| Played in New England, MA, weather: 49 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Deon Prior kicked off 52 yards from the PIT30. Casey Greer returned the ball 25 yards to the NED43. Tackled by John Hamilton. |
| 1-10-NED43 (1Q: 14:40) Jared Rayburn ran a trap outside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by DT Walter Bryant. Key block delivered by Kim Burks. |
| 2-4-NED49 (1Q: 13:58) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jesse McKenzie, assisted by ILB Mason Foster. |
| 3-5-NED48 (1Q: 13:26) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 4 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. |
| 4-1-PIT48 (1Q: 12:53) Larry Mirkovich punted 47 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the PIT01. |
| 1-10-PIT01 (1Q: 12:44) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 2-9-PIT02 (1Q: 12:08) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy, assisted by ILB Xavier Sheriff. |
| 3-10-PIT01 (1Q: 11:31) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick, assisted by CB Bart Stanton. |
| 4-10-PIT01 (1Q: 11:00) Billy Joe Lowe punted 53 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 6 yards to the PIT48. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 10:52) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Greer. OLB Johnnie Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED37 (1Q: 10:46) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. |
| 3-5-NED42 (1Q: 10:00) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by RB Jared Rayburn. |
| 4-5-NED42 (1Q: 09:53) Larry Mirkovich punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 09:48) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Quinton Coples, assisted by ILB Xavier Sheriff. DE Bucky Melnick knocked down Chris Tenney to break up the play. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (1Q: 09:17) Cam Newton sacked by OLB Jon Welch for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by James Brewer. |
| 3-16-PIT14 (1Q: 08:32) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT25 (1Q: 08:05) Billy Joe Lowe punted 48 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 8 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Jake Hoard. |
| 1-10-NED35 (1Q: 07:57) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. Greer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (1Q: 07:14) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Wesley Jeffries for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 2-5-PIT32 (1Q: 06:42) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Gardner. Key block delivered by Corey Edwards. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (1Q: 06:06) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. |
| 1-10-PIT13 (1Q: 05:23) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT23 (1Q: 05:16) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-25-PIT28 (1Q: 05:07) Jimmie Matock pass completed to RB Jared Rayburn for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. |
| 2-14-PIT17 (1Q: 04:36) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Greer gained 4 yards after the catch. New England 6, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 04:36) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 04:29) Richard Burgess kicked off 67 yards from the NED30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT24. Tackled by Wesley Jeffries. |
| 1-10-PIT24 (1Q: 04:10) Jake Hoard ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Harper. |
| 2-8-PIT26 (1Q: 03:37) Cam Newton scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Casey McPherson. |
| 3-1-PIT33 (1Q: 02:59) Jake Hoard ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Quinton Coples, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 4-2-PIT32 (1Q: 02:14) Billy Joe Lowe punted 54 yards. Bart Stanton returned the kick 7 yards to the NED21. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. |
| 1-10-NED21 (1Q: 02:07) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mason Foster. Key block delivered by Brant Tyler. |
| 2-5-NED26 (1Q: 01:40) Jimmie Matock pass was intended for WR Wesley Jeffries and was intercepted by ILB Mason Foster at the PIT47. The interception was returned 1 yard. Tackled by Casey Greer. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (1Q: 01:29) Jake Hoard ran inside the left guard for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff, assisted by OLB Jon Welch. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. |
| 1-10-NED36 (1Q: 00:43) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Scott, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 2-12-NED38 (1Q: 00:19) Nathan Hoover ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-9-NED35 (2Q: 15:00) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. CB Casey McPherson defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-NED30 (2Q: 14:54) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 2-14-NED34 (2Q: 14:29) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-NED31 (2Q: 14:04) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Casey McPherson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-21-NED41 (2Q: 13:53) Jake Hoard ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. |
| 4-10-NED30 (2Q: 13:07) Deon Prior attempted a 47 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 7, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 13:00) Deon Prior kicked off 62 yards from the PIT30. Casey Greer returned the ball 32 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Jake Hoard. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 12:27) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. |
| 2-6-NED44 (2Q: 12:00) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by ILB Mason Foster. |
| 3-5-NED45 (2Q: 11:22) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Ertz gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (2Q: 10:57) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Edward May. |
| 2-4-PIT32 (2Q: 10:13) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Mason Foster. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (2Q: 09:28) Jared Rayburn ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks, assisted by DE Edward May. |
| 2-7-PIT23 (2Q: 08:42) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Contact. New England's Skip Heilprin was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (2Q: 08:36) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-PIT11 (2Q: 07:55) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 11 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Ertz gained 3 yards after the catch. New England 13, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 07:55) Extra point by Richard Burgess was good. New England 14, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 07:48) Richard Burgess kicked off 76 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 07:48) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Welch, assisted by ILB Percy Chustz. |
