Exhibition Week 2, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers02107-28
New Orleans Saints3377-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 NOS - Morten Andersen 35 field goal
2Q: 14:37 PIT - Mike Quick 4 pass from Todd Blackledge (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 11:43 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal
2Q: 08:44 PIT - Curtis Duncan 8 pass from Todd Blackledge (Raul Allegre extra point)
2Q: 02:00 PIT - Clarence Kay 2 pass from Todd Blackledge (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 08:18 NOS - Ernest Givins 6 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Ron Davenport 4 pass from Todd Blackledge (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 06:09 NOS - Chris Warren 11 run (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team StatisticsPITNOS
Record1-00-1
First Downs2518
- by Rushing35
- by Passing1612
- by Penalty61
Total Net Yards306307
- Offensive Plays6973
- Yards per Play4.434.21
Net Rushing Yards100103
- Rushing Attempts2424
- Yards per Rush4.174.29
Net Passing Yards206204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 24 - 046 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards223222
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/173/18
- Yards per Pass Play4.584.16
Fumbles/Lost2/20/0
3rd Down Conversions6/145/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.99.4
4th Down Conversions0/02/3
Penalties/Yards6/4410/102
Punt Returns/Yards2/43/6
Kick Returns/Yards4/753/47
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 28
Time of Possession29:2130:39

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:431:14OPP 403-2Punt
110:301:35OPP 4035Punt
15:065:40OWN 261474Touchdown
211:373:02OWN 17983Touchdown
26:074:18OWN 411059Touchdown
20:120:12OWN 1725Half
315:002:18OWN 7424Punt
39:560:57OWN 831Fumble
38:112:04OWN 30331Punt
33:403:50OWN 30870Touchdown
413:481:59OWN 3336Fumble
410:560:31OWN 430Punt
46:022:14OWN 1737Punt
42:200:27OPP 3833Punt
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:17OWN 93-6Punt
111:290:59OWN 635Punt
18:553:49OWN 20662Field Goal
214:262:49OWN 15778Field Goal
28:352:28OWN 15523Interception
21:491:37OWN 16622Punt
312:422:46OWN 20611Punt
38:590:48OPP 939Touchdown
36:072:27OWN 20612Punt
414:501:02OWN 2030Punt
411:490:53OPP 3932Punt
410:254:2350950Touchdown
43:481:28OWN 3147Downs
41:531:53OWN 201027Game

Game MVP: Marc Spindler, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole Trickel18432.39900
Bobby Humphrey6579.503330
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chris Warren11413.731421
Bill Johnson10434.30800
Randall Cunningham2105.00500
Craig Heyward199.00900

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Todd Blackledge33181832/124280110.2
Ebby Laroush96401/5015076.1
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Randall Cunningham46212223/18145158.4

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Quick78639.0017121
WR Curtis Duncan5115711.4024171
WR Cedric Jones484210.509170
FB Ron Davenport343210.6717281
WR Jeff Chadwick242412.002130
RB Bobby Humphrey2331.50040
TE Clarence Kay1222.00021
TE Zeke Mowatt0100.00000
RB Cole Trickel0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins7147210.299301
WR Rick Parros35113.67060
RB Chris Warren3493.00770
RB Bill Johnson23178.508130
WR Odessa Turner253216.0010230
TE Ethan Horton122222.002220
WR Buster Rhymes114545.005450
WR Mike Alexander1944.00040
TE Jimmie Johnson111010.001100

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Keith Taylor100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Todd Blackledge2000
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Darryl Sims0100
Pierce Holt0100
Lawrence Taylor0010
Kevin Fagan0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Gossett729141.632.1522
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon729041.440.9573

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Raul Allegre0/00/00/004/4
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen2/20/00/0352/2

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Humphrey1-2-2.00
Cole Trickel166.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Warren231.50
Greg Bright133.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Humphrey35418.00
Jeff Chadwick12121.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Parros34715.70

