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New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 13
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CHI
DET		 17
 34
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PHI
DAL		 33
 10
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SEA
SF		 19
 3
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WAS
IND		 27
 49
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TEN
HOU		 21
 45
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SD
BAL		 34
 33
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OAK
STL		 0
 52
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NYG
JAC		 24
 25
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NO
PIT		 35
 32
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CLE
BUF		 10
 26
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CIN
TB		 14
 13
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CAR
MIN		 13
 31
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ARI
ATL		 18
 29
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NE
GB		 21
 26
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DEN
KC		 29
 16
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MIA
NYJ		 16
 13
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Steelers 27, Saints 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Drew Brees Pass: 295, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Mark Ingram Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 40 Pierre Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 54 Travaris Cadet Rush: 5, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 22 Kenny Stills Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 43 Marques Colston Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR 92 Joe Morgan Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 2 Jimmy Graham Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
K 7 Shayne Graham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 22 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 2 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 105, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 2 Antonio Brown Rec: 9-110, 1 TD
WR 38 Martavis Bryant Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 71 Markus Wheaton Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 23 Heath Miller Rec: 4-35, 0 TD
K 11 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 18 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Saints QB Drew Brees passed for 305 yards, 2 TDs & 101 rating in last meeting. Since joining NO in 2006, leads NFL with 42,224 pass yards & 305 pass TDs. Passed for 420 yards, 3 TDs & 118.5 rating last week... Since Week 8, RB Mark Ingram leads NFL in rushing (486 yards)... WR Marques Colston has 16 catches for 244 yards (122 per game) & TD in 2 meetings. Had 4 catches for 82 yards & TD last week. TE Jimmy Graham has 19 TDs in past 16 vs. AFC. Had 2 TDs in Week 12. Since 2011, leads NFL TEs with 335 catches, 4,177 yards & 45 TDs. Last week, WR JOSEPH MORGAN had 67-yard run & 62-yard catch, 1st in NFL with 60+ yard run & catch in same game since CHRIS JOHNSON in 2009. Averages 37.3 yards per catch in career (12 rec. for 448 yards). WR Kenny Stills had 8 catches for 98 yards last week... LB Junior Galette has 8 sacks in past 10 vs. AFC. DE Cameron Jordan has 17.5 sacks in past 26. CB Keenan Lewis was drafted by Pit. (3rd Rd., No. 96 overall, 2009) & played 4 seasons with Steelers (2009-12)...

Steelers In only home start vs. NO, QB Ben Roethlisberger completed 17 of 28 passes (60.7 pct.) for 264 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.7 rating. Incl. playoffs, Steelers are 41-5 (.891) when Roethlisberger has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.)... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,435 scrimmage yards (951 rush, 484 rec.). Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 9 of past 11. Posted career-highs in att. (33) & rush yards (204) with TD vs. Titans. Bell (484) needs 4 rec. yards to surpass MERRIL HOGE (487 in 1988) for most in season by Pit. RB in SB era... WR Antonio Brown ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,161 rec. yards & needs 39 to become 1st player in franchise history with back-to-back 1,200-yard receiving seasons. Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 27 consecutive games, longest such streak in NFL history. Rookie WR Martavis Bryant (Rd. 4, No. 118 overall) has 6 TD catches in 5 career games... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 94 tackles. CB William Gay has INT-TD in 2 of past 4, incl. 28-yarder vs. Ten.


