Wild Card Playoff Games, 2013

played in New England, MA

50 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	14	-	28
New England Patriots	7	0	3	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 NED - Bethel Johnson 37 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Jose Durham 10 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 09:52 PIT - Matthew Meadows 10 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 01:53 NED - Charlie Flannery 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Cris Mayhew 77 pass from Ricardo Gerhardt (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:38 NED - Byron Lewis 2 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 04:57 NED - Byron Lewis 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:03 PIT - Troy Polamalu 41 fumble return (Jeff Reed extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 NED - Bethel Johnson 37 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Jose Durham 10 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 09:52 PIT - Matthew Meadows 10 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 01:53 NED - Charlie Flannery 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Cris Mayhew 77 pass from Ricardo Gerhardt (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:38 NED - Byron Lewis 2 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 04:57 NED - Byron Lewis 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:03 PIT - Troy Polamalu 41 fumble return (Jeff Reed extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 12-5 7-10
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 0 9
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 324 346
- Offensive Plays 66 73
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 62 119
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 2.70 4.76
Net Passing Yards 262 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 1 44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 288 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.09 4.73
Fumbles/Lost 7/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/101 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	12-5	7-10
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	0	9
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	324	346
- Offensive Plays	66	73
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	62	119
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	2.70	4.76
Net Passing Yards	262	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 1	44 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	288	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.09	4.73
Fumbles/Lost	7/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/101	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
1	8:42	5:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:07	3:24	OWN 12	10	44	Punt
2	11:41	1:59	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	7:43	4:14	OWN 26	7	11	Punt
2	1:47	0:55	OWN 49	4	12	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 21	1	3	Half
3	12:51	3:43	OWN 24	7	28	Punt
3	6:56	1:35	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
3	1:45	1:59	OWN 11	4	89	Touchdown
4	10:45	0:13	OWN 17	1	-6	Fumble
4	9:29	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:51	1:51	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
4	1:29	0:32	OPP 30	3	1	Missed FG

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	3:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	3:40	2:33	OWN 24	5	11	Punt
2	12:43	1:02	OWN 20	3	15	Fumble
2	9:42	1:59	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	3:29	1:42	OWN 5	5	46	Fumble
2	0:52	0:46	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 21	4	10	Punt
3	9:08	2:12	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	5:21	3:36	50	8	27	Field Goal
4	14:46	4:01	OWN 10	9	35	Punt
4	10:32	1:03	OPP 11	4	11	Touchdown
4	9:03	4:12	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
4	3:00	1:06	OWN 31	3	10	Fumble
4	1:54	0:25	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 36	4	56	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ferocious Fenner	15	40	2.67	7	0	0
Bryant Blakely	8	22	2.75	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	16	62	3.88	13	4	1
Randal Meadows	7	47	6.71	22	2	0
Tom Brady	2	10	5.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	26	19	165	1/5	2	21	1	99.0
Ricardo Gerhardt	13	8	123	3/21	1	77	0	118.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	44	25	248	4/21	2	37	1	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ferocious Fenner	6	6	27	4.50	12	8	0
WR Cris Mayhew	5	8	139	27.80	75	77	1
WR Matthew Meadows	4	7	56	14.00	2	21	1
WR Lee Evans	3	4	19	6.33	8	9	0
FB Jose Durham	3	4	14	4.67	0	10	1
RB Bryant Blakely	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
TE Jeff Floyd	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Karl Hamrick	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bethel Johnson	8	15	126	15.75	19	37	1
TE Ben Watson	4	6	33	8.25	12	12	0
FB Mercury Legay	3	3	15	5.00	4	6	0
RB Randal Meadows	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
WR Luke Gross	2	6	26	13.00	21	17	0
TE Elton Kinney	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	1
WR Nathan Osborne	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Fellin	1	10	10.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tito Mallard	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryant Blakely	2	1	0	0
Lee Evans	1	1	0	0
Drew Henson	1	1	0	0
Karl Hamrick	1	0	0	0
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	0	0	0
Matthew Meadows	1	0	0	0
Troy Polamalu	0	2	0	1
Cory Fellin	0	1	1	0
Friendship Peterson	0	1	0	0
Cris Mayhew	0	1	0	0
Ray Mahon	0	1	0	0
Adam Scott	0	0	1	0
James Major	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bethel Johnson	1	0	0
Randal Meadows	1	0	0
Byron Lewis	1	0	0
Ty Warren	0	1	1
Ahmad Carroll	0	0	1
Sean Taylor	0	0	1
Perry Grider	0	0	1
Brant Norton	0	0	1
Heath Hitchcock	0	0	1
Christian Howe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	7	323	46.1	35.4	53	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	278	46.3	43.8	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lee Evans	4	15	3.8	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	1	28	28.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	8	1	0.0	22	46
CB Friendship Peterson	6	1	0.0	25	48
ILB Adam Scott	6	0	0.0	24	44
CB Rich Gardner	4	2	0.0	16	32
DE Kevin Williams	3	0	2.0	23	45
DT Heath Fangboner	3	0	1.0	19	39
CB Cory Fellin	3	3	0.0	23	47
S James Major	3	3	0.0	21	38
OLB Henry May	3	2	0.0	19	41
DE Ricardo Corbett	2	1	0.0	13	38
DE Ray Mahon	2	1	0.0	12	10
DT Leon Beauchamp	1	1	0.5	23	45
DE Roman Spain	1	0	0.5	2	3
OLB Willie Hongamen	1	3	0.0	14	19
OLB Alonzo Jackson	1	0	0.0	1	4
FB Jose Durham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Deion Hoff	1	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Derrick Borders	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Joseph Sanford	0	1	0.0	7	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Wilson	9	3	0.0	23	41
S Sean Taylor	6	1	0.0	14	33
OLB Lance Briggs	5	4	0.0	23	40
CB Brant Norton	5	0	0.0	22	38
DT Kennedy Freeman	4	3	0.0	21	31
CB Tito Mallard	4	1	0.0	19	39
ILB Luke Wayne	4	0	0.0	20	39
OLB Christian Howe	3	0	1.5	13	17
DE Ty Warren	3	2	1.0	23	42
DE Freddie Preston	3	0	1.0	23	41
CB Fernando Gildon	3	1	0.0	3	11
DE Perry Grider	1	4	0.5	19	34
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0.0	9	30
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fernando LaStarza	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Howie Hoffman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Ellis	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Williams	2.0	0	3	1	45
DT Heath Fangboner	1.0	0	0	0	39
DT Leon Beauchamp	0.5	0	1	0	45
DE Roman Spain	0.5	0	0	0	3
DE Ricardo Corbett	0.0	1	0	0	38

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Christian Howe	1.5	0	17
DE Ty Warren	1.0	3	42
DE Freddie Preston	1.0	1	41
DE Perry Grider	0.5	0	34
DT Dale Knight	0.0	1	13
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Friendship Peterson	5	3	0	48
CB Cory Fellin	3	2	1	47
CB Rich Gardner	3	1	0	32
ILB Adam Scott	3	1	0	44
S James Major	3	0	0	38
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0	46
OLB Henry May	2	0	0	41
ILB Dan Klecko	1	0	0	4
DT Deion Hoff	1	0	0	10
OLB Willie Hongamen	1	0	0	19
OLB Derrick Borders	1	0	0	1

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brant Norton	6	2	0	38
CB Tito Mallard	4	0	1	39
S Sean Taylor	4	0	0	33
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	0	11
S Eugene Wilson	2	1	0	41
OLB Lance Briggs	2	0	0	40
OLB Christian Howe	2	0	0	17
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	0	39
OLB Terrell Terry	1	0	0	3
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerald Boivin	2	5	23	1	43
Eric Steinbach	1	3	20	0	33
Tim Provost	0	6	23	0	43
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	3	13	2	40
Courtney Evans	0	3	13	0	13
Victor Barton	0	1	20	1	34
Jose Durham	0	1	18	0	28
Jeff Floyd	0	1	8	0	24

