Exhibition Week 1, 1997

played in Pittsburgh, PA

74 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:21 PIT - Priest Holmes 12 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
3Q: 08:07 PIT - Greg Davis 37 field goal
4Q: 14:54 PIT - Greg Davis 44 field goal
4Q: 11:57 PIT - Anthony Edwards 5 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:21 PIT - Priest Holmes 12 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Morten Andersen 42 field goal
3Q: 08:07 PIT - Greg Davis 37 field goal
4Q: 14:54 PIT - Greg Davis 44 field goal
4Q: 11:57 PIT - Anthony Edwards 5 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)

Team Statistics NOS PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 0 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 229 347
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 4.16 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 38 92
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 2.00 2.79
Net Passing Yards 191 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 2 30 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 10/53
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 6/15
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:37 34:23

Team Statistics	NOS	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	0	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	229	347
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	4.16	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	38	92
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	2.00	2.79
Net Passing Yards	191	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 2	30 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	10/53
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	6/15
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:37	34:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:59	1:25	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:12	1:56	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	14:51	2:45	OWN 37	5	-4	Punt
2	10:22	2:47	OWN 43	5	32	Field Goal
2	5:18	1:29	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	1:53	1:19	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
3	8:02	4:59	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
4	14:46	1:23	OWN 4	4	-1	Interception
4	11:49	0:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:00	2:13	OWN 4	7	63	Interception
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 20	7	66	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	3:51	OWN 15	6	47	Punt
1	7:34	3:22	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
1	2:16	2:25	OWN 42	5	15	Interception
2	12:06	1:44	OWN 15	3	-9	Punt
2	7:35	2:17	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
2	3:49	1:56	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	2	18	Half
3	15:00	6:58	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
3	3:03	3:17	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
4	13:23	1:34	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
4	10:53	1:53	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	6:47	4:30	OWN 4	10	59	Punt

Game MVP: John Supernaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Larry Long	9	6	0.67	6
Bartholomew Simpson	5	13	2.60	5
Danny Wuerffel	2	10	5.00	6
Craig Heyward	1	2	2.00	2
Jake Reed	1	1	1.00	1
Richard Huntley	1	6	6.00	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Priest Holmes	26	71	2.73	12	2	1
Cole Trickel	6	17	2.83	9	0	0
John Supernaw	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	31	17	193	2/11	0	22	2	46.8
Ralph Story	3	2	9	0/0	0	6	0	70.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	17	14	182	2/6	1	36	0	130.9
Timm Rosenbach	13	12	79	0/0	0	27	1	59.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derek Russell	5	8	67	13.40	11	22
WR Jake Reed	4	8	50	12.50	14	21
WR Jeff Graham	3	3	22	7.33	5	14
RB Larry Long	3	4	6	2.00	0	6
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	15	15.00	16	15
TE James Jenkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Leonard Klecko	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	20	20.00	7	20
TE Keith Jennings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Karl Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hart Lee Dykes	6	7	46	7.67	13	15	0
WR Anthony Edwards	5	5	71	14.20	27	36	1
WR Yatil Green	5	5	47	9.40	3	23	0
TE Kendall Gammon	4	4	58	14.50	34	26	0
RB Priest Holmes	3	5	29	9.67	22	27	0
WR Kevin Alexander	2	3	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0.00	0
S Victor Green	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0	0	0
Jake Reed	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	8	398	49.8	42.9	57	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	6	294	49.0	40.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	14	4.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	6	15	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Yatil Green	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	8	1	0.0	25	26
DE Robert Harris	6	2	1.0	31	29
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	6	1	0.0	26	25
CB Dewayne Washington	5	2	0.0	30	29
OLB Barry Minter	5	1	0.0	9	11
DE Pierce Holt	4	3	0.5	26	21
DT Darrell Russell	4	1	0.5	31	30
ILB Kyle Perkins	4	2	0.0	25	21
DE Marvin Washington	4	1	0.0	31	25
CB Monty Montgomery	3	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	2	0.0	7	7
S Bubba McDowell	2	1	0.0	26	28
CB Frank Robinson	2	0	0.0	23	24
ILB Don Davis	2	0	0.0	8	11
S Brian Jordan	1	3	0.0	16	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	1	0.0	8	2
WR Jake Reed	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leonard Klecko	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Jones	6	0	1.0	15	28
S Gary Jones	5	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Mark McGwire	5	0	0.0	7	10
S Victor Green	4	2	0.0	9	23
S Brad Edwards	3	2	0.0	12	26
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Glenn Cadrez	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Donnell Johnson	1	2	0.5	15	21
DT Bill Johnson	1	1	0.5	11	17
CB John Mangum	1	1	0.0	6	13
S Torin Dorn	1	1	0.0	14	32
DE Israel Raybon	1	1	0.0	11	19
OLB Fred Strickland	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0.0	8	25
DT Tory Epps	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0.0	7	4
RB Priest Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	8	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	0	1	29
DE Pierce Holt	0.5	1	0	21
DT Darrell Russell	0.5	0	0	30

