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Barion Brown, Chase Young Among 3 Winners and 2 Losers in Saints' Loss to Steelers
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Paris got its first regular-season NFL game, and New Orleans Saints fans who set alarms for a morning kickoff got a familiar ending. The Pittsburgh Steelers won 16-10 at Stade de France , and the Saints fell to 2-5 one week after a comeback win over the Giants .
Tyler Shough completed 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele, but Payton Wilson picked him off at the Pittsburgh 11 to end a 14-play drive in the third quarter. It still wasn't enough, because the Saints never got the ball back after a defensive offside penalty extended Pittsburgh's final drive. Here's who helped and who hurt.
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Winner: Barion Brown
The sixth-round rookie out of LSU touched the ball seven times and changed field position nearly every time. Barion Browncaught all three of his targets for 57 yards, including a 49-yard strike from Shough down the middle that set up the Saints' first points. He added 77 yards on three kick returns, and his 42-yard return before halftime started the drive that ended in the tying touchdown .
New Orleans drafted him for his return résumé. He's earning more snaps on offense, too.
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Winner: Chase Young
New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young in Paris.
Chase Youngentered Sunday with an 89.7 pass-rush grade, second among 115 qualified edge defenders, according to PFF . He played like it. Young finished with 1.5 sacks, two quarterback hits and a tackle for loss, including a split sack on third-and-10 that forced a Chris Boswell field goal and a solo sack that produced a fourth-quarter three-and-out.
Pro Football Reference now has him at seven sacks this season. That pressure is why we started our bold predictions with him.
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Winner: Carl Granderson
New Orleans Saints defensive end Carl Granderson.
Young's partner on the other edge matched him. Carl Grandersonalso had 1.5 sacks and two hits on Aaron Rodgers. His third-down sack late in the second quarter kept Pittsburgh to a field goal, and he split the third-quarter sack with Young. The Saints held the Steelers to 1-of-4 in the red zone, and the edge rush was a big reason why.
Loser: Alvin Kamara
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
The Saints ran 17 times for 18 yards, 1.1 per carry. Alvin Kamarahad five yards on six carries, and his 5-yard loss on second-and-5 at the Pittsburgh 32 in the fourth quarter pushed the Saints out of comfortable field-goal range. Kendre Miller, who took over as the lead back against the Giants, wasn't much better with six yards on eight carries.
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"It's the first NFL game being played in France, so it's an opportunity for all of us. I want to win," Kamara said during the week . The run game didn't give him much of a chance.
Loser: Daniel Carlson
New Orleans Saints kicker Daniel Carlson.
Down 16-10 early in the fourth quarter, Daniel Carlson missed a 52-yard try wide right after an 11-play drive. A make cuts the deficit to three and changes how Kellen Moore manages his final possession. Instead, the Saints needed a touchdown, stalled after one first down on their next drive and burned all three timeouts on defense.
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Carlson also made a 38-yarder in the second quarter. In a game Pittsburgh controlled for 32 minutes of possession, the Saints needed every point they could get.
This story was originally published by Athlon on Oct 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add Athlon as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
