Week 2, 2062

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Saints	10	0	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NOS - Gavin Finch 11 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 08:35 PIT - Geoff Garrick 2 run (Malachi McCormick extra point)
1Q: 01:52 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 51 field goal
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Malachi McCormick 35 field goal
3Q: 13:36 PIT - Wes Blair 3 pass from Howie Kayer (Malachi McCormick extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Parker Monds 1 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 08:50 NOS - Parker Monds 20 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NOS - Gavin Finch 11 run (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
1Q: 08:35 PIT - Geoff Garrick 2 run (Malachi McCormick extra point)
1Q: 01:52 NOS - Kelly Bolerjack 51 field goal
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Malachi McCormick 35 field goal
3Q: 13:36 PIT - Wes Blair 3 pass from Howie Kayer (Malachi McCormick extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NOS - Parker Monds 1 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)
4Q: 08:50 NOS - Parker Monds 20 pass from J.J. Gregoire (Kelly Bolerjack extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 405 440
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 6.53 6.88
Net Rushing Yards 76 187
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 3.62 4.68
Net Passing Yards 329 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 0 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 336 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.02 10.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	405	440
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	6.53	6.88
Net Rushing Yards	76	187
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	3.62	4.68
Net Passing Yards	329	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 0	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	336	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.02	10.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	3:16	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	1:46	6:08	OWN 25	13	57	Field Goal
2	8:29	1:18	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	2:57	1:56	OWN 20	8	32	Downs
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 26	2	74	Touchdown
3	11:34	3:10	OWN 25	6	41	Missed FG
3	3:40	1:22	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	13:07	2:16	OWN 20	5	4	Punt
4	8:38	3:42	OWN 36	5	16	Punt
4	2:01	1:50	OWN 2	9	79	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:27	6:41	OWN 14	12	52	Field Goal
2	10:38	2:09	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	7:11	4:14	OWN 14	7	47	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 48	3	22	Missed FG
3	13:25	1:51	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:24	4:44	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	2:18	4:11	OWN 16	8	45	Punt
4	10:51	2:13	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	4:56	2:55	OWN 20	5	45	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Gregoire, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Geoff Garrick	13	38	2.92	10	1	1
RB Terrence Meier	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
QB Howie Kayer	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
FB Kirk Duveneck	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR Herman Shelton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Patterson	15	85	5.67	16	3	0
RB Emmett Clayton	11	17	1.55	11	1	0
RB Gavin Finch	8	39	4.88	11	1	1
QB J.J. Gregoire	6	46	7.67	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Kayer	40	23	336	1/7	1	71	0	93.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Gregoire	22	17	263	2/10	2	41	0	146.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Blair	8	16	88	11.00	33	34	1
WR Herman Shelton	4	7	38	9.50	10	11	0
WR Desmond Lang	4	5	126	31.50	93	71	0
RB Terrence Meier	2	2	7	3.50	1	5	0
TE Winston Orbik	2	3	49	24.50	22	43	0
WR Sergio Rice	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Irving Hampton	1	1	25	25.00	27	25	0
