Final2026 Week 7

Stade de France, Paris, France

Steelers vs Saints Box Score & Player Stats: Week 7, 2026

Pittsburgh Steelers

Won

16

New Orleans Saints

10

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Steelers3103016
Saints0100010

PIT 16NO 10 Final

  • Passing leader

    Tyler Shough

    NO · QB

    14.8PPR pts

    30/38, 278 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Jaylen Warren

    PIT · RB

    16.7PPR pts

    18 ATT, 101 YDS, 3 REC, 36 REC YDS

  • Saints leader

    Devaughn Vele

    NO · WR

    16.4PPR pts

    5 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Payton Wilson

    PIT

    1 INT, 6 TKL

Steelers 16, Saints 10: Pittsburgh beats New Orleans

Pittsburgh led 13–10 at halftime and outscored New Orleans 3–0 after the break to win 16–10. The Steelers finished with a 343–281 edge in total offense and averaged 5.4 yards per play.

The gap showed up everywhere. The Saints went 6-for-12 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Steelers kept the ball for 32:03 and finished without a giveaway.

Key advantages

  • +0.5 yards/play PIT 5.4 · NO 4.9
  • +1 turnover margin PIT 0 turnovers
  • +62 total yards PIT 343 · NO 281

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Why the Steelers Won

Pittsburgh won the efficiency, turnover, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Steelers vs Saints
SteelersStatSaints
5.4Yards per play4.9
0Turnovers1
343Total yards281
Other team stats
63Plays57
63%Third-down conversion50%
32:03Time of possession27:57

Scoring Summary

The Steelers scored one touchdown and three field goals; the Saints scored one touchdown and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Steelers vs Saints
TimeTeamPlayPITNO
1st quarter
10:51PITChris Boswell 28-yard FG Takes lead30
2nd quarter
10:17NODaniel Carlson 38-yard FG Ties game33
6:45PITAaron Rodgers → Darnell Washington, 4-yard TD Takes leadChris Boswell XP103
1:45NOTyler Shough → Devaughn Vele, 1-yard TD Ties gameDaniel Carlson XP1010
0:00PITChris Boswell 47-yard FG Takes lead1310
3rd quarter
0:14PITChris Boswell 39-yard FG Extends lead1610
4th quarter
No scoring

Fantasy Points: Steelers vs Saints, Week 7 2026

Fantasy leaders

  1. Jaylen WarrenPITRB16.7 PTSRB4
  2. Devaughn VeleNOWR16.4 PTSWR2
  3. Tyler ShoughNOQB14.8 PTSQB3
  4. Rico DowdlePITRB14.6 PTSRB6

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Tyler ShoughNOQB14.8QB330/382781137095.0Start/Sit →
Aaron RodgersPITQB13.1QB419/302121036095.4Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Jaylen WarrenPITRB16.7RB4RB18101043360Start/Sit →
Devaughn VeleNOWR16.4WR2WR---55541Start/Sit →
Rico DowdlePITRB14.6RB6RB941066450Start/Sit →
Alvin KamaraNORB13.2RB7RB65077570Start/Sit →
Chris OlaveNOWR11.6WR4WR---106560Start/Sit →
Barion BrownNOWR8.7WR6WR---33570Start/Sit →
DK MetcalfPITWR7.6WR9WR---62560Start/Sit →
Darnell WashingtonPITTE7.4TE6TE---1141Start/Sit →
Kendre MillerNORB5.8RB13RB86053220Start/Sit →
Germie BernardPITWR5.7WR12WR---53270Start/Sit →
Brandon SmithPITWR4.4WR16WR---22240Start/Sit →
Pat FreiermuthPITTE4.0TE9TE---42200Start/Sit →
Bryce LanceNOWR3.2WR19WR---22120Start/Sit →
Noah FantNOTE3.1TE10TE---22110Start/Sit →
Juwan JohnsonNOTE1.7TE16TE---3170Start/Sit →
Oscar DelpNOTE1.2TE18TE---1120Start/Sit →

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Tyler ShoughNO · QB14.818.7−3.9-38 att-38318%00%
Jaylen WarrenPIT · RB16.718.1−1.4-60% car-01860%414%
Chris OlaveNO · WR11.616.9−5.3-26% tgt-000%1026%
Rico DowdlePIT · RB14.615.8−1.2-30% car-0930%621%
Alvin KamaraNO · RB13.215.6−2.4-35% car-0635%718%
Aaron RodgersPIT · QB13.115.1−2.0-30 att-30310%00%
Kendre MillerNO · RB5.813.5−7.7-47% car-0847%513%
DK MetcalfPIT · WR7.610.2−2.6-21% tgt-000%621%
Devaughn VeleNO · WR16.48.5+7.9-13% tgt-000%513%
Germie BernardPIT · WR5.78.5−2.8-18% tgt-000%518%
Pat FreiermuthPIT · TE4.06.8−2.8-14% tgt-000%414%
Barion BrownNO · WR8.75.1+3.6-8% tgt-000%38%
Juwan JohnsonNO · TE1.75.1−3.4-8% tgt-000%38%
Brandon SmithPIT · WR4.43.4+1.0-7% tgt-000%27%
Bryce LanceNO · WR3.23.4−0.2-5% tgt-000%25%
Noah FantNO · TE3.13.4−0.3-5% tgt-000%25%
Darnell WashingtonPIT · TE7.41.7+5.7-4% tgt-000%14%
Oscar DelpNO · TE1.21.7−0.5-3% tgt-000%13%

Team totals: Steelers 28 targets and 30 carries; Saints 38 targets and 17 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts aren't available for this game. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2026 season: 1.69 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.63 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Aaron Rodgers

PIT · QB · 13.1 pts on 15.1 expected

19 of 30 passing for 212 yards, 1 touchdown; 3 carries for 6 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.1 expected. Next up: Week 8 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Aaron Rodgers →

Tyler Shough

NO · QB · 14.8 pts on 18.7 expected

30 of 38 passing for 278 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 3 carries for 7 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.7 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Tyler Shough →

Jaylen Warren Volume, no payoff

PIT · RB · 16.7 pts on 18.1 expected

4 targets (14% of the team's), 3 catches for 36 yards; 18 carries (60% of the team's) for 101 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.1 expected. Next up: Week 8 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Jaylen Warren →

Rico Dowdle

PIT · RB · 14.6 pts on 15.8 expected

6 targets (21% of the team's), 6 catches for 45 yards; 9 carries (30% of the team's) for 41 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.8 expected. Next up: Week 8 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Rico Dowdle →

Chris Olave Unlucky

NO · WR · 11.6 pts on 16.9 expected

10 targets (26% of the team's), 6 catches for 56 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 16.9 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't. Next up: Week 9 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Chris Olave →

Alvin Kamara

NO · RB · 13.2 pts on 15.6 expected

7 targets (18% of the team's), 7 catches for 57 yards; 6 carries (35% of the team's) for 5 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.6 expected. Next up: Week 9 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Alvin Kamara →

Kendre Miller Unlucky

NO · RB · 5.8 pts on 13.5 expected

5 targets (13% of the team's), 3 catches for 22 yards; 8 carries (47% of the team's) for 6 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 13.5 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't. Next up: Week 9 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Kendre Miller →

Devaughn Vele Ran hot

NO · WR · 16.4 pts on 8.5 expected

5 targets (13% of the team's), 5 catches for 54 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 8.5 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat. Next up: Week 9 against the Browns. Bet on the role more than the result.

Start/Sit: Devaughn Vele →

Start/Sit Decisions

Start/sit Checks

Each name opens the Start/Sit tool for that player. The line under each team is what the defense it faced here allows by position this season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Saints allow the most fantasy points to RBs

New Orleans Saints

Steelers allow the 19th-most fantasy points to RBs

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2026 through Week 7.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Steelers defense and Saints defense
Points allowed toSteelers DSaints D
QBs13.217.5
RBs20.230.0
WRs30.029.6
TEs10.916.7

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

New Orleans opened at 41% win probability and fell below 2% in the fourth quarter.

Saints win probability

Saints win probability by game minuteSaints started at 41%, stood at 32% at halftime and finished at 0%, across 6 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +10Carlson 38-yd FG33% → 43%Q2 10:17
  2. −23Rodgers → Washington, 4-yd TD43% → 20%Q2 6:45
  3. +24Shough → Vele, 1-yd TD19% → 44%Q2 1:45
  4. −12Boswell 47-yd FG44% → 32%Q2 0:00
  5. −13Boswell 39-yd FG29% → 16%Q3 0:14

Swing in Saints win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Steelers vs Saints
Pittsburgh SteelersMeasureNew Orleans Saints
63Plays57
52%Pass rate70%
5.9Yds / dropback6.6
4.9Yds / carry1.1
10/16Third downs6/12

Efficiency edge Pittsburgh ran 6 more plays and gained 3.8 more yards per carry.

  • Top targets
  • PIT Metcalf 21% · Dowdle 21% · Bernard 18%
  • NO Olave 26% · Kamara 18% · Vele 13%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Steelers vs Saints
ResultPITNO
Touchdowns11
Field goals31
Punts22
Turnovers01
Missed field goals01

PIT turnover edge: +1

  • The Steelers opened the scoring on their first possession, a 8-play, 51-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Steelers drained the clock with two second-half drives of five to eight minutes.
All 13 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
PITQ1 15:008514:09Field goal
NOQ1 10:5111375:30Punt
PITQ1 5:2113437:04Punt
NOQ2 13:177623:00Field goal
PITQ2 10:176773:32Touchdown
NOQ2 6:4512525:00Touchdown
PITQ2 1:4511401:45Field goal
NOQ3 15:0014687:28Interception
PITQ3 7:3214517:18Field goal
NOQ3 0:1411475:47Missed FG
PITQ4 9:273-22:23Punt
NOQ4 7:04461:12Punt
PITQ4 5:5211495:52End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Steelers vs Saints Head-to-Head

The Steelers and Saints first met in 1967 and have played 18 times since.

All-time series
9–9Series tied, 18 meetings since 1967
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Steelers win
37–141993
Largest Saints win
20–102010

Since 2021

2–0 Steelers lead

2 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. PIT = Steelers win, NO = Saints win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 7)

The 2026 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Steelers vs Saints
SteelersStatSaints
5-2Record2-5
21.9Points per game23.1
323.7Yards per game315.7
5.1Yards per play4.8
19.7Points allowed per game27.7
303.7Yards allowed per game372.7

Steelers vs Saints Odds and Results

How this game finished against the betting lines.

Spread
PIT −3Steelers covered by 3
Total
42.5Under: 26 points scored (by 16.5)

Expected vs Actual Scoring

Implied team totals against the actual score
TeamImpliedActualDifference
Steelers22.816−6.8
Saints19.810−9.8

Both offenses finished under the market's expectation, which matches the low fantasy output in the Fantasy tab.

Betting Trends

Last 2 meetings: Steelers 2–0 ATS, unders 2–0.

Each team's 2026 season through this game. Over/under is overs first.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Against the spread
5–2
Over/under
4–3
ATS as favorite
4–1
ATS as underdog
1–1
ATS on the road
2–2

New Orleans Saints

Against the spread
3–4
Over/under
4–3
ATS as favorite
1–2
ATS as underdog
2–2
ATS at home
0–4

Lines: the consensus captured at kickoff. Individual sportsbooks varied.

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Steelers and Saints in Fantasy

The two teams don't meet again this season. If you roster a Steeler or a Saint, these answer the week-to-week question.

2026 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Steelers vs Saints Game FAQ

Who won the 2026 Steelers vs Saints Week 7 game?

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New Orleans Saints 16–10 in Week 7 of the 2026 season. The game was played at Stade de France in Paris, France on October 25, 2026. See the Steelers' 2026 schedule.

What was the final score of Steelers vs Saints?

The final score was Steelers 16, Saints 10. The Steelers led 13–10 at halftime, and the second half went Steelers 3, Saints 0.

What happened in the Steelers vs Saints game?

Pittsburgh led 13–10 at halftime and outscored New Orleans 3–0 after the break to win 16–10. The Steelers finished with a 343–281 edge in total offense and averaged 5.4 yards per play. Jaylen Warren led all players with 3 catches for 36 yards, plus 18 carries for 101 rushing yards. The Saints committed 1 turnover, the Steelers none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Steelers vs Saints?

Jaylen Warren led the game with 16.7 PPR fantasy points, the RB4 of Week 7, on 3 catches for 36 yards, plus 18 carries for 101 rushing yards. Devaughn Vele was next with 16.4 (WR2). See Jaylen Warren's 2026 game log.

Who led Steelers vs Saints in passing, rushing and receiving?

Tyler Shough (NO) led all passers with 30 of 38 for 278 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Jaylen Warren (PIT) led in rushing with 18 carries for 101 yards. Alvin Kamara (NO) led in receiving with 7 catches for 57 yards.

How many fantasy points did Jaylen Warren score against the Saints?

Jaylen Warren scored 16.7 points in PPR leagues, 15.2 in half-PPR and 13.7 in standard scoring against the Saints in Week 7 of the 2026 season, on 3 catches for 36 yards, plus 18 carries for 101 rushing yards. He handled 60% of his team's carries.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Steelers vs Saints?

Devaughn Vele outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 16.4 PPR points on 8.5 xFP (+7.9). Kendre Miller fell furthest short, with 5.8 points on 13.5 xFP (−7.7). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Steelers vs Saints?

Tyler Shough had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 18.7 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 14.8. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Steelers beat the Saints?

The Steelers beat the Saints 16–10 because they averaged 5.4 yards per play to 4.9, won the turnover battle 1–0, and outgained them 343–281.

Which team won the turnover battle in Steelers vs Saints?

The Steelers won the turnover battle 1–0: the Saints gave the ball away 1 time and the Steelers not at all. The Steelers won the game.

What is the all-time Steelers vs Saints record?

The all-time series is tied 9–9 across 18 meetings since 1967.

When did the Steelers and Saints last play before this game?

Before Week 7 of 2026, they last met in the 2022 season on November 13, 2022, when the Steelers beat the Saints 20–10.

What was the closing spread for Steelers vs Saints?

The consensus closing spread at kickoff was Steelers −3, making the Pittsburgh Steelers 3-point favorites, with a closing total of 42.5. That implied about 22.8 points for the Steelers and 19.8 for the Saints.

Did Steelers vs Saints go over or under the total?

The game went under. The consensus closing total was 42.5, and the teams combined for 26 points, 16.5 under the number.

Who covered the spread in Steelers vs Saints?

The Steelers covered by 3 against the closing line of Steelers −3. The final margin was 6 points.

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