Week 2, 2054

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers77143-31
New Orleans Saints73721-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 PIT - Dusty Powell 9 pass from Marty Bryant (Deon Lang extra point)
1Q: 04:51 NOS - Dustin Perry 19 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
2Q: 14:26 PIT - Dan Cortez 4 pass from Marty Bryant (Deon Lang extra point)
2Q: 02:52 NOS - O.J. Thomas 20 field goal
3Q: 13:41 NOS - Ralph Maxwell 16 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
3Q: 09:16 PIT - Rickey Viragh 4 pass from Marty Bryant (Deon Lang extra point)
3Q: 00:41 PIT - Marty Bryant 7 run (Deon Lang extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Horace Kimmel 12 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 09:50 PIT - Deon Lang 42 field goal
4Q: 07:15 NOS - Ralph Maxwell 37 run (O.J. Thomas extra point)
4Q: 01:17 NOS - Ernie Vernon 14 pass from Casey Nixon (O.J. Thomas extra point)

Team StatisticsPITNOS
Record0-21-1
First Downs2925
- by Rushing118
- by Passing1717
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards433510
- Offensive Plays7863
- Yards per Play5.558.10
Net Rushing Yards169172
- Rushing Attempts3320
- Yards per Rush5.128.60
Net Passing Yards264338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 26 - 042 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards270342
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/4
- Yards per Pass Play5.877.86
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions7/146/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.47.2
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/522/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/93/-5
Kick Returns/Yards1/141/27
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 31
Time of Possession33:2226:38

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:49OWN 251275Touchdown
14:420:57OWN 2530Punt
12:051:07OWN 173-4Punt
10:361:18OPP 47347Touchdown
210:331:06OWN 5518Punt
22:442:27OWN 32738Missed FG
313:224:14OWN 25875Touchdown
37:176:44OWN 341366Touchdown
414:515:07OWN 251050Field Goal
46:553:56OWN 25934Missed FG
41:080:54OWN 13624Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:114:29OWN 251075Touchdown
13:451:40OWN 2935Punt
10:580:22OWN 3325Interception
214:183:45OWN 25842Punt
29:276:43OWN 41393Field Goal
20:170:17OWN 3730Half
315:001:38OWN 25375Touchdown
39:081:51OWN 40326Fumble
30:330:42OWN 25275Touchdown
49:442:49OWN 25575Touchdown
42:591:51OWN 48952Touchdown
40:140:14OPP 372-3Game

Game MVP: Marty Bryant, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Conrad Gardner22803.641230
Clifton Williamson7628.861620
Rich Freysinger2115.50900
Marty Bryant2168.00901
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ralph Maxwell910711.893752
Bernie Randall66110.173030
Casey Nixon471.75600
Keith Gray1-3-3.00-300

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marty Bryant44262701/6337099.6
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Casey Nixon42263421/43631101.5

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Brant Kerouac612467.673150
WR Willie Baltzer6710317.1766370
WR Rich Freysinger47317.7511160
WR Dan Cortez35124.00381
WR Rickey Viragh22147.004101
TE Dusty Powell252110.505121
RB Conrad Gardner1288.00080
RB Clifton Williamson122424.0024240
FB Darnell Watson111111.000110
WR Antoine Rodgers0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sherman McDougall71013619.4362630
TE Jaylen Palumbo511448.800230
WR Ernie Vernon35227.334141
RB Bernie Randall346822.6756350
WR Keith Gray22136.506110
TE Dustin Perry223316.502191
RB Ralph Maxwell23115.50170
WR Darnell Wadley1233.00030
RB Horace Kimmel131212.001121

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cameron Shmitz100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Ray Joyner0100
Cole Whisman0010
Kerry Rasmussen0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Keith Gray1000
Casey Nixon1000
Clarence Florez0100

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Vivaldi316856.057.7671
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darrell Van Pelt28643.038.5582

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Deon Lang1/31/30/1424/4
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
O.J. Thomas1/10/00/0205/5

