National Football League
New Orleans 35, Pittsburgh 32
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 63°
Head Official: Peter Morelli
Attendance: 61916

Saints 35, Steelers 32: Drew Brees passed for 257 yards and five touchdowns as visiting New Orleans defeated Pittsburgh.

Kenny Stills had a touchdown catch to go with a career-best 162 yards on five receptions for the Saints (5-7). Mark Ingram rushed for 122 yards as New Orleans halted its three-game losing streak and remained even with Atlanta atop the NFC South.

Le’Veon Bell rushed for 95 yards and one score while making a career high-tying eight catches for a career-best 159 yards for the Steelers (7-5), who fell 1 1/2 games behind first-place Cincinnati in the AFC North. Ben Roethlisberger passed for 435 yards and two touchdowns but also was intercepted twice.

Stills broke loose on a third-and-10 play and corralled a 69-yard catch-and-run TD with 1:50 left in the third quarter to give the Saints a 28-13 lead. Brees hit Marques Colston for a 3-yard score with 10:25 to play in the fourth to make it a 19-point advantage before Roethlisberger connected with Antonio Brown for two touchdowns in the final 2:34.

After spotting Pittsburgh a 6-0 lead, the Saints got moving in the second quarter as Brees teamed with Benjamin Watson for a 15-yard TD and Erik Lorig for a 4-yarder to take a 14-6 halftime lead. Brees connected with Nick Toon for an 11-yard score early in the third quarter to increase the lead to 15 before Bell scored on a 1-yard run with 4:21 remaining in the third to pull the Steelers within 21-13.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Brown had eight receptions for 97 yards to raise his season total to 1,258 and become the first player in franchise history with back-to-back 1,200-yard campaigns. … Brees has thrown five or more touchdowns nine times in his career. … Bell (1,046) went over 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
New Orleans   Pittsburgh
Mark Ingram Player Le'Veon Bell
23 Attempts 21
122 Yards 95
5.3 Avg Yards 4.5
0 Touchdowns 1
31 Long 18
Receiving
New Orleans   Pittsburgh
Kenny Stills Player Le'Veon Bell
5 Receptions 8
162 Yards 159
32.4 Avg Yards 19.9
1 Touchdowns 0
69 Long 48
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
New Orleans 393 143 250 5 0 2 1.0 0
Pittsburgh 538 103 435 3 3 0 1.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Steelers have a W/L % of .286 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Saints have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .500 after a loss.