Conference Semifinals, 2034

played in New England, MA

42 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	6	7	3	0	-	16
New England Patriots	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 NED - Jimmie Matock 8 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 06:29 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
1Q: 00:27 PIT - Deon Prior 20 field goal
2Q: 09:43 PIT - Wes Richmond 20 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 06:15 NED - Rodney Lyons 20 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 08:59 NED - Richard Burgess 24 field goal
3Q: 01:44 PIT - Deon Prior 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 NED - Jimmie Matock 8 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 06:29 PIT - Deon Prior 31 field goal
1Q: 00:27 PIT - Deon Prior 20 field goal
2Q: 09:43 PIT - Wes Richmond 20 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 06:15 NED - Rodney Lyons 20 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 08:59 NED - Richard Burgess 24 field goal
3Q: 01:44 PIT - Deon Prior 35 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 12-6 15-2
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 255 319
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards per Play 3.54 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 90 82
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 3.46 2.73
Net Passing Yards 165 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 15 - 1 30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 170 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.59 7.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/41
Punt Returns/Yards 5/5 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 3/61 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:28 28:32

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	12-6	15-2
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	255	319
- Offensive Plays	72	61
- Yards per Play	3.54	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	90	82
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	3.46	2.73
Net Passing Yards	165	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 15 - 1	30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	170	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.59	7.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/41
Punt Returns/Yards	5/5	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	3/61	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:28	28:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	9:51	1:58	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
1	7:11	0:50	OPP 14	3	0	Field Goal
1	4:23	4:04	OWN 43	10	54	Field Goal
2	13:57	3:35	OWN 21	8	36	Punt
2	6:00	1:33	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
2	2:22	0:26	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 29	3	-14	Half
3	8:54	2:12	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	5:46	4:08	OWN 38	8	44	Field Goal
4	13:30	2:57	OWN 5	5	14	Punt
4	5:08	2:28	OWN 20	7	40	Interception
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 21	9	37	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	1:18	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	7:53	0:42	OWN 24	2	4	Interception
1	6:21	1:58	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
1	0:19	1:22	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	10:22	0:47	OWN 7	3	2	Interception
2	9:35	3:35	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
2	4:27	2:05	OPP 45	4	4	Downs
2	1:56	1:29	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	6:06	OWN 43	12	50	Field Goal
3	6:42	0:56	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
3	1:38	3:08	OWN 36	6	10	Punt
4	10:33	5:25	OWN 36	9	49	Interception
4	2:40	0:42	OWN 25	4	22	Punt

Game MVP: Jonas Mouton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nathan Hoover	15	72	4.80	25	2
Brant Hockman	10	14	1.40	5	0
Cam Newton	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Austin	16	20	1.25	9	0	0
A.J. Griffith	10	41	4.10	25	1	0
Jimmie Matock	4	21	5.25	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	45	15	170	1/5	0	28	1	36.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	30	16	241	1/4	1	72	3	51.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nicky Newkirk	5	13	76	15.20	15	28
RB Nathan Hoover	3	7	25	8.33	6	11
WR Devon Wylie	3	8	12	4.00	1	8
WR John Hamilton	2	5	20	10.00	0	16
WR Donovan Watson	1	7	26	26.00	0	26
TE Victor Morton	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
TE Darrell Gil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	5	7	113	22.60	79	72	0
WR Tim Givens	3	4	61	20.33	27	41	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	8	29	14.50	1	20	1
WR Pat Carr	2	6	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB A.J. Griffith	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Randall Monson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Lance Harding	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kent Wheeler	1	41	41.00	0
ILB Wes Richmond	1	20	20.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devin Keung	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walter Bryant	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
R.J. Austin	1	0	0	0
Matt Briles	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	7	353	50.4	42.0	72	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	6	253	42.2	41.3	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kushto	5	5	1.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	3	53	17.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	4	96	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Russell Harvey	8	3	0.0	26	27
OLB Roman Guthrie	8	1	0.0	30	31
S Rahim Moore	7	0	0.0	23	27
DE Brant Covert	4	0	0.0	17	22
DT Walter Bryant	3	1	0.5	17	18
CB Sam Gardner	3	0	0.0	27	29
CB Kent Wheeler	2	2	0.0	28	29
CB Neal Baxter	2	1	0.0	15	17
DE Melvin Ingram	2	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Wes Richmond	2	0	0.0	4	4
S Ralph Quinn	1	1	0.0	17	16
DT Chris Bilukidi	1	1	0.0	19	17
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	0.0	26	27
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Edward May	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Scottie Dightman	0	1	0.5	23	22
DT Moe Blazewicz	0	1	0.0	18	22
OLB Mychal Kendricks	0	1	0.0	13	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	9	0	0.0	23	38
OLB Jonas Mouton	4	2	1.0	22	39
CB Willie Hayes	4	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Devin Keung	3	1	0.0	17	29
S Brant Bryant	3	1	0.0	20	38
CB Kris Schwantes	3	0	0.0	24	44
ILB Percy Chustz	3	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Eugene Duran	2	2	0.0	11	18
DE Jake Bequette	2	0	0.0	16	25
DE Curtis LaMarche	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Tito Peeler	2	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Dean Wilde	1	1	0.0	8	10
DT Nicky Heffron	1	1	0.0	18	38
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	0.0	19	36
QB Jimmie Matock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bucky Melnick	1	0	0.0	18	34
DT Fernando Warren	1	0	0.0	8	8
WR Pat Carr	1	0	---	---	---
S Luther Riazi	0	2	0.0	18	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Walter Bryant	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Scottie Dightman	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Moe Blazewicz	0.0	1	0	1	22
DE Brant Covert	0.0	0	3	0	22
DE Edward May	0.0	0	1	0	4

