Saints-Steelers Capsule

NEW ORLEANS (4-7) at PITTSBURGH (7-4)

Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, Fox

OPENING LINE - Steelers by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Saints 4-7, Steelers 5-6

SERIES RECORD - Tied 7-7

LAST MEETING - Saints beat Steelers 20-10, Oct. 31, 2010

LAST WEEK - Ravens lost to Ravens 34-27; Steelers had bye, beat Titans 27-24 on Nov. 17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Saints No. 22, Steelers No. 12 (tie)

SAINTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (8), PASS (3)

SAINTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (23), PASS (23)

STEELERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (10), PASS (5)

STEELERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (10), PASS (16)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Saints are tied for first-place in woeful NFC South despite losing three straight. .... Steelers have won four of five and are in three-way tie for second in AFC North. ... Pittsburgh is 3-2 against New Orleans at home. ... Saints QB Drew Brees is 6-11 in career against AFC North teams. ... New Orleans' Jimmy Graham leads all NFL tight ends with 65 receptions. ... Saints are second in total offense but are tied for 28th with a minus-9 turnover differential. ... New Orleans is 1-4 on road. ... Saints are 17-6 in November since 2009. ... Pittsburgh is 6-1 in games after bye week under coach Mike Tomlin. ... Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell needs 49 yards rushing to become first Pittsburgh back to reach 1,000 yards since 2010. Bell's 57 receptions are already club-record for a season by running back. ... Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown needs one catch to become fifth player in team history with 350 career receptions. ... Steelers lead NFL with 48 points scored in final two minutes of first or second half. ... Tomlin needs one victory to become fourth coach in NFL history to win at least eight games in each of his first eight seasons with one franchise. ... Pittsburgh WR Lance Moore spent eight years with Saints and is fifth-leading receiver in club history (346 receptions).

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