| 2-2-PIT28 (2Q: 07:18) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. Key block delivered by Rusty Gothe. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (2Q: 06:36) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Harper. |
| 2-12-PIT28 (2Q: 05:58) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Welch. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. |
| 3-3-PIT37 (2Q: 05:40) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. S Carlos Bryant defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-PIT37 (2Q: 05:33) Billy Joe Lowe punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NED12. |
| 1-10-NED12 (2Q: 05:23) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Skip Heilprin for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnnie Bryant, assisted by ILB Wes Richmond. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NED15 (2Q: 04:50) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 7 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 04:10) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Pat Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED22 (2Q: 04:04) Jared Rayburn ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 3-8-NED24 (2Q: 03:23) R.J. Austin ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnnie Bryant. Key block delivered by Corey Edwards. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 02:54) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carr gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (2Q: 02:07) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (2Q: 01:59) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-PIT43 (2Q: 01:59) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Jesse McKenzie, assisted by OLB Johnnie Bryant. |
| 2-14-PIT42 (2Q: 01:51) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Jeffrey Gardner. Ertz gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-PIT31 (2Q: 01:12) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Zach Ertz. OLB Tahir Whitehead defended the pass. |
| 4-3-PIT31 (2Q: 01:07) Richard Burgess attempted a 48 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Pittsburgh 3 |
| (2Q: 01:01) Richard Burgess kicked off 58 yards from the NED30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 22 yards to the PIT34. Tackled by Casey Greer. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (2Q: 00:55) Nathan Hoover ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Carlos Bryant, assisted by CB Bart Stanton. |
| 2-9-PIT35 (2Q: 00:37) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 21 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hamilton gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (2Q: 00:15) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED29 (2Q: 00:08) Deon Prior attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Pittsburgh 6 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Deon Prior kicked off 57 yards from the PIT30. Casey Greer returned the ball 22 yards to the NED35. Tackled by Jake Hoard. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Richard Burgess kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 15:00) Nathan Hoover ran a draw inside the left guard for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (3Q: 14:24) Jake Hoard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jon Welch, assisted by DT Ricardo Merrell. |
| 2-9-PIT38 (3Q: 13:53) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Merrell, assisted by OLB Devin Keung. |
| 3-11-PIT36 (3Q: 13:29) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wylie gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED44 (3Q: 13:03) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Casey McPherson, assisted by CB Bart Stanton. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 2-4-NED38 (3Q: 12:19) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. Key block delivered by Harvey Johnston. |
| 1-10-NED33 (3Q: 11:55) Jake Hoard ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brant Bryant, assisted by S Carlos Bryant. |
| 2-9-NED32 (3Q: 11:21) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NED32 (3Q: 11:14) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-19-NED42 (3Q: 11:05) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. ILB Xavier Sheriff hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-19-NED42 (3Q: 10:56) Billy Joe Lowe punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 10:49) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. |
| 2-8-NED22 (3Q: 10:21) Jimmie Matock pass was dropped by WR Pat Carr. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-NED22 (3Q: 10:12) R.J. Austin ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter, assisted by OLB Tahir Whitehead. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT DT Walter Bryant to the NED32. |
| 1-10-NED32 (3Q: 10:03) Cam Newton sacked by DE Bucky Melnick for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Antoine Ross. |
| 2-15-NED37 (3Q: 09:15) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jon Welch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-4-NED26 (3Q: 08:39) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Casey McPherson, assisted by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hamilton gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED12 (3Q: 08:15) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Brock Scott, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 2-2-NED04 (3Q: 07:35) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-7-NED09 (3Q: 07:30) Jake Hoard ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 3-7-NED09 (3Q: 07:02) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NED03 (3Q: 06:37) Deon Prior attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 17, Pittsburgh 9 |
| (3Q: 06:29) Deon Prior kicked off 75 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 06:29) Jimmie Matock sacked by DE Nick Lujan and DT Renaldo Jeffries for a loss of 10 yards. Sack allowed by Jessie Shea. |
| 2-20-NED10 (3Q: 05:48) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 3-15-NED15 (3Q: 05:25) Jimmie Matock pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Casey Greer. DE Melvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-NED15 (3Q: 05:20) Larry Mirkovich punted 49 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 4 yards to the PIT40. Tackled by R.J. Austin. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (3Q: 05:10) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. |
| 2-7-PIT43 (3Q: 04:25) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Mitch Harper. |
