Week 4, 2025

played in New England, MA

44 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	3	-	17
New England Patriots	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 02:12 PIT - Herb Matich 9 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:18 NED - Mike Smith 44 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:19 NED - Stephen Wheeler 28 field goal
3Q: 01:59 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 00:46 PIT - Ryan Succop 39 field goal
4Q: 00:04 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NED - Rodney Lyons 8 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 02:12 PIT - Herb Matich 9 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:18 NED - Mike Smith 44 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:19 NED - Stephen Wheeler 28 field goal
3Q: 01:59 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 00:46 PIT - Ryan Succop 39 field goal
4Q: 00:04 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 9 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 265 450
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 4.21 7.63
Net Rushing Yards 94 53
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 3.24 2.79
Net Passing Yards 171 397
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 403
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 9.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/46 7/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	9	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	265	450
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	4.21	7.63
Net Rushing Yards	94	53
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	3.24	2.79
Net Passing Yards	171	397
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	403
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	9.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/46	7/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	8:56	3:57	OWN 20	7	18	Punt
1	3:21	1:16	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
2	13:37	4:55	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
2	6:24	1:56	OWN 39	4	24	Fumble
2	3:04	1:19	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:44	1:07	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
3	7:27	5:37	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	12:51	2:41	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
4	8:02	3:21	OWN 25	7	16	Punt
4	3:36	2:56	OWN 38	8	40	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	4:18	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
1	4:59	1:38	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
1	2:05	3:28	OWN 19	6	52	Interception
2	8:42	2:18	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	4:28	1:24	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:34	OWN 39	7	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 21	9	46	Missed FG
3	8:37	1:10	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	1:50	3:59	OWN 28	7	36	Downs
4	10:10	2:08	OWN 12	5	43	Punt
4	4:41	1:05	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	2	79	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	25	85	3.40	14	2	2
Rico Howe	2	6	3.00	8	0	0
Toby Gerhardt	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rusty Yan	13	24	1.85	13	1	0
Joe Flacco	6	29	4.83	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	29	19	196	5/25	0	31	0	84.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	39	28	403	1/6	2	45	1	111.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Cranford	4	5	33	8.25	4	15
WR George Gray	3	4	26	8.67	0	13
WR Kirk Cole	3	5	45	15.00	2	26
WR Britt Wheeler	3	5	42	14.00	5	31
TE Graham Sellers	2	2	22	11.00	9	15
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	17	8.50	2	9
RB Herb Matich	1	3	2	2.00	4	2
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	2	9	9.00	4	9
TE Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	13	16	239	18.38	93	45	1
TE Donnell Elmore	4	5	27	6.75	10	16	0
WR Mike Smith	3	5	75	25.00	45	44	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	4	28	9.33	5	12	0
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	11	5.50	7	6	0
WR Courtney Levine	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Brian Downs	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bucky Irwin	1	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Hayes	1	1	1	0
D.J. O'Neal	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	7	316	45.1	40.9	58	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	226	45.2	34.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	4	53	13.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	30	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	23	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Jennings	1	24	24.0	0
Harris Bruce	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	6	2	0.0	16	26
CB Peter Gaylor	6	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Juan Gaines	6	0	0.0	13	31
S Jake Ford	5	2	0.0	17	35
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	0	0.0	12	29
CB Kyle Meadows	4	0	0.0	4	19
ILB Edward Patterson	3	2	0.0	10	16
S Josh Moseley	2	2	0.0	14	36
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0.0	19	33
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE George Selvie	1	1	0.5	17	32
DT Grady Patton	1	0	0.5	11	29
OLB Bruce Davis	1	2	0.0	6	13
S William Moore	1	0	0.0	6	16
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Patrick Mussi	0	1	0.0	13	27

