| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 58 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT28. Tackled by Patrick Robinson. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (1Q: 14:35) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. Cole gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (1Q: 13:56) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-NED47 (1Q: 13:29) Rico Howe pass was dropped by RB Herb Matich. |
| 3-6-NED47 (1Q: 13:22) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-PIT48 (1Q: 13:17) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. S Earl Woodson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 13:10) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Matich gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 12:42) Herb Matich ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. |
| 2-7-NED29 (1Q: 11:56) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 20 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. Gray gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-NED09 (1Q: 11:22) Rico Howe pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Herb Matich. |
| 2-9-NED09 (1Q: 11:15) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. DT Deon Chandler hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Pittsburgh's Donovan Ahern was hurt on the play. |
| 3-9-NED09 (1Q: 11:09) Rico Howe scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Robinson and assisted by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 4-6-NED06 (1Q: 10:43) Ryan Succop attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 10:36) Ryan Succop kicked off 52 yards from the PIT30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 24 yards to the NED42. Tackled by Pete Wyoming. |
| 1-10-NED42 (1Q: 10:04) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Sims, assisted by DE Aaron Maybin. |
| 2-13-NED39 (1Q: 09:20) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 12 yards. Tackled by S Jake Ford, assisted by S William Moore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-PIT49 (1Q: 08:53) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jake Ford. Key block delivered by Rod Beekman. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (1Q: 08:07) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. Velevis gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-PIT39 (1Q: 07:39) Ricky Peters ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (1Q: 06:55) Ricky Peters ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs, assisted by CB Patrick Lee. Key block delivered by Lester Schokora. |
| 2-3-PIT26 (1Q: 06:10) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Trevor Gourdine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT16 (1Q: 05:32) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-PIT21 (1Q: 05:25) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs. |
| 2-14-PIT20 (1Q: 04:56) Joe Flacco scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sen'Derrick Marks. |
| 3-12-PIT18 (1Q: 04:19) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Adam Velevis. DE George Selvie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-PIT18 (1Q: 04:11) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, New England 3 |
| (1Q: 04:05) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 62 yards from the NED30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 15 yards to the PIT23. Tackled by Fendi Onobun. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (1Q: 03:30) Herb Matich ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson, assisted by S Trent Wills. New England's Rufus Francis was hurt on the play. |
| 2-8-PIT25 (1Q: 02:56) Herb Matich ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Densmore, assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 3-9-PIT24 (1Q: 02:13) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. S Caleb Campbell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-PIT24 (1Q: 02:06) Colin Zook punted 57 yards. Frank Schneider returned the kick 5 yards to the NED24. Tackled by Josh Moseley. |
| 1-10-NED24 (1Q: 01:57) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 40 yards. Tackled by S Jake Ford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (1Q: 01:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Sam Nelson for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. |
| 2-2-PIT28 (1Q: 00:52) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin, assisted by S Ronnie White. |
| 3-2-PIT28 (1Q: 00:16) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Pat Sims, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Wade Numbers. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (2Q: 15:00) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. DT Pat Sims hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT18 (2Q: 14:54) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by RB Richie Kresser. |
| 3-10-PIT18 (2Q: 14:47) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Brandon Pettigrew for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Josh Hall. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-PIT12 (2Q: 14:04) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 6, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 13:57) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 79 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 13:57) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. |
| 2-3-PIT27 (2Q: 13:18) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 14 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. Cole gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT41 (2Q: 12:44) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Cranford gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-3-PIT48 (2Q: 12:02) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by S Trent Wills. |
| 1-10-NED43 (2Q: 11:20) Herb Matich ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. |
| 2-8-NED41 (2Q: 10:37) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. DT Corey Brilz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-NED41 (2Q: 10:27) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 11 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 09:58) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED35 (2Q: 09:51) Irving Duvall ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. Modrell ran over Austin McDonald to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 09:20) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 6 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-NED14 (2Q: 08:50) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. ILB Charlie Gerbasi defended the pass. |
| 3-4-NED14 (2Q: 08:44) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-NED08 (2Q: 08:00) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. |
| 2-2-NED02 (2Q: 07:13) Rico Howe pass completed to TE Antonio Fecht for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Fecht gained 2 yards after the catch. Pittsburgh 9, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 07:13) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 10, New England 6 |
