Week 2, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

87 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	3	-	10
New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 PIT - Alejandro Goodwin 1 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 21 field goal
3Q: 10:47 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 19 field goal
4Q: 01:42 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 22 field goal
4Q: 00:04 PIT - Ashton Forbes 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 PIT - Alejandro Goodwin 1 pass from Andre Rincon (Ashton Forbes extra point)
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 21 field goal
3Q: 10:47 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 19 field goal
4Q: 01:42 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 22 field goal
4Q: 00:04 PIT - Ashton Forbes 27 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NOS
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 313 276
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 5.31 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 152 85
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 5.07 3.04
Net Passing Yards 161 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/84 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:59 29:01

Team Statistics	PIT	NOS
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	313	276
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	5.31	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	152	85
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	5.07	3.04
Net Passing Yards	161	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/84	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:59	29:01

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
1	9:48	2:44	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
1	1:40	4:21	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
2	9:16	1:40	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
2	5:06	2:00	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	2	12	Half
3	10:39	4:14	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
3	5:07	6:00	OWN 30	11	54	Interception
4	11:38	3:15	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
4	6:47	2:16	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 43	6	47	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	2:44	OWN 32	5	4	Punt
1	7:04	5:24	OWN 6	11	42	Punt
2	12:19	3:03	OWN 25	7	17	Fumble
2	7:36	2:30	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	3:06	2:35	OWN 33	7	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 37	9	61	Field Goal
3	6:25	1:18	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:07	2:29	OWN 32	6	7	Punt
4	8:23	1:36	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	4:31	2:54	OWN 20	8	75	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeffrey Branch, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Elliot Matijacic	12	39	3.25	10	1
Jason Rodriguez	8	39	4.88	28	1
Andre Rincon	6	43	7.17	23	1
Joel McBeal	3	28	9.33	13	1
Lester Gibson	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Renaldo McCarthy	11	25	2.27	12	1
Marty Schultz	8	41	5.13	10	1
Drake Poston	4	7	1.75	3	0
Billy Crawford	4	11	2.75	6	0
C.J. Marek	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Rincon	27	19	171	2/10	1	28	1	84.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Schultz	29	19	216	3/25	0	35	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Alejandro Goodwin	5	5	21	4.20	9	9	1
WR Jimmy Kressbach	4	6	65	16.25	13	28	0
RB Elliot Matijacic	4	6	36	9.00	6	15	0
TE Eduardo Hines	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Andy Hohlt	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Victor Emerson	1	1	20	20.00	18	20	0
TE Zachery Polko	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Ernie Farrens	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
FB Lester Gibson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Martin Schoeppner	9	13	115	12.78	73	35
RB Drake Poston	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	1
TE Emmitt Perreault	2	3	23	11.50	0	24
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	2	33	16.50	17	26
TE Mason Determann	2	2	31	15.50	26	26
FB Renaldo McCarthy	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Chance Clapp	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Randal Clements	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB C.J. Marek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmy Kressbach	1	1	0
Zachery Polko	1	1	0
Harris Shaw	0	1	0
Jeffrey Branch	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Marty Schultz	1	0
Cornelius Thomason	0	1
Hector Mahnken	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Cote	7	315	45.0	35.3	55	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	340	56.7	46.5	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ashton Forbes	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Hoosier	3/3	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Kressbach	3	41	13.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Jamison	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Perkins	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Baker	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brody Floyd	9	2	0.0	28	32
S Erik Parker	6	2	0.0	27	29
OLB Butch Gaudio	6	0	0.0	27	31
OLB Jeffrey Branch	5	0	2.0	24	27
ILB Derrick Fletcher	3	1	0.0	11	23
CB Wally Nield	3	1	0.0	19	21
DT Lucas Peace	3	1	0.0	18	26
CB T.J. Corlett	3	0	0.0	15	8
DE Harris Shaw	2	3	0.5	22	28
DE Rich Nixon	2	2	0.5	25	27
S Emmett Corona	2	2	0.0	28	28
DT William Raymond	1	3	0.0	14	10
CB Steven Ellison	1	1	0.0	2	5
FB Lester Gibson	1	0	---	---	---
S Karl Maxwell	1	0	0.0	12	11
CB Randall Perkins	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Austin Hayes	1	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Cristian Manuwai	0	1	0.0	1	4