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Manuel Antonick199.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Washington3-5-1.70

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Manuel Antonick11414.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Sherman McDougall12727.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cole Whisman610.02043
ILB Brant West430.01934
CB Cameron Shmitz410.01741
OLB Steve Rypien410.01021
OLB Cris Schary400.01123
CB Edgar Reid330.5823
S Vinny Corbett300.01021
OLB Kerry Rasmussen200.5925
ILB Walter Clodfelter210.01120
CB Mercury Waller200.01527
CB Manuel Antonick200.01022
DT Marvin Maestas110.01634
DE J.B. Huskey100.01626
S Bert Buckner100.02043
DE Devin Seguin100.01629
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Devonte Luzio920.03345
S Darrin Spector730.03238
CB Mason Monahan710.03244
OLB Derek Dorey600.02320
ILB Gregory Lytle520.03238
CB Mark Flynn410.03030
CB Erik McKie330.02831
DT Preston Arnold310.02126
DE Tommy Walton300.03238
OLB Carlton Conley300.01417
DT Kenyon George210.01925
OLB Chandler Madison200.0617
DT Stan Reynolds111.02127
DE Doug Henderson100.02626
TE Jaylen Palumbo10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kerry Rasmussen0.501025
CB Edgar Reid0.500023
S Bert Buckner0.010043
DE Devin Seguin0.010029
DE J.B. Huskey0.001026
DE Eric Castillo0.001014
OLB Cris Schary0.001023
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Stan Reynolds1.001127
OLB Ramon LaPierre0.010014
DE Tommy Walton0.003138
OLB Carlton Conley0.002017
DE Doug Henderson0.001026
DT Kenyon George0.001025
OLB Derek Dorey0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Cameron Shmitz51141
ILB Brant West41034
CB Edgar Reid31023
OLB Steve Rypien30021
S Vinny Corbett30021
S Cole Whisman21043
ILB Walter Clodfelter20020
OLB Cris Schary20023
CB Manuel Antonick10022
S Bert Buckner10043
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mason Monahan61044
ILB Gregory Lytle60038
S Devonte Luzio40045
CB Mark Flynn31030
OLB Derek Dorey30020
OLB Chandler Madison11017
DE Doug Henderson10026
CB Erik McKie10031
S Darrin Spector10038
OLB Carlton Conley01017

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Emmett George714233045
Vernon Patton38133045
Moe Hitchcock23033045
Tristan Biederman13033145
Silas Bacon13033045
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Monty Meadows24020143
Griffin Wallace23120043
Antoine Clancy23120043
Clarence Florez23020043
Orlando Taliancich13020043
Doug Finneran110302
Jaylen Palumbo01019037

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Brant West219
Bert Buckner119
Silas Bacon16
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Daryl Stopek112
Carlton Conley110

