Week 2, 2038

played in New Orleans, CA

56 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	7	3	0	-	24
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 52 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 04:56 PIT - Toby Sermon 24 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 08:29 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 34 field goal
2Q: 03:43 PIT - Jesse McKenzie 48 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 09:17 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
4Q: 07:33 NOS - Jerald Newman 3 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
4Q: 03:27 NOS - J.T. Forbes 17 pass from Jerald Newman (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 52 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 04:56 PIT - Toby Sermon 24 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 08:29 NOS - Jimmie Apodaca 34 field goal
2Q: 03:43 PIT - Jesse McKenzie 48 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 09:17 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
4Q: 07:33 NOS - Jerald Newman 3 run (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
4Q: 03:27 NOS - J.T. Forbes 17 pass from Jerald Newman (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 326 325
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 5.09 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 52 77
- Rushing Attempts 36 19
- Yards per Rush 1.44 4.05
Net Passing Yards 274 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 9.79 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 5/67
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	326	325
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	5.09	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	52	77
- Rushing Attempts	36	19
- Yards per Rush	1.44	4.05
Net Passing Yards	274	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	46 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	9.79	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	5/67
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	2:48	OWN 6	6	94	Touchdown
1	8:15	3:31	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	3:16	2:45	OWN 47	6	17	Downs
2	14:24	1:46	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	8:22	1:17	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	5:21	1:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:49	0:29	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
3	6:57	3:49	OWN 15	6	19	Punt
3	0:25	1:47	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
4	11:13	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:25	2:13	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	3:17	1:39	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	9:49	1:34	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:44	1:28	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	0:31	1:07	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	12:38	4:16	OWN 38	8	45	Field Goal
2	7:05	1:44	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
2	4:01	0:29	OWN 31	2	6	Interception
2	3:32	2:43	OWN 38	6	37	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:10	2:13	OWN 28	4	27	Punt
3	3:08	2:43	OWN 25	7	12	Punt
4	13:38	2:25	OWN 36	6	2	Punt
4	9:50	2:25	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	5:12	1:55	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	1:38	0:47	OWN 12	2	28	Fumble

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jake Hoard	18	23	1.28	8
Billy Joe Dillon	16	32	2.00	9
Rickey Gordon	2	-3	-1.50	-1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Bobro	9	26	2.89	7	0	0
Jerald Newman	5	21	4.20	8	0	1
Adam England	5	30	6.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	24	15	255	1/8	2	52	0	126.2
Rickey Gordon	3	1	27	0/0	0	27	0	67.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	46	26	277	4/29	1	40	1	72.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Sermon	5	9	92	18.40	30	32	1
WR Eddie Dawkins	4	7	115	28.75	21	52	1
WR John Hamilton	3	5	38	12.67	27	32	0
RB Billy Joe Dillon	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Kendrick Zolak	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	27	27.00	1	27	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Forbes	13	17	183	14.08	59	40	1
WR Tavon Austin	5	11	38	7.60	3	12	0
RB Mark Bobro	3	6	33	11.00	17	17	0
WR Wesley Mills	3	5	17	5.67	0	13	0
TE Corey Tangeman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Antoine Branch	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Horace Devlin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Larry Lenon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jesse McKenzie	1	48	48.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Melvin Ingram	0	1	0	0
Herman Turnbull	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerald Newman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	9	468	52.0	42.3	64	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	8	403	50.4	40.1	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Zolak	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	5	67	13.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Baxter	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Russell Harvey	7	0	0.0	18	47
S Jesse McKenzie	7	0	0.0	16	46
S Corey Turner	5	1	0.0	17	48
OLB Roman Guthrie	3	2	1.0	18	42
OLB Akeem Ayers	3	1	0.0	10	26
CB Kent Wheeler	3	0	0.0	16	48
DE Herman Turnbull	2	0	1.0	13	28
DT Renaldo Jeffries	2	0	1.0	12	28
DE Melvin Ingram	2	1	0.0	14	44
CB Al Bryant	2	1	0.0	15	39
ILB Wes Richmond	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB D.J. Hayden	2	0	0.0	18	48
CB Herb Gamroth	2	0	0.0	7	16
DE Nick Lujan	1	1	1.0	6	22
CB Neal Baxter	1	1	0.0	5	10
OLB Willie Joyner	1	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Johnnie Bryant	1	0	0.0	3	11
DT Walter Bryant	0	1	0.0	12	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	8	2	0.0	30	26
CB Dennis Meidinger	6	0	0.0	23	17
S Clifton McIntyre	5	5	0.0	34	26
DT Michael Brockers	4	1	0.0	25	18
DE Ted Arnold	4	0	0.0	30	22
DT Neal Segalas	3	2	1.0	25	23
DT Shaun Nixon	3	0	0.0	17	6
DT Walt Madison	3	0	0.0	6	8
CB Korey Beyer	2	1	0.0	23	23
S Kris Wooden	2	1	0.0	35	26
ILB Jumbo Greer	2	0	0.0	20	10
CB Donny Green	1	2	0.0	34	27
DE Winfred Matteson	1	2	0.0	19	22
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	1	0.0	29	24
DT Chad Barnes	1	0	0.0	11	5
RB Larry Lenon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gary Palmer	1	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Curtis Calara	1	0	0.0	10	3
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	1.0	0	0	1	42
DE Herman Turnbull	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Nick Lujan	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	1	2	0	44
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Willie Joyner	0.0	0	1	0	8

