Wild Card Playoff Games, 2035

played in New England, MA

28 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers 70103-20
New England Patriots 71703-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:12 NED - Kerry Ballard 4 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 03:55 PIT - Raymond Marlowe 12 pass from Owen Marincic (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
2Q: 12:35 NED - Fred Benson 37 field goal
2Q: 05:59 NED - Tony Grabulis 16 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 02:17 NED - Bucky Lewis 7 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 08:58 PIT - Britt Norris 5 pass from Owen Marincic (Edgar Harrelson extra point)
3Q: 03:54 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 41 field goal
4Q: 12:38 NED - Fred Benson 23 field goal
4Q: 00:28 PIT - Edgar Harrelson 39 field goal

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record11-610-6-1
First Downs1420
- by Rushing111
- by Passing128
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards273355
- Offensive Plays6066
- Yards per Play4.555.38
Net Rushing Yards73157
- Rushing Attempts1235
- Yards per Rush6.084.49
Net Passing Yards200198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 20 - 328 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards223212
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/233/14
- Yards per Pass Play4.176.39
Fumbles/Lost1/02/0
3rd Down Conversions4/143/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.67.6
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/356/50
Punt Returns/Yards2/394/29
Kick Returns/Yards1/281/23
Interception Ret./Yards1/03/34
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 31
Time of Possession24:4935:11

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:061:38OWN 438Punt
16:032:16OWN 25775Touchdown
212:303:04OWN 25618Punt
27:310:57OWN 2326Interception
25:480:56OWN 2535Punt
22:170:13OWN 410Interception
22:041:02OWN 3338Punt
315:001:06OWN 253-11Punt
312:123:24OWN 38762Touchdown
36:222:36OWN 49527Field Goal
32:301:35OWN 283-6Punt
412:312:32OWN 25636Punt
42:432:20OWN 361042Field Goal
40:160:16OWN 4628Interception
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:54OWN 32728Punt
19:283:2550650Touchdown
13:476:17OWN 251255Field Goal
29:261:55OWN 21447Interception
26:340:46OPP 28228Touchdown
24:522:35OWN 22527Punt
21:021:02OWN 1723Half
313:541:42OWN 373-2Punt
38:482:26OWN 2034Punt
33:461:16OWN 2538Punt
30:553:24OWN 361058Field Goal
49:597:16OWN 201051Missed FG

Game MVP: Ruben Owens, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
QB Owen Marincic8496.131110
RB Efrain Pries2147.00900
RB Fred Gibson2105.00500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield281184.211940
QB Xavier Gerhardt7395.571010

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Owen Marincic43202235/23233348.9
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt28222123/142421107.1

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dalton Dunn915849.3322330
TE Raymond Marlowe455313.2529251
FB Britt Norris22105.00051
WR Shaun Benzer211199.501130
WR Harvey Burkett243015.007200
TE Alexis Glaspie132727.0018270
RB Efrain Pries0200.00000
RB Fred Gibson0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jose Rivers454110.2526240
WR Tony Grabulis478320.7555421
FB Asher Kostinko33227.339120
RB Donnie Merrifield3320.67440
WR Camden Gauthier23168.002120
WR Kerry Ballard232814.0016241
WR Jimmie Dobbs1133.00030
TE Timothy Farr1144.00040
TE Brent Patterson1144.00040
RB Richard Poston1199.00990

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jace Shepard100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ruben Owens22713.500
OLB Bucky Lewis177.001

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
QB Owen Marincic1000
RB Ian Truc0100
DT Ivan Buntain0010
WR Dalton Dunn0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Xavier Gerhardt1000
S Edgar Salari1000
ILB Tracy Ford0100
TE Jose Rivers0100
CB Dixon Cassidy0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ernest Rosado732346.139.1603
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller521543.035.2513

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edgar Harrelson2/21/10/0412/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson2/30/10/0373/3

