Week 3, 2023

played in Pittsburgh, PA

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 NED - Bernard Escalante 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 10:49 PIT - Howie de Marco 2 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 00:24 PIT - Darren Patchet 9 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:39 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 07:28 PIT - Jay Keathley 93 punt return (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:19 PIT - Bert Johnson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 NED - Bernard Escalante 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 10:49 PIT - Howie de Marco 2 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 00:24 PIT - Darren Patchet 9 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 11:39 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 07:28 PIT - Jay Keathley 93 punt return (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 00:19 PIT - Bert Johnson 46 field goal

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 335 335
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 5.78 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 143 172
- Rushing Attempts 21 42
- Yards per Rush 6.81 4.10
Net Passing Yards 192 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/87 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/99
Kick Returns/Yards 3/91 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:52 35:08

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	335	335
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	5.78	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	143	172
- Rushing Attempts	21	42
- Yards per Rush	6.81	4.10
Net Passing Yards	192	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/87	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/99
Kick Returns/Yards	3/91	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:52	35:08

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	4:27	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
1	4:53	3:21	OWN 20	7	61	Fumble
1	0:06	3:00	OWN 32	8	44	Missed FG
2	9:11	1:39	OWN 41	3	18	Punt
2	6:25	0:47	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
2	3:30	3:30	OWN 11	7	43	Half
3	15:00	1:01	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	10:39	1:18	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
3	6:28	0:10	OPP 25	1	-1	Fumble
3	0:16	3:45	OWN 9	7	79	Field Goal
4	9:05	1:46	OWN 36	3	10	Punt
4	7:19	0:51	OWN 28	4	-14	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 24	1	3	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
1	9:09	4:16	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
1	1:32	1:26	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	12:06	2:55	OWN 31	5	35	Missed FG
2	7:32	1:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:38	2:08	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
3	13:59	3:20	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
3	9:21	2:53	OWN 4	6	21	Fumble
3	6:18	6:02	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
4	11:31	2:26	OWN 30	5	39	Fumble
4	6:28	6:14	OWN 42	11	29	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jared Seaman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cory Blackburn	11	91	8.27	58	2	0
Rickey Whalen	5	16	3.20	8	0	0
Bernard Escalante	2	32	16.00	26	1	1
Brian Thompson	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Ken Stone	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lenny Atchison	19	78	4.11	12	2	0
Bruce Carlisle	12	39	3.25	11	1	0
Howie de Marco	6	24	4.00	7	0	1
Wally Rasmussen	2	12	6.00	13	1	0
Claude Fulcher	2	14	7.00	11	1	0
Warren Kerr	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	37	20	192	0/0	0	19	0	68.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	28	16	163	0/0	1	32	1	71.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jesse Marshall	4	6	46	11.50	11	15
TE Harry Torres	3	5	34	11.33	7	14
RB Cory Blackburn	3	3	12	4.00	0	6
WR Bo Lucas	2	2	23	11.50	9	18
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	15	7.50	2	11
WR Ricardo Burns	2	5	18	9.00	0	19
WR Leslie Hicks	2	9	20	10.00	1	17
TE Ken Stone	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	14	14.00	16	14

