Week 3, 2035

played in Pittsburgh, PA

56 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots 717300-27
Pittsburgh Steelers 0143103-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 NED - Donnie Merrifield 24 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 13:34 NED - Fred Benson 38 field goal
2Q: 10:30 NED - Jose Rivers 6 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 04:50 PIT - Dalton Dunn 31 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
2Q: 03:06 PIT - Dalton Dunn 5 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 NED - Adam Fulton 5 fumble return (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 08:24 NED - Fred Benson 46 field goal
3Q: 05:07 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 25 field goal
4Q: 07:12 PIT - Dalton Dunn 6 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
4Q: 03:11 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 39 field goal
OT: 02:56 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 28 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record0-2-12-1
First Downs1827
- by Rushing65
- by Passing1120
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards326519
- Offensive Plays6975
- Yards per Play4.726.92
Net Rushing Yards135120
- Rushing Attempts3019
- Yards per Rush4.506.32
Net Passing Yards191399
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 24 - 154 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards199413
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/82/14
- Yards per Pass Play4.907.13
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions5/165/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.811.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards2/109/78
Punt Returns/Yards2/184/62
Kick Returns/Yards3/902/60
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits26
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 31
Time of Possession34:3932:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:25OWN 25775Touchdown
18:115:05OWN 20831Punt
11:513:22OWN 45734Field Goal
213:213:00OPP 36736Touchdown
27:021:40OWN 1634Punt
24:400:47OWN 252-6Fumble
22:561:47OWN 32625Punt
313:305:14OWN 32839Field Goal
35:022:15OWN 3631Punt
410:391:23OWN 2035Punt
47:031:40OWN 2237Punt
43:041:40OWN 25659Interception
OT18:243:23OWN 20621Punt
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:353:24OWN 32623Punt
13:061:15OWN 1138Punt
213:290:08OWN 2510Interception
210:213:19OWN 25859Downs
25:220:42OWN 45255Touchdown
23:530:57OPP 929Touchdown
21:090:56OWN 332Fumble
20:130:13OWN 2520Half
315:001:30OWN 631Punt
38:163:14OWN 39653Field Goal
32:477:08OWN 191147Punt
49:162:13OPP 39639Touchdown
45:232:19OWN 36542Field Goal
41:241:24OWN 16628Half
OT110:001:36OWN 25532Punt
OT15:012:11OWN 16773Field Goal

Game MVP: Harvey Dunnigan, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield231195.172431
QB Xavier Gerhardt7162.29900
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Ian Truc8698.631440
QB Harvey Dunnigan4164.001210
RB Efrain Pries4143.501110
RB Fred Gibson2115.50700
WR Shaun Benzer11010.001010

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt37241992/8131176.3
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Harvey Dunnigan54324132/14332194.1

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Donnie Merrifield78365.1414100
TE Jose Rivers610366.002111
WR Camden Gauthier445614.0026310
WR Tony Grabulis494511.2511200
FB Asher Kostinko222110.509140
WR Kerry Ballard1355.00050
WR Jimmie Dobbs0100.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Raymond Marlowe8129812.2543320
WR Shaun Benzer8159812.2567300
WR Dalton Dunn81610112.6331313
RB Efrain Pries556412.8053290
FB Britt Norris233618.0029220
FB Luke Gliniak111616.0010160
WR Kyle Joyner0100.00000
RB Fred Gibson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Anthony Klingensmith100.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dillon Douglas11010.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Xavier Gerhardt1000
DT Adam Fulton0101
OLB Bucky Lewis0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
QB Harvey Dunnigan1000
DE Kris Sweeney0110

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller731044.335.4544
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ernest Rosado523747.431.8690

