The Dallas Cowboys came up just a bit short against the New Orleans Saints, 34 to 31, on December 23, 2012.
1st quarter
NO
DAL
Mark Ingram 9-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
NO
DAL
Dez Bryant 58-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick)
7
7
Dez Bryant 58-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick)
7
14
Lance Moore 6-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
14
14
Garrett Hartley 37-yard field goal
17
14
3rd quarter
NO
DAL
Dan Bailey 47-yard field goal
17
17
Pierre Thomas 5-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
24
17
4th quarter
NO
DAL
David Thomas 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick)
31
17
Dwayne Harris 16-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick)
31
24
Miles Austin 19-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick)
31
31
OT
NO
DAL
Garrett Hartley 20-yard field goal
34
31
Saints
Cowboys
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
Passing
446
406
Comp - Att
37 - 53
26 - 43
Yards per pass
8.4
9
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
Penalties
6
5
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
41:59
22:28
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 37 | 53 | 446 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114.2 |
| Team | 37 | 53 | 446 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Darren Sproles | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 116 | 3.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Pierre Thomas | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 1 | 9 |
| Lance Moore | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Mark Ingram | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 37 | 446 | 8.4 | 3 | 51 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Robinson | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Patrick | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Herring | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martez Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 41 | 34 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Hartley | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Morstead | 5 | 263 | 52.6 | |
| Team | 5 | 263 | 52.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Darren Sproles | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 26 | 43 | 416 | 9.7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 123.8 |
| Team | 26 | 43 | 406 | 9.7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 123.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Team | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dez Bryant | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 2 | 12 |
| Jason Witten | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 8 |
| DeMarco Murray | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Miles Austin | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 8 |
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Ogletree | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 26 | 416 | 9.7 | 4 | 41 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarco Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Hanna | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Claiborne | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Connor | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carr | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hatcher | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Albright | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Butler | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sensabaugh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Spencer | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Peprah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Poppinga | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crawford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Coe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Lissemore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Schaefering | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Spears | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Ware | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 88 | 66 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bailey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Moorman | 6 | 307 | 51.2 | |
| Team | 6 | 307 | 51.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Harris | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
Team Leaders
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29.9
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
112.9
14th
PASS YDS/G
274.1
3rd
2023 Division Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Eagles | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Giants | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Commanders | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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