Week 2, 2074

played in New Orleans, CA

72 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	11	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 PIT - Dustin Bruce 2 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
1Q: 00:41 NOS - Mario Phillips 8 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Craig Daniels 18 field goal
3Q: 07:57 NOS - Craig Daniels 21 field goal
4Q: 14:20 NOS - Craig Daniels 42 field goal
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Reginald Hicks 41 field goal
4Q: 07:44 NOS - Trent Sawahata 35 pass from Gage Douglas (Gage Douglas pass to Ryan Brotzman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 PIT - Dustin Bruce 2 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
1Q: 00:41 NOS - Mario Phillips 8 pass from Gage Douglas (Craig Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Craig Daniels 18 field goal
3Q: 07:57 NOS - Craig Daniels 21 field goal
4Q: 14:20 NOS - Craig Daniels 42 field goal
4Q: 10:52 PIT - Reginald Hicks 41 field goal
4Q: 07:44 NOS - Trent Sawahata 35 pass from Gage Douglas (Gage Douglas pass to Ryan Brotzman for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 16 27
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 308 387
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 5.70 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 106 111
- Rushing Attempts 17 30
- Yards per Rush 6.24 3.70
Net Passing Yards 202 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 242 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/40 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 6.73
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 8/66
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:33 36:27

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	16	27
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	308	387
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	5.70	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	106	111
- Rushing Attempts	17	30
- Yards per Rush	6.24	3.70
Net Passing Yards	202	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	41 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	242	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/40	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	6.73
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	8/66
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	23:33	36:27

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
1	10:33	4:31	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	0:34	1:10	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	9:11	1:46	OWN 5	5	12	Punt
2	6:27	1:53	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
2	1:57	1:28	OWN 11	4	21	Interception
3	7:49	3:13	OWN 29	6	12	Punt
4	14:14	3:28	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
4	7:29	3:12	OWN 10	8	74	Downs
4	2:00	1:49	OWN 17	7	67	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	2:06	OWN 6	5	15	Punt
1	6:02	5:28	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:24	5:13	OWN 31	8	29	Punt
2	7:25	0:58	OWN 46	3	1	Interception
2	4:34	2:37	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 9	3	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:11	OWN 25	12	71	Field Goal
3	4:36	5:22	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
4	10:46	3:17	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	4:17	2:17	OWN 16	5	9	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 16	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gage Douglas, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dustin Bruce	7	58	8.29	19	3	1
QB Carter Caldwell	5	22	4.40	7	0	0
RB Rick Talley	5	26	5.20	27	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jermaine Prescott	13	46	3.54	14	3
RB Bart Kerr	11	51	4.64	13	2
RB Vernon Stephenson	3	8	2.67	4	0
QB Gage Douglas	3	6	2.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	29	18	242	8/40	0	50	1	74.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gage Douglas	41	29	276	0/0	2	35	1	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Austin Fogle	5	7	81	16.20	41	27
WR Braxton Grant	4	7	95	23.75	36	50
TE Darius Flynn	2	4	5	2.50	0	4
WR Drake Jongeling	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
RB Rick Talley	2	3	10	5.00	8	9
TE Jeremy Juckett	2	2	14	7.00	6	7
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	30	30.00	28	30
FB Manuel Shaw	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trent Sawahata	8	11	94	11.75	42	35	1
WR Taylor Martin	5	5	32	6.40	5	15	0
TE Ryan Brotzman	5	7	40	8.00	4	15	0
TE Brent Castillo	3	6	20	6.67	2	10	0
RB Jermaine Prescott	3	4	24	8.00	26	15	0
WR Chad Sutter	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Benjamin Newsom	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Jameson Dole	1	2	23	23.00	18	23	0
WR Kaleb Mitchell	1	3	14	14.00	3	14	0
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Javier Benton	1	19	19.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lawrence Noblitt	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
QB Carter Caldwell	1	0
WR Austin Fogle	1	0
RB Dustin Bruce	0	1
C Ned Lemay	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ed Franz	0	0	1	0
OLB Rex Baber	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. McElroy	5	213	42.6	37.2	50	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Korey Ledyard	4	149	37.3	37.3	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Daniels	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Mitchell	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Grant	2	52	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andy Londerville	8	2	0.0	28	28
S Deion Cox	8	1	0.0	30	40
CB Javier Benton	7	1	0.0	30	41
OLB Sherman Cornell	6	2	0.0	25	29
S Jacob Langlois	6	0	0.0	29	35
DT Blaine Hickman	4	3	0.0	21	32
ILB Jerald Newton	3	3	0.0	4	14
OLB Sedrick Rivers	3	3	0.0	15	22
DT Chuck Combs	3	1	0.0	17	21
DT Alec Hickman	2	5	0.0	28	29
DE Horace Goss	1	2	0.0	29	28
CB Billy Rucker	1	0	0.0	17	22
T Andy Stabenow	1	0	---	---	---
S Mel Glenn	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Donnell Gerdes	1	0	0.0	18	25
CB Angel Dalan	1	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Bryan Lucas	0	1	0.0	15	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex Baber	10	0	0.0	16	33
ILB Edwin Talley	5	1	2.0	16	34
OLB Ed Franz	4	0	1.5	16	36
CB Irving McSweeny	4	0	0.0	16	36
CB Abel Foster	3	1	0.0	11	28
CB Lawrence Noblitt	3	0	0.0	1	11
DE Evan Hopson	2	3	1.5	16	30
DE Roy Harvey	2	2	1.0	16	31
S Johnny Mayes	2	3	0.0	16	33
ILB Bryce Winslett	2	1	0.0	7	9
S Duane Ekernas	2	0	0.0	15	27
DT Josh Buff	1	0	1.0	1	16
DT Frank Michl	1	0	1.0	16	24
CB Marty Becker	1	0	0.0	16	30
WR Trent Sawahata	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alec Hickman	2	1	29
ILB Jerald Newton	1	0	14
OLB Sherman Cornell	1	0	29

