Wild Card Playoff Games, 2014

played in New England, MA

27 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	7	7	-	24
New England Patriots	3	0	10	14	-	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)

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 Statistics PIT NED
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 269 361
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 75 96
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 3.41 4.00
Net Passing Yards 194 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 19 - 1 42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.24 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/100
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/118 2/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	269	361
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	75	96
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	3.41	4.00
Net Passing Yards	194	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 19 - 1	42 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.24	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/100
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/118	2/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:36	2:13	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	3:44	6:53	OWN 11	12	64	Field Goal
2	9:27	1:58	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	4:30	3:06	OWN 2	9	62	Fumble
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 34	11	36	Missed FG
3	7:39	0:49	OWN 20	2	12	Fumble
3	5:24	4:24	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
4	14:36	0:52	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
4	11:09	0:19	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
4	2:52	0:40	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	1:23	0:34	OWN 23	4	8	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:24	OWN 6	14	81	Field Goal
1	4:23	0:39	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	11:51	2:24	OWN 20	6	43	Punt
2	7:29	2:59	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	1:24	0:42	OWN 36	2	7	Fumble
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 26	2	12	Half
3	10:08	2:29	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	6:50	1:26	OPP 32	3	3	Field Goal
3	1:00	1:24	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	13:44	2:35	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	10:50	7:58	OWN 39	16	61	Touchdown
4	2:12	0:49	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 31	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ferocious Fenner	13	38	2.92	9	0	1
Glen Jeffers	9	37	4.11	11	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	12	74	6.17	30	3	0
Kendall Flickinger	9	18	2.00	7	0	1
Tom Brady	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	37	19	194	0/0	1	23	1	64.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	42	29	289	4/24	2	24	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	5	10	72	14.40	11	22	1
RB Ferocious Fenner	4	4	21	5.25	6	11	0
WR Karl Hamrick	4	7	42	10.50	0	14	0
WR Lee Evans	2	2	14	7.00	0	12	0
FB Jose Durham	2	3	12	6.00	5	7	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	23	23.00	3	23	0
WR Cris Mayhew	1	9	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jeff Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Daniels	8	10	77	9.63	28	24	0
TE Ben Watson	5	7	44	8.80	19	12	1
WR Bethel Johnson	4	5	47	11.75	8	18	0
WR Howie Hoffman	4	7	36	9.00	6	12	1
WR Nathan Osborne	4	8	39	9.75	4	20	0
FB Mercury Legay	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	14	14.00	15	14	0
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sean Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lee Evans	1	0	0	0
Ferocious Fenner	1	0	0	0
Kevin Williams	0	1	2	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tom Brady	2	0	0
Lamar Marshall	0	1	0
Brian Ellis	0	1	0
Wesley Walker	0	1	0
Christian Howe	0	0	1
Cole Monroe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	3	119	39.7	37.3	42	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	243	48.6	44.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lee Evans	1	3	3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	3	88	29.3	0
Cris Mayhew	1	30	30.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bethel Johnson	1	9	9.0	0
Brian Ellis	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Williams	9	0	4.0	23	43
ILB Adam Scott	7	3	0.0	21	45
S Troy Polamalu	6	2	0.0	23	44
CB David Addy	6	0	0.0	11	36
OLB Henry May	5	2	0.0	10	29
CB Cory Fellin	5	0	0.0	23	42
CB Friendship Peterson	4	0	0.0	22	45
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	2	0.0	17	21
DE Perry Simoneau	2	2	0.0	21	43
S James Major	2	1	0.0	4	12
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	20	43
ILB Jerris Yoder	1	0	0.0	11	7
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	---	---	---
S Kevin Reid	1	0	0.0	17	45
DT Vincent Nece	0	2	0.0	14	31
CB Malcolm Stevenson	0	1	0.0	1	4

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brant Norton	6	0	20	35
OLB Christian Howe	5	1	20	35
S Eugene Wilson	4	2	22	36
S Sean Taylor	4	1	17	33
DT Vince Wilfork	3	2	14	14
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	11	33
DT Vernon Garrett	2	3	15	35
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	1	10	7
DE Freddie Preston	2	1	21	36
CB Tito Mallard	2	1	21	35
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	8	22
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	16	18
DE Stan Scott	1	0	5	5
DE Leon Matheny	0	2	16	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Williams	4.0	0	2	0	43
ILB Adam Scott	0.0	1	0	0	45
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	0	0	1	43

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	3	0	35
DE Kendrick Fox	2	2	14
DE Leon Matheny	1	1	26
OLB Christian Howe	1	1	35
DE Freddie Preston	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Addy	5	1	36
ILB Adam Scott	4	0	45
CB Cory Fellin	4	0	42
CB Friendship Peterson	3	3	45
S Troy Polamalu	3	1	44
OLB Henry May	3	0	29
S Kevin Reid	3	0	45
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	1	21
S James Major	1	1	12
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	43

