Week 2, 1986

played in Pittsburgh, PA

59 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	6	0	0	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
1Q: 02:11 PIT - Chris Dressel 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Mike Quick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 01:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
3Q: 04:46 PIT - Cedric Jones 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal
1Q: 02:11 PIT - Chris Dressel 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Mike Quick 9 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:36 NOS - Morten Andersen 44 field goal
2Q: 01:06 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
3Q: 04:46 PIT - Cedric Jones 6 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Raul Allegre 27 field goal

Team Statistics NOS PIT
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 10 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 209 388
- Offensive Plays 52 66
- Yards per Play 4.02 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 75 112
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 3.41 3.39
Net Passing Yards 134 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 12 - 1 29 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.47 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:44 35:16

Team Statistics	NOS	PIT
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	10	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	209	388
- Offensive Plays	52	66
- Yards per Play	4.02	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	75	112
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	3.41	3.39
Net Passing Yards	134	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 12 - 1	29 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	142	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.47	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:44	35:16

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	2:12	OPP 49	4	17	Field Goal
1	2:01	1:22	OWN 32	3	6	Interception
2	14:49	3:19	OWN 36	6	37	Field Goal
2	7:08	2:17	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
2	2:38	1:39	OPP 8	3	5	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 39	8	22	Punt
3	4:40	5:28	OWN 20	10	42	Punt
4	10:16	2:24	OWN 35	5	17	Punt
4	4:44	1:11	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	1:55	0:43	OWN 19	4	0	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	7	1	Punt
1	9:47	7:46	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
1	0:39	0:50	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	11:30	4:22	OWN 38	7	55	Interception
2	4:51	2:13	OWN 5	5	15	Fumble
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 25	3	15	Half
3	10:33	5:53	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
4	14:12	3:56	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
4	7:52	3:08	OWN 3	4	60	Punt
4	3:33	1:38	OPP 23	5	13	Field Goal
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 19	2	-7	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bartkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Willie McClendon	12	38	3.17	8	0
Larry Heater	9	36	4.00	11	1
Randall Cunningham	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	14	67	4.79	27	2	0
Kenny Lewis	11	32	2.91	7	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	3	9	3.00	6	0	0
Ron Davenport	3	-1	-0.33	1	0	0
Chris Dressel	2	5	2.50	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	29	12	142	1/8	0	33	1	42.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	29	22	299	4/23	2	52	1	116.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Parros	5	10	64	12.80	3	33
WR Ernest Givins	3	9	34	11.33	0	22
WR Danny Pittman	2	3	35	17.50	13	31
RB Larry Heater	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	2	8	8.00	1	8
WR John Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Kris Haines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Joe Rose	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	9	11	111	12.33	28	25	0
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	46	11.50	3	17	1
WR Mike Quick	3	6	72	24.00	35	52	1
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	30	15.00	23	26	0
WR Karl Farmer	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Russell Carter	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Kevin Fagan	1	0
Sylvester Hicks	0	1
Chip Banks	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Steve Bartkowski	1	0
Kenny Lewis	1	0
Dwayne Abramowicz	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	156	39.0	34.0	45	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	2	77	38.5	22.5	40	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Heater	1	12	12.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Floyd	2	41	20.5	0
Larry Heater	2	42	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Jolly	10	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Lawrence Taylor	8	0	1.0	29	32
S Greg Bright	6	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Chip Banks	6	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Emanuel King	4	4	0.5	30	25
S Carl Lews	4	1	0.0	21	26
DE Doug McDougald	3	2	1.0	22	21
CB Don Griffin	3	2	0.0	24	26
ILB Cliff Odom	2	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Fred Robinson	2	1	0.0	7	10
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	1	1.5	18	21
DT John Woodcock	1	1	0.0	11	16
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	0.0	18	21
DE Tony Colorito	1	1	0.0	23	18
S Rod Kush	1	0	0.0	10	9
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.0	25	19
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kevin Fagan	0	2	0.0	26	24

