Week 2, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	6	-	13
New Orleans Saints	7	14	14	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 8 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:43 PIT - Cris Mayhew 50 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NOS - Joel Garrison 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 09:17 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 06:01 NOS - Nathan Wannamaker 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
4Q: 11:42 PIT - Bert Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 00:43 PIT - Bert Johnson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:57 NOS - Joel Garrison 8 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 11:43 PIT - Cris Mayhew 50 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NOS - Joel Garrison 3 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Joel Garrison 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 09:17 NOS - Deron Lyle 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 06:01 NOS - Nathan Wannamaker 10 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Artie Farias 32 field goal
4Q: 11:42 PIT - Bert Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 00:43 PIT - Bert Johnson 31 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 13 27
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 294 459
- Offensive Plays 53 70
- Yards per Play 5.55 6.56
Net Rushing Yards 84 162
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.40
Net Passing Yards 210 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 3 40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 215 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.56 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/25 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/123 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	13	27
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	294	459
- Offensive Plays	53	70
- Yards per Play	5.55	6.56
Net Rushing Yards	84	162
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.40
Net Passing Yards	210	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 3	40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	215	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.56	7.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/25	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/123	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:28	34:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	11:17	1:18	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	6:43	2:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:51	1:41	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	13:53	2:30	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	3:32	1:14	OWN 37	4	11	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	9:08	1:34	OWN 44	3	20	Interception
3	5:52	2:38	OWN 43	5	31	Missed FG
3	2:08	0:41	OWN 39	2	5	Interception
4	14:53	3:16	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
4	9:17	1:36	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	5:14	4:37	OWN 26	9	60	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:44	OWN 22	6	6	Punt
1	9:59	3:16	OWN 28	6	36	Punt
1	4:23	2:32	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	0:10	1:17	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
2	11:23	7:51	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	2:18	1:58	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:52	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	7:34	1:42	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	3:14	1:06	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
3	1:27	1:34	OPP 22	3	7	Field Goal
4	11:37	2:20	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	7:41	2:27	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	1	-9	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lionel Hutchins	12	57	4.75	14	2
Brian Lee	7	21	3.00	5	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	6	3.00	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	19	113	5.95	52	2	3
Winfred Niklos	11	49	4.45	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	27	11	171	1/5	1	50	3	35.2
Ross Hernandez	4	4	44	0/0	0	21	0	112.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	40	27	297	0/0	2	29	0	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jose Durham	4	4	30	7.50	15	13	0
WR Cris Mayhew	3	5	80	26.67	42	50	1
WR Karl Hamrick	3	8	20	6.67	0	18	0
WR Matthew Meadows	3	5	59	19.67	13	30	0
WR Bobby Blanda	2	4	26	13.00	0	23	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brian Lee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Thomas Hodges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	9	13	132	14.67	24	29	0
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	60	12.00	38	17	0
TE Charles Cortez	4	6	40	10.00	3	14	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	5	21	7.00	5	13	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	4	23	11.50	5	13	1
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	15	7.50	7	8	0
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Kent Austin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Daniel Bellas	1	15	15.00
OLB Jared Ballard	1	25	25.00
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Lee	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel Bellas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	5	236	47.2	42.0	62	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	274	45.7	34.8	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	2/3	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	25	12.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Mayhew	2	61	30.5	0
Matthew Meadows	2	62	31.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	2	49	24.5	0
Daniel Bellas	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Reid	11	4	0.0	30	39
OLB A.J. Sexton	7	1	0.0	29	38
ILB Edgar Rogers	6	3	0.0	28	38
S Thomas Turnbull	6	3	0.0	22	34
DT Tracy Halela	5	0	0.0	24	30
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0.0	28	39
CB Harvey Graham	3	3	0.0	19	35
CB Cory Fellin	3	1	0.0	29	34
S James Major	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Skip Peterson	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Perry Simoneau	1	2	0.0	27	37
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	1	0.0	11	10
