Week 2, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	6	0	-	16
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 NOS - Irving Robasky 28 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:16 PIT - Jeff Reed 42 field goal
2Q: 02:51 NOS - Curtis Weber 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Matthew Meadows 19 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 10:16 PIT - Jeff Reed 24 field goal
3Q: 05:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 24 field goal
3Q: 02:20 NOS - Graham King 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 6 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 NOS - Irving Robasky 28 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 13:16 PIT - Jeff Reed 42 field goal
2Q: 02:51 NOS - Curtis Weber 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Matthew Meadows 19 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 10:16 PIT - Jeff Reed 24 field goal
3Q: 05:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 24 field goal
3Q: 02:20 NOS - Graham King 19 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 09:52 NOS - Arnie Pearson 6 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 19 28
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 439
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 5.75 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 62 156
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 3.26 4.73
Net Passing Yards 277 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 0 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 10.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/120 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:59 31:01

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	19	28
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	439
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	5.75	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	62	156
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	3.26	4.73
Net Passing Yards	277	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 0	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	10.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/120	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:59	31:01

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	5:40	OWN 20	10	36	Punt
1	3:54	5:45	OWN 20	11	55	Field Goal
2	8:49	2:25	OWN 14	5	25	Punt
2	2:43	0:49	OWN 44	3	56	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 19	8	74	Field Goal
3	9:18	3:31	OPP 27	6	20	Field Goal
3	2:14	1:39	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	9:43	4:12	OWN 29	9	41	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 40	3	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 30	4	29	Punt
1	7:58	4:04	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
2	13:09	4:20	OWN 27	5	22	Punt
2	6:24	3:41	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:31	OWN 20	6	50	Interception
3	10:08	0:50	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
3	5:47	3:33	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
3	0:35	5:52	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	5:31	5:09	OWN 30	10	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ferocious Fenner	12	66	5.50	17	2
Glen Jeffers	5	-5	-1.00	1	0
Drew Henson	2	1	0.50	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	24	122	5.08	23	4	1
Bryant Blakely	8	28	3.50	8	0	0
Philip Rivers	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	38	29	286	2/9	1	25	0	105.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	28	22	283	0/0	3	29	1	129.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	8	10	80	10.00	4	22	1
WR Cris Mayhew	6	8	81	13.50	24	25	0
RB Ferocious Fenner	4	4	50	12.50	21	17	0
WR Karl Hamrick	4	6	39	9.75	7	15	0
WR Lee Evans	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
TE Jeff Floyd	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ronald Hudson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Cook	4	6	47	11.75	2	15	0
RB Bryant Blakely	3	3	21	7.00	13	12	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	24	8.00	9	15	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	4	81	27.00	0	29	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	2	29	14.50	0	17	1
TE Graham King	2	2	28	14.00	13	19	1
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	23	11.50	11	12	0
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Kent Austin	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Major	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Kevin Reid	1	0
Willie Hongamen	0	1
Derrick Borders	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Dennis Weathersby	1	0
Bryant Blakely	1	0
Oliver Coffey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Castillo	3	113	37.7	35.0	44	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	2	78	39.0	29.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Weathersby	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	3	99	33.0	0
Cris Mayhew	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Pearson	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Henry May	8	1	29	24
S Kevin Reid	6	1	32	28
CB Cory Fellin	5	2	31	27
CB Joseph Sanford	5	0	10	6
ILB Jerris Yoder	4	2	29	28
DT Leon Beauchamp	3	3	29	27
DE Perry Simoneau	3	2	31	26
CB Friendship Peterson	3	1	33	27
DT Heath Fangboner	3	0	9	10
DE Kevin Williams	2	1	30	28
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	1	15	17
S James Major	2	1	24	18
CB Malcolm Stevenson	2	0	19	15
DE George Burnett	1	0	3	0
OLB Terrell Pappalardo	1	0	2	1
DT Vincent Nece	0	1	26	23
OLB Derrick Borders	0	1	5	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	7	0	0.0	15	33
OLB Jared Ballard	6	2	0.0	19	38
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	5	0	1.5	11	32
S Arnie Shafer	5	1	0.0	13	34
ILB Courtney Watson	5	0	0.0	18	38
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	3	0.0	18	39
S Austin Koch	4	3	0.0	16	38
S Brenden Rasmussen	3	1	0.0	10	10
DE Harris Herron	3	0	0.0	19	39
DE Brent Compton	2	1	0.5	16	39
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	2	0.0	17	38
CB Fernando Clayton	1	2	0.0	16	40
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	0.0	6	7
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Hitchcock	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	23
DT Leon Beauchamp	1	0	27
DE Perry Simoneau	0	1	26

