Week 2, 2022

played in Pittsburgh, PA

64 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	7	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	10	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 13:58 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
2Q: 03:28 PIT - Bert Johnson 40 field goal
3Q: 09:52 PIT - Claude Fulcher 5 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:22 PIT - Bert Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NOS - Bobby Irwin 11 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 03:14 NOS - Joel Garrison 17 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:09 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
2Q: 13:58 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
2Q: 03:28 PIT - Bert Johnson 40 field goal
3Q: 09:52 PIT - Claude Fulcher 5 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:22 PIT - Bert Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NOS - Bobby Irwin 11 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 03:14 NOS - Joel Garrison 17 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics NOS PIT
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 335 329
- Offensive Plays 56 58
- Yards per Play 5.98 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 153 105
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 4.37 4.57
Net Passing Yards 182 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 13 - 0 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 8.67 6.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 4/131
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	NOS	PIT
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	335	329
- Offensive Plays	56	58
- Yards per Play	5.98	5.67
Net Rushing Yards	153	105
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	4.37	4.57
Net Passing Yards	182	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 13 - 0	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	8.67	6.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	4/131
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:57	OWN 20	11	61	Field Goal
1	5:39	2:46	OWN 6	5	19	Punt
2	13:50	2:33	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	8:00	2:04	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	3:21	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OPP 47	2	6	Half
3	9:43	2:25	OWN 17	4	56	Fumble
3	4:15	2:49	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	14:53	3:17	OWN 18	6	33	Punt
4	7:00	4:03	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 43	3	0	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:03	2:24	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	2:53	4:03	OWN 44	7	37	Field Goal
2	11:17	3:17	OWN 28	6	23	Punt
2	5:56	2:35	OWN 34	5	43	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:31	OWN 34	5	26	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:17	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
3	7:18	3:03	OWN 41	6	37	Field Goal
3	1:26	1:33	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	11:36	4:36	OWN 6	9	57	Fumble
4	2:57	1:25	50	6	14	Missed FG

Game MVP: Duane Burgess, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	20	76	3.80	15	3	1
Joel Garrison	7	30	4.29	17	2	1
Alan Poole	4	46	11.50	16	2	0
Johnny Tyler	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0	0
Darryl McKnight	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Claude Fulcher	12	61	5.08	15	1	1
Luther Van Pelt	9	30	3.33	11	2	0
Wally Rasmussen	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Howie de Marco	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	20	13	188	1/6	0	52	0	95.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	32	19	243	3/19	0	27	0	83.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nolan Walters	5	10	28	5.60	2	10
WR Phillip Newman	4	5	105	26.25	15	52
TE Leo Sweeney	2	2	28	14.00	9	23
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	21	21.00	18	21
WR Dwayne Gelbart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Patchet	4	8	67	16.75	12	25
WR Lonnie Keaster	3	5	45	15.00	0	22
RB Brian Lee	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
WR Eric Reeves	2	7	22	11.00	0	19
TE Chris Schneider	2	2	22	11.00	2	11
RB Claude Fulcher	2	2	31	15.50	29	27
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Luther Van Pelt	1	2	20	20.00	5	20
WR Jay Keathley	1	2	21	21.00	9	21

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	1	0	0
Junior Reeves	0	1	1
Jorge Cloude	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darren Patchet	1	0	0
Howie de Marco	1	0	0
Charles Henderson	0	1	0
Luther Van Pelt	0	1	0
Bob Vandeginste	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	252	50.4	40.0	62	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	3	142	47.3	40.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	3/5	1/3	0/2	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Keathley	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	34	17.0	0
Roderick Hanson	1	16	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	3	109	36.3	0
Stephen Forbes	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	7	0	0.0	16	33
DT Junior Reeves	6	2	1.0	18	24
OLB Duane Burgess	5	1	2.0	18	32
S Jorge Cloude	5	0	0.0	21	26
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0.0	18	25
DT Oliver Coffey	3	0	0.0	18	29
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	21	32
S Duane Sterritt	2	4	0.0	23	34
DE Nate Serban	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	8	7
S Jake Harry	1	1	0.0	16	29
DE Orlando Murray	1	0	0.0	15	28
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0.0	5	5
C Marlon Finley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Timothy Dennis	1	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Willie Rexin	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Juan Fleck	7	0	0.0	23	11
ILB Justin Hogue	6	1	0.0	21	16
DE Charles Henderson	4	1	1.0	31	17
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	3	0.0	21	15
OLB Cornelius Navarre	3	1	0.0	19	6
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0.0	24	17
DE Karl Jarvis	3	0	0.0	22	11
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	0	0.0	28	16
DT Colin Bullock	2	2	0.0	29	18
S Thomas Turnbull	2	2	0.0	26	18
OLB Dana Owens	2	1	0.0	8	5
DE Perry Simoneau	2	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Gabe Jamison	2	0	0.0	11	2
DT Tracy Halela	1	2	0.0	18	12
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	0.0	20	11
DT Freddie Ames	1	0	0.0	21	7
S Norman Barker	1	0	0.0	19	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	2.0	1	1	32
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	0	24
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	2	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Henderson	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Cornelius Navarre	0.0	1	0	6
DE Karl Jarvis	0.0	0	3	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bob Heath	6	1	33
S Jorge Cloude	5	0	26
CB Timothy Hiller	2	1	32
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	25
OLB Duane Burgess	1	1	32
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	1	7
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	34
CB Timothy Dennis	1	0	20

