Week 2, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

82 degrees, stormy, 13 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
3Q: 06:17 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
3Q: 00:35 PIT - Raul Allegre 19 field goal
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal
4Q: 06:07 NOS - Chris Warren 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
3Q: 06:17 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
3Q: 00:35 PIT - Raul Allegre 19 field goal
4Q: 10:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal
4Q: 06:07 NOS - Chris Warren 11 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 269 391
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 4.08 6.02
Net Rushing Yards 75 177
- Rushing Attempts 23 34
- Yards per Rush 3.26 5.21
Net Passing Yards 194 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 0 31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/29 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	269	391
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	4.08	6.02
Net Rushing Yards	75	177
- Rushing Attempts	23	34
- Yards per Rush	3.26	5.21
Net Passing Yards	194	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 0	31 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/29	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:42	3:51	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
1	4:12	2:03	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	14:49	2:12	OWN 42	5	11	Punt
2	10:38	4:54	OWN 25	8	24	Punt
2	2:57	2:14	OWN 22	6	28	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 49	3	0	Half
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 4	6	42	Punt
3	5:39	5:09	OWN 36	10	62	Field Goal
4	10:03	2:20	OWN 30	4	24	Punt
4	5:58	2:32	OWN 20	9	38	Downs
4	2:12	0:40	OWN 15	4	1	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:18	OWN 30	10	35	Punt
1	6:51	2:39	OWN 37	6	43	Fumble
1	2:09	2:20	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
2	12:37	1:59	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	5:44	2:47	OWN 13	7	47	Punt
2	0:43	0:24	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
3	11:05	4:55	OWN 19	10	73	Field Goal
3	6:05	0:26	OPP 29	3	0	Missed FG
3	0:30	5:27	OWN 31	10	67	Field Goal
4	7:43	1:45	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
4	3:26	1:14	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 16	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marvin Allen	11	43	3.91	16	2
Bobby Humphrey	11	28	2.55	17	1
Ron Davenport	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	18	122	6.78	69	3
Bill Johnson	6	26	4.33	12	2
Randall Cunningham	5	18	3.60	6	0
Craig Heyward	4	9	2.25	3	0
Jimmie Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	41	26	206	2/12	0	19	0	75.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	31	18	214	0/0	1	30	0	90.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Duncan	6	12	52	8.67	10	15
WR Mike Quick	4	6	36	9.00	2	16
TE Clarence Kay	4	4	27	6.75	0	9
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	5	15	5.00	0	10
RB Marvin Allen	3	3	31	10.33	17	19
WR Cedric Jones	2	3	19	9.50	6	16
WR Jeff Chadwick	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
WR John Mistler	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Tommie Agee	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Buster Rhymes	4	5	42	10.50	3	16	0
WR Rick Parros	3	3	59	19.67	7	29	0
WR Ernest Givins	3	7	25	8.33	0	12	0
WR Odessa Turner	3	7	41	13.67	2	30	0
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	17	8.50	4	11	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Chris Warren	1	4	11	11.00	8	11	1
TE Jimmie Johnson	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
Mike Quick	1	0	0
Ebby Laroush	1	0	0
Gary Zimmerman	0	1	0
Keith Taylor	0	1	0
Charles Bowser	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Buster Rhymes	1	0	0
Emanuel King	0	1	0
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1
Mike Alexander	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	6	273	45.5	38.0	55	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	223	37.2	30.3	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	0/1	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Davis	3	21	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Quick	2	48	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	10	3	25	26
OLB Charles Bowser	6	2	22	21
S Brad Edwards	5	0	33	30
DE Marc Spindler	5	0	24	22
OLB Carl Zander	4	0	15	15
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	4	0	22	16
CB Eric Davis	4	0	26	18
CB Gary Richard	3	0	8	14
S Brett Maxie	2	2	27	24
DT Tory Epps	1	3	14	17
CB Ken Coffey	1	2	11	8
OLB Trai Keneley	1	2	18	13
CB Keith Taylor	1	1	26	19
DT Tracy Rocker	1	1	24	18
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	10	9
DE Blaise Winter	0	1	15	9
DE Tim Rother	0	1	12	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	9	0	0.0	19	37
S Marcus Paul	8	1	0.0	18	38
ILB Cliff Odom	7	1	1.0	19	38
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	1	0.0	10	18
DE Kevin Fagan	2	3	1.0	15	36
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	4	0.0	15	33
OLB Chip Banks	2	3	0.0	15	18
DT Craig Veasley	2	2	0.0	15	9
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	16	30
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	0.0	19	33
CB John Mangum	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Andrew Provence	1	2	0.0	19	34
CB Lee Davis	1	1	0.0	7	14
S Carl Lews	1	1	0.0	6	8
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	1	0.0	4	4
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0.0	15	32
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0.0	5	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Spindler	3	22
DT Tracy Rocker	2	18
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	26
DE Blaise Winter	1	9
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	1	16
DE Danny Stubbs	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	0	1	36
ILB Cliff Odom	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	3	1	33
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	0	2	0	25
S Marcus Paul	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Bowser	5	1	21
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	26
S Brad Edwards	2	0	30
CB Gary Richard	2	0	14
CB Eric Davis	2	0	18
S Brett Maxie	1	0	24
OLB Carl Zander	1	0	15
DE Tim Rother	1	0	16
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	19
OLB Trai Keneley	1	0	13

