Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Pittsburgh, PA

19 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	7	0	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	17	3	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PIT - Percy Marlow 93 kickoff return (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 10:41 PIT - George Gray 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:05 PIT - Jay Feely 31 field goal
2Q: 04:40 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal
2Q: 01:43 NED - Fred Davis 7 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 13:01 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal
3Q: 01:40 NED - T.J. Starks 19 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:54 PIT - George Gray 15 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PIT - Percy Marlow 93 kickoff return (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 10:41 PIT - George Gray 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:05 PIT - Jay Feely 31 field goal
2Q: 04:40 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal
2Q: 01:43 NED - Fred Davis 7 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 13:01 PIT - Jay Feely 41 field goal
3Q: 01:40 NED - T.J. Starks 19 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 13:54 PIT - George Gray 15 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 322 351
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 5.11 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 176 115
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 5.68 4.11
Net Passing Yards 146 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 151 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 2/123
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	322	351
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	5.11	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	176	115
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	5.68	4.11
Net Passing Yards	146	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	151	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	2/123
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:25	30:35

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:46	1:26	OWN 24	3	23	Fumble
1	10:31	4:33	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
2	15:00	5:37	OWN 20	12	63	Fumble
2	4:34	2:59	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 26	3	5	Fumble
3	12:53	0:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	9:37	3:10	OWN 16	5	19	Punt
3	5:03	3:35	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	13:46	3:50	OWN 33	7	31	Punt
4	7:20	3:01	OWN 26	6	23	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	2:49	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
1	5:58	5:58	OWN 20	13	66	Field Goal
2	9:23	4:49	OWN 17	9	59	Field Goal
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	13:43	0:50	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal
3	11:55	2:18	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	6:27	1:24	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	1:28	2:42	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	9:56	2:36	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	4:19	4:19	OWN 20	9	43	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Moore, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	21	123	5.86	26	4	1
Artie Andrews	9	45	5.00	13	3	0
Joe Flacco	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ralph Strong	22	96	4.36	19	3
Jamal Mello	5	20	4.00	8	0
Patrick Moore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	31	17	151	1/5	1	22	0	78.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	31	21	248	2/12	2	33	0	113.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	5	1.67	0	5	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	5	47	15.67	8	22	0
TE Fred Davis	3	5	31	10.33	6	15	1
RB Artie Andrews	2	2	11	5.50	4	6	0
WR Matt Forte	2	3	22	11.00	1	12	0
RB T.J. Starks	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Adam Velevis	2	5	28	14.00	0	18	0
TE Leonard Logan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Moe Cole	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ralph Strong	5	5	34	6.80	18	15	0
WR George Gray	5	8	72	14.40	26	19	2
TE Everett Beardsley	3	5	27	9.00	0	16	0
WR Jaymar Johnson	3	5	49	16.33	11	29	0
WR Percy Marlow	2	2	15	7.50	1	8	0
WR Freddie Hines	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Arman Shields	1	3	33	33.00	9	33	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Artie Andrews	1	0
Joe Flacco	1	0
T.J. Starks	1	0
Dante Nicholson	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Percy Marlow	1	0	0
Quinn Ojinnaka	0	1	0
Trevor Cochrane	0	1	0
Bruce Davis	0	1	0
Patrick Lee	0	1	0
Pat Sims	0	0	2
Erik Coleman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	216	43.2	31.2	51	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	4	164	41.0	40.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	1	2	2.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	4	85	21.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Marlow	2	123	61.5	1

