2011 · Week 8
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 30, 2011 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers topped New England Patriots 25–17. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Steelers only a 48% shot beforehand. Steelers improve to 6-2; Patriots fall to 5-2. Ben Roethlisberger was the story of the game with 365 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard. Steelers out-gained the opponent 463–241 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 28 |
| 241 | Total yards | 463 |
| 198 | Passing yards | 365 |
| 43 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 24/35 | Comp / Att | 36/50 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/35 | 198 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 9 | 94 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 8 | 39 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chad Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Price | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 36/50 | 365 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 13 | 70 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Isaac Redman | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Miller | 7 | 9 | 85 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Wallace | 7 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 70 | 0 |
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 15 | 67 | 1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Weslye Saunders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |