Wild Card Playoff Games, 2014

played in New England, MA

27 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers01077-24
New England Patriots301014-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:42 NED - Charlie Flannery 30 field goal
2Q: 11:57 PIT - Jeff Reed 42 field goal
2Q: 00:55 PIT - Kevin Williams 43 fumble return (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 07:48 NED - Howie Hoffman 12 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 05:29 NED - Charlie Flannery 46 field goal
3Q: 01:08 PIT - Ferocious Fenner 2 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 11:18 NED - Ben Watson 7 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 03:02 NED - Kendall Flickinger 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:18 PIT - Matthew Meadows 18 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record11-611-6
First Downs1924
- by Rushing66
- by Passing1118
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards269361
- Offensive Plays5970
- Yards per Play4.565.16
Net Rushing Yards7596
- Rushing Attempts2224
- Yards per Rush3.414.00
Net Passing Yards194265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 19 - 142 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards194289
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/04/24
- Yards per Pass Play5.245.76
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions6/126/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.78.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/507/100
Punt Returns/Yards1/31/7
Kick Returns/Yards4/1182/25
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 34
Time of Possession26:2233:38

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
16:362:13OWN 2833Punt
13:446:53OWN 111264Field Goal
29:271:58OWN 20420Punt
24:303:06OWN 2962Fumble
315:004:52OWN 341136Missed FG
37:390:49OWN 20212Fumble
35:244:24OWN 48752Touchdown
414:360:52OWN 153-1Punt
411:090:19OWN 201-10Interception
42:520:40OWN 37463Touchdown
41:230:34OWN 2348Downs
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:008:24OWN 61481Field Goal
14:230:39OWN 3430Punt
211:512:24OWN 20643Punt
27:292:59OWN 25623Punt
21:240:42OWN 3627Fumble
20:420:42OWN 26212Half
310:082:29OWN 37563Touchdown
36:501:26OPP 3233Field Goal
31:001:24OWN 2839Punt
413:442:35OWN 44656Touchdown
410:507:58OWN 391661Touchdown
42:120:49OWN 1033Punt
40:490:49OPP 312-2Game

Game MVP: Kevin Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ferocious Fenner13382.92901
Glen Jeffers9374.111120
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Byron Lewis12746.173030
Kendall Flickinger9182.00701
Tom Brady341.33600

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Henson37191940/0123164.5
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Brady42292894/242240104.2

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Matthew Meadows5107214.4011221
RB Ferocious Fenner44215.256110
WR Karl Hamrick474210.500140
WR Lee Evans22147.000120
FB Jose Durham23126.00570
TE Teddy Rottinghaus112323.003230
WR Cris Mayhew191010.000100
TE Jeff Floyd0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roger Daniels810779.6328240
TE Ben Watson57448.8019121
WR Bethel Johnson454711.758180
WR Howie Hoffman47369.006121
WR Nathan Osborne48399.754200
FB Mercury Legay22147.00390
RB Byron Lewis111414.0015140
TE Ross Shannon111818.000180
RB Kendall Flickinger0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Sean Taylor100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Lee Evans1000
Ferocious Fenner1000
Kevin Williams0121
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Tom Brady2000
Lamar Marshall0100
Brian Ellis0100
Wesley Walker0100
Christian Howe0010
Cole Monroe0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Everett Gray311939.737.3420
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robbie Burgess524348.644.0553

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeff Reed1/21/20/0423/3
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Flannery2/21/10/0463/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Lee Evans133.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Ellis177.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Meadows38829.30
Cris Mayhew13030.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Bethel Johnson199.00
Brian Ellis11616.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Kevin Williams904.02343
ILB Adam Scott730.02145
S Troy Polamalu620.02344
CB David Addy600.01136
OLB Henry May520.01029
CB Cory Fellin500.02342
CB Friendship Peterson400.02245
OLB Willie Hongamen220.01721
DE Perry Simoneau220.02143
S James Major210.0412
DT Leon Beauchamp200.02043
ILB Jerris Yoder100.0117
WR Cris Mayhew10---------
S Kevin Reid100.01745
DT Vincent Nece020.01431
CB Malcolm Stevenson010.014
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Brant Norton600.02035
OLB Christian Howe510.02035
S Eugene Wilson420.02236
S Sean Taylor410.01733
DT Vince Wilfork320.01414
S Heath Hitchcock310.01133
DT Vernon Garrett230.01535
OLB Lamar Marshall210.0107
DE Freddie Preston210.02136
CB Tito Mallard210.02135
CB Brian Ellis210.0822
ILB Luke Wayne200.01618
DE Stan Scott100.055
DE Leon Matheny020.01626

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kevin Williams4.002043
ILB Adam Scott0.010045
DE Perry Simoneau0.000143
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Vernon Garrett0.003035
DE Kendrick Fox0.002214
DE Leon Matheny0.001126
OLB Christian Howe0.001135
DE Freddie Preston0.001036

