Pittsburgh Steelers 20, New Orleans Saints 7

Blogged under The Pre Season, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Tuesday 7 August 2007 at 4:22 pm

The Pittsburgh Steelers looked great on Sunday Night in their demolition of the New Orleans Saints.  The Steelers controlled the clock for 35:57 and they amassed 413 total yards of offense.  Ben Roethlisberger (2 for 3, 73 yards) and Charlie Batch (4 for 6, 51 yards) both got their work in quick and they both looked good.  But Sunday belonged to third stringer Brian St. Pierre.  St. Pierre completed 8 of 14 passes for 129 yards with 1 TD pass.  Running back Carey Davis had a monster game with 7 carries for 68 yards (9.7 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 32 yards (16.0 avg).  Still, Davis remains a very long shot to make the Steelers.  Undrafted rookie Gary Russell also was outstanding with 8 carries for 41 yards (5.1 ypc).  Cedric Wilson was fantastic with 4 grabs for 99 yards (24.8 avg) as he seems to be gaining on Santonio Holmes.  Holmes also had a good showing with 3 grabs for 48 yards (16.0 avg) and a TD.

The Steelers defense was outstanding Sunday Night.  They held the Saints to 214 total yards of offense.  The Saints ran the ball 24 times for 82 yards (3.4 ypc) and they completed 13 of 30 passes for 132 yards passing. 

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=270805018

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