Conference Finals, 2023

played in Pittsburgh, PA

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New York (A) Jets	0	7	3	10	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:26 NYJ - Gino Schulz 6 run (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
2Q: 01:05 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
3Q: 12:24 NYJ - Jesse Wolfe 43 field goal
4Q: 14:07 NYJ - Jesse Wolfe 18 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NYJ - Marcus Brennan 13 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:26 NYJ - Gino Schulz 6 run (Jesse Wolfe extra point)
2Q: 01:05 PIT - Bert Johnson 36 field goal
3Q: 12:24 NYJ - Jesse Wolfe 43 field goal
4Q: 14:07 NYJ - Jesse Wolfe 18 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NYJ - Marcus Brennan 13 pass from Bernie Lanner (Jesse Wolfe extra point)

Team Statistics NYJ PIT
Record 13-5 13-5
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 403 218
- Offensive Plays 72 67
- Yards per Play 5.60 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 153 89
- Rushing Attempts 34 19
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.68
Net Passing Yards 250 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 43 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/36
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 2.69
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/32 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:06 23:54

Team Statistics	NYJ	PIT
Record	13-5	13-5
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	403	218
- Offensive Plays	72	67
- Yards per Play	5.60	3.25
Net Rushing Yards	153	89
- Rushing Attempts	34	19
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.68
Net Passing Yards	250	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	43 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/36
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	2.69
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/32	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:06	23:54

Drive Charts

New York (A) Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	2:24	OWN 23	5	38	Punt
1	7:05	2:14	OWN 22	5	20	Punt
1	1:27	6:11	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:46	3:12	OWN 20	8	49	Fumble
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	0:22	OWN 20	2	11	Fumble
3	13:16	1:00	OWN 39	4	35	Field Goal
3	10:33	2:03	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	5:20	6:18	OWN 33	12	66	Field Goal
4	12:07	4:29	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	6:23	2:40	OPP 31	3	3	Missed FG
4	2:20	2:11	OWN 41	6	27	Missed FG

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
1	10:45	3:40	OWN 7	8	39	Punt
1	4:51	3:24	OWN 17	7	42	Punt
2	10:16	1:04	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	9:12	2:26	OPP 39	4	-3	Punt
2	3:34	2:36	OWN 31	11	50	Field Goal
3	14:38	1:22	OPP 31	3	-1	Missed FG
3	12:16	1:43	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	8:30	3:10	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
4	14:02	1:55	OWN 22	3	-5	Punt
4	7:38	1:15	OWN 20	6	11	Downs
4	3:43	1:23	OWN 35	7	24	Downs
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 39	2	9	Game

Game MVP: Freddie Rodriguez, New York (A) Jets

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Conklin	21	90	4.29	18	4	0
Gino Schulz	8	48	6.00	25	1	1
Bernie Lanner	5	15	3.00	14	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lenny Atchison	8	25	3.13	14	1
Howie de Marco	6	47	7.83	9	0
Bruce Carlisle	5	17	3.40	7	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Lanner	36	22	261	2/11	1	36	0	92.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	43	14	165	5/36	0	30	0	45.2

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Myron Terry	7	12	116	16.57	69	36	0
WR Martin Lofton	6	8	52	8.67	10	15	0
TE Marcus Brennan	4	8	41	10.25	14	14	1
WR Jose Jacobs	2	2	24	12.00	2	17	0
TE Mitch Wolf	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Glen Burgess	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Gino Schulz	1	1	22	22.00	12	22	0
WR Erik Neasman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Julio Montanez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Warren Kerr	3	8	31	10.33	5	16
WR Adrian Covington	3	11	36	12.00	15	17
WR Darren Patchet	3	5	53	17.67	26	30
TE Archie Wynn	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
WR Matthew Meadows	1	6	16	16.00	0	16
TE Chris Schneider	1	5	19	19.00	5	19
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Wally Rasmussen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Lenny Atchison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Force
Chris Conklin	1	0
Jackie Griffin	1	0
Jose Jacobs	1	0
Glen Burgess	0	1
Xavier Preston	0	1
Freddie Rodriguez	0	1
Conrad Fanwick	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Howie de Marco	2	2	0
Adrian Covington	1	0	0
Lenny Atchison	1	0	0
Corey Wickson	0	1	1
Matthew Meadows	0	1	0
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	1	0
Billy Wineholt	0	1	0
Bruce Carlisle	0	1	0
Bracy Ogden	0	0	1
Wes Mahoney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Jarrett	4	144	36.0	34.8	40	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	8	318	39.8	30.8	47	4