Results and Schedule

New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 ATL A L 34-37 -3
2 2014-09-14 CLE A L 24-26 -2
3 2014-09-21 MIN H W 20-9 +11
4 2014-09-28 DAL A L 17-38 -21
5 2014-10-05 TB H W 37-31 +6
6   Bye      
7 2014-10-19 DET A L 23-24 -1
8 2014-10-26 GB H W 44-23 +21
9 2014-10-30 CAR A W 28-10 +18
10 2014-11-09 SF H L 24-27 -3
11 2014-11-16 CIN H L 10-27 -17
12 2014-11-24 BAL H L 27-34 -7
13 2014-11-30 PIT A    
14 2014-12-07 CAR H    
15 2014-12-15 CHI A    
16 2014-12-21 ATL H    
17 2014-12-28 TB A    
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CLE H W 30-27 +3
2 2014-09-11 BAL A L 6-26 -20
3 2014-09-21 CAR A W 37-19 +18
4 2014-09-28 TB H L 24-27 -3
5 2014-10-05 JAC A W 17-9 +8
6 2014-10-12 CLE A L 10-31 -21
7 2014-10-20 HOU H W 30-23 +7
8 2014-10-26 IND H W 51-34 +17
9 2014-11-02 BAL H W 43-23 +20
10 2014-11-09 NYJ A L 13-20 -7
11 2014-11-17 TEN A W 27-24 +3
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 NO H    
14 2014-12-07 CIN A    
15 2014-12-14 ATL A    
16 2014-12-21 KC H    
17 2014-12-28 CIN H    

Injury Report

New Orleans Saints
Out  ILB Kyle Knox (hand)
 RB Khiry Robinson (forearm)
Probable  RB Travaris Cadet (hamstring)
 RB Mark Ingram (shoulder)
 CB Keenan Lewis (knee)
 ILB Curtis Lofton (ankle)
 WR Robert Meachem (ankle)
 RB Pierre Thomas (shoulder)
IR  NT Brodrick Bunkley (quadriceps, 11/27/2014)
 FS Rafael Bush (fibula, 11/18/2014)
 FS Jairus Byrd (knee, 10/3/2014)
 WR Brandin Cooks (thumb, 11/18/2014)
 DE Glenn Foster (knee, 10/20/2014)
 FB Austin Johnson (knee, 11/4/2014)
 SS Vinnie Sunseri (arm, 11/12/2014)
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  CB Cortez Allen (thumb)
 NT Steve McLendon (shoulder)
Questionable  ILB Ryan Shazier (ankle)
Probable  WR Martavis Bryant (other-illness)
 SS Troy Polamalu (knee)
 CB Ike Taylor (arm)
 FS Shamarko Thomas (hamstring)
IR  OLB Jarvis Jones (wrist, 9/22/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.5 33.3 22.5 PIT
Rushing yards 110.5 82.7 109.0 NO
Rushing yards per attempt 4.24 3.63 4.09 NO
Completion % 71.7% 71.8% 62.4% PIT
Passing yards 298.5 299.7 237.8 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.56 11.44 10.84 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.57 8.21 6.76 PIT
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.3 0.6 NO
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.7 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 47.4% 49.2% 39.8% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 50.6% PIT
Time of possession 31:41 34:30 30:06 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  NO
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.3 23.3 22.5 PIT
Rushing yards 132.0 86.0 109.0 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.83 4.19 4.09 PIT
Completion % 61.3% 62.2% 62.4% NO
Passing yards 231.0 264.3 237.8 NO
Passing yards per completion 12.70 12.77 10.84 NO
Passing yards per attempt 7.78 7.95 6.76 NO
INT return 0.8 1.0 0.9 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.8 0.3 0.6 NO
Sacks 3.0 2.3 2.4 NO
3rd down conversions 49.4% 36.2% 39.8% PIT
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 50.6% NO
Time of possession 30:09 25:30 30:06 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   NO   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.3 7.3 8.7 PIT
Yards per kick return 23.2 19.7 24.0 NO
Yards allowed per punt return 2.3 8.3 8.7 NO
Yards allowed per kick return 25.9 25.7 24.0 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison

   NO   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 5.7 6.4 NO
Penalty yards 41.0 45.3 53.4 NO

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

New Orleans Saints vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 5 2002-10-06 PIT NO 29-32 NO
2006 10 2006-11-12 NO PIT 31-38 PIT
2010 8 2010-10-31 PIT NO 10-20 NO

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.