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	1.0	1	8	6	39
DE Bucky Melnick	0.0	0	4	1	34
DE Curtis LaMarche	0.0	0	2	0	29
S Luther Riazi	0.0	0	1	0	36
S Brant Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	38
DE Mitch Harper	0.0	0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	5	0	0	31
CB Neal Baxter	2	1	0	17
CB Sam Gardner	2	0	0	29
CB Kent Wheeler	1	1	1	29
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	1	16
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	1	4
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	0	27
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	27
DT Walter Bryant	1	0	0	18
ILB Russell Harvey	1	0	0	27
DT Chris Bilukidi	0	1	0	17

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	4	2	0	35
OLB Devin Keung	3	0	1	29
CB Kris Schwantes	1	1	0	44
S Brant Bryant	1	1	0	38
ILB Xavier Sheriff	1	1	0	38
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0	18
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	0	10
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	0	36
DT Nicky Heffron	1	0	0	38
ILB Percy Chustz	1	0	0	10
S Luther Riazi	0	2	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Perez	3	9	23	0	38
Antoine Ross	3	4	24	0	39
Sean Shannon	1	2	23	1	40
Desmond Godfrey	1	2	7	0	16
James Brewer	0	2	23	0	36
Harvey Johnston	0	2	20	0	38
Darrell Gil	0	2	19	0	19
Stanley Havili	0	1	14	0	11
Chris Tenney	0	1	7	0	14

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lee Ziemba	2	2	15	0	7
Matt Briles	1	9	29	0	29
Joey Daughtry	1	2	28	0	27
Howard Wilson	0	5	27	1	30
Wayne Kamego	0	5	23	0	26
Lance Harding	0	1	18	0	17
Dan McWilliams	0	1	4	0	3
Kelvin LaCroix	0	1	20	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Havili	3	17
Sam Gardner	1	27
Warren Kushto	1	25
Tahir Whitehead	1	21
Wes Richmond	1	15
Mel Davey	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	2	16
Kris Schwantes	2	13
Donnell Elmore	1	13
Tim Givens	1	10
Dan McWilliams	1	7
Nate Santana	1	3

