Conference Semifinals, 2043

played in Pittsburgh, PA

21 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots 77370-24
Pittsburgh Steelers 073143-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 NED - Jason Matesky 7 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 01:34 PIT - Bryan Burke 88 interception return (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NED - Ndukwe Murkowski 48 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 09:12 NED - Lamar Mahoney 36 field goal
3Q: 02:48 PIT - Rico Washington 22 field goal
4Q: 14:51 PIT - Mason Loper 23 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 07:39 PIT - Deron McCree 23 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
4Q: 04:42 NED - Leo Booker 68 interception return (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
OT: 05:18 PIT - Rico Washington 23 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDPIT
Record12-614-3
First Downs1525
- by Rushing32
- by Passing1121
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards251443
- Offensive Plays7279
- Yards per Play3.495.61
Net Rushing Yards7779
- Rushing Attempts3223
- Yards per Rush2.413.43
Net Passing Yards174364
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 25 - 152 - 30 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards181399
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/74/35
- Yards per Pass Play4.356.50
Fumbles/Lost2/13/2
3rd Down Conversions7/196/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.57.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/507/48
Punt Returns/Yards2/163/22
Kick Returns/Yards2/502/64
Interception Ret./Yards2/681/88
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 26
Time of Possession32:5836:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:051:44OWN 2039Punt
18:331:20OPP 737Touchdown
13:181:31OWN 2033Punt
10:373:13OWN 26617Punt
29:543:01OWN 16532Punt
25:171:44OWN 4533Punt
22:271:05OPP 44414Interception
21:221:22OWN 25675Touchdown
315:005:55OWN 251256Field Goal
32:431:17OWN 253-4Punt
414:381:22OWN 2531Punt
410:081:32OWN 833Punt
47:262:10OWN 205-4Punt
42:311:02OPP 4733Punt
OT115:004:17OWN 36928Punt
OT110:180:17OPP 281-5Fumble
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:55OWN 25625Punt
110:211:48OWN 203-8Fumble
17:133:55OWN 35656Interception
11:471:10OWN 3432Punt
212:242:30OWN 15526Punt
26:531:36OWN 3510Punt
23:331:06OWN 433Punt
39:056:22OWN 281167Field Goal
31:261:48OWN 38562Touchdown
413:163:08OWN 19616Punt
48:361:10OWN 46354Touchdown
45:160:46OPP 4533Interception
44:301:59OWN 2530Punt
41:291:29OWN 20627Half
OT110:430:25OWN 7221Fumble
OT110:014:49OWN 33961Field Goal

Game MVP: Leo Booker, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jonathan Hatcher31762.451220
RB Connor Mueller111.00100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
QB Owen Marincic10606.002030
RB Matthew Sherman8232.882110
WR Sergio Ohara3-5-1.67000
RB Jack Lenz210.50200

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Fernando O'Connor39251811/7248181.2
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Owen Marincic52303994/35230278.9

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Terrence Hooper811506.250140
RB Jonathan Hatcher56204.0014110
WR Cole Harmatz47266.50790
WR Eduardo Packer35217.000110
WR Ndukwe Murkowski345518.337481
TE Jason Matesky2394.50071
FB Shannon West0300.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dalton Dunn7139113.0037300
TE Deron McCree668113.5028291
WR Mason Loper558116.2039251
TE Roosevelt Holliday586212.4014250
WR Shaun Benzer49328.000130
WR Sergio Ohara385217.3331240
RB Jack Lenz0100.00000
WR Kody Cormier0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Leo Booker26834.001
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Bryan Burke18888.001

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
RB Jonathan Hatcher2000
DE Cesar Harden0110
G J.R. Kamin0100
CB Leo Booker0100
DE Connor LeBoeuf0010
S Wes Handel0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
QB Owen Marincic2000
WR Sergio Ohara1000
DE Bennett Joyner0100
TE Deron McCree0100
S Butch Washington0010
OLB Shane Rayburn0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alexis Bode1148744.340.5585
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jay Fullerton730143.037.9532

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lamar Mahoney1/10/00/0363/3
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rico Washington2/20/00/0233/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Cole Harmatz2168.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Brant Winters3227.30

