Wild Card Playoff Games, 2032

played in Pittsburgh, PA

26 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	0	7	0	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NED - Howie Fleming 28 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 08:53 PIT - Ken Starks 37 field goal
1Q: 03:36 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 42 pass from Cam Newton (Ken Starks extra point)
1Q: 00:05 NED - Richard Burgess 47 field goal
3Q: 09:02 NED - Brian Downs 28 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:39 PIT - Brant Hockman 22 run (Ken Starks extra point)
4Q: 00:10 PIT - Ken Starks 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NED - Howie Fleming 28 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 08:53 PIT - Ken Starks 37 field goal
1Q: 03:36 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 42 pass from Cam Newton (Ken Starks extra point)
1Q: 00:05 NED - Richard Burgess 47 field goal
3Q: 09:02 NED - Brian Downs 28 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:39 PIT - Brant Hockman 22 run (Ken Starks extra point)
4Q: 00:10 PIT - Ken Starks 51 field goal

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 10-7 9-8
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 254 327
- Offensive Plays 48 70
- Yards per Play 5.29 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 53 120
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 2.30 4.14
Net Passing Yards 201 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 2 39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.04 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/67 6/28
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 5/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/144 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	10-7	9-8
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	254	327
- Offensive Plays	48	70
- Yards per Play	5.29	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	53	120
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	2.30	4.14
Net Passing Yards	201	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 2	39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.04	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/67	6/28
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	5/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/144	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
1	10:05	0:11	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	8:47	2:01	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	3:16	3:16	OWN 45	5	25	Field Goal
2	13:31	1:44	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	7:32	5:08	OWN 2	9	41	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 24	2	39	Half
3	12:39	1:52	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
3	9:56	1:05	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
3	4:52	1:21	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	14:48	3:42	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	6:23	1:09	OWN 35	2	7	Interception
4	2:38	1:40	OWN 11	3	8	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	1:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	9:54	1:07	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
1	6:46	3:30	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown
2	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:47	4:15	OWN 32	8	19	Punt
2	2:24	1:28	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 22	6	33	Punt
3	10:47	0:51	OWN 41	2	-12	Fumble
3	8:51	3:59	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	3:31	3:43	OWN 40	7	25	Punt
4	11:06	4:43	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	5:14	2:36	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
4	0:58	0:55	OWN 35	5	31	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	12	22	1.83	8	0	0
Ronnie Hillman	11	31	2.82	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brant Hockman	19	73	3.84	22	2	1
Earnest Atkins	8	22	2.75	11	1	0
Cam Newton	1	22	22.00	22	1	0
Stanley Havili	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Lynn	23	16	214	2/13	2	43	2	91.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	39	20	221	2/14	1	42	0	76.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Givens	8	10	64	8.00	12	16	0
WR Brian Downs	5	6	105	21.00	21	43	1
WR Howie Fleming	2	4	41	20.50	21	28	1
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Randall Monson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nicky Newkirk	6	7	106	17.67	38	42	1
TE Victor Morton	4	4	52	13.00	6	26	0
FB Stanley Havili	3	3	18	6.00	8	11	0
WR Danny Coale	2	3	23	11.50	3	12	0
RB Brant Hockman	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Earnest Atkins	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR John Hamilton	1	7	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Devon Wylie	1	4	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Darrell Gil	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Donovan Watson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ralph Quinn	2	6	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Curtis LaMarche	1	0
Jonas Mouton	0	1
R.J. Austin	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Cam Newton	1	0
Warren Kushto	1	0
Earnest Atkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	7	304	43.4	42.7	56	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	8	372	46.5	40.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Starks	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	12	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kushto	5	5	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Grzegorczyk	5	144	28.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Maxwell	1	19	19.0	0
Donovan Watson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	10	0	0.0	23	34
OLB Jonas Mouton	7	0	1.0	29	37
OLB Eugene Duran	5	0	0.0	27	34
S Luther Riazi	5	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Devin Keung	3	1	0.0	11	31
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	2	3	0.0	27	35
ILB Dean Wilde	2	2	0.0	19	18
CB Willie Hayes	2	1	0.0	21	30
CB Jimmy Smith	2	1	0.0	24	26
S Brant Bryant	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT Jeris Pendleton	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Bucky Melnick	2	0	0.0	22	27
DE Bucky Freysinger	1	1	1.0	24	19
DT Bennie LaPointe	1	1	0.0	18	24
S Josh Robinson	1	1	0.0	7	20
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	0	---	---	---
CB Artie Grzegorczyk	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Irv Delvalle	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Howie Fleming	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis LaMarche	0	1	0.0	5	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	5	1	0.0	21	23
CB Kent Wheeler	4	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Tahir Whitehead	4	0	0.0	13	19
DE Brant Covert	3	1	1.0	17	19
CB Kyle Meadows	3	4	0.0	16	13
OLB Mychal Kendricks	3	2	0.0	17	24
DE Scottie Dightman	3	1	0.0	16	17
DT Grady Patton	2	0	1.0	18	20
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	2	0.0	18	21
OLB Juan Gaines	2	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Ron Lazer	2	1	0.0	6	1
S Ralph Quinn	2	1	0.0	15	15
DT Walter Bryant	1	1	0.0	10	13
DE George Selvie	1	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0.0	10	5
G Rusty Gothe	1	0	---	---	---
DT Orlando Whitfield	1	0	0.0	14	17
OLB Roman Guthrie	0	2	0.0	4	9
ILB Reggie Fields	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	1.0	0	2	1	37
DE Bucky Freysinger	1.0	0	0	0	19
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	0.0	1	0	1	35
DE Bucky Melnick	0.0	0	3	0	27
DT Bennie LaPointe	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Jeris Pendleton	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Grady Patton	1.0	1	0	20
DE Brant Covert	1.0	0	0	19
DE Scottie Dightman	0.0	0	1	17
DT Orlando Whitfield	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Luther Riazi	5	1	30
OLB Devin Keung	3	1	31
CB Jimmy Smith	3	0	26
OLB Eugene Duran	2	0	34
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	35
CB Artie Grzegorczyk	1	1	12
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	34
CB Willie Hayes	1	0	30
OLB Jonas Mouton	1	0	37
S Brant Bryant	1	0	17
S Josh Robinson	1	0	20