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brant Norton	5	1	0	35
S Sean Taylor	3	1	1	33
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	0	33
OLB Christian Howe	2	2	0	35
CB Tito Mallard	2	2	0	35
DT Vince Wilfork	1	0	0	14
DE Stan Scott	1	0	0	5
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0	22
OLB Cole Monroe	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wade Smith	3	6	22	32
Les Leskun	2	4	14	30
Jose Durham	2	3	15	23
Tim Provost	1	2	21	37
Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	16	28
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	2	15	27
Jerald Boivin	0	2	22	37
J.R. Brunner	0	1	7	10
Scottie Sosa	0	1	9	7

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Koppen	5	6	21	0	40
Brady Garrison	1	3	8	1	23
Leonard Lytle	1	3	21	0	39
Xavier Mularkey	1	1	2	0	4
Lee Attico	1	1	5	0	8
Lenny Spindler	0	3	19	0	38
Darren Wall	0	2	17	2	26
Jeremy Hibdon	0	1	3	0	6
Van Perry	0	1	21	0	40
Jared Merrifield	0	0	3	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Evans	2	18
Jerris Yoder	1	14
Malcolm Stevenson	0	20
Ronald Hudson	0	16
James Major	0	15
Clifton Becker	0	14
Dusty Harding	0	14
Jeff Floyd	0	13
Willie Hongamen	0	11
Karl Hamrick	0	9
Kevin Williams	0	7
Jeff Reed	0	7
Ferocious Fenner	0	7
Jose Durham	0	7
Cris Mayhew	0	7
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	6
Ricardo Corbett	0	6
Matthew Meadows	0	6
Lawrence Smith	0	5
Everett Gray	0	5
J.R. Brunner	0	5
Bart Kelley	0	5
Les Leskun	0	4
Vincent Nece	0	4
Ray Mahon	0	4
Troy Polamalu	0	3
Friendship Peterson	0	3
Adam Scott	0	3
Leon Beauchamp	0	3
Cory Fellin	0	2
Henry May	0	2
Kevin Reid	0	2
Perry Simoneau	0	2
Tim Provost	0	1
George Burnett	0	1
Heath Fangboner	0	1
David Addy	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Flickinger	2	21
Bethel Johnson	1	14
Louis Tennyson	1	14
Nathan Osborne	1	7
Fernando Gildon	0	18
Wesley Walker	0	17
Ross Shannon	0	16
Brian Ellis	0	14
Fernando LaStarza	0	12
Heath Hitchcock	0	11
Moe Schwartz	0	10
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	7
Xavier Mularkey	0	7
Jeremy Hibdon	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Cole Monroe	0	6
Mercury Legay	0	5
Lamar Marshall	0	5
Howie Hoffman	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Ben Watson	0	4
Leon Matheny	0	4
Freddie Preston	0	4
Vince Wilfork	0	2
Eugene Wilson	0	2
Sean Taylor	0	2
Rene Wingo	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Brant Norton	0	2
Christian Howe	0	2
Jared Merrifield	0	2
Tito Mallard	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	7	51	7.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	37	19	2	1	1	7	8	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	42	29	2	2	1	7	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	88	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	45	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	74	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	10	5	0	72	1	25
WR Cris Mayhew	9	1	1	10	0	26
WR Karl Hamrick	7	4	0	42	0	17
RB Ferocious Fenner	4	4	0	21	0	26
FB Jose Durham	3	2	0	12	0	23
WR Lee Evans	2	2	0	14	0	16
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	0	23	1	28
TE Jeff Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Daniels	10	8	0	77	1	33
WR Nathan Osborne	8	4	0	39	1	33
TE Ben Watson	7	5	1	44	0	29
WR Howie Hoffman	7	4	0	36	0	25
WR Bethel Johnson	5	4	0	47	0	26
FB Mercury Legay	2	2	0	14	0	15
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	14	0	32
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	0	18	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ferocious Fenner	1	2	2.00	2.92

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Flickinger	5	10	2.00	2.00
Tom Brady	1	6	6.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Henson	4	3	34	8.50	5.24

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	8	7	47	5.88	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Hamrick	2	2	16	8.00	6.00
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0	0.00	1.11
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	18	18.00	7.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	14	4.67	7.70
TE Ben Watson	2	1	7	3.50	6.29
WR Howie Hoffman	2	2	21	10.50	5.14
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	2	2
Ferocious Fenner	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	1	0
Kendall Flickinger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	9	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew Meadows	3	2	2
RB Ferocious Fenner	2	2	0
WR Karl Hamrick	2	1	1
WR Lee Evans	1	1	1
FB Jose Durham	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	4	2	2
WR Howie Hoffman	2	2	2
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	1
TE Ben Watson	1	0	0
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (21,600)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (21,600)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)