Steelers Beat Saints 16-10 in the NFL’s First Game in Paris as Rodgers Passes Manning

The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-10 on Sunday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, in the first NFL game played in Paris.

Pittsburgh won its third straight game after shutting out New Orleans in the second half. Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass, Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards and Chris Boswell kicked three field goals for the Steelers.

Rodgers’ scoring pass carried a piece of league history with it. His 51-yard completion to DK Metcalf set up a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Darnell Washington that gave Pittsburgh a 10-3 lead in the second quarter. It was Rodgers’ 540th career touchdown pass, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for third place on the NFL’s all-time list.

New Orleans answered before halftime. Tyler Shough completed all seven of his passes on the drive that followed, finishing with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele to tie the score at 10. Boswell’s 47-yard field goal as time expired gave Pittsburgh a 13-10 lead at the break.

Two second-half stops decided the game

The Saints took the second-half kickoff and drove to the Steelers 10, in position for a tying field goal or a go-ahead touchdown, but Shough was intercepted by linebacker Payton Wilson. On the next Pittsburgh possession, Boswell kicked a field goal to stretch the lead to 16-10 at the end of the third quarter.

New Orleans moved into field-goal range again, but Daniel Carlson’s 52-yard attempt sailed wide right. Rodgers then kept Pittsburgh’s final drive alive with an 8-yard scramble on third-and-6 from the New Orleans 34, and the Steelers ran out the clock.

Shough finished with 278 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception. New Orleans rushed for just 18 yards, 130 fewer than Pittsburgh, and never scored after halftime.

The result moved Pittsburgh to 5-2 and dropped New Orleans to 2-5.

Reporting based on coverage by Reuters.