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	5	1	0.0	21	23
CB Willie Hayes	5	1	0.0	25	29
DT Darrin Middleton	4	0	0.5	19	31
S Michael Mitchell	4	0	0.0	21	28
DE Mike McCulley	3	0	1.0	22	25
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	2	0.0	23	23
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	1	0.0	20	12
DE Daryl Perry	3	1	0.0	15	16
DT Corey Brilz	3	0	0.0	11	6
CB Doug Nichols	3	0	0.0	22	24
S D.J. O'Neal	3	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Travis Ellard	2	2	1.5	21	20
DE Moe Daugherty	2	2	1.0	18	24
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	4	0.0	28	29
ILB Dean Wilde	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Chris Cook	1	0	1.0	15	29
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leon Tuttle	1	0	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE George Selvie	0.5	1	32
DT Grady Patton	0.5	0	29
ILB Edward Patterson	0.0	1	16
DE Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	22
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	26
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	1	19

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Ellard	1.5	0	0	20
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	1	2	25
DE Moe Daugherty	1.0	1	0	24
CB Chris Cook	1.0	0	0	29
DT Darrin Middleton	0.5	1	1	31
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	3	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	1	1	29
OLB Juan Gaines	4	0	0	31
CB Peter Gaylor	4	0	0	28
ILB Edward Patterson	3	0	0	16
S William Moore	2	0	0	16
S Jake Ford	2	0	0	35
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0	33
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	0	19
S Josh Moseley	1	1	0	36
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	1	0	27
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0	13
DE George Selvie	1	0	0	32
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0	5

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Michael Mitchell	3	1	28
CB Doug Nichols	3	1	24
S D.J. O'Neal	3	1	21
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	29
S Earl Woodson	2	0	23
CB Leon Tuttle	1	1	15
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	25
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	12
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	23
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Modrell	3	7	22	1	27
Gabe Russell	2	3	23	1	27
Edwin Veldheer	1	4	25	1	27
Bucky Irwin	1	3	16	0	12
Donovan Ahern	1	1	8	0	7
Marty Howard	0	4	28	1	28
Rodger Saffold	0	3	23	0	33
Graham Sellers	0	1	12	0	12
Archie Roberts	0	1	6	0	7
Alonzo Hatcher	0	0	9	1	8

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Dudley	1	3	19	0	40
Maurkice Pouncey	1	3	19	0	40
Shawn Lauvao	0	3	18	0	29
Tyrone Wand	0	2	18	0	32
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	13	0	26
Wayne Kamego	0	1	17	0	30
Ricardo Meadows	0	0	2	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	2	18
Gus Eleazer	1	21
Bruce Davis	1	20

