Week 13, 2053

played in Pittsburgh, PA

41 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	10	13	-	33
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NED - Tevin Rolfe 1 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 11:31 PIT - Todd Gurley 12 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 07:54 NED - Jim Lyons 38 field goal
3Q: 10:28 NED - Jim Lyons 34 field goal
3Q: 05:35 NED - Robert Dillon 28 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 12:16 PIT - Francisco Howland 40 field goal
4Q: 06:09 NED - Jim Lyons 39 field goal
4Q: 04:58 NED - Lester Forland 53 interception return (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 02:30 NED - Jim Lyons 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 NED - Tevin Rolfe 1 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 11:31 PIT - Todd Gurley 12 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 07:54 NED - Jim Lyons 38 field goal
3Q: 10:28 NED - Jim Lyons 34 field goal
3Q: 05:35 NED - Robert Dillon 28 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 12:16 PIT - Francisco Howland 40 field goal
4Q: 06:09 NED - Jim Lyons 39 field goal
4Q: 04:58 NED - Lester Forland 53 interception return (Jim Lyons extra point)
4Q: 02:30 NED - Jim Lyons 45 field goal

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 9-3 5-7
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 390 314
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 6.19 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 101 172
- Rushing Attempts 27 23
- Yards per Rush 3.74 7.48
Net Passing Yards 289 142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 0 36 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 289 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 3.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/3
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 3/54 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	9-3	5-7
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	390	314
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	6.19	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	101	172
- Rushing Attempts	27	23
- Yards per Rush	3.74	7.48
Net Passing Yards	289	142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 0	36 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	289	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	3.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/3
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	3/54	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	7:07	1:25	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
1	3:06	2:26	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
2	11:20	3:32	OWN 40	5	39	Field Goal
2	3:31	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	3	6	Half
3	14:18	3:55	50	8	33	Field Goal
3	8:13	2:50	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	3:50	2:38	OWN 20	6	44	Downs
4	12:10	6:08	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
4	3:38	1:15	OPP 15	3	-13	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 36	3	-4	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	3:42	OWN 22	6	40	Punt
1	5:42	2:36	OWN 22	6	10	Interception
1	0:40	4:20	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:48	4:17	OWN 36	6	24	Punt
2	1:50	1:26	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	0:42	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
3	10:23	2:10	OWN 25	4	32	Punt
3	5:23	1:33	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:12	4:02	OWN 36	8	41	Field Goal
4	6:02	1:12	OWN 14	4	6	Interception
4	4:50	1:12	OWN 25	4	-10	Downs
4	2:23	1:25	OWN 22	5	42	Downs