| (2Q: 07:02) Ryan Succop kicked off 59 yards from the PIT30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 26 yards to the NED37. Tackled by Ryan Hopkins. |
| 1-10-NED37 (2Q: 06:31) Richie Kresser ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs, assisted by DT Pat Sims. |
| 2-9-NED38 (2Q: 05:50) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Brandon Pettigrew for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis, assisted by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. Pettigrew gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT50 (2Q: 05:14) Ricky Peters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs. Key block delivered by Wade Numbers. |
| 2-4-PIT44 (2Q: 04:31) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Brandon Pettigrew for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (2Q: 04:04) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. Lyons gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (2Q: 03:34) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Aaron Maybin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT23 (2Q: 03:26) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. Smith gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-9-PIT09 (2Q: 03:04) Joe Flacco pass was dropped by WR Rodney Lyons. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-PIT09 (2Q: 02:56) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 12, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 02:56) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 13, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 02:50) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 25 yards to the PIT35. Tackled by Erik Bishop. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (2Q: 02:30) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR Danny Cranford. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (2Q: 02:26) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 13 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Matich gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (2Q: 02:00) Rico Howe pass completed to TE Graham Sellers for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. |
| 2-5-NED47 (2Q: 01:26) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR Kirk Cole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED47 (2Q: 01:22) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Robinson, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. Wheeler gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED44 (2Q: 01:00) Colin Zook punted 44 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 00:54) Richie Kresser ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. Key block delivered by Sam Nelson. |
| 2-4-NED26 (2Q: 00:30) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. CB Curtis Fitzgerald defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-14-NED16 (2Q: 00:20) Ricky Peters ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-5-NED25 (2Q: 00:13) Ricky Peters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin. Key block delivered by Lester Schokora. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ryan Succop kicked off 62 yards from the PIT30. Frank Schneider returned the ball 26 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Josh Moseley. |
| 1-10-NED34 (3Q: 14:40) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Admiral Nelson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Nelson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-NED37 (3Q: 14:14) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jake Ford, assisted by OLB Bruce Davis. Velevis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED42 (3Q: 13:35) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Sam Nelson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jake Ford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED48 (3Q: 13:06) Joe Flacco scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. |
| 2-4-PIT46 (3Q: 12:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to TE Brandon Pettigrew for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Pettigrew gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (3Q: 11:36) Richie Kresser ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie, assisted by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Key block delivered by Wade Numbers. |
| 2-1-PIT14 (3Q: 10:53) Richie Kresser ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sen'Derrick Marks, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Maurkice Pouncey. |
| 1-10-PIT12 (3Q: 10:09) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Velevis gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 19, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (3Q: 10:09) Extra point by Stephen Wheeler was good. New England 20, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (3Q: 10:00) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 77 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 10:00) Herb Matich ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Terry Densmore, assisted by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. |
| 2-8-PIT22 (3Q: 09:23) Rico Howe pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-PIT22 (3Q: 09:15) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi, assisted by CB Patrick Robinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (3Q: 08:41) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. DE Mike McCulley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT34 (3Q: 08:35) Herb Matich ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Trent Wills. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (3Q: 08:00) Irving Duvall ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 2-3-NED46 (3Q: 07:14) Rico Howe sacked by OLB Beau Bell for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Herman Hanks. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 06:59) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR George Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED41 (3Q: 06:49) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Lewis Sonneman. Cranford gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-NED33 (3Q: 06:22) Herb Matich ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Robinson. ILB Charlie Gerbasi knocked down Rodger Saffold to break up the play. |
| 4-3-NED34 (3Q: 05:47) Ryan Succop attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 05:39) Richie Kresser ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Sen'Derrick Marks, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. |
| 2-10-NED41 (3Q: 04:55) Ricky Peters ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. |
| 3-11-NED40 (3Q: 04:27) Joe Flacco scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Trevor Gourdine. |
| 4-3-NED48 (3Q: 03:43) Patrick Hutton punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 03:38) Herb Matich ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Key block delivered by Marty Howard. |
