Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints (December 23, 2018)

Game Recap

In a December 23 week 16 contest in New Orleans, the Saints scored a tight 31-28 victory against the Steelers. The Steelers had the edge going into into the deciding quarter 28-24 when Saints seized control for the victory, outscoring the Steelers 7-0.

The Saints were led by Drew Brees who finished with 326 pass yards, 1 TD, 0 interceptions, was 27 of 39 passing. Mark Ingram ran for 1 TD. Michael Thomas had 109 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 11 receptions.

For the Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger finished with 380 yards passing, 3 touchdowns, zero interceptions, was 33 of 50 passing. Antonio Brown finished with 185 yards receiving, 2 TDs, 14 catches.

The Saints finished with 370 total yards, 24 first downs, 1 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were 6 of 12 on third downs. The Steelers finished with 429 total yards, 26 first downs, 2 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were 6 of 13 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: New Orleans SaintsNOR defeat Pittsburgh SteelersPIT 31-28
• Date: Sunday, December 23, 2018
• Game Time Kickoff: 4:25PM
• New Orleans Saints Stats - Yards: 370, Turnovers: 1
• Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 429, Turnovers: 2
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: NOR by 6.5
• -- Over/Under: 54.0

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
PIT	3	11	14	0	28
NOR	7	10	7	7	31

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	33-50	380	3	0	49
Drew Brees	NOR	27-39	326	1	0	42
Taysom Hill	NOR	0-1	0	0	1	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Jaylen Samuels	PIT	12	53	0	16
Mark Ingram	NOR	11	35	1	8
Alvin Kamara	NOR	7	23	2	8
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	2	4	0	5
Stevan Ridley	PIT	3	4	0	6
Roosevelt Nix	PIT	1	4	0	4
Drew Brees	NOR	1	-1	0	-1

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Antonio Brown	PIT	14	185	2	28
JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	11	115	0	23
Michael Thomas	NOR	11	109	1	28
Alvin Kamara	NOR	4	82	0	42
Ted Ginn	NOR	5	74	0	25
Vance McDonald	PIT	1	49	0	49
Keith Kirkwood	NOR	2	35	0	23
Ryan Switzer	PIT	3	18	0	13

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
NOR	19	57	3
PIT	18	65	0

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
NOR	27-40	326	1	1	2
PIT	33-50	380	3	0	3

More Game Information On The Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints

• Attendance: 73,086
• Weather:
• Time of Game: 3:24 - 3 hours, 24 minutes