GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: PITTSBURGH (9-3) at NEW ENGLAND (12-0)

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FG PIT
JEFF REED 44 YD

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 14 2:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 14 2:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 23 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 14 2:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 42 YD

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 17 0:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

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PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 17 0:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 3 10 13
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 17 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: PIT - FG, JEFF REED 23 YD, 9:15. Drive: 15
plays, 59 yards in 8:14. Key plays:
Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to
Miller on 3rd-and-2 to New England
49; Roethlisberger 13-yard pass to
Holmes on 3rd-and 7 to New England
33; Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to
Miller to New England 22;
Roethlisberger 1-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to New England 12.
PITTSBURGH 3-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:55.
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 4:40.
Key plays: C Jackson 39-yard
kickoff return to New England 48; T
Brady 16-yard pass to Moss on
3rd-and-2 to Pittsburg 28; Maroney
10-yard run to Pittsburg 18;
Maroney 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 7. NEW ENGLAND 7-3
2ND QUARTER: NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 63 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
0:54. Drive: 1 plays, 63 yards in
0:10. NEW ENGLAND 14-3
PIT - TD, NAJEH DAVENPORT 32 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
3:29. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards in
2:35. Key plays: Parker 30-yard run
to New England 43. NEW ENGLAND
14-10
PIT - FG, JEFF REED 44 YD, 12:31. Drive: 12
plays, 36 yards in 5:52. Key plays:
Davenport 2-yard run on 4th-and-1
to Pittsburgh 49; Roethlisberger
15-yard pass to Wilson to
Pittsburgh 49; Roethlisberger
8-yard pass to Wilson on 4th-and-1
to New England 34. NEW ENGLAND
14-13
NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 42 YD, 14:18.
NEW ENGLAND 17-13</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PITTSBURGH 3 10 13
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 17 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:15 PIT - FG, J Reed 23 Yd.
Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards in 8:14.
Key plays: Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to Miller on 3rd-and-2 to New
England 49; Roethlisberger 13-yard pass to Holmes on 3rd-and 7 to New
England 33; Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to Miller to New England 22;
Roethlisberger 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New England 12. Pittsburgh 3-0.
13:55 NWE - TD, R Moss 4 Yd Pass From T Brady (S Gostkowski Kick).
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 4:40.
Key plays: C Jackson 39-yard kickoff return to New England 48; T
Brady 16-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-2 to Pittsburg 28; Maroney 10-yard
run to Pittsburg 18; Maroney 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Pittsburgh 7. New
England 7-3.

2ND QUARTER:

0:54 NWE - TD, R Moss 63 Yd Pass From T Brady (S Gostkowski Kick).
Drive: 1 plays, 63 yards in 0:10.
New England 14-3.
3:29 PIT - TD, N Davenport 32 Yd Pass From B Roethlisberger (J Reed Kick).
Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards in 2:35.
Key plays: Parker 30-yard run to New England 43. New England 14-10.
12:31 PIT - FG, J Reed 44 Yd.
Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards in 5:52.
Key plays: Davenport 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Pittsburgh 49;
Roethlisberger 15-yard pass to Wilson to Pittsburgh 49; Roethlisberger
8-yard pass to Wilson on 4th-and-1 to New England 34. New England 14-13.
14:18 NWE - FG, S Gostkowski 42 Yd.
Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards in 1:47.
Key plays: T Brady 15-yard pass to Watson to New England 37; T Brady
13-yard pass to Moss to midfield; T Brady 32-yard pass to Gaffney to
Pittsburgh 18. New England 17-13.