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Cole Harmatz25025.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Benzer26432.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Wes Handel830.02155
S Collin Chapman620.02356
CB Leo Booker520.02356
DE Dale Mathis510.02240
DT K.C. Hammond400.02237
DE Cesar Harden301.01952
OLB Jalen Buchanan320.01413
CB Tristan Terrell310.02356
ILB Trent Ramirez310.0636
OLB Alex Sham300.0415
DE Connor LeBoeuf221.52355
DE Otis Poock201.02051
S Percy Fletcher210.0217
DE Sammie Urbanchek100.5120
CB Lester Bays110.01636
DT Kendrick Kalu100.021
CB Rico Coleman100.035
OLB Dixon McCracken100.037
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Butch Washington1340.03240
OLB Shane Rayburn931.03225
OLB Dana Barber520.03038
ILB Bryan Burke510.02820
DE Bennett Joyner410.02535
S Gabe Jourden410.03240
ILB Phillip Matthews400.01225
CB A.J. Wells220.02231
CB Emmett Phillips210.03040
DT Britt Holtz210.02924
DE Malachi Smith200.098
CB Keegan Lofton110.03240
DT Lance Barker110.0210
QB Owen Marincic10---------
G Griffin Fletcher10---------
DT Wally Castagnola100.02333
ILB Justics Randle100.043

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Connor LeBoeuf1.501255
DE Otis Poock1.024151
DE Cesar Harden1.002152
DE Sammie Urbanchek0.500120
DE Sammie Mazurek0.00108
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Shane Rayburn1.000025
DE Bennett Joyner0.003135
DT Wally Castagnola0.001233
DT Britt Holtz0.001024
DE Collin Gordon0.001019
CB Keegan Lofton0.001040

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Wes Handel61055
S Collin Chapman42056
ILB Trent Ramirez41036
DE Dale Mathis31040
CB Leo Booker30256
S Percy Fletcher21017
CB Tristan Terrell20056
OLB Jalen Buchanan20013
OLB Alex Sham20015
CB Rico Coleman1005
OLB Dixon McCracken1007
CB Lester Bays02036
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Butch Washington60040
ILB Bryan Burke40120
OLB Dana Barber40038
DE Bennett Joyner20035
S Gabe Jourden20040
ILB Phillip Matthews20025
OLB Shane Rayburn20025
CB Emmett Phillips13040
CB Keegan Lofton10040
DT Lance Barker10010
CB A.J. Wells01031

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Donnell Jacques410132040
G J.R. Kamin33032040
G Damon Kramer17032040
G Lincoln McKnight17032040
T Peyton McGee14032140
TE Terrence Hooper01032037
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Theodore Andrews14023356
G Donnell Upshaw04023156
G Griffin Fletcher04023056
T Tony Malewitz02023056
T Rick Rozanski02023056

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Micah Scott328
Jason Matesky120
Wes Handel117
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Kenyon Fredrickson130
Shane Rayburn128
Emmett Phillips126
Brant Winters120