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	7	0	0.0	20	24
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Charles Bowser	4	0	0.0	19	26
DE Dave Puzzuoli	3	0	1.0	15	24
S David Fulcher	3	2	0.0	17	24
OLB Carl Ekern	3	1	0.0	5	12
OLB Carl Zander	3	1	0.0	15	9
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	3	1	0.0	11	21
DE Mat Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	12	11
QB Steve Bartkowski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0.0	6	16
WR Cedric Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Mel Black	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Wayne Hammond	0	4	0.0	16	11
DT Darryl Grant	0	2	0.0	2	10
DT Curtis Green	0	1	0.0	11	13
CB Liffort Hobley	0	1	0.0	10	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sylvester Hicks	1.5	0	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	1	32
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	21
OLB Emanuel King	0.5	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1.0	2	0	24
DT Curtis Green	0.0	1	1	13
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	0.0	1	1	21
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	1	0	10
DE Doug Barnett	0.0	1	0	18
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Jolly	6	0	0	23
S Greg Bright	5	0	0	26
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0	32
CB Don Griffin	2	0	1	26
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0	21
S Carl Lews	2	0	0	26
ILB Cliff Odom	1	1	0	13
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Coffey	6	0	0	24
OLB Charles Bowser	1	1	0	26
OLB Carl Ekern	1	0	0	12
CB Ron Fellows	1	0	0	16
DE Dave Puzzuoli	1	0	0	24
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	0	0	12
S David Fulcher	1	0	0	24
CB Russell Carter	0	2	1	26
S Rick Sanford	0	2	0	11
DT Curtis Green	0	1	0	13
S James Britt	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	2	7	19	0	24
Ron McNair	2	4	17	0	28
Ron Baker	2	2	10	0	9
Tremain Rogers	2	2	17	0	22
Edwin Bailey	1	2	19	1	25
Hubert Oliver	0	2	12	0	13
Dan Fike	0	2	18	0	29
John Tautolo	0	1	7	0	7