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Neal Segalas	1.0	0	1	2	23
DT Shaun Nixon	0.0	2	0	0	6
DE Winfred Matteson	0.0	0	2	1	22
DE Ted Arnold	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jesse McKenzie	5	0	1	46
CB Kent Wheeler	3	2	0	48
CB Al Bryant	3	0	0	39
S Corey Turner	3	0	0	48
ILB Russell Harvey	2	2	0	47
CB D.J. Hayden	2	2	0	48
OLB Akeem Ayers	2	0	0	26
CB Herb Gamroth	2	0	0	16
OLB Willie Joyner	1	0	0	8
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	0	0	42
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0	11
OLB Johnnie Bryant	1	0	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	5	0	26
S Clifton McIntyre	3	0	26
CB Dennis Meidinger	2	1	17
S Kris Wooden	2	0	26
CB Donny Green	1	0	27
DT Walt Madison	1	0	8
ILB Jumbo Greer	1	0	10
S Tommie Stephens	1	0	5
CB Korey Beyer	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Castonzo	4	8	36	0	28
Antoine Ross	1	3	36	0	28
Peter Kowal	0	9	36	0	28
Rusty Gothe	0	4	36	1	28
Darrell Gil	0	4	30	0	14
Harry Soliday	0	4	36	0	28
Mel Davey	0	1	19	0	10
Rodney Umenyiora	0	1	10	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Stokes	2	3	0	19	1	50
Ben Jones	2	2	1	19	0	50
Matt Kalil	1	2	0	19	2	50
Joseph Snyder	1	2	0	19	0	50
Antoine Branch	1	1	0	15	0	27
Mario Clark	0	4	0	19	1	50

