Week 2, 2010

played in Pittsburgh, PA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	7	3	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 25 field goal
1Q: 03:34 PIT - Santonio Holmes 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 14:08 NOS - Donald Logan 45 field goal
2Q: 01:38 PIT - Jeff Reed 19 field goal
3Q: 08:45 PIT - Willie Parker 6 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:43 NOS - Bart Henderson 5 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Donald Logan 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 25 field goal
1Q: 03:34 PIT - Santonio Holmes 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 14:08 NOS - Donald Logan 45 field goal
2Q: 01:38 PIT - Jeff Reed 19 field goal
3Q: 08:45 PIT - Willie Parker 6 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:43 NOS - Bart Henderson 5 pass from Drew Brees (Donald Logan extra point)
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Donald Logan 51 field goal

Team Statistics NOS PIT
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 231 323
- Offensive Plays 57 60
- Yards per Play 4.05 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 81 182
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.69
Net Passing Yards 150 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.05 5.04
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	NOS	PIT
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	231	323
- Offensive Plays	57	60
- Yards per Play	4.05	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	81	182
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.69
Net Passing Yards	150	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.05	5.04
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	2:02	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	3:26	4:24	OWN 29	7	43	Field Goal
2	11:42	1:31	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
2	7:44	1:55	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 18	5	26	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	4	11	Interception
3	8:35	4:58	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
3	1:23	3:58	OWN 25	8	41	Field Goal
4	9:38	4:26	OWN 16	9	29	Punt
4	1:03	0:55	OWN 29	4	12	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 35	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:43	4:17	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	14:02	2:20	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	10:11	2:27	OPP 49	5	31	Interception
2	5:49	4:19	OWN 43	9	55	Field Goal
3	13:08	4:33	OPP 37	9	37	Touchdown
3	3:37	2:14	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	12:25	2:47	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	5:12	4:09	OWN 4	9	40	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Willie Parker, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deuce McAllister	13	47	3.62	11	1
Amos Marroso	4	20	5.00	10	1
Drew Brees	3	14	4.67	14	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Parker	16	98	6.13	26	5	1
Trenton Dragonajtys	11	61	5.55	12	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	4	21	5.25	14	1	0
Andrew Steverson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	22	166	3/16	1	26	1	73.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	27	18	146	1/5	1	25	1	77.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	5	9	49	9.80	14	15	0
TE Bart Henderson	5	5	35	7.00	10	9	1
WR Jeff Samardzija	4	8	43	10.75	10	26	0
WR Dennis Northcutt	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
RB Deuce McAllister	2	4	12	6.00	1	7	0
RB Amos Marroso	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
FB Cedric Francis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Wade McGregor	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Todd Johnstone	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Willie Parker	4	6	18	4.50	3	5	0
TE Heath Miller	4	4	21	5.25	11	10	0
WR Santonio Holmes	4	7	61	15.25	23	25	1
WR Hines Ward	2	3	20	10.00	8	13	0
FB Irving Ferreira	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rodney Haluska	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Trenton Dragonajtys	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Tommie Duffy	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Dale Fruth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dawan Landry	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim Mixon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	1	0	0
Amos Marroso	1	0	0
Jammal Brown	0	1	0
Jeff Samardzija	0	1	0
Irving Ballard	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hines Ward	1	0	0
Dale Fruth	0	1	0
Victor Hobson	0	0	1
Juwan Simpson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	186	46.5	35.8	61	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlton Galasinski	4	180	45.0	42.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Logan	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Northcutt	2	10	5.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santonio Holmes	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Lee Higgins	3	60	20.0	0
Todd Johnstone	1	15	15.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Mixon	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryan Scott	9	4	0.0	31	28
ILB Andra Davis	7	1	0.0	30	28
DT Rodney Leisle	6	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Daryl Smith	6	0	0.0	28	26
CB George Heatherly	5	2	0.0	22	26
S Dawan Landry	4	1	0.0	29	26
CB Irving Ballard	3	0	0.0	30	27
DE Lawrence Jackson	2	1	1.0	31	28
DE Pete Garrison	2	2	0.0	27	28
DT Leo Moen	2	1	0.0	27	26
CB Dexter Bushon	1	2	0.0	28	28
OLB Keith Bulluck	1	0	0.0	13	5
WR Todd Johnstone	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Walter Hopper	0	1	0.0	2	0
S Rob Sutton	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB H.B. Blades	8	0	1.0	20	36
CB Tim Mixon	5	2	0.0	18	31
DT Michael Elliott	5	0	0.0	18	33
CB Fernando Bryant	4	2	0.0	13	29
OLB Juwan Simpson	3	1	1.0	12	16
CB Jose Robasky	3	2	0.0	20	36
DE Orien Harris	3	1	0.0	19	34
S Laron Landry	3	1	0.0	20	35
S Adam Archuleta	2	2	0.0	17	36
OLB Victor Hobson	2	2	0.0	11	21
DE Aaron Smith	2	1	0.0	18	36
S Dwight Smith	2	1	0.0	6	9
OLB Nick Wertzler	1	0	1.0	3	7
CB Jared Fretty	1	1	0.0	2	6
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	---	---	---
DE Justin Hickman	0	2	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lawrence Jackson	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Daryl Smith	0.0	1	0	26
DE Pete Garrison	0.0	1	0	28
DT Rodney Leisle	0.0	0	1	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB H.B. Blades	1.0	0	0	0	36
OLB Juwan Simpson	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Nick Wertzler	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Aaron Smith	0.0	1	0	2	36
DE Orien Harris	0.0	0	3	1	34
OLB Victor Hobson	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryan Scott	4	0	0	28
S Dawan Landry	3	1	1	26
ILB Andra Davis	3	0	0	28
OLB Daryl Smith	3	0	0	26
CB George Heatherly	3	0	0	26
CB Irving Ballard	2	0	0	27
CB Dexter Bushon	0	2	0	28

