Week 2, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:55 PIT - Bert Johnson 24 field goal
1Q: 01:30 PIT - Bruce Carlisle 9 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:26 NOS - Nolan Walters 7 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 10:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 21 field goal
4Q: 12:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:55 PIT - Bert Johnson 24 field goal
1Q: 01:30 PIT - Bruce Carlisle 9 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 13:26 NOS - Nolan Walters 7 pass from J.R. Fraaije (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 10:18 NOS - Burt McCalla 21 field goal
4Q: 12:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 19 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 286 293
- Offensive Plays 61 52
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 174 128
- Rushing Attempts 38 34
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.76
Net Passing Yards 112 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 2 18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 9.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 37
Time of Possession 32:46 27:14

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	286	293
- Offensive Plays	61	52
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	174	128
- Rushing Attempts	38	34
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.76
Net Passing Yards	112	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 2	18 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	9.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 37
Time of Possession	32:46	27:14

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 29	7	20	Interception
1	10:39	1:52	OPP 15	3	8	Field Goal
1	4:54	3:31	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	13:17	6:52	OWN 20	13	60	Missed FG
2	2:51	2:51	OWN 1	5	22	Half
3	10:10	1:54	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	5:25	4:05	OWN 29	7	26	Fumble
4	14:53	0:50	OWN 6	2	0	Interception
4	12:06	2:06	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	6:36	3:27	OWN 7	6	35	Fumble
4	1:28	1:00	OWN 35	5	18	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	0:06	OWN 22	1	2	Fumble
1	8:47	3:53	OWN 31	6	50	Missed FG
1	1:23	3:06	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	6:25	3:34	OWN 27	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 30	8	66	Field Goal
3	8:16	2:51	OWN 12	5	22	Punt
3	1:20	1:27	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	14:03	1:57	OPP 8	3	6	Field Goal
4	10:00	3:24	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
4	3:09	1:41	OPP 42	6	14	Missed FG
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 47	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.R. Fraaije, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deron Quinn	24	124	5.17	16	5	0
Bruce Carlisle	10	38	3.80	9	0	1
Norm Huntley	2	5	2.50	5	0	0
Marty Douglas	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	28	101	3.61	11	3
Mack Mathews	3	18	6.00	10	1
J.R. Fraaije	2	5	2.50	6	0
Junior Blair	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norm Huntley	23	14	112	0/0	0	45	2	36.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Fraaije	18	12	165	0/0	1	40	0	114.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Andrew Pittman	3	3	22	7.33	9	20
RB Deron Quinn	3	4	7	2.33	0	6
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	4	48	24.00	34	45
WR Sherman Cooper	2	4	2	1.00	3	3
WR David Brown	2	2	28	14.00	0	19
TE Chris Schneider	1	2	2	2.00	3	2
FB Marty Douglas	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Darren Patchet	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Walters	3	6	51	17.00	26	31	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	12	4.00	2	6	0
RB Bobby Irwin	2	4	1	0.50	0	2	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	23	11.50	16	17	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	40	40.00	10	40	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	38	38.00	34	38	0
WR Stephen Granberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.00	0
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andrew Pittman	1	0	0
Bruce Carlisle	1	0	0
Charles Henderson	0	1	0
Kevin Arevalo	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0
Eddie Bloomer	0	1	1
Bob Heath	0	1	0
Jorge Cloude	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	2	89	44.5	44.0	48	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	188	47.0	45.5	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	2/4	0/1	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Jepson	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jermaine Jepson	3	71	23.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Carr	2	45	22.5	0
Bobby Irwin	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Arevalo	8	1	0.0	24	10
ILB Floyd Footman	5	2	0.0	23	11
ILB Orlando Faison	5	0	0.0	13	7
DE Charles Henderson	3	1	0.0	23	8
OLB Troy Ammons	3	1	0.0	21	11
S Norman Barker	3	1	0.0	30	14
CB Jackie Aguirre	3	1	0.0	28	15
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	0	0.0	11	8
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	0	0.0	19	7
DT Andrew Toscano	2	0	0.0	17	14
DT Freddie Ames	1	2	0.0	18	4
DE Emmanuel Warrick	1	2	0.0	18	13
CB Carl Watson	1	1	0.0	31	15
TE Chris Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tito Delgadillo	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gus Bensen	1	0	0.0	14	8
DT Tony Bodenhemer	1	0	0.0	18	10
CB Leonard Hilliard	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Gene McKenzie	1	0	0.0	16	5
CB Carlos Labelle	0	2	0.0	18	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	6	5	0.0	35	19
ILB Earl Moulton	5	0	0.0	12	8
DT Junior Reeves	4	3	0.0	27	14
S Jorge Cloude	4	3	0.0	32	19
DE Brent Robbins	4	1	0.0	27	14
DT Eddie Bloomer	4	0	0.0	20	17
DT Burt Tamaarkin	3	1	0.0	20	9
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	0.0	16	10
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0.0	24	16
ILB Jose Barfield	3	0	0.0	26	15
DE Max Tank	3	0	0.0	25	16
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0.0	23	17
OLB Willie Rexin	1	2	0.0	26	17
DE Cary Clinton	1	2	0.0	14	7
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	20	15
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	18	8
QB J.R. Fraaije	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.0	26	17
S Rickey Bridges	1	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Otis Wallis	0	2	0.0	12	6
CB Darnell Carr	0	1	0.0	9	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gus Bensen	1	0	8
DT Andrew Toscano	0	1	14
ILB Floyd Footman	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Max Tank	0.0	1	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Floyd Footman	3	2	11
ILB Orlando Faison	2	0	7
CB Jackie Aguirre	2	0	15
DE Charles Henderson	1	0	8
OLB Troy Ammons	1	0	11
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	7
S Norman Barker	1	0	14
CB Carl Watson	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	0	8
CB Ty Covington	2	1	0	17
S Jorge Cloude	2	0	1	19
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0	19
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0	17
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0	17
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	16
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	15
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0	9
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sedrick Cleaver	4	9	31	20
Mike Emerson	4	7	37	20
Dusty Glenn	3	6	36	22
Lionel Sinclair	2	6	32	19
Mike Bensen	1	5	36	22
Charles McClelland	1	2	7	3
Marty Douglas	1	2	16	6
Daniel Harding	0	1	8	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marlon Finley	4	13	32	15
Alex Priestley	2	3	9	3
Curtis Olivarez	1	3	34	18
Mitchell Emmons	1	2	22	12
D.J. Matthews	1	1	2	2
Junior Blair	1	1	10	1
Donnell Pritchett	1	1	5	3
Leo Sweeney	0	2	20	8
Joseph Sherman	0	2	32	16
Rex Dunn	0	2	18	10
Neil Delgado	0	1	29	15
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	25	15

