Conference Semifinals, 2025

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	17	6	6	-	32
New England Patriots	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
1Q: 10:58 NED - Harris Bruce 94 kickoff return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:23 PIT - Herb Matich 7 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:22 NED - Mike Smith 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 07:28 PIT - Graham Sellers 15 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:47 NED - Roger Green 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
3Q: 11:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 44 field goal
3Q: 05:39 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
3Q: 02:59 NED - Mike Smith 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 13:43 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
4Q: 11:57 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
1Q: 10:58 NED - Harris Bruce 94 kickoff return (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:23 PIT - Herb Matich 7 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:22 NED - Mike Smith 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 07:28 PIT - Graham Sellers 15 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:47 NED - Roger Green 1 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
3Q: 11:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 44 field goal
3Q: 05:39 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
3Q: 02:59 NED - Mike Smith 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 13:43 PIT - Ryan Succop 43 field goal
4Q: 11:57 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 25 11
- by Rushing 6 0
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 386 191
- Offensive Plays 78 38
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 102 42
- Rushing Attempts 34 14
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.00
Net Passing Yards 284 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 1 23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/43 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 8/280
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 26
Time of Possession 39:30 20:30

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	25	11
- by Rushing	6	0
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	386	191
- Offensive Plays	78	38
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	102	42
- Rushing Attempts	34	14
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.00
Net Passing Yards	284	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 1	23 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/43	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	8/280
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 26
Time of Possession	39:30	20:30

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	2:48	OPP 46	4	18	Field Goal
1	10:41	2:23	OWN 49	4	23	Interception
1	6:05	7:52	OWN 8	16	92	Touchdown
2	10:11	2:53	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	3:39	3:25	OWN 40	9	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 32	9	41	Field Goal
3	9:48	4:15	OWN 44	8	28	Field Goal
3	2:49	4:11	OWN 35	7	39	Field Goal
4	13:30	1:40	OPP 18	3	8	Field Goal
4	9:37	0:45	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
4	7:03	2:18	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 16	9	34	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 36	2	10	Fumble
1	8:18	2:13	OWN 23	6	17	Punt
2	13:13	3:02	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	7:18	3:39	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	11:05	1:17	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	5:33	2:44	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
4	13:38	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	11:50	2:13	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
4	8:52	1:49	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	4:45	2:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Ryan Succop, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	27	85	3.15	13	1
Toby Gerhardt	5	7	1.40	4	0
Rico Howe	2	10	5.00	11	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rusty Yan	11	45	4.09	8
Allen Hartman	2	-1	-0.50	0
Joe Flacco	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	43	24	286	1/2	2	42	1	82.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	23	15	155	1/6	3	26	1	106.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	8	13	110	13.75	42	42	0
WR Kirk Cole	4	8	42	10.50	11	12	0
WR Danny Cranford	4	7	59	14.75	15	23	0
RB Herb Matich	3	6	23	7.67	0	9	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	3	12	6.00	1	7	0
TE Graham Sellers	2	3	28	14.00	12	15	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
FB Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	6	8	89	14.83	19	26	2
WR Rodney Lyons	4	6	56	14.00	26	23	0
WR Brian Downs	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Rusty Yan	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Roger Green	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Terrance Jennings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	26	26.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Curtis Zuck	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Ron Lazer	1	0
Kirk Cole	0	1
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harris Bruce	1	1	0	0
Rusty Yan	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	2	101	50.5	40.5	55	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	255	51.0	48.0	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	6/6	4/4	0/0	45	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	15	7.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	5	135	27.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	6	242	40.3	1
Terrance Jennings	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	4	0	0.0	9	16
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	0	0.0	13	19
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	0.0	9	17
DE George Selvie	2	0	1.0	11	19
OLB Juan Gaines	2	2	0.0	11	23
CB Peter Gaylor	2	1	0.0	10	19
ILB Edward Patterson	2	0	0.0	11	21
S Josh Moseley	1	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0.0	7	7
S William Moore	1	0	0.0	9	14
S Jake Ford	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Chris Akaka	1	0	0.0	7	17
FB Bucky Irwin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grady Patton	1	0	0.0	11	13
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Rondell Kurtz	0	1	0.0	3	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	9	1	0.0	23	29
CB Willie Hayes	6	0	0.0	27	37
S D.J. O'Neal	5	3	0.0	15	21
CB Doug Nichols	5	1	0.0	24	31
S Earl Woodson	5	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Dean Wilde	3	4	1.0	13	16
DE Mike McCulley	3	2	0.0	20	34
S Michael Mitchell	3	2	0.0	31	39
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Travis Ellard	3	0	0.0	25	27
DT Darrin Middleton	3	0	0.0	27	31
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	2	0.0	31	39
CB Steven Ravas	2	1	0.0	13	20
DE Daryl Perry	2	0	0.0	22	15
DE Moe Daugherty	1	1	0.0	23	34
WR Terrance Jennings	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Cook	0	3	0.0	15	32
OLB Deron Taylor	0	1	0.0	9	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	1	1	0	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Dean Wilde	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	3	1	34
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	1	0	0	16
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	0	2	2	39
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	0	2	0	34
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Darrin Middleton	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	5	1	1	19
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	1	0	17
S Jake Ford	1	1	0	16
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0	7
S Josh Moseley	1	0	0	23
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0	23
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0	13
CB Peter Gaylor	1	0	0	19

