Exhibition Week 1, 2041

played in Pittsburgh, PA

61 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Saints310103-26
Pittsburgh Steelers0900-9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 NOS - Danny Emmons 41 field goal
2Q: 12:17 NOS - Danny Emmons 33 field goal
2Q: 06:47 PIT - Ray Renfro III 3 pass from Dustin Lang (Geoff Calder extra point)
2Q: 03:17 PIT - Safety: Cole Bishop tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 01:27 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 83 punt return (Danny Emmons extra point)
3Q: 08:36 NOS - Danny Emmons 49 field goal
3Q: 02:18 NOS - Chester Langford 71 interception return (Danny Emmons extra point)
4Q: 10:37 NOS - Danny Emmons 40 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSPIT
Record1-00-1
First Downs2111
- by Rushing66
- by Passing135
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards403192
- Offensive Plays7356
- Yards per Play5.523.43
Net Rushing Yards14999
- Rushing Attempts3816
- Yards per Rush3.926.19
Net Passing Yards25493
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 22 - 037 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards263115
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/93/22
- Yards per Pass Play7.262.33
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/152/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.79.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/455/41
Punt Returns/Yards5/1082/23
Kick Returns/Yards1/178/169
Interception Ret./Yards1/710/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 30
Time of Possession38:0321:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:26OWN 37439Field Goal
111:222:51OWN 1644Fumble
17:363:44OWN 20831Punt
13:156:03OWN 241260Field Goal
26:381:18OWN 2536Punt
23:170:09OWN 51-5Safety
20:440:44OWN 25520Punt
313:014:33OWN 5863Field Goal
35:500:34OWN 3930Punt
414:283:57OWN 17860Field Goal
49:096:36OWN 111039Punt
41:481:48OPP 29617Game
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:341:12OWN 3634Punt
18:310:55OPP 393-2Punt
13:520:37OWN 2030Punt
212:125:34OWN 23877Touchdown
25:202:03OWN 31621Punt
23:081:48OWN 23513Punt
21:200:36OWN 2830Punt
315:001:59OWN 4332Punt
38:282:38OWN 193-4Punt
35:163:09OWN 22738Interception
32:072:39OWN 3356Punt
410:311:22OWN 3733Punt
42:330:45OWN 2049Downs

Game MVP: Rodney Friess, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Emmitt Morrison271154.261110
RB Drew Drietz7142.00600
QB Andre Summers242.00500
QB Norm Van Brocklin Jr2168.00900
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Harrison Newman10474.701120
QB Dustin Lang33311.002510
RB Donny Tynik294.50500
RB Ezekiel Irwin11010.001010

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Norm Van Brocklin Jr25182011/9031095.6
Andre Summers94620/0025067.8
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dustin Lang29131023/22128151.2
Francisco Thomas81130/0013039.6

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Miguel Gerhardt610528.6735250
WR Douglas Gedney611488.0028170
TE Harold Beyer454912.2524240
WR Jumbo Hall222914.506230
WR Adonai Mitchell224924.5027310
TE Rickey Middleton131414.006140
TE Louis Upshaw112222.000220
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Renfro III511275.400131
WR Bill Jeffries48399.7519200
WR Isaiah Giorgi2431.50050
TE Horace Zepeda234924.5042280
RB Harrison Newman17-3-3.000-30
WR Hector Tubbs0100.00000
WR Riddick Coish0100.00000
WR Dana Dillon0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Chester Langford17171.001
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
WR Miguel Gerhardt1000
RB Drew Drietz1000
RB Richard Schneider0100
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
DT Jonah Elliss0100
T Junior Kobeski0010
DE Matt Showalter0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Leo Woodard523046.033.4501
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Vernon Bates1050750.741.5597

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Danny Emmons4/43/30/0492/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Geoff Calder0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Miguel Gerhardt510821.61
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Harrison Newman22311.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Drew Drietz11717.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Rico Wolf613422.30
Dana Dillon23517.50

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Raul Coutts410.01533
DT Rodney Friess312.01437
S Chester Langford310.01640
S Ezekiel Stringer310.01540
ILB Gabe Yarmak300.0722
OLB Sean Helfenstein210.0913
OLB Malachi Aviles200.0817
CB Jim Orlando200.0823
CB Maurice Copperfield200.0215
DT Branden Boone200.01235
CB Melvin Berberich200.01337
DE Tyrus Parker101.01640
CB Marty Ferguson110.0818
WR Miguel Gerhardt10---------
DE Billy Heath100.059
CB Salvador Fassnacht100.0818
OLB Mel Hawkins010.01328
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Brendan Lydon760.03733
CB Craig Coleman710.02718
CB Vernon Stephens700.02330
S Cole Bishop610.03834
DT Ernie Griffin510.53420
DE Matt Showalter510.01321
DE Vinny Costello410.53733
DT Axel Dotson400.03116
OLB Donte Jarrell330.01516
CB Aidan Neuman300.03834
S Skip Thill210.01325
OLB Earnest Politopoulos210.02412
OLB Ruben Wolfe210.0198
S Rico Wolf200.02513
DE Anthony Snedden100.02616
CB Angel Royer020.0715
DT Deion Prior010.0618

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rodney Friess2.001037
DE Tyrus Parker1.004140
DT Branden Boone0.011035
DE Benjamin Carter0.00108
OLB Malachi Aviles0.001017
OLB Mel Hawkins0.001028
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Vinny Costello0.500233
DT Ernie Griffin0.500020
DE Matt Showalter0.011021
DT Axel Dotson0.001016

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Ezekiel Stringer21040
CB Marty Ferguson21018
ILB Gabe Yarmak20022
CB Maurice Copperfield20015
CB Melvin Berberich20037
OLB Sean Helfenstein11013
ILB Raul Coutts11033
DT Branden Boone10035
CB Salvador Fassnacht10018
OLB Mel Hawkins01028
S Chester Langford00140
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Vernon Stephens70030
CB Craig Coleman30018
DE Matt Showalter30021
CB Aidan Neuman21034
S Rico Wolf20013
OLB Donte Jarrell20016
S Skip Thill12025
ILB Brendan Lydon10033
OLB Earnest Politopoulos10012

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Melvin Wilkerson48038035
G Sammy Pham39038035
C Cam Jurgens34038035
T Caiden Maloney25038035
T Taliese Fuaga15023011
FB Quinn Cella1101904
T Roberto Dennis02015024
TE Rickey Middleton00025116
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Grady Billig33011020
T Shane Malone23016140
G Edgar Bell12016040
FB Gerald Mirer110706
G Benjamin Burnette02016140
T Junior Kobeski02016040
T Kwon Alexander0005120

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Chester Langford314
Quinn Cella229
Richard Schneider129
Jim Orlando120
Douglas Gedney113
Randy Hammond19
Ezekiel Stringer11
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Aidan Neuman416
Junior Kobeski110