Game MVP: Steven Strickland, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Russell Collazo	13	69	5.31	16	3
Steven Strickland	5	19	3.80	13	1
Robert Dillon	5	16	3.20	12	1
Juan Fain	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Lewis Dixon	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	8	79	9.88	24	4	1
Pedro Burchfield	8	41	5.13	11	1	0
Lucas Portillo	3	11	3.67	6	0	0
Gary Tanner	2	8	4.00	7	0	0
Andres Gaudino	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
J.T. Howse	1	30	30.00	30	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	36	26	289	0/0	2	31	0	114.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pedro Burchfield	34	18	170	4/28	0	34	3	30.3
Gary Tanner	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tevin Rolfe	7	8	58	8.29	6	15	1
WR Alexis Beckman	5	11	96	19.20	32	31	0
WR Lewis Dixon	3	3	13	4.33	6	9	0
WR Shane Ricksecker	3	4	34	11.33	13	19	0
RB Robert Dillon	2	3	32	16.00	30	28	1
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Mario Meadows	2	2	32	16.00	3	18	0
RB Russell Collazo	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Raul Chizmar	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Tim Vance	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andres Gaudino	3	11	70	23.33	21	34
WR Kendrick Maloney	2	2	8	4.00	0	4
RB Todd Gurley	2	4	32	16.00	16	22
TE C.J. Connell	2	7	12	6.00	1	8
RB Oliver Donaldson	2	2	15	7.50	7	12
TE Carter Moore	2	3	13	6.50	3	9
WR Shannon Walters	2	3	5	2.50	0	3
WR Ron Clark	1	2	9	9.00	10	9
RB Lucas Portillo	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB J.T. Howse	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Caiden McAlpine	1	1	1.00	0
OLB Bo Karle	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lester Forland	1	53	53.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darius Shepherd	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alex Glover	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	3	141	47.0	39.0	58	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randall Bullock	5	229	45.8	29.8	58	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Glover	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Anastasiades	2	61	30.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Walters	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oliver Mendelssohn	9	1	1.0	22	39
CB Dean Clough	7	1	0.0	23	40
S Brendan Flannery	7	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Efrain Peterson	6	0	0.0	17	24
DT Clarence Gagnon	3	0	1.0	23	40
DE Albert Robertson	2	1	0.0	21	34
S Craig Duncan	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Antonio Tubbs	1	0	1.0	21	35
DT Gabriel Fulton	1	0	0.5	2	13
OLB Scott Caldwell	1	2	0.0	12	24
S Caiden McAlpine	1	1	0.0	9	17
DT George Lowe	1	1	0.0	11	17
CB Dana Bernstein	1	0	0.0	12	15
DT Dominic Kirsch	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Lester Forland	1	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Bo Karle	0	2	0.5	4	16
OLB Darius Shepherd	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amir Dodge	12	2	0.0	27	36
OLB Eric Kendricks	6	2	0.0	25	28
DT Norbert Blackwell	6	1	0.0	21	21
CB Thurman Dion	5	2	0.0	21	32
CB Jorge Cloak	3	1	0.0	24	31
ILB Vinny Harvey	3	1	0.0	10	21
DT Damon Knight	3	0	0.0	10	19
S C.J. Harvey	2	0	0.0	9	11
DT Mario Nelson	1	3	0.0	23	29
DE Marty Meadows	1	2	0.0	19	27
S Alex Glover	1	2	0.0	26	36
OLB Ross Cochrane	1	1	0.0	23	23
ILB Jeffery Drenik	1	1	0.0	15	9
WR Ron Clark	1	0	---	---	---
DT Zachery Briggs	1	0	0.0	5	10
WR Shannon Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eli Sielschott	1	0	0.0	12	22
CB Nicky Spencer	1	0	0.0	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antonio Tubbs	1.0	1	1	1	35
OLB Oliver Mendelssohn	1.0	1	1	1	39
DT Clarence Gagnon	1.0	0	1	1	40
DT Gabriel Fulton	0.5	0	0	1	13
OLB Bo Karle	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Albert Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eli Sielschott	1	1	0	22
DE Marty Meadows	0	2	1	27
DT Mario Nelson	0	1	0	29
DT Norbert Blackwell	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Oliver Mendelssohn	5	0	0	39
CB Dean Clough	4	0	0	40
S Brendan Flannery	3	1	0	40
CB Dana Bernstein	1	2	0	15
S Caiden McAlpine	1	1	1	17
CB Lester Forland	1	0	1	15
DE Albert Robertson	1	0	0	34
ILB Efrain Peterson	1	0	0	24
S Craig Duncan	1	0	0	28
OLB Bo Karle	0	0	1	16

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Amir Dodge	7	1	36
OLB Eric Kendricks	5	0	28
ILB Vinny Harvey	3	0	21
CB Jorge Cloak	2	0	31
DT Norbert Blackwell	2	0	21
CB Thurman Dion	2	0	32
S Alex Glover	2	0	36
S C.J. Harvey	1	0	11
ILB Jeffery Drenik	1	0	9
CB Nicky Spencer	1	0	24
OLB Ross Cochrane	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sedrick Browning	3	9	27	36
Mack Satre	2	7	27	36
Nickolas Ellingsen	1	2	27	36
Tim Vance	1	1	8	9
Darnell Crane	0	3	27	36
J.J. Aguirre	0	2	27	36