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tito Flynn	9	0	0.0	29	29
ILB J.J. Dreiser	7	2	0.0	30	29
DE Hector Mahnken	6	1	1.0	30	29
CB Daquan Norris	6	1	0.0	30	29
CB Warren Baker	5	2	0.0	21	20
DT Joey Van Pelt	3	0	1.0	16	16
CB Hayden Kinney	3	1	0.0	14	14
S Corwin Torres	2	1	0.0	29	28
DT Scottie Tanner	2	1	0.0	18	21
CB B.J. Brooks	2	1	0.0	10	11
DE Quinn Radmore	2	0	0.0	13	13
S Pat Fields	2	0	0.0	16	14
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	1	3	0.0	14	14
CB Ty Barber	1	0	0.0	15	14
DE Brendan Blank	0	1	0.0	14	10
DE Brayden Lyttle	0	1	0.0	12	11
OLB Christian Thornton	0	1	0.0	14	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeffrey Branch	2.0	0	0	0	27
DE Harris Shaw	0.5	2	1	0	28
DE Rich Nixon	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Lucas Peace	0.0	0	1	1	26
DT Ken Raymond	0.0	0	1	0	3
CB Austin Hayes	0.0	0	1	0	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Hector Mahnken	1.0	0	1	29
DT Joey Van Pelt	1.0	0	0	16
DT Scottie Tanner	0.0	1	0	21
ILB J.J. Dreiser	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Erik Parker	4	0	29
OLB Butch Gaudio	3	0	31
OLB Brody Floyd	2	1	32
CB T.J. Corlett	2	0	8
OLB Jeffrey Branch	2	0	27
S Emmett Corona	1	1	28
ILB Derrick Fletcher	1	0	23
S Karl Maxwell	1	0	11
CB Wally Nield	1	0	21
CB Randall Perkins	1	0	6
CB Steven Ellison	1	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	4	0	0	29
ILB J.J. Dreiser	3	0	1	29
OLB Tito Flynn	3	0	0	29
CB Hayden Kinney	2	0	0	14
CB B.J. Brooks	2	0	0	11
S Pat Fields	2	0	0	14
DE Hector Mahnken	1	0	0	29
CB Ty Barber	1	0	0	14
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	1	0	0	14
S Corwin Torres	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricardo Mullens	5	9	1	30	0	29
Gene James	2	5	1	30	1	29
Raymond Meerdink	2	4	0	30	0	29
Jared Muirbrook	1	4	0	30	1	29
Bert Lester	0	4	0	30	0	29
Alejandro Goodwin	0	1	0	26	0	29

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Lucas	2	7	1	28	0	32
Chase Gibson	2	4	1	28	1	32
Carlos Mathews	1	4	0	28	1	32
Korey Jenkins	1	2	0	28	0	32
Robert Farley	0	6	0	28	0	32
Emmitt Perreault	0	1	0	19	0	17
Mason Determann	0	0	0	11	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Gibson	2	20

