2006 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 12, 2006 · Heinz Field
New Orleans Saints
31
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
38
PIT -6.5 ✓O 45.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 38–31.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
31/47, 398 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
23.7 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
17/28, 264 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.7 expected points added · +1.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 31/47 | 398 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Reggie Bush | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Karney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Simoneau | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bellamy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJuan Groce | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/28 | 264 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 22 | 213 | 9.7 | 2 | 11.1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -6.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- NO moneyline
- +250
- PIT moneyline
- -270
Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 69 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- NO 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Bill Cowher