Pittsburgh - New England End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Pittsburgh New England

FIRST DOWNS 10 8
Rushing 3 2
Passing 6 6
Penalty 1 0
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-8-38% 2-6-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 193 193
Total offensive plays 34 26
Average gain per play 5.7 7.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 81 17
Rushing attempts 16 6
Average gain per rush 5.1 2.8
NET YARDS PASSING 112 176
Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-9 0-0
Gross passing yards 121 176
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 17-12-0 20-12-0
Avg gain per pass play 6.2 8.8
PUNTS: Number and Average 1-44.0 2-39.0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 2-15
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 1 2
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 1-2
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 19:12 10:48


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Pittsburgh New England

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W PARKER 11 56 5.1 30 0 L MARONEY 6 17 2.8 10 0
B ROETHLIS 3 15 5.0 9 0
N DAVENPOR 2 10 5.0 8 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B ROETHLIS 12-17-121 0 1 32 T BRADY 12-20-176 0 2 63

Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 1-9. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
H WARD 3 22 7.3 9 0 R MOSS 4 96 24.0 63 2
H MILLER 3 19 6.3 11 0 B WATSON 3 25 8.3 15 0
C WILSON 2 23 11.5 15 0 J GAFFNEY 2 41 20.5 32 0
N DAVENPOR 1 32 32.0 32 1 K FAULK 2 10 5.0 6 0
S HOLMES 1 13 13.0 13 0 W WELKER 1 4 4.0 4 0
N WASHINGT 1 8 8.0 8 0
W PARKER 1 4 4.0 4 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J REED 1/1 2/2 S GOSTKOWS 2/2 1/2
Dist.: 23 44 Dist.: (48) 42</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

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PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 17 14:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 29 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

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PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 17 12:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 11 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
JABAR GAFFNEY 56 YD PASS FROM KYLE BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 24 10:06 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
JABAR GAFFNEY 56 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 24 10:06 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
JABAR GAFFNEY 56 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
( KICK)

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 24 10:06 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

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PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 24 8:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
WES WELKER 2 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 31 3:49 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

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PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 31 3:46 LEFT, 3RD QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 43 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
WES WELKER 2 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 31 3:49 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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PITTSBURGH 3 10 0 13
NEW ENGLAND 7 10 14 31 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: PIT - FG, JEFF REED 23 YD, 9:15. Drive: 15
plays, 59 yards in 8:14. Key plays:
Roethlisberger 7-yard pass to
Miller on 3rd-and-2 to New England
49; Roethlisberger 13-yard pass to
Holmes on 3rd-and 7 to New England
33; Roethlisberger 11-yard pass to
Miller to New England 22;
Roethlisberger 1-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to New England 12.
PITTSBURGH 3-0
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 4 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:55.
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 4:40.
Key plays: C Jackson 39-yard
kickoff return to New England 48; T
Brady 16-yard pass to Moss on
3rd-and-2 to Pittsburg 28; Maroney
10-yard run to Pittsburg 18;
Maroney 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to
Pittsburgh 7. NEW ENGLAND 7-3
2ND QUARTER: NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 63 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
0:54. Drive: 1 plays, 63 yards in
0:10. NEW ENGLAND 14-3
PIT - TD, NAJEH DAVENPORT 32 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
3:29. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards in
2:35. Key plays: Parker 30-yard run
to New England 43. NEW ENGLAND
14-10
PIT - FG, JEFF REED 44 YD, 12:31. Drive: 12
plays, 36 yards in 5:52. Key plays:
Davenport 2-yard run on 4th-and-1
to Pittsburgh 49; Roethlisberger
15-yard pass to Wilson to
Pittsburgh 49; Roethlisberger
8-yard pass to Wilson on 4th-and-1
to New England 34. NEW ENGLAND
14-13
NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 42 YD, 14:18.
Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards in 1:47.
Key plays: T Brady 15-yard pass to
Watson to New England 37; T Brady
13-yard pass to Moss to midfield; T
Brady 32-yard pass to Gaffney to
Pittsburgh 18. NEW ENGLAND 17-13
3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 56 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY ( KICK), 4:54. Drive: 4
plays, 89 yards in 2:29. Key plays:
T Brady 22-yard pass to Moss to New
England 33. NEW ENGLAND 24-13
NWE - TD, WES WELKER 2 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 11:11.
Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards in 4:35.
Key plays: T Brady 13-yard pass to
Gaffney to Pittsburgh 24; T Brady
4-yard pass to Welker on 4th-and-1
to Pittsburgh 11. NEW ENGLAND 31-13</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 31 14:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 31 13:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 1 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 28 YD

PITTSBURGH 13
NEW ENGLAND 34 7:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>