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	6	0	1.0	28	31
S Earl Woodson	6	1	0.0	25	30
S Dante Nicholson	6	0	0.0	26	30
DT Kamerion Wimbley	4	4	0.0	23	28
ILB Oscar Smith	4	4	0.0	28	32
OLB Courtney Reardon	4	1	0.0	9	12
S LaRon Landry	4	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Beau Bell	3	2	0.0	20	22
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	0	0.0	26	28
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	0.0	25	28
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	0.0	3	5
DT Jerome Bauer	1	0	1.0	7	8
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	3	0.0	26	30
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	27	30
OLB Harold Forster	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gerald Amado	8	0	0.0	21	25
DT Pat Sims	7	0	0.0	25	29
DE Trevor Cochrane	6	0	0.0	25	25
S Troy Polamalu	4	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Bruce Davis	4	2	0.0	29	30
CB Patrick Lee	4	2	0.0	27	28
S Erik Coleman	3	0	1.0	27	31
S Tyrus Blake	3	1	0.0	29	31
ILB Clint Ingram	2	3	0.0	11	7
DE David Vance	2	1	0.0	26	31
ILB Vernon Neale	2	0	0.0	31	30
S Otis Wyatt	1	3	0.0	6	9
CB Rod Calico	1	1	0.0	4	4
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0	3	0.0	28	30
DT Lamar Bayh	0	1	0.0	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.0	2	31
DT Jerome Bauer	1.0	0	8
ILB Fred McGregor	0.0	1	2

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Erik Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE David Vance	0.0	1	2	1	31
DT Pat Sims	0.0	1	1	0	29
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.0	0	1	2	30
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Courtney Reardon	3	0	12
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	0	28
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	0	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	28
S Earl Woodson	2	2	30
S Dante Nicholson	2	1	30
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	5
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	22
S LaRon Landry	1	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gerald Amado	4	0	25
CB Patrick Lee	4	0	28
OLB Bruce Davis	3	0	30
ILB Vernon Neale	2	1	30
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	30
S Otis Wyatt	1	0	9
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	0	25
DT Pat Sims	1	0	29
S Tyrus Blake	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	3	6	25	0	28
Breno Giacomini	3	4	29	0	27
Sam Nelson	2	3	21	0	20
Les Newhart	1	7	30	0	28
Paul Gordon	1	3	24	0	29
Malcolm Brown	1	1	6	0	4
Jeff Otah	0	3	26	1	27
Fred Davis	0	2	24	0	25
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	4	0	4

