Steelers Beat Saints 16–10 in Paris as Rodgers Passes Manning

Aaron Rodgers threw the 540th touchdown pass of his career — passing Peyton Manning for third on the all-time list — Jaylen Warren ran for 101 yards and Pittsburgh held New Orleans to 18 rushing yards in the first NFL regular-season game played in France.

By Davies Daily Staff Reports · Sunday, October 25, 2026

SAINT-DENIS, France — The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New Orleans Saints 16–10 on Sunday in the first NFL regular-season game played in France, a game at the Stade de France that also carried a place in the record book: Aaron Rodgers’ second-quarter touchdown pass was the 540th of his career, moving him past Peyton Manning into third place on the league’s all-time list.

Rodgers finished off the scoring play after the game’s longest gain. A 51-yard completion from Rodgers to DK Metcalf carried Pittsburgh deep into New Orleans territory in the second quarter, and Rodgers followed it with a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Darnell Washington. The throw pushed Rodgers to 540 career touchdown passes, one more than Manning’s 539. Only two quarterbacks in NFL history have thrown more: Tom Brady, with 596, and Drew Brees, with 571.

The throw moved Rodgers from fourth to third on the career list in a single play. The two quarterbacks ahead of him, Brady and Brees, are both retired, which makes Rodgers the highest-ranked active quarterback in league history by touchdown passes. Manning, the man he passed, threw his 539 touchdown passes for Indianapolis and Denver.

Every other Pittsburgh point came from Chris Boswell. The kicker made field goals of 28, 47 and 39 yards, and the Steelers’ defense did the rest, holding New Orleans to 10 points across four quarters in the first regular-season game the league has staged on French soil.

The Saints’ offense ran almost entirely through the air. Tyler Shough passed for 278 yards and one touchdown, a 1-yard throw to Devaughn Vele, and threw one interception. On the ground, New Orleans produced almost nothing: the Saints rushed for 18 yards as a team. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards on his own, outgaining the entire New Orleans backfield by 83 yards, and the Steelers controlled the game’s tempo behind him.

New Orleans’ clearest chance to flip the result came in the third quarter, after Shough had moved the Saints to the Pittsburgh 10-yard line. Linebacker Payton Wilson intercepted Shough at the 10, ending the drive with no points and protecting the Steelers’ lead at the moment the Saints had their deepest penetration of the second half.

The Saints had one final opportunity in the fourth quarter, but Daniel Carlson’s 52-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right. Pittsburgh closed out the remaining minutes for a six-point win, its third victory in a row.

The final numbers underlined how Pittsburgh won. Shough threw for 278 yards, but his one touchdown came from a yard out and his one interception stopped the Saints at the Pittsburgh 10. Warren’s 101 rushing yards nearly matched six times the Saints’ team total of 18, and Boswell’s three field goals — 28, 47 and 39 yards — supplied nine of Pittsburgh’s 16 points.

The result moved the Steelers to 5–2 on the season. New Orleans fell to 2–5 with the loss. Pittsburgh had been favored by 3.5 points at DraftKings before kickoff, and the Steelers won by six, with all 16 of their points coming from Rodgers’ touchdown pass and Boswell’s three field goals.

For Rodgers, the 41-year-old quarterback now playing for Pittsburgh after his years in Green Bay and with the New York Jets, the afternoon added a milestone to the win. His 540th touchdown pass arrived in front of a French crowd seeing an NFL regular-season game in person for the first time. The Steelers left Paris with the win, the streak and the record, all three secured by the same final score: Pittsburgh 16, New Orleans 10.

Sources: Reuters (Field Level Media), Sportradar and USA Today, October 25, 2026.