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Caiden Maloney3835------982
WR Douglas Gedney3533------1381
C Cam Jurgens3835---------73
G Sammy Pham3835---------73
G Melvin Wilkerson3835---------73
S Chester Langford------16401470
OLB Mel Hawkins------13282364
WR Jumbo Hall2215------2461
WR Miguel Gerhardt1830------1260
DT Branden Boone------12351057
DE Tyrus Parker------1640---56
S Ezekiel Stringer------1540156
FB Quinn Cella194------2952
DT Rodney Friess------1437---51
CB Jim Orlando------8232051
CB Melvin Berberich------1337---50
ILB Raul Coutts------1533149
QB Norm Van Brocklin Jr1726---------43
T Taliese Fuaga2311------943
RB Emmitt Morrison2913---------42
RB Drew Drietz919------1442
TE Rickey Middleton2516---------41
T Roberto Dennis1524---------39
TE Harold Beyer1319---------32
QB Andre Summers219---------30
WR Adonai Mitchell920------130
RB Richard Schneider10------2930
ILB Gabe Yarmak------722---29
CB Maurice Copperfield------2151229
CB Salvador Fassnacht------818---26
CB Marty Ferguson------818---26
OLB Malachi Aviles------817---25
OLB Sean Helfenstein------913224
DE Benjamin Carter------581023
S Bryson Webster------021820
TE Louis Upshaw105---------15
DE Billy Heath------59---14
K Danny Emmons00------1212
ILB Robert Hagan------001111
WR Harrison Moran01------910
C Frankie Gayle00------99
G Randy Hammond00------99
P Leo Woodard00------99
G Chris Sanford00------99
DT Derrick Prichard------25---7
DE Herb Sall------00---0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Aidan Neuman------38341688
ILB Brendan Lydon------37331787
S Cole Bishop------3834476
DE Vinny Costello------3733474
T Junior Kobeski1640------1066
G Benjamin Burnette1640------1066
T Shane Malone1640------1066
G Edgar Bell1640------1066
RB Harrison Newman1230------2365
CB Craig Coleman------27181863
OLB Earnest Politopoulos------24122763
CB Vernon Stephens------2330457
DT Ernie Griffin------3420256
S Rico Wolf------25131755
TE Hardy Rasby824------2355
WR Bill Jeffries1338---------51
DT Axel Dotson------3116249
WR Isaiah Giorgi824------1547
QB Dustin Lang1532---------47
WR Ray Renfro III1133------246
DE Anthony Snedden------2616244
OLB Donte Jarrell------15161243
S Skip Thill------1325341
DE Matt Showalter------1321741
TE Horace Zepeda921------232
DT Deion Prior------618731
C Grady Billig1120---------31
FB Gerald Mirer76------1528
OLB Ruben Wolfe------198---27
T Kwon Alexander520---------25
DT Jonah Elliss------516223
CB Angel Royer------715123
WR Dana Dillon48------820
CB Wally Sticha------05611
C John Leaf00------1010
P Vernon Bates00------1010
TE Josiah Randle46---------10
WR Hector Tubbs02------810
QB Francisco Thomas18---------9
S Roosevelt Griffin------0189
RB Donny Tynik31------26
RB Ezekiel Irwin15---------6
K Geoff Calder00------22
WR Riddick Coish02---------2
OLB Bob Cowher------01---1
G Malcolm Ehlert00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3-2-0.7
Middle271244.6
Right7284.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4143.5
Middle10646.4
Right22110.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Norm Van Brocklin Jr25183311110
Andre Summers942022110
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dustin Lang29133503611
Francisco Thomas810202300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22136.5
Short (0-8 Yds)25171877.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)424110.3
Long (19+ Yds)31227.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen73-4-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)168955.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)93242.7
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Douglas Gedney116048033
WR Miguel Gerhardt106152130
TE Harold Beyer54049119
TE Rickey Middleton31214016
WR Jumbo Hall22029115
WR Adonai Mitchell22049120
TE Louis Upshaw1102215
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Renfro III115027033
WR Bill Jeffries84039138
RB Harrison Newman710-3030
WR Isaiah Giorgi4203024
TE Horace Zepeda32049221
WR Dana Dillon200008
WR Hector Tubbs100002
WR Riddick Coish100002

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Emmitt Morrison393.004.26
QB Andre Summers1-1-1.002.00
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Dustin Lang155.0011.00
RB Harrison Newman1-2-2.004.70
RB Ezekiel Irwin11010.0010.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Norm Van Brocklin Jr2131.508.04
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dustin Lang1133.003.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Miguel Gerhardt2131.505.20
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ray Renfro III1133.002.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Emmitt Morrison32
QB Andre Summers10
PittsburghRushesConversions
QB Dustin Lang10
RB Ezekiel Irwin11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Norm Van Brocklin Jr742
Andre Summers421
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Dustin Lang721
Francisco Thomas310

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Douglas Gedney420
WR Miguel Gerhardt310
TE Rickey Middleton211
TE Harold Beyer222
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Bill Jeffries300
WR Ray Renfro III210
WR Isaiah Giorgi110
TE Horace Zepeda111
WR Hector Tubbs100
WR Riddick Coish100
WR Dana Dillon100

SectionAttendance
Stadium19,500 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck4,300 (20,900)
End Zone4,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine2,400 (8,700)
Sideline Seats3,500 (13,300)
Club Seats2,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,800)