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Courtney Levine	2	13
Allen Hartman	1	21
Marvin Flowers	1	8
Dixon Pasquarella	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	28	33	---	---	6	67
Rico Howe	29	34	---	---	---	63
Gabe Russell	23	27	---	---	7	57
Herb Matich	26	31	---	---	---	57
Marty Howard	28	28	---	---	---	56
Rodger Saffold	23	33	---	---	---	56
Jake Ford	---	---	17	35	3	55
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	19	33	3	55
Josh Moseley	---	---	14	36	3	53
George Selvie	---	---	17	32	4	53
Edwin Veldheer	25	27	---	---	---	52
Frankie Modrell	22	27	---	---	1	50
Peter Gaylor	---	---	16	28	6	50
Juan Gaines	---	---	13	31	4	48
Kirk Cole	13	20	---	---	14	47
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	16	26	4	46
Bucky Irwin	16	12	---	---	18	46
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	12	29	3	44
Grady Patton	---	---	11	29	4	44
Patrick Mussi	---	---	13	27	3	43
Britt Wheeler	12	22	---	---	8	42
Danny Cranford	16	25	---	---	---	41
Bruce Davis	---	---	6	13	20	39
Chris Akaka	---	---	14	24	1	39
Aaron Maybin	---	---	8	22	7	37
William Moore	---	---	6	16	14	36
Antonio Fecht	13	8	---	---	15	36
Kyle Meadows	---	---	4	19	13	36
Graham Sellers	12	12	---	---	8	32
Edward Patterson	---	---	10	16	4	30
Gus Eleazer	6	3	---	---	21	30
B.J. Buckner	---	---	11	19	---	30
Alonzo Hatcher	9	8	---	---	8	25
Donovan Ahern	8	7	---	---	8	23
Archie Roberts	6	7	---	---	8	21
Toby Gerhardt	3	4	---	---	11	18
Don Middleton	1	6	---	---	8	15
Ron Lazer	---	---	2	5	4	11
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kirk Snyder	---	---	0	0	3	3
Greg Lynn	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
Deon Gray	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Hayes	---	---	25	29	8	62
Rodney Lyons	19	40	---	---	1	60
Maurkice Pouncey	19	40	---	---	1	60
Joe Flacco	19	40	---	---	---	59
Curtis Zuck	---	---	28	29	2	59
Archie Dudley	19	40	---	---	---	59
Tyrone Wand	18	32	---	---	7	57
Mike Smith	19	38	---	---	---	57
Shawn Lauvao	18	29	---	---	8	55
Chris Cook	---	---	15	29	9	53
Rusty Yan	19	32	---	---	1	52
Darrin Middleton	---	---	19	31	1	51
Michael Mitchell	---	---	21	28	1	50
Mike McCulley	---	---	22	25	1	48
Doug Nichols	---	---	22	24	1	47
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	23	23	1	47
Wayne Kamego	17	30	---	---	---	47
Lorenzo McDaniel	15	23	---	---	9	47
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	16	21	9	46
Earl Woodson	---	---	21	23	1	45
Dixon Pasquarella	13	26	---	---	6	45
Moe Daugherty	---	---	18	24	2	44
Travis Ellard	---	---	21	20	1	42
Daryl Perry	---	---	15	16	8	39
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	20	12	5	37
Courtney Levine	3	14	---	---	13	30
Eugene Duran	---	---	1	2	27	30
Allen Hartman	0	8	---	---	21	29
Leon Tuttle	---	---	3	15	9	27
Ricardo Meadows	2	17	---	---	8	27
Dean Wilde	---	---	7	11	6	24
Donnell Elmore	4	11	---	---	8	23
Neil James	2	11	---	---	8	21
Corey Brilz	---	---	11	6	1	18
Roger Green	1	1	---	---	16	18
Harris Bruce	0	0	---	---	14	14
Brian Downs	2	7	---	---	5	14
Deron Taylor	---	---	5	1	7	13
Terrance Jennings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	4	5	---	9
Marvin Flowers	0	1	---	---	8	9
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robbie West	---	---	2	0	4	6
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cris Allen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	10	36	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	29	19	2	1	2	4	3	6	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	39	28	6	0	2	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	59	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	157	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	141	14.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	80	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Cole	5	3	1	45	1	20
WR Britt Wheeler	5	3	1	42	1	22
WR Danny Cranford	5	4	0	33	0	25
WR George Gray	4	3	0	26	0	33
RB Herb Matich	3	1	0	2	0	31
TE Graham Sellers	2	2	0	22	0	12
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	0	9	0	4
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	0	17	0	12
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0	0	8

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	16	13	1	239	4	40
WR Mike Smith	5	3	0	75	2	38
TE Donnell Elmore	5	4	0	27	0	11
TE Dixon Pasquarella	4	3	1	28	0	26
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	3	1	0	3	0	23
RB Rusty Yan	2	2	0	11	0	32
WR Courtney Levine	2	1	0	13	0	14
WR Brian Downs	2	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	4	15	3.75	3.40
Rico Howe	1	8	8.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rusty Yan	1	4	4.00	1.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	1	1	6	6.00	6.76

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	2	12	4.00	10.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	6	6.00	8.40

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	12	6.00	14.94
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	10	3	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt Wheeler	3	1	1
WR George Gray	2	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0
RB Herb Matich	1	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	1	1
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	1
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0
WR Brian Downs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,200)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,200)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,500)