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	6	0	37
S Marcus Paul	5	1	38
ILB Cliff Odom	5	0	38
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	18
CB John Mangum	2	0	13
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	32
CB Lee Davis	1	0	14
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	3
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	12
S Bob Orlando	1	0	20
CB Gill Byrd	0	1	30
DE Clarence Goodburn	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joel Hilgenberg	1	6	20	0	40
Gary Zimmerman	1	4	22	1	41
Bob Jozwiak	1	2	4	0	5
Eric Moore	1	2	19	0	39
Rich Strenger	0	3	16	0	35
Steve Wisniewski	0	2	23	1	42
Steve Moore	0	2	8	0	10
Ron Davenport	0	2	14	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Dellenbach	3	8	1	27	25
Craig Heyward	2	2	0	14	20
Tony Jones	1	4	0	29	27
Dan Fike	1	3	0	12	12
Ethan Horton	1	3	0	29	23
Ed Simmons	0	5	0	29	27
Rick Donnalley	0	2	0	31	27
Todd Kalis	0	1	0	5	6
Keith Slough	0	1	0	26	22

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Agee	1	15
Zeke Mowatt	1	12
Roland Mitchell	1	8
Eric Moore	1	5

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Alexander	3	15
Craig Heyward	1	19
Rick Parros	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Hilgenberg	20	40	---	---	8	68
Brad Edwards	---	---	33	30	3	66
Ebby Laroush	23	43	---	---	---	66
Steve Wisniewski	23	42	---	---	---	65
Gary Zimmerman	22	41	---	---	---	63
Eric Moore	19	39	---	---	5	63
Curtis Duncan	19	30	---	---	12	61
Ron Davenport	14	25	---	---	19	58
Eric Davis	---	---	26	18	11	55
Rich Strenger	16	35	---	---	3	54
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	25	26	3	54
Brett Maxie	---	---	27	24	3	54
Danny Stubbs	---	---	23	24	4	51
Marc Spindler	---	---	24	22	5	51
Keith Taylor	---	---	26	19	4	49
Charles Bowser	---	---	22	21	4	47
Trai Keneley	---	---	18	13	15	46
Clarence Kay	14	21	---	---	9	44
Tracy Rocker	---	---	24	18	2	44
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	10	16	17	43
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	22	16	5	43
Mike Quick	14	22	---	---	4	40
Cedric Jones	11	27	---	---	---	38
Zeke Mowatt	8	17	---	---	12	37
Carl Zander	---	---	15	15	5	35
Tommie Agee	8	12	---	---	15	35
Tory Epps	---	---	14	17	3	34
Marvin Allen	11	18	---	---	4	33
Bobby Humphrey	12	20	---	---	---	32
Tim Rother	---	---	12	16	3	31
Gary Richard	---	---	8	14	8	30
Jeff Chadwick	4	17	---	---	8	29
Blaise Winter	---	---	15	9	3	27
Roland Mitchell	---	---	10	9	8	27
Steve Moore	8	10	---	---	8	26
Darin Jordan	---	---	9	6	7	22
Ken Coffey	---	---	11	8	1	20
Bob Jozwiak	4	5	---	---	8	17
Trevor Matich	3	3	---	---	8	14
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Mistler	0	6	---	---	---	6
Don Gibbs	---	---	0	0	4	4
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	2	2
Fulton Chandler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	34	31	---	---	---	65
Cliff Odom	---	---	19	38	4	61
Jeff Dellenbach	27	25	---	---	7	59
Greg Jackson	---	---	19	37	3	59
Marcus Paul	---	---	18	38	3	59
Rick Donnalley	31	27	---	---	---	58
Keith Slough	26	22	---	---	9	57
Ed Simmons	29	27	---	---	---	56
Tony Jones	29	27	---	---	---	56
Andrew Provence	---	---	19	34	2	55
Ethan Horton	29	23	---	---	3	55
Pierce Holt	---	---	19	33	3	55