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
David Brown	3	6
Jermaine Jepson	1	15
Gus Kaplan	0	11
Troy Ammons	0	11
Darren Patchet	0	11
Deron Quinn	0	11
Marty Douglas	0	11
Edgar Rogers	0	10
Terry Fitzgerald	0	9
Jeremy Wolff	0	9
Leonard Hilliard	0	9
Chris Schneider	0	8
Andrew Pittman	0	8
Gene McKenzie	0	7
Bert Johnson	0	5
Tito Delgadillo	0	5
Gus Bensen	0	4
Daniel Harding	0	4
Tony Bodenhemer	0	4
Mike Bensen	0	4
Terrell Blades	0	4
Dusty Glenn	0	4
Charles McClelland	0	4
Floyd Footman	0	4
Charles Henderson	0	3
Freddie Ames	0	3
Carlos Labelle	0	3
Andrew Toscano	0	3
Carl Watson	0	3
Jackie Aguirre	0	3
Corey Wickson	0	2
Orlando Faison	0	2
Emmanuel Warrick	0	2
Sherman Wilson	0	2
Norman Barker	0	2
Kevin Arevalo	0	2
Sedrick Cleaver	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Otis Wallis	3	13
Leo Sweeney	1	12
Mack Mathews	0	16
Terrell Hicks	0	13
Junior Blair	0	11
Rex Dunn	0	10
Burt McCalla	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	8
Stephen Granberry	0	8
Alex Priestley	0	8
Duane Burgess	0	7
Bob Heath	0	7
Rickey Bridges	0	6
Mel Galiardo	0	6
Cedric Flournoy	0	6
Mitchell Emmons	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	5
Earl Moulton	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Timothy Hiller	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Donnell Pritchett	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Bobby Irwin	0	3
Willie Rexin	0	3
Johnny Rasmussen	0	3
Jorge Cloude	0	3
Max Tank	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	2
Cary Clinton	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	19	65	3.4
Right	9	50	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	66	6.6
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	13	30	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norm Huntley	23	14	2	2	1	2	0	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Fraaije	18	12	3	1	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	37	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	54	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	56	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	20	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	40	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito Delgadillo	4	2	0	48	1	19
WR Sherman Cooper	4	2	1	2	0	15
RB Deron Quinn	4	3	0	7	0	19
TE Andrew Pittman	3	3	0	22	1	19
TE Chris Schneider	2	1	0	2	0	16
WR Darren Patchet	2	0	0	0	0	3
FB Marty Douglas	2	1	0	3	0	6
WR David Brown	2	2	0	28	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Walters	6	3	51	1	17
RB Bobby Irwin	4	2	1	0	15
TE Mitchell Emmons	3	3	12	0	12
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	23	0	10
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	40	1	14
WR Stephen Granberry	1	0	0	0	4
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	1	38	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Carlisle	3	16	5.33	3.80
Deron Quinn	1	1	1.00	5.17

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	12	3.00	3.61
Mack Mathews	1	10	10.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Huntley	3	0	0	0.00	4.87

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Fraaije	4	3	12	3.00	9.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR Darren Patchet	1	0.00
WR Tito Delgadillo	1	12.00
FB Marty Douglas	1	1.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Irwin	2	1	-1	-0.50	0.25
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	7	7.00	8.50
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	6	6.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Quinn	6	5
Norm Huntley	1	1
Bruce Carlisle	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	9	2
Junior Blair	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norm Huntley	5	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Fraaije	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	0
WR Darren Patchet	1	0	0
WR Tito Delgadillo	1	1	1
TE Andrew Pittman	1	1	1
RB Deron Quinn	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)