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Brad Edwards620.02443
OLB Charles Bowser510.01735
S David Fulcher420.02140
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson400.0915
CB Keith Taylor400.01532
CB Eric Davis400.02032
DE Marc Spindler312.02045
DE Tim Rother300.01944
OLB Eugene Lockhart220.02237
CB Ken Coffey210.01436
OLB Carl Zander200.055
OLB Darin Jordan200.0823
DT Tracy Rocker101.01228
DE Blaise Winter110.01110
S Roland Mitchell110.0425
CB Gary Richard110.01328
DE Danny Stubbs010.077
OLB Trai Keneley010.045
DT Tory Epps010.01627
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom1010.01740
OLB Lawrence Taylor521.01318
DE Pierce Holt520.02344
S Greg Jackson410.01415
DE Kevin Fagan322.02039
S Greg Bright310.01732
OLB Chip Banks310.01223
CB Lorenzo Lynch300.01732
DE Tony Colorito200.01324
CB John Mangum200.0810
CB Lee Davis110.01118
DE Darryl Sims110.01020
CB Gill Byrd100.01638
OLB Emanuel King100.0720
S Carl Lews100.01533
ILB Kurt Gouveia100.075
WR Mike Alexander10---------
DT Craig Veasley100.0922

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Marc Spindler2.012045
DT Tracy Rocker1.001028
OLB Charles Bowser0.001035
DE Tim Rother0.001044
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Fagan2.013239
OLB Lawrence Taylor1.000018
DE Pierce Holt0.003144
DE Tony Colorito0.001024
DT Craig Veasley0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Keith Taylor40132
CB Eric Davis31032
S Brad Edwards22043
OLB Charles Bowser21035
S David Fulcher21040
CB Ken Coffey12036
OLB Eugene Lockhart11037
OLB Carl Zander1005
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson10015
S Roland Mitchell10025
OLB Darin Jordan10023
CB Gary Richard10028
DE Tim Rother10044
S Brett Maxie02019
OLB Trai Keneley0105
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom80040
CB Lorenzo Lynch30032
OLB Chip Banks20023
CB Gill Byrd20038
CB John Mangum20010
S Greg Jackson11015
S Greg Bright10032
CB Lee Davis10018
CB Issiac Holt10027
OLB Emanuel King10020
DE Tony Colorito10024
DE Pierce Holt10044
S Carl Lews02033

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Eric Moore26022136
Rich Strenger23020136
Gary Zimmerman16124044
Steve Wisniewski13024044
Joel Hilgenberg03021137
Trevor Matich020308
Ron Davenport01016024
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Fike36016233
Jeff Dellenbach16019042
Rick Donnalley15021038
Tony Jones12022145
Keith Slough11013023
David Jones0103011
Ed Simmons01016033

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Ron Davenport118
Tommie Agee118
Zeke Mowatt117
Cole Trickel113
Steve Moore17
Roland Mitchell16
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Chris Warren124
Lee Davis116
Craig Heyward116
John Mangum111
Greg Jackson19
Dan Fike17

