2010 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 2010 · Louisiana Superdome

Pittsburgh Steelers

New Orleans SaintsWinner

NO -1 ✓U 45 ✓DomeSaints closed -1 and covered, winning by 10.

New Orleans Saints 20–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

34/44, 305 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

6.6 expected points added · +11.8% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

17/28, 195 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-3.8 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Rashard MendenhallRB

15 att, 71 yds, 1 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Julius JonesRB

7 att, 16 yds, 0 TD

-2.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Robert MeachemWR

6/6 for 76 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 5.0 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

6/9 for 75 yds, 1 TD

20% of team targets · 4.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	17/28	195	0	1	3	-3.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Rashard Mendenhall	15	71	4.7	1	-1.9
Isaac Redman	3	19	6.3	0	1.3
Mewelde Moore	2	19	9.5	0	0.5
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Mike Wallace	3	4	43	15%	-0.9
Heath Miller	2	2	39	7%	-3.3
Antwaan Randle El	3	6	33	22%	1.4
Emmanuel Sanders	1	2	21	7%	-0.8
Matt Spaeth	2	2	21	7%	1.3
Hines Ward	3	6	15	22%	-2.2
Rashard Mendenhall	2	3	14	11%	0.0
David Johnson	1	1	9	4%	0.7
Mewelde Moore	0	1	0	4%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lawrence Timmons	8	1	0.0	0	0
Bryant McFadden	7	0	1.0	0	0
William Gay	4	1	0.0	0	1
James Harrison	4	1	1.0	0	0
Ike Taylor	5	0	0.0	1	2
James Farrior	3	1	0.0	0	1
Troy Polamalu	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ryan Clark	1	2	0.0	0	1
LaMarr Woodley	2	0	0.0	0	0
Casey Hampton	2	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	34/44	305	2	1	2	6.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Julius Jones	7	16	2.3	-2.6
Ladell Betts	3	8	2.7	-1.3
Chris Ivory	7	7	1.0	-2.7
Marques Colston	1	1	1.0	-0.5
Drew Brees	3	-2	-0.7	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Robert Meachem	6	6	76	0	14%	5.0
Marques Colston	6	9	75	1	20%	4.1
Lance Moore	7	8	54	1	18%	4.7
Devery Henderson	3	4	33	0	9%	0.5
Jeremy Shockey	3	4	30	0	9%	1.4
Julius Jones	3	4	20	0	9%	-2.8
David Thomas	4	4	15	0	9%	-0.8
Heath Evans	1	2	2	0	5%	0.4
Ladell Betts	1	2	0	0	5%	0.3
Zach Strief	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Scott Shanle	5	3	0.0	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	5	2	1.0	0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	3	1	0.0	0	3
Leigh Torrence	4	0	0.0	1	1
Danny Clark	3	0	0.0	0	0
Pierson Prioleau	1	2	0.5	0	0
Remi Ayodele	1	1	0.0	0	0
Roman Harper	2	0	0.0	0	0
Usama Young	2	0	0.0	0	0
Courtney Roby	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -1
Closing total: 45
PIT moneyline: +106
NO moneyline: -117

Saints closed -1 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 45; the game landed 30 — under by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Peter Morelli
Rest: PIT 7 days · NO 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Sean Payton