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fernando Bryant	3	1	0	29
CB Jose Robasky	3	1	0	36
CB Tim Mixon	3	0	1	31
ILB H.B. Blades	3	0	0	36
DE Aaron Smith	2	0	0	36
S Dwight Smith	2	0	0	9
OLB Juwan Simpson	2	0	0	16
S Adam Archuleta	1	1	0	36
OLB Victor Hobson	1	0	0	21
S Laron Landry	1	0	0	35
CB Jared Fretty	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	2	4	0	19	1	35
Jammal Brown	1	3	1	18	1	31
Montrae Holland	1	3	0	15	0	32
Tito Atkins	1	2	0	16	0	33
Lamar Tatum	1	1	0	2	0	6
J.T. Turnbull	0	2	0	16	0	32
Mike Bihl	0	1	0	4	0	4
Arron Sears	0	1	0	4	0	5
Doug Gunn	0	0	0	5	1	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Horton	4	4	0	19	0	20
Irving Ferreira	2	4	1	16	0	9
Marvel Smith	2	3	0	24	0	18
Geoff Hangartner	2	2	0	21	1	19
Todd Burdette	1	7	0	29	0	25
Heath Miller	1	1	1	20	0	19
Derrick Dockery	0	3	0	28	0	24
Teddy Mayes	0	3	0	16	0	13
J.P. Darche	0	1	0	23	0	21

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Longworth	3	8
Marquand Manuel	1	17
Wade McGregor	1	14
Cedric Francis	1	8
Amos Marroso	0	19
Dennis Northcutt	0	15
Johnnie Lee Higgins	0	13
Isaac Reid	0	13
Bart Henderson	0	13
Walter Hopper	0	11
Rob Sutton	0	10
Keith Bulluck	0	9
Mitch Berger	0	6
Aaron Kampman	0	6
Jahri Evans	0	6
Eddie Clancy	0	6
Arron Sears	0	6
Donald Logan	0	6
Mike Bihl	0	5
Todd Johnstone	0	5
Tito Atkins	0	4
Leland Bullock	0	4
Bryan Scott	0	3
Andra Davis	0	2
Daryl Smith	0	2
Jonathan Vilma	0	2
Rodney Leisle	0	2
Dawan Landry	0	2
Leo Moen	0	2
Lawrence Jackson	0	2
Dexter Bushon	0	2
George Heatherly	0	2
Pete Garrison	0	2
Irving Ballard	0	2
Deuce McAllister	0	1
Doug Gunn	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Steverson	3	13
Fernando Bryant	2	10
Derrick Dockery	1	6
Matthew Raisor	0	19
Heath Miller	0	16
Jonathan Orr	0	13
Rodney Haluska	0	12
Tommie Duffy	0	12
Dwight Smith	0	10
Tim Mixon	0	9
Victor Hobson	0	8
Donald Meseck	0	8
Jeff Reed	0	7
Geoff Hangartner	0	6
Juwan Simpson	0	6
Teddy Mayes	0	6
Santonio Holmes	0	5
Irving Ferreira	0	5
Trenton Dragonajtys	0	5
Todd Burdette	0	5
Nick Wertzler	0	5
Carlton Galasinski	0	4
Michael Bell	0	4
J.P. Darche	0	3
Casey Hampton	0	3
Thomas Horton	0	3
H.B. Blades	0	3
Laron Landry	0	3
Michael Elliott	0	3
Dale Fruth	0	3
Vernon Young	0	3
Aaron Smith	0	2
Adam Archuleta	0	2
Chad Pennington	0	2
Orien Harris	0	2
Jose Robasky	0	2
Marvel Smith	0	1
Shawn Lynch	0	1
Jared Fretty	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	14	95	6.8
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	22	1	1	2	3	4	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	27	18	2	1	1	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	100	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	9	5	1	49	0	32
WR Jeff Samardzija	8	4	0	43	1	32
TE Bart Henderson	5	5	0	35	0	16
RB Deuce McAllister	4	2	1	12	0	23
WR Dennis Northcutt	2	2	0	14	0	14
RB Amos Marroso	2	2	0	7	0	15
WR Todd Johnstone	2	0	0	0	0	23
FB Cedric Francis	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Wade McGregor	1	1	0	3	0	14

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	7	4	0	61	2	22
RB Willie Parker	6	4	0	18	0	22
TE Heath Miller	4	4	0	21	0	19
WR Hines Ward	3	2	0	20	0	18
FB Irving Ferreira	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Dale Fruth	2	0	1	0	0	20
WR Rodney Haluska	1	1	0	10	0	2
RB Trenton Dragonajtys	1	1	0	6	0	6
TE Tommie Duffy	1	1	0	7	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Amos Marroso	1	10	10.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Parker	4	1	0.25	6.13
Trenton Dragonajtys	2	13	6.50	5.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	2	1	5	2.50	4.88

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	3	23	3.83	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Deuce McAllister	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Bart Henderson	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santonio Holmes	3	2	13	4.33	8.71
WR Hines Ward	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Rodney Haluska	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Dale Fruth	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Deuce McAllister	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Trenton Dragonajtys	3	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	6	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Samardzija	4	2	2
WR Marques Colston	3	1	1
WR Todd Johnstone	2	0	0
RB Deuce McAllister	1	1	1
FB Cedric Francis	1	1	0
RB Amos Marroso	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santonio Holmes	3	1	1
WR Hines Ward	2	1	1
TE Heath Miller	1	1	1
TE Tommie Duffy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (19,600)
End Zone 13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (19,600)
End Zone	13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,000)