New Orleans Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys - Box Score - December 23, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 23, 2012

Final/OT

Saints 34

(7-8, 3-5 away)

Cowboys 31

(8-7, 4-4 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, December 23, 2012

Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
NO	7	10	7	7	3	34
DAL	0	14	3	14	0	31

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 446 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: M. Ingram (NO) - 21 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. Bryant (DAL) - 9 REC, 224 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NO	DAL
	TD	10:25	Mark Ingram 9 Yd Run (Garrett Hartley Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				NO	DAL
	TD	12:47	Dez Bryant 58 Yd Pass From Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick)	7	7
	TD	05:43	Dez Bryant 58 Yd Pass From Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick)	7	14
	TD	01:11	Lance Moore 6 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	14	14
	FG	00:00	Garrett Hartley 37 Yd	17	14
THIRD QUARTER				NO	DAL
	FG	10:26	Dan Bailey 47 Yd	17	17
	TD	04:03	Pierre Thomas 5 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	24	17
FOURTH QUARTER				NO	DAL
	TD	11:10	David Thomas 3 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick)	31	17
	TD	03:35	Dwayne Harris 16 Yd Pass From Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick)	31	24
	TD	00:15	Miles Austin 19 Yd Pass From Tony Romo (Dan Bailey Kick)	31	31
OVERTIME				NO	DAL
	FG	10:33	Garrett Hartley 20 Yd	34	31

Team Stat Comparison

	NO	DAL
1st Downs	33	18
Passing 1st downs	25	16
Rushing 1st downs	5	2
1st downs from Penalties	3	0
3rd down efficiency	11-19	2-10
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Plays	91	56
Total Yards	562	446
Yards per play	6.2	8.0
Total Drives	14	12
Passing	446	406
Comp - Att	37-53	26-43
Yards per pass	8.4	9.4
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	0-0	2-10
Rushing	116	40
Rushing Attempts	38	11
Yards per rush	3.1	3.6
Red Zone (Made-Att)	4-7	2-2
Penalties	6-42	5-32
Turnovers	0	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	41:59	22:28

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	37/53	446	8.4	3	0	0-0	84.4	114.2
Team	37/53	446	8.4	3	0	0-0	--	--

Dallas Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
T. Romo	26/43	416	9.7	4	0	2-10	78.5	123.8
Team	26/43	406	9.4	4	0	2-10	--	--

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Ingram	21	53	2.5	1	9
D. Sproles	9	48	5.3	0	17
P. Thomas	7	16	2.3	0	7
D. Brees	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	38	116	3.1	1	17

Dallas Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Murray	11	40	3.6	0	9
Team	11	40	3.6	0	9

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	10	153	15.3	0	60	13
D. Sproles	7	104	14.9	0	44	10
J. Graham	7	88	12.6	0	26	11
P. Thomas	7	61	8.7	1	16	9
L. Moore	4	30	7.5	1	11	5
M. Ingram	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
D. Thomas	1	3	3.0	1	3	1
D. Henderson	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	37	446	12.1	3	60	51

Dallas Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
D. Bryant	9	224	24.9	2	58	12
J. Witten	6	60	10.0	0	19	8
D. Murray	4	51	12.8	0	22	6
M. Austin	4	45	11.3	1	19	8
D. Harris	1	16	16.0	1	16	3
K. Ogletree	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
J. Hanna	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
J. Phillips	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
F. Jones	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	26	416	16.0	4	58	41

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
M. Colston	2	0	0
C. Lofton	0	0	1
Team	2	0	1

Dallas Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
D. Murray	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
P. Robinson	8	7	0	0	0	0	0
C. Lofton	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
D. Hawthorne	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
J. Patrick	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
J. Casillas	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Johnson	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
C. Jordan	2	2	0	1	1	0	0
R. Harper	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Galette	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
J. Vilma	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Greer	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Humber	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Cadet	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Herring	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Bush	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
S. Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	41	34	2	3	2	4	0

Dallas Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
D. Connor	11	7	0	1	0	0	0
M. Claiborne	10	9	0	0	2	0	0
A. Spencer	7	4	0	1	0	0	0
J. Hatcher	6	5	0	1	1	0	0
B. Carr	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
A. Albright	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
V. Butler	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
G. Sensabaugh	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
B. Poppinga	5	3	0	0	1	0	0
C. Peprah	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
E. Frampton	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
E. Sims	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Spears	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Lissemore	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Moore	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
M. Jenkins	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Crawford	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
B. Schaefering	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Dunbar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Ware	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
M. Coe	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	88	66	0	4	7	2	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P. Thomas	2	27	13.5	16	0
T. Cadet	1	18	18.0	18	0
D. Sproles	1	15	15.0	15	0
Team	4	60	15.0	18	0

Dallas Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Harris	1	29	29.0	29	0
J. Hanna	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	2	29	14.5	29	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	2	10	5.0	8	0
Team	2	10	5.0	8	0

Dallas Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Harris	2	39	19.5	28	0
Team	2	39	19.5	28	0

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
G. Hartley	2/3	66.7	37	4/4	10
Team	2/3	66.7	37	4/4	10

Dallas Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Bailey	1/1	100.0	47	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	47	4/4	7

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	5	263	52.6	1	2	63
Team	5	263	52.6	1	2	63

Dallas Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Moorman	6	307	51.2	1	2	63
Team	6	307	51.2	1	2	63

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