WEEK 10
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-6) @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-6)
DATE: Sunday (11/13/22)
STADIUM: Acrisure Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM
REFEREE: ET Carl Cheffers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Saints lead all-time series, 9-7
STREAKS Saints have won past 3
LAST GAME 12/23/18: Steelers 28 at Saints 31
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/30/14: Saints 35, Steelers 32
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
LAST WEEK L 27-13 vs. Baltimore (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Dennis Allen: 2-0
PTS. FOR 23.6
OFFENSE 377.6
PASSING Andy Dalton: 124-190-1,385-10-5-93.4
RUSHING Alvin Kamara: 104-443-4.3-1
RECEIVING Chris Olave (R): 43-618-14.4-2
PTS. AGAINST 25.2
DEFENSE 320.6
SACKS Demario Davis: 6
INTs Tyrann Mathieu: 2
TAKE/GIVE -10 (7/17)
PUNTING (NET) Blake Gillikin: 47.6 (42.0)
KICKING Wil Lutz: 62 (20/20 PAT; 14/19 FG)
SAINTS NOTES:
• QB ANDY DALTON has 80+ rating in 5 of his 6 starts this season. Aims for his 4th road start in row with 300+ pass yards. Has 3,331 pass yards & 21 TDs (19 pass, 2 rush) in 16 career starts vs. Pit. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 vs. Pit.
• RB ALVIN KAMARA has 6+ catches & 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 70+ scrimmage yards. Had 105 scrimmage yards (82 rec., 23 rush) & 2 rush TDs in last road meeting.
• WR CHRIS OLAVE (rookie) led team with 6 receptions & 71 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches & 8th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Leads all rookies in receptions (43) & rec. yards (618).
• WR JARVIS LANDRY has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Pit.
• TE JUWAN JOHNSON had 3rd rec. TD of season last week.
• DE CAMERON JORDAN has 6 sacks & 8 TFL in his past 6 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 7th in row on road with TFL. Is only player with 5+ sacks in each of past 11 seasons. Had sack & INT in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with PD.
• LB DEMARIO DAVIS had career-high 6th sack of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 5th in row overall with TFL. Had sack & FR in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with sack. Needs 2 TFL for 6th-straight 10+ TFL season.
• DT DAVID ONYEMATA aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• CB PAULSON ADEBO has PD in 4 of his past 5.
• S TYRANN MATHIEU had FR in his last game vs. Pit. (12/26/21 w/ KC).
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
LAST WEEK: Bye (L 35-13 at Philadelphia in Week 8)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 0-3
PTS. FOR 15.0
OFFENSE 299.0
PASSING Kenny Pickett (R): 112-165-962-2-8-66.8
RUSHING Najee Harris: 108-361-3.3-1
RECEIVING Diontae Johnson: 43-372-8.7-0
PTS. AGAINST 395.1
DEFENSE 24.6
SACKS Alex Highsmith: 6.5
INTs Minkah Fitzpatrick: 3
TAKE/GIVE -4 (10/14)
PUNTING (NET) Pressley Harvin: 44.5 (41.3)
KICKING Chris Boswell: 45 (9/9 PAT; 12/16 FG)
STEELERS NOTES
• QB KENNY PICKETT (rookie) completed 25 of 38 atts. (65.8 pct.) for 191 yards & had season-high 37 rush yards in Week 8. Has 25+ completions in 3 of his past 4 starts.
• RB NAJEE HARRIS has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with 50+ scrimmage yards. Since 2021, ranks 3rd among RBs with 98 receptions & is 1 of 3 RBs (Josh Jacobs & Joe Mixon) with 1,500+ rush yards (1,561) & 500+ rec. yards (579) since 2021.
• RB JAYLEN WARREN (rookie) had career-high 75 scrimmage yards (50 rush, 25 rec.) in Week 8.
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had 5 receptions in Week 8. Has 5+ catches in 8 of his past 9 at home. Since entering NFL in 2019, ranks 5th with 38 games of 5+ catches. Needs 7 receptions for 4th-consecutive 50+ catch season.
• WR GEORGE PICKENS ranks 5th among rookies with 338 rec. yards.
• TE PAT FREIERMUTH had team-high 57 rec. yards in Week 8. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• LB T.J. WATT has 50 sacks in 40 career home games, incl. 15 sacks in his past 6 at home. Aims for his 7th in row at home with sack & 8th in row at home with TFL.
• DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 3rd sack of season in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with PD. Aims for 4th in row overall with TFL.
• LB ALEX HIGHSMITH aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack.
• S MINKAH FITZPATRICK has 9 PD in his past 10. Has 5+ tackles in 8 of his past 9 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with INT & 4th in row at home with PD.
• CB CAMERON SUTTON has PD in 7 of his 8 games this season.