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Determann	1	21
Corwin Torres	1	20
Christian Thornton	1	19
Cornelius Thomason	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Butch Gaudio	---	---	27	31	22	80
Gene James	30	29	---	---	8	67
Raymond Meerdink	30	29	---	---	8	67
Emmett Corona	---	---	28	28	8	64
Brody Floyd	---	---	28	32	3	63
Rich Nixon	---	---	25	27	8	60
Jared Muirbrook	30	29	---	---	---	59
Ricardo Mullens	30	29	---	---	---	59
Andre Rincon	30	29	---	---	---	59
Bert Lester	30	29	---	---	---	59
Erik Parker	---	---	27	29	2	58
Alejandro Goodwin	26	29	---	---	1	56
Jeffrey Branch	---	---	24	27	2	53
Harris Shaw	---	---	22	28	2	52
Austin Hayes	---	---	23	25	1	49
Ernie Farrens	19	17	---	---	13	49
Derrick Fletcher	---	---	11	23	13	47
Eduardo Hines	12	14	---	---	20	46
Lucas Peace	---	---	18	26	2	46
Wally Nield	---	---	19	21	5	45
Andy Hohlt	9	11	---	---	20	40
Jimmy Kressbach	16	14	---	---	8	38
Karl Maxwell	---	---	12	11	15	38
Victor Emerson	19	18	---	---	---	37
Lester Gibson	10	5	---	---	20	35
T.J. Corlett	---	---	15	8	12	35
Elliot Matijacic	15	14	---	---	---	29
William Raymond	---	---	14	10	1	25
Joel McBeal	6	11	---	---	3	20
Zachery Polko	8	7	---	---	3	18
Jason Rodriguez	10	5	---	---	2	17
Randall Perkins	---	---	3	6	5	14
Ken Raymond	---	---	2	3	7	12
Kurt Boyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steven Ellison	---	---	2	5	1	8
R.J. England	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nickolas Sanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Cote	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cristian Manuwai	---	---	1	4	1	6
Oliver Long	---	---	3	3	---	6
D.J. Cox	---	---	1	3	1	5
Nolan West	---	---	3	1	1	5
Ashton Forbes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alec Gowan	0	0	---	---	1	1
Stan Mueller	---	---	0	1	---	1
Pat Emmons	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Torres	---	---	29	28	20	77
Abel Lucas	28	32	---	---	9	69
Korey Jenkins	28	32	---	---	9	69
Chase Gibson	28	32	---	---	9	69
Carlos Mathews	28	32	---	---	9	69
Daquan Norris	---	---	30	29	3	62
Robert Farley	28	32	---	---	---	60
Tito Flynn	---	---	29	29	2	60
Hector Mahnken	---	---	30	29	1	60
Marty Schultz	28	32	---	---	---	60
J.J. Dreiser	---	---	30	29	1	60
Martin Schoeppner	26	30	---	---	1	57
Mason Determann	11	24	---	---	21	56
Warren Baker	---	---	21	20	14	55
Drake Poston	8	24	---	---	15	47
Christian Thornton	---	---	14	14	19	47
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	16	16	7	39
Scottie Tanner	---	---	18	21	---	39
Emmitt Perreault	19	17	---	---	2	38
Hayden Kinney	---	---	14	14	10	38
Chance Clapp	20	17	---	---	---	37
C.J. Marek	7	11	---	---	16	34
Pat Fields	---	---	16	14	4	34
Brendan Blank	---	---	14	10	8	32
Renaldo McCarthy	21	11	---	---	---	32
Ty Barber	---	---	15	14	1	30
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	14	14	---	28
Randal Clements	5	6	---	---	16	27
Alejandro Ballard	18	8	---	---	---	26
Quinn Radmore	---	---	13	13	---	26
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	12	11	1	24
B.J. Brooks	---	---	10	11	---	21
Billy Crawford	5	10	---	---	---	15
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Diaz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marco Brandon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Zack Constant	---	---	5	3	---	8
Alejandro Hoosier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bruce Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clyde Wright	0	2	---	---	5	7
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Anderle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Russell Gunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Sachtleben	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	9	71	7.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Rincon	27	19	2	2	2	1	0	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Schultz	29	19	5	1	0	2	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	164	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Kressbach	6	4	0	65	1	14
RB Elliot Matijacic	6	4	0	36	0	14
TE Alejandro Goodwin	5	5	0	21	0	29
WR Andy Hohlt	2	1	1	4	0	11
TE Zachery Polko	2	1	0	-1	0	7
WR Ernie Farrens	2	1	1	14	0	17
TE Eduardo Hines	1	1	0	4	0	14
FB Lester Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	0	8	0	11
WR Victor Emerson	1	1	0	20	1	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Schoeppner	13	9	115	2	30
FB Renaldo McCarthy	3	1	3	0	11
TE Emmitt Perreault	3	2	23	1	17
RB Drake Poston	2	2	-1	0	24
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	2	33	1	8
TE Mason Determann	2	2	31	1	24
WR Chance Clapp	2	1	12	0	17
WR Randal Clements	1	0	0	0	6
FB C.J. Marek	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Rodriguez	1	3	3.00	4.88

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Schultz	1	6	6.00	5.13
Renaldo McCarthy	1	3	3.00	2.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Rincon	3	2	5	1.67	6.33

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Schultz	7	4	13	1.86	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Lester Gibson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Alejandro Goodwin	1	1	1	1.00	4.20
WR Andy Hohlt	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	2	10	2.50	8.85
WR Randal Clements	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Drake Poston	1	1	-2	-2.00	-0.50
TE Mason Determann	1	1	5	5.00	15.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Elliot Matijacic	2	1
Joel McBeal	1	1
Andre Rincon	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Schultz	1	0
Renaldo McCarthy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Rincon	9	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Schultz	12	11	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Kressbach	4	2	2
FB Lester Gibson	1	0	0
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	0
TE Alejandro Goodwin	1	1	0
WR Victor Emerson	1	1	1
WR Ernie Farrens	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	5	2
RB Drake Poston	2	2	0
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	2	2
FB C.J. Marek	1	0	0
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	1	1
TE Mason Determann	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)