New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers (November 29, 1987)

Game Recap

Week 12 in November during the 1987 football calendar saw the 0 New Orleans Saints topple the 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 20-16. The Steelers had the halftime lead 14-3 but Saints were the better team in the 0. The Saints had a 10-2 scoring edge in the last quarter

The Saints were led by Bobby Hebert who tossed in 1 TD, was 14 of 23 passing. Rueben Mayes had 1 TD.

For the Steelers, Mark Malone had 213 yards in the air. Calvin Sweeney had 77 receiving yards.

The Saints finished with 258 total yards, 15 first downs, 2 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Steelers finished with 284 total yards, 17 first downs, 6 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: New Orleans SaintsNOR defeat Pittsburgh SteelersPIT 20-16
• Date: Sunday, November 29, 1987
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 258, Turnovers: 2
• Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 284, Turnovers: 6

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
NOR	3	0	7	10	20
PIT	0	14	0	2	16

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Mark Malone	PIT	16-31	213	0	3	34
Bobby Hebert	NOR	14-23	154	1	1	20
Dave Wilson	NOR	0-1	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Frank Pollard	PIT	19	74	0	14
Rueben Mayes	NOR	22	73	1	18
Dalton Hilliard	NOR	11	39	0	10
Walter Abercrombie	PIT	9	36	1	8
Barry Word	NOR	2	5	0	3
Rodney Carter	PIT	1	2	0	2
Merril Hoge	PIT	1	1	0	1

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Calvin Sweeney	PIT	5	77	0	34
John Stallworth	PIT	4	68	0	22
Mike Jones	NOR	5	65	0	19
Eric Martin	NOR	3	43	1	19
Weegie Thompson	PIT	3	41	0	18
Rodney Carter	PIT	3	30	0	21
Hoby Brenner	NOR	1	20	0	20
Lonzell Hill	NOR	1	13	0	13

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NOR	38	114	1
PIT	32	112	1

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NOR	14-24	154	1	1	2
PIT	16-31	213	0	3	4

More Game Information On The New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers

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• Weather: 47 degrees, relative humidity 95%, wind 12 mph
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