I hope everyone's had a nice work/school week and is looking forward to the weekend. There's still some time to squeeze in a bit more content before the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints square off Sunday night, so let's get to it beginning with an overview of the teams' series history, as well as up-to-date season stats for both teams.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-1) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-3)
SERIES
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STEELERS |
SAINTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
7-6 |
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STREAKS |
3 of past 4 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Tomlin: 0-0 |
Payton: 0-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 23-22 at Dolphins |
L 30-17 vs. Browns |
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LAST GAME |
11/12/06: Saints 31 at Steelers 38. Pittsburgh RB Willie Parker runs for 213 yards & 2 TDs as Steelers overcome 24-17 halftime deficit. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/6/02: Saints 32, Steelers 29. New Orleans RB Deuce McAllister rushes for 123 yards & 2 TDs, including 52-yard score, as Saints hold off late Steelers comeback attempt. |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (7:20 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Dave Simms, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 127 (WW1), 125 (Pit.), 126 (NO). XM: 104 (WW1), 102 (Pit.), 103 (NO). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Roethlisberger: 35-54-559-5-1-122.4 |
Brees: 200-287-2,029 (1C)-14 (T1L)-10-91.4 (2C) |
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RUSHING |
Mendenhall: 131-532-4.1-5 |
Ivory (R): 59-325-5.5-0 |
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RECEIVING |
Ward: 24-350-14.6-3 |
Colston: 40-452-11.3-1 |
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OFFENSE |
300.7 |
371.9 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+8 (T2L) |
-5 |
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DEFENSE |
299.3 (2C) |
288.4 (3L) |
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SACKS |
Harrison: 5 |
Ellis: 3 |
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INTs |
Polamalu: 2 |
4 tied: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Sepulveda: 46.8 (3C) |
Morstead: 47.6 (1C) |
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KICKING |
Reed: 47 (14/14 PAT; 11/15 FG) |
Hartley: 31 (13/13 PAT; 6/10 FG) |