Week 13, 2068

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	3	6	-	23
New England Patriots	0	3	0	9	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 PIT - Ivan Sanford 7 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 09:52 NED - Harold Crane 29 field goal
2Q: 00:34 PIT - Andres Gardner 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 07:13 PIT - Stephen Cole 24 field goal
4Q: 13:45 NED - Harold Crane 21 field goal
4Q: 09:38 PIT - Joshua Burke 11 pass from Andres Gardner (Stephen Cole extra point failed)
4Q: 00:03 NED - Heath Lane 19 pass from Arnie Murphy (Harold Crane extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:31 PIT - Ivan Sanford 7 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 09:52 NED - Harold Crane 29 field goal
2Q: 00:34 PIT - Andres Gardner 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 07:13 PIT - Stephen Cole 24 field goal
4Q: 13:45 NED - Harold Crane 21 field goal
4Q: 09:38 PIT - Joshua Burke 11 pass from Andres Gardner (Stephen Cole extra point failed)
4Q: 00:03 NED - Heath Lane 19 pass from Arnie Murphy (Harold Crane extra point failed)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 8-4 3-9
First Downs 22 27
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 9 19
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 311 426
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 122 105
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.21 4.57
Net Passing Yards 189 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 44 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 6.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/67
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:02 32:58

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	8-4	3-9
First Downs	22	27
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	9	19
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	311	426
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	122	105
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.21	4.57
Net Passing Yards	189	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	44 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	6.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/67
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:02	32:58

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 12	6	21	Punt
1	4:05	4:40	OWN 47	12	53	Touchdown
2	9:44	2:13	OWN 13	4	28	Punt
2	3:05	0:46	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	1:41	1:15	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	11:31	4:24	OWN 32	10	61	Field Goal
3	4:54	1:39	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:39	4:09	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	7:22	4:38	OWN 15	6	17	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	6:08	OWN 30	10	41	Fumble
2	14:25	4:41	OWN 25	13	63	Field Goal
2	7:31	4:26	OWN 14	9	52	Downs
2	2:19	0:38	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	3:29	OWN 25	7	50	Missed FG
3	7:07	2:13	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	3:15	4:36	OWN 37	8	59	Field Goal
4	9:30	2:08	OWN 25	7	60	Fumble
4	2:44	2:44	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown

Game MVP: Andres Gardner, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ivan Sanford	15	72	4.80	15	3	1
RB Freddie Salave'a	8	25	3.13	8	0	0
QB Andres Gardner	3	23	7.67	11	2	1
RB Duane Semple	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
FB Roy Gardner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Ratini	13	77	5.92	30	4
RB Garrett Irwin	6	16	2.67	7	0
QB Angel Espinal	2	5	2.50	6	0
FB Brody Hickman	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Gardner	29	19	192	1/3	1	33	0	95.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Angel Espinal	41	28	319	3/21	0	28	0	91.4
Arnie Murphy	3	2	33	2/10	1	19	0	143.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Blair	5	6	51	10.20	12	18	0
TE Abel Jarvis	4	6	36	9.00	10	13	0
WR Trent Coles	4	5	71	17.75	21	33	0
TE Joshua Burke	2	3	14	7.00	4	11	1
WR Kristopher Kebsch	2	2	9	4.50	6	9	0
FB Roy Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jaylen Croom	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Norbert Stanton	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Heath Lane	8	10	96	12.00	20	20	1
TE Ed Posavec	5	9	24	4.80	18	10	0
FB Brody Hickman	5	8	69	13.80	30	27	0
WR Fernando Long	3	3	55	18.33	0	23	0
RB Angel Ratini	3	8	31	10.33	25	28	0
TE Roderick Baxter	2	2	38	19.00	23	25	0
WR J.R. Issa	2	2	25	12.50	11	18	0
WR Darryl Buckley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Garrett Irwin	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
CB Nicholas Brady	1	0
ILB Conrad Copeland	1	0
OLB Kris Weaver	0	1
DE T.J. Wells	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Angel Espinal	1	0	0	0
WR Heath Lane	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	5	221	44.2	40.4	50	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miguel Drake	2	102	51.0	40.5	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Crane	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Blair	1	1	1.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Long	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Mincy	3	45	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Socha	8	3	0.0	18	35
ILB Conrad Copeland	7	2	1.5	23	48
CB Jerald Barnikow	6	2	0.0	23	49
S Kelly Stephens	4	3	0.0	22	37
CB Nicholas Brady	4	0	0.0	13	36
CB Benjamin Rhoades	4	0	0.0	7	16
DE Bruce Theisen	3	1	0.5	13	28
S Sebastian Stokes	3	1	0.0	13	30
DE Louis Summers	2	0	1.0	16	27
DT Bobby Kelley	2	0	1.0	12	19
DE T.J. Wells	2	2	0.5	17	29
CB J.T. Steuart	2	1	0.0	21	46
DE Arturo Hoffman	2	0	0.0	14	36
DT Darrin Jacobus	2	0	0.0	11	31
DT Dusty Jeffries	1	1	0.5	9	26
OLB Lukas Watson	1	1	0.0	9	9
S Arnold Mincy	1	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Kris Weaver	0	1	0.0	1	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Renaldo McConnell	7	0	1.0	27	23
OLB Nicky Plesko	6	0	0.0	28	29
CB Daquan Nakajo	5	3	0.0	29	29
CB Emmett Douglas	5	0	0.0	11	18
ILB Brendan Lindsay	3	3	0.0	14	6
S Norm Giles	3	2	0.0	16	22
DE Eugene Morton	3	0	0.0	29	23
S Micah Mang	3	0	0.0	17	17
DT Marcos Waeltz	2	1	0.0	24	21
CB Pete Chipokas	2	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Eli Mathis	2	0	0.0	14	23
CB Kai Burroughs	2	0	0.0	3	10
S Tevin Sampson	1	3	0.0	27	23
ILB Roberto Lock	1	0	0.0	2	2
T Rodney Richmond	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dexter Alexander	1	0	0.0	15	12
DE Cory Mendez	0	1	0.0	25	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Conrad Copeland	1.5	1	1	48
DE Louis Summers	1.0	0	0	27
DT Bobby Kelley	1.0	0	0	19
DE T.J. Wells	0.5	2	3	29
DE Bruce Theisen	0.5	1	0	28
DT Dusty Jeffries	0.5	0	0	26
DE Arturo Hoffman	0.0	2	1	36

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Renaldo McConnell	1.0	0	0	0	23
CB Kai Burroughs	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Eugene Morton	0.0	0	4	5	23
DE Skip Buggelli	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Barnikow	6	1	49
CB Nicholas Brady	4	0	36
OLB Bill Socha	4	0	35
ILB Conrad Copeland	4	0	48
S Sebastian Stokes	3	1	30
CB Benjamin Rhoades	3	0	16
S Kelly Stephens	2	0	37
CB J.T. Steuart	2	0	46
OLB Kris Weaver	1	1	10
DE Bruce Theisen	1	1	28
DE T.J. Wells	0	1	29

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daquan Nakajo	5	1	29
CB Emmett Douglas	5	0	18
S Micah Mang	4	0	17
OLB Nicky Plesko	2	1	29
ILB Renaldo McConnell	1	0	23
OLB Eli Mathis	1	0	23
CB Kai Burroughs	1	0	10
S Norm Giles	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bubba Cherpeski	3	3	0	29	0	30
C Jeffery Shea	2	9	0	29	0	30
T Kirk Atwood	2	4	0	29	1	30
G Anthony Peterson	2	3	0	29	0	30
TE Jaylen Croom	2	2	1	8	0	8
G Kelly Spencer	1	4	0	29	0	30
FB Roy Gardner	0	1	0	12	0	7

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cornelius Terry	3	5	23	1	49
T Gerald Nkwenti	2	5	23	0	49
C Sedrick Hancuff	2	4	23	1	49
G Nicolas Clements	1	5	23	2	49
T Rodney Richmond	1	2	23	1	49