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Hayes	6	1	0	37
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	0	29
CB Doug Nichols	4	0	0	31
S Earl Woodson	3	0	0	33
CB Steven Ravas	2	0	0	20
S Michael Mitchell	1	0	0	39
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0	21
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	27
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	0	21
ILB Dean Wilde	1	0	0	16
OLB Curtis Zuck	0	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	4	7	29	1	42
Gabe Russell	3	5	31	0	36
Rodger Saffold	2	5	31	0	42
Graham Sellers	1	2	20	0	18
Edwin Veldheer	1	2	11	0	12
Frankie Modrell	0	6	24	0	33
Donovan Ahern	0	2	12	0	13
Antonio Fecht	0	1	13	0	9
Don Middleton	0	1	5	0	2
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	24	0	32

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrone Wand	1	4	11	1	21
Maurkice Pouncey	1	2	14	0	24
Wayne Kamego	1	2	12	0	16
Shawn Lauvao	1	1	13	0	20
Neil James	0	2	5	0	11
Archie Dudley	0	1	10	0	19
Lorenzo McDaniel	0	1	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Cole	2	19
Gus Eleazer	1	27
Bucky Irwin	1	21
Graham Sellers	1	18
Joseph Weldon	1	13
Herb Matich	1	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	4	22
Roger Green	2	18
D.J. O'Neal	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	32	42	---	---	20	94
Rico Howe	34	44	---	---	---	78
Gabe Russell	31	36	---	---	8	75
Rodger Saffold	31	42	---	---	---	73
Marty Howard	29	42	---	---	---	71
Herb Matich	29	41	---	---	1	71
Alonzo Hatcher	24	32	---	---	8	64
Kirk Cole	14	27	---	---	19	60
Frankie Modrell	24	33	---	---	---	57
Graham Sellers	20	18	---	---	18	56
Britt Wheeler	17	30	---	---	5	52
Danny Cranford	21	29	---	---	---	50
Bucky Irwin	14	14	---	---	21	49
Antonio Fecht	13	9	---	---	18	40
William Moore	---	---	9	14	16	39
Peter Gaylor	---	---	10	19	10	39
Gus Eleazer	5	5	---	---	27	37
Josh Moseley	---	---	13	23	---	36
Edward Patterson	---	---	11	21	2	34
Juan Gaines	---	---	11	23	---	34
Donovan Ahern	12	13	---	---	8	33
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	13	19	---	32
Joseph Weldon	---	---	6	13	13	32
George Selvie	---	---	11	19	---	30
Bruce Davis	---	---	7	7	14	28
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	9	16	2	27
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	9	17	1	27
Aaron Maybin	---	---	8	12	5	25
Chris Akaka	---	---	7	17	---	24
Grady Patton	---	---	11	13	---	24
Jake Ford	---	---	7	16	---	23
Edwin Veldheer	11	12	---	---	---	23
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	3	4	15	22
Toby Gerhardt	5	5	---	---	11	21
Archie Roberts	3	8	---	---	8	19
B.J. Buckner	---	---	6	11	---	17
Don Middleton	5	2	---	---	8	15
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ron Lazer	---	---	3	0	4	7
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deon Gray	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Greg Lynn	---	---	0	0	5	5
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	2	2
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Zuck	---	---	31	39	6	76
Michael Mitchell	---	---	31	39	6	76
Willie Hayes	---	---	27	37	6	70
Moe Daugherty	---	---	23	34	6	63
Doug Nichols	---	---	24	31	6	61
Darrin Middleton	---	---	27	31	3	61
Earl Woodson	---	---	21	33	6	60
Mike McCulley	---	---	20	34	6	60
Travis Ellard	---	---	25	27	6	58
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	23	29	4	56
Chris Cook	---	---	15	32	6	53
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	15	21	16	52
Steven Ravas	---	---	13	20	17	50
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	22	21	4	47