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1.5	0	1	2	32
DE Brent Compton	0.5	1	1	0	39
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	1	1	38
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cory Fellin	6	1	0	27
OLB Henry May	4	1	0	24
DT Heath Fangboner	3	0	0	10
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	0	0	17
CB Malcolm Stevenson	2	0	0	15
CB Friendship Peterson	1	1	0	27
S James Major	1	0	1	18
ILB Jerris Yoder	1	0	0	28
CB Joseph Sanford	1	0	0	6
S Kevin Reid	1	0	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	7	0	33
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	2	39
ILB Courtney Watson	4	0	38
S Austin Koch	3	0	38
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	38
S Arnie Shafer	2	0	34
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	40
DE Brent Compton	1	0	39
DE Harris Herron	1	0	39
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	7
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	32
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerald Boivin	1	3	18	1	39
J.R. Brunner	1	2	16	1	31
Les Leskun	1	2	15	0	37
Bart Kelley	1	1	3	0	2
Scottie Sosa	1	1	15	0	30
Wade Smith	0	6	19	0	37
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	15	0	24
Ronald Hudson	0	1	6	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wesley Hickman	4	6	0	29	28
Leon Schroeder	3	8	1	31	26
Travis Tusch	2	5	0	28	18
Donald Matthews	2	4	0	33	28
Larry Andersen	1	4	0	27	23
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	2	0	6	2
Lamont Forbes	0	2	0	11	15
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	18	13

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Cochrane	2	16
Lee Evans	1	15
Derrick Borders	1	15
Malcolm Stevenson	1	10
Ronald Hudson	0	16
Jeff Floyd	0	16
Joseph Sanford	0	14
Freddie Milons	0	13
Terrell Pappalardo	0	9
Jeff Reed	0	8
Cris Mayhew	0	7
Wade Smith	0	6
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	6
Bart Kelley	0	6
Kendall Castillo	0	6
Karl Hamrick	0	5
Matthew Meadows	0	5
Les Leskun	0	4
Ricardo Corbett	0	4
Kevin Reid	0	4
Glen Jeffers	0	3
Scottie Sosa	0	3
Ferocious Fenner	0	2
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	2
Jerris Yoder	0	2
Ray Mahon	0	2
Kevin Williams	0	1
Tim Provost	0	1
Vincent Nece	0	1
Jerald Boivin	0	1
Friendship Peterson	0	1
Cory Fellin	0	1
Henry May	0	1
Willie Hongamen	0	1
Leon Beauchamp	0	1
Perry Simoneau	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	10
Dwight Mendez	1	12
Austin Hitchcock	1	9
Mark Coons	0	16
Curtis Weber	0	14
Devery Henderson	0	13
Tony Brumley	0	12
Dontarrious Thomas	0	10
Kelvin Arntt	0	10
C.J. Cook	0	9
Drew Jordan	0	7
Graham King	0	6
Kendrick Samuels	0	6
Artie Farias	0	6
Dennis Weathersby	0	5
Tim Apold	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Courtney Watson	0	4
Reggie Bailey	0	4
Billy Joe Roberson	0	3
Fernando Clayton	0	3
Brent Compton	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Arnie Shafer	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Austin Koch	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	3
Marlon Prill	0	3
Jared Ballard	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Horace Ogden	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Lamont Forbes	0	1
Brenden Rasmussen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	10	55	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	38	29	2	0	1	2	5	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	28	22	3	0	0	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	22	187	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	94	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	81	16.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	10	8	0	80	1	29
WR Cris Mayhew	8	6	0	81	1	24
WR Karl Hamrick	6	4	1	39	0	26
WR Lee Evans	4	2	0	7	0	17
RB Ferocious Fenner	4	4	0	50	0	26
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	1	0	5	0	24
TE Jeff Floyd	2	2	0	5	0	6
TE Ronald Hudson	1	1	0	6	0	16
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	13	0	26

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Cook	6	4	47	0	20
WR Irving Robasky	4	3	81	3	24
RB Bryant Blakely	3	3	21	0	10
RB Arnie Pearson	3	3	24	0	18
WR Kent Austin	3	1	5	0	15
WR Curtis Weber	2	2	29	0	3
TE Graham King	2	2	28	0	20
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	23	0	13
TE Dwight Mendez	2	1	15	0	6
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	10	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
Ferocious Fenner	1	2	2.00	5.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	7	3.50	5.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Henson	5	4	35	7.00	7.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	3	47	15.67	10.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	1	5	5.00	12.50
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0	0.00	10.13
TE Ronald Hudson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	19	19.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	17	17.00	14.50
TE Graham King	1	1	19	19.00	14.00
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	11.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Henson	1	0
Glen Jeffers	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	3	2
Arnie Pearson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	10	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mayhew	3	1	1
WR Karl Hamrick	2	2	2
WR Lee Evans	1	0	0
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	1	1
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	0
TE Ronald Hudson	1	1	1
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (20,400)
End Zone 13,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (20,400)
End Zone	13,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)