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jesse Wolfe	2/4	1/3	0/0	43	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Griffin	5	32	6.4	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Covington	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	43	21.5	0
Stephen Forbes	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Freddie Rodriguez	8	1	3.0	19	48
S Donald Hancock	6	2	0.0	16	42
S Preston Cain	4	2	0.0	18	48
CB Joe Castellanos	4	0	0.0	12	35
ILB Warren Elrifai	3	0	0.0	15	42
OLB Conrad Fanwick	2	0	2.0	11	30
CB Charlie Flanigan	2	1	0.0	16	35
CB Howie Geary	2	0	0.0	13	35
ILB Ty Tremble	1	1	0.0	9	17
DE Xavier Preston	1	1	0.0	14	35
DT Clarence Holdgate	1	1	0.0	16	34
DE Phillip Patrizio	1	0	0.0	17	38
S Rondell Gitlin	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Andrew Toscano	1	0	0.0	8	25
CB Bryant Shea	1	0	0.0	8	23
S Billy Chung	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edgar Rogers	6	3	0.0	29	34
CB Kenneth Wheeler	6	2	0.0	28	27
S Trent Dawson	5	1	0.0	20	14
S Thomas Turnbull	5	1	0.0	23	29
DE Karl Jarvis	5	0	0.0	21	18
DT Freddie Ames	4	1	1.0	31	27
S Kevin Arevalo	4	0	0.0	11	10
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0.0	11	25
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Gabe Jamison	2	2	1.0	13	17
OLB Bracy Ogden	2	1	0.0	24	30
DE Corey Wickson	2	0	0.0	13	20
ILB Justin Hogue	2	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Otis Forbes	2	0	0.0	13	9
DE Perry Simoneau	1	1	0.0	18	17
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1	1	0.0	16	22
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	0.0	17	19
S Norman Barker	1	0	0.0	14	23
CB Rich Mugica	0	2	0.0	19	12
DT Tony Bodenhemer	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Freddie Rodriguez	3.0	0	3	2	48
OLB Conrad Fanwick	2.0	0	3	2	30
DE Xavier Preston	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Phillip Patrizio	0.0	0	5	2	38

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Freddie Ames	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Gabe Jamison	1.0	0	0	17
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	2	0	17
DT Tony Bodenhemer	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Freddie Rodriguez	4	1	48
CB Joe Castellanos	2	1	35
S Donald Hancock	2	1	42
CB Charlie Flanigan	1	2	35
S Preston Cain	1	1	48
ILB Warren Elrifai	1	0	42
S Rondell Gitlin	1	0	6
CB Bryant Shea	1	0	23
CB Howie Geary	1	0	35

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Turnbull	3	1	29
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	0	34
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	0	32
S Kevin Arevalo	3	0	10
OLB Bracy Ogden	2	0	30
OLB Otis Forbes	2	0	9
CB Stephen Forbes	1	1	25
S Norman Barker	1	1	23
S Trent Dawson	1	0	14
CB Kenneth Wheeler	1	0	27
OLB Gabe Jamison	1	0	17
ILB Justin Hogue	1	0	4
DE Corey Wickson	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Hudson	3	7	30	2	31
Pete Herbert	2	6	30	0	31
Teddy Monroe	1	5	34	0	38
Mitch Wolf	1	3	12	0	10
Cornelius Winright	1	3	15	0	12
Juan Basham	1	3	31	0	36
Bennie Schwartz	0	3	19	0	26
Marcus Brennan	0	1	29	0	30

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	5	17	0	38
Jared Seaman	1	3	18	2	43
Reggie Stiles	1	3	12	0	33
Chris Schneider	1	1	12	1	25
Marco Carter	0	1	7	0	15
Lamar Martin	0	0	19	1	42
Angelo Farmer	0	0	15	1	38