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Hirshberg	3	5	0	23	1	40
Jack Conklin	2	4	0	23	0	40
Lamont Arnold	1	3	0	21	1	37
Amari Fredrickson	1	3	0	23	1	40
Daryl Davis	1	2	1	23	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Karle	2	12
Darius Shepherd	1	19
Lewis Dixon	1	11
Tevin Rolfe	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Amari Fredrickson	1	9
Mike Sousa	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.J. Aguirre	27	36	---	---	7	70
Nickolas Ellingsen	27	36	---	---	7	70
Sedrick Browning	27	36	---	---	7	70
Darnell Crane	27	36	---	---	7	70
Tevin Rolfe	27	30	---	---	11	68
Dean Clough	---	---	23	40	1	64
Clarence Gagnon	---	---	23	40	1	64
Brendan Flannery	---	---	23	40	1	64
Mack Satre	27	36	---	---	---	63
Alexis Beckman	27	36	---	---	---	63
Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	22	39	1	62
Steven Strickland	24	36	---	---	---	60
Shane Ricksecker	27	33	---	---	---	60
Antonio Tubbs	---	---	21	35	1	57
Albert Robertson	---	---	21	34	---	55
Craig Duncan	---	---	17	28	6	51
Efrain Peterson	---	---	17	24	8	49
Leslie Barber	---	---	20	28	---	48
Lewis Dixon	13	23	---	---	11	47
Scott Caldwell	---	---	12	24	5	41
Tim Vance	8	9	---	---	23	40
Dana Bernstein	---	---	12	15	8	35
George Lowe	---	---	11	17	5	33
Lester Forland	---	---	3	15	15	33
Bo Karle	---	---	4	16	12	32
Russell Collazo	18	13	---	---	---	31
Caiden McAlpine	---	---	9	17	1	27
Raul Chizmar	0	4	---	---	20	24
Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	23	23
Robert Dillon	6	15	---	---	---	21
Darius Shepherd	---	---	2	0	19	21
Daniel Dawkins	0	0	---	---	18	18
Dominic Kirsch	---	---	9	9	---	18
Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	---	---	0	0	16	16
Gabriel Fulton	---	---	2	13	---	15
Mario Meadows	5	10	---	---	---	15
Gilbert Tudor	4	7	---	---	3	14
Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	12	12
Clarence Johnson	---	---	2	6	1	9
Juan Fain	3	0	---	---	4	7
Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Harvey Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
R.J. Tutjer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daquan Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andres Gaudino	23	38	---	---	11	72
Amari Fredrickson	23	40	---	---	9	72
Jack Conklin	23	40	---	---	6	69
Kenneth Hirshberg	23	40	---	---	6	69
Daryl Davis	23	40	---	---	6	69
Ross Cochrane	---	---	23	23	23	69
Alex Glover	---	---	26	36	7	69
Amir Dodge	---	---	27	36	4	67
Pedro Burchfield	21	38	---	---	1	60
Lamont Arnold	21	37	---	---	---	58
Thurman Dion	---	---	21	32	5	58
Shannon Walters	17	33	---	---	8	58
Jorge Cloak	---	---	24	31	2	57
Mario Nelson	---	---	23	29	4	56
Eric Kendricks	---	---	25	28	3	56
Todd Gurley	16	36	---	---	---	52
C.J. Connell	17	35	---	---	---	52
Marty Meadows	---	---	19	27	3	49
Norbert Blackwell	---	---	21	21	6	48
Nicky Spencer	---	---	14	24	3	41
C.J. Harvey	---	---	9	11	17	37
Eli Sielschott	---	---	12	22	3	37
Jeffery Drenik	---	---	15	9	12	36
Ron Clark	9	26	---	---	---	35
Vinny Harvey	---	---	10	21	1	32
Kendrick Maloney	6	10	---	---	15	31
Damon Knight	---	---	10	19	2	31
Carter Moore	9	12	---	---	8	29
J.T. Howse	7	5	---	---	15	27
Mason Roberts	---	---	3	8	15	26
Lucas Portillo	6	2	---	---	17	25
Sam Hanaki	---	---	9	9	4	22
Clifton Hollis	1	0	---	---	20	21
Zachery Briggs	---	---	5	10	---	15
Mike Sousa	---	---	1	0	8	9
Oliver Donaldson	4	3	---	---	---	7
Kyle Geathers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis Harper	2	3	---	---	---	5
Howie Bruner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randall Bullock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Tanner	2	2	---	---	---	4
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	4	4
Vince Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Shields	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jay DuVall	---	---	0	0	---	0
Roderick MaKinster	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	65	13.0
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	4	42	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	36	26	3	2	0	2	5	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pedro Burchfield	34	18	3	3	2	4	2	2	3
Gary Tanner	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	85	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	2	0.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	59	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexis Beckman	11	5	96	2	36
TE Tevin Rolfe	8	7	58	0	30
WR Shane Ricksecker	4	3	34	0	33
RB Robert Dillon	3	2	32	1	15
WR Lewis Dixon	3	3	13	0	23
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	2	7	0	7
WR Mario Meadows	2	2	32	0	10
TE Tim Vance	1	0	0	0	9
RB Russell Collazo	1	1	0	0	13
WR Raul Chizmar	1	1	17	0	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andres Gaudino	11	3	0	70	2	38
TE C.J. Connell	7	2	1	12	0	35
RB Todd Gurley	4	2	1	32	1	36
TE Carter Moore	3	2	0	13	0	12
WR Shannon Walters	3	2	0	5	0	33
WR Kendrick Maloney	2	2	0	8	0	10
WR Ron Clark	2	1	0	9	0	26
RB Oliver Donaldson	2	2	0	15	0	3
RB Lucas Portillo	1	1	0	3	0	2
FB J.T. Howse	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Collazo	5	9	1.80	5.31
Robert Dillon	2	-1	-0.50	3.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	1	12	12.00	9.88
Pedro Burchfield	1	2	2.00	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	4	2	1	0.25	8.03

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lewis Dixon	1	1	0	0.00	4.33
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Alexis Beckman	1	0	0	0.00	8.73
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	1	1	1.00	7.25

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Collazo	6	2
Steven Strickland	1	0
Juan Fain	1	0
Robert Dillon	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Tanner	1	0
Pedro Burchfield	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	4	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pedro Burchfield	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tevin Rolfe	2	2	1
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	0
WR Alexis Beckman	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andres Gaudino	5	1	1
TE C.J. Connell	2	0	0
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	1
RB Oliver Donaldson	1	1	1
FB J.T. Howse	1	1	0
TE Carter Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (18,500)
End Zone 13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (18,500)
End Zone	13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)