Divisional Championship: Cowboys at Saints
January 03, 2027 70° New Orleans Stadium
Attendance: 70,691 (98%)
Cowboys 0 3 0 14 0 - 17
Saints 10 0 0 7 6 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 2-20-NOS 21 (8:31) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 89-Marcellus Jewell for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 7 DAL 0
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-5-DAL 5 (1:19) 9-Robert Kleinman 23 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 10 DAL 0
(Qtr 2) Cowboys: 4-3-NOS 3 (1:04) 11-Austin Atkinson 20 yard field goal is GOOD. NOS 10 DAL 3
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-4-NOS 4 (11:08) 44-Robert Newhouse ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Austin Atkinson. NOS 10 DAL 10
(Qtr 4) Saints: 2-10-DAL 19 (9:26) 15-David Peterson pass complete to 12-Robert Ruiz for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Robert Kleinman. NOS 17 DAL 10
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 1-5-NOS 5 (3:52) 16-Walter Stewart pass complete to 83-Charles Baker for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Austin Atkinson. NOS 17 DAL 17
(OT) Saints: 1-2-DAL 2 (9:26) 21-Michael Haldeman ran to DAL 0 for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Saints Cowboys
First Downs 17 19
- Rushing 11 9
- Passing 6 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 392 396
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards Per Play 6.64 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 165 180
- Rushing Attempts 16 33
- Yards Per Rush 10.31 5.45
Net Passing Yards 227 216
- Att/Comp/Int 41 / 28 / 0 32 / 22 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 13 4 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.28 6.00
- Yards Per Completion 8.57 11.05
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 7 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 6 3 / 32
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 54 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:17 36:16
Drive Charts
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:12 1:51 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
1 6:49 5:33 OWN 24 10 72 Field Goal
2 12:27 0:54 OWN 13 3 7 Punt
2 6:37 3:24 OWN 20 6 33 Punt
2 1:01 1:01 OWN 25 4 13 Half
3 15:00 2:57 OWN 25 4 24 Punt
3 9:56 2:08 OWN 37 3 4 Punt
3 4:18 1:24 OWN 33 3 -1 Punt
4 11:05 1:44 OWN 29 4 71 Touchdown
4 7:07 1:38 OWN 24 3 4 Punt
4 3:49 1:01 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 0:06 0:06 OWN 12 2 0 Half
OT 15:00 5:36 OWN 27 9 73 Touchdown
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:48 OWN 25 8 55 Interception
1 8:20 1:31 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 1:16 3:49 OWN 25 7 25 Punt
2 11:32 4:56 OWN 39 8 23 Punt
2 3:12 2:11 OWN 20 8 77 Field Goal
3 12:03 2:07 OWN 6 3 9 Punt
3 7:47 3:29 OWN 7 5 16 Punt
3 2:54 6:49 OWN 20 12 80 Touchdown
4 9:21 2:14 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 5:29 1:39 OWN 42 4 58 Touchdown
4 2:49 2:43 OWN 30 8 12 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Phillip Sorensen 9 97 10.78 17 5 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 4 35 8.75 17 1 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 3 33 11.00 20 2 1
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Robert Newhouse 22 89 4.05 20 2 1
#16 Walter Stewart 2 39 19.50 29 2 0
#2 James Page 4 23 5.75 13 1 0
#28 Walter Mills 4 20 5.00 10 1 0
#30 Timmy Newsome 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 David Peterson 41 28 240 2 / 13 2 79 0 99.64
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Walter Stewart 32 22 243 4 / 27 1 53 1 88.41
Receiving Stats
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 1 79 79.00 79 1
#81 Kevin Barfield 2 49 24.50 39 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 3 36 12.00 19 1
