Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Pittsburgh, PA

28 degrees, snow, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots71070-24
Pittsburgh Steelers7003-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 03:42 NED - Darren McKnight 3 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 08:38 NED - Roger Daniels 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 05:36 NED - Charlie Flannery 51 field goal
3Q: 03:27 NED - Roger Daniels 26 fumble return (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 14:23 PIT - Bert Johnson 44 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record11-712-5
First Downs1513
- by Rushing74
- by Passing57
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards205213
- Offensive Plays6566
- Yards per Play3.153.23
Net Rushing Yards12775
- Rushing Attempts3619
- Yards per Rush3.533.95
Net Passing Yards78138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 18 - 144 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards98159
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/203/21
- Yards per Pass Play2.692.94
Fumbles/Lost3/04/3
3rd Down Conversions6/177/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.98.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards6/667/40
Punt Returns/Yards5/174/40
Kick Returns/Yards3/494/145
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 28
Time of Possession34:5425:06

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:471:51OWN 153-4Punt
17:564:24OPP 43943Touchdown
11:521:50OWN 1738Punt
214:085:38OPP 491049Touchdown
27:101:4050416Field Goal
23:512:01OWN 2233Punt
20:340:34OWN 3013Half
315:002:15OWN 2231Punt
39:111:04OWN 203-7Punt
36:283:26OWN 20680Touchdown
32:041:47OWN 2136Punt
414:161:56OWN 2836Punt
411:511:17OPP 183-2Interception
48:043:05OWN 35520Punt
42:171:37OWN 14510Punt
40:130:13OPP 311-1Game
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:13OPP 45845Touchdown
13:321:40OWN 4931Punt
10:020:54OWN 434Punt
28:301:20OWN 4426Fumble
25:301:39OWN 2031Punt
21:501:16OWN 26412Punt
312:453:34OWN 31832Punt
38:071:39OWN 42410Punt
33:020:58OWN 2930Punt
30:171:01OWN 33340Field Goal
412:200:29OWN 7211Fumble
410:342:30OWN 1611Punt
44:592:42OWN 201366Downs
40:400:27OWN 3140Downs

Game MVP: Kelvin Harbert, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Donnell Crosland16301.88700
Byron Lewis14684.862140
Bernard Escalante5346.801520
Roger Daniels1-5-5.00-500
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lionel Hutchins13443.381710
Will King4143.50900
Ben Roethlisberger2178.501110

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bernard Escalante2618983/20213185.1
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger44211593/21132064.5

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roger Daniels58367.200131
WR Tony Lyons57418.204130
WR Nathan Osborne23105.00060
FB Lewis Gredzinski2200.00000
WR Darren McKnight1133.00031
WR Luke Gross1111.00010
RB Byron Lewis1177.00070
RB Donnell Crosland1200.00000
TE Teddy Rottinghaus0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bobby Blanda447518.7513320
WR Matthew Meadows411205.000100
WR Karl Hamrick310124.00060
RB Lionel Hutchins35103.33441
TE Kirk Garcia23199.500180
RB Will King2284.00580
FB Conrad Finacchiaro2273.50380
WR Cris Mayhew1688.00080
TE Otis Boyd0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Stephen Forbes100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Dominic Goodwin1100
Donnell Crosland1000
Bernard Escalante1000
Louis Downs0110
Roger Daniels0101
Tony Lyons0100
Elton Kinney0100
Warren Pharms0100
Zach Anderson0010
Earl Shimada0010
Lewis Gredzinski0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Lionel Hutchins2100
Matthew Meadows2000
Cory Fellin0010
Kevin Reid0010
Buddy Willis0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robbie Burgess948654.047.3713
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Everett Gray837246.539.4631

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Flannery1/11/11/1513/3
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bert Johnson1/11/10/0441/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dominic Goodwin5173.40
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Meadows44010.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dominic Goodwin34916.30
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Matthew Meadows414536.30

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Christian Howe701.01328
S Zach Anderson510.01746
CB Gene Levine510.01846
DE Kelvin Harbert421.51947
ILB Luke Wayne430.51943
S Heath Hitchcock410.01646
DT Colin Bullock310.01747
OLB Louis Downs210.0921
CB Dominic Goodwin110.01545
S Earl Shimada100.0318
TE Teddy Rottinghaus10---------
CB Fernando Gildon100.01444
OLB Warren Pharms100.022
CB Freddie Robak100.015
DT Wally Moore100.01526
DE Tony Dewacht100.064
OLB Tracy Raymond100.041
S Mo Morton010.021
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Kevin Reid950.03629
CB Cory Fellin710.03329
CB Stephen Forbes710.03327
DT Leon Beauchamp501.52521
OLB A.J. Sexton500.03327
DE Kirk Whiting420.03226
DT Jeffrey Snyder301.0179
ILB Edgar Rogers320.01216
S Thomas Turnbull310.02424
CB David Addy210.01917
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder200.02413
DE Perry Simoneau120.53528
OLB Derrick Borders110.0189
DT Kendall Sutter110.0169
S James Major100.087
DE Harold Finley020.043
DT Cornelius Hemphill010.01920