| 2-1-PIT29 (3Q: 03:07) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR George Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-PIT29 (3Q: 03:00) Irving Duvall ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by S Earl Woodson. Key block delivered by Frankie Modrell. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (3Q: 02:23) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 24 yards. Tackled by OLB Beau Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gray gained 15 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Malcolm Hardy on the NED41. |
| 1-10-NED41 (3Q: 02:08) Ricky Peters ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs, assisted by DT Pat Sims. |
| 2-10-NED41 (3Q: 01:41) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rodney Lyons. DE Chris Akaka drove right through Jeff Otah to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-10-NED41 (3Q: 01:35) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Mike Smith for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis, assisted by CB Patrick Lee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-NED48 (3Q: 01:02) Patrick Hutton punted 45 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the PIT07. |
| 1-10-PIT07 (3Q: 00:53) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR George Gray. |
| 2-10-PIT07 (3Q: 00:47) Rico Howe scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck. |
| 3-6-PIT11 (3Q: 00:07) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 7 yards. Tackled by S Earl Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (4Q: 15:00) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Robinson. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (4Q: 14:22) Herb Matich ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Leodis McKelvin, assisted by ILB Lewis Sonneman. Key block delivered by Gabe Russell. |
| 2-5-PIT34 (4Q: 13:36) Rico Howe pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Herb Matich. ILB Roosevelt Calmus blocked the pass. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Ineligible Receiver Downfield. |
| 2-10-PIT29 (4Q: 13:31) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Irving Duvall. OLB Curtis Zuck hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-PIT29 (4Q: 13:27) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by ILB Charlie Gerbasi. Gray gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (4Q: 12:51) Herb Matich ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Trent Wills, assisted by DT Corey Brilz. |
| 2-8-PIT49 (4Q: 12:17) Rico Howe sacked by OLB Travis Ellard for a loss of 2 yards. Ellard ran right past Brett Hathaway and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 3-10-PIT47 (4Q: 11:54) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-PIT42 (4Q: 11:48) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-NED47 (4Q: 11:12) Colin Zook punted 43 yards. The ball was downed at the NED04. |
| 1-10-NED04 (4Q: 11:04) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Trevor Gourdine. |
| 2-9-NED05 (4Q: 10:24) Joe Flacco scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming. |
| 3-4-NED10 (4Q: 09:44) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Adam Velevis for 20 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by S Jake Ford. Velevis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED30 (4Q: 09:05) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Sam Nelson. DE Aaron Maybin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED30 (4Q: 08:58) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Rodney Lyons for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Pete Wyoming. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lyons gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-NED37 (4Q: 08:24) Joe Flacco pass completed to FB Sam Nelson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED42 (4Q: 07:50) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Schneider. DE Chris Akaka hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NED42 (4Q: 07:45) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carleton Mitchell. S Jake Ford knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-NED42 (4Q: 07:36) Joe Flacco pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mike Smith. S Jake Ford simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 07:28) Joe Flacco pass completed to WR Frank Schneider for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani, assisted by CB Curtis Fitzgerald. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (4Q: 06:43) Richie Kresser ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. |
| 2-8-PIT38 (4Q: 05:55) Ricky Peters ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-8-PIT38 (4Q: 05:22) Ricky Peters ran outside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Key block delivered by Jeff Otah. Otah ran over Josh Hall to set up the play. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (4Q: 04:38) Ricky Peters ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. |
| 2-9-PIT22 (4Q: 03:50) Ricky Peters ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by DT Norbert Briggs. |
| 3-4-PIT17 (4Q: 03:05) Ricky Peters ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by S William Moore, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-6-PIT19 (4Q: 02:21) Stephen Wheeler attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 23, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 02:16) Stephen Wheeler kicked off 63 yards from the NED30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 15 yards to the PIT22. Tackled by Fui Vakapuna. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (4Q: 02:09) Rico Howe scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Curtis Zuck and assisted by ILB Roosevelt Calmus. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-5-PIT27 (4Q: 02:00) Rico Howe scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (4Q: 01:43) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy, assisted by CB Patrick Robinson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 01:22) Rico Howe scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy and assisted by OLB Travis Ellard. |
| 2-5-NED42 (4Q: 01:02) Rico Howe pass was dropped by WR Kirk Cole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED42 (4Q: 00:56) Rico Howe pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Cole. CB Malcolm Hardy defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-NED42 (4Q: 00:46) Rico Howe pass completed to RB Herb Matich for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Malcolm Hardy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Matich gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED32 (4Q: 00:39) Rico Howe pass completed to TE Graham Sellers for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Deon Chandler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-3-NED25 (4Q: 00:27) Rico Howe pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 8 yards. Tackled by S Caleb Campbell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED17 (4Q: 00:16) Rico Howe pass completed to WR George Gray for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Robinson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 |