Key Saints Stats from Tonight's Game

PASSING
Palko 8-4-53-0 TD-1 INT
Fife 8-5-47-1 TD-0 INT
Martin 8-3-26-0 TD-0 INT
Brees 6-1-6-0TD-0 INT
  
RUSHING
Pittman 7-20
Thomas 4-17
Stecker 6-16
Palko 1-13
Bush 2-8
Fife 2-4
Copper 1-2
Dudley 1-2

RECEIVING
Copper 3-39
Thomas 2-35
Dudley 2-15
Moore 2-11
Branch 1-12
Stecker 1-8
Colston 1-6
Meachem 1-6

TACKLES
Smith 4 (one sack)
Burns 4
Evans 4
Leisle 3
Bellamy 3
Kaesviharn 3
Boykin 3
Evans 3

Saints Roster Moves This Week:

August 1, 2007 - Signed #85 TE Ronnie Ghent and #95 DE Scott Scharff; Waived #95 Jon Hamm and placed #63 DT Lance Legree on Reserve/Injured.

August 2, 2007 - Signed #75 G Tim Duckworth and #15 WR Chris Jackson; Waived #15 Rhema McKnight and #75 G Wes Sims.

Will not dress tonight: #66 DT Brian Young, #72 DE Anton Palepoi.

Starting Lineup Changes: #25 RB Reggie Bush will start at RB in place of #26 Deuce McAllister; #43 Kevin Kaesviharn will start in place of #41 Roman Harper at SS.

3 - The Saints registered three sacks in the first quarter, with Mark Simoneau, Will Smith and Kendrick Clancy all dropping a Pittsburgh QB for a loss.

The Steelers took the opening kickoff and scored on a 4-yard touchdown run by Najeh Davenport. The drive covered 80 yards in six plays over 2:58, keyed by a 55-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Cedrick Wilson.

Pittsburgh extended the lead to 14-0 on a 3-yard pass from Brian St. Pierre to Santonio Holmes.  Their scoring drive lasted 3:05 and went 66 yards on six plays.

A 56-yard run by Carey Davis set up a 28-yard Jeff Reed field goal to give Pittsburgh a 17-0 advantage.

The Saints opened the second half with a 16-play march down the field that covered 72 yards in 7:54, culminating in a 1-yard TD pass from Jason Fife to Kevin Dudley.

Pittsburgh K Jeff Reed kicked a 39-yard field goal as the third quarter ended to give the Steelers a 20-7 lead.