Pittsburgh	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	13
CB Kent Wheeler	3	0	23
OLB Tahir Whitehead	3	0	19
S Ralph Quinn	1	2	15
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	5
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	10
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	21
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	1
DE Scottie Dightman	1	0	17
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Hirneisen	2	5	23	0	25
Joey Daughtry	1	5	22	0	23
Richard Makowski	1	3	19	0	19
Howard Wilson	0	8	18	0	22
Wayne Kamego	0	2	16	1	19
Ethan Iker	0	0	9	1	8

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	2	4	29	1	40
Rusty Gothe	1	5	28	0	34
Harvey Johnston	1	4	16	0	21
Antoine Ross	1	4	20	0	30
Donnell Zwillinger	1	3	22	0	30
James Brewer	0	4	24	0	38
Chris Tenney	0	1	22	1	36
Stanley Havili	0	1	20	0	19
Victor Morton	0	1	8	0	11
Xavier Walsh	0	1	6	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Delvalle	2	17
Donnell Elmore	2	16
R.J. Austin	1	17
Eugene Duran	1	13
Wayne Kamego	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Gaines	3	17
Kyle Meadows	2	25
Rodger Saffold	1	10
Sam Gardner	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Duran	---	---	27	34	13	74
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	27	35	7	69
Jonas Mouton	---	---	29	37	2	68
Devin Keung	---	---	11	31	25	67
Willie Hayes	---	---	21	30	14	65
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	23	34	2	59
Luther Riazi	---	---	25	30	3	58
Jimmy Smith	---	---	24	26	4	54
Bucky Melnick	---	---	22	27	4	53
Winston Hirneisen	23	25	---	---	1	49
Emmanuel Lynn	23	25	---	---	---	48
Bucky Freysinger	---	---	24	19	5	48
Lorenzo McDaniel	12	15	---	---	20	47
Bennie LaPointe	---	---	18	24	4	46
Richard Makowski	19	19	---	---	8	46
Joey Daughtry	22	23	---	---	---	45
Howard Wilson	18	22	---	---	3	43
Artie Grzegorczyk	---	---	8	12	22	42
Tim Givens	15	17	---	---	10	42
Wayne Kamego	16	19	---	---	6	41
Dean Wilde	---	---	19	18	4	41
Brian Downs	18	21	---	---	---	39
Brant Bryant	---	---	10	17	9	36
Randall Monson	11	12	---	---	13	36
Josh Robinson	---	---	7	20	6	33
Hunter O'Leary	---	---	7	14	9	30
A.J. Griffith	12	15	---	---	1	28
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	11	17	---	28
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	5	22	---	27
Ronnie Hillman	11	10	---	---	4	25
Howie Fleming	10	15	---	---	---	25
Ethan Iker	9	8	---	---	7	24
Dixon Pasquarella	11	10	---	---	1	22
Irv Delvalle	---	---	1	4	17	22
Donnell Elmore	2	2	---	---	16	20
R.J. Austin	1	2	---	---	17	20
Buddy Price	1	1	---	---	17	19
Kennedy Hansen	11	5	---	---	---	16
Harold Curtis	5	8	---	---	---	13
Wayne Schultz	3	1	---	---	8	12
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dominic Bounds	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jimmie Matock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodger Saffold	29	40	---	---	10	79
Rusty Gothe	28	34	---	---	10	72
James Brewer	24	38	---	---	10	72
Cam Newton	29	41	---	---	---	70
Chris Tenney	22	36	---	---	3	61
Donnell Zwillinger	22	30	---	---	8	60
Kyle Meadows	---	---	16	13	25	54
Danny Coale	9	28	---	---	14	51
Nicky Newkirk	23	25	---	---	2	50
