Week 4, 2028

played in Pittsburgh, PA

76 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	3	7	3	-	23
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 PIT - Kent Cichanski 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 06:34 NED - Marcus Robbins 50 field goal
2Q: 12:35 NED - A.J. Griffith 13 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Peter Gaylor 86 kickoff return (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:08 PIT - Ryan Succop 31 field goal
3Q: 00:07 NED - Marcus Robbins 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 PIT - Ryan Succop 30 field goal
4Q: 08:38 NED - Rodney Lyons 19 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Marcus Robbins extra point)
OT: 06:59 NED - Marcus Robbins 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 PIT - Kent Cichanski 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 06:34 NED - Marcus Robbins 50 field goal
2Q: 12:35 NED - A.J. Griffith 13 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Peter Gaylor 86 kickoff return (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:08 PIT - Ryan Succop 31 field goal
3Q: 00:07 NED - Marcus Robbins 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 PIT - Ryan Succop 30 field goal
4Q: 08:38 NED - Rodney Lyons 19 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Marcus Robbins extra point)
OT: 06:59 NED - Marcus Robbins 39 field goal

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 397 332
- Offensive Plays 77 58
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 165 97
- Rushing Attempts 38 20
- Yards per Rush 4.34 4.85
Net Passing Yards 232 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 6.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/20 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/117 5/178
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 41:11 26:57

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	397	332
- Offensive Plays	77	58
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	165	97
- Rushing Attempts	38	20
- Yards per Rush	4.34	4.85
Net Passing Yards	232	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	38 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	6.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/20	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/117	5/178
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	41:11	26:57

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	10:39	4:12	OWN 37	7	30	Field Goal
1	2:28	5:02	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	7:41	5:37	OWN 7	10	74	Missed FG
2	1:39	1:11	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	14:44	2:20	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	8:00	0:53	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:12	5:12	OWN 15	10	56	Field Goal
4	11:33	3:05	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
4	6:31	3:36	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 42	3	5	Half
OT1	15:00	2:11	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
OT1	11:03	4:11	OWN 30	10	48	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	2:52	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
1	6:27	3:59	OWN 40	7	30	Missed FG
2	12:26	4:45	OWN 24	10	72	Missed FG
2	2:04	0:25	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 7	1	3	Half
3	12:24	4:24	OWN 1	11	85	Field Goal
3	7:07	1:55	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	15:00	3:27	OWN 38	10	49	Field Goal
4	8:28	1:57	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
4	2:55	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
OT1	12:49	1:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: A.J. Griffith, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	22	113	5.14	14	5	1
Delone Carter	11	38	3.45	18	1	0
Joe Flacco	4	12	3.00	5	0	0
Emmanuel Lynn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kent Cichanski	11	45	4.09	23	2	1
Toby Gerhardt	8	47	5.88	16	3	0
Cam Newton	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Lynn	24	14	171	2/12	1	32	0	94.2
Joe Flacco	13	6	73	0/0	0	29	0	63.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	38	22	235	0/0	0	38	0	76.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	6	13	71	11.83	26	19	1
WR Marcus Young	6	8	66	11.00	11	32	0
WR Mike Smith	4	10	42	10.50	0	19	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	29	29.00	6	29	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
RB Delone Carter	1	2	29	29.00	24	29	0
RB A.J. Griffith	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Danny Cranford	7	9	103	14.71	8	38
WR George Gray	6	10	69	11.50	11	32
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	8	31	10.33	21	17
RB Kent Cichanski	2	3	15	7.50	0	8
WR Donovan Watson	2	3	10	5.00	2	8
RB Buddy Chisolm	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Graham Sellers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Victor Morton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	6	289	48.2	40.7	54	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	219	43.8	35.4	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Robbins	3/4	2/2	1/1	50	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/4	0/1	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	22	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	4	117	29.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Gaylor	3	137	45.7	1
Donovan Watson	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	6	3	19	35
ILB Lewis Sonneman	5	0	18	28
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	1	14	27
CB Willie Hayes	3	1	16	29
DT Darrin Middleton	2	1	14	28
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	1	10	23
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	16	30
DE Daryl Perry	2	0	13	21
CB Steven Ravas	2	0	12	25
ILB Dean Wilde	2	0	6	16
S Allen Dawson	2	0	9	17
CB Jimmy Smith	2	0	15	24
S Byron Schepis	1	1	8	19
OLB Justin Wilkins	1	0	3	7
CB Chris Cook	1	0	4	9
DE Calvin Green	1	0	10	24
DE D.J. Dole	1	0	13	25
DT Antonio Tovar	1	0	9	16
OLB Eugene Duran	0	1	10	15

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	8	1	0.0	31	24
OLB Patrick Mussi	7	2	0.0	27	26
S Rahim Moore	5	2	0.0	33	37
ILB Ron Lazer	5	0	0.0	10	10
DT Grady Patton	4	2	1.0	29	25
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	5	0.0	32	35
OLB J.R. Branch	4	3	0.0	11	13
S Josh Moseley	4	0	0.0	31	34
DE George Selvie	3	0	1.0	29	27
CB Peter Gaylor	3	1	0.0	35	32
DT B.J. Buckner	2	5	0.0	30	30
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	0.0	22	29
ILB Kirk Snyder	2	0	0.0	7	15
DE Scottie Dightman	1	1	0.0	29	24
ILB Reggie Fields	1	1	0.0	3	4
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0.0	17	24
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0.0	12	7
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.0	13	12
DE Curtis McMahon	0	1	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	2	2	28
OLB Jonas Mouton	0	1	1	23
DE D.J. Dole	0	1	0	25
DE Daryl Perry	0	0	1	21

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.0	1	3	1	27
DT Grady Patton	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Curtis McMahon	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Scottie Dightman	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	0	1	0	30
ILB Kirk Snyder	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	3	2	29
S D.J. O'Neal	3	1	35
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	0	27
CB Jimmy Smith	3	0	24
CB Steven Ravas	2	4	25
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	28
OLB Justin Wilkins	1	0	7
DE Daryl Perry	1	0	21
DT Darrin Middleton	1	0	28
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	16
S Byron Schepis	1	0	19
S Allen Dawson	1	0	17
DT Antonio Tovar	1	0	16

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	3	1	37
OLB Patrick Mussi	3	0	26
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	35
CB Kyle Meadows	2	1	29
S Josh Moseley	2	0	34
OLB J.R. Branch	2	0	13
CB Peter Gaylor	1	1	32
DT Grady Patton	1	0	25
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	24
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	15
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	10
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	4
CB Joseph Weldon	0	1	7
S Ralph Quinn	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	3	7	35	0	36
Wayne Kamego	3	7	34	0	32
Wade Santoki	3	6	26	0	26
Marvin Jenkins	1	4	29	0	28
Ricardo Meadows	1	2	33	0	27
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	2	11	0	11
Bill Serino	1	2	15	0	16
Joey Daughtry	0	3	12	2	14
Dwayne George	0	1	8	0	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Gabe Russell	2	2	1	9	25
James Brewer	1	4	0	17	31
Jim Carlson	1	4	0	16	30
Rusty Gothe	1	2	0	12	18
Rodger Saffold	0	3	0	19	34
Dwight Perez	0	2	1	16	32
Graham Sellers	0	1	0	11	16
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	0	6	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne George	2	16
Steven Ravas	2	14
Delone Carter	1	26
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	14

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Chisolm	2	24
Kyle Meadows	2	21
Joseph Weldon	2	18

