New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys

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December 23rd, 2012

2012 Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Brees

RB D. Sproles

FB D. Thomas

WR M. Colston

WR J. Morgan

TE E. Olsen

T J. Bushrod

G B. Grubbs

C B. De La Puente

G J. Evans

T Z. Strief

Defensive Starters

DE C. Jordan

DT B. Bunkley

DT S. Ellis

DE W. Smith

LB D. Hawthorne

LB C. Lofton

LB J. Vilma

CB J. Greer

CB P. Robinson

S R. Harper

S I. Abdul-Quddus

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Saints	7	10	7	7	34
Cowboys	0	14	3	14	31

	Saints	Cowboys
Q1	7	0
Q2	10	14
Q3	7	3
Q4	7	14
FINAL	34	31

Key Performers

Saints

PassingD. Brees

37/53, 446 YDS, 3 TD

RushingM. Ingram

21, 53 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingM. Colston

10, 153 YDS

TacklesP. Robinson

SacksT. Johnson

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Cowboys

PassingT. Romo

26/43, 416 YDS, 4 TD

RushingD. Murray

11, 40 YDS

ReceivingD. Bryant

9, 224 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesD. Connor

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Saints

Stat

Cowboys

First Downs

562

Total Yards

446

Rushes

116

Rush YDS

Rush TD

69.8%

PASS %

60.5%

446

NET PASS YDS

406

PASS TD

Takeaways

41:59

Time of Possession

22:28

Offensive Starters

T. Romo QB

D. Murray RB

D. Bryant WR

M. Austin WR

J. Witten TE

J. Phillips TE

T. Smith T

N. Livings G

R. Cook C

M. Bernadeau G

D. Free T

Defensive Starters

J. Hatcher DT

M. Spears DT

S. Lissemore DT

A. Spencer LB

D. Connor LB

E. Sims LB

D. Ware JLB

B. Carr CB

M. Claiborne CB

E. Frampton S

G. Sensabaugh S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 16 match up between the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys featuring 446 passing yards by Drew Brees.

Legend

Moment: Saints

Moment: Cowboys

Saints Momentum

Cowboys Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Mark Ingram up the middle for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Romo pass complete deep right to Dez Bryant for 58 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Romo pass complete short left to Dez Bryant for 58 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to Lance Moore for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints ties it up → 14-14

< Q2 > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 37 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Dan Bailey 47 yard field goal good

Cowboys ties it up → 17-17

< Q3 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short middle to Pierre Thomas for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints takes the lead → 24-17

< Q4 > • NOR TD NOR TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Brees pass complete short right to David Thomas for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Saints extends lead → 31-17

< Q4 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Romo pass complete deep left to Dwayne Harris for 16 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys cuts lead → 31-24

< Q4 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tony Romo pass complete deep right to Miles Austin for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys ties it up → 31-31

< QOT > • NOR FG NOR FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Garrett Hartley 20 yard field goal good

Saints takes the lead → 34-31

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Brees	53	37	69.8	446	3	0	60	0	114.2
Team Totals	53	37	69.8	446	3	0	60	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Mark Ingram	21	53	2.5	1	9
Darren Sproles	9	48	5.3	0	17
Pierre Thomas	7	16	2.3	0	7
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	38	116	3.1	1	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Marques Colston	13	10	153	15.3	0	60
Darren Sproles	10	7	104	14.9	0	44
Pierre Thomas	9	7	61	8.7	1	16
Jimmy Graham	11	7	88	12.6	0	26
Lance Moore	5	4	30	7.5	1	11
Mark Ingram	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
David Thomas	1	1	3	3.0	1	3
Devery Henderson	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	51	37	446	12.1	3	60

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Patrick Robinson	8	7	1	0
Isa Abdul-Quddus	5	3	2	0
Curtis Lofton	5	5	0	0
Jonathan Casillas	3	2	1	0
David Hawthorne	3	3	0	0
Johnny Patrick	3	2	1	0
Tom Johnson	2	2	0	1
Roman Harper	2	1	1	0
Cameron Jordan	2	2	0	0
Junior Galette	1	1	0	1
Rafael Bush	1	0	1	0
Travaris Cadet	1	1	0	0
Jabari Greer	1	1	0	0
Will Herring	1	1	0	0
Ramon Humber	1	1	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	1	1	0	0
Martez Wilson	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	41	34	7	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Darren Sproles	1	15	15
Pierre Thomas	2	27	13.5
Travaris Cadet	1	18	18
Team Totals	4	60	15.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sproles	2	10	5	0
Team Totals	2	10	5.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Garrett Hartley	3	2	4	4
Team Totals	3	2	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Thomas Morstead	5	263	52.6
Team Totals	5	263	52.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tony Romo	43	26	60.5	416	4	0	58	2	123.8
Team Totals	43	26	60.5	416	4	0	58	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
DeMarco Murray	11	40	3.6	0	9
Team Totals	11	40	3.6	0	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Dez Bryant	12	9	224	24.9	2	58
Jason Witten	8	6	60	10.0	0	19
DeMarco Murray	6	4	51	12.8	0	22
Miles Austin	8	4	45	11.3	1	19
Dwayne Harris	3	1	16	16.0	1	16
Kevin Ogletree	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
James Hanna	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
John Phillips	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Felix Jones	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	26	416	16.0	4	58

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Dan Connor	11	7	4
Morris Claiborne	10	9	1
Anthony Spencer	7	4	3
Brandon Carr	6	5	1
Jason Hatcher	6	5	1
Alex Albright	5	4	1
Victor Butler	5	4	1
Brady Poppinga	5	3	2
Gerald Sensabaugh	5	4	1
Charlie Peprah	4	3	1
Eric Frampton	3	3	0
Sean Lissemore	3	1	2
Ernie Sims	3	2	1
Marcus Spears	3	1	2
Tyrone Crawford	2	2	0
Mike Jenkins	2	2	0
Sterling Moore	2	2	0
Brian Schaefering	2	1	1
Michael Coe	1	1	0
Lance Dunbar	1	1	0
Dwayne Harris	1	1	0
DeMarcus Ware	1	1	0
Team Totals	88	66	22