--- title: Pittsburgh won the NFL's first game in France by running the ball and stopping the run description: A 16-10 win over the Saints at Stade de France moved the Steelers to 5-2 and made them the first team to win regular-season games in both Dublin and Paris. canonical: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-26/steelers-paris-first-france-win/ last-updated: 2026-10-26 url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-26/steelers-paris-first-france-win/ published: 2026-10-26T12:38:01Z edition: 2026-10-26T12 newsroom: sports beat: None trust: reported source_count: 6 cited_manifest_ids: ['1792948233341063004', '1792948265498367988', '1792979903205414121', '1792953388362696805', '1792968973731929910', '1792953584473011151'] --- # Pittsburgh won the NFL's first game in France by running the ball and stopping the run *A 16-10 win over the Saints at Stade de France moved the Steelers to 5-2 and made them the first team to win regular-season games in both Dublin and Paris.* Reported · 6 sources · Sports · Published 2026-10-26 12:38 UTC ## Key facts - The Steelers beat the Saints 16-10 in the first NFL regular-season game played in France. [cites: 1792948233341063004, 1792948265498367988] - Jaylen Warren rushed 18 times for 101 yards, and Pittsburgh finished with 148 rushing yards on 30 attempts. [cites: 1792948233341063004, 1792979903205414121] - New Orleans managed only 18 rushing yards on 17 carries. [cites: 1792948265498367988] - Payton Wilson's diving third-quarter interception, returned 18 yards, ended a Saints second-half drive. [cites: 1792948233341063004] - Aaron Rodgers' touchdown pass to Darnell Washington was the 540th of his career, moving him past Peyton Manning into third place on the all-time list. [cites: 1792953388362696805] ## A first in France The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New Orleans Saints 16-10 at Stade de France in Paris, in the first regular-season NFL game ever played in France. The win moved Pittsburgh to 5-2 and dropped New Orleans to 2-5. It also gave the Steelers a piece of history no other team holds: they are the first team to win a regular-season game in both Dublin and Paris. [cites: 1792948233341063004, 1792948265498367988] Quarterback Aaron Rodgers added his own first. The win made him the first NFL quarterback to win games in two different countries, Ireland and France. Rodgers threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Washington, and the Steelers later named him their Player of the Week. That touchdown pass was the 540th of Rodgers' career, moving him past Peyton Manning into third place on the league's all-time touchdown-pass list. [cites: 1792968973731929910, 1792953584473011151, 1792953388362696805] Kicker Chris Boswell became the first NFL player to score points in a regular-season game in France. Small firsts, but the game itself was decided by something older and less ceremonial: Pittsburgh ran the ball, and New Orleans could not. [cites: 1792948233341063004] > **From Synorb** — Claims with a source link. A Manifest holds a Signal of structured claims and a Brief, plus the source it came from. Your agent can check a sentence against it. [Read the guide](https://synorb.com/connect/start) ## The run game decided it Running back Jaylen Warren carried 18 times for 101 yards, and the Steelers finished with 148 rushing yards on 30 attempts, the rushing volume head coach Mike McCarthy had set as the team's goal. Pittsburgh converted 10 of 16 third downs and held the ball for 32:03, controlling the tempo in the first NFL game ever staged in France. [cites: 1792948233341063004, 1792979903205414121, 1792948265498367988] New Orleans, by contrast, managed 18 rushing yards on 17 carries. Saints quarterback Tyler Shough completed 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, but the passing game could not compensate for a ground game that went nowhere. Shough threw a one-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele, the Saints' only touchdown, and had a second-half drive ended by an interception. [cites: 1792948265498367988, 1792953584473011151] The interception belonged to linebacker Payton Wilson, who made a diving catch in the