Conference Finals, 2070

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	0	3	-	24
New England Patriots	0	3	8	10	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 PIT - Wes Blair 11 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 08:53 PIT - Wes Blair 1 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Crane 33 field goal
3Q: 07:36 PIT - Duane Semple 3 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 07:25 NED - Dominique Goike 90 kickoff return (Ken Hoover pass to Orlando Tylski for conversion)
4Q: 05:52 NED - Garrett Irwin 8 run (Harold Crane extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NED - Harold Crane 19 field goal
OT: 11:07 PIT - Stephen Cole 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 PIT - Wes Blair 11 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 08:53 PIT - Wes Blair 1 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Crane 33 field goal
3Q: 07:36 PIT - Duane Semple 3 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 07:25 NED - Dominique Goike 90 kickoff return (Ken Hoover pass to Orlando Tylski for conversion)
4Q: 05:52 NED - Garrett Irwin 8 run (Harold Crane extra point)
4Q: 00:48 NED - Harold Crane 19 field goal
OT: 11:07 PIT - Stephen Cole 44 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 13-5 12-6
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 403 338
- Offensive Plays 80 68
- Yards per Play 5.04 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 99 173
- Rushing Attempts 23 41
- Yards per Rush 4.30 4.22
Net Passing Yards 304 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 33 - 1 26 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 317 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/70 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/22 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 3/125
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:28 29:31

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	13-5	12-6
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	403	338
- Offensive Plays	80	68
- Yards per Play	5.04	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	99	173
- Rushing Attempts	23	41
- Yards per Rush	4.30	4.22
Net Passing Yards	304	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 33 - 1	26 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	317	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/70	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/22	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	3/125
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:28	29:31

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	3:56	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:12	1:24	OWN 45	4	13	Punt
2	14:53	6:06	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	4:27	0:46	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	2:39	1:53	OWN 22	7	24	Interception
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	11:39	4:14	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	7:08	3:48	OWN 25	7	39	Punt
4	11:33	3:25	OWN 1	8	25	Punt
4	5:44	3:00	OWN 25	6	8	Fumble
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 28	5	7	Half
OT1	15:00	1:00	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
OT1	12:45	1:44	OPP 33	3	6	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 21	5	31	Punt
1	7:28	1:16	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	4:48	4:55	OWN 10	8	51	Punt
2	8:47	4:20	OWN 11	13	50	Downs
2	3:41	1:02	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 49	3	35	Field Goal
3	12:50	1:11	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
3	3:20	6:47	OWN 20	13	79	Fumble
4	8:08	2:24	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	2:44	2:04	OPP 33	8	31	Field Goal
OT1	14:00	1:15	OWN 15	3	3	Interception

Game MVP: Andre Reid, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duane Semple	12	52	4.33	12	1	1
RB Jon Cerny	9	35	3.89	16	1	0
QB Andre Reid	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Garrett Irwin	24	98	4.08	15	5	1
RB Alfred Castroll	9	13	1.44	5	0	0
QB Ken Hoover	8	62	7.75	16	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Reid	55	33	317	2/13	2	36	1	80.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Hoover	26	12	169	1/4	0	40	1	51.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alexander Linquist	10	16	127	12.70	7	23	0
WR Wes Blair	6	7	39	6.50	6	19	2
TE Carson Fulcher	6	10	79	13.17	29	36	0
RB Jon Cerny	5	6	37	7.40	18	12	0
TE Abel Jarvis	3	6	27	9.00	8	22	0
RB Duane Semple	2	2	8	4.00	3	5	0
WR Sammy Tanner	1	8	0	0.00	1	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.R. Issa	4	9	74	18.50	22	30
RB Garrett Irwin	3	4	28	9.33	5	13
TE Kris Masso	2	2	20	10.00	3	12
TE Jeffrey Sutter	1	2	40	40.00	15	40
WR Orlando Tylski	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Alfred Castroll	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Dominique Goike	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Renaldo McConnell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andre Reid	1	0	0
S Kelly Stephens	0	1	0
DE Bruce Theisen	0	0	1
OLB Seth Thibodeau	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Erik Borders	1	0	0
RB Alfred Castroll	1	0	0
DE Eugene Morton	0	1	0
RB Garrett Irwin	0	1	0
DE Cory Mendez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	6	236	39.3	32.8	55	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ted Booker	5	223	44.6	32.2	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Crane	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Cerny	1	22	22.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Borders	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Dansby	3	92	30.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Goike	2	101	50.5	1
Daquan Nakajo	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Conrad Copeland	6	2	0.0	41	27
OLB Bill Socha	6	0	0.0	26	12
DT Bobby Kelley	5	3	1.0	19	18
S Clarence Sluiter	4	0	0.0	37	16
CB J.T. Steuart	4	0	0.0	41	27
OLB Wyatt Givens	3	2	0.0	33	15
OLB Seth Thibodeau	3	2	0.0	19	5
DE Eli Randle	3	1	0.0	16	18
DE Bruce Theisen	3	0	0.0	22	5
S Arnold Mincy	3	0	0.0	37	16
CB Moe Dansby	2	1	0.0	18	20
S Sebastian Stokes	2	0	0.0	8	12
S Kelly Stephens	2	0	0.0	19	5
DT Kennedy Hampton	2	0	0.0	19	13
DT Kerry Montgomery	1	2	0.0	22	10
DT Marc Minter	1	0	0.0	22	13
TE Carson Fulcher	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wally Bono	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE Harold Bryson	1	0	0.0	14	19
CB Deion Meacham	1	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Henry Cooper	0	2	0.0	8	11

