Week 2, 2030

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	10	6	-	26
New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 PIT - Howie Russell 33 field goal
2Q: 09:06 PIT - Leslie Rice 5 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 02:08 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Bernard Richard 38 field goal
3Q: 11:17 NOS - Bernard Richard 41 field goal
3Q: 08:47 PIT - Howie Russell 47 field goal
3Q: 01:07 PIT - Ernest Hancock 3 run (Howie Russell extra point)
4Q: 13:17 PIT - Howie Russell 47 field goal
4Q: 00:19 PIT - Howie Russell 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 PIT - Howie Russell 33 field goal
2Q: 09:06 PIT - Leslie Rice 5 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 02:08 NOS - Alan Poole 5 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NOS - Bernard Richard 38 field goal
3Q: 11:17 NOS - Bernard Richard 41 field goal
3Q: 08:47 PIT - Howie Russell 47 field goal
3Q: 01:07 PIT - Ernest Hancock 3 run (Howie Russell extra point)
4Q: 13:17 PIT - Howie Russell 47 field goal
4Q: 00:19 PIT - Howie Russell 23 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 319 397
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 124 147
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.90
Net Passing Yards 195 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 5/128
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	319	397
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	124	147
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.90
Net Passing Yards	195	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	5/128
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 32	8	52	Field Goal
1	6:22	3:00	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	14:54	2:23	OWN 48	4	14	Punt
2	11:44	2:44	OPP 27	7	27	Touchdown
2	6:37	2:16	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
2	2:00	1:45	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
3	12:26	0:13	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
3	11:10	2:29	OWN 23	4	47	Field Goal
3	3:02	2:04	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
4	14:24	1:14	OPP 21	3	-9	Field Goal
4	10:29	1:55	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	5:31	5:17	OWN 20	10	74	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	4:28	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	3:22	3:28	OWN 16	7	43	Missed FG
2	12:31	0:47	OWN 6	2	26	Fumble
2	9:00	2:23	OWN 26	4	27	Punt
2	4:21	2:21	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 45	1	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	12:13	1:03	OPP 22	3	-2	Field Goal
3	8:41	5:39	OWN 29	9	29	Missed FG
3	0:58	1:34	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
4	13:10	2:41	OWN 35	5	33	Fumble
4	8:34	3:03	OWN 25	4	29	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 36	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Howie Russell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernest Hancock	20	74	3.70	13	2	1
Bennie Fanwick	8	44	5.50	38	1	0
Bryce Benson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Cote	17	76	4.47	21	1	0
Alan Poole	4	25	6.25	12	2	1
Bobby Irwin	4	15	3.75	7	0	0
Grant Guthrie	4	30	7.50	18	1	0
Rick Collins	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Benson	26	16	222	4/27	1	44	1	85.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	18	250	0/0	0	36	1	77.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Courtney Karamanos	5	8	67	13.40	16	24	0
WR Leslie Rice	4	6	69	17.25	41	38	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	4	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Sherman Cooper	2	4	17	8.50	5	12	0
TE Ryan Winters	1	2	11	11.00	12	11	0
WR Bryant Clements	1	1	44	44.00	0	44	0
RB Ernest Hancock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phillip Newman	4	6	62	15.50	24	24
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	4	31	10.33	0	14
TE Jimmy Roberts	3	6	38	12.67	7	19
WR Lester Culjat	3	3	25	8.33	2	12
WR Rick Collins	2	3	22	11.00	0	15
WR Preston Stevenson	2	4	70	35.00	51	36
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	2	2	2.00	4	2

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	31	31.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Ziel	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryce Benson	1	1	0
Preston Cote	0	1	1
Bobby Austin	0	1	0
Louie Coe	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Alan Poole	1	0
Mitchell Emmons	1	0
Max Tank	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	5	195	39.0	36.4	44	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	186	46.5	33.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Howie Russell	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/4	1/3	0/2	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Culjat	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	45	22.5	0
Junior Gibson	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Stanton	4	107	26.8	0
Bobby Irwin	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Louie Coe	6	1	0.0	29	27
OLB Gerald Perry	6	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Bernard Gott	5	0	0.0	14	14
ILB Floyd Footman	4	4	0.0	21	20
DE Gene McKenzie	3	2	0.0	24	21
S Otis Drexler	3	0	0.0	13	14
CB Johnny Herndon	3	0	0.0	22	22
S Preston Cote	2	2	0.0	16	13
S Nicky Ortmeier	2	1	0.0	19	18
DE Edward Arnold	2	0	0.0	21	16
ILB Chuck Mills	2	0	0.0	9	7
DE Marshall Joseph	1	2	0.0	14	11
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jackie Aguirre	1	0	0.0	19	21
CB Darnell Carr	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Ty Shields	1	0	0.0	8	4
DT Alfred Feldman	1	0	0.0	16	17
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	0	0.0	17	16
DT Eugene Fisk	1	0	0.0	11	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Max Tank	5	1	1.5	26	26
DT Junior Reeves	4	0	1.0	17	17
ILB Jose Barfield	4	2	0.0	18	21
ILB Dale Landolt	4	0	0.0	11	9
S Steve Ziel	4	0	0.0	24	25
S Duane Sterritt	3	3	0.0	22	24
DT Eddie Bloomer	3	1	0.0	11	17
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0.0	15	18
S Jorge Cloude	3	0	0.0	12	11
OLB Otis Wallis	2	1	1.0	9	2
DT Jorge Templeton	2	1	0.5	18	13
OLB Rodney Whalen	2	1	0.0	10	11
CB Danny Cortez	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Byron Bennett	1	2	0.0	27	30
CB Norbert Dawson	1	1	0.0	20	24
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	14	21
C B.J. Givens	1	0	---	---	---
T Archie Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gene McKenzie	1	1	1	21
ILB Floyd Footman	1	0	0	20
DT Alfred Feldman	0	1	0	17
DT Eugene Fisk	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	1.5	1	3	26
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Otis Wallis	1.0	0	0	2
DT Jorge Templeton	0.5	0	0	13
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	3	1	21
OLB Rodney Whalen	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gerald Perry	4	0	0	18
S Preston Cote	2	0	0	13
CB Louie Coe	2	0	0	27
CB Johnny Herndon	2	0	0	22
ILB Floyd Footman	1	1	0	20
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	1	0	16
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	0	1	18
S Otis Drexler	1	0	0	14
OLB Bernard Gott	1	0	0	14
OLB Ty Shields	1	0	0	4
DT Alfred Feldman	1	0	0	17
ILB Chuck Mills	1	0	0	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Ziel	3	0	1	25
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	21
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	0	11
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0	18
CB Norbert Dawson	1	3	0	24
OLB Byron Bennett	1	1	0	30
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0	17
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	24
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	7
ILB Dale Landolt	1	0	0	9
CB Bubba Reese	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trevor Carpenter	3	7	26	1	28
Mike Emerson	2	5	20	1	25
Ted Kaplan	2	4	15	1	16
Terrell Kelley	1	4	23	0	19
Brent Baldridge	1	2	20	1	24
Rusty Yancy	1	1	12	0	14
Lance Salter	0	3	19	0	18
Lenny Clemons	0	2	10	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Cris Scott	4	8	0	30	27
Mel Harper	3	3	0	25	24
Trent Sinclair	1	4	1	27	21
Joseph Sherman	0	3	0	26	24
Junior Blair	0	3	0	21	15
Vernon Huffman	0	2	0	5	4
Dwayne Peyton	0	1	0	25	23
B.J. Givens	0	1	0	3	7
Archie Garrett	0	1	0	4	5
Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	17	13

