New Orleans Saints17–27Dallas Cowboys
DAL by 10 points
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- 417Total yards384
Total yards: New Orleans Saints 417, Dallas Cowboys 384. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.
- 264Passing yards238
Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 264, Dallas Cowboys 238. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.
- 153Rushing yards146
Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 153, Dallas Cowboys 146. Yards gained on the ground.
- 17First downs15
First downs: New Orleans Saints 17, Dallas Cowboys 15. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.
- 1.0Sacks2.0
Sacks: New Orleans Saints 1.0, Dallas Cowboys 2.0. Sacks by this defence.
- 7QB hits6
QB hits: New Orleans Saints 7, Dallas Cowboys 6. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.
- 2Tackles for loss3
Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 2, Dallas Cowboys 3. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.
- 1Takeaways4
Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 1, Dallas Cowboys 4. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.
- 7Penalties5
Penalties: New Orleans Saints 7, Dallas Cowboys 5. Penalties accepted against this team.
- 59Penalty yards35
Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 59, Dallas Cowboys 35. Yards conceded to penalties.
- -22.1Passing EPA-8.4
Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints -22.1, Dallas Cowboys -8.4. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.
- 3.5Rushing EPA-0.5
Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints 3.5, Dallas Cowboys -0.5. The same for the running game.