Wild Card Playoff Games, 2041

played in New England, MA

28 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	14	-	35
New England Patriots	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 PIT - Sergio Ohara 29 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NED - Fred Benson 35 field goal
2Q: 02:15 PIT - Dalton Dunn 15 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 07:40 PIT - Sergio Ohara 6 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 02:08 NED - Fred Benson 36 field goal
4Q: 12:24 PIT - Dalton Dunn 14 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 06:50 PIT - Ronnie Rand 8 run (Rico Washington extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 PIT - Sergio Ohara 29 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 05:15 NED - Fred Benson 35 field goal
2Q: 02:15 PIT - Dalton Dunn 15 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 07:40 PIT - Sergio Ohara 6 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 02:08 NED - Fred Benson 36 field goal
4Q: 12:24 PIT - Dalton Dunn 14 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 06:50 PIT - Ronnie Rand 8 run (Rico Washington extra point)

Team Statistics PIT NED
Record 10-6-1 11-6
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 401 331
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 6.91 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 86 162
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.58 5.79
Net Passing Yards 315 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 28 - 0 34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 323 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 9.26 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52

Team Statistics	PIT	NED
Record	10-6-1	11-6
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	401	331
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	6.91	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	86	162
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.58	5.79
Net Passing Yards	315	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 28 - 0	34 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	323	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	9.26	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:08	30:52

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 28	4	32	Punt
1	10:46	0:14	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown
1	8:16	2:53	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	2:43	1:51	OWN 41	4	31	Fumble
2	14:06	1:11	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	10:52	1:53	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
2	5:08	3:02	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	13:18	5:49	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	2:01	4:46	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	10:55	2:24	OWN 14	4	16	Punt
4	7:36	0:53	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
4	4:24	1:45	OWN 14	3	5	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	1:52	OWN 1	4	24	Interception
1	10:32	2:16	OWN 34	4	23	Punt
1	5:23	2:40	OWN 3	7	63	Missed FG
1	0:52	1:46	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	12:55	2:03	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	8:59	3:51	OWN 44	6	38	Field Goal
2	2:06	2:06	OWN 13	5	19	Half
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:29	5:28	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
4	12:15	1:20	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	8:31	0:55	OWN 27	4	5	Downs
4	6:43	2:19	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 31	6	64	Game

Game MVP: Owen Marincic, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Santiago Makuch	11	27	2.45	11	1	0
RB Ronnie Rand	8	29	3.63	9	0	1
QB Owen Marincic	3	21	7.00	9	0	0
RB Richie Burns	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Hatcher	20	122	6.10	24	4
RB Samuel Dillon	4	18	4.50	10	1
QB Fernando O'Connor	2	17	8.50	10	1
QB Amir Riley	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Owen Marincic	33	28	323	1/8	4	29	0	147.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	24	17	107	1/8	0	28	1	62.3
Amir Riley	10	6	70	0/0	0	34	0	81.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sergio Ohara	9	11	104	11.56	63	29	2
WR Dalton Dunn	8	9	77	9.63	38	19	2
WR Shaun Benzer	6	6	76	12.67	19	27	0
TE Giovanni Macri	4	4	62	15.50	30	24	0
WR Darien Doyle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Phillip Milburn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ronnie Rand	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jonathan Hatcher	6	7	17	2.83	2	6
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	5	6	47	9.40	21	28
TE Xavier Ramsey	4	7	64	16.00	3	34
TE Louie Davies	2	4	10	5.00	0	7
WR Cole Harmatz	2	3	12	6.00	4	12
WR Santiago Boyd	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Theodore Elias	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Eduardo Packer	1	2	21	21.00	0	21
FB Shannon West	1	1	2	2.00	5	2
TE Scottie Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Sebastian Logan	1	2	2.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Giovanni Macri	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Wes Handel	0	1	0	0
CB Tristan Terrell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Miller	6	291	48.5	43.0	59	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	6	283	47.2	42.7	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico Washington	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/3	0/1	0/1	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Sigman	3	7	2.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Benzer	1	28	28.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Packer	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dixon McCracken	9	4	0.0	28	35
ILB Phillip Matthews	6	0	0.0	23	22
S Gabe Jourden	5	2	0.0	28	35
CB Emmett Phillips	5	1	0.0	28	34
CB A.J. Wells	5	1	0.0	28	35
DE Kendrick Rheams	4	0	1.0	28	33
ILB Calvin Mercado	3	0	0.0	5	7
S Terry McIntyre	2	1	0.0	27	23
S Johnny Westbrook	2	0	0.0	3	14
OLB Peter Howe	2	0	0.0	17	24
CB Mel Kiwanuka	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Sebastian Logan	1	1	0.0	13	26
S Gustavo Baker	1	1	0.0	4	8
DT Britt Holtz	1	1	0.0	16	10
S Frederick Sigman	1	1	0.0	0	4
DE Stephen O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	10	26
DE Damian Huntley	1	0	0.0	23	22
ILB Justics Randle	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Juan Devine	0	1	0.0	2	2

