Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints: game summary
Final · December 2, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.
Caesars Superdome
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DALNO 
- 377Total yards405
- 231Passing yards252
- 26/40Completions/attempts19/41
- 5.6Yards per pass5.9
- 146Rushing yards153
- 24Rushing attempts26
- 6.1Yards per rush5.9
- 17First downs17
- 2-133rd down efficiency5-14
- 0-14th down efficiency1-1
- 1-2Red zone (made-att)0-0
- 65Total plays69
- 5.8Yards per play5.9
- 1Turnovers4
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown4
- 1-7Sacks (yards lost)2-12
- 5-35Penalties (yards)7-59
- 28:06Time of possession31:54
Game leaders
Passing
Dak PrescottDAL · QB · 26/40, 238 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Taysom HillNO · QB · 19/41, 264 YDS, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
Tony PollardDAL · RB · 7 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD- Taysom HillNO · QB · 11 CAR, 101 YDS
Receiving
CeeDee LambDAL · WR · 7 REC, 89 YDS
Deonte HartyNO · WR · 4 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown0:59Michael Gallup 1 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Greg Zuerlein Kick)7-0
2nd quarter
- Touchdown12:54Lil'Jordan Humphrey 24 Yd pass from Taysom Hill (Brett Maher Kick)7-7
- Field goal9:04Greg Zuerlein 55 Yd Field Goal 10-7
- Field goal0:00Greg Zuerlein 34 Yd Field Goal 13-7
3rd quarter
- Field goal8:26Brett Maher 42 Yd Field Goal 13-10
- Touchdown3:55Tony Pollard 58 Yd Run (Greg Zuerlein Kick)20-10
4th quarter
- Touchdown2:52Carlos Watkins 29 Yd Interception Return (Greg Zuerlein Kick)27-10
- Touchdown2:32Deonte Harris 70 Yd pass from Taysom Hill (Brett Maher Kick)27-17
Player stats
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 26/40 | 238 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 79.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Pollard | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 58 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Dak Prescott | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 | 13 |
| Dalton Schultz | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Amari Cooper | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Michael Gallup | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| Noah Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Malik Turner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Brown | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Basham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Lawrence | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Watkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Clement | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton Vander Esch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Bohanna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 19/41 | 264 | 6.4 | 2 | 4 | 2-12 | 44.2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taysom Hill | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 0 | 24 |
| Mark Ingram II | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Ty Montgomery II | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonte Harty | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | 70 | 8 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Nick Vannett | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| Marquez Callaway | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Garrett Griffin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Ty Montgomery II | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Kenny Stills | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Ingram II | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwon Alexander | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalyn Holmes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Werner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Gray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Baun | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Huggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulson Adebo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Harty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ringo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Montgomery II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Dowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Bronson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 69,170
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Kent Payne (Down judge) · Carl Paganelli (Umpire) · Greg Steed (Back judge) · Aaron Santi (Field judge) · Brad Rogers (Referee) · Thomas Eaton (Line judge) · Dominique Pender (Side judge)
About this game
Who won Cowboys vs Saints?
Cowboys won 27-17 over Saints on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
When was Cowboys vs Saints played?
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 8:20 PM ET at Caesars Superdome.
Where was Cowboys vs Saints played?
At Caesars Superdome.