| Pittsburgh Steelers 20, New Orleans Saints 7 at Canton. OH
First Quarter |
| Pit--N.Devenport 4 run (J.Reed kick), 2:58. |
Second Quarter |
| Pit--S.Holmes 3 pass from B.St.Pierre (J.Reed kick), 6:06.
Pit--FG J.Reed 28, 9:54. |
Third Quarter |
| NO--K.Dudley 1 pass from J.Fife (B.Bergstrom kick), 7:54.
Pit--FG J.Reed 39, 15:00. |
A--22,302. |
| | NO | PIT |
FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 21 |
| Rushing | 5 | 8 |
| Passing | 8 | 12 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-13 | 6-13 |
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-2 | 0-0 |
TOTAL NET YARDS | 214 | 413 |
| Total Plays | 54 | 65 |
| Average Gain | 4.0 | 6.4 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 82 | 173 |
| Rushes | 24 | 37 |
| Average per Rush | 3.4 | 4.7 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 132 | 240 |
| Completed - Attempted | 13-30 | 14-25 |
| Yards per Pass | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 0-0 | 3-13 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
PUNTS-AVERAGE | 8-45.2 | 4-40.5 |
RETURN YARDAGE | 101 | 68 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 2-20 | 4-31 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 4-81 | 1-31 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 0-0 | 1-6 |
PENALTIES-YARDS | 5-29 | 3-25 |
FUMBLES-LOST | 0-0 | 0-0 |
TIME OF POSSESSION | 24:03 | 35:57 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | NO: | A.Pittman 7-20, P.Thomas 4-17, A.Stecker 6-16, T. Palko 1-13, R.Bush 2-8, J.Fife 2-4, T.Copper 1-2, K.Dudley 1-2. |
| | PIT: | C.Davis 7-68, G. Russell 8-41, L.Croom 6-29, N.Davenport 6-14, K. Barlow 7-13, V.Haynes 1-7, B.Randall 2-1. |
| PASSING -- |
| | NO: | T.Palko 4-8-53-0-1, J.Fife 58-47-1-0, J.Martin 3-8-26-0-0, D.Brees 1-6-6-0-0. |
| | PIT: | B.St.Pierre 8-14-129-1-0, B.Roethlisberger 2-3-73-0-0, C.Batch 4-6-51-0-0, B.Randall 0-2-0-0-0. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | NO: | T.Copper 3-39, P.Thomas 2-35, K.Dudley 2-15, J.Branch 1-12, L.Moore 2-11, A.Stecker 1-8, M.Colston 1-6, R.Meachem 1-6. |
| | PIT: | C.Wilson 4-99, S.Holmes 3-48, W.Young 2-35, C.Davis 2-32, N.Davenport 1-14, N.Washington 1-14, W.Reid 1-11. |
| MISSED FIELD GOALS -- |
| | PIT: | J.Reed 42. |
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