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Rasmussen	2	9	30	0	27
Ray Snell	2	4	24	3	27
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	30	0	28
Eric Laakso	2	3	9	0	11
Dwayne Abramowicz	2	2	10	0	7
Chris Ward	1	3	26	1	27
Keith Eck	0	2	25	0	25
Ron Davenport	0	2	23	0	20
Clarence Kay	0	1	17	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Willie McClendon	1	16
John Floyd	1	16
Joe Rose	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Egloff	2	12
Mel Black	1	17
Steve Tasker	1	15
Karl Farmer	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	29	32	3	64
Mike Jolly	---	---	24	23	13	60
Emanuel King	---	---	30	25	1	56
Don Griffin	---	---	24	26	6	56
Greg Bright	---	---	24	26	3	53
Dan Fike	18	29	---	---	6	53
Randall Cunningham	22	30	---	---	---	52
Kevin Fagan	---	---	26	24	1	51
Ernest Givins	20	30	---	---	---	50
Chip Banks	---	---	21	25	2	48
Jeff Dellenbach	19	24	---	---	5	48
Carl Lews	---	---	21	26	1	48
Doug McDougald	---	---	22	21	2	45
Edwin Bailey	19	25	---	---	1	45
Gill Byrd	---	---	25	19	1	45
Ron McNair	17	28	---	---	---	45
Tony Colorito	---	---	23	18	2	43
Rick Parros	15	25	---	---	2	42
Issiac Holt	---	---	18	21	3	42
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	18	21	2	41
Ethan Horton	15	23	---	---	3	41
Larry Heater	10	19	---	---	11	40
Willie McClendon	12	11	---	---	16	39
Tremain Rogers	17	22	---	---	---	39
Hubert Oliver	12	13	---	---	7	32
Cliff Odom	---	---	17	13	1	31
Kris Haines	8	12	---	---	10	30
Fred Robinson	---	---	7	10	12	29
John Woodcock	---	---	11	16	1	28
Rod Kush	---	---	10	9	9	28
Ron Baker	10	9	---	---	7	26
Danny Pittman	7	10	---	---	9	26
Joe Rose	7	4	---	---	15	26
John Tautolo	7	7	---	---	7	21
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	13	8	---	21
John Floyd	2	2	---	---	16	20
Steve Wilson	3	6	---	---	7	16
Billy Jackson	2	1	---	---	11	14
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Keith Baldwin	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dropkick Murphy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Elvis Franks	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Bartkowski	33	33	---	---	---	66
John Stallworth	30	31	---	---	4	65
Bruce Rasmussen	30	27	---	---	2	59
Gary Zimmerman	30	28	---	---	---	58
Ray Snell	24	27	---	---	4	55
Chris Ward	26	27	---	---	---	53
Ron Davenport	23	20	---	---	9	52
Keith Eck	25	25	---	---	---	50
David Overstreet	18	15	---	---	16	49
Charles Bowser	---	---	19	26	3	48
Ken Coffey	---	---	20	24	3	47
Mike Quick	24	23	---	---	---	47
David Fulcher	---	---	17	24	3	44
Russell Carter	---	---	16	26	1	43
Dave Puzzuoli	---	---	15	24	3	42
Ron Fellows	---	---	6	16	19	41
Clarence Kay	17	18	---	---	5	40
Ron Egloff	19	7	---	---	12	38
Cedric Jones	13	18	---	---	7	38
James Britt	---	---	11	24	2	37
Mel Black	---	---	8	12	17	37
Liffort Hobley	---	---	10	16	9	35
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	21	3	35
Kenny Lewis	13	14	---	---	6	33
Doug Barnett	---	---	11	18	2	31
Wayne Hammond	---	---	16	11	3	30
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	15	12	2	29
Carl Zander	---	---	15	9	4	28
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	12	11	4	27
Curtis Green	---	---	11	13	3	27
Joel Hilgenberg	10	13	---	---	4	27
Carl Ekern	---	---	5	12	9	26
Rick Sanford	---	---	11	11	4	26
Eric Laakso	9	11	---	---	4	24
Steve Tasker	1	7	---	---	15	23
Blaise Winter	---	---	10	7	5	22
Dwayne Abramowicz	10	7	---	---	2	19
Karl Farmer	2	5	---	---	10	17
Chris Dressel	5	7	---	---	5	17
Darryl Grant	---	---	2	10	1	13
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Rush	1	0	---	---	4	5
Vito McKeever	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	9	19	2.1
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	20	44	2.2
Right	7	26	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	29	12	3	0	2	7	7	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	29	22	3	1	3	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	56	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	31	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	55	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	94	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	138	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	52	52.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	10	5	0	64	1	25
WR Ernest Givins	9	3	1	34	1	30
WR Danny Pittman	3	2	0	35	1	10
WR Kris Haines	2	0	0	0	0	12
TE Ethan Horton	2	1	0	8	0	23
WR John Floyd	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	1	0	19
TE Joe Rose	1	0	0	0	0	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	11	9	2	111	1	31
WR Mike Quick	6	3	1	72	1	23
WR Cedric Jones	4	4	0	46	0	18
WR Karl Farmer	2	1	0	12	0	5
FB Ron Davenport	2	2	0	30	1	20
WR Steve Tasker	2	1	0	9	0	7
TE Ron Egloff	1	1	0	9	0	7
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	0	10	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie McClendon	1	2	2.00	3.17
Larry Heater	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenny Lewis	3	6	2.00	2.91
David Overstreet	3	2	0.67	4.79
Chris Dressel	2	5	2.50	2.50
Steve Bartkowski	1	6	6.00	3.00
Ron Davenport	1	-1	-1.00	-0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	1	4	4.00	4.90

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	5	43	6.14	10.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	4	4.00	11.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	2	1	7	3.50	10.09
WR Mike Quick	2	2	20	10.00	12.00
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	6	6.00	11.50
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Willie McClendon	1	1
Larry Heater	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
David Overstreet	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	0	0
WR Rick Parros	3	1	0
WR John Floyd	1	0	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	3	3	2
WR Cedric Jones	3	3	3
WR Karl Farmer	1	0	0
WR Steve Tasker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)