RB Geoff Garrick	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Roberto Reese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Aaron Grandon	7	8	159	22.71	101	41	0
WR Trey Shannon	2	4	16	8.00	1	13	0
TE Parker Monds	2	2	21	10.50	7	20	2
RB Emmett Clayton	2	2	10	5.00	10	7	0
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	25	25.00	11	25	0
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Buddy Corbett	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Scottie Norton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Camden Powell	4	199	49.8	41.0	58	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joseph Dixon	5	218	43.6	30.4	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malachi McCormick	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Bolerjack	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Blair	2	26	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Emack	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Shelton	1	21	21.0	0
Ross Bilodeau	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Coleman	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ross Bilodeau	10	2	0.0	40	24
DE Nicky Plesko	6	0	1.0	40	20
OLB Donny Roberts	6	2	0.0	34	18
S Herb Owens	5	3	0.0	33	17
ILB Wally Richardson	5	0	0.0	25	13
DT Bob Lipscomb	4	1	0.0	22	16
DE Edwin Fragomeni	3	0	1.0	29	19
S Alan Morey	3	5	0.0	40	24
S Bart Snead	3	2	0.0	24	14
OLB Marcus Lake	2	2	0.0	21	10
OLB Levi Terrell	2	1	0.0	15	8
CB Randall Abdullah	1	1	0.0	40	24
DT Gage Pham	1	0	0.0	23	12
DT Colby Boshier	1	0	0.0	20	10
CB Randal Levine	1	0	0.0	0	4
DT Joseph Perry	1	0	0.0	14	9
S Everett Lindsay	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Kim Ford	0	1	0.0	0	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	7	4	0.0	19	37
DE Devan Jeffries	5	0	0.0	19	37
CB Trey Dircks	4	3	0.0	20	30
CB Luke Kinsella	4	0	0.0	12	31
OLB Bruce Reynolds	4	0	0.0	13	31
DT Buddy Bumgarner	3	1	0.0	16	22
S Rickey Emack	3	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Ed Sutton	2	2	0.0	11	19
OLB George Wohlman	2	0	0.0	9	14
DE Lukas Moland	1	0	1.0	3	4
DT Arnold Dorf	1	0	0.0	5	19
CB Zach Schafer	1	0	0.0	9	14
CB Emmett Douglas	1	0	0.0	13	26
CB Randy Henson	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Devan McDaniel	1	0	0.0	9	18
DE Abraham Ridgeway	1	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Kendrick Quarles	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Justin Rhodes	0	1	0.0	15	34
DE Stan Shepherd	0	1	0.0	12	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1.0	1	1	2	19
DE Nicky Plesko	1.0	0	0	1	20
DE Artie Washington	0.0	0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lukas Moland	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Stan Shepherd	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Buddy Bumgarner	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Abraham Ridgeway	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Devan Jeffries	0.0	0	3	1	37
ILB Ernie Brown	0.0	0	1	0	37
OLB Ed Sutton	0.0	0	1	0	19
CB Trey Dircks	0.0	0	1	0	30
CB Emmett Douglas	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ross Bilodeau	7	1	24
OLB Levi Terrell	3	0	8
ILB Wally Richardson	2	0	13
S Bart Snead	2	0	14
S Herb Owens	2	0	17
CB Randal Levine	1	0	4
OLB Donny Roberts	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ernie Brown	4	0	37
OLB Ed Sutton	3	1	19
OLB Bruce Reynolds	3	1	31
S Rickey Emack	3	0	27
CB Luke Kinsella	3	0	31
CB Trey Dircks	2	1	30
DE Devan Jeffries	1	0	37
DE Stan Shepherd	1	0	32
CB Zach Schafer	1	0	14
CB Emmett Douglas	1	0	26
OLB Devan McDaniel	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Maurice Ayanbadejo	2	7	21	0	41
G Adrian South	2	4	21	0	41
T Alejandro Chapman	1	3	21	1	41
FB Kirk Duveneck	1	1	6	0	9
G Ricardo Price	1	1	21	0	41
T Zachery Fox	0	3	21	0	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeremy Wagner	5	9	1	40	0	24
G Roman Sawyer	4	11	0	40	1	24
G Conrad Barrett	2	6	0	40	0	24
T Philip Berry	1	5	0	40	0	24
T Ed McBriar	1	2	0	40	1	24
TE Aaron Grandon	0	1	0	38	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Brennan	3	18
Roberto Robinson	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Schafer	2	19
Gavin Finch	1	20
Aaron Grandon	1	20