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson2/21/10/0463/3
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edgar Harrelson3/30/00/0393/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Ballard2189.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Ross Tremble46215.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Klingensmith39030.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Ross Tremble13333.00
Shaun Benzer12727.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford1220.01956
S Edgar Salari1010.01356
OLB Bucky Lewis410.51954
CB Anthony Klingensmith430.01953
OLB Aiden Ward410.01152
DT Xavier Beyer311.0714
CB Dixon Cassidy300.01956
CB Ruben Owens300.0826
DE Stan Evans220.01956
DT Adam Fulton120.51242
OLB Rod Boscarino130.01133
S Mercury Kramer110.01749
C Toby Van Verth10---------
WR Kerry Ballard10---------
DE Cesar Harden100.01956
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lester O'Neal1150.02639
DE Kendrick Rheams621.02831
OLB Renaldo Chapman620.03039
S Ross Tremble610.03039
CB Dillon Douglas510.03039
CB Emmett Phillips430.02937
S Enrique Carpenter410.02937
DT Ivan Buntain300.02530
OLB Jace Shepard300.0118
DE Kris Sweeney200.52736
CB Elijah Fitzgerald210.01931
DE Rex Schulte120.52535
OLB Isaac Henson100.012
WR Dalton Dunn10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Xavier Beyer1.000014
DT Adam Fulton0.511042
OLB Bucky Lewis0.511054
DE Stan Evans0.002156
OLB Aiden Ward0.002052
DE Cesar Harden0.002056
S Edgar Salari0.001056
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kendrick Rheams1.001131
DE Rex Schulte0.510235
DE Kris Sweeney0.502436
DT Ivan Buntain0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford91056
S Edgar Salari60056
CB Anthony Klingensmith31153
OLB Aiden Ward31052
CB Ruben Owens30026
S Mercury Kramer21049
CB Dixon Cassidy20056
OLB Bucky Lewis20054
DE Stan Evans11056
OLB Rod Boscarino10033
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lester O'Neal60039
CB Dillon Douglas41139
S Ross Tremble40039
OLB Renaldo Chapman21039
CB Emmett Phillips21037
S Enrique Carpenter20037
CB Elijah Fitzgerald20031
OLB Isaac Henson1002
OLB Jace Shepard1008
DT Ivan Buntain01030
DE Kris Sweeney01036

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Toby Van Verth38130039
T Kendall Snyder35030139
G Donnie Searcy25030039
G Scott Seigler15030139
T Jim Smith15030039
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Darien Faulk35219156
G Damon Kramer23019056
G Jackson Poston23019056
T George Rayburn22019056
T Howie Meier15019156

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Jose Rivers227
Tracy Ford128
Camden Gauthier118
Kendall Snyder19
Scott Seigler19
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Omar Robinson228
Dalton Dunn218
Shaun Benzer113