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB David Addy51036
ILB Adam Scott40045
CB Cory Fellin40042
CB Friendship Peterson33045
S Troy Polamalu31044
OLB Henry May30029
S Kevin Reid30045
OLB Willie Hongamen21021
S James Major11012
DE Perry Simoneau10043
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brant Norton51035
S Sean Taylor31133
S Heath Hitchcock31033
OLB Christian Howe22035
CB Tito Mallard22035
DT Vince Wilfork10014
DE Stan Scott1005
CB Brian Ellis10022
OLB Cole Monroe1002

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wade Smith36022032
Les Leskun24014030
Jose Durham23015023
Tim Provost12021037
Teddy Rottinghaus11016028
Roosevelt Liedtke02015027
Jerald Boivin02022037
J.R. Brunner0107010
Scottie Sosa010907
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Koppen56021040
Brady Garrison1308123
Leonard Lytle13021039
Xavier Mularkey110204
Lee Attico110508
Lenny Spindler03019038
Darren Wall02017226
Jeremy Hibdon010306
Van Perry01021040
Jared Merrifield000316

Special Teams Statistics

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Lee Evans218
Jerris Yoder114
Malcolm Stevenson020
Ronald Hudson016
James Major015
Clifton Becker014
Dusty Harding014
Jeff Floyd013
Willie Hongamen011
Karl Hamrick09
Kevin Williams07
Jeff Reed07
Ferocious Fenner07
Jose Durham07
Cris Mayhew07
Teddy Rottinghaus06
Ricardo Corbett06
Matthew Meadows06
Lawrence Smith05
Everett Gray05
J.R. Brunner05
Bart Kelley05
Les Leskun04
Vincent Nece04
Ray Mahon04
Troy Polamalu03
Friendship Peterson03
Adam Scott03
Leon Beauchamp03
Cory Fellin02
Henry May02
Kevin Reid02
Perry Simoneau02
Tim Provost01
George Burnett01
Heath Fangboner01
David Addy01
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Kendall Flickinger221
Bethel Johnson114
Louis Tennyson114
Nathan Osborne17
Fernando Gildon018
Wesley Walker017
Ross Shannon016
Brian Ellis014
Fernando LaStarza012
Heath Hitchcock011
Moe Schwartz010
Charlie Flannery08
Dan Koppen07
Xavier Mularkey07
Jeremy Hibdon07
Lee Attico07
Cole Monroe06
Mercury Legay05
Lamar Marshall05
Howie Hoffman05
Robbie Burgess05
Lenny Spindler05
Ben Watson04
Leon Matheny04
Freddie Preston04
Vince Wilfork02
Eugene Wilson02
Sean Taylor02
Rene Wingo02
Vernon Garrett02
Brant Norton02
Christian Howe02
Jared Merrifield02
Tito Mallard02
Kendrick Fox01
Luke Wayne01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5132.6
Middle10373.7
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4225.5
Middle11252.3
Right7517.3
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Henson37192117841
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Brady42292217210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33103.3
Short (0-8 Yds)106515.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)148886.3
Long (19+ Yds)102454.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32268.7
Short (0-8 Yds)21181477.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)137745.7
Long (19+ Yds)52428.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows105072125
WR Cris Mayhew91110026
WR Karl Hamrick74042017
RB Ferocious Fenner44021026
FB Jose Durham32012023
WR Lee Evans22014016
TE Teddy Rottinghaus11023128
TE Jeff Floyd100009
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Daniels108077133
WR Nathan Osborne84039133
TE Ben Watson75144029
WR Howie Hoffman74036025
WR Bethel Johnson54047026
FB Mercury Legay22014015
RB Byron Lewis11014032
RB Kendall Flickinger1000014
TE Ross Shannon1101807

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ferocious Fenner122.002.92
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Kendall Flickinger5102.002.00
Tom Brady166.001.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Henson43348.505.24
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Brady87475.886.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Karl Hamrick22168.006.00
WR Cris Mayhew1000.001.11
WR Matthew Meadows111818.007.20
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Roger Daniels33144.677.70
TE Ben Watson2173.506.29
WR Howie Hoffman222110.505.14
FB Mercury Legay1155.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Glen Jeffers22
Ferocious Fenner10
New EnglandRushesConversions
Byron Lewis10
Kendall Flickinger11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Drew Henson974
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Tom Brady1155

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Matthew Meadows322
RB Ferocious Fenner220
WR Karl Hamrick211
WR Lee Evans111
FB Jose Durham110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Roger Daniels422
WR Howie Hoffman222
WR Nathan Osborne211
TE Ben Watson100
WR Bethel Johnson100
RB Kendall Flickinger100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,900 (21,600)
End Zone14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes2,000 (2,000)