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riley Plummer	10	3	0.0	12	27
S Joey Stuvaints	6	2	0.0	23	57
ILB Renaldo McConnell	5	4	0.0	22	41
OLB Brendan Lindsay	5	4	0.0	13	37
CB Donte Weaver	4	1	0.0	10	34
CB Daquan Nakajo	3	2	0.0	22	46
DT Fernando Mitchell	3	2	0.0	18	36
DT Rodolfo Burks	3	0	0.0	22	50
S Tevin Sampson	3	0	0.0	2	13
CB Kai Burroughs	3	0	0.0	21	50
DE Eugene Morton	2	1	0.0	21	45
OLB Dexter Alexander	2	1	0.0	14	27
S Micah Mang	2	0	0.0	21	42
DE Tanner Pearson	1	1	1.0	20	35
DE Cory Mendez	1	0	1.0	1	21
S Norm Giles	1	0	0.0	1	8
WR J.R. Issa	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eli Mathis	1	0	0.0	2	16
DT Jared Neitring	0	1	0.0	5	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bobby Kelley	1.0	1	1	0	18
DE Harold Bryson	0.0	1	1	3	19
DE Eli Randle	0.0	1	1	0	18
DT Marc Minter	0.0	0	1	1	13
OLB Wyatt Givens	0.0	0	1	1	15
DT Kerry Montgomery	0.0	0	1	0	10

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tanner Pearson	1.0	2	2	35
DE Cory Mendez	1.0	0	1	21
DT Fernando Mitchell	0.0	3	0	36
DE Eugene Morton	0.0	2	0	45
DT Rodolfo Burks	0.0	1	0	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bill Socha	3	0	0	12
ILB Conrad Copeland	2	0	0	27
CB Moe Dansby	2	0	0	20
S Sebastian Stokes	1	0	0	12
S Arnold Mincy	1	0	0	16
DT Bobby Kelley	1	0	0	18
CB J.T. Steuart	1	0	0	27
CB Deion Meacham	1	0	0	11
S Clarence Sluiter	0	1	0	16
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	0	0	1	12

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Riley Plummer	7	0	0	27
OLB Brendan Lindsay	5	0	0	37
CB Donte Weaver	4	0	0	34
CB Daquan Nakajo	3	3	0	46
S Joey Stuvaints	3	0	0	57
CB Kai Burroughs	2	3	0	50
ILB Renaldo McConnell	2	1	1	41
S Micah Mang	2	1	0	42
OLB Dexter Alexander	2	0	0	27
S Norm Giles	1	0	0	8
ILB Eli Mathis	1	0	0	16
S Tevin Sampson	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bubba Cherpeski	4	7	1	23	2	57
C Jeffery Shea	2	4	0	23	0	57
G Anthony Peterson	1	5	0	23	0	57
G Neal Foreman	1	2	0	23	0	57
T Lamont Hemphill	1	2	0	23	0	57
TE Carson Fulcher	0	1	0	22	0	57

