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Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints - Week 8
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BUF
KC		 10
 13
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MIA
CIN		 22
 14
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JAC
DAL		 35
 17
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GB
NYJ		 9
 0
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DEN
SF		 16
 24
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CAR
STL		 10
 20
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WAS
DET		 25
 37
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TEN
SD		 25
 33
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MIN
NE		 18
 28
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SEA
OAK		 3
 33
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TB
ARI		 38
 35
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PIT
NO		 10
 20
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HOU
IND		 17
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 27, Saints 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 13 Hines Ward Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 15 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
TE 12 Heath Miller Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 11 Jeff Reed FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 1 Defense / ST  
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New Orleans Saints
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Drew Brees Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Chris Ivory Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 32 Ladell Betts Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18 Marques Colston Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 37 Lance Moore Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 45 Robert Meachem Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 54 Devery Henderson Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 19 Jeremy Shockey Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 5 Garrett Hartley FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 17 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers Club has won 3 of past 4 vs. Saints since '90... Pit has 10-4 record (.714) vs. NFC under MIKE TOMLIN... Steelers seek 5th straight win on road... QB Ben Roethlisberger (19,861) needs 139 passing yards to become 2nd QB in franchise history w/ 20,000 (TERRY BRADSHAW, 27,989). Has 18-5 record (.783) vs. NFC w/ 32 TDs vs. 16 INTs & 94.2 passer rating. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.7 passer rating in only meeting vs. NO on 11/12/06... RB Rashard Mendenhall (5) needs 2 rush TDs to tie career high of 7 in '09... WR Hines Ward aims for 3rd game in row w/ TD rec. Posted 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season last week (131) & 27th of career. WR Mike Wallace has 4 TD rec. in '10 & averages 42.3 yards per TD rec. (169 total)... Defense allows league-low 13.7 points per game this year... Wallace, S Ryan Clark & CB Ike Taylor are natives of La... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team w/ 60 tackles.

Saints QB Drew Brees has won 8 of 9 vs. AFC (incl. SB). In those 9, has completed 226 of 324 (69.8 pct.) for 2,600 yards with 17 TDs vs. 8 INTs for 100.8 rating. Last week, became fastest QB in history to reach 20,000 yards with new team (70 games). Since joining NO in '06, has 20,327 pass yards (most in NFL during span) & is 2nd Saints QB to reach 20,000 (ARCHIE MANNING, 21,734). Passed for 398 yards & 1 TD in last meeting... RB Chris Ivory has 206 rush yards in past 2 (103 per game). RB Pierre Thomas has 4 rush TDs in past 5 vs. AFC... WR Marques Colston aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with TD catch. In last meeting, had 10 catches for 169 yards (16.9 avg.). In only game vs. Pit., TE Jeremy Shockey had 2-yard TD catch (12/18/04 w/ NYG)...LB Scott Shanle had sack in last meeting. S Darren Sharper has 3 TFLs in past 2 vs. Pit. LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar had 1st career sack in Week 7.


Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 ATL H W 15-9 +6
2 2010-09-19 TEN A W 19-11 +8
3 2010-09-26 TB A W 38-13 +25
4 2010-10-03 BAL H L 14-17 -3
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CLE H W 28-10 +18
7 2010-10-24 MIA A W 23-22 +1
8 2010-10-31 NO A L 10-20 -10
9 2010-11-08 CIN A    
10 2010-11-14 NE H    
11 2010-11-21 OAK H    
12 2010-11-28 BUF A    
13 2010-12-05 BAL A    
14 2010-12-12 CIN H    
15 2010-12-19 NYJ H    
16 2010-12-23 CAR H    
17 2011-01-02 CLE A    
   
New Orleans Saints
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-09 MIN H W 14-9 +5
2 2010-09-20 SF A W 25-22 +3
3 2010-09-26 ATL H L 24-27 -3
4 2010-10-03 CAR H W 16-14 +2
5 2010-10-10 ARI A L 20-30 -10
6 2010-10-17 TB A W 31-6 +25
7 2010-10-24 CLE H L 17-30 -13
8 2010-10-31 PIT H W 20-10 +10
9 2010-11-07 CAR A    
10   Bye      
11 2010-11-21 SEA H    
12 2010-11-25 DAL A    
13 2010-12-05 CIN A    
14 2010-12-12 STL H    
15 2010-12-19 BAL A    
16 2010-12-27 ATL A    
17 2011-01-02 TB H    

Injury Report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
Doubtful  DE Brett Keisel (Hamstring)
Probable  OT Flozell Adams (Ankle)
 OLB LaMarr Woodley (Hamstring)
IR  OT Willie Colon (Achilles)
 QB Dennis Dixon (Knee)
PUP  OT Chris Scott (Foot)
   
New Orleans Saints
Out  RB Reggie Bush (Fibula)
 RB Pierre Thomas (Ankle)
Doubtful  CB Jabari Greer (Shoulder)
Questionable  CB Tracy Porter (Knee)
 OLB Scott Shanle (Hamstring)
Probable  OG Jahri Evans (Ankle)
 OC Jonathan Goodwin (Groin)
 RB Julius Jones (Shoulder)
 FS Darren Sharper (Knee)
 DE Will Smith (Groin)
 OT Zach Strief (Knee)
 CB Leigh Torrence (Shoulder)
 OLB Anthony Waters (Hamstring)
IR  OLB Jonathan Casillas (Foot)
 CB Randall Gay (Head)
 SS Chris Reis (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Offense 		 NO
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.3 21.5 22.2 PIT
Rushing yards 103.7 78.5 113.8 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.70 4.04 4.20 NO
Completion % 62.4% 68.9% 61.1% NO
Passing yards 189.7 283.5 225.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 12.94 9.98 10.87 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 8.07 6.88 6.64 PIT
Interceptions 0.7 1.5 1.1 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.5 0.8 PIT
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.8 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 35.9% 50.6% 38.6% NO
4th down conversions 0.0% 80.0% 49.1% NO
Time of possession 30:56 32:20 30:19 NO
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PIT
 Defense 		 NO
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 13.7 23.3 22.2 PIT
Rushing yards 67.7 106.8 113.8 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 2.89 3.96 4.20 PIT
Completion % 67.4% 61.4% 61.1% NO
Passing yards 242.3 184.0 225.1 NO
Passing yards per completion 9.81 10.15 10.87 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.61 6.23 6.64 NO
INT return 1.3 0.3 1.1 PIT
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.8 PIT
Sacks 3.0 1.8 2.2 PIT
3rd down conversions 35.9% 37.5% 38.6% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 70.0% 49.1% PIT
Time of possession 29:04 27:41 30:19 NO

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PIT   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.7 11.5 9.5 NO
Yards per kick return 29.2 22.4 23.1 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 9.9 12.8 9.5 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 20.7 23.1 23.1 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PIT   NO  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 4.7 5.5 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 31.3 58.0 55.4 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 2 to 7 of the 2010 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 2 to 7 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints
 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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.




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