Saints 31-24 Cowboys (24 Dec, 1999) Box Score

Dallas Cowboys

7-8, 1-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL					24
NO					31

New Orleans Saints

3-12, 3-5 home

Dallas Passing


Troy Aikman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
23/39	246	6.3	2	2	0-0	73.2
23/39	246	6.3	2	2	0-0	73.2

New Orleans Passing


Jake Delhomme
Ricky Williams
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/27	278	10.3	2	1	3-29	103.6
0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6
16/28	249	9.9	2	1	3-29	100.0

Dallas Rushing


Emmitt Smith
Robert Thomas
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23	110	4.8	1	15
3	12	4.0	0	5
26	122	4.7	1	15

New Orleans Rushing


Ricky Williams
Aaron Craver
Jake Delhomme
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
23	61	2.7	0	17
3	6	2.0	0	2
3	-6	-2.0	1	4
29	61	2.1	1	17

Dallas Receiving


Jason Tucker
David LaFleur
Raghib Ismail
Eric Bjornson
Chris Brazzell
Deion Sanders
Robert Thomas
Emmitt Smith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	128	18.3	1	31
4	30	7.5	1	22
3	28	9.3	0	14
2	22	11.0	0	16
1	21	21.0	0	21
2	10	5.0	0	7
1	4	4.0	0	4
3	3	1.0	0	6
23	246	10.7	2	31

New Orleans Receiving


Eddie Kennison
Keith Poole
Ricky Williams
Josh Wilcox
Andre Hastings
Cameron Cleeland
P.J. Franklin
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	95	31.7	1	51
4	90	22.5	1	50
3	31	10.3	0	14
3	28	9.3	0	19
1	24	24.0	0	24
1	5	5.0	0	5
1	5	5.0	0	5
16	278	17.4	2	51

Dallas Fumbles


Emmitt Smith
Leon Lett
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	1
1	1	1

New Orleans Fumbles


Jake Delhomme
Eddie Kennison
Fred Weary
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
2	1	1

Dallas Defense



Ebenezer Ekuban
Randall Godfrey
Duane Hawthorne
Dexter Coakley
Leon Lett
George Teague
Darren Hambrick
Chad Hennings
Deion Sanders
Dat Nguyen
Charlie Williams
Kavika Pittman
Darren Woodson
Singor Mobley
Peppi Zellner
Michael Myers
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	8	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	45	3	0	7	0	0

New Orleans Defense



Fred Weary
Sammy Knight
Keith Mitchell
Phil Clarke
Willie Clay
Mark Fields
Ashley Ambrose
La'Roi Glover
Rob Kelly
Troy Wilson
Alex Molden
Brady Smith
Wayne Martin
Austin Robbins
Corey Harris
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	8	0	0	2	0	1
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	1	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
60	45	0	0	6	0	2

Dallas Interceptions


Darren Woodson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	5	0
1	5	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Fred Weary
Mark Fields
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	22	0
1	0	0
2	22	0

Dallas Kick Returns


Jason Tucker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	203	33.8	50	0
6	203	33.8	50	0

New Orleans Kick Returns


Dino Philyaw
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	111	22.2	29	0
5	111	22.2	29	0

Dallas Punt Returns


Deion Sanders
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	0	0.0	0	0
1	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Eddie Kennison
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	7	3.5	4	0
2	7	3.5	4	0

Dallas Kicking


Eddie Murray
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	33	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	33	3/3	6

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	32	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	32	4/4	7

Dallas Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	213	42.6	2	2	49
5	213	42.6	2	2	49

New Orleans Punting


Tommy Barnhardt
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	220	44.0	2	1	50
5	220	44.0	2	1	50

5:00 AM, 24 December 1999

Attendance: 47,835

Referees:
Ed Hochuli

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia	12	3	.800	402	283
Washington	10	5	.667	432	348
Dallas	7	8	.467	324	404
New York	2	13	.133	215	362

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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