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Ross Tremble23919.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Ballard4297.30

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Benzer12828.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edgar Salari12323.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jace Shepard1120.03428
CB Douglas Stewart800.03531
DT Ivan Buntain611.02523
CB Emmett Phillips620.03530
DE Kris Sweeney521.03431
ILB Malik Houghton530.01917
ILB Lester O'Neal520.03328
DE Kendrick Rheams321.03324
S Ross Tremble310.01920
S Enrique Carpenter210.03328
DE Tommy Nowakowski200.069
CB Dillon Douglas110.01814
WR Shaun Benzer10---------
WR Dalton Dunn10---------
DE Rex Schulte100.03023
CB Elijah Fitzgerald010.01920
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mercury Kramer510.0943
ILB Tracy Ford500.01248
CB Dixon Cassidy410.01248
CB Ruben Owens400.01248
S Amari Ojeda400.038
S Edgar Salari300.01245
DT Adam Fulton211.51248
DE Stan Evans201.01248
DE Cesar Harden210.5927
OLB Rod Boscarino111.5629
OLB Bucky Lewis120.5944
OLB Aiden Ward120.01247
CB Ryan Grandt120.0622
WR Tony Grabulis10---------
CB Wendell Washington020.034

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kendrick Rheams1.002324
DT Ivan Buntain1.000023
DE Kris Sweeney1.000031
DE Rex Schulte0.001023
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Adam Fulton1.501048
OLB Rod Boscarino1.500129
DE Stan Evans1.017748
OLB Bucky Lewis0.502044
DE Cesar Harden0.500027
ILB Tracy Ford0.000148

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jace Shepard60128
S Ross Tremble40020
CB Emmett Phillips40030
CB Douglas Stewart20031
S Enrique Carpenter10028
ILB Malik Houghton10017
ILB Lester O'Neal10028
DE Kris Sweeney10031
DE Rex Schulte10023
S Tristan Stanton1001
CB Alan Seals0103
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mercury Kramer50043
ILB Tracy Ford40048
CB Ruben Owens31248
CB Dixon Cassidy30048
S Amari Ojeda2008
S Edgar Salari12045
OLB Bucky Lewis10144
OLB Aiden Ward10047
OLB Rod Boscarino01029
DE Salvador Wagner01015

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Luis McGee13011246
C Darien Faulk11012048
T George Rayburn00012248
T Brenden Nicol00012148
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Toby Van Verth410035031
G Donnie Searcy35035031
T Jim Smith25035331
T Marc Loendorf24035031
G Dave Doyle220607
G Lewis Strickland03029024
TE Timothy Farr01015012

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Dalton Dunn218
Omar Robinson125
Raymond Marlowe125
Darien Faulk18
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Jose Rivers126
Tracy Ford125
Kerry Ballard118

