Conference Semifinals, 2039

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	7	0	-	17
New England Patriots	7	6	14	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 PIT - Vernon Keith 2 pass from Bob Dwight (Wendell Thayer extra point)
1Q: 04:23 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 11:48 NED - Harvey Rowlette 46 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Harvey Rowlette 22 field goal
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Wendell Thayer 39 field goal
3Q: 11:42 PIT - Brendan Brisman 10 pass from Bob Dwight (Wendell Thayer extra point)
3Q: 08:58 NED - Benjamin Ripken 16 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 08:13 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 02:27 NED - Barry Strong 22 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 PIT - Vernon Keith 2 pass from Bob Dwight (Wendell Thayer extra point)
1Q: 04:23 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
2Q: 11:48 NED - Harvey Rowlette 46 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Harvey Rowlette 22 field goal
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Wendell Thayer 39 field goal
3Q: 11:42 PIT - Brendan Brisman 10 pass from Bob Dwight (Wendell Thayer extra point)
3Q: 08:58 NED - Benjamin Ripken 16 pass from Bubba Duffy (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
3Q: 02:59 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 08:13 NED - Raymond Vitale 5 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)
4Q: 02:27 NED - Barry Strong 22 run (Harvey Rowlette extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 443
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 4.60 6.92
Net Rushing Yards 121 119
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 5.04 3.84
Net Passing Yards 187 324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 9.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:03 32:57

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	443
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	4.60	6.92
Net Rushing Yards	121	119
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	5.04	3.84
Net Passing Yards	187	324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	32 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	9.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:03	32:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:54	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
1	4:17	1:46	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
1	0:53	1:32	OWN 36	5	18	Punt
2	11:41	7:11	OWN 20	13	50	Missed FG
2	1:53	1:44	OWN 31	6	47	Field Goal
3	12:47	1:16	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
3	8:47	1:39	OWN 20	5	16	Interception
3	2:53	1:03	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:14	1:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:06	1:58	OWN 20	8	10	Downs
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 20	5	24	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:06	4:49	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:31	1:38	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	14:21	2:40	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
2	4:30	2:37	OWN 37	8	58	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	11:31	2:44	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	7:08	4:15	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
3	1:50	4:36	OWN 26	8	31	Punt
4	11:11	3:05	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	6:08	3:58	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bubba Duffy, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brendan Brisman	18	93	5.17	48	1
Bob Dwight	3	16	5.33	6	0
Junior Brennan	3	12	4.00	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Raymond Vitale	17	64	3.76	16	1	3
Barry Strong	6	34	5.67	22	1	1
Benjamin Ripken	3	12	4.00	12	1	0
Ray Brazinski	2	4	2.00	4	0	0
Bubba Duffy	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Matthew Gonzalez	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Dwight	34	20	187	4/24	2	23	1	81.4
Rico Fields	4	2	31	1/7	0	24	0	76.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	32	26	331	1/7	1	44	0	120.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Keith	7	10	64	9.14	16	14	1
RB Brendan Brisman	6	8	30	5.00	10	10	1
WR Brayden Castillo	3	8	58	19.33	20	23	0
WR Leslie Rice	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Randal Woods	2	2	31	15.50	3	24	0
WR Roger Hayes	1	4	17	17.00	9	17	0
TE Abel Rose	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Gonzalez	6	9	159	26.50	135	44	0
WR Brent Dotson	5	6	79	15.80	47	28	0
WR Eugene Earls	4	5	38	9.50	22	22	0
FB Benjamin Ripken	4	4	36	9.00	29	16	1
TE Jamal Norton	3	3	5	1.67	3	3	0
TE Jake Hutchins	2	3	17	8.50	2	9	0
WR Adrian Hartman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Raymond Vitale	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Mitch Manthey	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dominic Hollas	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matthew Gonzalez	1	0	0	0
Raymond Vitale	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	4	196	49.0	44.0	62	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Mills	3	141	47.0	38.0	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Thayer	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Rowlette	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	2	7	3.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Cramer	3	84	28.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Brazinski	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irv Corgan	8	1	0.0	22	27
CB Harold Riley	6	0	0.0	27	30
ILB Dominic Hollas	5	3	0.0	27	33
S Ryan Coles	5	3	0.0	29	33
OLB Bernard Gott	5	1	0.0	17	7
CB Gilbert Presley	4	1	1.0	12	22
DT William Ortega	4	2	0.0	17	23
DT Damon Towle	4	1	0.0	27	28
OLB Everett Knight	3	0	0.0	9	6
DE Amos Azzoo	2	2	0.0	23	29
S Willie Wainright	2	0	0.0	12	24
S Clifton Boone	1	1	0.0	22	11
CB Blaine Rogers	1	0	0.0	27	33
WR Brayden Castillo	1	0	---	---	---
DE Artie Macklin	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Eric Dasilva	1	0	0.0	14	13
DE Hunter Clayton	0	2	0.0	12	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	10	3	0.0	24	38
CB Adrian Hitchcock	9	0	0.0	15	32
S Brayden Fulton	7	3	0.0	24	41
DT Grant Odell	4	0	0.0	21	34
DT Jorge Santana	3	0	2.0	17	36
DE Ryan Lane	3	0	1.5	17	35
DT Fred Hanks	2	0	0.5	15	11
OLB Alexander Norgard	2	2	0.0	21	36
S Richie McGee	2	2	0.0	22	42
CB Omar Corlett	2	0	0.0	20	39
OLB Jesse Campana	1	2	0.0	13	16
CB Devin Hickman	1	1	0.0	24	40
S Matt Hernandez	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Walt Shiel	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Richard Sweeney	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Mitch Manthey	0	2	1.0	17	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Gilbert Presley	1.0	0	0	22
DT Damon Towle	0.0	1	0	28
DE Juan Godfrey	0.0	0	1	25