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Edwin Talley	2.0	0	34
OLB Ed Franz	1.5	0	36
DE Evan Hopson	1.5	0	30
DT Josh Buff	1.0	1	16
DE Roy Harvey	1.0	1	31
DT Frank Michl	1.0	0	24
OLB Rex Baber	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Javier Benton	6	2	1	41
OLB Sherman Cornell	4	1	0	29
S Jacob Langlois	4	0	0	35
ILB Jerald Newton	2	0	0	14
ILB Andy Londerville	2	0	0	28
OLB Sedrick Rivers	2	0	0	22
S Deion Cox	1	1	0	40
DT Blaine Hickman	1	0	0	32
CB Billy Rucker	1	0	0	22
S Mel Glenn	1	0	0	6
DT Alec Hickman	1	0	0	29
DT Chuck Combs	1	0	0	21
CB Donnell Gerdes	1	0	0	25
CB Angel Dalan	1	0	0	20
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	1	0	0	2

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irving McSweeny	3	1	0	36
CB Lawrence Noblitt	3	0	1	11
OLB Rex Baber	3	0	0	33
S Duane Ekernas	2	0	0	27
CB Abel Foster	2	0	0	28
S Johnny Mayes	1	1	0	33
OLB Ed Franz	1	1	0	36
DE Roy Harvey	1	0	0	31
ILB Bryce Winslett	1	0	0	9
ILB Edwin Talley	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ned Lemay	2	4	17	2	37
G Tom York	2	3	17	3	37
G Johnnie Terry	1	1	17	2	37
T Andy Stabenow	1	1	17	1	37
T Alexander McGee	0	3	17	0	37
FB Manuel Shaw	0	1	3	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Deion McDonald	3	4	30	41
G Steven Mayes	3	3	30	41
G Peyton Reynolds	2	8	30	41
T Harry Carson	2	5	30	41
C Luke Givens	1	5	30	41
FB Mario Phillips	0	2	7	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ned Lemay	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Phillips	1	16
Kaleb Mitchell	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Javier Benton	---	---	30	41	3	74
S Deion Cox	---	---	30	40	3	73
S Jacob Langlois	---	---	29	35	7	71
TE Darius Flynn	17	33	---	---	18	68
WR Braxton Grant	17	36	---	---	13	66
C Ned Lemay	17	37	---	---	6	60
DT Blaine Hickman	---	---	21	32	6	59
DT Alec Hickman	---	---	28	29	2	59
DE Horace Goss	---	---	29	28	2	59
OLB Sherman Cornell	---	---	25	29	3	57
ILB Andy Londerville	---	---	28	28	1	57
T Alexander McGee	17	37	---	---	---	54
T Andy Stabenow	17	37	---	---	---	54
G Johnnie Terry	17	37	---	---	---	54
QB Carter Caldwell	17	37	---	---	---	54
G Tom York	17	37	---	---	---	54
CB Billy Rucker	---	---	17	22	14	53
WR Austin Fogle	16	33	---	---	---	49
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	18	25	4	47
DE Bryan Lucas	---	---	15	24	2	41
OLB Sedrick Rivers	---	---	15	22	3	40
DT Chuck Combs	---	---	17	21	1	39
WR Drake Jongeling	11	20	---	---	5	36
RB Dustin Bruce	12	23	---	---	---	35
RB Rick Talley	5	14	---	---	14	33
CB Angel Dalan	---	---	11	20	2	33
DT Aidan Elliott	---	---	9	19	2	30
FB Manuel Shaw	3	12	---	---	13	28
S Mel Glenn	---	---	1	6	13	20
ILB Jerald Newton	---	---	4	14	1	19
TE Jeremy Juckett	4	10	---	---	5	19
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	---	---	1	2	16	19
DE Heath Nevicosi	---	---	1	12	5	18
WR Todd Roach	0	3	---	---	13	16
ILB Miguel Kroinek	---	---	1	2	10	13
C Johnny Geis	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Darrell Jeffries	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Shane Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
P T.J. McElroy	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Heath Markle	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Thomas Kotter	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Morris Kelsay	0	1	---	---	---	1
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Daniel Lovelace	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Antwaan Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Deion McDonald	30	41	---	---	---	71
C Luke Givens	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Peyton Reynolds	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Steven Mayes	30	41	---	---	---	71
QB Gage Douglas	30	41	---	---	---	71
T Harry Carson	30	41	---	---	---	71
WR Trent Sawahata	25	35	---	---	5	65
WR Taylor Martin	27	30	---	---	3	60
TE Brent Castillo	25	31	---	---	---	56
WR Kaleb Mitchell	18	24	---	---	14	56
OLB Ed Franz	---	---	16	36	1	53
CB Irving McSweeny	---	---	16	36	1	53
ILB Edwin Talley	---	---	16	34	1	51
S Johnny Mayes	---	---	16	33	1	50
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	16	33	1	50