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cornelius Terry	3	9	41	1	27
C Sedrick Hancuff	3	8	41	0	27
T Rodney Richmond	2	5	41	0	27
T Byron Reeves	1	6	41	0	27
G Philip Foley	1	5	41	0	27
TE Jeffrey Sutter	0	1	25	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Theisen	2	21
Kelly Stephens	1	21
Giovanni Burns	1	21
Ashton Rucci	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Giles	2	20
Kris Masso	1	22
Sedrick Hancuff	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Carson Fulcher	22	57	---	---	16	95
G Neal Foreman	23	57	---	---	7	87
C Jeffery Shea	23	57	---	---	7	87
QB Andre Reid	23	57	---	---	---	80
T Bubba Cherpeski	23	57	---	---	---	80
G Anthony Peterson	23	57	---	---	---	80
T Lamont Hemphill	23	57	---	---	---	80
WR Alexander Linquist	23	57	---	---	---	80
WR Sammy Tanner	22	53	---	---	---	75
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	41	27	6	74
CB J.T. Steuart	---	---	41	27	2	70
S Arnold Mincy	---	---	37	16	6	59
TE Abel Jarvis	8	26	---	---	21	55
RB Jon Cerny	11	39	---	---	5	55
S Clarence Sluiter	---	---	37	16	1	54
DT Marc Minter	---	---	22	13	15	50
OLB Wyatt Givens	---	---	33	15	2	50
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	18	20	11	49
WR Wes Blair	10	23	---	---	15	48
DE Bruce Theisen	---	---	22	5	21	48
S Kelly Stephens	---	---	19	5	21	45
CB Demetrius Gionfriddo	---	---	14	12	16	42
DE Eli Randle	---	---	16	18	6	40
OLB Bill Socha	---	---	26	12	1	39
DT Bobby Kelley	---	---	19	18	2	39
FB Giovanni Burns	6	10	---	---	21	37
RB Duane Semple	12	18	---	---	4	34
DT Kennedy Hampton	---	---	19	13	2	34
DE Harold Bryson	---	---	14	19	1	34
DT Kerry Montgomery	---	---	22	10	1	33
OLB Seth Thibodeau	---	---	19	5	1	25
S Sebastian Stokes	---	---	8	12	---	20
OLB Henry Cooper	---	---	8	11	---	19
CB Deion Meacham	---	---	8	11	---	19
S Hector Clements	---	---	4	11	---	15
TE Jaylen Croom	1	2	---	---	5	8
C Henry West	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jake Cortez	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Eduardo Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Wally Bono	---	---	4	1	---	5
RB Ashton Rucci	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Trent Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gilbert Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Alexander Ratliff	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Joey Stuvaints	---	---	23	57	1	81
C Sedrick Hancuff	41	27	---	---	12	80
G Philip Foley	41	27	---	---	7	75
WR J.R. Issa	30	27	---	---	17	74
DT Rodolfo Burks	---	---	22	50	1	73
CB Daquan Nakajo	---	---	22	46	5	73
CB Kai Burroughs	---	---	21	50	2	73
OLB Brendan Lindsay	---	---	13	37	21	71
T Byron Reeves	41	27	---	---	---	68
T Rodney Richmond	41	27	---	---	---	68
G Cornelius Terry	41	27	---	---	---	68
QB Ken Hoover	41	27	---	---	---	68
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	21	45	1	67
RB Garrett Irwin	34	15	---	---	17	66
ILB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	22	41	---	63
S Micah Mang	---	---	21	42	---	63
CB Donte Weaver	---	---	10	34	16	60
DE Tanner Pearson	---	---	20	35	---	55
WR Orlando Tylski	30	25	---	---	---	55
DT Fernando Mitchell	---	---	18	36	---	54
WR Dominique Goike	28	17	---	---	3	48
TE Jeffrey Sutter	25	19	---	---	---	44
TE Kris Masso	14	7	---	---	22	43
OLB Dexter Alexander	---	---	14	27	---	41
TE Erick Monroe	22	13	---	---	5	40
OLB Riley Plummer	---	---	12	27	---	39
DT Jared Neitring	---	---	5	17	7	29
S Norm Giles	---	---	1	8	20	29
ILB Eli Mathis	---	---	2	16	11	29
RB Alfred Castroll	13	12	---	---	---	25
DE Cory Mendez	---	---	1	21	1	23
RB Erik Borders	1	0	---	---	22	23
S Tevin Sampson	---	---	2	13	6	21
CB Trevor Newman	---	---	1	7	6	14
DE T.J. Wells	---	---	1	6	6	13
WR Marquis Guthrie	3	0	---	---	9	12
DT Richard Rochon	---	---	1	11	---	12
C Butch Money	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Nicolas Clements	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Harold Crane	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Brant Ross	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ted Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Ruben Patton	5	0	---	---	---	5
S Andrew McIntyre	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Garrett Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Nathan Joseph	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	22	108	4.9
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Reid	55	33	4	3	2	8	8	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Hoover	26	12	2	1	2	1	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	18	139	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	81	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexander Linquist	16	10	0	127	2	57
TE Carson Fulcher	10	6	0	79	1	57
WR Sammy Tanner	8	1	1	0	0	53
WR Wes Blair	7	6	0	39	0	23
TE Abel Jarvis	6	3	1	27	1	26
RB Jon Cerny	6	5	0	37	0	39
RB Duane Semple	2	2	0	8	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.R. Issa	9	4	1	74	1	27
RB Garrett Irwin	4	3	0	28	0	15
WR Dominique Goike	3	0	0	0	0	17
WR Orlando Tylski	3	1	0	3	0	25
RB Alfred Castroll	3	1	1	4	0	12
TE Kris Masso	2	2	0	20	0	7
TE Jeffrey Sutter	2	1	0	40	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duane Semple	2	7	3.50	4.33
RB Jon Cerny	1	3	3.00	3.89

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Garrett Irwin	5	26	5.20	4.08
RB Alfred Castroll	2	1	0.50	1.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Reid	4	3	23	5.75	5.76

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Blair	2	2	12	6.00	5.57
WR Sammy Tanner	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Alexander Linquist	1	1	11	11.00	7.94

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Reid	1	0
RB Duane Semple	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Castroll	3	1
RB Garrett Irwin	1	0
QB Ken Hoover	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Reid	14	10	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Hoover	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexander Linquist	8	5	4
WR Wes Blair	2	2	1
WR Sammy Tanner	1	1	0
TE Abel Jarvis	1	1	1
TE Carson Fulcher	1	0	0
RB Duane Semple	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.R. Issa	5	3	3
TE Kris Masso	2	2	2
RB Alfred Castroll	2	0	0
TE Jeffrey Sutter	1	0	0

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)