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Santana	2.0	0	0	36
DE Ryan Lane	1.5	0	0	35
DE Mitch Manthey	1.0	1	2	34
DT Fred Hanks	0.5	0	0	11
DT Grant Odell	0.0	1	1	34
DE Max Stewart	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harold Riley	6	1	30
S Ryan Coles	4	0	33
OLB Irv Corgan	3	1	27
ILB Dominic Hollas	3	0	33
CB Gilbert Presley	3	0	22
OLB Bernard Gott	2	0	7
OLB Everett Knight	2	0	6
CB Blaine Rogers	1	1	33
S Willie Wainright	1	0	24
DT Eric Dasilva	1	0	13

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Adrian Hitchcock	7	0	0	32
S Brayden Fulton	4	2	0	41
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	4	1	0	38
OLB Alexander Norgard	3	0	0	36
CB Omar Corlett	2	1	0	39
S Richard Sweeney	1	0	0	2
OLB Jesse Campana	1	0	0	16
S Richie McGee	0	3	0	42
DE Mitch Manthey	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Glenn	2	5	24	1	42
Kevin Burroughs	2	3	24	0	43
T.J. Montgomery	1	5	24	1	43
Grant Bernstein	1	3	24	3	40
Kennedy Warren	0	4	24	0	39
Kody James	0	1	10	0	8