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert1.521147
OLB Christian Howe1.001028
ILB Luke Wayne0.500043
DE Aaron Piccarreta0.022047
DT Wally Moore0.012026
DT Colin Bullock0.001047
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Leon Beauchamp1.501021
DT Jeffrey Snyder1.00009
DE Perry Simoneau0.500128
DE Kirk Whiting0.002026

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Christian Howe60028
CB Gene Levine40046
S Heath Hitchcock24046
S Zach Anderson21046
CB Fernando Gildon21044
S Earl Shimada10018
ILB Luke Wayne10043
OLB Louis Downs10021
CB Freddie Robak1005
CB Dominic Goodwin10045
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Stephen Forbes31127
CB Cory Fellin30029
S Kevin Reid30029
CB David Addy20017
OLB A.J. Sexton20027
ILB Edgar Rogers20016
OLB Derrick Borders1009
S Thomas Turnbull10024
ILB Lorenzo Schroeder10013

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leonard Lytle23032129
Otis Porter15029019
Ross Shannon1201309
Lewis Gredzinski12026021
Teddy Rottinghaus11018015
Lenny Spindler11033025
Van Perry08029127
Jeremy Hibdon06029019
Lee Attico020906
Gerald VanEck01012010
Damon Beede0007110
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ken Givens25118141
Reggie Stiles13015042
Myron Rodriguez11116030
Jerald Boivin03019147
Victor Barton03012134
Otis Boyd0109016
Lamar Martin0107013

Special Teams Statistics

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Nathan Osborne320
Gerald VanEck210
Donnell Crosland126
Elton Kinney118
Lewis Gredzinski112
Tracy Raymond024
Fernando Gildon019
Ross Shannon016
Earl Shimada012
Dominic Goodwin012
Lee Attico010
Otis Porter010
Damon Beede010
Darren McKnight09
Robbie Burgess09
Teddy Rottinghaus08
Alan Woodard08
Aaron Piccarreta07
Byron Crist07
Louis Downs06
Zach Anderson05
Leonard Lytle05
Mo George05
Luke Gross04
Lenny Spindler04
Edwin Blair04
Warren Pharms03
Wally Moore03
Christian Howe02
Juan Getson01
Roger Daniels01
Jeremy Hibdon01
Charlie Flannery01
Heath Hitchcock01
Colin Bullock01
Luke Wayne01
Kelvin Harbert01
Gene Levine01
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Lamont Forbes29
Will King126
Buddy Willis125
Thurman Pierce124
James Major114
Skip Peterson111
J.C. Rodgers19
Lionel Hutchins15
Perry Simoneau019
Kirk Garcia017
Matthew Meadows014
Leon Beauchamp013
Duane Loucks09
C.J. Cook09
Reggie Stiles09
Otis Boyd09
Cris Mayhew08
Everett Gray08
Derrick Borders08
Conrad Finacchiaro08
Ken Givens07
Lorenzo Schroeder05
Brian Lee04
Kendall Sutter04
Bert Johnson04
Cory Fellin03
Kevin Reid03
Cornelius Hemphill02
A.J. Sexton02
Vernon Crawford02
Thomas Turnbull02
Kim Clinton01
Kirk Whiting01
David Addy01
Jeffrey Snyder01
Stephen Forbes01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1350.4
Middle12705.8
Right10535.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5367.2
Middle12393.3
Right200.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bernard Escalante26180121311
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger44212056710

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3351.7
Short (0-8 Yds)97182.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)118756.8
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)118262.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)196723.8
Long (19+ Yds)92444.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Daniels85136023
WR Tony Lyons75041022
WR Nathan Osborne3211006
RB Donnell Crosland2100013
FB Lewis Gredzinski2200021
TE Teddy Rottinghaus1000015
WR Darren McKnight110304
WR Luke Gross1101014
RB Byron Lewis1107016
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows114120036
WR Karl Hamrick103212031
WR Cris Mayhew6118028
RB Lionel Hutchins53110025
WR Bobby Blanda44075224
TE Kirk Garcia32019018
RB Will King2208023
FB Conrad Finacchiaro220705
TE Otis Boyd1000016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Donnell Crosland252.501.88
Byron Lewis155.004.86
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger166.008.50
Lionel Hutchins100.003.38
Will King1-1-1.003.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bernard Escalante43174.253.77
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger5140.803.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Teddy Rottinghaus1000.000.00
WR Darren McKnight1133.003.00
WR Roger Daniels1199.004.50
WR Tony Lyons1155.005.86
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Lionel Hutchins2142.002.00
WR Matthew Meadows2000.001.82
WR Cris Mayhew1000.001.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Donnell Crosland30
Byron Lewis21
Bernard Escalante22
PittsburghRushesConversions
Ben Roethlisberger22

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Bernard Escalante963
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger1685

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Tony Lyons422
TE Teddy Rottinghaus100
WR Darren McKnight111
WR Roger Daniels110
RB Donnell Crosland110
FB Lewis Gredzinski110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Matthew Meadows410
WR Karl Hamrick311
WR Bobby Blanda333
WR Cris Mayhew200
RB Lionel Hutchins221
RB Will King110
TE Otis Boyd100

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (19,600)
End Zone14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,000)