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Greg Jones	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Bill Johnson	0.5	0	1	1	17
DE Donnell Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Israel Raybon	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Lyles	8	0	0	26
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	0	29
ILB Kyle Perkins	2	0	1	21
CB Frank Robinson	2	0	0	24
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0	25
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0	7
OLB Barry Minter	2	0	0	11
CB Dewayne Washington	2	0	0	29
DE Robert Harris	1	1	0	29
S Bubba McDowell	1	0	0	28
S Brian Jordan	1	0	0	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Victor Green	4	0	1	23
OLB Greg Jones	4	0	0	28
S Gary Jones	3	0	0	33
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	0	0	26
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	0	36
ILB Mark McGwire	1	1	0	10
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	13
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0	4
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0	1	0	23
S Torin Dorn	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Salonen	1	4	9	0	18
Zack Freeman	1	3	10	0	18
Ike Davis	0	2	13	1	14
Tony Jones	0	2	11	0	15
Larry Heck	0	2	13	0	30
Mike Martin	0	2	12	0	26
Ruben Brown	0	1	15	1	31
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	12	0	28

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Gerak	3	3	0	18	1	21
Barret Robbins	1	6	0	17	1	18
Jeff Blackshear	1	5	0	23	0	21
Kendall Gammon	1	2	0	25	0	22
Ted Popson	1	1	1	16	0	13
Melvin Tuten	1	1	0	15	0	13
Steve Wisniewski	0	4	0	25	0	22
Matt Willig	0	4	0	18	0	16
Dave Waddy	0	3	0	16	0	14
Tim Kohn	0	2	0	18	0	19
Blake Brockermeyer	0	1	0	15	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Minter	3	11
Frank Robinson	2	21
Tyrone Davis	1	16
Larry Long	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Torin Dorn	1	14
Ted Popson	1	10
Jeff Blackshear	1	4

