It certainly seems that way after knocking off the New England Patriots and snapping a five game losing streak against the Pats. The Saints and Steelers don’t have much of a history between one another, only meeting four times since the 1994 season. The two teams have only played four times since 1993, the least meetings the Saints have had with an NFL foe over that span â excluding the Texans, who entered the NFL in 2002.When scoring 16 points or more, the Saints are 7-1 in the series.On Nov. 19, 1984, the Saints won the first "Monday Night Football" game in club history with a 27-24 victory at the Superdome. On the Steelers' final play from scrimmage, a first-and-10 from the New Orleans 42-yard line, Davis recovered a fumble forced by defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins at the New Orleans 35-yard line to clinch the win. The Saints have a 2-3 record against the Steelers in games played in Pittsburgh. New Orleans had entered the game 0-6 on "MNF"...New Orleans and Pittsburgh were division foes in 1968 when both teams were part of the Century Division. The Saints have a five-game winning streak against AFC North opponents, dating to a Nov. 30, 2014 35-32 win at Pittsburgh, improving their record against the Steelers to 9-7. He has 100+ scrimmage yards in 9 of the past 11 games.Williams Gay has a pick six in 2 of the past 4 games, including a 28-yarder vs. the Titans.Bold predictions from the Canal St. He carried 11 times for 35 yards and a touchdown and caught an eight-yard pass. Drew Brees threw five touchdowns for the ninth time in his career as the New Orleans Saints dominated the sloppy Pittsburgh Steelers 35-32 on Sunday. Lutz made 26 consecutive field goals before his second attempt was blocked, moving past Morten Andersen (11/1/92-9/12/93) for the longest streak of consecutive field goals in club history.- Punter Thomas Morstead punted three times for 141 total yards (47.0 avg.) The Saints are 7-7 all-time against Pittsburgh, which will host New Orleans for only the second time at Heinz Field. Saints vs. With his one TD reception, he moved into a tie for 10th with Donte' Stallworth on the Saints all-time receiving touchdown list (24).- In his first game back since being taken off Injured Reserve, wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr., recorded five catches for 74 yards, including a crucial fourth quarter 25-yard reception on third-and-20.- Defensive end Cameron Jordan played in his 127th consecutive game and posted two tackles, one tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and one pass defensed.- Defensive end Tyeler Davison recorded his second sack of the season, taking down Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a six-yard loss.- Linebacker Craig Robertson had a crucial fourth down stop on a fake punt.- Linebacker Alex Anzalone finished with four total tackles (three solo), one sack, two quarterback hits and one tackle for a loss.- Linebacker Demario Davis recorded his fifth sack of the season, tying his career-high, taking down Roethlisberger for a nine-yard loss.
The Saints and Steelers were actually division rivals for one year, 1968, when they were joined with the Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Cardinals to form the Century Division.
The Saints are well-known for having a high-scoring, high-profile attack, but it’s been the opposite the last month. '.The Saints return to action on Sunday, Dec. 30 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome when they face the Carolina Panthers. Or write about sports?
It also marked the third time in team history joining the 2009 and 2011 clubs.
Ingram now has 55 career touchdowns, tied for second with Deuce McAllister.
The Saints have a 2-3 record against the Steelers in games played in Pittsburgh.
15 attempts).leads the AFC and ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,435 scrimmage yards (951 rush, 484 rec.).
They played twice that season, with the Saints winning both games.A look back at the results between the Saints and Steelers in the previous 14 meetings:Blocked FG attempt, fumble recovery highlight production in season opener,'Everybody takes pride in knowing what to do in case somebody goes down',Morstead pinned five punts inside 20-yard line,'It's a test of which team is more physical and obviously, you want to be on the winning side of that',Kamara has 4,476 yards from scrimmage, 38 touchdowns in first three seasons,NFL all-time leaders in passing yards, passing touchdowns headline game,'We know we have to stay ahead of the curve','You've got to win. The Steelers are one of the Saints' most infrequent opponents. Brees has connected with wide receiver Michael Thomas 23 times for touchdowns, making Thomas his fifth most prolific touchdown target, tied with Antonio Gates. By Dave Cariello Nov 28, 2014, 6:00am CST