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Williams	3	10	1	24	1	31
Marty Howard	3	5	0	22	0	28
Dan Santucci	2	3	0	24	0	28
Greg Eslinger	1	2	0	17	0	13
Marshal Yanda	0	5	0	23	1	29
Brandon Hansen	0	2	0	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Brocklebank	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Blake	3	11
Gary Barnidge	1	14
Otis Wyatt	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earl Woodson	---	---	25	30	11	66
Les Newhart	30	28	---	---	5	63
Joe Flacco	31	32	---	---	---	63
Oscar Smith	---	---	28	32	2	62
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	26	28	8	62
Jordan Dizon	---	---	28	31	3	62
Dante Nicholson	---	---	26	30	5	61
Austin McDonald	---	---	27	30	3	60
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	26	30	3	59
Jeff Otah	26	27	---	---	3	56
Breno Giacomini	29	27	---	---	---	56
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	25	28	3	56
Terrell Thomas	---	---	21	24	11	56
Paul Gordon	24	29	---	---	2	55
Fred Davis	24	25	---	---	6	55
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	23	28	3	54
Winston Stokes	25	28	---	---	---	53
Sam Nelson	21	20	---	---	11	52
Adam Velevis	23	28	---	---	---	51
Matt Forte	16	20	---	---	12	48
Beau Bell	---	---	20	22	6	48
Artie Andrews	10	13	---	---	19	42
T.J. Starks	21	19	---	---	---	40
Irv Buckner	19	17	---	---	2	38
Leonard Logan	8	8	---	---	15	31
Moe Cole	8	9	---	---	10	27
Courtney Reardon	---	---	9	12	3	24
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	3	5	14	22
Chad Rinehart	9	8	---	---	5	22
LaRon Landry	---	---	8	10	1	19
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	0	2	15	17
Jerome Bauer	---	---	7	8	1	16
Malcolm Brown	6	4	---	---	5	15
Lonnie Fisher	4	4	---	---	5	13
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	0	1	11	12
Harold Forster	---	---	3	4	5	12
Tashard Choice	5	1	---	---	6	12
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	2	3	4	9
Brandon Carr	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tony Mueller	2	5	---	---	---	7
Jeremy Martin	---	---	1	3	3	7
Fred McGregor	---	---	0	2	4	6
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	3	3
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Blake	---	---	29	31	11	71
Troy Polamalu	---	---	31	30	2	63
Vernon Neale	---	---	31	30	2	63
Patrick Moore	28	33	---	---	---	61
Quinn Ojinnaka	24	29	---	---	6	59
Dan Santucci	24	28	---	---	7	59
Bruce Davis	---	---	29	30	---	59
Erik Coleman	---	---	27	31	---	58
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	28	30	---	58
Marshal Yanda	23	29	---	---	6	58
George Gray	28	30	---	---	---	58
David Vance	---	---	26	31	---	57
Gerald Amado	---	---	21	25	10	56
Patrick Lee	---	---	27	28	1	56
Chris Williams	24	31	---	---	---	55
Pat Sims	---	---	25	29	---	54
Marty Howard	22	28	---	---	2	52
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	25	25	1	51
Ralph Strong	22	23	---	---	---	45
Jaymar Johnson	17	26	---	---	2	45
Percy Marlow	14	20	---	---	8	42
Arman Shields	16	22	---	---	1	39
Greg Eslinger	17	13	---	---	7	37
Everett Beardsley	16	13	---	---	8	37
Jeffrey Rodriguez	4	11	---	---	15	30
Oren O'Neal	9	7	---	---	8	24
Otis Wyatt	---	---	6	9	9	24
Vincent Smith	---	---	2	2	19	23
Derek Hewitt	0	0	---	---	22	22
Gary Barnidge	4	4	---	---	14	22
Clint Ingram	---	---	11	7	2	20
Freddie Hines	1	3	---	---	13	17
Alonzo Baum	---	---	8	4	5	17
Jamal Mello	5	3	---	---	8	16
Brandon Hansen	4	3	---	---	9	16
Lamar Bayh	---	---	8	3	4	15
Neal Lynn	2	2	---	---	7	11
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Jones	---	---	0	0	10	10
J.J. Ackerman	4	5	---	---	---	9
Rod Calico	---	---	4	4	1	9
Walter Hopper	---	---	3	3	2	8
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Watson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	11	97	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	8	65	8.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	31	17	1	2	3	2	5	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	31	21	2	1	3	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	17	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	110	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	18	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	5	3	1	47	1	17
TE Fred Davis	5	3	0	31	0	25
WR Adam Velevis	5	2	0	28	0	28
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	0	5	0	20
WR Moe Cole	3	0	0	0	0	9
WR Matt Forte	3	2	1	22	0	20
RB T.J. Starks	3	2	1	7	0	19
RB Artie Andrews	2	2	0	11	0	13
TE Leonard Logan	2	0	0	0	0	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	8	5	0	72	0	30
RB Ralph Strong	5	5	0	34	0	23
TE Everett Beardsley	5	3	0	27	0	13
WR Jaymar Johnson	5	3	1	49	1	26
WR Arman Shields	3	1	1	33	1	22
WR Percy Marlow	2	2	0	15	0	20
TE Gary Barnidge	2	1	1	11	0	4
WR Freddie Hines	1	1	0	7	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Artie Andrews	3	4	1.33	5.00
T.J. Starks	1	19	19.00	5.86

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Mello	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	1	1	7	7.00	4.87

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	2	2	21	10.50	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Davis	1	1	7	7.00	6.20

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	2	2	21	10.50	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	1
T.J. Starks	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Strong	4	4
Patrick Moore	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	12	8	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	3
WR Moe Cole	2	0	0
RB T.J. Starks	2	1	0
WR Adam Velevis	2	2	2
RB Artie Andrews	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaymar Johnson	3	3	2
RB Ralph Strong	2	2	0
WR George Gray	2	0	0
TE Everett Beardsley	1	0	0
WR Percy Marlow	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)