Maurkice Pouncey	14	24	---	---	5	43
Daryl Perry	---	---	22	15	2	39
Joe Flacco	14	24	---	---	---	38
Mike Smith	14	24	---	---	---	38
Lorenzo McDaniel	8	11	---	---	19	38
Tyrone Wand	11	21	---	---	5	37
Shawn Lauvao	13	20	---	---	---	33
Dean Wilde	---	---	13	16	2	31
Rodney Lyons	13	17	---	---	---	30
Rusty Yan	12	18	---	---	---	30
Corey Brilz	---	---	10	16	3	29
Archie Dudley	10	19	---	---	---	29
Dixon Pasquarella	10	16	---	---	3	29
Eugene Duran	---	---	3	4	22	29
Terrance Jennings	4	8	---	---	16	28
Wayne Kamego	12	16	---	---	---	28
Allen Hartman	2	6	---	---	19	27
Deron Taylor	---	---	9	3	14	26
Donnell Elmore	3	8	---	---	12	23
Neil James	5	11	---	---	5	21
Brian Downs	3	10	---	---	8	21
Roger Green	1	1	---	---	18	20
Ricardo Meadows	5	9	---	---	5	19
Harris Bruce	0	1	---	---	14	15
DeSean Jackson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bo Perez	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Robbie West	---	---	0	2	2	4
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	0	0	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cris Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	54	3.2
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	8	23	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	1	3	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	43	24	3	3	1	3	9	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	23	15	4	0	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	159	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	95	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	65	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	13	8	1	110	1	42
WR Kirk Cole	8	4	0	42	0	27
WR Danny Cranford	7	4	0	59	2	29
RB Herb Matich	6	3	0	23	0	41
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	0	12	0	30
TE Graham Sellers	3	2	0	28	0	18
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	0	12	0	5
FB Bucky Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	8	6	0	89	3	24
WR Rodney Lyons	6	4	0	56	1	17
WR Terrance Jennings	3	0	1	0	0	8
WR Brian Downs	3	2	0	4	0	10
RB Rusty Yan	1	1	0	2	0	18
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	1	0	1
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	2	7	3.50	3.15
Rico Howe	1	11	11.00	5.00
Toby Gerhardt	1	2	2.00	1.40

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rusty Yan	1	6	6.00	4.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	9	4	38	4.22	6.65

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	5	2.50	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Herb Matich	4	2	16	4.00	3.83
WR George Gray	2	0	0	0.00	8.46
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	15	15.00	9.33
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	8.43

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	1	1	4	4.00	11.13
TE Roger Green	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	5	1
Rico Howe	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Hartman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	11	6	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	3	2	2
RB Herb Matich	3	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	2	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	2	2
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	1	1
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	1
WR Brian Downs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (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 3,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (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	3,100 (4,500)