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Wes Handel------21551793
CB Tristan Terrell------2356281
CB Leo Booker------2356281
TE Terrence Hooper3237------1281
S Collin Chapman------2356281
DE Connor LeBoeuf------2355280
DE Cesar Harden------1952273
DE Otis Poock------2051273
G Damon Kramer3240---------72
WR Ndukwe Murkowski3240---------72
G Lincoln McKnight3240---------72
T Peyton McGee3240---------72
G J.R. Kamin3240---------72
T Donnell Jacques3240---------72
QB Fernando O'Connor3240---------72
RB Jonathan Hatcher3139------171
WR Eduardo Packer3040---------70
DE Dale Mathis------2240264
CB Lester Bays------16361264
WR Cole Harmatz2221------1861
DT K.C. Hammond------2237160
ILB Trent Ramirez------6361557
OLB Jalen Buchanan------14132855
TE Jason Matesky1012------2042
FB Shannon West210------1830
CB Micah Scott------002828
TE Louie Bolling00------2727
CB Rico Coleman------351725
DE Sammie Urbanchek------120122
DE Sammie Mazurek------68721
RB Earnest Hancock00------2121
OLB Alex Sham------415120
S Percy Fletcher------217---19
WR Nicholas Halvorson00------1717
P Alexis Bode00------1212
C Allen Burton00------1212
C Will Burns00------1212
C Devon Brentley00------1212
DT Kendrick Kalu------21710
OLB Dixon McCracken------37---10
WR Roman Steed01------67
K Lamar Mahoney00------55
RB Connor Mueller10---------1
QB Clifton Clinton00---------0
T Drew Delap00---------0
DE Timothy Tatum------00---0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Shaun Benzer2356------23102
CB Emmett Phillips------30402696
WR Dalton Dunn2356------1089
G Donnell Upshaw2356------988
G Griffin Fletcher2356------988
CB Keegan Lofton------32401688
T Tony Malewitz2356------988
T Rick Rozanski2356------988
OLB Shane Rayburn------32252885
QB Owen Marincic2356---------79
C Theodore Andrews2356---------79
S Butch Washington------3240274
S Gabe Jourden------3240173
OLB Dana Barber------3038169
TE Deron McCree1947---------66
RB Matthew Sherman1418------3062
DE Bennett Joyner------2535161
WR Sergio Ohara2037---------57
DT Wally Castagnola------2333157
CB A.J. Wells------2231154
DT Britt Holtz------2924154
DE Collin Gordon------2192950
ILB Bryan Burke------2820---48
ILB Phillip Matthews------1225138
RB Jack Lenz827---------35
TE Kenyon Fredrickson00------3030
DE Malachi Smith------981128
TE Roosevelt Holliday521---------26
DT Lance Barker------2101123
S Brant Winters------012021
S Johnny Blackburn------002020
ILB Dan Dodge------88---16
WR Mason Loper27------413
RB Ian Barnes00------1212
WR Kody Cormier09---------9
C Ross Howard00------99
P Jay Fullerton00------99
K Rico Washington00------88
ILB Justics Randle------43---7
TE Robert Terry12---------3
C Jimmy Benson00---------0
T Skip Dominguez00---------0
S Frederick Sigman------00---0
QB Albert Poling00---------0
G Mitch Szczupakiewicz00---------0
C Otis Steber00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13332.5
Middle11151.4
Right8293.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5163.2
Middle15593.9
Right341.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Fernando O'Connor39251114731
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Owen Marincic52309028852

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2414783.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)74365.1
Long (19+ Yds)114848.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17131357.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)19111176.2
Long (19+ Yds)738412.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Terrence Hooper118050037
WR Cole Harmatz74026021
RB Jonathan Hatcher65120039
WR Eduardo Packer53021040
WR Ndukwe Murkowski43055140
FB Shannon West3000010
TE Jason Matesky3209012
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dalton Dunn137091256
WR Shaun Benzer94032056
WR Sergio Ohara83152237
TE Roosevelt Holliday85162121
TE Deron McCree66081247
WR Mason Loper5508127
WR Kody Cormier200009
RB Jack Lenz1000027

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher200.002.45
RB Connor Mueller111.001.00
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Matthew Sherman2-3-1.502.88
RB Jack Lenz122.000.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Fernando O'Connor3172.334.64
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Owen Marincic63193.177.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Shannon West1000.000.00
TE Jason Matesky1177.003.00
TE Terrence Hooper1000.004.55
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Shaun Benzer2163.003.56
TE Roosevelt Holliday2131.507.75
WR Dalton Dunn1000.007.00
TE Deron McCree111010.0013.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Jonathan Hatcher21
PittsburghRushesConversions
QB Owen Marincic20
RB Matthew Sherman10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Fernando O'Connor17106
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Owen Marincic1166

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Terrence Hooper742
WR Cole Harmatz311
WR Ndukwe Murkowski221
FB Shannon West200
WR Eduardo Packer111
TE Jason Matesky111
RB Jonathan Hatcher110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Shaun Benzer322
WR Dalton Dunn322
TE Roosevelt Holliday322
WR Sergio Ohara200

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck24,900 (24,900)
End Zone18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)