Conference Semifinals, 2039

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers7370-17
New England Patriots761414-41

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)

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record13-514-3
First Downs1824
- by Rushing411
- by Passing1413
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards308443
- Offensive Plays6764
- Yards per Play4.606.92
Net Rushing Yards121119
- Rushing Attempts2431
- Yards per Rush5.043.84
Net Passing Yards187324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 22 - 132 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards218331
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/311/7
- Yards per Pass Play4.359.82
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions7/166/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.16.9
4th Down Conversions2/30/0
Penalties/Yards1/52/10
Punt Returns/Yards2/70/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/841/23
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits25
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 30
Time of Possession27:0332:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:54OWN 351265Touchdown
14:171:46OWN 3032Punt
10:531:32OWN 36518Punt
211:417:11OWN 201350Missed FG
21:531:44OWN 31647Field Goal
312:471:16OWN 39461Touchdown
38:471:39OWN 20516Interception
32:531:03OWN 2036Punt
412:141:03OWN 2039Punt
48:061:58OWN 20810Downs
42:102:10OWN 20524Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:064:49OWN 20880Touchdown
12:311:38OWN 633Punt
214:212:40OWN 20751Field Goal
24:302:37OWN 37858Field Goal
20:090:09OWN 201-1Half
315:002:13OWN 273-2Punt
311:312:44OWN 20580Touchdown
37:084:15OPP 39839Touchdown
31:504:36OWN 26831Punt
411:113:05OWN 31769Touchdown
46:083:58OPP 30630Touchdown

Game MVP: Bubba Duffy, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brendan Brisman18935.174810
Bob Dwight3165.33600
Junior Brennan3124.00500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Raymond Vitale17643.761613
Barry Strong6345.672211
Benjamin Ripken3124.001210
Ray Brazinski242.00400
Bubba Duffy210.50200
Matthew Gonzalez144.00400

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Dwight34201874/24223181.4
Rico Fields42311/7024076.0
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bubba Duffy32263311/71440120.2

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Vernon Keith710649.1416141
RB Brendan Brisman68305.0010101
WR Brayden Castillo385819.3320230
WR Leslie Rice24115.50060
WR Randal Woods223115.503240
WR Roger Hayes141717.009170
TE Abel Rose1277.00170
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Matthew Gonzalez6915926.50135440
WR Brent Dotson567915.8047280
WR Eugene Earls45389.5022220
FB Benjamin Ripken44369.0029161
TE Jamal Norton3351.67330
TE Jake Hutchins23178.50290
WR Adrian Hartman1111.00010
RB Raymond Vitale11-4-4.000-40

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
DE Mitch Manthey100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Dominic Hollas0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Matthew Gonzalez1000
Raymond Vitale0100

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dustin D'Herde419649.044.0621
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cornelius Mills314147.038.0530

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Wendell Thayer1/20/10/0392/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harvey Rowlette2/21/10/0465/5

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Hayes273.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Tucker Cramer38428.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Ray Brazinski12323.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Irv Corgan810.02227
CB Harold Riley600.02730
ILB Dominic Hollas530.02733
S Ryan Coles530.02933
OLB Bernard Gott510.0177
CB Gilbert Presley411.01222
DT William Ortega420.01723
DT Damon Towle410.02728
OLB Everett Knight300.096
DE Amos Azzoo220.02329
S Willie Wainright200.01224
S Clifton Boone110.02211
CB Blaine Rogers100.02733
WR Brayden Castillo10---------
DE Artie Macklin100.048
DT Eric Dasilva100.01413
DE Hunter Clayton020.0124
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra1030.02438
CB Adrian Hitchcock900.01532
S Brayden Fulton730.02441
DT Grant Odell400.02134
DT Jorge Santana302.01736
DE Ryan Lane301.51735
DT Fred Hanks200.51511
OLB Alexander Norgard220.02136
S Richie McGee220.02242
CB Omar Corlett200.02039
OLB Jesse Campana120.01316
CB Devin Hickman110.02440
S Matt Hernandez100.0414
CB Walt Shiel100.027
S Richard Sweeney100.002
DE Mitch Manthey021.01734

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Gilbert Presley1.000022
DT Damon Towle0.010028
DE Juan Godfrey0.001025
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jorge Santana2.000036
DE Ryan Lane1.500035
DE Mitch Manthey1.001234
DT Fred Hanks0.500011
DT Grant Odell0.001134
DE Max Stewart0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Harold Riley61030
S Ryan Coles40033
OLB Irv Corgan31027
ILB Dominic Hollas30033
CB Gilbert Presley30022
OLB Bernard Gott2007
OLB Everett Knight2006
CB Blaine Rogers11033
S Willie Wainright10024
DT Eric Dasilva10013
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Adrian Hitchcock70032
S Brayden Fulton42041
ILB Tyrus Ybarra41038
OLB Alexander Norgard30036
CB Omar Corlett21039
S Richard Sweeney1002
OLB Jesse Campana10016
S Richie McGee03042
DE Mitch Manthey00134