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren Patchet	7	11	89	12.71	48	32	1
TE Archie Wynn	3	3	17	5.67	0	6	0
WR Wes Mahoney	3	3	32	10.67	7	15	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
RB Lenny Atchison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Matthew Meadows	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Wally Rasmussen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jay Keathley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Whalen	2	0	0
Cory Blackburn	1	0	0
Cris Farr	0	1	1
Marshall Fairley	0	1	0
Darren Smith	0	1	0
Kirk McCarthy	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Carlisle	2	0	0
Edgar Rogers	0	1	0
Kenneth Wheeler	0	1	0
Karl Jarvis	0	0	1
Freddie Ames	0	0	1
Juan Fleck	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	6	266	44.3	32.2	50	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	4	177	44.3	37.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/2	1/2	0/1	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	7	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Keathley	2	99	49.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	2	79	39.5	0
Leslie Hicks	1	12	12.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Forbes	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quentin Davidson	8	4	34	25
S Cris Farr	8	3	38	23
CB Gene Levine	6	1	34	20
ILB Drew Slaughter	5	0	28	17
OLB Reuben Lester	4	3	18	12
S Kirk McCarthy	3	0	28	18
DT Gus Bensen	3	0	21	9
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	22	19
OLB Warren Stewart	2	1	32	19
S David Tynik	2	1	16	11
DE Kendrick Fox	2	0	32	20
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	24	19
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	0	10	8
OLB Jackie Bard	2	0	21	12
DE Alan Woodard	1	1	16	8
CB Donnell Arnold	1	1	25	21
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	26	20
CB Marshall Fairley	1	0	19	12
S John Van Meter	0	1	7	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kenneth Wheeler	4	0	0.0	16	33
S Juan Fleck	4	0	0.0	19	33
CB Billy Wineholt	4	0	0.0	9	22
CB Stephen Forbes	3	1	0.0	13	26
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	3	1	0.0	15	18
OLB Otis Forbes	3	1	0.0	7	12
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	0	0.0	16	24
ILB Edgar Rogers	2	2	0.0	17	33
OLB Bracy Ogden	2	2	0.0	16	26
DT Freddie Ames	2	1	0.0	17	30
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	2	0	0.0	14	23
DE Karl Jarvis	2	0	0.0	13	25
S Thomas Turnbull	1	2	0.0	17	31
ILB Justin Hogue	1	2	0.0	4	4
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	0.0	1	1
T Angelo Farmer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gabe Jamison	1	0	0.0	8	9
DT Tony Bodenhemer	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Corey Wickson	0	1	0.0	8	12
S Norman Barker	0	1	0.0	6	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	2	20
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	0	9
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	19
S Cris Farr	1	0	23

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Karl Jarvis	1	1	25
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	0	33
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	18
DT Tony Bodenhemer	1	0	14
DT Freddie Ames	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	3	0	0	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	3	0	0	25
CB Donnell Arnold	2	2	1	21
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	0	19
S Cris Farr	2	0	0	23
ILB Drew Slaughter	1	1	0	17
CB Marshall Fairley	1	0	0	12
S David Tynik	1	0	0	11
OLB Reuben Lester	1	0	0	12
S Kirk McCarthy	0	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenneth Wheeler	4	0	33
CB Billy Wineholt	3	1	22
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	0	24
OLB Otis Forbes	3	0	12
S Juan Fleck	2	2	33
CB Stephen Forbes	1	1	26
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	1	33
S Thomas Turnbull	1	0	31
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	1
OLB Bracy Ogden	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Charlie Andrade	2	3	16	28
Leland Roundy	1	5	20	34
Otis Porter	1	3	7	6
Van Perry	1	1	18	33
Harry Torres	0	2	8	16
Darren Smith	0	2	20	33
Lenny Spindler	0	1	17	32
Jerome Alexander	0	1	7	11
Cole Robles	0	1	5	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jared Seaman	6	9	1	38	24
Randal Moffitt	4	9	0	32	20
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	7	0	34	22
Hugh Gadget	1	3	0	8	6
Reggie Stiles	1	2	0	30	22
Scott DeWitt	1	2	0	11	3
Lionel Sinclair	1	1	0	4	4
Mike Bensen	1	1	0	10	8
Archie Wynn	0	1	0	19	14
Marco Carter	0	1	0	12	6
Angelo Farmer	0	1	0	31	25
Chris Schneider	0	1	0	24	13