third quarter and returned it 18 yards. It was the play that best captured the game: a defense that had already shut down the run taking away the pass, too. Patrick Queen led Pittsburgh with 10 tackles, and the Steelers' defense held firm while the offense did just enough. [cites: 1792948233341063004] The pass rush was a factor on both sides. Carl Granderson and Chase Young each recorded 1.5 sacks against Rodgers, who was sacked three times in all. Pittsburgh still finished with 20 first downs, a sign of how consistently the run game kept the offense ahead of the chains. [cites: 1792948265498367988, 1792979903205414121] ## What it cost New Orleans The Saints had their chances. Two fumbles were overturned in their favor in the first half, but the offense turned that good fortune into only one touchdown. Head coach Kellen Moore said afterward that the team missed opportunities in a game decided by small margins. [cites: 1792953584473011151] The Saints also lost players during the game: CJ Donaldson suffered a shoulder injury in the first half, and safety Justin Reid was ruled out with a concussion before halftime. New Orleans' next game is against the Cleveland Browns on November 8. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, leaves Paris at 5-2 with its formula on display: run the ball, stop the run, and let the milestones take care of themselves. [cites: 1792948265498367988, 1792948233341063004] ## What is still unresolved - Recovery timelines for CJ Donaldson (shoulder) and Justin Reid (concussion). - Whether Pittsburgh can sustain 30 rushing attempts per game against stronger run defenses. - What New Orleans changes on offense before its November 8 game against Cleveland. ## Decision card - **Useful for:** Tracking how the NFL's international games are actually won; Evaluating run-first game plans on the road - **Not for:** Fantasy lineup decisions; Predicting the next Steelers result - **Compare against:** Other NFL international games; Run-game splits across Week 7 ## Provenance ledger | Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published | |---|---|---|---|---| | `1792948233341063004` | Steelers beat Saints, 16-10, in Paris | [nfl-news-pittsburgh-steelers](https://steelers.com/news/steelers-beat-saints-16-10-in-paris) | 1792948976884386930, 1792948976897609398, 1792948976888110632, 1792948976889600799, 1792948976886259509, 1792948976890425648, 1792948976892380117, 1792948976893382336, 1792948976899408950, 1792948976903255156 | 10-25 00:00 | | `1792948265498367988` | Game Recap: Pittsburgh Steelers 16, New Orleans Saints 10 \| 2026 NFL Week 7 | [nfl-news-new-orleans-saints](https://neworleanssaints.com/news/2026-nfl-week-7-pittsburgh-steelers-vs-new-orleans-saints-game-recap) | 1792948983467289028, 1792948983476706106, 1792948983475536118, 1792948983480764413, 1792948983484091290, 1792948983487764857, 1792948983488735485, 1792948983489672270 | 10-25 00:00 | | `1792979903205414121` | Labriola on the win over the Saints | [nfl-news-pittsburgh-steelers](https://steelers.com/news/labriola-on-the-win-over-the-saints-x8898) | 1792980437251004679, 1792980437244137921, 1792980437254312719, 1792980437253365835, 1792980437246955249, 1792980437248593033 | 10-26 00:00 | | `1792953388362696805` | Rodgers is Steelers Player of the Week | [nfl-news-pittsburgh-steelers](https://steelers.com/news/rodgers-is-steelers-player-of-the-week) | 1792954207956792112, 1792954207958410324, 1792954207953117595 | 10-25 00:00 | | `1792968973731929910` | From the Press Room: Steelers vs. Saints | [nfl-news-pittsburgh-steelers](https://steelers.com/news/from-the-press-room-steelers-vs-saints-x3526) | 1792969450977418875 | 10-25 00:00 | | `1792953584473011151` | Saints fail to take advantage of good fortune, drop 16-10 decision to Steelers in Paris | [nfl-news-new-orleans-saints](https://neworleanssaints.com/news/saints-fail-to-take-advantage-of-good-fortune-drop-16-10-decision-to-steelers-in-paris) | 1792954213703508014, 1792954213695256967, 1792954213693746409, 1792954213700292143 | 10-25 00:00 | ## Run these Manifests yourself Every Manifest cited here can be read in full with your own Synorb Key. 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