New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys

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December 24th, 1999

1999 Week 16

Regular Season

Week 17 →

Saints Home

Final

Cowboys Away

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Offensive Starters

QB J. Delhomme

RB R. Williams

FB A. Craver

WR K. Poole

WR E. Kennison

TE C. Cleeland

T W. Roaf

G M. Halapin

C J. Fontenot

G C. Naeole

T K. Turley

Defensive Starters

DE W. Martin

DT A. Robbins

DT L. Glover

DE B. Smith

LB K. Mitchell

LB P. Clarke

LB M. Fields

CB A. Ambrose

CB F. Weary

S S. Knight

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Cowboys

First Downs

310

Total Yards

368

Rushes

Rush YDS

122

Rush TD

57.1%

PASS %

59.0%

249

NET PASS YDS

246

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:33

Time of Possession

30:27

Offensive Starters

T. Aikman QB

E. Smith RB

J. Tucker WR

R. Ismail WR

E. Bjornson TE

D. LaFleur TE

F. Adams T

L. Allen G

M. Stepnoski C

E. McIver G

E. Williams T

Defensive Starters

K. Pittman DE

E. Ekuban DE

C. Hennings DT

A. Spellman DT

D. Hambrick LB

R. Godfrey LB

D. Coakley LB

C. Williams CB

D. Sanders CB

D. Woodson S

G. Teague S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1999 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys featuring 95 receiving yards by Eddie Kennison.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Cowboys

Saints Momentum

Cowboys 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dino Philyaw	5	111	22.2	0
Team Totals	5	111	22.2	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	7	3.5	0
Team Totals	2	7	3.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Doug Brien	1	1	4	4
Team Totals	1	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tommy Barnhardt	5	220	44
Team Totals	5	220	44.0

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