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Raymond Marlowe1248------2585
CB Douglas Stewart------35311480
CB Emmett Phillips------3530873
WR Dalton Dunn1143------1872
DE Kris Sweeney------3431772
WR Shaun Benzer1248------1171
T George Rayburn1248------969
C Darien Faulk1248------868
G Luis McGee1146------966
S Enrique Carpenter------3328364
ILB Lester O'Neal------3328364
OLB Jace Shepard------3428264
DE Kendrick Rheams------3324360
QB Owen Marincic1248---------60
C Jimmy Benson1248---------60
T Brenden Nicol1248---------60
S Ross Tremble------19201756
DE Rex Schulte------3023154
DT Ivan Buntain------2523149
TE Alexis Glaspie525------1848
RB Efrain Pries830------543
CB Elijah Fitzgerald------1920140
ILB Malik Houghton------1917339
CB Dillon Douglas------1814234
WR Harvey Burkett621---------27
RB Ian Truc15------2026
WR Omar Robinson00------2525
OLB Isaac Henson------002323
DE Tommy Nowakowski------69823
DT Carlos Ellard------88218
RB Fred Gibson413---------17
CB Dustin Lynn------001616
ILB Eli Clemons------011112
P Ernest Rosado00------99
C Jerry Widell00------99
T Charles Funderburk00------99
K Edgar Harrelson00------77
FB Britt Norris15---------6
CB Alan Seals------23---5
DE Otis Francis------22---4
G Jackson Poston12------14
WR Kyle Joyner02---------2
S Tristan Stanton------01---1
QB Harvey Dunnigan00---------0
FB Luke Gliniak00---------0
WR Amos Hilbert00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Tracy Ford------12482585
TE Jose Rivers3326------2685
G Donnie Searcy3531------874
T Jim Smith3531------874
T Marc Loendorf3531------874
C Toby Van Verth3531---------66
QB Xavier Gerhardt3531---------66
WR Camden Gauthier2519------2165
OLB Aiden Ward------1247463
CB Dixon Cassidy------1248363
S Edgar Salari------1245663
DT Adam Fulton------1248262
CB Ruben Owens------1248262
DE Stan Evans------1248262
RB Donnie Merrifield3323------561
WR Tony Grabulis2928---------57
WR Kerry Ballard1919------1856
OLB Bucky Lewis------944255
S Mercury Kramer------943254
G Lewis Strickland2924---------53
CB Ryan Grandt------6221846
TE Timothy Farr1512------1138
OLB Rod Boscarino------629237
DE Cesar Harden------927137
FB Asher Kostinko36------2130
S Amari Ojeda------381930
WR Jimmie Dobbs1213---------25
DE Salvador Wagner------215724
OLB Denzel Church------012122
RB Javier Buerfeind02------1921
G Dave Doyle67------114
TE Brent Patterson63---------9
K Fred Benson00------99
C Malcolm Wooden00------88
P Kris Miller00------88
CB Wendell Washington------34---7
CB O.J. Barker------0077
C Martin Melaragni00------77
DT Oliver MacClelland------0077
RB Richard Poston04---------4
DE Malcolm Swilling------13---4
QB Riddick Welch00---------0
T Jose Tharp00---------0
G Marlon Wolf00---------0
WR D.J. Glover00---------0
S Hunter Summers------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2105.0
Middle10636.3
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10505.0
Middle18633.5
Right7446.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Owen Marincic432043151093
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt28223101331

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1610905.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)187905.0
Long (19+ Yds)313311.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)15121157.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)547915.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dalton Dunn159084143
WR Shaun Benzer112019048
TE Raymond Marlowe54053148
WR Harvey Burkett42130121
TE Alexis Glaspie31027125
FB Britt Norris2201005
RB Efrain Pries2000030
RB Fred Gibson1000013
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis74083128
TE Jose Rivers54041126
WR Camden Gauthier32016019
FB Asher Kostinko3302206
WR Kerry Ballard32028119
RB Donnie Merrifield3302023
WR Jimmie Dobbs1103013
TE Timothy Farr1104012
TE Brent Patterson110403
RB Richard Poston110904

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield3103.334.21
QB Xavier Gerhardt11010.005.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Owen Marincic54285.605.19
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt63223.677.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dalton Dunn22115.505.60
FB Britt Norris1155.005.00
TE Raymond Marlowe111212.0010.60
WR Harvey Burkett1000.007.50
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kerry Ballard2142.009.33
WR Tony Grabulis21168.0011.86
WR Camden Gauthier1000.005.33
RB Donnie Merrifield1122.000.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
QB Owen Marincic11
New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Donnie Merrifield31
QB Xavier Gerhardt10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Owen Marincic1253
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt742

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Shaun Benzer500
TE Raymond Marlowe432
WR Dalton Dunn221
RB Efrain Pries100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Camden Gauthier221
WR Tony Grabulis200
TE Jose Rivers100
WR Kerry Ballard111
RB Donnie Merrifield110

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,600 (14,600)
End Zone10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)