Wild Card Playoff Games, 2031

played in Pittsburgh, PA

16 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots010717-34
Pittsburgh Steelers3000-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:49 PIT - Kelly Simonton 28 field goal
2Q: 08:18 NED - Brian Downs 27 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 00:57 NED - Richard Burgess 28 field goal
3Q: 06:41 NED - A.J. Griffith 4 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 11:57 NED - Rodney Lyons 27 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:44 NED - Mike Smith 20 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NED - Richard Burgess 25 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record13-3-16-11
First Downs1712
- by Rushing34
- by Passing148
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards384230
- Offensive Plays6765
- Yards per Play5.733.54
Net Rushing Yards7482
- Rushing Attempts2519
- Yards per Rush2.964.32
Net Passing Yards310148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 22 - 345 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards310151
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/3
- Yards per Pass Play7.383.22
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/153/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.18.6
4th Down Conversions0/11/3
Penalties/Yards2/204/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/433/16
Kick Returns/Yards2/635/85
Interception Ret./Yards3/593/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 38OWN 24
Time of Possession31:4828:12

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:32OPP 4910Interception
111:072:16OWN 27629Punt
12:441:45OWN 353-12Punt
214:551:00OWN 2035Punt
211:433:36OWN 7793Touchdown
25:590:57OWN 403-1Interception
24:540:52OWN 4734Punt
22:291:40OPP 31520Field Goal
313:076:33OWN 161484Touchdown
35:091:16OWN 2939Punt
31:341:42OWN 1939Punt
414:202:39OPP 46546Touchdown
48:521:40OPP 4246Interception
46:440:13OPP 20120Touchdown
46:054:13OWN 20672Field Goal
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:283:21OWN 38735Downs
18:516:07OWN 201269Field Goal
10:591:04OWN 4235Punt
213:552:12OWN 2539Punt
28:072:08OWN 1931Punt
25:020:08OPP 4510Interception
24:021:33OWN 2048Interception
20:490:49OWN 1712Half
315:001:53OWN 20621Punt
36:341:25OWN 2037Punt
33:532:19OWN 9415Punt
414:520:32OWN 730Punt
411:412:49OWN 31529Interception
47:120:28OWN 2040Downs
46:310:26OWN 2030Punt
41:521:52OWN 29319Game

Game MVP: Mike Smith, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
A.J. Griffith14644.571911
Ronnie Hillman11100.911210
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earnest Atkins17774.531340
Cam Newton122.00200
Stanley Havili133.00300

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Emmanuel Lynn36182250/0227265.2
Jimmie Matock64850/01381109.7
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cam Newton45171511/3022319.8

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Smith81211814.7527241
WR Rodney Lyons6118814.6755381
TE Dixon Pasquarella243718.502190
WR Brian Downs273417.0010271
RB A.J. Griffith22147.00090
WR Marcus Young121212.000120
FB Lorenzo McDaniel1177.00670
TE Donnell Elmore0100.00000
WR Ray Karau0200.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Hamilton6166811.3321210
WR Devon Wylie393110.330220
WR Jamal Gardner252110.501110
WR Nicky Newkirk26189.000110
RB Earnest Atkins2584.00490
FB Stanley Havili1133.00030
RB Warren Kushto1122.00320
FB Bruce Ryder0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Lewis Sonneman11616.000
S D.J. O'Neal13838.000
S Luther Riazi155.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Wayne Maxwell11313.000
CB Kyle Meadows100.000
ILB Reggie Fields100.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Mirkovich631252.042.7653
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Billy Joe Lowe843554.446.5743

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Richard Burgess2/20/00/0284/4
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kelly Simonton1/10/00/0280/0

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes22914.50
Mike Smith11414.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Joshua Thomas3165.30

