Week 2, 2054

played in New Orleans, CA

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	13	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	0	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 NOS - Emmett Francis 15 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
1Q: 02:20 NOS - Winston Bell 48 field goal
3Q: 04:23 NOS - Winston Bell 18 field goal
4Q: 14:18 PIT - Gary Tanner 2 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 07:28 NOS - Winston Bell 34 field goal
4Q: 04:57 PIT - Devante Garcia 7 run (Francisco Howland extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 NOS - Emmett Francis 15 pass from Randal Blanchard (Winston Bell extra point)
1Q: 02:20 NOS - Winston Bell 48 field goal
3Q: 04:23 NOS - Winston Bell 18 field goal
4Q: 14:18 PIT - Gary Tanner 2 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 07:28 NOS - Winston Bell 34 field goal
4Q: 04:57 PIT - Devante Garcia 7 run (Francisco Howland extra point failed)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 282 357
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 87 142
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 3.35 5.92
Net Passing Yards 195 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 1 36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	282	357
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	87	142
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	3.35	5.92
Net Passing Yards	195	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 1	36 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:12	31:48

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	3:49	OWN 33	6	28	Punt
1	2:15	5:07	OWN 28	10	39	Missed FG
2	10:36	4:48	OWN 29	10	44	Missed FG
2	4:22	2:32	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
2	1:36	0:46	OPP 36	3	0	Missed FG
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 43	3	0	Half
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 26	6	20	Interception
3	4:17	5:12	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	12:24	1:40	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	7:22	2:36	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	7:34	5:19	OWN 23	10	46	Field Goal
2	12:08	1:32	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	5:48	1:26	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
2	1:50	0:14	OWN 11	1	25	Fumble
2	0:50	0:35	OWN 43	3	21	Missed FG
3	11:51	7:34	OWN 23	13	76	Field Goal
4	14:05	1:41	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	10:44	3:22	OWN 35	6	48	Field Goal
4	4:46	4:25	OWN 23	9	40	Punt

Game MVP: Randal Blanchard, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devante Garcia	17	62	3.65	11	1	1
RB Lucas Portillo	7	14	2.00	9	0	0
QB Gary Tanner	2	11	5.50	9	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wade Midler	10	35	3.50	10	2
RB Roderick Christakes	9	65	7.22	25	2
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	14	4.67	5	0
QB Randal Blanchard	1	13	13.00	13	1
WR Braxton Miller	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	36	24	208	3/13	0	27	1	70.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Blanchard	36	27	227	2/12	1	38	0	100.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andres Gaudino	8	12	97	12.13	33	27
TE C.J. Connell	4	5	32	8.00	8	14
RB Devante Garcia	4	7	19	4.75	7	7
TE Carter Moore	4	5	40	10.00	18	15
WR Ron Clark	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Chandler Wayne	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Shannon Walters	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Norm Farley	1	2	10	10.00	0	10