#84 Dion Hickman 3 24 8.00 13 0
#37 Phillip Sorensen 9 19 2.11 6 0
#28 Jose Cummings 4 12 3.00 5 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 2 9 4.50 7 0
#82 Edward Myers 2 8 4.00 6 0
#89 Peter Thomas 2 4 2.00 2 0
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Nelson Mills 5 86 17.20 40 0
#17 Carl Vaught 2 68 34.00 53 0
#89 Billy Joe DuPree 6 51 8.50 13 0
#2 James Page 2 14 7.00 11 0
#19 Steven Stephenson 1 13 13.00 13 0
#83 Charles Baker 2 7 3.50 5 1
#44 Robert Newhouse 4 4 1.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Enrique Faucette 53 29 2 2
#74 Edward Goodman 0 3 0 0
#57 David Winston 53 31 0 0
#70 Denny Patterson 53 25 0 0
#1 Ben McNeil 44 23 0 0
#66 Cannonball Butler 52 26 0 2
#37 Phillip Sorensen 6 0 0 0
#28 Jose Cummings 24 18 0 0
#83 Nathaniel Lashley 1 3 0 0
#12 Robert Ruiz 0 3 0 0
#75 George Deleon 10 2 0 0
#82 Edward Myers 4 17 0 0
#21 Michael Haldeman 3 0 0 0
#63 Wallace Ouimet 7 0 0 0
#75 Benjamin Brashear 10 0 0 0
#93 Albert Cosentino 0 3 0 1
#73 Dwight Blount 0 1 0 0
#42 Melvin King 0 3 0 0
#81 Kevin Barfield 0 6 0 0
#88 Douglas Hoskins 0 14 0 0
#89 Peter Thomas 0 14 0 0
#32 Harold Walker 7 2 0 0
#84 Dion Hickman 0 6 0 0
#51 Greg Brazina 0 3 0 0
#95 Robert Powers 0 3 0 1
#98 Stephen Papa 0 1 0 0
#97 Robert Delgadillo 0 2 0 0
#54 Walter Roberts 0 2 0 0
#72 Cody Soto 0 2 0 0
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Tom Rafferty 45 40 1 1
#70 Doug Brack 37 39 1 3
#89 Billy Joe DuPree 22 36 1 2
#74 James Wightman 34 30 0 1
#51 Roger Kirk 45 39 0 4
#10 Nelson Mills 0 30 0 2
#44 Robert Newhouse 19 4 0 0
#66 Richard Bragg 43 38 0 2
#2 James Page 24 19 0 0
#30 Timmy Newsome 5 4 0 0
#77 John Cowart 4 3 0 0
#63 Glen Titensor 3 2 0 0
#83 Charles Baker 0 1 0 0
#17 Carl Vaught 0 3 0 0
#81 Harold Burley 0 8 0 1
#19 Steven Stephenson 0 30 0 0
#28 Walter Mills 8 15 0 1
#99 Kevin Tullos 5 2 0 1
#79 Thomas Cory 0 2 0 0
#31 Billie Mobley 0 1 0 0
#55 Robert Efird 5 1 0 0
#67 Pat Donovan 2 1 0 0
#94 Drew Patrick 1 2 0 0
#48 Gavin Lynch 0 2 0 0
#24 Kevin Morey 0 1 0 0
#27 Ron Fellows 0 1 0 0
#56 Michael Brannum 0 1 0 0
#57 Robert Gordon 0 2 0 0
#96 Robert Wortman 0 1 0 0
#62 Brian Baldinger 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Michael Kelly 1 0 0.00 0
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#74 Edward Goodman 0 0 1 0
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Robert Newhouse 1 0 0 0
#74 James Wightman 0 1 0 0
Punting
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Ian Watson 7 338 48.29 41.00 51 2
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Percy Johnson 7 315 45.00 41.43 53 2
Kicking
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Kleinman 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 23 2 / 2
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Austin Atkinson 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 2 / 2
Punt Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 2 6 3.0 6 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Nelson Mills 3 32 10.7 18 0
Kick Return
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#89 Marcellus Jewell 2 54 27.0 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Albert Cosentino 11 1
#32 Harold Walker 8 0
#95 Robert Powers 8 0
#27 Michael Kelly 6 0
#54 Walter Roberts 5 1
#49 Marvin Allen 4 0
#74 Edward Goodman 3 1
#73 Dwight Blount 3 1
#97 Robert Delgadillo 3 0
#72 Cody Soto 2 0
#32 William Busse 2 0
#46 Alexander Henry 1 0
#98 Marc Braxton 1 0
#42 Melvin King 1 0
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Billie Mobley 9 0
#27 Ron Fellows 7 0
#26 Sherman Dittmar 7 0
#35 Glen Bailey 5 0
#56 Michael Brannum 4 0
#29 Steve Rosier 4 0
#24 Kevin Morey 3 0
#47 Dextor Clinkscale 2 0
#76 Thurman Franco 2 2
#10 Nelson Mills 1 0
#94 Drew Patrick 1 0
#48 Gavin Lynch 1 0
#59 Michael Walter 1 0
#96 Robert Wortman 1 0