0	0
Austin Robbins	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	67	52	15	2