New Orleans 35, Pittsburgh 32
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Peter Morelli
Attendance:
61916
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Saints 35, Steelers 32: Drew Brees passed for 257 yards and five touchdowns as visiting New Orleans defeated Pittsburgh.
Kenny Stills had a touchdown catch to go with a career-best 162 yards on five receptions for the Saints (5-7). Mark Ingram rushed for 122 yards as New Orleans halted its three-game losing streak and remained even with Atlanta atop the NFC South.
Le’Veon Bell rushed for 95 yards and one score while making a career high-tying eight catches for a career-best 159 yards for the Steelers (7-5), who fell 1 1/2 games behind first-place Cincinnati in the AFC North. Ben Roethlisberger passed for 435 yards and two touchdowns but also was intercepted twice.
Stills broke loose on a third-and-10 play and corralled a 69-yard catch-and-run TD with 1:50 left in the third quarter to give the Saints a 28-13 lead. Brees hit Marques Colston for a 3-yard score with 10:25 to play in the fourth to make it a 19-point advantage before Roethlisberger connected with Antonio Brown for two touchdowns in the final 2:34.
After spotting Pittsburgh a 6-0 lead, the Saints got moving in the second quarter as Brees teamed with Benjamin Watson for a 15-yard TD and Erik Lorig for a 4-yarder to take a 14-6 halftime lead. Brees connected with Nick Toon for an 11-yard score early in the third quarter to increase the lead to 15 before Bell scored on a 1-yard run with 4:21 remaining in the third to pull the Steelers within 21-13.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brown had eight receptions for 97 yards to raise his season total to 1,258 and become the first player in franchise history with back-to-back 1,200-yard campaigns. … Brees has thrown five or more touchdowns nine times in his career. … Bell (1,046) went over 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| New Orleans |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Mark Ingram
|
Player |
Le'Veon Bell
|
|
23 |
Attempts |
21 |
|
122 |
Yards |
95 |
|
5.3 |
Avg Yards |
4.5 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
31 |
Long |
18 |
Receiving
| New Orleans |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Kenny Stills
| Player |
Le'Veon Bell
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
8 |
|
162 |
Yards |
159 |
|
32.4 |
Avg Yards |
19.9 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
69 |
Long |
48 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| New Orleans
|
393 |
143 |
250 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
538 |
103 |
435 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Steelers have a W/L % of .286 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Saints have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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