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	26	25	18	69
Darrell Russell	---	---	31	30	8	69
Frank Robinson	---	---	23	24	21	68
Robert Harris	---	---	31	29	6	66
Monty Montgomery	---	---	29	29	8	66
Dewayne Washington	---	---	30	29	3	62
Bubba McDowell	---	---	26	28	6	60
Marvin Washington	---	---	31	25	2	58
Jake Reed	13	32	---	---	11	56
Ruben Brown	15	31	---	---	9	55
Kyle Perkins	---	---	25	21	8	54
Jim Lyles	---	---	25	26	2	53
Larry Heck	13	30	---	---	9	52
Pierce Holt	---	---	26	21	2	49
Bartholomew Simpson	6	21	---	---	22	49
Danny Wuerffel	13	33	---	---	---	46
Leonard Klecko	16	28	---	---	---	44
Keith Jennings	11	18	---	---	14	43
Derek Russell	9	26	---	---	8	43
Larry Long	13	20	---	---	10	43
Bruce Wilkerson	12	28	---	---	---	40
Mike Martin	12	26	---	---	---	38
Ike Davis	13	14	---	---	9	36
Brian Jordan	---	---	16	18	---	34
Patrick Salonen	9	18	---	---	6	33
Barry Minter	---	---	9	11	11	31
Zack Freeman	10	18	---	---	3	31
Tony Jones	11	15	---	---	---	26
Walt Murphy	---	---	11	13	2	26
Tyrone Davis	3	4	---	---	16	23
Don Davis	---	---	8	11	3	22
Sebastian Fannin	0	7	---	---	13	20
Craig Heyward	3	5	---	---	10	18
Jeff Graham	8	8	---	---	---	16
Jessie Armstead	---	---	7	7	1	15
Karl Williams	9	5	---	---	---	14
Dexter Coakley	---	---	8	2	1	11
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ralph Story	6	3	---	---	---	9
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Jenkins	3	3	---	---	---	6
William Carr	---	---	1	3	1	5
Richard Huntley	1	3	---	---	---	4
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Caldwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stanley Richard	---	---	16	36	24	76
Priest Holmes	26	23	---	---	21	70
Gary Jones	---	---	17	33	12	62
Torin Dorn	---	---	14	32	14	60
Hart Lee Dykes	22	21	---	---	15	58
Kendall Gammon	25	22	---	---	10	57
Anthony Edwards	15	23	---	---	18	56
Greg Jones	---	---	15	28	13	56
Steve Wisniewski	25	22	---	---	2	49
Jeff Blackshear	23	21	---	---	4	48
John Gerak	18	21	---	---	8	47
Yatil Green	14	22	---	---	9	45
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	12	23	8	43
Matt Willig	18	16	---	---	8	42
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	14	26	1	41
Tim Kohn	18	19	---	---	3	40
Brad Edwards	---	---	12	26	1	39
Ted Popson	16	13	---	---	10	39
Donnell Johnson	---	---	15	21	3	39
Ray Agnew	---	---	8	25	4	37
Dave Waddy	16	14	---	---	7	37
Aaron Craver	10	8	---	---	18	36
John Supernaw	16	19	---	---	---	35
Barret Robbins	17	18	---	---	---	35
Bill Johnson	---	---	11	17	5	33
Victor Green	---	---	9	23	1	33
Blake Brockermeyer	15	16	---	---	---	31
Israel Raybon	---	---	11	19	1	31
Timm Rosenbach	17	13	---	---	---	30
Kevin Alexander	17	10	---	---	2	29
Melvin Tuten	15	13	---	---	---	28
Stalin Colinet	---	---	8	19	1	28
Tory Epps	---	---	10	16	---	26
Bert Emanuel	14	11	---	---	---	25
Mark McGwire	---	---	7	10	3	20
John Mangum	---	---	6	13	---	19
N.D. Kalu	---	---	5	10	3	18
D'Marco Farr	---	---	5	5	7	17
Cole Trickel	6	7	---	---	2	15
Fred Strickland	---	---	4	8	---	12
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	7	4	1	12
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	3	2	2	7
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	8	-3	-0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	18	27	1.5
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	31	17	3	4	1	2	4	1	2
Ralph Story	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	17	14	3	1	0	1	1	1	0
Timm Rosenbach	13	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	70	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	154	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	42	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	59	29.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jake Reed	8	4	0	50	1	32
WR Derek Russell	8	5	0	67	1	26
WR Leonard Klecko	5	1	1	11	0	28
RB Larry Long	4	3	0	6	0	20
WR Jeff Graham	3	3	0	22	0	8
WR Karl Williams	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	0	15	0	21
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	11	0	3
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	0	20	1	7

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	7	6	46	0	21
WR Anthony Edwards	5	5	71	1	23
RB Priest Holmes	5	3	29	1	23
WR Yatil Green	5	5	47	1	22
TE Kendall Gammon	4	4	58	1	22
WR Kevin Alexander	3	2	7	0	10
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Priest Holmes	3	11	3.67	2.73
John Supernaw	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Wuerffel	1	0	0	0.00	6.23

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	2	2	14	7.00	10.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0	0.00	6.25

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	9	9.00	6.57
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	5	5.00	14.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Long	3	0
Bartholomew Simpson	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Priest Holmes	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	7	2	1
Ralph Story	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	8	7	6
Timm Rosenbach	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jake Reed	3	2	1
WR Leonard Klecko	2	0	0
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0
RB Larry Long	1	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	3	2
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	2
RB Priest Holmes	2	1	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	0	0
WR Yatil Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (20,900)
End Zone 11,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 7,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (20,900)
End Zone	11,900 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	7,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,800)