CB Marty Becker	---	---	16	30	3	49
DE Roy Harvey	---	---	16	31	1	48
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	16	30	1	47
CB Abel Foster	---	---	11	28	7	46
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	15	27	---	42
RB Jermaine Prescott	14	28	---	---	---	42
DT Frank Michl	---	---	16	24	---	40
RB Bart Kerr	14	11	---	---	14	39
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	2	14	14	30
TE Ryan Brotzman	12	18	---	---	---	30
FB Mario Phillips	7	7	---	---	16	30
WR Chad Sutter	0	7	---	---	20	27
TE Jameson Dole	2	5	---	---	20	27
CB Lawrence Noblitt	---	---	1	11	13	25
ILB Bryce Winslett	---	---	7	9	8	24
DT Josh Buff	---	---	1	16	6	23
OLB Earnest Pointer	---	---	1	4	17	22
WR Benjamin Newsom	3	8	---	---	8	19
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	2	8	5	15
K Craig Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
C B.J. Lynch	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Rickey Filar	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rico Marchetti	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Korey Ledyard	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Amos McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Vernon Stephenson	3	1	---	---	1	5
OLB Elijah Beliveau	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Korey Bryant	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Cody Owens	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Ken Dorgan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	10	58	5.8
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	7	13	1.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	29	18	5	1	2	3	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gage Douglas	41	29	2	0	3	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	116	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	75	37.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	102	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	131	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Fogle	7	5	1	81	2	33
WR Braxton Grant	7	4	0	95	2	36
TE Darius Flynn	4	2	0	5	0	33
RB Rick Talley	3	2	1	10	0	14
WR Drake Jongeling	2	2	0	7	0	20
FB Manuel Shaw	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Jeremy Juckett	2	2	0	14	0	10
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	0	30	1	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Sawahata	11	8	2	94	1	35
TE Ryan Brotzman	7	5	0	40	0	18
TE Brent Castillo	6	3	1	20	0	31
WR Taylor Martin	5	5	0	32	0	30
RB Jermaine Prescott	4	3	0	24	0	28
WR Kaleb Mitchell	3	1	0	14	0	24
TE Jameson Dole	2	1	0	23	1	5
WR Chad Sutter	1	1	0	13	0	7
WR Benjamin Newsom	1	1	0	8	0	8
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Carter Caldwell	2	12	6.00	4.40
RB Dustin Bruce	1	2	2.00	8.29

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	12	6.00	3.54
RB Vernon Stephenson	1	1	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	7	3	8	1.14	8.34

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gage Douglas	6	4	20	3.33	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darius Flynn	3	2	5	1.67	1.25
WR Austin Fogle	1	1	3	3.00	11.57
RB Rick Talley	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Braxton Grant	1	0	0	0.00	13.57

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brent Castillo	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
WR Taylor Martin	1	1	-2	-2.00	6.40
WR Kaleb Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Trent Sawahata	1	1	4	4.00	8.55
FB Mario Phillips	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rick Talley	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jermaine Prescott	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	6	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gage Douglas	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darius Flynn	2	2	0
FB Manuel Shaw	1	0	0
WR Austin Fogle	1	0	0
RB Rick Talley	1	1	0
TE Jeremy Juckett	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Sawahata	3	2	1
TE Ryan Brotzman	3	2	1
WR Taylor Martin	2	2	1
WR Chad Sutter	1	1	0
WR Benjamin Newsom	1	1	1
WR Kaleb Mitchell	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)