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Emmett George3345------684
Silas Bacon3345------684
Bert Buckner------20431982
Vernon Patton3345---------78
Moe Hitchcock3345---------78
Tristan Biederman3345---------78
Marty Bryant3345---------78
Dan Cortez3245---------77
Brant Kerouac2943---------72
Brant West------19341972
Cole Whisman------2043164
Willie Baltzer2635---------61
Cameron Shmitz------1741159
Rich Freysinger2431------156
Marvin Maestas------1634151
Cris Schary------11231751
Clifton Williamson724------1950
Vinny Corbett------10211647
Edgar Reid------8231546
Devin Seguin------1629146
Mercury Waller------1527143
Conrad Gardner2518---------43
J.B. Huskey------1626---42
Manuel Antonick------1022941
Dusty Powell511------2137
Kerry Rasmussen------925---34
Steve Rypien------1021233
Walter Clodfelter------1120132
Rickey Viragh75------1830
Darnell Watson75------1830
Ray Joyner------617326
Eric Castillo------414---18
Antoine Rodgers33------1218
Deon Lang00------99
Vincent Gomez------08---8
David Adams00------66
Bryan Ochtyun00------66
Craig Vivaldi00------66
Raul Harmon00------66
Ronald Emmons------22---4
Kaden Rister03---------3
Jeremiah Heard------0022
Willie Beyer02---------2
Luis Cook00---------0
Malik Pavkovich00---------0
Joseph Reeves00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Devonte Luzio------3345381
Mason Monahan------3244379
Darrin Spector------3238373
Gregory Lytle------3238272
Tommy Walton------3238171
Sherman McDougall2043------669
Antoine Clancy2043------366
Erik McKie------2831564
Clarence Florez2043---------63
Monty Meadows2043---------63
Orlando Taliancich2043---------63
Griffin Wallace2043---------63
Casey Nixon2043---------63
Mark Flynn------3030161
Stan Reynolds------21271159
Ernie Vernon1641---------57
Jaylen Palumbo1937---------56
Doug Henderson------2626153
Preston Arnold------2126552
Ralph Maxwell1125------1450
Kenyon George------1925145
Derek Dorey------2320---43
Carlton Conley------14171041
Horace Kimmel712------1938
Keith Gray1019------736
Ramon LaPierre------2142036
Kerry Washington------1131731
Darnell Wadley09------1726
Bernie Randall916---------25
Chandler Madison------617225
Doug Finneran32------1924
Matthew Majka------171624
Les Stargell------312520
Brad Malone------512118
Korey Shipes------171018
Dustin Perry59---------14
Daryl Stopek02------1214
Isaiah Barber------18514
O.J. Thomas00------88
Alejandro Joe00------33
Percy Clements00------33
Keegan Powell00------33
Darrell Van Pelt00------33
Chris Bernard00------33
Terry Henson00---------0
Cristian Cress00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14664.7
Middle16815.1
Right3227.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left35217.3
Middle10777.7
Right5469.2
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marty Bryant44264044920
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Casey Nixon42266234401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen108878.7
Short (0-8 Yds)169674.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)1581057.0
Long (19+ Yds)31113.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64488.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2212773.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)11813111.9
Long (19+ Yds)328628.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Brant Kerouac126146043
WR Rich Freysinger74231031
WR Willie Baltzer760103335
WR Dan Cortez53012045
TE Dusty Powell52021011
WR Rickey Viragh2201405
RB Conrad Gardner2108018
RB Clifton Williamson21024124
FB Darnell Watson1101105
WR Antoine Rodgers101003
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jaylen Palumbo115144137
WR Sherman McDougall1072136343
WR Ernie Vernon53022041
RB Bernie Randall43068216
RB Horace Kimmel31012012
RB Ralph Maxwell32011025
WR Keith Gray22013019
WR Darnell Wadley210309
TE Dustin Perry2203309

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Conrad Gardner2147.003.64
Clifton Williamson2136.508.86
Rich Freysinger122.005.50
Marty Bryant177.008.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bernie Randall11515.0010.17
Ralph Maxwell11616.0011.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marty Bryant44256.256.14
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Casey Nixon74497.008.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dan Cortez22126.002.40
WR Rickey Viragh1144.007.00
TE Dusty Powell1199.004.20
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Ralph Maxwell2142.003.67
WR Ernie Vernon111414.004.40
RB Horace Kimmel111212.004.00
TE Jaylen Palumbo1000.004.00
RB Bernie Randall1000.0017.00
TE Dustin Perry111919.0016.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Clifton Williamson11
New OrleansRushesConversions
Bernie Randall21

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Marty Bryant1376
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Casey Nixon755

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
TE Brant Kerouac322
TE Dusty Powell311
WR Rich Freysinger210
WR Rickey Viragh111
WR Willie Baltzer111
RB Clifton Williamson100
FB Darnell Watson111
WR Antoine Rodgers100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Jaylen Palumbo322
WR Ernie Vernon211
WR Sherman McDougall222

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,700 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck14,200 (23,300)
End Zone10,400 (16,800)
Mezzanine6,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats9,600 (14,900)
Club Seats10,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes4,700 (5,400)