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	32	7	54
Ernest Givins	27	27	---	---	---	54
Kevin Fagan	---	---	15	36	2	53
Craig Heyward	14	20	---	---	19	53
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	15	33	3	51
Chris Warren	28	16	---	---	6	50
Gill Byrd	---	---	16	30	2	48
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	15	25	7	47
Bill Johnson	9	16	---	---	21	46
Buster Rhymes	17	16	---	---	7	40
Jimmie Johnson	17	9	---	---	14	40
Chip Banks	---	---	15	18	5	38
Lee Davis	---	---	7	14	13	34
Odessa Turner	14	20	---	---	---	34
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	10	18	5	33
Dan Fike	12	12	---	---	9	33
Rick Parros	13	6	---	---	11	30
John Mangum	---	---	8	13	8	29
Wes Pritchett	---	---	5	12	10	27
Bob Orlando	---	---	5	20	1	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	15	9	1	25
Darryl Sims	---	---	6	18	---	24
David Jones	6	5	---	---	9	20
Carl Lews	---	---	6	8	6	20
Todd Kalis	5	6	---	---	9	20
Mike Alexander	2	2	---	---	15	19
Mike Brennan	5	4	---	---	2	11
Emanuel King	---	---	2	3	5	10
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	4	4	1	9
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	9	14	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	14	121	8.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	41	26	0	2	3	4	5	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	31	18	2	0	3	1	9	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	103	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	75	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	12	6	1	52	30
WR Mike Quick	6	4	0	36	22
TE Zeke Mowatt	5	3	1	15	17
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	2	0	9	17
TE Clarence Kay	4	4	0	27	21
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	1	19	27
RB Marvin Allen	3	3	0	31	18
WR John Mistler	2	1	0	10	6
FB Tommie Agee	2	1	0	7	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	7	3	1	25	0	27
WR Odessa Turner	7	3	1	41	1	20
WR Buster Rhymes	5	4	0	42	0	16
RB Chris Warren	4	1	1	11	0	16
WR Rick Parros	3	3	0	59	1	6
RB Bill Johnson	2	2	0	17	0	16
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	0	9	0	23
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0	10	0	2
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marvin Allen	2	0	0.00	3.91
Bobby Humphrey	1	2	2.00	2.55

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	5	11	2.20	6.78
Bill Johnson	2	3	1.50	4.33
Randall Cunningham	1	-1	-1.00	3.60
Craig Heyward	1	3	3.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	1	1	16	16.00	5.02

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	11	5.50	6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	1	1	16	16.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Warren	2	1	11	5.50	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	2	1
Bobby Humphrey	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	4	1
Randall Cunningham	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	12	8	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	3	1
RB Marvin Allen	3	3	1
WR Mike Quick	2	1	0
WR Curtis Duncan	2	0	0
WR John Mistler	1	0	0
FB Tommie Agee	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	1
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	1
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)