| 3-5-PIT45 (3Q: 03:44) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 12 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant, assisted by DT Brock Scott. Dawkins gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 03:02) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick, assisted by DT Ricardo Merrell. |
| 2-6-NED39 (3Q: 02:21) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bucky Melnick. |
| 3-3-NED36 (3Q: 01:44) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED27 (3Q: 01:11) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. DE Mitch Harper drove right through Harvey Johnston to hurry the quarterback. Pittsburgh's Mel Davey was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-NED27 (3Q: 01:01) Jake Hoard ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Bart Stanton, assisted by DE Bucky Melnick. |
| 3-11-NED28 (3Q: 00:24) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DT Brock Scott hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Pittsburgh's Cam Newton was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious hamstring injury. |
| 4-11-NED28 (3Q: 00:15) Deon Prior attempted a 45 yard field goal and it was blocked by Brant Bryant. NED Bart Stanton recovered the ball at the NED40. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 00:04) R.J. Austin ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Kim Poole. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-8-NED42 (4Q: 15:00) Jared Rayburn ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Edward May, assisted by OLB Johnnie Bryant. |
| 3-8-NED42 (4Q: 14:19) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by CB D.J. Hayden. |
| 4-3-NED47 (4Q: 13:52) Larry Mirkovich punted 41 yards. Kendrick Zolak called for a fair catch at the PIT12. PENALTY: New England was called for Fair Catch Interference. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (4Q: 13:41) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 18 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. Hamilton gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (4Q: 13:11) Jake Hoard ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. |
| 2-8-PIT47 (4Q: 12:25) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 6 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED47 (4Q: 11:49) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Luther Riazi. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED41 (4Q: 11:05) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Luther Riazi, assisted by DE Quinton Coples. |
| 2-9-NED40 (4Q: 10:28) Jake Hoard ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Xavier Sheriff. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 3-1-NED32 (4Q: 09:55) Nathan Hoover ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Bryant, assisted by ILB Kenyon Kennedy. Key block delivered by James Brewer. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-11-NED42 (4Q: 09:46) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. Key block delivered by James Brewer. |
| 1-10-NED27 (4Q: 09:02) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. |
| 2-14-NED31 (4Q: 08:20) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. OLB Jon Welch hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-24-NED41 (4Q: 08:13) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Percy Chustz. |
| 3-21-NED38 (4Q: 07:28) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kenyon Kennedy, assisted by CB Kris Schwantes. |
| 4-16-NED33 (4Q: 07:03) Billy Joe Lowe punted 33 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 06:57) Jared Rayburn ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted, assisted by ILB Wes Richmond. Key block delivered by Corey Edwards. |
| 2-5-NED25 (4Q: 06:13) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Pat Carr for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. Carr gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 05:26) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. Ertz gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-NED42 (4Q: 04:39) Jimmie Matock sacked by OLB Johnnie Bryant for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Howard Wilson. |
| 3-6-NED37 (4Q: 03:54) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Casey Greer for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Greer gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 03:07) Jimmie Matock pass completed to WR Wesley Jeffries for 33 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. Jeffries gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (4Q: 02:57) Jared Rayburn ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-8-PIT15 (4Q: 02:46) Jimmie Matock pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Jared Rayburn. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-PIT15 (4Q: 02:40) Jimmie Matock pass completed to TE Zach Ertz for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-3-PIT10 (4Q: 02:31) Richard Burgess attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 20, Pittsburgh 9 |
| (4Q: 02:25) Richard Burgess kicked off 73 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 02:25) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 10 yards. Tackled by S Brant Bryant. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (4Q: 02:09) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 20 yards. Tackled by S Carlos Bryant, assisted by CB Casey McPherson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED50 (4Q: 02:00) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. DE Mitch Harper hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED50 (4Q: 01:54) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED50 (4Q: 01:48) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kris Schwantes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sermon gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED37 (4Q: 01:48) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Demarcus Van Dyke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED23 (4Q: 01:27) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mel Davey. DT Ricardo Merrell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED23 (4Q: 01:20) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Toby Sermon. DE Mitch Harper simply tossed Rusty Gothe aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED23 (4Q: 01:14) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED23 (4Q: 01:07) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED23 (4Q: 00:58) Jimmie Matock dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-11-NED22 (4Q: 00:51) Jimmie Matock dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 3-12-NED21 (4Q: 00:05) Jimmie Matock dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 9 |