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Josh Robinson26331.50
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Joshua Thomas35618.70
Jamal Gardner11616.00
Kyle Meadows11313.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S D.J. O'Neal720.01636
ILB Charlie Gerbasi510.01339
OLB Devin Keung500.01536
ILB O.J. Williamson300.0921
CB Jimmy Smith300.01237
DT Bennie LaPointe201.01635
CB Willie Hayes210.01538
OLB Jonas Mouton200.01529
DE Jake Bequette200.01027
CB Steven Ravas110.01318
OLB Eugene Duran110.0516
ILB Lewis Sonneman100.0924
DE Moe Daugherty100.01328
TE Donnell Elmore10---------
RB A.J. Griffith10---------
S Brant Bryant100.0821
RB Ronnie Hillman10---------
DT DeAngelo Tyson100.0311
DE Bucky Freysinger010.0919
S Luther Riazi010.01639
DT Jeris Pendleton010.0618
S Josh Robinson010.0614
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rahim Moore610.02435
OLB Patrick Mussi530.02026
ILB Reggie Fields510.0916
OLB Mychal Kendricks500.01737
CB Wayne Maxwell420.02139
CB Kyle Meadows410.01827
CB Kent Wheeler410.02139
DT Grady Patton230.02032
DE Melvin Ingram210.01211
DE George Selvie200.01929
S Horace Gilmore120.02336
DT Orlando Whitfield110.02131
WR Jamal Gardner10---------
DE Scottie Dightman100.0714
DE Brant Covert100.01533
WR John Hamilton10---------
WR Devon Wylie10---------
ILB Ron Lazer020.01222
S Ralph Quinn010.028

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bennie LaPointe1.003035
OLB Jonas Mouton0.013129
ILB Charlie Gerbasi0.011039
OLB Eugene Duran0.002016
DE Moe Daugherty0.001028
DE Jake Bequette0.001027
ILB Lewis Sonneman0.000124
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Orlando Whitfield0.003131
DE Brant Covert0.002033
DT Walter Bryant0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Devin Keung42036
S D.J. O'Neal30136
CB Willie Hayes22038
ILB Charlie Gerbasi20039
ILB O.J. Williamson20021
CB Jimmy Smith20037
S Brant Bryant12021
DT DeAngelo Tyson10011
S Luther Riazi01139
OLB Eugene Duran01016
ILB Lewis Sonneman00124
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell42139
ILB Reggie Fields40116
OLB Mychal Kendricks32037
OLB Patrick Mussi21026
CB Kent Wheeler21039
CB Kyle Meadows20127
S Horace Gilmore20036
S Rahim Moore10035
DE Scottie Dightman10014
OLB Tahir Whitehead1004
ILB Ron Lazer01022

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Archie Dudley15019031
Dixon Pasquarella13015023
Wayne Kamego13019038
Joey Daughtry13022034
Winston Hirneisen1209024
Ricardo Meadows03020032
Lorenzo McDaniel02018028
Perry Gossett0109013
Donnell Elmore010409
Bill Serino01021027
Howard Wilson0106011
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
James Brewer34117036
Dwight Perez26117036
Rusty Gothe12012033
Donnell Zwillinger02015034
Rodger Saffold01018144
Richard Makowski0106016
Victor Morton010302
Harvey Johnston01014034

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Devin Keung314
Steven Ravas214
Josh Robinson126
Eugene Duran118
Willie Hayes117
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Warren Kushto224
Kyle Meadows130
Tahir Whitehead117
Devon Wylie114