DE B.J. Dodge	1	1	0.0	25	37
WR Bobby Blanda	1	0	---	---	---
RB Brian Lee	1	0	---	---	---
G Renaldo Kuhnert	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leon Beauchamp	0	1	0.0	27	35
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0	1	0.0	3	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	5	2	0.0	21	32
ILB Duane Burgess	5	2	0.0	21	31
S Tyrone Weber	5	0	0.0	21	30
S Norm Gardner	4	0	0.0	13	17
CB Tommy Cranwell	4	0	0.0	20	27
DE Harris Herron	3	3	1.0	21	31
CB Daniel Bellas	2	2	0.0	21	31
DT A.J. Coffey	2	1	0.0	20	28
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	21	32
DE Jason Mireles	2	0	0.0	21	31
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	14	25
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0.0	1	4
S Austin Koch	0	1	0.0	5	9
S Norm Nichols	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tito Heller	1	6
DE B.J. Dodge	1	37
DT Tracy Halela	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	1.0	1	0	31
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	2	0	31
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	1	0	32
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kevin Reid	4	2	39
OLB A.J. Sexton	3	1	38
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	1	38
S Thomas Turnbull	3	1	34
S James Major	3	0	12
CB Cory Fellin	2	2	34
CB Stephen Forbes	2	2	39
CB Harvey Graham	2	0	35
DT Tracy Halela	2	0	30
OLB Skip Peterson	2	0	3
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	0	10

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tommy Cranwell	4	1	0	27
S Tyrone Weber	4	0	0	30
S Norm Gardner	2	1	0	17
ILB Duane Burgess	2	0	0	31
CB Sammie Rutter	1	2	1	32
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	0	31
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	4
OLB Donovan Mussatti	0	1	0	5
CB Daniel Bellas	0	0	1	31
OLB Jared Ballard	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerald Boivin	1	4	21	0	32
Reggie Stiles	1	4	17	0	26
Vernon Crawford	1	3	16	0	25
Lamar Martin	1	3	16	0	27
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	2	19	0	27
Carl Bridges	1	1	4	0	6
Otis Boyd	1	1	12	0	18
Irv Bove	0	1	5	0	7
Myron Rodriguez	0	0	2	1	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Prill	4	7	0	18	27
Henry Freeman	3	5	0	20	27
Devin Medlock	2	5	0	24	31
Donald Matthews	2	3	0	26	31
Leon Schroeder	1	4	1	28	39
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	0	8	10
Tony Brumley	0	4	0	20	27
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	16	22

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Graham	4	10
Michael Stuart	2	20
Jose Durham	1	19
Cris Mayhew	0	18
Jamal Schwartz	0	18
Otis Boyd	0	18
Lionel Hutchins	0	17
C.J. Cook	0	14
Karl Hamrick	0	13
Thomas Hodges	0	13
Matthew Meadows	0	12
Thurman Pierce	0	10
James Major	0	10
Johnnie Falconer	0	10
Everett Gray	0	8
Duane Loucks	0	8
Irv Bove	0	8
Carl Bridges	0	8
Reggie Stiles	0	7
Bert Johnson	0	7
Skip Peterson	0	7
Cornelius Hemphill	0	5
Tito Heller	0	5
Tracy Halela	0	4
Vernon Crawford	0	3
Cory Fellin	0	2
Kevin Reid	0	2
Stephen Forbes	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Myron Rodriguez	0	2
Leon Beauchamp	0	1
B.J. Dodge	0	1
Edgar Rogers	0	1
Thomas Turnbull	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Thompson	2	17
Norm Gardner	1	14
Nathan Wannamaker	1	10
Daniel Bellas	1	8
Wesley Hickman	1	7
Arnie Pearson	0	18
Lance Emerson	0	18
Norm Sapia	0	14
Curtis Weber	0	13
Austin Koch	0	12
Winfred Niklos	0	12
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Donovan Mussatti	0	11
Juan Fleck	0	10
Artie Farias	0	8
Tyrone Weber	0	8
Tony Brumley	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	7
Tommy Cranwell	0	7
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	7
Artie Souza	0	6
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Graham King	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Charles Cortez	0	5
Jamal Wallace	0	5
Deron Lyle	0	4
Jason Mireles	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	1
Irving Robasky	0	1
Kent Austin	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	9	46	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	10	83	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	27	11	4	1	3	5	4	2	3
Ross Hernandez	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	40	27	2	1	0	9	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	38	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	56	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	103	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	98	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	51	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Hamrick	8	3	2	20	0	21
WR Cris Mayhew	5	3	1	80	2	18
WR Matthew Meadows	5	3	0	59	2	24
FB Jose Durham	4	4	0	30	0	16
WR Bobby Blanda	4	2	0	26	1	16
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Brian Lee	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Thomas Hodges	1	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	13	9	132	2	29
TE Charles Cortez	6	4	40	0	29
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	60	0	27
WR Deron Lyle	5	3	21	0	21
WR Nathan Wannamaker	4	2	23	0	17
WR Kent Austin	2	0	0	0	29
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	1	0	17
RB Joel Garrison	2	2	15	0	23
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	5	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Lee	2	0	0.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Garrison	7	38	5.43	5.95
Winfred Niklos	3	5	1.67	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ross Hernandez	1	1	3	3.00	11.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	3	21	5.25	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	10.15
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	10	10.00	5.75
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	4	4.00	4.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	2	2
Brian Lee	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	2	0
Joel Garrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	5	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Hamrick	2	1	0
WR Matthew Meadows	2	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	4	4
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,400)
End Zone 14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,400)
End Zone	14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)