Antoine Ross	20	30	---	---	---	50
Brant Hockman	20	29	---	---	---	49
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	18	21	9	48
Stanley Havili	20	19	---	---	9	48
Harvey Johnston	16	21	---	---	10	47
Rahim Moore	---	---	21	23	1	45
Kent Wheeler	---	---	21	23	1	45
John Hamilton	19	24	---	---	1	44
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	17	24	3	44
Scottie Dightman	---	---	16	17	8	41
Grady Patton	---	---	18	20	1	39
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	14	17	8	39
Patrick Mussi	---	---	10	5	23	38
Victor Morton	8	11	---	---	18	37
Brant Covert	---	---	17	19	1	37
Juan Gaines	---	---	8	10	17	35
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	13	19	3	35
Ralph Quinn	---	---	15	15	2	32
Darrell Gil	7	7	---	---	17	31
George Selvie	---	---	16	13	---	29
Earnest Atkins	9	12	---	---	7	28
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	26	26
Devon Wylie	7	16	---	---	3	26
Walter Bryant	---	---	10	13	---	23
Sam Gardner	---	---	9	5	9	23
Roman Guthrie	---	---	4	9	6	19
Donovan Watson	1	4	---	---	11	16
Xavier Walsh	6	6	---	---	---	12
Reggie Fields	---	---	2	5	2	9
Ron Lazer	---	---	6	1	1	8
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Starks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark LeGree	---	---	2	3	1	6
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Paauwe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	7	12	1.7
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Lynn	23	16	3	1	1	0	2	0	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	39	20	3	2	5	4	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	96	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	43	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	114	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	10	8	0	64	0	17
WR Brian Downs	6	5	0	105	2	21
WR Howie Fleming	4	2	0	41	1	15
TE Randall Monson	2	0	1	0	0	12
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	0	4	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Newkirk	7	6	0	106	2	25
WR John Hamilton	7	1	2	3	0	24
TE Victor Morton	4	4	0	52	1	11
WR Devon Wylie	4	1	0	2	0	16
FB Stanley Havili	3	3	0	18	0	19
RB Brant Hockman	3	1	1	6	0	29
RB Earnest Atkins	3	1	0	3	0	12
WR Danny Coale	3	2	1	23	0	28
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	0	1	0	0	30
TE Darrell Gil	2	1	0	8	0	7
WR Donovan Watson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ronnie Hillman	4	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Atkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Lynn	6	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Downs	2	1	1
WR Tim Givens	2	1	0
TE Randall Monson	1	0	0
WR Howie Fleming	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Hamilton	4	1	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	3	2
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	2
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	1
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	0
WR Devon Wylie	1	0	0
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (18,800)
End Zone 13,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (18,800)
End Zone	13,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)