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	1	20
Harry Torres	1	15
Jerome Alexander	0	13
David Tynik	0	13
Reuben Lester	0	13
Bo Lucas	0	12
Terrell Boyd	0	12
Gene Levine	0	10
Alfred Cooley	0	9
Rickey Whalen	0	9
Leslie Hicks	0	9
Otis Porter	0	8
Lewis Culpepper	0	8
Marshall Fairley	0	8
Cole Robles	0	8
Charlie Andrade	0	8
Darren Smith	0	7
Ricardo Burns	0	6
Lester Laxdal	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	5
Ken Stone	0	5
Joel Lucic	0	4
John Van Meter	0	4
Kelvin Harbert	0	3
Gus Bensen	0	3
Drew Slaughter	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Jesse Marshall	0	2
Quentin Davidson	0	2
Ernie Sturgeon	0	2
Cris Farr	0	2
Jackie Bard	0	2
Alan Woodard	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1
Kirk McCarthy	0	1
Warren Stewart	0	1
Donnell Arnold	0	1
T.K.O. Schofer	0	1
Leland Roundy	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Wineholt	3	11
Darren Patchet	1	8
Claude Fulcher	0	19
Jay Keathley	0	17
Rich Mugica	0	14
Wes Mahoney	0	14
Otis Forbes	0	12
Chris Schneider	0	11
Stephen Forbes	0	10
Thomas Turnbull	0	8
Corey Wickson	0	8
Gabe Jamison	0	8
Bruce Carlisle	0	8
Bert Johnson	0	7
Warren Kerr	0	6
Archie Wynn	0	6
Reggie Stiles	0	6
Marco Carter	0	6
Hugh Gadget	0	6
Scott DeWitt	0	6
Norman Barker	0	6
Terrell Blades	0	6
Wally Rasmussen	0	5
Kenneth Wheeler	0	4
Jared Seaman	0	4
Karl Jarvis	0	3
Freddie Ames	0	3
Justin Hogue	0	3
Perry Simoneau	0	2
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	2
Edgar Rogers	0	2
Bracy Ogden	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
Bob Vandeginste	0	2
Matthew Meadows	0	1
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	1
Lenny Atchison	0	1
Lionel Sinclair	0	1
Tony Bodenhemer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	72	36.0
Middle	18	72	4.0
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	27	120	4.4
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	37	20	0	2	6	5	4	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	28	16	1	0	3	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	125	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	27	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	111	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	9	2	3	20	29
WR Jesse Marshall	6	4	0	46	20
TE Harry Torres	5	3	0	34	16
WR Ricardo Burns	5	2	1	18	23
TE Ken Stone	4	1	2	10	18
RB Cory Blackburn	3	3	0	12	21
WR Bo Lucas	2	2	0	23	13
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	0	15	13
RB Rickey Whalen	1	1	0	14	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Patchet	11	7	0	89	1	26
WR Warren Kerr	3	1	1	8	0	16
TE Archie Wynn	3	3	0	17	0	14
WR Jay Keathley	3	0	2	0	0	4
WR Wes Mahoney	3	3	0	32	0	16
WR Matthew Meadows	2	0	0	0	0	3
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	0	11	0	13
RB Lenny Atchison	1	1	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	1	6	6.00	16.00
Ken Stone	1	2	2.00	2.00
Cory Blackburn	1	2	2.00	8.27

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	4	17	4.25	4.00
Lenny Atchison	2	-4	-2.00	4.11
Bruce Carlisle	1	11	11.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	1	-1	-0.25	5.19

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	1	1	9	9.00	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	2	0	0	0.00	2.22
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.60

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	9	9.00	8.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Thompson	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce Carlisle	3	2
Claude Fulcher	2	1
Wally Rasmussen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	5	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Marshall	3	1	1
RB Brian Thompson	2	2	2
WR Ricardo Burns	2	0	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	1
TE Harry Torres	1	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Patchet	6	5	2
RB Lenny Atchison	1	1	1
WR Jay Keathley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (19,600)
End Zone 13,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (19,600)
End Zone	13,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,000)