Special Teams Statistics

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Montanez	2	15
Charlie Flanigan	1	11
Glen Burgess	1	8
Rondell Gitlin	1	8
Brady Hatley	1	8
Gino Schulz	0	23
Jackie Griffin	0	19
Warren Elrifai	0	17
Joe Castellanos	0	17
Myron Terry	0	15
Gabe Newman	0	11
Ty Tremble	0	9
Timothy de la Cruz	0	9
Jesse Wolfe	0	9
Andrew Toscano	0	9
Marcus Brennan	0	9
Mitch Wolf	0	8
Teddy Monroe	0	8
Deon Kuszewski	0	8
Bryant Shea	0	8
Cornelius Winright	0	7
O.J. Whalen	0	5
Marty Blouch	0	5
Kris Pathon	0	4
Frank Jarrett	0	4
Jeffrey Ross	0	3
Preston Cain	0	2
Martin Lofton	0	2
Bennie Schwartz	0	2
Donald Hancock	0	2
Clarence Holdgate	0	2
Freddie Rodriguez	0	2
Conrad Fanwick	0	2
Howie Geary	0	2
Phillip Patrizio	0	1
Xavier Preston	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Mahoney	2	17
Bruce Carlisle	1	20
Warren Kerr	1	19
Archie Wynn	1	16
Wally Rasmussen	0	14
Rich Mugica	0	12
Otis Forbes	0	12
Marco Carter	0	10
Scott DeWitt	0	10
Randal Moffitt	0	10
Terrell Blades	0	10
Stephen Forbes	0	8
Chris Schneider	0	8
Norman Barker	0	8
Matthew Meadows	0	7
Reggie Stiles	0	7
Jared Seaman	0	7
Corey Wickson	0	7
Justin Hogue	0	7
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	6
Edgar Rogers	0	5
Bracy Ogden	0	5
Kevin Arevalo	0	5
Trent Dawson	0	4
Adrian Covington	0	4
Bert Johnson	0	4
Bob Vandeginste	0	4
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	3
Kenneth Wheeler	0	3
Freddie Ames	0	3
Lenny Atchison	0	3
Gabe Jamison	0	3
Lionel Sinclair	0	3
Thomas Turnbull	0	2
Karl Jarvis	0	2
Darren Patchet	0	2
Billy Wineholt	0	2
Tony Bodenhemer	0	2
Perry Simoneau	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	67	4.2
Middle	7	47	6.7
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Lanner	36	22	3	1	6	4	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	43	14	1	1	8	6	13	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	162	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	93	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	40	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	95	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Myron Terry	12	7	0	116	2	33
WR Martin Lofton	8	6	2	52	0	20
TE Marcus Brennan	8	4	3	41	0	30
TE Mitch Wolf	2	1	1	7	0	10
WR Jose Jacobs	2	2	0	24	0	8
WR Erik Neasman	1	0	0	0	0	21
FB Glen Burgess	1	1	0	-1	0	26
TE Julio Montanez	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Gino Schulz	1	1	0	22	1	23

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Covington	11	3	0	36	0	43
WR Warren Kerr	8	3	0	31	0	25
WR Matthew Meadows	6	1	2	16	0	33
TE Chris Schneider	5	1	1	19	0	25
WR Darren Patchet	5	3	2	53	1	20
TE Archie Wynn	3	2	1	10	0	16
RB Lenny Atchison	2	0	0	0	0	33
RB Bruce Carlisle	2	1	1	0	0	17
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	0	1	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Conklin	3	10	3.33	4.29
Gino Schulz	1	6	6.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny Atchison	1	1	1.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Lanner	5	3	33	6.60	7.25

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	3	0	0	0.00	3.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Myron Terry	4	2	20	5.00	9.67
TE Marcus Brennan	1	1	13	13.00	5.13

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR Warren Kerr	1	3.88
WR Adrian Covington	1	3.27
WR Darren Patchet	1	10.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Bernie Lanner	2	0
Gino Schulz	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Howie de Marco	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernie Lanner	13	10	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	12	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Terry	4	2	2
WR Martin Lofton	4	3	2
TE Marcus Brennan	2	2	2
TE Mitch Wolf	1	1	0
RB Gino Schulz	1	1	1
WR Jose Jacobs	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Kerr	4	2	2
WR Adrian Covington	4	1	1
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	0
RB Lenny Atchison	1	0	0
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	1
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,800 (19,600)
End Zone 13,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,800 (19,600)
End Zone	13,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)