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Landrum	6	10	43	7.17	1	20	0
WR Braxton Miller	6	8	27	4.50	8	13	0
WR Emmett Francis	5	6	64	12.80	4	18	1
WR Rex Konruff	4	4	37	9.25	5	15	0
RB Wade Midler	3	3	48	16.00	35	38	0
WR Rusty Maryland	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Xavier Henson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Roderick Christakes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
OLB Teddy Greer	1	0
S Jaquiski Tartt	0	1
DE Bernie Zawilinski	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
QB Randal Blanchard	1	0
RB Roderick Christakes	1	0
T Demetrius Di Pietro	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	3	111	37.0	29.0	47	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	4	182	45.5	30.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	0/3	0/3	0/2	0	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	3/4	1/2	0/1	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Crone	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Francis	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Walters	3	66	22.0	0
Vinny Crone	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Konruff	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Teddy Greer	9	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Ross Cochrane	8	2	0.5	22	36
S Amir Dodge	7	3	0.0	24	38
CB Jorge Cloak	6	0	0.0	20	34
S Jaquiski Tartt	5	2	0.0	22	36
OLB Eric Kendricks	5	1	0.0	15	22
CB Mackenzie Bradford	5	0	0.0	24	38
DE Max Thelwell	2	1	0.0	23	36
DT Zachery Briggs	1	0	1.0	18	26
DE Bernie Zawilinski	1	1	0.5	22	35
DT Sam Hanaki	1	1	0.0	10	10
WR Andres Gaudino	1	0	---	---	---
CB Thurman Dion	1	0	0.0	6	6
S Alex Glover	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Mario Nelson	0	1	0.0	9	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	12	1	1.0	25	39
S Curtis Grossman	10	4	0.0	25	39
DT Arturo Brisset	4	2	0.5	25	35
DE Winfred Martinez	3	0	0.5	21	25
CB Dennis Smalley	3	2	0.0	25	39
ILB Fernando Jones	3	0	0.0	14	22
ILB Mark Villalobos	3	0	0.0	11	17
DE Randal Foster	2	2	1.0	16	23
CB Derek Parker	2	2	0.0	20	28
S Landon Gemmell	2	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Jumbo Panariello	2	0	0.0	17	25
DT Devin McNeil	1	1	0.0	15	22
DT Norbert Blackwell	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Stephen Osborne	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Blaine Cooley	1	0	0.0	12	24
DT Max Perkins	0	1	0.0	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zachery Briggs	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Bernie Zawilinski	0.5	0	0	0	35
OLB Ross Cochrane	0.5	0	0	0	36
DE Max Thelwell	0.0	1	2	2	36
OLB Eric Kendricks	0.0	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Randal Foster	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Billy Shannon	1.0	0	0	39
DT Arturo Brisset	0.5	0	2	35
DE Winfred Martinez	0.5	0	0	25
DE Tyoka Barber	0.0	1	0	20
DT Devin McNeil	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	PPlay
OLB Ross Cochrane	7	36
OLB Teddy Greer	6	38
CB Mackenzie Bradford	5	38
CB Jorge Cloak	4	34
S Amir Dodge	3	38
OLB Eric Kendricks	1	22
CB Thurman Dion	1	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	6	1	0	39
S Curtis Grossman	5	1	0	39
ILB Mark Villalobos	3	1	0	17
CB Dennis Smalley	2	1	0	39
OLB Jumbo Panariello	2	0	0	25
S Landon Gemmell	1	0	1	38
DE Winfred Martinez	1	0	0	25
DE Randal Foster	1	0	0	23
ILB Fernando Jones	1	0	0	22
CB Blaine Cooley	1	0	0	24
CB Derek Parker	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lamont Arnold	4	8	0	26	0	39
T Jack Conklin	2	7	1	26	1	39
G Daryl Davis	2	4	0	26	0	39
G Caden Osieja	1	2	0	26	1	39
T Deion Gambone	0	2	0	26	1	39
TE C.J. Connell	0	1	0	22	0	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darren Wilkerson	3	5	24	1	38
G Irv Maxwell	3	5	24	0	38
T Demetrius Di Pietro	3	4	24	0	38
G Gerald Drexler	0	6	24	1	38
T Troy Rodgers	0	2	24	0	38
FB Xavier Henson	0	1	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Devante Garcia	1	16
Mike Sousa	1	11
Caden Osieja	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Henson	1	15
Blaine Cooley	1	13
Wendell Olivarez	1	13
Devin McNeil	1	11
Dixon Granville	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Andres Gaudino	26	38	---	---	15	79
OLB Teddy Greer	---	---	24	38	13	75
G Caden Osieja	26	39	---	---	9	74
T Jack Conklin	26	39	---	---	6	71
G Daryl Davis	26	39	---	---	6	71
T Deion Gambone	26	39	---	---	6	71
S Amir Dodge	---	---	24	38	5	67
CB Mackenzie Bradford	---	---	24	38	4	66
QB Gary Tanner	26	39	---	---	---	65
C Lamont Arnold	26	39	---	---	---	65
DE Max Thelwell	---	---	23	36	4	63
RB Devante Garcia	18	29	---	---	16	63
S Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	22	36	4	62
OLB Ross Cochrane	---	---	22	36	4	62
DE Bernie Zawilinski	---	---	22	35	4	61
TE C.J. Connell	22	38	---	---	---	60
CB Jorge Cloak	---	---	20	34	4	58
WR Shannon Walters	17	26	---	---	8	51
DT Zachery Briggs	---	---	18	26	3	47
TE Carter Moore	11	18	---	---	18	47
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	15	22	3	40
CB Vinny Crone	---	---	11	16	10	37
DT Mario Nelson	---	---	9	24	2	35
DT Mike Sousa	---	---	6	16	11	33