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Corey Glenn25024142
Kevin Burroughs23024043
T.J. Montgomery15024143
Grant Bernstein13024340
Kennedy Warren04024039
Kody James0101008
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.C. Chandler38127033
William Coffey36131033
Warren Owen24031033
Benjamin Ripken23016022
Fred Burns13031033
Caden Powell12027133
Roderick Smith110400
Harry Page020802

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Kody James117
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Jamal Norton314
Barry Strong110
Benjamin Ripken110

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brendan Brisman2136------2178
Kevin Burroughs2443------673
Brayden Castillo2437------1273
Ryan Coles------29331173
Corey Glenn2442------672
Blaine Rogers------27331171
T.J. Montgomery2443---------67
Grant Bernstein2440---------64
Kennedy Warren2439---------63
Bob Dwight2438---------62
Dominic Hollas------2733262
Harold Riley------2730259
Damon Towle------2728358
Abel Rose2121------1658
Vernon Keith2034---------54
Amos Azzoo------2329153
Juan Godfrey------2325351
Irv Corgan------2227251
Leslie Rice1031------344
Gilbert Presley------1222842
Bernard Gott------1771741
William Ortega------1723141
Clifton Boone------2211437
Willie Wainright------1224---36
Roger Hayes414------1735
Kody James108------1735
Everett Knight------961934
Eric Dasilva------1413128
David Mills218------525
Tucker Cramer------451221
Hunter Clayton------124319
Artie Macklin------48---12
Kim Colinet------201012
Giovanni Sullivan55------111
Cole Bell04------610
Caleb Koethe04------610
Grayson Briggs------3238
Rico Fields05------27
Junior Brennan34---------7
Kaden Lyon------4037
Randal Woods07---------7
Tyrone Clements------4037
Jeremy Bernier00------66
Wendell Thayer00------66
Dustin D'Herde00------44
Bradley Marquez00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
William Coffey3133------569
Fred Burns3133------569
Brayden Fulton------2441267
Devin Hickman------2440266
Richie McGee------2242165
Warren Owen3133---------64
Bubba Duffy3133---------64
Tyrus Ybarra------2438264
Omar Corlett------2039261
J.C. Chandler2733---------60
Caden Powell2733---------60
Alexander Norgard------2136259
Matthew Gonzalez2630------258
Grant Odell------2134257
Eugene Earls1726------1457
Jorge Santana------1736457
Ryan Lane------1735355
Jamal Norton1822------1454
Adrian Hitchcock------1532754
Mitch Manthey------1734253
Raymond Vitale2325------149
Benjamin Ripken1622------1048
Jesse Campana------13161342
Matt Hernandez------4141331
Adrian Hartman96------1530
Fred Hanks------1511127
Jake Hutchins179---------26
Harry Page82------1525
Barry Strong68------1024
Clifton Poulsen52------1724
Ray Brazinski20------2123
Max Stewart------79420
Walt Shiel------271120
Brent Dotson612---------18
Lance Fitzgerald------141217
Harvey Rowlette00------1010
Roderick Smith40------59
Richard Sweeney------0279
Ricky Horn40------59
Richie Gaylor00------55
Norm Cash------0044
Cornelius Mills00------33
Glen Musser21---------3
Christopher Misner------03---3
Marc Palmer00------22
Chuck McNeil00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6172.8
Middle7324.6
Right11726.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8627.8
Middle15312.1
Right7273.9
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Dwight34202236231
Rico Fields421001100
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bubba Duffy32267013100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44215.3
Short (0-8 Yds)16121217.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)83212.6
Long (19+ Yds)103555.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1010959.5
Short (0-8 Yds)171319911.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)43379.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Vernon Keith107164034
RB Brendan Brisman86130036
WR Brayden Castillo83058237
WR Leslie Rice42011031
WR Roger Hayes41117014
TE Abel Rose2107021
WR Randal Woods2203117
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Matthew Gonzalez961159430
WR Brent Dotson65079212
WR Eugene Earls54038126
FB Benjamin Ripken44036022
TE Jamal Norton3305022
TE Jake Hutchins3201709
WR Adrian Hartman110106
RB Raymond Vitale110-4025

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brendan Brisman263.005.17
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Raymond Vitale6172.833.76
Barry Strong300.005.67
Ray Brazinski100.002.00
Bubba Duffy122.000.50
Benjamin Ripken11212.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Dwight32124.005.50
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bubba Duffy86597.3810.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Vernon Keith2121.006.40
RB Brendan Brisman111010.003.75
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Matthew Gonzalez31124.0017.67
WR Brent Dotson222010.0013.17
TE Jamal Norton1133.001.67
FB Benjamin Ripken111616.009.00
TE Jake Hutchins1188.005.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Brendan Brisman21
New EnglandRushesConversions
Ray Brazinski11
Barry Strong11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Bob Dwight1296
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Bubba Duffy964

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
RB Brendan Brisman653
WR Brayden Castillo422
WR Leslie Rice221
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Brent Dotson432
WR Matthew Gonzalez211
WR Eugene Earls111
FB Benjamin Ripken110
TE Jake Hutchins100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,100 (18,100)
End Zone13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)