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.C. Chandler	3	8	1	27	0	33
William Coffey	3	6	1	31	0	33
Warren Owen	2	4	0	31	0	33
Benjamin Ripken	2	3	0	16	0	22
Fred Burns	1	3	0	31	0	33
Caden Powell	1	2	0	27	1	33
Roderick Smith	1	1	0	4	0	0
Harry Page	0	2	0	8	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kody James	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Norton	3	14
Barry Strong	1	10
Benjamin Ripken	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Brisman	21	36	---	---	21	78
Kevin Burroughs	24	43	---	---	6	73
Brayden Castillo	24	37	---	---	12	73
Ryan Coles	---	---	29	33	11	73
Corey Glenn	24	42	---	---	6	72
Blaine Rogers	---	---	27	33	11	71
T.J. Montgomery	24	43	---	---	---	67
Grant Bernstein	24	40	---	---	---	64
Kennedy Warren	24	39	---	---	---	63
Bob Dwight	24	38	---	---	---	62
Dominic Hollas	---	---	27	33	2	62
Harold Riley	---	---	27	30	2	59
Damon Towle	---	---	27	28	3	58
Abel Rose	21	21	---	---	16	58
Vernon Keith	20	34	---	---	---	54
Amos Azzoo	---	---	23	29	1	53
Juan Godfrey	---	---	23	25	3	51
Irv Corgan	---	---	22	27	2	51
Leslie Rice	10	31	---	---	3	44
Gilbert Presley	---	---	12	22	8	42
Bernard Gott	---	---	17	7	17	41
William Ortega	---	---	17	23	1	41
Clifton Boone	---	---	22	11	4	37
Willie Wainright	---	---	12	24	---	36
Roger Hayes	4	14	---	---	17	35
Kody James	10	8	---	---	17	35
Everett Knight	---	---	9	6	19	34
Eric Dasilva	---	---	14	13	1	28
David Mills	2	18	---	---	5	25
Tucker Cramer	---	---	4	5	12	21
Hunter Clayton	---	---	12	4	3	19
Artie Macklin	---	---	4	8	---	12
Kim Colinet	---	---	2	0	10	12
Giovanni Sullivan	5	5	---	---	1	11
Cole Bell	0	4	---	---	6	10
Caleb Koethe	0	4	---	---	6	10
Grayson Briggs	---	---	3	2	3	8
Rico Fields	0	5	---	---	2	7
Junior Brennan	3	4	---	---	---	7
Kaden Lyon	---	---	4	0	3	7
Randal Woods	0	7	---	---	---	7
Tyrone Clements	---	---	4	0	3	7
Jeremy Bernier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wendell Thayer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dustin D'Herde	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bradley Marquez	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Coffey	31	33	---	---	5	69
Fred Burns	31	33	---	---	5	69
Brayden Fulton	---	---	24	41	2	67
Devin Hickman	---	---	24	40	2	66
Richie McGee	---	---	22	42	1	65
Warren Owen	31	33	---	---	---	64
Bubba Duffy	31	33	---	---	---	64
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	24	38	2	64
Omar Corlett	---	---	20	39	2	61
J.C. Chandler	27	33	---	---	---	60
Caden Powell	27	33	---	---	---	60
Alexander Norgard	---	---	21	36	2	59
Matthew Gonzalez	26	30	---	---	2	58
Grant Odell	---	---	21	34	2	57
Eugene Earls	17	26	---	---	14	57
Jorge Santana	---	---	17	36	4	57
Ryan Lane	---	---	17	35	3	55
Jamal Norton	18	22	---	---	14	54
Adrian Hitchcock	---	---	15	32	7	54
Mitch Manthey	---	---	17	34	2	53
Raymond Vitale	23	25	---	---	1	49
Benjamin Ripken	16	22	---	---	10	48
Jesse Campana	---	---	13	16	13	42
Matt Hernandez	---	---	4	14	13	31
Adrian Hartman	9	6	---	---	15	30
Fred Hanks	---	---	15	11	1	27
Jake Hutchins	17	9	---	---	---	26
Harry Page	8	2	---	---	15	25
Barry Strong	6	8	---	---	10	24
Clifton Poulsen	5	2	---	---	17	24
Ray Brazinski	2	0	---	---	21	23
Max Stewart	---	---	7	9	4	20
Walt Shiel	---	---	2	7	11	20
Brent Dotson	6	12	---	---	---	18
Lance Fitzgerald	---	---	1	4	12	17
Harvey Rowlette	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roderick Smith	4	0	---	---	5	9
Richard Sweeney	---	---	0	2	7	9
Ricky Horn	4	0	---	---	5	9
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norm Cash	---	---	0	0	4	4
Cornelius Mills	0	0	---	---	3	3
Glen Musser	2	1	---	---	---	3
Christopher Misner	---	---	0	3	---	3
Marc Palmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chuck McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	11	72	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	62	7.8
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	7	27	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Dwight	34	20	2	2	3	6	2	3	1
Rico Fields	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	32	26	7	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	121	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	21	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	55	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	95	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	199	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Keith	10	7	1	64	0	34
RB Brendan Brisman	8	6	1	30	0	36
WR Brayden Castillo	8	3	0	58	2	37
WR Leslie Rice	4	2	0	11	0	31
WR Roger Hayes	4	1	1	17	0	14
TE Abel Rose	2	1	0	7	0	21
WR Randal Woods	2	2	0	31	1	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Gonzalez	9	6	1	159	4	30
WR Brent Dotson	6	5	0	79	2	12
WR Eugene Earls	5	4	0	38	1	26
FB Benjamin Ripken	4	4	0	36	0	22
TE Jamal Norton	3	3	0	5	0	22
TE Jake Hutchins	3	2	0	17	0	9
WR Adrian Hartman	1	1	0	1	0	6
RB Raymond Vitale	1	1	0	-4	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brendan Brisman	2	6	3.00	5.17

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Raymond Vitale	6	17	2.83	3.76
Barry Strong	3	0	0.00	5.67
Ray Brazinski	1	0	0.00	2.00
Bubba Duffy	1	2	2.00	0.50
Benjamin Ripken	1	12	12.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Dwight	3	2	12	4.00	5.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	8	6	59	7.38	10.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Keith	2	1	2	1.00	6.40
RB Brendan Brisman	1	1	10	10.00	3.75

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Gonzalez	3	1	12	4.00	17.67
WR Brent Dotson	2	2	20	10.00	13.17
TE Jamal Norton	1	1	3	3.00	1.67
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
TE Jake Hutchins	1	1	8	8.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brendan Brisman	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Brazinski	1	1
Barry Strong	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Dwight	12	9	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Brendan Brisman	6	5	3
WR Brayden Castillo	4	2	2
WR Leslie Rice	2	2	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brent Dotson	4	3	2
WR Matthew Gonzalez	2	1	1
WR Eugene Earls	1	1	1
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	0
TE Jake Hutchins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)