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Ramirez	8	3	0.0	20	28
CB Leo Booker	7	4	0.0	24	34
S Wes Handel	6	1	0.0	21	34
DE Dale Mathis	6	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Jalen Buchanan	4	0	0.0	13	9
CB Rico Coleman	3	3	0.0	17	28
CB Tristan Terrell	3	1	0.0	19	34
DT Gary Paulsen	3	0	0.0	17	20
DE Cesar Harden	2	1	0.5	17	32
DE Otis Poock	1	1	0.5	23	34
ILB Evan Oliver	1	1	0.0	5	0
CB Lukas Stone	1	0	0.0	13	21
CB Micah Scott	1	0	0.0	8	12
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leon Nichols	0	3	0.0	12	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Rheams	1.0	1	33
DE Stephen O'Donnell	0.0	2	26
DT Sebastian Logan	0.0	1	26
CB A.J. Wells	0.0	1	35
DT Britt Holtz	0.0	1	10

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cesar Harden	0.5	0	2	1	32
DE Otis Poock	0.5	0	0	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dixon McCracken	6	1	0	35
CB A.J. Wells	4	0	0	35
S Gabe Jourden	3	1	0	35
CB Mel Kiwanuka	2	1	0	21
ILB Calvin Mercado	2	0	0	7
CB Emmett Phillips	2	0	0	34
S Johnny Westbrook	1	0	0	14
S Terry McIntyre	1	0	0	23
DE Damian Huntley	1	0	0	22
S Frederick Sigman	1	0	0	4
DT Sebastian Logan	0	0	1	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	6	1	34
ILB Trent Ramirez	6	0	28
S Wes Handel	4	1	34
CB Tristan Terrell	4	0	34
CB Rico Coleman	3	1	28
DE Dale Mathis	3	0	34
CB Lukas Stone	1	0	21
OLB Jalen Buchanan	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brenden Nicol	3	5	24	1	34
C Victor Tripp	2	6	24	0	34
G James Covington	1	5	24	0	34
G Pedro Hansen	1	1	21	0	34
G Donnie Nickerson	0	2	3	0	0
G Griffin Fletcher	0	2	24	0	34

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Donnell Jacques	2	7	1	26	1	25
G Lincoln McKnight	2	5	0	28	0	35
G J.R. Kamin	2	5	0	28	0	35
G Damon Kramer	2	4	0	28	0	35
G Stanley Wallace	2	3	0	28	0	35
TE Louie Davies	0	1	0	19	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Emmett Phillips	1	24
Brent Nekolny	1	21
Ronnie Rand	1	21
Dalton Dunn	1	15

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Evan Oliver	2	21
Micah Scott	1	21
Eduardo Packer	1	15

