A deep dive into the numbers from the third preseason game of 2016 against the New Orleans Saints.
136.4
Sure, he only played two series, but QB Ben Roethlisberger made quite a splash in a short time. Big Ben went 12/17 for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns - one to TE Jesse James and one to WR Antonio Brown. He finished with an out of this world QB rating - 136.4.
120.8
Then it was Landry Jones' turn to impress. After a disappointing game against the Eagles, Jones bounced back in a big way, completing 19 of his 22 pass attempts for 206 yards, a touchdown pass to WR Sammie Coates and an equally impressive quarterback rating of 120.8.
2
Time to talk defense. The Steelers defense forced two turnovers thanks to interceptions by LBs Steven Johnson and Tyler Matakevich. There would have been a third turnover - a fumble forced by LB Ryan Shazier and recovered by CB Stephon Tuitt, but the officials determined Cockrell gained posession of the ball just out of bounds. Still, a 2-1 win in the turnover battle is a good day at work.
57
Despite running 6 fewer offensive plays than the Saints, the Steelers offense managed to win the battle for total net yards, topping the Saints' 360 yards by 57 for a total of 417 yards on offense.
0
For those of you counting, that's how many interceptions were thrown by the Steelers quarterbacks against the Saints.
9
Nine of the Steelers' 27 points came from a man who needs no introduction. K Chris Boswell connected on each of his five kicks, including both field goal attempts (40 and 48 yards) and three extra points.
8
Proving that his new three-year contract was well-earned, LB Vince Williams led the team with 8 total tackles - 5 solo and 3 assist.
7
Seven different Steelers defenders recorded a pass defensed, including LB Lawrence Timmons, DT Javon Hargrave, LB Steven Johnson, CB William Gay, LB Tyler Matakevich, CB Al-Hajj Shabazz and LB Mike Reilly.
8
The lone sack of the Steelers defense went to rookie DT Javon Hargrave for a loss of eight yards.
