| New England Patriots 41, Pittsburgh Steelers 27
First Quarter |
| NE--FG A.Vinatieri
NE--D.Branch 60 pass from T.Brady (A.Vinatieri kick), 8:11.
Pit--FG J.Reed 43, 13:38. |
Second Quarter |
| NE--D.Givens 9 pass from T.Brady (A.Vinatieri kick), 7:52.
NE--R.Harrison 87 interception return (A.Vinatieri kick), 12:46. |
Third Quarter |
| Pit--J.Bettis 5 run (J.Reed kick), 4:06.
NE--C.Dillon 25 run (A.Vinatieri kick), 7:33.
Pit--H.Ward 30 pass from B.Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick), 12:25. |
Fourth Quarter |
| Pit--FG J.Reed 20, 1:31.
NE--FG A.Vinatieri 31, 6:57.
NE--D.Branch 23 run (A.Vinatieri kick), 12:37.
Pit--P.Burress 7 pass from B.Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick), 14:08. |
A--65,242. |
| | NE | PIT |
FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 19 |
| Rushing | 7 | 8 |
| Passing | 9 | 11 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-12 | 4-12 |
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1 | 1-2 |
TOTAL NET YARDS | 322 | 388 |
| Total Plays | 55 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 5.9 | 6.3 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 126 | 163 |
| Rushes | 32 | 37 |
| Average per Rush | 3.9 | 4.4 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 196 | 225 |
| Completed - Attempted | 14-21 | 14-24 |
| Yards per Pass | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Sacked - Yards Lost | 2-11 | 1-1 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 3 |
PUNTS-AVERAGE | 4-40.3 | 3-43.0 |
RETURN YARDAGE | 200 | 155 |
| Punt Returns - Yards | 2-6 | 3-40 |
| Kickoff Returns - Yards | 5-107 | 8-115 |
| Int. Returns - Yards | 3-87 | 0-0 |
PENALTIES-YARDS | 1-5 | 2-20 |
FUMBLES-LOST | 1-0 | 2-1 |
TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:29 | 31:31 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |
| RUSHING -- |
| | NE: | C.Dillon 24-73, D.Branch 2-37, K.Faulk 3-20, T.Brady 2-(-2), D.Givens 1-(-2). |
| | PIT: | J.Bettis 17-64, B.Roethlisberger 5-45, V.Haynes 5-28, D.Staley 10-26. |
| PASSING -- |
| | NE: | T.Brady 14-21-0-207. |
| | PIT: | B.Roethlisberger 14-24-3-226. |
| RECEIVING -- |
| | NE: | D.Givens 5-59, D.Branch 4-116, T.Brown 1-11, C.Fauria 1-9, D.Patten 1-8, C.Dillon 1-5, D.Graham 1-(-1). |
| | PIT: | H.Ward 5-109, A.Randle El 3-52, P.Burress 3-37, V.Haynes 1-14, J.Tuman 1-8, W.Rasby 1-6. |
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