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stephen Forbes	3	1	17
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	1	15
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	0	16
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	5
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	11
S Juan Fleck	1	0	11
ILB Justin Hogue	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	6	28	0	14
Leon Schroeder	2	4	32	0	15
Marlon Finley	1	7	31	0	17
Devin Medlock	1	5	12	1	16
Neil Delgado	1	3	29	0	20
D.J. Matthews	0	2	8	0	2
Joseph Sherman	0	2	10	0	10
Wesley Hickman	0	1	25	0	11
Charles Cortez	0	1	13	0	4

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Martin	2	5	0	18	0	22
Jared Seaman	2	4	1	15	0	21
Angelo Farmer	2	2	0	14	0	12
Marco Carter	1	3	0	14	0	10
Reggie Stiles	1	1	0	11	1	22
Wally Rasmussen	1	1	0	8	0	10
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	1	0	9	0	25
Ken Givens	0	2	0	8	1	14
Kim Hope	0	1	0	9	1	23
Myron Rodriguez	0	1	0	12	0	13
Randal Moffitt	0	1	0	5	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	3	18
Charles Cortez	1	15
Johnny Tyler	1	15
Rickey Bridges	1	13
Otis Wallis	1	12
Darryl McKnight	1	7
Timothy Hiller	0	21
Shane Love	0	12
Roderick Hanson	0	10
Oliver Coffey	0	8
Lamar Bailey	0	8
Duane Sterritt	0	7
Devin Medlock	0	6
D.J. Matthews	0	6
Jose Barfield	0	6
Orlando Murray	0	5
Kurt Willis	0	5
Jake Harry	0	5
Duane Burgess	0	5
Leo Sweeney	0	5
J.R. Marston	0	5
Bobby Irwin	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Joseph Sherman	0	5
Jorge Cloude	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	4
Bob Heath	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	4
Martin Robertson	0	4
Timothy Dennis	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Earl Moulton	0	3
Nate Serban	0	3
Marlon Finley	0	3
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	2
Wesley Hickman	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Van Pelt	1	22
Norman Barker	1	18
Cornelius Navarre	1	10
Rich Mugica	0	23
Jay Keathley	0	19
Wally Rasmussen	0	17
Charles Henderson	0	15
Brant Emerson	0	14
Bert Johnson	0	10
Matthew Meadows	0	9
Marco Carter	0	8
Myron Rodriguez	0	8
Chris Schneider	0	8
Lonnie Keaster	0	8
Ken Givens	0	6
Damon Nash	0	6
Angelo Farmer	0	6
Stephen Forbes	0	5
Thomas Turnbull	0	5
Howie de Marco	0	5
Brian Lee	0	4
Gabe Jamison	0	4
Everett Gray	0	3
Reggie Stiles	0	3
Karl Jarvis	0	3
Jared Seaman	0	3
Freddie Ames	0	3
Colin Bullock	0	2
Randal Moffitt	0	2
Dana Owens	0	1
Eric Reeves	0	1
Tracy Halela	0	1
Justin Hogue	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	12	59	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	17	92	5.4
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	20	13	4	0	1	2	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	32	19	5	4	1	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	30	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	33	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	85	14.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	65	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	108	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	66	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	10	5	0	28	0	17
WR Phillip Newman	5	4	1	105	2	20
TE Leo Sweeney	2	2	0	28	1	18
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	6	0	12
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	0	21	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Patchet	8	4	0	67	1	22
WR Eric Reeves	7	2	1	22	0	27
WR Lonnie Keaster	5	3	0	45	1	16
RB Brian Lee	2	2	0	6	0	14
RB Luther Van Pelt	2	1	0	20	1	18
TE Chris Schneider	2	2	0	22	0	16
RB Claude Fulcher	2	2	0	31	1	14
WR Jay Keathley	2	1	0	21	1	3
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	0	10	0	22
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	3	22	7.33	3.80
Joel Garrison	1	17	17.00	4.29
Johnny Tyler	1	-3	-3.00	-2.50
Darryl McKnight	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Claude Fulcher	3	12	4.00	5.08
Luther Van Pelt	2	-1	-0.50	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	2	2	7	3.50	7.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brian Lee	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Eric Reeves	1	1	3	3.00	3.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	2	1
Joel Garrison	1	0
Darryl McKnight	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	7	6	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	3	3
WR Nolan Walters	2	2	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Reeves	4	1	1
WR Darren Patchet	4	3	2
RB Luther Van Pelt	1	0	0
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	1	1
WR Jay Keathley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)