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Gardner	---	---	27	29	27	83
Cam Newton	26	46	---	---	---	72
Harvey Johnston	20	38	---	---	8	66
Sean Shannon	23	40	---	---	---	63
Dwight Perez	23	38	---	---	2	63
John Hamilton	20	43	---	---	---	63
Antoine Ross	24	39	---	---	---	63
Roman Guthrie	---	---	30	31	1	62
James Brewer	23	36	---	---	---	59
Kent Wheeler	---	---	28	29	1	58
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	26	27	2	55
Donovan Watson	17	33	---	---	4	54
Russell Harvey	---	---	26	27	1	54
Nathan Hoover	15	38	---	---	---	53
Darrell Gil	19	19	---	---	14	52
Rahim Moore	---	---	23	27	---	50
Nicky Newkirk	13	36	---	---	1	50
Scottie Dightman	---	---	23	22	3	48
Brant Covert	---	---	17	22	6	45
Devon Wylie	13	16	---	---	14	43
Stanley Havili	14	11	---	---	17	42
Melvin Ingram	---	---	19	17	5	41
Neal Baxter	---	---	15	17	9	41
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	18	22	---	40
Walter Bryant	---	---	17	18	3	38
Chris Bilukidi	---	---	19	17	1	37
Ralph Quinn	---	---	17	16	2	35
Victor Morton	4	14	---	---	17	35
Desmond Godfrey	7	16	---	---	10	33
Chris Tenney	7	14	---	---	10	31
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	13	9	6	28
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	2	3	21	26
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	25	25
Wes Richmond	---	---	4	4	15	23
Mel Davey	4	8	---	---	10	22
Peter Kowal	3	9	---	---	9	21
Brant Hockman	11	8	---	---	---	19
Eddie Dawkins	0	4	---	---	12	16
Edward May	---	---	6	4	2	12
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	8	8
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joe Morris	---	---	0	0	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Herman Turnbull	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jessie Shea	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Hayes	---	---	19	35	27	81
Kris Schwantes	---	---	24	44	13	81
Brant Bryant	---	---	20	38	12	70
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	23	38	4	65
Jonas Mouton	---	---	22	39	3	64
Devin Keung	---	---	17	29	16	62
Casey Greer	27	28	---	---	7	62
Jimmie Matock	30	31	---	---	---	61
Nicky Heffron	---	---	18	38	4	60
Matt Briles	29	29	---	---	1	59
Jimmy Smith	---	---	19	36	3	58
Luther Riazi	---	---	18	36	3	57
Howard Wilson	27	30	---	---	---	57
Joey Daughtry	28	27	---	---	---	55
R.J. Austin	18	14	---	---	23	55
Bucky Melnick	---	---	18	34	3	55
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	16	29	9	54
Randall Monson	24	23	---	---	6	53
Kelvin LaCroix	20	27	---	---	6	53
Rodney Lyons	26	25	---	---	---	51
Wayne Kamego	23	26	---	---	---	49
Josh Robinson	---	---	16	26	7	49
Eugene Duran	---	---	11	18	16	45
Pat Carr	15	15	---	---	14	44
Jake Bequette	---	---	16	25	2	43
Lance Harding	18	17	---	---	8	43
Tim Givens	9	12	---	---	10	31
Lee Ziemba	15	7	---	---	7	29
A.J. Griffith	12	17	---	---	---	29
Percy Chustz	---	---	9	10	5	24
Dean Wilde	---	---	8	10	3	21
Fernando Warren	---	---	8	8	5	21
Donnell Elmore	1	4	---	---	13	18
Roman Donovan	4	6	---	---	7	17
Melvin Long	0	0	---	---	16	16
Dan McWilliams	4	3	---	---	7	14
Tito Peeler	---	---	2	9	---	11
Cornelius Fajardo	---	---	0	0	8	8
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mitch Harper	---	---	2	4	---	6
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nate Santana	0	0	---	---	3	3
Levon Bass	---	---	0	0	3	3
Sam Wolfe	0	0	---	---	1	1
Shane Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	23	85	3.7
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	22	2.4
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	45	15	2	0	4	7	17	7	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	30	16	3	1	1	3	5	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	8	54	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	22	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	4	86	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	148	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	68	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Newkirk	13	5	1	76	1	36
WR Devon Wylie	8	3	1	12	0	16
WR Donovan Watson	7	1	1	26	1	33
RB Nathan Hoover	7	3	1	25	0	38
WR John Hamilton	5	2	0	20	0	43
TE Victor Morton	4	1	0	11	0	14
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0	0	0	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	8	2	1	29	1	25
WR Casey Greer	7	5	0	113	1	28
WR Pat Carr	6	2	0	9	0	15
WR Tim Givens	4	3	0	61	1	12
TE Randall Monson	2	1	0	7	0	23
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB A.J. Griffith	1	1	0	5	0	17
FB Lance Harding	1	1	0	11	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brant Hockman	1	0	0.00	1.40
Nathan Hoover	1	-2	-2.00	4.80

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Austin	5	0	0.00	1.25
A.J. Griffith	2	5	2.50	4.10
Jimmie Matock	1	8	8.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	0	0	0.00	3.78

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	4	2	28	7.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
TE Victor Morton	2	2.75
RB Nathan Hoover	2	3.57
WR Donovan Watson	1	3.71
WR Devon Wylie	1	1.50
TE Darrell Gil	1	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	20	10.00	3.63
WR Casey Greer	1	1	8	8.00	16.14
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	3	2
Brant Hockman	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	3	2
R.J. Austin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	13	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devon Wylie	5	2	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	0	0
WR Donovan Watson	2	0	0
TE Victor Morton	2	1	1
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	1
WR Tim Givens	2	1	1
WR Pat Carr	2	1	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0
RB A.J. Griffith	1	1	0
TE Randall Monson	1	1	0
WR Casey Greer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (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 2,700 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (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	2,700 (4,500)