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Marc Spindler------2045772
Gary Richard------13282970
Gary Zimmerman2444---------68
Brad Edwards------2443168
Steve Wisniewski2444---------68
Joel Hilgenberg2137------765
Tim Rother------1944265
Eric Moore2236------664
David Fulcher------2140162
Eugene Lockhart------2237261
Rich Strenger2036------258
Ron Davenport1624------1858
Curtis Duncan1228------1757
Cole Trickel1826------1357
Mike Quick1733------555
Charles Bowser------1735254
Eric Davis------2032254
Darin Jordan------8232253
Ken Coffey------1436252
Todd Blackledge1735---------52
Keith Taylor------1532249
Clarence Kay2020------747
Zeke Mowatt821------1746
Tory Epps------1627245
Tracy Rocker------1228343
Cedric Jones1028---------38
Brett Maxie------2191738
Tommie Agee712------1837
Roland Mitchell------425635
Bobby Humphrey616------931
Jeff Chadwick612------1028
Jon Pall Sigmarsson------915428
Steve Moore411------722
Blaise Winter------1110---21
Danny Stubbs------77721
Bob Jozwiak29------718
Trevor Matich38------617
Ebby Laroush710---------17
Trai Keneley------45615
Carl Zander------55212
Don Gibbs------1359
Jeff Gossett00------77
John Mistler05------16
Chris Jacke00------55
Raul Allegre00---------0
Fulton Chandler00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ethan Horton2036------1874
Randall Cunningham2449---------73
Pierce Holt------2344---67
Tony Jones2245---------67
Jeff Dellenbach1942------566
Kevin Fagan------2039766
Ernest Givins1844------365
Rick Parros1626------1759
Rick Donnalley2138---------59
Cliff Odom------1740158
Greg Bright------1732857
Gill Byrd------1638256
Dan Fike1633------756
Chris Warren1220------2456
Mike Alexander1329------1254
Emanuel King------7202653
Carl Lews------1533351
Lorenzo Lynch------1732251
Craig Heyward1025------1651
Ed Simmons1633---------49
Bill Johnson1229------546
Lee Davis------11181645
Andrew Provence------1628---44
Issiac Holt------1527244
Keith Slough1323------844
Lawrence Taylor------13181041
Chip Banks------1223439
Todd Kalis1020------939
Greg Jackson------1415938
Tony Colorito------1324---37
Odessa Turner1220---------32
Jimmie Johnson414------1331
Craig Veasley------922---31
Darryl Sims------1020---30
John Mangum------8101129
David Jones311------923
Wes Pritchett------47516
Kurt Gouveia------75214
Buster Rhymes32------38
Morten Andersen00------77
Mike Saxon00------77
Mike Brennan00------55
Bob Orlando------0055
Marcus Paul------0033
Steve Fuller00------22
Mike Elkins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9576.3
Middle6101.7
Right9333.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9404.4
Middle11413.7
Right4225.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Todd Blackledge33181413610
Ebby Laroush960010220
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Randall Cunningham462143211501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1811955.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)1791116.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64111.8
Short (0-8 Yds)179502.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)135644.9
Long (19+ Yds)839712.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan115157028
WR Cedric Jones84042028
WR Mike Quick87063033
WR Jeff Chadwick42024012
FB Ron Davenport43132124
RB Bobby Humphrey3203016
TE Clarence Kay2102020
TE Zeke Mowatt1000021
RB Cole Trickel1000026
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ernest Givins147172144
WR Mike Alexander9104029
WR Rick Parros53111026
WR Odessa Turner52032120
RB Chris Warren4309020
RB Bill Johnson32017029
TE Ethan Horton21022136
WR Buster Rhymes1104512
TE Jimmie Johnson11010014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole Trickel5153.002.39
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chris Warren2147.003.73
Bill Johnson177.004.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Todd Blackledge75284.005.55
Ebby Laroush1000.004.44
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Randall Cunningham52153.004.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Quick22147.007.88
WR Curtis Duncan2184.005.18
WR Jeff Chadwick1000.006.00
TE Clarence Kay1122.001.00
FB Ron Davenport1144.008.00
RB Cole Trickel1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ernest Givins3162.005.14
WR Rick Parros1000.002.20
WR Odessa Turner1199.006.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Bobby Humphrey10
Cole Trickel11
New OrleansRushesConversions
Chris Warren32
Randall Cunningham21
Bill Johnson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Todd Blackledge854
Ebby Laroush331
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Randall Cunningham1142

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Curtis Duncan321
WR Cedric Jones210
WR Mike Quick221
WR Jeff Chadwick111
TE Clarence Kay111
FB Ron Davenport111
RB Bobby Humphrey100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Ernest Givins432
WR Odessa Turner200
WR Mike Alexander200
RB Chris Warren210

SectionAttendance
Stadium39,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,800 (21,400)
End Zone8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,600 (13,600)
Club Seats4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,600 (3,300)