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Lyons	38	39	---	---	---	77
Andy Levitre	35	36	---	---	---	71
Marcus Young	25	28	---	---	16	69
Wayne Kamego	34	32	---	---	3	69
Mike Smith	30	34	---	---	1	65
Willie Hayes	---	---	16	29	19	64
Ricardo Meadows	33	27	---	---	---	60
Wade Santoki	26	26	---	---	7	59
Dixon Pasquarella	27	26	---	---	6	59
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	19	35	4	58
Marvin Jenkins	29	28	---	---	---	57
Delone Carter	13	16	---	---	26	55
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	18	28	6	52
Steven Ravas	---	---	12	25	14	51
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	16	30	4	50
D.J. Dole	---	---	13	25	8	46
Darrin Middleton	---	---	14	28	4	46
A.J. Griffith	25	21	---	---	---	46
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	14	27	3	44
Emmanuel Lynn	16	26	---	---	---	42
Bill Serino	15	16	---	---	10	41
Jimmy Smith	---	---	15	24	2	41
Calvin Green	---	---	10	24	5	39
Donnell Elmore	9	10	---	---	19	38
Allen Dawson	---	---	9	17	12	38
Jonas Mouton	---	---	10	23	4	37
Lorenzo McDaniel	11	11	---	---	14	36
Joey Daughtry	12	14	---	---	10	36
Joe Flacco	22	13	---	---	---	35
Daryl Perry	---	---	13	21	1	35
Eugene Duran	---	---	10	15	8	33
Justin Wilkins	---	---	3	7	21	31
Marvin Flowers	6	15	---	---	10	31
Byron Schepis	---	---	8	19	2	29
Dwayne George	8	5	---	---	16	29
Dean Wilde	---	---	6	16	5	27
Antonio Tovar	---	---	9	16	2	27
Chris Cook	---	---	4	9	13	26
Harris Bruce	0	2	---	---	18	20
Brian Downs	4	3	---	---	5	12
Rod Lovett	0	1	---	---	10	11
Marcus Robbins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jake Socha	---	---	1	0	2	3
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Gaylor	---	---	35	32	8	75
Kyle Meadows	---	---	22	29	21	72
Rahim Moore	---	---	33	37	2	72
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	32	35	4	71
Josh Moseley	---	---	31	34	4	69
B.J. Buckner	---	---	30	30	3	63
Juan Gaines	---	---	31	24	6	61
George Gray	20	35	---	---	4	59
George Selvie	---	---	29	27	3	59
Patrick Mussi	---	---	27	26	5	58
Cam Newton	20	38	---	---	---	58
Grady Patton	---	---	29	25	3	57
Scottie Dightman	---	---	29	24	4	57
Rodger Saffold	19	34	---	---	2	55
Dwight Perez	16	32	---	---	7	55
Victor Morton	9	22	---	---	20	51
James Brewer	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jim Carlson	16	30	---	---	---	46
Curtis McMahon	---	---	16	21	8	45
Donovan Watson	7	20	---	---	16	43
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	17	24	1	42
Buddy Chisolm	11	7	---	---	24	42
Gabe Russell	9	25	---	---	7	41
J.R. Branch	---	---	11	13	16	40
Toby Gerhardt	9	29	---	---	1	39
Ralph Quinn	---	---	13	12	13	38
Joseph Weldon	---	---	12	7	18	37
Graham Sellers	11	16	---	---	6	33
Danny Cranford	12	19	---	---	1	32
Kirk Snyder	---	---	7	15	10	32
Stanley Havili	6	16	---	---	10	32
Rusty Gothe	12	18	---	---	2	32
Kent Cichanski	11	9	---	---	8	28
Ron Lazer	---	---	10	10	6	26
Alonzo Hatcher	6	8	---	---	9	23
Clay Joseph	2	6	---	---	15	23
Nicky Newkirk	2	11	---	---	9	22
Harvey Johnston	4	8	---	---	9	21
Richard Makowski	1	4	---	---	9	14
Reggie Fields	---	---	3	4	6	13
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamar Webb	---	---	1	0	7	8
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	15	78	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	59	6.6
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Lynn	24	14	2	0	0	3	6	0	0
Joe Flacco	13	6	1	0	0	3	4	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	38	22	3	1	3	7	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	138	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	19	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	14	3	80	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	49	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	105	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	13	6	71	0	39
WR Mike Smith	10	4	42	0	34
WR Marcus Young	8	6	66	1	28
RB Delone Carter	2	1	29	1	16
RB A.J. Griffith	2	1	2	0	21
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	29	1	26
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	5	0	11

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	10	6	1	69	1	35
WR Danny Cranford	9	7	0	103	2	19
RB Toby Gerhardt	8	3	1	31	0	29
RB Kent Cichanski	3	2	0	15	0	9
WR Donovan Watson	3	2	0	10	0	20
TE Graham Sellers	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Buddy Chisolm	1	1	0	6	0	7
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	0	1	0	16
TE Victor Morton	1	0	1	0	0	22
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	1	13	13.00	5.14

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	2	13	6.50	5.88
Kent Cichanski	2	4	2.00	4.09
Cam Newton	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn	1	1	19	19.00	7.13

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	3	10	1.43	6.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	19	19.00	5.46

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	3	3.00	6.90
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	11.44
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	3.88
RB Buddy Chisolm	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Kent Cichanski	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	4	2
Joe Flacco	2	0
Delone Carter	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Cichanski	1	1
Cam Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Lynn	8	5	3
Joe Flacco	5	3	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	5	1	1
WR Rodney Lyons	4	3	3
WR Marcus Young	3	3	2
RB A.J. Griffith	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	5	4	2
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	0	0
WR Donovan Watson	2	1	0
RB Kent Cichanski	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (18,800)
End Zone 13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (18,800)
End Zone	13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)