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Tilley	4	16
Junior Gibson	2	19
Louie Coe	1	9
Jackie Aguirre	0	22
Kent Battaglia	0	19
Ryan Winters	0	17
Gerald Perry	0	16
Courtney Karamanos	0	14
Bernie Hassler	0	13
Kirk Kerr	0	13
Bennie Fanwick	0	12
Preston Cote	0	10
Ted Kaplan	0	9
Brent Baldridge	0	9
Trevor Carpenter	0	9
Rusty Yancy	0	9
Lenny Clemons	0	9
Ty Shields	0	8
Jason Whiteman	0	7
Edward Arnold	0	5
Otis Drexler	0	5
Terrell Blades	0	5
Gene McKenzie	0	5
Robert Fundinger	0	4
Howie Russell	0	4
Darnell Carr	0	3
Bobby Austin	0	3
Alfred Feldman	0	3
Chuck Mills	0	3
Marshall Joseph	0	3
Johnny Herndon	0	3
Nicky Ortmeier	0	3
Floyd Footman	0	2
Bernard Gott	0	2
Eugene Fisk	0	2
Sherman Cooper	0	1
Spencer Harden	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Grange	2	14
Otis Wallis	1	21
Rick Collins	1	14
Bobby Irwin	0	18
Ed McCarthy	0	18
Lester Culjat	0	15
Mitchell Emmons	0	14
Junior Blair	0	14
Norbert Dawson	0	13
Byron Bennett	0	11
Marc Stanton	0	9
Grant Guthrie	0	9
B.J. Givens	0	8
Archie Garrett	0	8
Kris Lebiedzinski	0	8
Vernon Huffman	0	8
Bubba Reese	0	7
Bernard Richard	0	7
Tony Nixon	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Ty Covington	0	6
Mel Harper	0	6
Eddie Bloomer	0	5
Phillip Newman	0	5
Duane Sterritt	0	5
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Dale Landolt	0	4
Bryan Harding	0	4
Jimmy Roberts	0	4
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Danny Cortez	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Steve Ziel	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Joseph Sherman	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Jorge Templeton	0	2
Rodney Whalen	0	2
Jeffrey Cote	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	73	6.1
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	55	5.0
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	9	39	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Benson	26	16	3	0	1	4	4	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	18	3	1	1	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	127	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	9	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	68	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	78	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	164	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Karamanos	8	5	0	67	1	19
WR Leslie Rice	6	4	1	69	1	21
WR Bernie Hassler	4	3	0	14	0	18
WR Sherman Cooper	4	2	0	17	0	12
TE Ryan Winters	2	1	0	11	0	28
WR Bryant Clements	1	1	0	44	1	4
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0	0	0	0	14

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	6	4	0	62	1	21
TE Jimmy Roberts	6	3	0	38	0	13
TE Mitchell Emmons	4	3	0	31	0	15
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	0	70	2	27
WR Rick Collins	3	2	0	22	0	11
WR Lester Culjat	3	3	0	25	0	7
RB Jeffrey Cote	2	1	1	2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	8	26	3.25	3.70
Bennie Fanwick	4	7	1.75	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	5	5.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Benson	2	1	5	2.50	8.54

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0.00	8.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Leslie Rice	1	1	5	5.00	11.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bennie Fanwick	2	0
Ernest Hancock	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Cote	2	1
Grant Guthrie	2	1
Bobby Irwin	1	1
Rick Collins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Benson	7	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	1
WR Leslie Rice	2	2	1
WR Courtney Karamanos	2	1	0
TE Ryan Winters	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Collins	3	2	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
WR Lester Culjat	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,900 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)