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ross Bilodeau	---	---	40	24	12	76
TE Winston Orbik	17	37	---	---	20	74
WR Wes Blair	20	37	---	---	16	73
CB Randall Abdullah	---	---	40	24	8	72
G Adrian South	21	41	---	---	6	68
T Alejandro Chapman	21	41	---	---	6	68
T Zachery Fox	21	41	---	---	6	68
S Alan Morey	---	---	40	24	2	66
DE Nicky Plesko	---	---	40	20	2	62
C Maurice Ayanbadejo	21	41	---	---	---	62
QB Howie Kayer	21	41	---	---	---	62
G Ricardo Price	21	41	---	---	---	62
OLB Donny Roberts	---	---	34	18	2	54
WR Herman Shelton	17	31	---	---	5	53
S Herb Owens	---	---	33	17	2	52
OLB Marcus Lake	---	---	21	10	19	50
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	29	19	1	49
RB Terrence Meier	7	23	---	---	9	39
DT Bob Lipscomb	---	---	22	16	1	39
ILB Wally Richardson	---	---	25	13	1	39
S Bart Snead	---	---	24	14	1	39
DT Gage Pham	---	---	23	12	2	37
WR Desmond Lang	12	25	---	---	---	37
DT Colby Boshier	---	---	20	10	1	31
RB Geoff Garrick	13	16	---	---	---	29
TE Micah Carr	2	6	---	---	20	28
S Everett Lindsay	---	---	6	6	14	26
OLB Levi Terrell	---	---	15	8	1	24
DT Joseph Perry	---	---	14	9	---	23
WR Sergio Rice	8	14	---	---	---	22
CB Roberto Robinson	---	---	2	2	18	22
FB Kirk Duveneck	6	9	---	---	6	21
DE Roosevelt Lindsey	---	---	12	6	1	19
OLB Lee Brennan	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Randal Levine	---	---	0	4	8	12
TE Roberto Reese	0	1	---	---	10	11
WR Norman Pardo	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Bernie Leeper	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Camden Powell	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Gregory Delgado	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Malachi McCormick	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Artie Washington	---	---	0	4	---	4
ILB Kim Ford	---	---	0	4	---	4
RB Irving Hampton	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Andre Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andrew Stidham	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Aaron Grandon	38	19	---	---	20	77
G Roman Sawyer	40	24	---	---	7	71
T Philip Berry	40	24	---	---	7	71
G Conrad Barrett	40	24	---	---	---	64
T Ed McBriar	40	24	---	---	---	64
QB J.J. Gregoire	40	24	---	---	---	64
C Jeremy Wagner	40	24	---	---	---	64
WR Trey Shannon	30	18	---	---	15	63
ILB Ernie Brown	---	---	19	37	2	58
DE Devan Jeffries	---	---	19	37	2	58
CB Trey Dircks	---	---	20	30	3	53
S Justin Rhodes	---	---	15	34	2	51
OLB Ed Sutton	---	---	11	19	18	48
DE Stan Shepherd	---	---	12	32	1	45
OLB Bruce Reynolds	---	---	13	31	1	45
S Rickey Emack	---	---	11	27	6	44
DT Buddy Bumgarner	---	---	16	22	5	43
CB Cory Ethridge	---	---	10	20	13	43
CB Luke Kinsella	---	---	12	31	---	43
CB Zach Schafer	---	---	9	14	19	42
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	13	26	1	40
RB Gavin Finch	10	6	---	---	20	36
WR Nolan Garrison	20	13	---	---	---	33
TE Scottie Norton	9	6	---	---	16	31
RB Jessie Patterson	17	8	---	---	5	30
DT Arnold Dorf	---	---	5	19	5	29
OLB Devan McDaniel	---	---	9	18	2	29
WR Rick Coleman	9	9	---	---	9	27
WR Buddy Corbett	19	8	---	---	---	27
DE Abraham Ridgeway	---	---	9	9	9	27
RB Emmett Clayton	15	11	---	---	---	26
OLB George Wohlman	---	---	9	14	1	24
WR Tony Meeber	14	9	---	---	---	23
WR DeAndre Mills	10	6	---	---	4	20
S Kelvin Yockey	---	---	8	12	---	20
TE Parker Monds	9	6	---	---	4	19
CB Randy Henson	---	---	1	8	9	18
ILB Kendrick Quarles	---	---	7	7	1	15
T Donnell Causey	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Joseph Dixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kelly Bolerjack	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kenneth Gibson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Scott Hegamin	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Lukas Moland	---	---	3	4	---	7
RB Silas Gilman	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kendall Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	48	6.0
Middle	18	78	4.3
Right	13	62	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Kayer	40	23	6	1	1	3	8	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Gregoire	22	17	6	0	0	2	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	132	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	92	46.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	133	19.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	120	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Blair	16	8	0	88	2	37
WR Herman Shelton	7	4	0	38	0	31
WR Desmond Lang	5	4	0	126	2	25
WR Sergio Rice	3	1	0	4	0	14
TE Winston Orbik	3	2	1	49	1	37
RB Terrence Meier	2	2	0	7	0	23
RB Irving Hampton	1	1	0	25	1	2
RB Geoff Garrick	1	1	0	-1	0	16
TE Roberto Reese	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aaron Grandon	8	7	159	4	19
WR Trey Shannon	4	2	16	0	18
TE Parker Monds	2	2	21	1	6
RB Emmett Clayton	2	2	10	0	11
WR Buddy Corbett	2	1	9	0	8
WR DeAndre Mills	1	1	25	1	6
RB Silas Gilman	1	1	10	0	1
TE Scottie Norton	1	0	0	0	6
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Geoff Garrick	1	2	2.00	2.92

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Patterson	1	9	9.00	5.67
RB Gavin Finch	1	11	11.00	4.88
QB J.J. Gregoire	1	8	8.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Kayer	6	2	5	0.83	8.40

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Gregoire	4	2	21	5.25	11.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Blair	3	2	5	1.67	5.50
WR Sergio Rice	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Herman Shelton	1	0	0	0.00	5.43

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Parker Monds	2	2	21	10.50	10.50
WR Trey Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Aaron Grandon	1	0	0	0.00	19.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Howie Kayer	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmett Clayton	6	3
QB J.J. Gregoire	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Kayer	10	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Gregoire	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Blair	3	2	1
WR Herman Shelton	2	2	1
WR Desmond Lang	2	2	1
WR Sergio Rice	1	0	0
RB Terrence Meier	1	1	0
TE Roberto Reese	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trey Shannon	1	1	0
TE Aaron Grandon	1	1	1
TE Parker Monds	1	1	1
WR Nolan Garrison	1	1	1
WR Buddy Corbett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (16,100)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (16,100)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (9,900)