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New Orleans Defeats Pittsburgh 31-28 - Recap
Drew Brees sliced and diced the Steelers defense for 326 yards and 1 TDs as New Orleans handed Pittsburgh a 31-28 defeat on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Saints won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -6.5-point spread. OVER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an OVER play.
Drew Brees completed 27 of 39 pass attempts for 326 yards and 1 TDs for the Saints in the win.
Jaylen Samuels rushed for 53 yards for Pittsburgh, while Ben Roethlisberger added 4 yards. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 380 yards for the Steelers, while receivers Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster had 185 and 115 yards respectively.
New Orleans was outgained by Pittsburgh 429-370 yards in Sunday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 26-24 by the Steelers.
The time of possession battle favored Pittsburgh as their offense was on the field for 31:20, longer than the 28:40 of their opponents.
New Orleans looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Panthers. The Steelers will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Cincinnati.