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Al Bryant	3	17
Neal Baxter	2	16
Darrell Gil	2	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Brett Henry	1	13
Jason Slowey	1	10
Mario Clark	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Gothe	36	28	---	---	10	74
Al Bryant	---	---	15	39	17	71
Kent Wheeler	---	---	16	48	4	68
Melvin Ingram	---	---	14	44	9	67
Russell Harvey	---	---	18	47	2	67
D.J. Hayden	---	---	18	48	1	67
Corey Turner	---	---	17	48	2	67
Anthony Castonzo	36	28	---	---	---	64
Antoine Ross	36	28	---	---	---	64
Peter Kowal	36	28	---	---	---	64
Harry Soliday	36	28	---	---	---	64
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	16	46	2	64
Roman Guthrie	---	---	18	42	3	63
Darrell Gil	30	14	---	---	15	59
Billy Joe Dillon	16	15	---	---	25	56
Toby Sermon	30	22	---	---	1	53
Eddie Dawkins	25	28	---	---	---	53
John Hamilton	17	21	---	---	12	50
Walter Bryant	---	---	12	28	9	49
Mel Davey	19	10	---	---	17	46
Cam Newton	17	25	---	---	---	42
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	12	28	2	42
Herman Turnbull	---	---	13	28	---	41
Herb Gamroth	---	---	7	16	18	41
Johnnie Bryant	---	---	3	11	25	39
Akeem Ayers	---	---	10	26	1	37
Jake Hoard	20	13	---	---	1	34
Rodney Umenyiora	10	4	---	---	19	33
Kendrick Zolak	7	8	---	---	17	32
Neal Baxter	---	---	5	10	16	31
Nick Lujan	---	---	6	22	2	30
Wes Richmond	---	---	8	11	6	25
Rickey Gordon	19	3	---	---	1	23
Willie Joyner	---	---	1	8	7	16
Devon Wylie	2	0	---	---	10	12
Cary Woodson	4	5	---	---	2	11
Freddie Hoover	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joel Armstrong	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dixon McCumber	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamar Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	10	10
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeffrey Gardner	---	---	0	0	4	4
Kim Poole	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Kalil	19	50	---	---	10	79
Mario Clark	19	50	---	---	10	79
Mark Bobro	11	37	---	---	27	75
Tavon Austin	17	39	---	---	14	70
Ben Jones	19	50	---	---	---	69
Jerald Newman	19	50	---	---	---	69
Marvin Stokes	19	50	---	---	---	69
Joseph Snyder	19	50	---	---	---	69
Donny Green	---	---	34	27	1	62
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	34	26	2	62
Kris Wooden	---	---	35	26	---	61
Corey Tangeman	10	31	---	---	18	59
Sammie Collins	---	---	30	26	2	58
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	29	24	2	55
J.T. Forbes	15	39	---	---	---	54
Ted Arnold	---	---	30	22	1	53
Antoine Branch	15	27	---	---	10	52
Neal Segalas	---	---	25	23	3	51
Adam England	8	14	---	---	27	49
Korey Beyer	---	---	23	23	1	47
Michael Brockers	---	---	25	18	---	43
Winfred Matteson	---	---	19	22	2	43
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	23	17	2	42
Marcus Berry	---	---	5	6	27	38
Wesley Mills	7	31	---	---	---	38
Jumbo Greer	---	---	20	10	6	36
Shaun Nixon	---	---	17	6	10	33
Horace Devlin	4	18	---	---	11	33
Curtis Calara	---	---	10	3	20	33
Larry Lenon	8	12	---	---	8	28
Tommie Stephens	---	---	8	5	12	25
Walt Madison	---	---	6	8	8	22
Cole Smith	0	0	---	---	18	18
Gary Palmer	---	---	5	4	8	17
Chad Barnes	---	---	11	5	---	16
Brett Henry	0	2	---	---	13	15
Conrad Tatum	---	---	6	6	---	12
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lonnie Duffy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	1	1	---	2
Marc Cassidy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marvin Davidson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fernando Aceves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	8	4	0.5
Right	14	16	1.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	4	18	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	24	15	6	1	2	2	3	4	0
Rickey Gordon	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	46	26	3	4	3	6	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	20	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	172	19.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	121	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Sermon	9	5	2	92	2	22
WR Eddie Dawkins	7	4	0	115	3	28
WR John Hamilton	5	3	0	38	1	21
WR Kendrick Zolak	3	1	0	0	0	8
RB Billy Joe Dillon	2	2	0	10	0	15
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	0	27	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Forbes	17	13	1	183	3	39
WR Tavon Austin	11	5	1	38	0	39
RB Mark Bobro	6	3	1	33	0	37
WR Wesley Mills	5	3	0	17	0	31
TE Antoine Branch	4	1	0	3	0	27
TE Corey Tangeman	1	1	0	3	0	31
WR Horace Devlin	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Larry Lenon	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Hoard	2	1	0.50	1.28

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	1	3	3.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	1	3	3.00	10.63

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	6	2	30	5.00	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Billy Joe Dillon	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Forbes	2	1	17	8.50	10.76
WR Wesley Mills	2	1	13	6.50	3.40
RB Mark Bobro	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Larry Lenon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Dillon	5	1
Jake Hoard	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jerald Newman	1	1
Adam England	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	8	5	3
Rickey Gordon	2	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Sermon	4	2	2
WR Eddie Dawkins	2	1	1
WR Kendrick Zolak	1	1	0
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0
RB Billy Joe Dillon	1	1	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Forbes	6	4	2
WR Wesley Mills	3	2	1
WR Horace Devlin	1	0	0
TE Antoine Branch	1	0	0

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)