WR Ron Clark	12	19	---	---	---	31
DT Sam Hanaki	---	---	10	10	6	26
CB Thurman Dion	---	---	6	6	12	24
RB Lucas Portillo	8	9	---	---	2	19
TE Norm Farley	7	7	---	---	5	19
RB Chandler Wayne	3	3	---	---	11	17
OLB Ricardo Boatman	---	---	1	0	15	16
S Alex Glover	---	---	3	2	11	16
WR Braxton Foreman	6	8	---	---	---	14
CB Nicky Spencer	---	---	2	4	4	10
P Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Korey Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Howie Bruner	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Cory Babic	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Cornelius Bierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Curtis Harper	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jay DuVall	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Roderick MaKinster	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Tony Fabini	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Miguel Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Lorenzo Enman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Gerald Drexler	24	38	---	---	8	70
T Demetrius Di Pietro	24	38	---	---	8	70
G Irv Maxwell	24	38	---	---	8	70
T Troy Rodgers	24	38	---	---	8	70
OLB Billy Shannon	---	---	25	39	3	67
S Curtis Grossman	---	---	25	39	3	67
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	25	39	3	67
S Landon Gemmell	---	---	24	38	3	65
C Darren Wilkerson	24	38	---	---	---	62
QB Randal Blanchard	24	38	---	---	---	62
DT Arturo Brisset	---	---	25	35	2	62
TE Courtney Landrum	22	37	---	---	---	59
WR Rex Konruff	22	32	---	---	3	57
WR Braxton Miller	21	36	---	---	---	57
CB Derek Parker	---	---	20	28	4	52
CB Blaine Cooley	---	---	12	24	13	49
WR Emmett Francis	15	19	---	---	15	49
DT Devin McNeil	---	---	15	22	11	48
DE Winfred Martinez	---	---	21	25	1	47
OLB Jumbo Panariello	---	---	17	25	5	47
DE Randal Foster	---	---	16	23	1	40
ILB Fernando Jones	---	---	14	22	3	39
TE Levi Bronson	8	12	---	---	19	39
DE Tyoka Barber	---	---	12	20	5	37
RB Wade Midler	12	24	---	---	---	36
ILB Mark Villalobos	---	---	11	17	6	34
DT Max Perkins	---	---	11	19	2	32
FB Xavier Henson	4	9	---	---	15	28
WR Rusty Maryland	2	7	---	---	15	24
DE Wendell Olivarez	---	---	3	4	13	20
RB Roderick Christakes	9	11	---	---	---	20
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	0	---	---	16	19
S Doug Naranjo	---	---	2	1	11	14
CB Stephen Osborne	---	---	5	7	2	14
K Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dixon Granville	0	1	---	---	8	9
C Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Norbert Blackwell	---	---	3	2	3	8
P Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Quinn Cason	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Damon Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Floyd Talent	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Marshall Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nathaniel Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alfred Weber	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Stanley Horner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	13	90	6.9
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	36	24	2	1	2	4	2	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Blanchard	36	27	2	2	3	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	51	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	63	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	93	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andres Gaudino	12	8	0	97	2	38
RB Devante Garcia	7	4	0	19	0	29
TE C.J. Connell	5	4	0	32	0	38
TE Carter Moore	5	4	0	40	0	18
WR Ron Clark	2	1	1	6	0	19
WR Shannon Walters	2	1	1	7	0	26
TE Norm Farley	2	1	0	10	0	7
RB Chandler Wayne	1	1	0	-3	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Landrum	10	6	2	43	1	37
WR Braxton Miller	8	6	1	27	0	36
WR Emmett Francis	6	5	0	64	0	19
WR Rex Konruff	4	4	0	37	0	32
RB Wade Midler	3	3	0	48	1	24
WR Rusty Maryland	2	1	0	-2	0	7
FB Xavier Henson	2	1	0	6	0	9
RB Roderick Christakes	1	1	0	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devante Garcia	5	19	3.80	3.65
QB Gary Tanner	1	2	2.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wade Midler	2	6	3.00	3.50
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	4	4.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randal Blanchard	3	2	29	9.67	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmett Francis	2	2	29	14.50	10.67
WR Rusty Maryland	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gary Tanner	1	1
RB Devante Garcia	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade Midler	3	2
QB Randal Blanchard	1	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	9	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Blanchard	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carter Moore	3	2	2
RB Devante Garcia	2	2	1
TE C.J. Connell	1	0	0
WR Andres Gaudino	1	0	0
WR Shannon Walters	1	1	0
TE Norm Farley	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmett Francis	3	3	2
TE Courtney Landrum	2	1	1
FB Xavier Henson	2	1	0
WR Rusty Maryland	1	0	0
WR Braxton Miller	1	0	0
RB Wade Midler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)