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. Steuart	2	11
Bruce Theisen	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Baxter	1	18
Norm Giles	1	16
Brody Hickman	1	16
Kai Burroughs	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB J.T. Steuart	---	---	21	46	11	78
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	23	49	3	75
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	23	48	2	73
G Kelly Spencer	29	30	---	---	6	65
S Kelly Stephens	---	---	22	37	1	60
QB Andres Gardner	29	30	---	---	---	59
T Bubba Cherpeski	29	30	---	---	---	59
G Anthony Peterson	29	30	---	---	---	59
T Kirk Atwood	29	30	---	---	---	59
C Jeffery Shea	29	30	---	---	---	59
WR Wes Blair	26	30	---	---	2	58
CB Nicholas Brady	---	---	13	36	6	55
DE Arturo Hoffman	---	---	14	36	4	54
OLB Bill Socha	---	---	18	35	1	54
DE Bruce Theisen	---	---	13	28	10	51
TE Abel Jarvis	26	24	---	---	---	50
DE T.J. Wells	---	---	17	29	3	49
S Arnold Mincy	---	---	11	26	12	49
S Sebastian Stokes	---	---	13	30	5	48
DE Louis Summers	---	---	16	27	3	46
DT Darrin Jacobus	---	---	11	31	3	45
WR Kristopher Kebsch	14	13	---	---	11	38
WR Trent Coles	14	20	---	---	3	37
DT Dusty Jeffries	---	---	9	26	1	36
CB Benjamin Rhoades	---	---	7	16	11	34
DT Bobby Kelley	---	---	12	19	2	33
FB Roy Gardner	12	7	---	---	11	30
OLB Kris Weaver	---	---	1	10	18	29
WR Norbert Stanton	12	16	---	---	1	29
RB Freddie Salave'a	9	17	---	---	1	27
TE Joshua Burke	4	5	---	---	16	25
RB Ivan Sanford	18	5	---	---	---	23
RB Duane Semple	2	4	---	---	13	19
OLB Lukas Watson	---	---	9	9	---	18
TE Jaylen Croom	8	8	---	---	---	16
WR Ted Henderson	0	1	---	---	7	8
ILB Leslie Booth	---	---	0	1	6	7
G Les Davison	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Lamont Blades	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Neal Foreman	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Henry West	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Leon Whisman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tristan Seals	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bucky Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rodney Richmond	23	49	---	---	5	77
T Gerald Nkwenti	23	49	---	---	5	77
G Cornelius Terry	23	49	---	---	5	77
C Sedrick Hancuff	23	49	---	---	5	77
G Nicolas Clements	23	49	---	---	5	77
WR Fernando Long	20	48	---	---	5	73
QB Angel Espinal	23	44	---	---	---	67
RB Angel Ratini	16	39	---	---	5	60
CB Daquan Nakajo	---	---	29	29	1	59
OLB Nicky Plesko	---	---	28	29	1	58
WR J.R. Issa	17	40	---	---	---	57
TE Roderick Baxter	9	27	---	---	18	54
S Norm Giles	---	---	16	22	16	54
S Tevin Sampson	---	---	27	23	3	53
WR Heath Lane	13	32	---	---	7	52
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	29	23	---	52
ILB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	27	23	---	50
DT Marcos Waeltz	---	---	24	21	1	46
DE Cory Mendez	---	---	25	20	---	45
FB Brody Hickman	10	16	---	---	16	42
OLB Dexter Alexander	---	---	15	12	15	42
OLB Eli Mathis	---	---	14	23	2	39
CB Emmett Douglas	---	---	11	18	7	36
S Micah Mang	---	---	17	17	1	35
TE Ed Posavec	11	21	---	---	---	32
CB Luke Ellison	---	---	10	18	1	29
WR Darryl Buckley	7	5	---	---	15	27
CB Kai Burroughs	---	---	3	10	13	26
CB Pete Chipokas	---	---	15	9	---	24
DE Skip Buggelli	---	---	4	12	6	22
ILB Brendan Lindsay	---	---	14	6	---	20
WR Marquis Guthrie	4	6	---	---	7	17
RB Garrett Irwin	7	9	---	---	---	16
DT Jared Neitring	---	---	4	6	5	15
ILB Roberto Lock	---	---	2	2	10	14
RB Alfred Castroll	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Richie Martinez	---	---	3	5	---	8
K Harold Crane	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Donovan Buckley	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Miguel Drake	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Arnie Murphy	0	5	---	---	---	5
ILB Teddy Curtis	---	---	2	2	---	4
TE Jeffrey Sutter	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Erik Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Byron Reeves	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Riley Plummer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	16	70	4.4
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	9	67	7.4
Right	10	41	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Gardner	29	19	2	1	0	3	5	5	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Angel Espinal	41	28	6	2	1	4	6	4	0
Arnie Murphy	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	121	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	111	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	70	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Blair	6	5	51	0	30
TE Abel Jarvis	6	4	36	0	24
WR Trent Coles	5	4	71	2	20
WR Norbert Stanton	4	0	0	0	16
TE Joshua Burke	3	2	14	0	5
TE Jaylen Croom	2	1	5	0	8
WR Kristopher Kebsch	2	2	9	0	13
FB Roy Gardner	1	1	6	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Heath Lane	10	8	0	96	1	32
TE Ed Posavec	9	5	1	24	0	21
RB Angel Ratini	8	3	0	31	1	39
FB Brody Hickman	8	5	0	69	1	16
WR Fernando Long	3	3	0	55	2	48
TE Roderick Baxter	2	2	0	38	1	27
WR J.R. Issa	2	2	0	25	0	40
WR Darryl Buckley	1	1	0	2	0	5
RB Garrett Irwin	1	1	0	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ivan Sanford	3	4	1.33	4.80
QB Andres Gardner	2	13	6.50	7.67
RB Freddie Salave'a	2	13	6.50	3.13
RB Duane Semple	1	2	2.00	1.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Ratini	4	8	2.00	5.92
RB Garrett Irwin	2	9	4.50	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Gardner	7	4	26	3.71	6.62

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Angel Espinal	3	1	2	0.67	7.78
Arnie Murphy	1	1	19	19.00	11.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joshua Burke	3	2	14	4.67	4.67
TE Abel Jarvis	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
TE Jaylen Croom	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Kristopher Kebsch	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
WR Norbert Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ed Posavec	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Heath Lane	1	1	19	19.00	9.60
RB Angel Ratini	1	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Darryl Buckley	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andres Gardner	1	1
RB Ivan Sanford	1	1
RB Freddie Salave'a	1	0
RB Duane Semple	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Angel Espinal	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Gardner	9	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Angel Espinal	8	5	3
Arnie Murphy	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Blair	3	2	2
TE Abel Jarvis	2	2	1
WR Trent Coles	2	1	0
WR Kristopher Kebsch	1	1	1
WR Norbert Stanton	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Heath Lane	3	3	2
TE Ed Posavec	2	1	0
RB Angel Ratini	2	0	0
FB Brody Hickman	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)