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Emmett Phillips	---	---	28	34	24	86
WR Dalton Dunn	23	34	---	---	15	72
OLB Dixon McCracken	---	---	28	35	5	68
WR Shaun Benzer	21	30	---	---	15	66
S Gabe Jourden	---	---	28	35	3	66
CB A.J. Wells	---	---	28	35	3	66
DE Kendrick Rheams	---	---	28	33	3	64
T Brenden Nicol	24	34	---	---	6	64
G James Covington	24	34	---	---	6	64
G Griffin Fletcher	24	34	---	---	6	64
G Pedro Hansen	21	34	---	---	6	61
C Victor Tripp	24	34	---	---	---	58
WR Sergio Ohara	19	30	---	---	9	58
QB Owen Marincic	21	34	---	---	---	55
CB Mel Kiwanuka	---	---	19	21	14	54
TE Giovanni Macri	23	28	---	---	1	52
S Terry McIntyre	---	---	27	23	1	51
RB Ronnie Rand	10	18	---	---	21	49
ILB Phillip Matthews	---	---	23	22	3	48
DE Damian Huntley	---	---	23	22	1	46
DE Stephen O'Donnell	---	---	10	26	9	45
OLB Peter Howe	---	---	17	24	2	43
DT Sebastian Logan	---	---	13	26	3	42
S Johnny Westbrook	---	---	3	14	15	32
DT Britt Holtz	---	---	16	10	6	32
TE Brent Nekolny	2	0	---	---	21	23
RB Santiago Makuch	11	12	---	---	---	23
ILB Justics Randle	---	---	6	4	10	20
OLB Victor Tatum	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Richie Burns	3	3	---	---	9	15
S Gustavo Baker	---	---	4	8	2	14
ILB Calvin Mercado	---	---	5	7	---	12
S Frederick Sigman	---	---	0	4	6	10
RB Phillip Milburn	4	5	---	---	---	9
WR Darien Doyle	1	6	---	---	---	7
TE Aaron Weber	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Rico Washington	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Tommy Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Renaldo Reilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Juan Devine	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Tony Buckley	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Donnie Nickerson	3	0	---	---	---	3
TE Kenyon Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Fernando McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Skip Dominguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Larry Benton	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Damon Kramer	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Lincoln McKnight	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Stanley Wallace	28	35	---	---	9	72
TE Louie Davies	19	25	---	---	24	68
CB Leo Booker	---	---	24	34	9	67
G J.R. Kamin	28	35	---	---	---	63
T Donnell Jacques	26	25	---	---	9	60
DE Otis Poock	---	---	23	34	---	57
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	27	29	---	---	---	56
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	17	32	6	55
WR Cole Harmatz	24	19	---	---	12	55
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	21	34	---	55
S Wes Handel	---	---	21	34	---	55
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	19	34	---	53
WR Eduardo Packer	19	17	---	---	15	51
QB Fernando O'Connor	26	25	---	---	---	51
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	20	28	---	48
CB Rico Coleman	---	---	17	28	---	45
RB Jonathan Hatcher	22	23	---	---	---	45
CB Micah Scott	---	---	8	12	21	41
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	17	20	---	37
DE Connor LeBoeuf	---	---	13	22	---	35
CB Lukas Stone	---	---	13	21	---	34
FB Shannon West	6	10	---	---	18	34
WR Santiago Boyd	2	8	---	---	18	28
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	5	0	21	26
WR Theodore Elias	5	12	---	---	9	26
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	6	14	6	26
DE Leon Nichols	---	---	12	12	---	24
OLB Jalen Buchanan	---	---	13	9	---	22
S Steven Boyd	---	---	3	0	15	18
RB Maxwell Longwell	0	0	---	---	18	18
ILB Manuel Mahoney	---	---	5	0	12	17
RB Samuel Dillon	6	11	---	---	---	17
TE Xavier Ramsey	3	13	---	---	---	16
TE Scottie Brown	7	8	---	---	---	15
S Terrell Foster	---	---	7	6	---	13
QB Amir Riley	2	10	---	---	---	12
T Peyton McGee	2	10	---	---	---	12
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Cesar McGregor	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sammie Urbanchek	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Alex Sham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	5	48	9.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Owen Marincic	33	28	6	0	0	3	2	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	24	17	2	1	0	1	4	0	1
Amir Riley	10	6	1	0	0	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	79	13.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	11	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	45	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	55	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sergio Ohara	11	9	104	3	30
WR Dalton Dunn	9	8	77	0	34
WR Shaun Benzer	6	6	76	1	30
TE Giovanni Macri	4	4	62	2	28
RB Phillip Milburn	1	0	0	0	5
WR Darien Doyle	1	1	4	0	6
RB Ronnie Rand	1	0	0	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Xavier Ramsey	7	4	64	1	13
RB Jonathan Hatcher	7	6	17	0	23
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	6	5	47	1	29
TE Louie Davies	4	2	10	0	25
WR Cole Harmatz	3	2	12	0	19
WR Santiago Boyd	2	1	-1	0	8
WR Eduardo Packer	2	1	21	1	17
TE Scottie Brown	1	0	0	0	8
WR Theodore Elias	1	1	5	0	12
FB Shannon West	1	1	2	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronnie Rand	2	9	4.50	3.63
RB Richie Burns	1	3	3.00	4.50
RB Santiago Makuch	1	1	1.00	2.45

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	1.00	6.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Owen Marincic	4	4	46	11.50	9.79

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dalton Dunn	2	2	29	14.50	8.56
WR Sergio Ohara	2	2	17	8.50	9.45

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Owen Marincic	2	1
RB Santiago Makuch	2	1
RB Ronnie Rand	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Samuel Dillon	1	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Owen Marincic	7	5	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	9	6	0
Amir Riley	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dalton Dunn	3	3	2
WR Shaun Benzer	1	1	1
RB Phillip Milburn	1	0	0
TE Giovanni Macri	1	1	1
RB Ronnie Rand	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	0
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	2	1	0
TE Louie Davies	1	0	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	0	0
WR Santiago Boyd	1	1	0
FB Shannon West	1	1	0
WR Cole Harmatz	1	1	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)