2004 · Week 8
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 31, 2004 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat New England Patriots 34–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Steelers had just a 35% chance going in. Steelers improve to 6-1; Patriots fall to 6-1. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 196 passing yards and 2 TDs; 3 rushing yards. Steelers out-gained the opponent 417–276 in total yards. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Steelers's 0.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 23 |
| 276 | Total yards | 417 |
| 271 | Passing yards | 196 |
| 5 | Rushing yards | 221 |
| 25/43 | Comp / Att | 18/24 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/43 | 271 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 8 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/24 | 196 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 25 | 125 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 15 | 65 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 6 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |