Saints fall to Steelers in NFL's first France game

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

The New Orleans Saints lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-10 in the NFL's first game in France, falling to 2-5.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-10 in the NFL's first regular-season game in France, played before a sellout crowd at Stade de France near Paris on 25 October. The Saints never led and fell to a 2-5 record heading into their bye week.

New Orleans' rushing attack was severely hampered, producing only 18 yards on 17 carries from running backs Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller and quarterback Tyler Shough. The Steelers' running backs Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle combined for 142 of Pittsburgh's 148 rushing yards. Saints running back C.J. Donaldson suffered a shoulder injury that ended his participation in the second quarter.

Quarterback Tyler Shough completed 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown but threw his first career interception in the red zone midway through the third quarter, a costly error in what was then a three-point game. Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first quarterback to throw the opening touchdown and win an NFL game in a different country. Rodgers previously achieved the same feat in Dublin, Ireland.

How it is being reported

• Sacré bleu! Saints run over by Steelers in France, 16-10New Orleans enters bye week with 2-5 recordKNOE · 25 Oct, 16:37
• Sacré bleu! Saints run over by Steelers in France, 16-10New Orleans enters bye week with 2-5 recordWAFB · 25 Oct, 16:37

In this story: New Orleans Saints · Pittsburgh Steelers · Stade de France · Tyler Shough · Aaron Rodgers · C.J. Donaldson · Paris · France

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