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Willie Hayes------15381770
Mike Smith2032------1769
Devin Keung------15361465
Ricardo Meadows2032------860
Rodney Lyons2236------159
Wayne Kamego1938---------57
Emmanuel Lynn2036---------56
Joey Daughtry2234---------56
Luther Riazi------1639156
D.J. O'Neal------1636355
Charlie Gerbasi------1339254
Lorenzo McDaniel1828------854
Archie Dudley1931------353
Bennie LaPointe------1635253
Bill Serino2127------553
Brian Downs1227------1150
Ronnie Hillman1115------2450
Jimmy Smith------1237---49
Dixon Pasquarella1523------947
Josh Robinson------6142646
Steven Ravas------13181445
Jonas Mouton------1529145
Moe Daugherty------1328344
A.J. Griffith1427------142
Winston Hirneisen924------841
Jake Bequette------1027340
Eugene Duran------5161839
Jeris Pendleton------6181236
Lewis Sonneman------924---33
O.J. Williamson------921333
Brant Bryant------821332
Perry Gossett913------830
Bucky Freysinger------919129
Howard Wilson611------825
Randall Monson00------1717
Ray Karau69---------15
DeAngelo Tyson------311115
Donnell Elmore49------114
Jimmie Matock56---------11
Marcus Young34------29
Richard Burgess00------99
Edwin Baker00------77
Larry Mirkovich00------66
Curtis LaMarche------0044
Jay Schmidgall------0033
Irv Burroughs00------22
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kyle Meadows------18273075
Horace Gilmore------23361372
Cam Newton1946---------65
Rodger Saffold1844------163
Wayne Maxwell------2139262
Kent Wheeler------2139262
Rahim Moore------2435261
Earnest Atkins1843---------61
Devon Wylie1036------1460
John Hamilton1741---------58
Grady Patton------2032456
Mychal Kendricks------1737256
Ron Lazer------12222155
Donnell Zwillinger1534------655
Dwight Perez1736------154
Orlando Whitfield------2131254
James Brewer1736---------53
Rusty Gothe1233------752
Brant Covert------1533250
George Selvie------1929---48
Patrick Mussi------2026248
Harvey Johnston1434---------48
Nicky Newkirk928------1047
Bruce Ryder918------835
Warren Kushto37------2434
Jamal Gardner1018------533
Richard Makowski616------931
Reggie Fields------916429
Melvin Ingram------1211629
Joshua Thomas------751426
Walter Bryant------618226
Scottie Dightman------714425
Alonzo Hatcher311------923
Jim Carlson69------823
Victor Morton32------1722
Tahir Whitehead------141722
Scott Holmes00------1818
Chris Tenney211------215
Ralph Quinn------28212
Billy Joe Lowe00------88
Stanley Havili13------15
Lamar Webb------0033
Kelly Simonton00------33
Johnnie Ferderer00------11
Jamie Blades00---------0
Scottie Marsh------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1070.7
Middle6223.7
Right9455.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8364.5
Middle4123.0
Right7344.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Emmanuel Lynn36183226612
Jimmie Matock643001001
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cam Newton451721381123

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22126.0
Short (0-8 Yds)19111377.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)14814310.2
Long (19+ Yds)71182.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)27141063.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)8000.0
Long (19+ Yds)92434.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Smith1280118332
WR Rodney Lyons116188236
WR Brian Downs72134127
TE Dixon Pasquarella42037023
WR Marcus Young2101204
WR Ray Karau200009
RB A.J. Griffith22014027
FB Lorenzo McDaniel1107028
TE Donnell Elmore100009
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Hamilton166168141
WR Devon Wylie93231136
WR Nicky Newkirk62018028
WR Jamal Gardner52021018
RB Earnest Atkins5208043
FB Bruce Ryder2000018
FB Stanley Havili110303
RB Warren Kushto110207

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
A.J. Griffith3103.334.57
Ronnie Hillman231.500.91
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earnest Atkins2115.504.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Emmanuel Lynn31103.336.25
Jimmie Matock222613.0014.17
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cam Newton1000.003.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mike Smith223015.009.83
WR Rodney Lyons2163.008.00
WR Brian Downs1000.004.86
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner1000.004.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
A.J. Griffith20
Ronnie Hillman21
PittsburghRushesConversions
Cam Newton10
Stanley Havili10
Earnest Atkins10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Emmanuel Lynn1154
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Cam Newton1273

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Smith433
WR Brian Downs300
WR Rodney Lyons100
TE Dixon Pasquarella100
WR Marcus Young110
RB A.J. Griffith111
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Hamilton432
WR Devon Wylie320
WR Nicky Newkirk210
WR Jamal Gardner111
FB Bruce Ryder100
RB Earnest Atkins100

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Club Seats6,700 (7,000)
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