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Koppen	2	6	0	21	1	43
Les Leskun	2	3	1	24	2	45
Leonard Lytle	2	2	0	22	0	43
Mercury Legay	1	2	0	9	0	23
Conrad Chiaccheri	1	2	0	21	0	41
Ben Watson	1	1	1	16	0	29
Lee Attico	1	1	0	5	0	11
Jeremy Hibdon	0	5	0	21	1	40
Brady Garrison	0	1	0	7	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Evans	3	16
Freddie Milons	1	13
Jose Durham	1	6
Bryant Blakely	0	23
Ronald Hudson	0	18
Jeff Floyd	0	16
Clifton Becker	0	16
Rich Gardner	0	13
Friendship Peterson	0	11
Donnell Flynn	0	11
Ray Mahon	0	11
Dan Klecko	0	10
Joseph Sanford	0	10
Troy Polamalu	0	8
Everett Gray	0	8
Courtney Evans	0	8
Bart Kelley	0	8
George Coffey	0	8
Derrick Borders	0	8
Visanthe Shiancoe	0	7
Jeff Reed	0	6
Alonzo Jackson	0	5
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	5
Cris Mayhew	0	5
George Burnett	0	5
Matthew Meadows	0	5
Eric Steinbach	0	3
Ferocious Fenner	0	3
Heath Fangboner	0	2
Kevin Williams	0	1
Adam Scott	0	1
Cory Fellin	0	1
Ricardo Corbett	0	1
Henry May	0	1
Leon Beauchamp	0	1
James Major	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Borders	2	17
Ahmad Carroll	1	16
Thomas Tapeh	1	15
Heath Hitchcock	1	10
Randal Meadows	0	23
Bethel Johnson	0	17
Elton Kinney	0	16
Terrell Terry	0	14
Fernando Gildon	0	13
Brian Ellis	0	12
Mercury Fletcher	0	11
Fernando LaStarza	0	10
Perry Grider	0	8
Ben Watson	0	7
Dan Koppen	0	7
Les Leskun	0	7
Freddie Preston	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Brady Garrison	0	7
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Gilbert Conway	0	5
Lamar Marshall	0	5
Howie Hoffman	0	5
Mercury Legay	0	4
Christian Howe	0	4
Lance Briggs	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Eugene Wilson	0	2
Conrad Chiaccheri	0	2
Dale Knight	0	2
Ty Warren	0	1
Rene Wingo	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Tito Mallard	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	7	43	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	26	19	2	0	0	3	3	0	1
Ricardo Gerhardt	13	8	1	1	1	0	3	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	44	25	1	1	4	7	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	36	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	13	219	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	44	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	91	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	76	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Mayhew	8	5	0	139	2	29
WR Matthew Meadows	7	4	0	56	1	29
RB Ferocious Fenner	6	6	0	27	0	35
WR Lee Evans	4	3	0	19	0	18
FB Jose Durham	4	3	0	14	0	28
WR Karl Hamrick	4	1	0	9	0	20
TE Jeff Floyd	3	2	1	18	0	24
RB Bryant Blakely	2	2	0	5	0	8
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	1	0	1	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bethel Johnson	15	8	2	126	1	45
TE Ben Watson	6	4	0	33	0	29
WR Luke Gross	6	2	1	26	0	39
WR Howie Hoffman	4	1	0	3	0	24
FB Mercury Legay	3	3	0	15	0	23
WR Nathan Osborne	3	1	1	12	0	8
RB Randal Meadows	2	2	0	7	0	16
TE Elton Kinney	2	2	0	15	0	9
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	9	0	8
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	2	0	32

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ferocious Fenner	2	4	2.00	2.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Meadows	3	6	2.00	6.71
Tom Brady	1	6	6.00	5.00
Byron Lewis	1	8	8.00	3.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Henson	2	2	20	10.00	6.35

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	8	4	21	2.63	5.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jose Durham	1	1	10	10.00	3.50
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	10	10.00	8.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Watson	2	1	10	5.00	5.50
FB Mercury Legay	2	2	9	4.50	5.00
WR Luke Gross	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ferocious Fenner	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	2	2
Randal Meadows	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	9	7	5
Ricardo Gerhardt	5	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lee Evans	3	2	2
RB Bryant Blakely	2	2	2
FB Jose Durham	2	2	1
TE Jeff Floyd	2	1	0
WR Matthew Meadows	2	1	1
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	1	0
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0
WR Karl Hamrick	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	3	1	1
WR Bethel Johnson	2	1	1
RB Randal Meadows	1	1	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	0	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	1
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	1
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)