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Tracy Ford------195628103
TE Jose Rivers2839------2794
CB Dixon Cassidy------19561085
DE Cesar Harden------1956883
CB Anthony Klingensmith------1953981
G Donnie Searcy3039------978
T Jim Smith3039------978
T Kendall Snyder3039------978
DE Stan Evans------1956378
G Scott Seigler3039------978
S Edgar Salari------1356776
OLB Bucky Lewis------1954376
WR Camden Gauthier2730------1875
OLB Rod Boscarino------11332670
C Toby Van Verth3039---------69
WR Kerry Ballard1930------2069
QB Xavier Gerhardt3039---------69
S Mercury Kramer------1749369
OLB Aiden Ward------1152366
RB Donnie Merrifield2635---------61
WR Tony Grabulis2635---------61
DT Adam Fulton------1242155
S Amari Ojeda------872035
CB Ruben Owens------826---34
TE Timothy Farr99------1432
FB Asher Kostinko38------2031
CB Ryan Grandt------841830
DT Xavier Beyer------714223
RB Javier Buerfeind01------2223
C Malcolm Wooden00------99
K Fred Benson00------99
P Kris Miller00------99
WR Jimmie Dobbs52---------7
TE Devin Reid34---------7
DE Malcolm Swilling------0055
RB Richard Poston12---------3
WR D.J. Glover30---------3
DE Kaleb Tomei------02---2
CB Wendell Washington------00---0
G Dave Doyle00---------0
QB Riddick Welch00---------0
C Martin Melaragni00---------0
T Jose Tharp00---------0
G Marlon Wolf00---------0
T Marc Loendorf00---------0
OLB Denzel Church------00---0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Raymond Marlowe1853------2899
WR Dalton Dunn1956------1893
S Ross Tremble------30392291
T George Rayburn1956------883
G Damon Kramer1956------883
G Jackson Poston1956------883
CB Emmett Phillips------29371682
ILB Lester O'Neal------26391681
WR Shaun Benzer1948------1380
QB Harvey Dunnigan1956---------75
C Darien Faulk1956---------75
T Howie Meier1956---------75
OLB Renaldo Chapman------3039271
CB Dillon Douglas------3039271
S Enrique Carpenter------2937268
DE Kendrick Rheams------2831968
DE Kris Sweeney------2736265
DE Rex Schulte------2535262
DT Ivan Buntain------2530257
CB Elijah Fitzgerald------1931---50
RB Ian Truc916------2045
FB Britt Norris536---------41
RB Efrain Pries617------730
WR Kyle Joyner1316---------29
RB Fred Gibson425---------29
OLB Isaac Henson------122528
WR Omar Robinson00------2828
TE Alexis Glaspie01------2324
CB Dustin Lynn------102021
OLB Jace Shepard------118221
DE Tommy Nowakowski------46717
DT Carlos Ellard------610---16
DE Otis Francis------58---13
K Edgar Harrelson00------99
P Ernest Rosado00------88
C Jerry Widell00------88
T Charles Funderburk00------88
FB Luke Gliniak07---------7
ILB Malik Houghton------0077
WR Harvey Burkett24---------6
CB Alan Seals------30---3
S Tristan Stanton------12---3
WR Amos Hilbert01---------1
OLB Bill Collins------00---0
QB Owen Marincic00---------0
C Jimmy Benson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8516.4
Middle17613.6
Right5234.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5357.0
Middle9424.7
Right5438.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt37242025471
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Harvey Dunnigan543210325911

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76243.4
Short (0-8 Yds)21131155.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)74405.7
Long (19+ Yds)212010.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)19151447.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1781539.0
Long (19+ Yds)61315.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jose Rivers106136039
WR Tony Grabulis94145135
RB Donnie Merrifield87036035
WR Camden Gauthier44056130
WR Kerry Ballard3105030
FB Asher Kostinko2202108
WR Jimmie Dobbs100002
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dalton Dunn1680101256
WR Shaun Benzer158198348
TE Raymond Marlowe128198253
RB Efrain Pries55064217
FB Britt Norris32036136
FB Luke Gliniak1101607
WR Kyle Joyner1000016
RB Fred Gibson1000025

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Xavier Gerhardt177.002.29
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Ian Truc1-1-1.008.63
RB Fred Gibson144.005.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt4161.505.38
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan85243.007.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jose Rivers2163.003.60
RB Donnie Merrifield1000.004.50
WR Tony Grabulis1000.005.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dalton Dunn43215.256.31
TE Raymond Marlowe2000.008.17
RB Efrain Pries1144.0012.80
WR Shaun Benzer11-1-1.006.53

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
QB Xavier Gerhardt10
RB Donnie Merrifield10
PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Ian Truc82

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt1495
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Harvey Dunnigan533

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Jose Rivers753
WR Tony Grabulis421
WR Camden Gauthier111
WR Kerry Ballard100
RB Donnie Merrifield110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Dalton Dunn200
FB Britt Norris111
TE Raymond Marlowe111
RB Efrain Pries111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck26,600 (26,600)
End Zone19,200 (19,200)
Mezzanine11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes5,200 (5,200)