2004 · Conf. Champ.
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 23, 2005 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 41–27. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (50%). Deion Branch led the way with 37 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 116 yards and 1 TD. Steelers turned it over 4 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 19 |
| 333 | Total yards | 389 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 226 |
| 126 | Rushing yards | 163 |
| 14/21 | Comp / Att | 14/24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 14/21 | 207 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Corey Dillon | 24 | 73 | 1 |
| David Givens | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Branch | 4 | 0 | 116 | 1 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| David Givens | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14/24 | 226 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 17 | 64 | 1 |
| Verron Haynes | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 10 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |